Crescent Moon

Crescent Moon

142019•50m•7.0/10

DramaFamily

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.0/10(1)

Oshima Goro, a janitor of an elementary school, becomes a gifted teacher who teaches children that have fallen behind even though he has no licence. Single mother Akasaka Chiaki opposes formal education in schools during the war and sees the potential in a school to give coaching for a free, well-rounded education. The two of them become a couple both at work and at home, and create new history in the industry in this story depicting a family’s 50 years, set against the backdrop of the Showa to Heisei era.

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Language

JA

Status

Ended

First Aired

January 26, 2019

Last Aired

February 23, 2019

Networks

NHK G

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

E1

Episode 1

Air date: 2019-01-26

E2

Episode 2

Air date: 2019-02-02

E3

Episode 3

Air date: 2019-02-09

E4

Episode 4

Air date: 2019-02-16

E5

Episode 5

Air date: 2019-02-23

Cast

Aya Omasa

Aya Omasa

Oshima Ran

Hinako Sakurai

Hinako Sakurai

Oshima Nanami

Issey Takahashi

Issey Takahashi

Oshima Goro

Mei Kurokawa

Mei Kurokawa

Oshima Fukiko

Jun Fubuki

Jun Fubuki

Akasaka Yoriko

Asuka Kudo

Asuka Kudo

Ueda Ichiro

Hiromi Nagasaku

Hiromi Nagasaku

Oshima Chiaki

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