The Moon Has Risen
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Mokichi Asai is a widowed father living in Nara with three daughters—Chizuru, Ayako, and Setsuko. The youngest, Setsuko, plays matchmaker for her older sisters, leading to humorous and awkward romantic entanglements.
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Cast
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Chishū Ryū
Asai Mokichi
Known for
Tokyo Story
Late Spring
Shūji Sano
Takasu
Known for
There Was a Father
A Hen in the Wind
Hisako Yamane
Chizuru
Known for
The Life of Oharu
Yōko Sugi
Ayako
Known for
Sound of the Mountain
Repast
Mie Kitahara
Setsuko
Known for
Crazed Fruit
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
Kō Mishima
Amamiya Wataru
Known for
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Shōji Yasui
Shōji
Known for
The Burmese Harp
Kinuyo Tanaka
Yoneya
Known for
Sansho the Bailiff
Ugetsu
Junji Masuda
Tanaka Yutaka
Known for
Tokyo Twilight
Scandal
Miki Odagiri
Fumiya
Known for
Ikiru
Yo Shiomi
Jikai
Also in
The Girl in the Rumor
Avalanche
Kinuyo Tanaka Director · Yasujirō Ozu Screenplay Ryōsuke Saitō Screenplay
First release January 8, 1955 · Produced in Japan · Original title 月は上りぬ
Production
Nikkatsu Corporation
Production · Studio
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
月は上りぬ
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · January 8, 1955
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
February 16, 2022 · Theatrical · 2021 4k restoration
March 15, 2026 · Digital · arte, 2021 4k restoration
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