Moonlight Whispers
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is a 1999 Japanese film directed by Akihiko Shiota
. The film is based on the manga
Gekko no sasayaki.
Boy (Takuya) meets girl (Satsuki), they fall in love. When she discovers his fetishes
Satsuki brands Takuya hentai
(pervert) and leaves him, only to be drawn back by the power his fetishes give her over him.
Akihiko Shiota
is a Japanese film director and screenwriter.-Career:Born in Kyoto Prefecture, Shiota attended Rikkyō University, where he began making 8mm films in the tradition of other Rikkyō students like Kiyoshi Kurosawa...
. The film is based on the manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
Gekko no sasayaki.
Boy (Takuya) meets girl (Satsuki), they fall in love. When she discovers his fetishes
Sexual fetishism
Sexual fetishism, or erotic fetishism, is the sexual arousal a person receives from a physical object, or from a specific situation. The object or situation of interest is called the fetish, the person a fetishist who has a fetish for that object/situation. Sexual fetishism may be regarded, e.g...
Satsuki brands Takuya hentai
Hentai
is a Japanese word that, in the West, is used when referring to sexually explicit or pornographic comics and animation, particularly those of Japanese origin such as anime, manga, and computer games. The word hentai is a kanji compound of 変 and 態...
(pervert) and leaves him, only to be drawn back by the power his fetishes give her over him.
Reviews
- "Moonlight Whisper buzzes with a quietly disturbing resonance that will stick with you for days." Time Out, New York
- "...unspools like a long kinky episode of 'Dawson's Creek'...succeeds in uncovering moments of delicate nuance." A. O. Scott, The New York Times
- "Perfectly deranged...Attains a hospitalized lyricism not seen since Cronenberg's Crash" Chuck Stephens, San Francisco Bay Guardian.
- "An audacious blend of perversion and poignancy" Peter Stack, San Francisco Chronicle.
- "discreetly erotic...[director, Akihiko Shiota is] an original new talent." Derek Elley, Variety
- "a singular film. . . passionately romantic."Noah Cowan, Toronto International Film Festival
Awards
- 1999: Special Jury Prize at the 10th Yubari International Fantastic Film FestivalYubari International Fantastic Film FestivalThe , also sometimes called YIFFF, is held in a resort-like environment in the small town of Yūbari on the northernmost Japanese island of Hokkaidō. From 1990 to 1999, the festival was known as the Yubari International Fantastic Adventure Film Festival.-History:...
- 1999: Directors Guild of Japan New Directors AwardDirectors Guild of Japan New Directors AwardThe is given annually by the Directors Guild of Japan to a new director of a film released that year who is considered the most "suitable" for the award. The winner is selected by a committee formed of DGJ members. All formats—feature film, documentary, television, video, etc.—are eligible for...
- 1999: Hochi Film Award (Best New Director for Akihiko Shiota)
- 1999: Locarno International Film Festival, Golden Leopard (Nomination for Akihiko Shiota)
- 2000: Japanese Professional Movie Award
- Tsugumi (Best New Actress)
- Akihiko Shiota (Best New Director)
- 2000: Mainichi Film Concours, Sponichi Grand Prize (New Talent Award for Akihiko Shiota)
- Yokohama Film FestivalYokohama Film FestivalThe is a noticed yearly awards ceremony held in Japan. The festival was started as a small affair by fans and film critics, and first held on February 3, 1980. Ten films are chosen as the best of the year, and various awards are given to personnel...
, Festival Prize- Best New Director Akihiko Shiota
- Best New Talent Tsugumi