Messenger from the Moon (1949)
It was a sanatorium in the highlands. Patients such as Totsuka, Hirota, and Hashida were battling their illnesses under the devoted care of Michiko, a nurse so beautiful and noble that she was nicknamed “The Messenger from the Moon.” When Totsuka learned that Hirota, who was about to be discharged, secretly loved Michiko, he devised a plan and arranged for them to spend some time alone in a birch grove. Hirota and Michiko made a firm vow for their future, but around that time, an unexpected visitor arrived at Hirota’s hospital room.
Director:
Bin Katō
Writer:
Naoyuki Hatta
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Ken Uehara as |
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Kogiku Hanayagi as |
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Chizuru Kitagawa as |
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Chieko Sōma as |
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Ichirō Sugai as |
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Saburo Date as |
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Kanji Koshiba as |
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Chiharu Otomo as |
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Asako Takahara as |
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Yoshiko Fujishiro as |
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Eiko Hayami as |
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Kuniko Miyajima as |
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Yoko Ueno as |
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Kōichi Katsuragi as |
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Shōzō Nanbu as |
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Shinobu Araki as |
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Ryōsuke Kagawa as |
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Yukichi Kamishiro as |
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Seishiro Hara as |
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Osamu Hajiro as |
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Tadashi Iwata as |
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Kyōko Higashiyama as |
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Midori Komatsu as |
| Directing | Bin Katō | Director |
| Writing | Naoyuki Hatta | Screenplay |
| Writing | Masao Kume | Original Story |
| Production | Ryunosuke Shimizu | Producer |
| Production | Yoshio Hirao | Production Assistant |
| Camera | Senkichirō Takeda | Director of Photography |
| Art | Heikichi Kakui | Art Direction |
| Sound | Nobuo Iida | Music |
| Sound | Masao Ōsumi | Sound Recordist |
| Lighting | Shonojo Kato | Lighting Technician |