Pale Moon (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version)

Product Description

After making the switch to stage acting for several years, Miyazawa Rie ( Tony Takitani) makes a spectacular comeback to the silver screen with Pale Moon, an engrossing noir thriller from director Yoshida Daihachi ( The Kirishima Thing). In a challenging, emotionally complex performance that has earned her numerous acting awards in Japan & a Best Actress nomination at the Asian Film Awards, Miyazawa stars as a bank teller who falls into an extramarital affair with a younger man & begins using illegal ways to fund their escapades. Miyazawa is backed by an equally strong supporting cast, including Kobayashi Satomi ( Seagull Diner) as a serious, no-nonsense co-worker, former AKB48 member Oshima Yuko as a young colleague whos more than what she appears to be & Ikematsu Sosuke ( Our Family) as the young lover.

Tokyo, mid-1990s. Rika (Miyazawa Rie) has just been made a full-time staff at her local bank & charged with selling savings bonds. During one of her sales pitches, she meets university student Kota (Ikematsu Sosuke), the grandson of a particular troublesome client. Flattered by Kotas attention & unhappy with her self-centered husb&, Rika quickly enters an affair with Kota. When Kota reveals that he needs to repay a loan that he took for his tuition, Rika pretends to be richer than she really is & helps repay the debt by stealing a clients deposit. After a luxurious spending spree, Rika becomes addicted to her newfound life as an embezzler. However, Rikas by-the-book supervisor (Kobayashi Satomi) almost immediately suspects something when she spots irregularities.