Moon Child
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58% Critic Match

Moon Child

5.8 / 10 2003 2h 0mNR Japanese
HorrorActionThrillerScience FictionDrama

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

GACKT

GACKT

Sho

Lead
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

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Takahisa Zeze's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Moon Child is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker