Morning Moon Is Cruel
A small-time gofer gets his dream car while running hush money for his boss's counterfeit empire, picks up a jilted singer at the airport along the way, and ends up the last man standing in everyone's love life but his own.
- Director
- Masanori Watanabe
- Signature
- Drama · Craft · Tension
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Cast
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A small-time gofer gets his dream car while running hush money for his boss's counterfeit empire, picks up a jilted singer at the airport along the way, and ends up the last man standing in everyone's love life but his own.
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Box Office & Release
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- Release date
- Jun 21, 1981
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- MPAA rating
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- Language
- Japanese
- Country
- Japan
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