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Looking Up at the Half-Moon

Looking Up at the Half-Moon

20106.01h 52m

Overview

Two 17 year old teens are hospitalized for different reasons. Ezaki suffers from Hepatitis A, while Akiba is due to a weak heart. The relationship between these two hospital patients soon blossoms into romance.

Directed by Yoshihiro Fukagawa
Written by Tsumugu Hashimoto, Masafumi Nishida
Produced by Hiroshi Otaru, Ryôsuke Mameoka, Yuichi Shibahara
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Top Cast

Sosuke Ikematsu

Sosuke Ikematsu

Yuichi Ezaki

Shioli Kutsuna

Shioli Kutsuna

Rika Akiba

Yo Oizumi

Yo Oizumi

Dr. Natsume

Mari Hamada

Mari Hamada

Nurse Akiko

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Koki Kato

Yuichi Ezaki's friend

Ryosuke Kawamura

Ryosuke Kawamura

Tsukasa

Yurie Midori

Yurie Midori

Miyuki

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Naoyuki Morita

boyfriend of girl in hospital with heart disease

Yui Miura

Yui Miura

girl in hospital with heart disease

Kumi Nakamura

Kumi Nakamura

Rika Akiba's mother

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or book

About Looking Up at the Half-Moon

Looking Up at the Half-Moon is a drama, romance film released in 2010 exploring themes of based on novel or book. Directed by Yoshihiro Fukagawa, it stars Sosuke Ikematsu, Shioli Kutsuna, Yo Oizumi. Two 17 year old teens are hospitalized for different reasons. Ezaki suffers from Hepatitis A, while Akiba is due to a weak heart. The relationship between these two hospital patients soon blossoms into romance.

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