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B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 66.7 / 100
1999·Drama / Romance·1h 40m

MOONLIGHT WHISPERS

“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.

Above the Line
Akihiko Shiota·DirectorYōichi Nishiyama·WriterAkihiko Shiota·WriterShigeru Komatsubara·Director of PhotographyShinsuke Honda·Original Music ComposerYoshio Sugano·Editor
Cast
Kenji Mizuhashi·Takuya HidakaTsugumi·Satsuki KitaharaKōta Kusano·Tadashi UematsuHarumi Inoue·Shizuka KitaharaChika Fujimura·RikaKei MarimuraKiriko ShimizuYoshiki Sekino·Kengo MaruyamaShino AizawaChika Fujimura·Satsuki's Friend
Full Crew
(17 credits)
Directing· 2
Akihiko Shiota·DirectorTomohiro Kubo·Assistant Director
Writing· 3
Yōichi Nishiyama·WriterAkihiko Shiota·WriterMasahiko Kikuni·Original Story
Camera· 1
Shigeru Komatsubara·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Yoshio Sugano·Editor
Sound & Music· 3
Shinsuke Honda·Original Music ComposerHikaru Ishikawa·Music ProducerKenji Sakagami·Sound Engineer
Art & Design· 1
Norifumi Ataka·Production Design
Production· 5
Masaya Nakamura·Executive ProducerNobutsugu Tsubomi·Executive ProducerToru Yoshida·Executive ProducerHiroyuki Negishi·ProducerNobuyuki Kajikawa·Production Manager
Other Departments· 1
Ryuichi Ishimaru·Lighting Technician
By the Numbers
66.7
OF 100
Master Score
6.9
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Moonlight Whispers's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Melancholy, Serene
Composition
Centered
Era
1990s
Visual Style
Photographic

“A movie poster featuring a young woman and man sitting side-by-side in a grassy field against a pink and purple sky with a bright sun. The woman, wearing a scho”

romance
Key Elements
CrutchesSchool UniformBandages
Atmosphere
Bright
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Rural
Design Score
7/10
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