Moonlight Whispers

1999 Japanese film

Yoichi Nishiyama
Akihiko Shiota

Based onGekko no Sasayaki
by Masahiko KikuniProduced byHiroyuki NegishiStarring

Kenji Mizuhashi
Tsugumi

CinematographyShigeru KomatsubaraEdited byYoshio SuganoMusic byShinsuke Honda

Production
company

Nikkatsu

Distributed byBitters End

Release date

October 23, 1999 (1999-10-23)

Running time

100 minutesCountryJapanLanguageJapanese

Moonlight Whispers (月光の囁き, Gekko no Sasayaki) is a 1999 Japan film directed by Akihiko Shiota and based on the manga Gekko no sasayaki by Masahiko Kikuni.^[1]^[2]

Plot

A boy (Takuya) meets a girl (Satsuki), both 17 years of age,^[3] and they fall in love. When she discovers his fetishes Satsuki brands Takuya hentai (pervert) and leaves him, only to be drawn back by the power his fetishes give her over him.

She has him watch as she had sex with another man, then asks him to lick her body.^[3]

Cast

Kenji Mizuhashi as Takuya Hidaka
Tsugumi as Satsuki Kitahara
Kōta Kusano as Tadashi Uematsu
Harumi Inoue as Shizuka Kitahara
Yoshiki Sekino as Maruken

Reception

The film has received mixed reviews, scoring 57 out of 100 on the review aggregator site Metacritic.^[4]

Awards

1999: Special Jury Prize at the 10th Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival^[5]
1999: Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award
1999: Hochi Film Award (Best New Director for Akihiko Shiota)
1999: Locarno International Film Festival, Golden Leopard (Nomination for Akihiko Shiota)
2000: Japanese Professional Movie Award
- Tsugumi (Best New Actress)
- Akihiko Shiota (Best New Director)
2000: Mainichi Film Concours, Sponichi Grand Prize (New Talent Award for Akihiko Shiota)
Yokohama Film Festival, Festival Prize
- Best New Director Akihiko Shiota
- Best New Talent Tsugumi

References

^ Scott, A. O. (November 22, 2000). "Moonlight Whispers - FILM REVIEW; Masochists Always Hurt The Ones They Love -". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-07-27.
^ 月光の囁き (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2013-10-30.
^ ^a ^b Short, Steven (2001-03-19). "Dirty Movies". Time Asia. Archived from the original on 2001-04-13. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
^ "Sasayaki Reviews on Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
^ "Yubari International Fantastic Adventure Film Festival '99". yubarifanta.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2009-09-20.