Crescent Moon (2019)
Original title: みかづき
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Oshima Goro, a janitor of an elementary school, becomes a gifted teacher who teaches children that have fallen behind even though he has no licence. Single mother Akasaka Chiaki opposes formal education in schools during the war and sees the potential in a school to give coaching for a free, well-rounded education. The two of them become a couple both at work and at home, and create new history in the industry in this story depicting a family’s 50 years, set against the backdrop of the Showa to Heisei era.
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Aya OmasaOshima Ran
Hinako SakuraiOshima Nanami
Issey TakahashiOshima Goro
Mei KurokawaOshima Fukiko
Jun FubukiAkasaka Yoriko
Asuka KudoUeda Ichiro
Hiromi NagasakuOshima Chiaki
Mio SugiyamaNurseMovie DNA
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What is Crescent Moon about?
Oshima Goro, a janitor of an elementary school, becomes a gifted teacher who teaches children that have fallen behind even though he has no licence. Single mother Akasaka Chiaki opposes formal education in schools during the war and sees the potential in a school to give coaching for a free, well-rounded education. The two of them become a couple both at work and at home, and create new history in the industry in this story depicting a family’s 50 years, set against the backdrop of the Showa to Heisei era.
How long is Crescent Moon?
Crescent Moon has a runtime of 50 minutes.