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PHASES OF THE MOON

原題
月の満ち欠け
Original Title
Tsuki no Michikake 月の満ち欠け
Production Year
2022
Release Date
2022 Winter
Running Time
128min.
Genre
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Color
Color
Sound
5.1ch,2ch
Material
DCP
Director
Cast
Yo Oizumi 大泉洋 (I AM A HERO, KIBA: The Fangs of Fiction)
Kasui Arimura 有村架純 (Loved Like a Flower Bouquet, Flying Colors)
Ren Meguro 目黒 蓮 (Snow Man) (Takizawa Kabuki Zero 2020 The Movie)
Ko Shibasaki 柴咲コウ (La Maison de Himiko, DORORO, Suspect X)

Like the moon, I shall die, and be reborn... This moving romance tells the story of transcendent love between a man and a woman over several decades, and the vicissitudes of fate. An epic story of star-crossed love affair and destiny, traveling through generations.

Introduction
A live-action adaptation of a novel that won the 157th (2017) Naoki Sanjugo Prize, one of Japan’s most prestigious literary accolades.
An epic story of star-crossed love affair and destiny, traveling through generations.
Synopsis
Tsuyoshi Osanai (Yo OIZUMI) is having a happy life with his lovely wife Kozue (Ko SHIBASAKI) and their daughter Ruri until he loses both of them in a tragic car accident. 10 years passes. Tsuyoshi who is living through sadness, but one day Akihiko Misumi (Ren MEGURO) visits him. Akihiko tells him that Tsuyoshi's daughter, Ruri who Akihiko has never met, was on the way to meet him before the accident. Also, Akihiko starts speaking about a girl he used to love whose name was also Ruri (Kasumi ARIMURA)…