The Moon Has Risen

Tsuki wa noborinu

A bright comedy about love and family.

  • Director

    Kinuyo Tanaka

  • With

    Chishû Ryû, Shuji Sano, Hisako Yamane

  • Japan 1955. 102min

  • Digital 4K

  • English subtitles

Working from a script gifted by friend and mentor Yasujirô Ozu, Tanaka crafted a bright comedy about love and family. It features a terrific ensemble cast, including popular it-girl Mie Kitahara as the jaunty matchmaking daughter and Ozu regular Chishû Ryû as the cheerful widower who observes his daughters navigating the path to love and a society moving toward modernity.