

Kotoko
2011-11-26 · 91 min · ★ 7.2
When a single mother suffers a nervous breakdown, she is suspected of child abuse and her child is taken away. Her mental suffering escalates as she succumbs to her darkest fantasies.
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- Directors
- Shinya Tsukamoto
- Production companies
- Kaijyu Theater
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
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Shinya TsukamotoSeitaro Tanaka
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