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7.0 1 Seasons • 5 Episodes

Crescent Moon - Season 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.

Top 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

Overview

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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