Looking Up at the Half-Moon
2010, Japanese. Directed by Yoshihiro Fukagawa.
Two 17 year old teens are hospitalized for different reasons. Ezaki suffers from Hepatitis A, while Akiba is due to a weak heart. The relationship between these two hospital patients soon blossoms into romance.
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Yoshihiro FukagawaDirector
- Sosuke IkematsuYuichi Ezaki
- Shioli KutsunaRika Akiba
- Yo OizumiDr. Natsume
- Mari HamadaNurse Akiko
- Koki KatoYuichi Ezaki's friend
- Ryosuke KawamuraTsukasa
- Yurie MidoriMiyuki
- Naoyuki Moritaboyfriend of girl in hospital with heart disease
- Yui Miuragirl in hospital with heart disease
- Kumi NakamuraRika Akiba's mother
- Yukijiro HotaruDr. Natsume's boss
- Tokuma NishiokaHospital Director
Details
- Released
- 3 April 2010
- Original title
- 半分の月がのぼる空
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Masafumi Nishida
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What Looking Up at the Half-Moon is based on
Looking Up at the Half-Moon is based on Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora, a 2003 light novel series by Tsumugu Hashimoto, published by Dengeki Bunko.
Light novel series · 2003
Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora
By Tsumugu Hashimoto
Published by Dengeki Bunko
Source details from Wikidata and TMDB.
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How long is Looking Up at the Half-Moon?
Looking Up at the Half-Moon runs 112 minutes (1h 52m).
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Which OTT platform is Looking Up at the Half-Moon on?
Looking Up at the Half-Moon isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 3 April 2010. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like Looking Up at the Half-Moon?
If you liked Looking Up at the Half-Moon, try It Feels So Good, Pride and Prejudice, Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between.
Who directed Looking Up at the Half-Moon?
Looking Up at the Half-Moon (2010) was directed by Yoshihiro Fukagawa and stars Sosuke Ikematsu, Shioli Kutsuna, Yo Oizumi.
What is Looking Up at the Half-Moon based on?
Looking Up at the Half-Moon is based on Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora, a 2003 light novel series by Tsumugu Hashimoto, published by Dengeki Bunko.