A nurse falls for a patient who claims he's from the moon — but is he lunatic or lunar?
Adaptation of the novel by Masao Kume.
Acting
Fujiko Yamamoto's tremulous belief in the impossible.
Direction
Tanaka's shadows suggest the moon might be real.
Cinematography
Hospital corridors that feel like cosmic limbo.
Director
Shigeo Tanaka
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during Japan's post-Occupation identity crisis, the 'moon' reads as allegory for unreachable national purity.
Ayako Wakao's small role as Yoko launched her to stardom; she became director Yasuzo Masumura's iconic muse within three years.
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