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Original title

Tsuki no sabaku (Desert Moon)

Year

2001

Running time

131 min.

Country

Japan

Director

Shinji Aoyama

Screenwriter

Shinji Aoyama

Cast

Music

Jim O'Rourke

Cinematography

Masaki Tamura

Producer

Gaga Communications Inc, Rentrack Japan Co. Ltd, Rumble Fish, WoWow, Yoshimoto Kogyo Company. Distributor: Cinema Epoch, Océan Films

Genre

Drama | Family Relationships

Synopsis

The film’s main theme is the conflict between work and family commitments in modern Japan. It focuses on a successful internet entrepreneur Nagai, whose wife Akira and young daughter Kaai left him because he neglected them for his business. A young hustler Keechie, who has emotion problems concerning his own father, becomes involved in the family’s drama.

Awards: 2001: Cannes Film Festival: Nominated for Palme d'Or (Best Film)

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Desert Moon

2001

Shinji Aoyama