52-Hertz Whales
Mar 01 2024
•2h 15m
•Drama
After her mother remarried, Kiko Mishima was abused mentally and physically by her family that included her mother, stepfather, and younger stepbrother.
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Hana Sugisaki
Kiko Mishima
Jun Shison
Ango Okada
Hio Miyazawa
Chikara Niina
Karin Ono
Miharu Makioka
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