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Moonlight Serenade

A journalist reporting on the 1997 Kobe earthquake recalls a boat trip he took as a boy after WWII to bury his brother's ashes, during which his family grapples with life in occupied Japan.

1h 57m1997TMDb 6.0

DramaAdventureHistory

Japanese

Crew and Cast

Masahiro ShinodaMasahiro ShinodaDirectorKyōzō NagatsukaKyōzō NagatsukaKōkichi Onda · Elder Keita OndaHideyuki KasaharaHideyuki KasaharaKeita Onda as a childJun TobaJun TobaKōji OndaShima IwashitaShima IwashitaFuji OndaHinano YoshikawaHinano YoshikawaYukiko MizukamiMichiko HadaMichiko HadaMs. Komachi
Junji TakadaMr. Black MarketeerToshiya NagasawaToshiya NagasawaMr. Demobilized
Sayuri KawauchiHideko OndaShōhei HinoShōhei HinoBenshiChōichirō KawarasakiChōichirō KawarasakiHeadmasterAkaji MaroAkaji MaroCircus performerFrankie SakaiFrankie SakaiPhotographerMasahiko NishimuraMasahiko NishimuraAssistant photographerTakashi TsumuraTakashi TsumuraKimiko YoKimiko YoNaoto TakenakaNaoto Takenaka

Storyline

A journalist reporting on the 1997 Kobe earthquake recalls a boat trip he took as a boy after WWII to bury his brother's ashes, during which his family grapples with life in occupied Japan.

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Info

Original title
瀬戸内ムーンライト・セレナーデ
Status
Released
Released
15 March 1997
Runtime
1h 57m
TMDB score
6.0 / 10 (6 votes)

Production

Director
Masahiro Shinoda
Writers
Yû Aku, Katsuo Naruse
Studios
Fuji Television Network, Office Two-One, Shochiku
Countries
Japan

Languages

Original
Japanese
Spoken
Japanese