Moonlight Serenade
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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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Kyōzō Nagatsuka
Kōkichi Onda / Elder Keita Onda
Known for
All of a Sudden
Hideyuki Kasahara
Keita Onda as a child
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Bright Future
Jun Toba
Kōji Onda
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Shima Iwashita
Fuji Onda
Known for
Harakiri
An Autumn Afternoon
Hinano Yoshikawa
Yukiko Mizukami
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Tokyo Eyes
The Last Song
Michiko Hada
Ms. Komachi
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Sky of Love: Someone I love is there
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Junji Takada
Mr. Black Marketeer
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Sleepeeer Hit!
The History of Our Family
Toshiya Nagasawa
Mr. Demobilized
Known for
Shinobi: Heart Under Blade
Azumi 2: Death or Love
Sayuri Kawauchi
Hideko Onda
No other roles listed
Shōhei Hino
Benshi
Known for
The Boy and the Heron
Gozu
Chōichirō Kawarasaki
Headmaster
Known for
Profound Desires of the Gods
Rhapsody in August
Akaji Maro
Circus performer
Known for
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Suicide Club
Masahiro Shinoda Director · Katsuo Naruse Screenplay Yû Aku Author
First release March 15, 1997 · Produced in Japan · Production Office Two-One, Shochiku
Production
Fuji Television Network
Production
Office Two-One
Production
Shochiku
Production
Pony Canyon
Production
Japan
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Original title
瀬戸内ムーンライト・セレナーデ
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · March 15, 1997
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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