Mother Water

Nan
1h 44m
2010
6 /10 (5)

Peaceful life of different people in Kyoto.

Overview

Set with three central figures, "Mother Water" describes the daily lives of people near the Kamo River in Kyoto, Japan.

Country : Japan
Languages : 日本語
Released Date: 2010-10-30

Top Billed Cast

Satomi Kobayashi

Setsuko

Kyoko Koizumi

Takako

Ryo Kase

Yamanoha

Mikako Ichikawa

Hatsumi

Kento Nagayama

Jin

Ken Mitsuishi

Otome

Masako Motai

Makoto

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