Looking Up at the Half-Moon

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Looking Up at the Half-Moon

2010

1h 52m

6.0(1 votes)

Drama

Romance

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.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Sosuke Ikematsu

Yuichi Ezaki

Shioli Kutsuna

Rika Akiba

Yo Oizumi

Dr. Natsume

Mari Hamada

Nurse Akiko

Koki Kato

Yuichi Ezaki's friend

Ryosuke Kawamura

Tsukasa

Yurie Midori

Miyuki

Naoyuki Morita

boyfriend of girl in hospital with heart disease

Yui Miura

girl in hospital with heart disease

Kumi Nakamura

Rika Akiba's mother

Creative team

Directed by: Yoshihiro Fukagawa
Written by: Masafumi Nishida
Produced by: Hiroshi Otaru
Ryôsuke Mameoka

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