Moonfall (2006)

Name: Moonfall
Released: 2006-01-01
Duration: 50 min
Cast: Yutaka Izumihara, Arisa Yura, Nadine Barry, Miho Yoshida, Haruna Kawachi

Yoshiko loved her daughter Chisa and husband Kenji, they were her family, her way of life. One day she took Chisa out on a jetty and holding her close, plunged into the lake. The Japanese call this "oyako shinju", parent/child suicide. For Yoshiko, it was a way to avoid the shame. Moonfall tells her story and a tragic clash of cultures.