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Moonlight Whispers

1999 · 97 min

An uncomfortable, quietly unsettling watch that draws you into a strange power dynamic and leaves you squirming.

Tagline
Takuya wants to be Satsuki's dog. Satsuki likes to see Takuya cry. Love hurts.
Overview
Satsuki and Takuya are high school students who meet at kendo practice, where they bash one another with wooden swords. They begin an awkward romance, but Takuya soon reveals a masochistic side to his desires. He has been stealing Satsuki's soiled clothing and secretly surveilling her while imagining her subjugation of him. Disgusted, Satsuki rejects him but he persists, and she discovers her own pleasure in manipulating and humiliating him.

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • obsession
    • identity
    • sexuality
    • power
    • coming-of-age
    Places
    • school
    • small town
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex strong
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror2
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance5
    Tension6
    Darkness7
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, romance
    Directed by
    Akihiko Shiota
    Written by
    Yōichi Nishiyama, Akihiko Shiota
    Starring
    Kenji Mizuhashi, Tsugumi, Kōta Kusano, Harumi Inoue, Chika Fujimura, Kei Marimura, Kiriko Shimizu, Yoshiki Sekino
    Music
    Shinsuke Honda
    Cinematography
    Shigeru Komatsubara
    Runtime
    97 min
    Country
    Japan
    Languages
    Japanese

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