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Moonlight Serenade
60%
Movie
1h 57m
AI Analysis
Moonlight Serenade (1997) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Moonlight Serenade (1997) — a movie tagged as Drama with balanced tone moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: After the 1995 Kobe earthquake, a writer remembers travelling with his family to bury his brother after World War II. Our models also surface themes such as family and war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect steady storytelling (~117 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Moonlight Serenade 60% (6 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
AI verdict
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TMDb audience score
60%
from 6 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
After the 1995 Kobe earthquake, a writer remembers travelling with his family to bury his brother after World War II.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1997-03-15
- Runtime
- 1h 57m
- TMDB rating
- 6.0
- TMDB ID
- 218508
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Where can I watch Moonlight Serenade (1997)?
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Is there an official trailer for Moonlight Serenade?
Yes, you can watch the official trailer for Moonlight Serenade directly on this page. We pull the latest video metadata from TMDb and play it via YouTube integration.
What is Moonlight Serenade about?
After the 1995 Kobe earthquake, a writer remembers travelling with his family to bury his brother after World War II.
Is there an AI analysis for Moonlight Serenade?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie Moonlight Serenade?
The official runtime for Moonlight Serenade is approximately 117 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Kyōzō Nagatsuka
Kōkichi Onda / Elder Keita Onda
Hideyuki Kasahara
Keita Onda as a child
Jun Toba
Kōji Onda
Shima Iwashita
Fuji Onda
Hinano Yoshikawa
Yukiko Mizukami
Michiko Hada
Ms. Komachi
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Junji Takada
Mr. Black Marketeer
Toshiya Nagasawa
Mr. Demobilized
- S
Sayuri Kawauchi
Hideko Onda
Shōhei Hino
Benshi
Chōichirō Kawarasaki
Headmaster
Akaji Maro
Circus performer
Frankie Sakai
Photographer
Masahiko Nishimura
Assistant photographer
Takashi Tsumura
Kimiko Yo
Naoto Takenaka
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