A successful businessman and his alcoholic wife attempt to piece together their unhappy lives and shattered marriage. Little do Nagai and Akira know that their precarious relationship will soon be transformed by a stranger, the enigmatic Keechie.
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Cast
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Hiroshi Mikami
Nagai
Known for
Premonition
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
Maho Toyota
Akira
Also in
Leave It to the Nurses
Honeys
Shuji Kashiwabara
Keechie
Known for
Alien vs. Ninja
Close-Knit
Yukiko Ikari
Kai
Known for
Dark Water
Takahito Hosoyamada
Tsuyoshi
Known for
All About Lily Chou-Chou
GO
Jun Kunimura
Nonomiya
Known for
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Audition
Katsuhisa Namase
Ichiyama
Known for
My Hero Academia: Two Heroes
Legal High
Pierre Taki
Sakaki
Known for
The Naked Director
House of Ninjas
Jun Murakami
Shiraki
Known for
Ritual
Cutie Honey
Urara Awata
Nakamura
Known for
Rage
Masakatsu Funaki
Matsushima
Known for
Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie
Godzilla: Final Wars
Kanji Tsuda
Satetsu
Known for
Ju-on: The Grudge
Shin Godzilla
Shinji Aoyama Director · Jim O'Rourke Composer Masaki Tamura Cinematographer
First release June 19, 2001 · Produced in Japan · Production Yoshimoto Kogyo, Rumble Fish
Production
WOWOW
Production
Yoshimoto Kogyo
Production
Rumble Fish
Production
Rentrak Japan
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CyberAgent
Production
GAGA Communications
Production
Japan
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Original title
月の砂漠
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · June 19, 2001
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No release date listed for United States.
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