# Minazuki (1999)

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**Original title**: *皆月*
**Runtime**: 114 min
**Genres**: Drama
**Directed by**: Rokurō Mochizuki
**Written by**: Haruhiko Arai
**Starring**: Eiji Okuda, Kazuki Kitamura, Takami Yoshimoto, Keiko Oginome, Takashi Saito, Satoshi Shinohara

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Akira’s wife bolts with just a note as evidence. His gangster brother-in-law drags him on a road trip through hostile encounters. Akira ends up falling for a prostitute, then wonders why he ever looked for his wife.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, raw, tender

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