Hiroshi ANDO

Moon And Thunder

月と雷

Nippon Cinema   ª 

Yasuko, a young, single woman lives an ordinary life in a small town. Out of the blue, her stepbrother shows up at her place, and is soon followed by more members of Yasuko’s patchwork family. The emotional chaos that ensues forces Yasuko to revise her attitude towards life. Based on the novel by successful author Mitsuyo KAKUTA, Hiroshi ANDO’s film tells a sensitive story about the search for happiness.

月と雷
Tsuki to kaminari

Japan 2017

120 minutes

Director
Hiroshi ANDO

Script
Yuka HONCHO based on a novel by Mitsuyo KAKUTA

Cinematography
Kazuhiro SUZUKI

Production
"Moon And Thunder" Film Partners

World sales
Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures

Cast
Eriko HATSUNE, Kengo KORA, Tamiyo KUSAKARI, Daisuke KURODA, Takemi FUJII

About Hiroshi ANDO

Hiroshi ANDO was born in Tokyo in 1965 and began his career as an assistant director after studying at Waseda University. He made his directorial debut with the erotic film CHO ABNORMAL SEX: HENTAI (1993). Several of his following films, like BLUE (2002) and UNDULANT FEVER (2014), were screened at numerous international film festivals.

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