
Mother(2009)
A mother lives quietly with her son. One day, a girl is brutally killed, and the boy is charged with the murder. Now, it's his mother's mission to prove him innocent.



Rie Miyazawa
Yoko

Joe Odagiri

Fumi Nikaido

Hayato Isomura

Hirota Otsuka

Hideyuki Kasahara

Yuka Itaya

Moro Morooka

Shingo Tsurumi

Hideko Hara
The Moon is a crime, mystery film released in 2023 exploring themes of nursing home, disability. Directed by Yuya Ishii, it stars Rie Miyazawa, Joe Odagiri, Fumi Nikaido. Yoko, who gets a job at a nursing home, witnesses the elderly and disabled people there having their human dignity threatened.
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