Fifty-five years after World War II, Morita Misaki travels to China with hopes of uncovering the truth behind the murder of a young Russian woman she witnessed as a child. Her journey allows her to revisit her childhood memories and retrace her family's struggles in a foreign land. In the midst of WWII, the Morita family moves to Manchuria to start a Japanese sake factory. Though their hopes for a new life seem quickly realized with the success of their business, the family's fortunes take a turn for the worse when a military informant accuses their live-in tutor of being a spy for Russia. Further complications arise when Russia begins its invasion of Manchuria and the family is forced to flee for their lives. In the midst of the ensuing turmoil and confusion, the Morita family, led by matriarch Namiko, must find the strength to endure and survive.

《赤月：特别版》（Akai Tsuki: Special Edition, or Red Moon，红月、赤红月、红月亮，日本，2004）战争女性与爱情题材电视电影经典巨片。日本导演长尾启司代表作。根据日本作家同名畅销小说改编。全剧分两部：黎明编和完结编。

1934年至1946年，跟随丈夫到牡丹江开办酒厂的日本美少妇的“满洲梦”及其破灭：在身为关东军作战参谋的婚前恋人帮助下，丈夫的日本酒生意越做越大……但在生下第三个孩子后，她却因受贪色丈夫玩弄色衰艺妓的刺激而不安于室了，36岁与婚前恋人重谐鱼水，39岁勾引22岁的关东军情报官，41岁害死情敌俄罗斯美少女……大难来临时，婚前恋人壮烈殉国；战争结束后，丈夫死于肺结核，关东军情报官染上鸦片毒瘾……败德情史加逃难泪史。情节曲折，表现出色，引人入胜，令人心痛。高岛礼子、内藤刚志、寺胁康文、中村狮童、地井武男、神保美喜、市原悦子等主演。

与该电视电影同年而略早上映的《赤月》（Akai Tsuki）由降旗康男导演、由常盘贵子、伊势谷友介、香川照之、布袋寅泰等主演，故事情节大致相同而份量较轻（片长111分钟），表现稍逊，但却因常盘贵子（表演实不及高岛礼子老到）在其中而更为国人所关注和知晓。该电视电影中的关东军情报官在耄耋之年对女主人公女儿回忆说，满洲的月亮是红的。其间女主人公有多场激情戏，虽无裸镜，但却相当撩人情欲，而酒厂老色鬼掌柜与色衰艺妓之间的男女之爱亦颇煽情。中文网络上少见该电视电影档案。在下所见为只有中文字幕的D5影碟，黎明编和完结编合计片长为280分钟。该电视电影IMDb未收录。