A Moon in the Ordinary
A Moon in the Ordinary

Movie·2025·1h 59m

A Moon in the Ordinary

Directed By

Nobuhiro Doi

Country

Japan

Language

Japanese

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The Story

Original title: 平場の月

Kensho Aoto reunites with Yoko Sudo, whom he had feelings for in junior high school, for the first time in 35 years. On the second floor window sill of a small apartment. Yoko was leaning against the window and looking up at the moon in the night sky, then Kensho was watching her from outside. Kensho “What were you thinking back then?” Yoko “...Something like a dream. Just about something like a dream.” The two of them are naturally attracted to each other for the first time at the age of 50. They eventually start talking about the future...

Written By

Kosuke Mukai

Producer

Atsushi Nasuda, Yuuta Mizuki

Cinematography

Yasushi Hanamura

Music

Yoshiaki Dewa

Editor

Junnosuke Hogaki

Themes

based on novel or booknostalgiareunionbereavementsecond chancefirst loveemotional healingquiet romancemiddle age romancewidowhood

Production House

TOHO
TBS
TBS Sparkle

Audience Score

78%

9 votes

Skip7%
Timepass15%
Go for it38%
Perfection40%

Where to watch

Region: JP

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Cast

Masato Sakai

Masato Sakai

青砥健将

Haruka Igawa

Haruka Igawa

須藤葉子

Manato Sakamoto

Manato Sakamoto

Maria Isshoku

Maria Isshoku

Yuri Nakamura

Yuri Nakamura

Denden

Denden

Michiko Kichise

Michiko Kichise

Nao Omori

Nao Omori

Tamae Ando

Tamae Ando

Oniyakko Tsubaki

Shuntaro Yanagi

Shuntaro Yanagi

Yuki Kura

Yuki Kura

Sansei Shiomi

Sansei Shiomi

Mutsuo Yoshioka

Mutsuo Yoshioka

Konosuke Harada

Konosuke Harada

斉藤汰鷹

Shion Matsufuji

Shohei Uno

Shohei Uno

// crew

Crew

Nobuhiro Doi

Nobuhiro Doi

Director

Kosuke Mukai

Kosuke Mukai

Screenplay

Junnosuke Hogaki

Junnosuke Hogaki

Editor

Yoshiaki Dewa

Original Music Composer

Atsushi Nasuda

Producer

Yuuta Mizuki

Producer

Yasushi Hanamura

Director of Photography

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