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"The Wandering Moon"
2022 ‧ Drama/Suspense ‧ 2h 30m
A rainy evening, a student aids a soaked girl who avoids home. He lets her stay, forming a bond until his arrest for kidnapping. Years later, they reunite, battling societal stigma as victim and perpetrator.
Transcript
00:00To hide a secret about his body, he was labeled a pedophile, but the real secret belonged to the
00:04girl, the girl's name is Kensa, she's 9, her parents died, her aunt took her in, she has a
00:09teenage cousin, every night he sneaks into her room, he does bad things to her, Kensa is terrified,
00:14she can't tell anyone, after school one day, Kensa won't go home, she sits in the park,
00:19rain starts falling, it soaks her book, she still won't go home, an umbrella appears over her head,
00:24a boy asks why she won't go home, Kensa says she doesn't want to, he asks if she wants to
00:29come with him, Kensa looks at the stranger, his eyes look kind, nothing scary in him,
00:33she decides to go, the boy's name is Yano, he's 19, Kensa sleeps for hours at his place,
00:38first peaceful sleep in forever, when she wakes up, dinner is ready, Yano doesn't talk much,
00:43but he's kind to her, Kensa tells him everything, Yano says nothing, his hands slow down while
00:48eating, 2 months pass, Kensa stays with Yano, she becomes happy again, they read together,
00:53they eat pizza and watch cartoons, Kensa's smile heals Yano, he used to be so withdrawn,
00:57now he smiles too, the news reports Kensa missing, Yano says she can leave anytime,
01:02Kensa wants to stay, but he might get arrested, and Yano fears his secret getting out,
01:07the day police find them, Yano takes Kensa swimming in the river, she looks up at the moon,
01:11her last moment of freedom, they come back to shore, police have them surrounded,
01:15Kensa yells at Yano to run, he doesn't move, he grips her hand tight, he tells her not to let
01:20others control her, police separate them, Yano is 19, he has reasons he can't explain,
01:25Kensa is 9, she can't speak about what her cousin did, Yano goes to juvenile detention,
01:30they once saved each other, now they've hurt each other, 15 years later, Kensa is grown,
01:35she works at a restaurant, she has a boyfriend, they're getting married soon,
01:38after work one day, she goes to a coffee shop, she sees Yano, still so thin, he runs a quiet
01:43coffee
01:44shop, he barely talks, barely shows emotion, few customers come, Kensa starts visiting often to
01:49read, she doesn't acknowledge him, doesn't speak to him, Yano doesn't approach her either,
01:53after 15 years, they still feel that peace, her boyfriend notices something's off, he's very
01:58controlling, he checks her work schedule, he follows her to the coffee shop, that night he
02:02doesn't apologize, he wants to be intimate, because of her childhood, Kensa resists, she
02:07says no, neither sleeps well that night, another rainy day, Kensa passes the coffee shop, a woman
02:12is with Yano, they're close, look like a couple, Kensa follows them in the rain, watches them enter
02:17a house, she thinks Yano found happiness, she decides to leave him alone, but things change,
02:22messages about Yano appear online, calling him a pedophile, saying he kidnapped a child,
02:27his information spreads everywhere, the messages seem gentle, but they're full of hate, it destroys
02:32Yano, Kensa comes home anxious, her boyfriend gets home, he mocks Yano, Kensa realizes her
02:37boyfriend spread the messages, she's always been weak, not this time, she screams at him, demands
02:42to know why.
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