Sinking into the Moon

2002 0h 40m JA

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8.0

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★8.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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Minamo is a patient at a mental institute who keeps having the same dream. In the dream, there’s a small lake with a big bright moon shinning over it. Minamo sees herself in a boat on the lake. Her eyes are filled with tears of blood, and the boat is sinking slowly into the lake. The moon becomes red and she hears a voice calling her, Kagari… Kagari…

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ayumi Hamasaki
Yusuke Iseya
Shigesato Itoi
Teruyuki Kagawa
Ryuji Kasahara
Kumi Nakamura

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Isao Yukisada
Writers: Isao Yukisada
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 40-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 24 years ago.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Isao Yukisada, shot by Noboru Shinoda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Ayumi Hamasaki and Yusuke Iseya and Shigesato Itoi carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1754794 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Isao Yukisada directs. Noboru Shinoda behind the camera. Tsuyoshi Imai cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 40-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 24 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Isao Yukisada, shot by Noboru Shinoda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Tsuyoshi Imai shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Ayumi Hamasaki and Yusuke Iseya and Shigesato Itoi carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt1754794 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.