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A Moonlight Nights Passing

A Moonlight Nights Passing

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A Moonlight Nights Passing

2026- 2026

1 Seasons

10 Episodes

6.8(5 votes)

Ended

Mystery

Overview

A transgender bar owner and a troubled housewife uncover buried regrets and get caught in a murder mystery in Osaka, where literature and intuition guide them toward the truth.

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Nippon Television Network Corporation

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

The people behind it

Cast & crew

8 featured cast members

Starring

Haru

Haru

Runa Nomiya

Kumiko Aso

Kumiko Aso

Ryoko Sawatsuji

Shuntaro Yanagi

Shuntaro Yanagi

Tetsuya Tamura

Ryuto Sakuma

Ryuto Sakuma

Kazuto

Kiyohiko Shibukawa

Kiyohiko Shibukawa

Hiroki Kominato

Naoki Tanaka

Naoki Tanaka

Kikuo Sawatsuji

Mako Ishino

Mako Ishino

Ryo Ishibashi

Ryo Ishibashi

Creative team

Created by: Rikako Akiyoshi
Written by: Yukako Shimizu
Produced by: Rena Oda
Masanori Matsuyama

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