Pale Moon

Pale Moon

To make your dreams come true, sometimes you have to break the rules.

Directed by Daihachi Yoshida

Produced by Robot Communications, Shochiku

2014124 min6.4 / 10

A morally compromised woman's descent into infidelity and financial crime, driven by desire and desperation, unfolds against the backdrop of 1990s Japan.

Wakaba Bank contract employee Rika meets university student Kota at a client's home. Unknown to her husband Masafumi, she engages in secret rendezvous with Kota, and begins to embezzle money from her clients' accounts to buy expensive cosmetics and pay off Kota's debt.

Questions people ask

  • Does Pale Moon end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is Pale Moon sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is Pale Moon violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Pale Moon scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Pale Moon easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

62/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity73

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise78

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love40

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Pale Moon

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Pale Moon

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Pale Moon, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Pale Moon, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Pale Moon, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

Share thisXBlueskyReddit