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The Moon Has Risen

The Moon Has Risen

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The Moon Has Risen

1955

1h 42m

6.9(26 votes)

Drama

Romance

Comedy

Overview

Mokichi Asai is a widowed father living in Nara with three daughters—Chizuru, Ayako, and Setsuko. The youngest, Setsuko, plays matchmaker for her older sisters, leading to humorous and awkward romantic entanglements.

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Production Companies

Nikkatsu Corporation

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Chishū Ryū

Chishū Ryū

Asai Mokichi

Shūji Sano

Shūji Sano

Takasu

Hisako Yamane

Hisako Yamane

Chizuru

Yōko Sugi

Yōko Sugi

Ayako

Mie Kitahara

Mie Kitahara

Setsuko

Kō Mishima

Kō Mishima

Amamiya Wataru

Shōji Yasui

Shōji Yasui

Shōji

Kinuyo Tanaka

Kinuyo Tanaka

Yoneya

Junji Masuda

Tanaka Yutaka

Miki Odagiri

Miki Odagiri

Fumiya

Creative team

Directed by: Kinuyo Tanaka
Written by: Ryōsuke Saitō
Yasujirō Ozu

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