Takahisa ZEZE 瀬々敬久
Moon Child
Nippon Cinema ª
MOON CHILD is a sci-fi action drama starring HYDE (L‘Arc en Ciel) and Gackt, two of Japan‘s top rock musicians with a strong fan base throughout Asia. Filmed on location in Taiwan, it features an up and coming cast in a truly unique, pan-Asian glimpse of the future. In a chaotic, strife-filled city where everything is up for grabs, fate brings four orphans into the life of KEI, a man with eternal life – a vampire.
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Moon Child (NC 2004)
Japan 2003
119 minutes
Director
Takahisa ZEZE
Script
Gackt, Kishu IZUCHI, Takahisa ZEZE
Cinematography
Takahide SHIBANUSHI
Music
Yasukawa GORO
Production
"Moon Child" Film Partners
World sales
Shochiku
Cast
Hyde, Gackt, Leehom WANG, Zeny KWOK, Taro YAMAMOTO, Susumu TERAJIMA
About Takahisa ZEZE
瀬々敬久
Takahisa ZEZE, born in Oita Prefecture in 1960, started making first films during his philosophy studies at Kyoto University. After his graduation, he worked for the production company Shishi and made his feature film debut in 1989 with the pink film GOOD LUCK JAPAN. In the 1990s, he became one of the leading pink film directors and wrote many screenplays under various pen names. His film HEAVEN’S STORY (2010 / NC ’11) won the FIPRESCI Award at the 2011 Berlinale. In 2016, he had one of the biggest annual box office hits in Japan with the mystery drama 64.