Moonlight In Tokyo (DVD) (Hong Kong Version) DVD Region 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Leon Lai (Actor) | Chapman To (Actor) | Michelle Yip (Actor) | Roy Cheung

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Kevin Kennedy
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December 31, 2007

This customer review refers to Moonlight In Tokyo (DVD) (US Version)

Surprisingly powerful drama Customer Review Rated Bad 9 - 9 out of 10

Mix together equal parts "Rain Man" and "Midnight Cowboy" and plunk the results down in the middle of Tokyo and you get "Moonlight in Tokyo". This movie surprised me; my expectations were low, but I found that I was moved by it.

I think the wrong-headed packaging of the film has misled some reviewers. While it is made to appear as if it is a comedy, there is very little comedic about this film. Instead, it primarily is a dramatic exploration of the consequences of living life as a materialistic and selfish manipulator, as someone who simply uses other people to get what he wants.

The manipulator here is well played by Chapman To, who hooks up with the mildly retarded Leon Lai and pimps him out in order to earn money to pay off a debt owed to the yakuza. Leon Lai is remarkable as the childlike gigolo; he is very believable in his role, including his inclination to lash out when he feels he is trapped in a situation he doesn't understand.

Unfortunately, To's efforts as a pimp are insufficient to get himself out of the clutches out of the yakuza loanshark; To ends up scheming to have Lai videotape a sexual liaison between himself and the yakuza's moll. To then arranges for the publication of the photos to humiliate the yakuza.

Eventually one of Lai's trysts goes horribly wrong and a woman ends up dead. Here's where the movie shines: To has grown through his relationship with the innocent Lai and now steps forward to accept responsibility for the death. However, he smartly does so in a manner that ends up helping the police nail the actual murderer. Does this lead to a happy resolution? Or have all of To's machinations and manipulations set in motion a different fate?

"Moonlight in Tokyo" does what good fiction must do: It creates characters about whom we come to care, it shows how those characters grow through the challenges they face, and it is unsparing in showing the consequences of irresponsible, selfish behavior. Indeed, I found this film to be surprisingly profound. I recommend it very highly.