The Wandering Moon

The Wandering Moon

2022 · 150 min · JA · 6.6 (32 votes)
Dir. Sang-il Lee · Starring Suzu Hirose, Tori Matsuzaka, Ryusei Yokohama, Mikako Tabe, Shuri, Takahiro Miura · Music Marihiko Hara
Drama

In a park on a rainy evening, a 19-year-old university student, Fumi, offers an umbrella to a soaking wet 10-year-old girl, Sarasa. Realizing her reluctance to go home, Fumi lets her stay in his place, where she spends the next two months in peace.

VIBE

This is a melancholic, slow-burn drama that delves into unsettling human mysteries. It explores unconventional bonds and societal perceptions with a tender, yet poignant, psychological depth. The atmospheric storytelling invites introspection, making it a film that lingers long after viewing.

melancholicunsettlingtenderpoignantambiguousslow-burnatmospheric dramacharacter-drivenpsychologicalnuanced storytellingunconventional relationshipssocietal judgmentperception vs. realitytraumabelonging
based on novel or bookkidnappingsuspensehuman mystery