Moonlight Mask (2011)
Original title: 月光ノ仮面
The year is 1947, during the war torn period of the Showa era. The story begins when a man, presumed to have been killed in battle, returns home. Who was this man? Before the war, he had a bright future ahead of him as the proficient and popular rakugoka (comedic story-teller), Usagi Morinoya. However, because of an injury sustained during the war, his face is covered in bandages, and he suffers from total amnesia. As if trying to recover his memory, the man only keeps mumbling in a hollow voice his trademark rakugo, "Sokotsunagaya".
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Itsuji ItaoComic storyteller Morinoga
Tadanobu AsanoTaro Okamoto
Satomi IshiharaYayoi
Gin MaedaTenraku Morinoga
Rokkaku SeijiKinta Morinoga
Tasuku EmotoShotaro MorinogaTaro Yabe
Yasuomi SanoOama Morinoga
Shota ChiyoTenjo Morinoga
Yuichi KimuraPlatoon leader Hirao
Kanji TsudaSoldier Kumakura
Jun KunimuraOwner of show placeKeywords
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Frequently asked questions about Moonlight Mask
What is Moonlight Mask about?
The year is 1947, during the war torn period of the Showa era. The story begins when a man, presumed to have been killed in battle, returns home. Who was this man? Before the war, he had a bright future ahead of him as the proficient and popular rakugoka (comedic story-teller), Usagi Morinoya. However, because of an injury sustained during the war, his face is covered in bandages, and he suffers from total amnesia. As if trying to recover his memory, the man only keeps mumbling in a hollow voice his trademark rakugo, "Sokotsunagaya".
How long is Moonlight Mask?
Moonlight Mask has a runtime of 102 minutes.