A young runaway, suffering from the stigma and remorse of an abortion meets a terminally ill man. Mizuki, a lesbian is unable to fall in love for fear of being hurt. Finally, Hikari a is a homemaker who yearns to be loved without being pressured into a physical relationship. Without intersecting, their 3 stories create a world bound together by the moon in the sky they all wistfully gaze upwards to.
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Cast
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Emiko Izawa
Nonomura
Also in
Sunk into the Womb
Absolute Zero
Kanaha Saeki
Woman
No other roles listed
Tanaka Fuyuhoshi
Man
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Makiko Oku
Mizuki
Also in
Spirited Away
Tamami Nakajima
Maho
Also in
アリスノウタ
Shijimi
Ichigo
Also in
Revenge Porn: PAIN OF LOVE
It's a Beautiful Day
Takuma Sueno
Maho's boyfriend
Known for
1 Litre of Tears
Yoshihiko Numao
Fumio Mizushima
Eri Iwamoto
Hikari
Akito Kitazawa
Uchiyama
No other roles listed
Hiroki Tsuchimoto
Hikari's husband
Also in
Angel's Body Temperature
Akihiro Suzuki Director · Yuuji Kitano Composer Takeshi Kawarazuka Cinematographer
First release November 7, 2009 · Produced in Japan · Original title ルナの子供
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
ルナの子供
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · November 7, 2009
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No release date listed for United States.
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