Looking Up at the Half-Moon
2010 · 112 min · ★ 6.0 · Drama, Romance
Two 17 year old teens are hospitalized for different reasons. Ezaki suffers from Hepatitis A, while Akiba is due to a weak heart. The relationship between these two hospital patients soon blossoms into romance.
Directed by Yoshihiro Fukagawa · Written by Masafumi Nishida
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Sosuke Ikematsu Yuichi Ezaki -
Shioli Kutsuna Rika Akiba -
Yo Oizumi Dr. Natsume -
Mari Hamada Nurse Akiko - K Koki Kato Yuichi Ezaki's friend
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Ryosuke Kawamura Tsukasa -
Yurie Midori Miyuki - N Naoyuki Morita boyfriend of girl in hospital with heart disease
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Yui Miura girl in hospital with heart disease -
Kumi Nakamura Rika Akiba's mother -
Yukijiro Hotaru Dr. Natsume's boss -
Tokuma Nishioka Hospital Director
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