Japan Synopsis
月光の囁き
“Takuya wants to be Satsuki's dog. Satsuki likes to see Takuya cry. Love hurts.”
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.
The 1998–2000 Japan Window
187 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Moonlight Whispers sits at position #148.
Other Titles From Nikkatsu Corporation
The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Moonlight Whispers premiered. 447 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,835 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (16th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.9 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,686 of 1,933 (top 87%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Nikkatsu Corporation |
| Runtime | 1h 37m |
| Release Date | October 23, 1999 |
| IMDb | tt0208178 |