The Moon (2023)

The Moon 2023 / 月 2023 / Tsuki

Yoko had won a literary award as a writer but has been unable to write new stories for a long time. She gets a job at ‟Crescent Garden,‟ a nursing home for people with severe disabilities, where she meets Sato, her young co-worker, and Ki-chan, a resident of the same age as Yoko. Ki-chan is blind, bedridden, and rarely moves. It was during this time that Yoko became pregnant. Yoko recalls the loss of her son and wonders if she should undergo a prenatal diagnosis. Meanwhile, at ‟Crescent Garden,‟ Sato’s eccentric thoughts are fostered and accelerated by his co-workers, who treat the residents as if they have no personalities. He asks, ‟Can you talk? Do you have a soul?‟ and this eventually leads to a shocking incident where more than a dozen residents were killed… (Source: freestone.jp) ~~ Adapted from the non-fictitious novel ‟Tsuki‟ (月) by Henmi Yo (辺見庸).