Itanong Mo sa Buwan
| Itanong Mo sa Buwan | |
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| Directed by | Chito S. Roño |
| Written by | Armando "Bing" Lao |
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| Cinematography | Charlie S. Peralta |
| Edited by | Abelardo Hulleza |
| Music by | Jose "Toto" Gentica V |
Production company | Double M Films International |
| Distributed by | Solar Entertainment |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | Philippines |
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Itanong Mo sa Buwan (English: Ask the Moon), internationally titled as The Moonchild, is a 1988 Philippine crime thriller drama film directed by Chito S. Roño from a story and screenplay written by Armando "Bing" Lao. With the plot being similarly patterned to Akira Kurosawa's 1950 film Rashomon, it follows a bank robber and a woman whom he held hostage who describe the events of the bank robbery. It stars Mark Gil, Jaclyn Jose, and Anjo Yllana, with the supporting cast including Anita Linda, Tita Muñoz, Susan Africa, Lucita Soriano, and Fernando Morato.
Produced by Double M Films International, which was helmed by producer Mike Miranda, the film was theatrically released on 25 December 1988, as one of the entries of the 14th Metro Manila Film Festival. It also received an overseas premiere in West Germany on 11 February 1989, as one of the films exhibited under the "Forum 1989" section of the 39th Berlin International Film Festival.