Kounotori no Yurikago (2013 TV Movie)
Kounotori no Yurikago (English title: The Stork Nest) is a Japanese television drama that aired on November 25, 2013, on the TBS network. Directed by Fuminori Kaneko with a screenplay by Miyako Matsumoto, the production explores the social and ethical implications surrounding a controversial program for anonymous newborn abandonment.
Plot
The narrative centers on a small clinic located in Kumamoto Prefecture that initiates a program allowing parents to anonymously leave unwanted newborn babies in a secure, climate-controlled facility. The program, referred to as the "Stork Nest," sparks significant public debate and highlights the complex emotional and legal challenges faced by the clinic staff, the biological parents, and the children involved.
Cast
The drama features a large ensemble cast, including:
- Hiroko Yakushimaru as Yumiko Yasuda
- Katsuhiko Watabiki as Keiji Hayami
- Keiko Horiuchi as Ayako Oikawa
- Noriko Eguchi as Midori Konno
- Sakura Ando as Jun Hattori
- Akina Minami as Rina Momose
- Yasuhito Hida as Jiro Furuya
- Haru as Ryoko Yasuda
- Hana Sugisaki as Mai Yasuda
- Kasumi Arimura as Ayumi Niiyama
- Yasuko Tomita as Hiroko Niiyama
- Eri Tokunaga as Yui Mizutani
- Kurumi Shimizu as Nozomi Fujisaki
- Yo Yoshida as Tamotsu’s mother
- Hinata Igarashi as Tamotsu (5 years old)
- Kuranosuke Sasaki as Yoshifumi Katayama
- Toshihiro Yashiba as Shunichi Sakurai
- Ken Mitsuishi as Shigeru Naito
- Toru Nomaguchi as Tamotsu’s stepfather
- Megumi Oji as Tamotsu’s stepmother
