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Water Moon

1989 · 114 min

A quiet, contemplative journey of inner struggle and fleeting spiritual clarity.

Genres
Drama
Overview
As the monk Ryuun, whose past and origin make him prone to internal and external fits, leaves the temple towards Tokyo, he gets to catch a glimpse of enlightenment resonating with the blind Kanoko.
How it feels
Slow-burning and demanding.
About
Identity, isolation, faith
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • identity
    • isolation
    • faith
    Places
    • big city
    • countryside
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism7
    Romance2
    Tension4
    Darkness6
    Complexity7
    Emotional weight7

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Eiichi Kudō, Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi
    Written by
    Shōichi Maruyama
    Starring
    Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi, Kōji Shimizu, Mikio Narita, Masato Hagiwara, Nenji Kobayashi, Keiko Matsuzaka, Naoya Makoto, Shun Sugata
    Cinematography
    Seizō Sengen
    Runtime
    114 min
    Country
    Japan
    Languages
    Japanese

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