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Moon Child

Moon Child

20035.72h 0m

Overview

Moon Child follows a group of childhood friends as they advance in a futuristic criminal underworld. Sho feels he is doomed to walk in his idol Kei's footsteps as a vampire with the gift of eternal life and the curse of blood thirst. Over time, their tight friendship becomes corrupted because of their rivalry and love for the same woman.

Directed by Takahisa Zeze
Written by Takahisa Zeze, GACKT, Kishū Izuchi
Produced by Takashi Hirano
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Top Cast

GACKT

GACKT

Sho

Hyde

Hyde

Kei

Leehom Wang

Leehom Wang

Son

Zeny Kwok Sin-Yu

Zeny Kwok Sin-Yu

Yi-Che

Anne Suzuki

Anne Suzuki

Hana

Taro Yamamoto

Taro Yamamoto

Toshi

Susumu Terajima

Susumu Terajima

Shinji

Ryo Ishibashi

Ryo Ishibashi

Inspector Lorry

Etsushi Toyokawa

Etsushi Toyokawa

Luka

Seiji Chihara

Seiji Chihara

Themes & Keywords

friendshipjapanassassinationlove trianglesocietyvampireasiamelancholyromantic rivalrylonelinessdaywalkerboys' love (bl)dramatictragic

About Moon Child

Moon Child is a horror, action, thriller, science fiction, drama film released in 2003 exploring themes of friendship, japan, assassination, love triangle, society, vampire. Directed by Takahisa Zeze, it stars GACKT, Hyde, Leehom Wang. Moon Child follows a group of childhood friends as they advance in a futuristic criminal underworld. Sho feels he is doomed to walk in his idol Kei's footsteps as a vampire with the gift of eternal life and the curse of blood thirst. Over time, their tight friendship becomes corrupted because of their rivalry and love for the same woman.

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