A Moon in the Ordinary
7.2
Kensho Aoto reunites with Yoko Sudo, whom he had feelings for in junior high school, for the first time in 35 years. On the second floor window sill of a small apartment. Yoko was leaning against the window and looking up at the moon in the night sky, then Kensho was watching her from outside. Kensho “What were you thinking back then?” Yoko “...Something like a dream. Just about something like a dream.” The two of them are naturally attracted to each other for the first time at the age of 50. They eventually start talking about the future...
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Cast
22 people
Masato Sakai
青砥健将
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Hanzawa Naoki
Haruka Igawa
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Manato Sakamoto
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Kasumi Isshiki
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Yuri Nakamura
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Michiko Kichise
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Nao Omori
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Tamae Ando
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Midnight Diner
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Oniyakko Tsubaki
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Shuntaro Yanagi
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Yuki Kura
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Nobuhiro Doi Director · Kosuke Mukai Screenplay Kasumi Asakura Author
First release November 14, 2025 · Produced in Japan · Production TBS, TBS Sparkle
Production
TOHO
Production
TBS
Production
TBS Sparkle
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Japan
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Original title
平場の月
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · November 14, 2025
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No release date listed for United States.
Netherlands
September 25, 2026 · Premiere · Camera Japan Festival
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