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Looking Up at the Half-Moon

Looking Up at the Half-Moon

Looking Up at the Half-Moon

Looking Up at the Half-Moon

2006 - 2006•1 season•13 episodes•~25m•

★5.0(2 ratings)

Drama

Overview

During the winter, Yuichi was hospitalized due to hepatitis. Randomly he would try to escape from the hospital but would get beat up by the nurse. One day, he happened to meet Rika, a girl of his age, in the next building. He was fascinated by her beauty, but she was very selfish girl. Although she led him by the nose, he began to be attracted by her. However, when Rika told him about her illness, he knew why she acted so selfish; she didn't have long to live.

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Main Cast

Atsushi Hashimoto

Atsushi Hashimoto

Ezaki Yuichi

Miku Ishida

Miku Ishida

Akiba Rika

Kimika Yoshino

Kimika Yoshino

Tanizaki Akiko

Takuya Nakayama

Takuya Nakayama

Sekoguchi Tsukasa

Shingo Nakagawa

Shingo Nakagawa

Tamotsu Yamanishi

Kohki Okada

Kohki Okada

Natsume Goro

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Hibi Yaro

Writing

Screenplay: Kodama Yoriko
Novel: Tsumugu Hashimoto

Production

Producer: Toshinori Nishimae
Producer: Shimoda Kazutoshi

Keywords

based on novel or bookhigh schoolterminal illnessromancehospitalfirst lovemedical drama

Did You Know?

#1

The original title is "半分の月がのぼる空" (JA).

#2

The series spans 1 season with 13 episodes in total (avg. 13 per season).

#3

Each episode runs approximately 25 minutes.

#4

Originally aired on TV Tokyo.

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Rating

5.0/10

Mixed

2 votes

TV Show Facts

Original Name:

半分の月がのぼる空

Status:

Ended

In Production:

No

Age Rating:

12

Language:

日本語

Country of Origin:

Japan

First Episode:

10/2/2006

Last Episode:

12/25/2006

Networks:

TV Tokyo