Japan Synopsis
ムーンチャイルド
Moon Child follows a group of childhood friends as they advance in a futuristic criminal underworld. Sho feels he is doomed to walk in his idol Kei's footsteps as a vampire with the gift of eternal life and the curse of blood thirst. Over time, their tight friendship becomes corrupted because of their rivalry and love for the same woman.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Moon Child. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Horror + Action in Japan
92 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Horror and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Moon Child itself).
The 2002–2004 Japan Window
In the crowded 2002-2004 Japan release window, Moon Child sits at #237 of 263. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Moon Child premiered alongside 84 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 84 other Japan films in 2003.
The 1507th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
26 audience reviews — more than 45% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 21th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Moon Child, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- romantic rivalry · 5
- dramatic · 3
- daywalker · 1
- tragic · 1
- assassination · 17
- loneliness · 17
- society · 14
- asia · 9
- melancholy · 7
- japan · 454
- friendship · 134
- boys' love (bl) · 69
- love triangle · 55
- vampire · 36
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,217 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (8th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.4 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Horror productions specifically: #270 of 391 (top 69%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Japan, United States of America |
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Mainichi Shinbunsha, Culture Publishers, Twins Japan, Shochiku, WOWOW |
| Runtime | 2h 0m |
| Release Date | April 19, 2003 |
| IMDb | tt0365514 |