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Moon Child (Limited Edition) (Japan Version - English Subtitles)
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Zeze Takahisa's newest offering, Moon Child, may be the work that puts him on the map as a major international talent. Shot in Taiwan, the film is a sleek action thriller starring superstars Hyde, Gackt, and Leehom Wang. It is set in the near future in a fictional Asian city called Maleppa. A hotbed of crime and drugs, the city is the home to Sho (Gackt) and his gang of desperate criminal associates. Into this group comes Kei (Hyde), a pale, young vampire who has deep ties to Sho. Kei joins the group, which now also includes Son (Wang) and his younger sister Yi-che (Zeny Kwok), until a grisly event at once reaffirms the bond between Kei and Sho, but also forces Kei to once again flee Maleppa. Years pass and allegiances are switched, but the worlds of Kei and Sho are on course for one last collision...
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Product Title: Moon Child (Limited Edition) (Japan Version - English Subtitles) 月之魔童 (期間限定生產) (日本版 - 英文字幕) 月之魔童 (期间限定生产) (日本版 - 英文字幕) MOON CHILD ＜邦画マル得キャンペーン＞ （期間限定生産） Moon Child (Limited Edition) (Japan Version - English Subtitles)
Artist Name(s): Leehom Wang | Gackt | Toyokawa Etsushi | Suzuki Anne | Ishibashi Ryo | HYDE | Yamamoto Taro | Terajima Susumu 王力宏 | Gackt | 豐川悅司 | 鈴木杏 | 石橋凌 | HYDE | 山本太郎 | 寺島進 王力宏 力宏 | Gackt | 丰川悦司 | 铃木杏 | 石桥凌 | HYDE | 山本太郎 | 寺岛进 王力宏（ワン・リーホン） | Ｇａｃｋｔ | 豊川悦司 | 鈴木杏 | 石橋凌 | ＨＹＤＥ | 山本太郎 | 寺島進 | ゼニー・クォック Leehom Wang | 각트 | Toyokawa Etsushi | Suzuki Anne | Ishibashi Ryo | HYDE | Yamamoto Taro | Terajima Susumu
Director: Zeze Takahisa Sese Takahisa Zeze Takahisa 瀬々敬久 Zeze Takahisa
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Release Date: 2007-01-27
Publisher Product Code: DA-2438
Language: Japanese
Subtitles: English
Country of Origin: Japan
Picture Format: NTSC What is it?
Disc Format(s): DVD
Region Code: 2 - Japan, Europe, South Africa, Greenland and the Middle East (including Egypt) What is it?
Publisher: Shochiku Home Video
Other Information: DVD
Shipment Unit: 1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.: 1004559857

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タイトル:MOON CHILD: ＜邦画マル得キャンペーン＞ （期間限定生産）
出演:HYDE／Gackt／ワン・リーホン／ゼニー・クォック／山本太郎／寺島進／鈴木杏／石橋凌／豊川悦司
監督:瀬々敬久

2014年、アジアの片隅の街マレッパ。10年程前に日本経済が破綻し、国は崩壊、多くの人が移民となって海外に流れ出た。ここマレッパも例外なく母国を失った人々で溢れかえり、人種の坩堝と化していた。そんな混沌とした街の中で、8歳のショウは生きるために仲間たちと盗みを働きながら、明日をも知れない日々を過ごしていた。ある日、ショウは廃墟の中で倒れているケイと出会う。それから月日は流れ、19歳になったショウはケイや仲間たちと敵対するマフィアのアジトを襲撃して大金をせしめようとしていたが…。
人気ボーカリストのHYDE（ハイド）とGackt（ガクト）がダブル主演した青春アクション。近未来のアジアを舞台に、2人の若者の運命的な出会いと友情を、淡い三角関係を織り交ぜながら描いている。類稀なる美貌と知性を持つ個性派アーティスト、Gacktの原案を映画化した作品で、Gackt自ら脚本の共同執筆にも参加している。共演に、台湾の人気ミュージシャンのワン・リーホンや「金魚のしずく」で注目を集めた香港の若手女優ゼニー・クォック、「バトル・ロワイヤル」「GO」の山本太郎、ハリウッド映画出演経験を持つ鈴木杏などアジア各国の実力派俳優が顔を揃えている。

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色:カラー
画面:16：9／4：3（LB）
言語／音声:日本語：DD（ステレオ）／日本語：DD（5.1chサラウンド）／日本語：dts（5.1chサラウンド）

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製作年:2003
日本小売価格:￥2667
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Average Customer Rating for this Edition: Customer Review Rated Bad 7 - 7 out of 10 (1)
Average Customer Rating for All Editions of this Product: Customer Review Rated Bad 8 - 8.4 out of 10 (91)

xxAlag
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May 10, 2009

This customer review refers to Moon Child (Japan Version - English Subtitles)
Beautifull Customer Review Rated Bad 8 - 8 out of 10
I found the beginning very funny. The acting is totally different than the American acting. The acting in this movie is to much. But still it was really funny. I am a huge fan of Gackt, and after seeing this movie i love him even more. You shouldn't focus on the acting, but what the movie is about. And don't try to find 1 subject. It's about everything. How the world can really suck, that it is a dangerous place, but that you still have friends, and some things will turn out right. It's romantic, it's hilarious, it's a little bit of action, and it is too cry for.

I really loved this movie. I did get lost in the middle part, because they sometimes jump a few days, months or even some years forward. So I didn't really understand what happened to Kei. But they do say it, that's a blank spot that you have to fill in your self. And you will find those kind of things troughout the whole movie.

So if you are a Gackt fan or a Hyde fan (Hyde really is hot in this movie ;o)
Then you really must watch it !!
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SarangAsianMusic
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April 16, 2009

This customer review refers to Moon Child (Hong Kong Version)
hm... Customer Review Rated Bad 10 - 10 out of 10
I must say that I have never experienced a tale of better brotherhood than this film. The plot is thick and the violence is real, but the heart never wavers in this film. HYDE and Gackt played the excellent pair and should be commended for their acting. I was also surprised when I realized that Wang Lee Hom was in the film. ^^

I do believe that when it comes to the viewer, you'll either get it or you won't (hence the mixed reviews from people.) Some say its the worst film while others call it a masterpiece. People also need to realize that this film was made back in 2004. Its really not right to compare the graphics to the current times. For a movie made in its time frame, I thought they did a pretty good job.

Also, if a person doesn't understand the movie, they won't understand the character. There's a connection you feel with each character in the film that really hits you hard near the climax of the movie. It's hard not to shed some tears near the end (well, for a female at least. ^^)

For those who want to try this film, get ready for some serious gun violence. (Not for your 15 and under kid). Also, this is not really a vampire film. The message goes beyond "vampire genre". There's really only 2 in the entire film.

It's good to be a bit open-minded with this movie because there's so much beneath the surface, yet its hidden well to the point where some viewers become frustrated and begin to hate it. The story is amazing. The threads of friendship always stay strong no matter how thin they appear to be.
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Jeri
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January 10, 2009

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I didn't really understand it... Customer Review Rated Bad 2 - 2 out of 10
I had previously thought about purchasing this movie a while ago, but when I saw it at my public library, I thought I would rent it and see how much worth it it would be to buy it. Well...let's just say I highly doubt it's worth the $31 you would be paying for it.

Even the beginning of the movie threw me off. I continued watching to see if I could make connections with any of the characters etc. There were a few funny parts at the beginning when I still had a grasp on what was happening. After they left some cafe place...I was lost. I think I fell asleep through most of it, and was so lost by the end that I didn't even bother going back and watching the 1+ hours I had missed.

Acting is not that great, and it surely could have been much better. I was expecting a really great movie from the hype it got from people, but I was not impressed. If you're a big fan of HYDE or Gackt, sure, you can go ahead and try it. I am, too, but I surely didn't like this movie very well. I didn't give it an absolute zero because, well, they tried. Not something I would recommend, though.
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Phoenix Lin
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April 7, 2007
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 Romancing darkness Customer Review Rated Bad 7 - 7 out of 10
A movie with artistic moments of or bits of everything: action, humor, romance, brotherly bonding, insight, tragedy but not really blossoming into anything spectacular. Somewhere along the way writers block occurred because you feel a lull in everything & the story barely holds together enough to bring you to the conclusion that felt predestined in the writers' minds. The acting...not award winning but adequate. A definate must have for fans of Gackt & Hyde. I loved the fusion of Japanese & Cantonese which offered much of the humorous moments.
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Fateschild
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May 6, 2006

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Another admiring review Customer Review Rated Bad 9 - 9 out of 10
I have owned Moonchild for quite a while now. It is still one of my favorite movies. Just about everyone that I know has seen it now.

Now, don't think that I am saying good things about this movie because I am a Gackt or Hyde fan. I actually got into the music after watching Moonchild. Before that I had played the PS2 game Bujingai and this made me curious about this Gackt fellow. Moonchild was my next step.

To me, this movie has the feeling of an independent film. One that was made by a group of friends who all got together and said "Hey lets make a movie." Cheesy dialogue and overacting are definately a part of this. It isn't very polished and it really needed either more time in the middle or to have been split into two movies. That is the only complaint that I have about Moonchild. It needed more time to tell the story.

One of the best things about Moonchild is not that it transcends genres, it instead seems to embrace several of them. It is a movie with a vampire in it that isn't a vampire movie. This is extremely rare. I found it refreshing.

Maybe this movie isn't for everyone. However, I have been recommending to my friends for a while now. If you aren't sure, you can always rent it. That's how I saw it the first time.
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