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Pale Moon (film) (2014)

Pale Moon (film) poster
Original title
紙の月
Directed by
Daihachi Yoshida
Genre
crime, drama
Country
Japan
Runtime
2h 04m
Rated
III
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 33 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A housewife begins an affair with a younger man and steals money from her elderly clients to fund their relationship. Her actions slowly unravel her seemingly ordinary life and draw the attention of those around her.

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What happens

Pale Moon (紙の月, Kami no Tsuki) is a 2014 Japanese crime drama film directed by Daihachi Yoshida and based on a novel by Mitsuyo Kakuta. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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