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.
The 2002–2004 Japan Window
263 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Moon Child sits at position #237.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Moon Child. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Moon Child premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.
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 |