Drama · Japan · 1999 · 1h 54m

Minazuki

皆月

Minazuki poster
Director
Rokurō Mochizuki
Cast
Eiji Okuda as Norio Suwa Kazuki Kitamura as Akira Takami Yoshimoto as Yumi Keiko Oginome as Sayoko Takashi Saito as Ogiwara Satoshi Shinohara as Takaoka
Crew
Koichi Ishii — Director of Photography Yasushi Shimamura — Editor Koji Endo — Original Music Composer Hako Yamasaki — Original Music Composer Haruhiko Arai — Screenplay Mangetsu Hanamura — Novel
Synopsis

Akira's wife walks out on him, leaving him to confide in his gangster brother-in-law. Using only a cryptic note as a clue the two brothers go on a road trip to find his wife. After a series of violent encounters with strangers, Akira meets a prostitute. The pair start a relationship. After Akira finds his wife, he questions whether he still wants to be with her.

Mood & Themes
yakuzabrother-in-lawroad triplovesex workermasculinityoffice workerwife leaves husbandbroken marriagesalaryman
Key Collaborators
Rokurō Mochizuki Director Koichi Ishii Director of Photography Yasushi Shimamura Editor Koji Endo Original Music Composer Hako Yamasaki Original Music Composer Haruhiko Arai Screenplay Mangetsu Hanamura Novel Hiroshi Hanzawa Producer Yutaka Kakuta Producer Taketo Niitsu Producer
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