Pale Moon

Pale Moon

To make your dreams come true, sometimes you have to break the rules.

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Release Date

11/15/2014

Runtime

124 mins

Overview

Daily, Rika Umezawa battles a nagging sense of emptiness and dissatisfaction. She works a tiring job, comes home to an unappreciative husband and has little opportunity to enjoy life. But things change when office gossip about affairs and embezzlement inspire Rika to do the unthinkable. Soon, Rika finds herself filling the void with a university student named Kota and the millions entrusted to her by clients. Is her newfound lifestyle the key to happiness? And if so, how long can it last?

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

-

Revenue

-

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A slow-burning psychological portrait of a woman reaching a breaking point, trading quiet desperation for thrilling transgression. The film asks whether liberation can survive its own consequences, holding your attention through mounting dread and moral unease.

Mood

WistfulTenseMelancholicDefiant

Themes

IdentityLoveAmbitionComing apart

Tone

Bleak

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

NaturalisticDesaturated

Structure

Linear

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Sexual contentAddiction

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