Moon and Cherry
2004 1h 22m movie Film Japan

Moon and Cherry

月とチェリー

Synopsis

月とチェリー

When an alluring young woman joins an erotic writing class, she begins a game of sexual cat and mouse with a naïve college student. As they venture into more and more unpredictable territory in the bedroom, he begins to think she might be using him as a test subject for her fiction more than anything else.

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Drama + Comedy in Japan

462 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Moon and Cherry itself).

The 2003–2005 Japan Window

In the crowded 2003-2005 Japan release window, Moon and Cherry sits at #228 of 298. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

  1. Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger
    #1

    Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger

    ★ 9.2 · 2003
  2. Avril Lavigne: Bonez Tour 2005 - Live at Budokan
    #2

    Avril Lavigne: Bonez Tour 2005 – Live at Budokan

    ★ 9.1 · 2005
  3. Ultraman Nexus
    #3

    Ultraman Nexus

    ★ 9.1 · 2004
  4. The Great White Tower
    #4

    The Great White Tower

    ★ 8.9 · 2003
  5. Aria
    #5

    Aria

    ★ 8.7 · 2005
  6. Ninja Nonsense
    #6

    Ninja Nonsense

    ★ 8.7 · 2004
  7. Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger
    #7

    Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger

    ★ 8.7 · 2004
  8. Monster
    #8

    Monster

    ★ 8.6 · 2004

The 2000s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Moon and Cherry premiered alongside 95 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 95 other Japan films in 2004.

The 1658th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).

Audience Engagement

16
Reviews
28th
Review-volume percentile
6th
Popularity percentile

16 audience reviews — more than 28% of Japan films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 6th percentile among Japan films.

Reception Benchmarks

6.0
TMDB Rating
16
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #3,853 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (16th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.9 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,691 of 1,933 (top 87%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesCulture Publishers
Runtime1h 22m
Release DateDecember 25, 2004
IMDbtt0492820