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Moon Child Director: Takahisa Zeze Number of Items: 1 Format: Color, Widescreen Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Running Time: 119 minutes Studio: TLA Releasing Product Group: DVD Release Date: 2004-05-18 Buy from Amazon

Customer Reviews: Total numer of reviews: 50 Average rating: 4.5 "Aesthetically pleasing..." We basically view Sho's life, who's an orphan with his brother and best bud Shinji. Kei, a vampire, becomes a crucial companion to Sho. Japan's Jrock stars work together along with Wang Lee Hom in this piece. There are many transitional scenes and slow moments that deem to be boring. However it has its interesting quirks that'll leave the watcher in wonder. "Great movie!!!!!!" I ordered the original Japanese DVD a while ago. Moon Child is one of my favorite movies of all time. Gackt and Hyde are exalent in this movie!! I love the plot. (...) I hope they do more work together in the future. "Interesting but maybe only for the fans..." Gackt and Hyde are both talented men who are famous in the Japanese rock world, but their venture into the acting world had mixed results. Gackt's sometimes-hammy, sometimes-poignant acting is both jarring and strangely amusing (but out of place), while Hyde's steady angst at times comes dangerous close to being a little melodramatic. Violence, death, and painful seperation in this movie abound, giving a movie that starts out seeming like another cheesy action flick a great deal of emotional heaviness. There are some plot elements that are definitely surprising, and this movie really does -try- to address some deeper issues at times--such as attachment, burdens, relationships, mortality--but more often than not, this movie falls flat. Standing on its own merits and not on its stars', MoonChild is not exactly a brilliant film, but it is at the least decently entertaining, even if you do not like (or know of) Gackt or Hyde. "One of the BEST Movies ever" Moon Child is one of the best movies ever! It has all the action and sci-fi~ Gackt and Hyde are the best! Wonderful plot and story! Great acting and gun action. A bit violent, but very good work! Would recomment to anyone!!! Very cool and very stunning! My all time fav. movie!!! Recommend! It's worth your time!!! Gackt is so cool!!! "Seen the region 2 release and loved it!" Even if you're not a fan of the two rock idols, Gackt and HYDE, there is something for everyone in MOON CHILD. From the ultra-hip fight scenes, tightly edited camera work, and heart-wrenching storyline, this powerhouse of a movie is a must for any DVD library. Zeze Takahisa succeeds beautifully in taking two idols and turning them into the definitive cool characters of our time. Japanese cinema is in the middle of a huge comeback and it's getting better than ever.