Moving

1993 2h 4m JA

🙌

7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 54

Drama

Synopsis

Spoiler shield

Physically separated from her father and at odds with her distraught mother, a girl must negotiate her own passage to maturity.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

WhatsApp X Facebook Telegram

Where to watch · US

Apple TV StoreRent

Google Play MoviesRent

YouTubeRent

Apple TV StoreBuy

Google Play MoviesBuy

YouTubeBuy

Cast

Tomoko Tabata
Renko
Junko Sakurada
Nazuna
Kiichi Nakai
Kenichi
Tsurube Shofukutei
Teacher
Mariko Sudo
Wakako Takano
Shinobu Chihara
Setsuko Sunahara
Taro Tanaka
Yukio Nunobiki
Ippei Shigeyama
Minoru Oki

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shinji Sōmai
Writers: Satoshi Okonogi, Satoko Okudera
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.

Did you know?

Fun facts 🍿

1 / 7

ERA

Did you know

33 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

MoodPlayr · trivia#01

2 / 7

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Directed by Shinji Sōmai, shot by Toyomichi Kurita. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

MoodPlayr · trivia#02

3 / 7

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Original score by Shigeaki Saegusa. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

MoodPlayr · trivia#03

4 / 7

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Editor Yoshiyuki Okuhara shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

MoodPlayr · trivia#04

5 / 7

CAST

Did you know

Tomoko Tabata and Junko Sakurada and Kiichi Nakai carry the top of the cast.

MoodPlayr · trivia#05

6 / 7

WILD

Did you know

IMDB entry: tt0107736 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

MoodPlayr · trivia#06

7 / 7

WILD

Did you know

Only 54 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

MoodPlayr · trivia#07

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Shinji Sōmai directs. Toyomichi Kurita behind the camera. Shigeaki Saegusa scores. Yoshiyuki Okuhara cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

133 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Shinji Sōmai, shot by Toyomichi Kurita. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Shigeaki Saegusa. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Yoshiyuki Okuhara shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Tomoko Tabata and Junko Sakurada and Kiichi Nakai carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0107736 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 54 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.