Japan Synopsis
紙の月
“To make your dreams come true, sometimes you have to break the rules.”
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?
The 2013–2015 Japan Window
546 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Pale Moon sits at position #443.
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The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Pale Moon premiered. 1769 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,728 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (19th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.8 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Crime productions specifically: #339 of 402 (top 84%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Robot Communications, Shochiku |
| Runtime | 2h 4m |
| Release Date | November 15, 2014 |
| IMDb | tt3560492 |
| Official Site | www.kaminotsuki.jp |