The Half Moon

The Half Moon

85 mins | Aug. 8, 1987

Sex isn't something one plans. It just happens. Yoko is a 23 year old pink collared worker. After college she is kept close with Yokoyama and Ishida, two male college friends who both harbor feelings for her. Yokoyama is straight as an arrow, yet impulsive when it comes to love. Ishida is more the outspoken type. When Yokoyama proposes to her, Yoko wonders if the old marriage myth is true. Is settling down with an 'ordinary' guy the key to a happy marriage?

The Half Moon

85 mins | Aug. 8, 1987

The Half Moon
Sex isn't something one plans. It just happens. Yoko is a 23 year old pink collared worker. After college she is kept close with Yokoyama and Ishida, two male college friends who both harbor feelings for her. Yokoyama is straight as an arrow, yet impulsive when it comes to love. Ishida is more the outspoken type. When Yokoyama proposes to her, Yoko wonders if the old marriage myth is true. Is settling down with an 'ordinary' guy the key to a happy marriage?
Producers Nikkatsu Corporation
Original title 愛しのハーフ・ムーン
Directors Yojiro Takita
Writers Mieko Harada, Hiroshi Saitou

Cast

Maiko Ito

as Yoko Sugino

Ken Ishiguro

as Osamu Yokoyama

Shinobu Horie

as Reiko Sugino

Daisuke Shima

as Hirokazu Ishida