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Phases of the Moon

Original title: Tsuki no michikake
  • 2022
  • 2h 8m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
203
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Phases of the Moon (2022)
DramaRomance

Tsuyoshi Osanai (Yo Oizumi) enjoys a peaceful and happy life with his wife Kozue Osanai (Kou Shibasaki) and daughter Ruri Osanai, but his wife and daughter die in an accident. Tsuyoshi Osana... Read allTsuyoshi Osanai (Yo Oizumi) enjoys a peaceful and happy life with his wife Kozue Osanai (Kou Shibasaki) and daughter Ruri Osanai, but his wife and daughter die in an accident. Tsuyoshi Osanai's life suddenly changes. One day, a man named Akihiko Misumi (Ren Meguro) visits Tsuyosh... Read allTsuyoshi Osanai (Yo Oizumi) enjoys a peaceful and happy life with his wife Kozue Osanai (Kou Shibasaki) and daughter Ruri Osanai, but his wife and daughter die in an accident. Tsuyoshi Osanai's life suddenly changes. One day, a man named Akihiko Misumi (Ren Meguro) visits Tsuyoshi Osanai. Akihiko Misumi tells him that on the day Kozue Osanai and Ruri Osanai died, Ruri... Read all

  • Director
    • Ryûichi Hiroki
  • Writers
    • Hiroshi Hashimoto
    • Shôgo Satô
  • Stars
    • Kasumi Arimura
    • Hinako Kikuchi
    • Ren Meguro
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.9/10
    203
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ryûichi Hiroki
    • Writers
      • Hiroshi Hashimoto
      • Shôgo Satô
    • Stars
      • Kasumi Arimura
      • Hinako Kikuchi
      • Ren Meguro
    • 3User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 9 nominations total

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    Kasumi Arimura
    Kasumi Arimura
    • Ruri Masaki
    Hinako Kikuchi
    • Ruri Osanai
    Ren Meguro
    Ren Meguro
    • Akihiko Misumi
    Kô Shibasaki
    Kô Shibasaki
    • Kozue Osanai
    • (as Ko Shibasaki)
    Yô Ôizumi
    Yô Ôizumi
    • Kei Osanai
    • Director
      • Ryûichi Hiroki
    • Writers
      • Hiroshi Hashimoto
      • Shôgo Satô
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      Based on novel "Tsuki no Michikake" by Shogo Sato (published April 6, 2017 by Iwanami Shoten).

    User reviews3

    Featured review
    4/10

    Not worth watching.

    Phases of the moon has some nice scenes but the overall movie is not really worth watching.

    The character relationships are presented really well, but the characters themselves are 2-dimensional. The main character seems the most odd.

    But to give credit where it is due, there is some mystery aspect that does make this interesting, but that alone does NOT make this good at all. I did enjoy trying to understand what was happening and the character's motives, but it did not last long where most scenes where dragged too much and made the scenes boring and somewhat irrelevant.

    The worst part is how it ends, after dragging so much and introducing a decent explanation (although most viewers might find this farfetched) for the events of the plot, it ends abruptly and does not resolve anything.

    I would not watch this, unless there is maybe an actor that you personally like in this movie.
    • mrmuroor
    • Jul 22, 2023
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    • Release date
      • December 2, 2022 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • 月之圓缺
    • Production company
      • Shochiku
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $7,564,756
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 8 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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