The Moon Has Risen (1955)

Original title

月は上りぬ

Directed by

Kinuyo Tanaka

Genre

drama film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 42m

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 25 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A family in a small Japanese town navigates love and matchmaking during a festival. The story follows the quiet romantic entanglements of two sisters and a visiting cousin.

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What happens

The Moon Has Risen (Japanese: 月は上りぬ, Hepburn: Tsuki wa noborinu) is a 1955 Japanese romantic comedy film and the second film directed by Kinuyo Tanaka. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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