The House Where the Mermaid Sleeps (2018)
Ningyo no nemuru ie (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 2h 0min
- Drama
- 16 Nov 2018 (Japan)
- Movie
Separated mother Kaoruko awaits the graduation of their daughter for the divorce proceedings to begin and subsequently be finalized. Tragedy strikes when the daughter will never graduate. She is comatose and brain dead due to an accident.
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Cast
| Ryôko Shinohara | ... |
Kaoruko Harima
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| Hidetoshi Nishijima | ... |
Kazumasa Harima
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| Kentarô Sakaguchi | ... |
Yuya Hoshino
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Rina Kawaei | ... |
Mao Kawashima
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Kurumi Inagaki | ... |
Mizuho Harima
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Taiyô Saitô | ... |
Ikuto Harima
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Rian Arakawa | ... |
Wakaba
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Towa Araki | ... |
Sôgo
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Mr. Chin |
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Mari Hayashida |
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Keiko Matsuzaka | ... |
Chizuko
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Kôji Ohkura | ... |
Kadowaki
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Gô Rijû |
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Shigeru Saiki |
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Tarô Suruga |
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| Min Tanaka | ... |
Tatsuo Harima
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Tetsushi Tanaka | ... |
Shindo
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Hiroko Terada | ... |
housewife
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Sayaka Yamaguchi | ... |
Miharu
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Directed by
| Yukihiko Tsutsumi | ||
Written by
| Keigo Higashino | ... | (novel: "Ningyo no nemuru ie") |
| Eriko Shinozaki | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Hirotaka Aragaki | ... | producer |
| Kiyoshi Inoue | ... | producer |
| Kei Kajimoto | ... | producer |
| Hirotsugu Usui | ... | executive producer |
| Shigeaki Yoshida | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Alexis Ffrench | ||
Cinematography by
| Daisuke Sôma | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Chieko Suzaki | ||
Art Direction by
| Toshihiro Isomi | ||
Costume Design by
| Masae Miyamoto | ||
Production Management
| Tadashi Ôsumi | ... | production manager (as Tadashi Ohsumi) |
Sound Department
| Hiro Ishizaka | ... | sound designer |
| Charlene Ong Chye Leng | ... | sound editor |
Visual Effects by
| Hirohisa Abe | ... | production desk: N-Design |
| Satoshi Asakura | ... | compositing supervisor: N-Design |
| Melissa Rose Carmela | ... | compositor: Dawn Purple (as Melissa Rose Carmela O. General) |
| Mae Cypress T. Dublin | ... | compositor: N-Design |
| Memu Fujiwara | ... | cg artist: N-Design |
| Patricia Gabrielle T. Guillermo | ... | compositor: Dawn Purple |
| Erika Ito | ... | compositor: N-Design |
| Tomoyuki Iwasaki | ... | visual effect supervisor: N-Design |
| Tatsuya Kanno | ... | pipeline engineer: N-Design |
| Motoyuki Kawase | ... | visual effects editor: N-Design |
| Moe Kurihara | ... | cg artist: N-Design |
| Kristian G. Labiano | ... | compositor: Dawn Purple |
| Cyrelle C. Malit | ... | compositor: Dawn Purple |
| Marino Minagawa | ... | compositor: N-Design |
| Mayu Miyao | ... | compositor: N-Design |
| Kyoko Mokaki | ... | compositor: N-Design |
| Samantha Rose Montejo | ... | compositor: N-Design (as Samantha Rose G. Montejo) |
| Hiroyasu Nohomi | ... | visual effects producer: N-Design |
| Kôsuke Okuno | ... | compositor: N-Design |
| Mitsuru Otake | ... | system engineer: N-Design |
| Melissa Plaza | ... | compositor: Dawn Purple (as Melissa A. Plaza) |
| Eiji Sugisaki | ... | vfx production manager: Dawn Purple |
| Tomoko Suita | ... | production desk: N-Design |
| Nana Takahashi | ... | cg artist: N-Design |
| Tomoyuki Tanaka | ... | compositor: N-Design |
| Tsunehira | ... | vfx production manager: N-Design (as Johei) |
| Rona Ann Zantua | ... | compositor: Dawn Purple (as Rona Ann M. Zanuta) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Sinya Kocho | ... | b camera |
Music Department
| Jon Bailey | ... | music editor |
| Andrea Bergesio | ... | music mixer |
| Clifford Bradley | ... | orchestrator |
| Rob Derbyshire | ... | music programming |
| Alexis Ffrench | ... | musician: piano / orchestrator |
| Yusuke Miyachi | ... | music producer (as Yosuke Miyaji) |
| Hideoki Mogi | ... | music producer |
| Ronan Phelan | ... | music engineer |
Additional Crew
| Don Brown | ... | english subtitle translation |
| Hidetoshi Tori | ... | Acting Coach |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Shochiku (2018) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Shochiku International Sales & Licensing (2018) (World-wide) (except Japan)
Special Effects
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Storyline
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Separated mother Kaoruko who has two offsprings from her estranged husband awaits the graduation of their daughter for the divorce proceedings to begin and subsequently be finalized. That is the couple's agreement. Tragedy strikes when the daughter will never graduate. She is comatose and brain dead due to an accident. The dilemma is whether to pull the plug and donate the girl's organs or await indefinitely to see if an unlikely healing will occur. Written by aghaemi |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The film was part of the line-up at the Toronto Japanese Film Festival in Toronto, Canada in 2019. See more » |