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As others have written about the story of Moon Child both singers Hyde and Gackt play the 2 main characters and there are another 3 or 4 that become joined within their group of friends. This is an action/vampire story which sounds insane and it's not dubbed for those of you who won't read subtitles. I have to say this has actually turned into my favorite Vampire movie. No big vampire make and Hyde does a remarkable job as Kei a vampire who was turned and then the man who turned him sat in the sun to die because he said he had seen and done everything he needed to. Kei is haunted by what he has become also when he meet Sho (Gackt's) character who appears about 8 or 9. Kei is shocked when Sho sees him starting to smoke when the sun hits him and drags him to his brother and friends hideout into the shady spot. The three young boys have just robbed a man with a briefcase full of money to me it is assummed he is some sort of bad guy with all that cash. As you can except he chases the boys and finds one of them first Sho's brother and shoots him in the leg. Toshi the friend has taken off another direction and the man directs Sho to get him before he kills his brother. As he steps out of screen you here a sound his brother screams as Sho runs right back and warns him against going in saying his friend is a monster. In fact although Kei kills/feeds off the man he does it to save the boys. When Sho sees him with the blood on his lips and isn't frightened he asked him if he were scared and he tells him by shaking his head and smiling.This friendship as Sho and the others while Kei has to watch it happen around him is both beautiful and sad. Hyde often is photographed in tons of make up but I have to say although he is very small probably a little over 5 feet tall and rather delicate looking he is very handsome in the nearly natural make up they did with him. I do have to agree with others that they overdid Gackts makeup he's a handsome guy I know make up is one of his trademarks too but in the movie it was too much. But as with Hyde Gackt put in a very wonderful performance of both at times a little funny to a wide range of emotions.I liked that this wasn't your typical vampire bite em up movie. Kei's character only fed on people that Sho and his gang fought and killed.There are some beautiful scenes in this movie and personally I like the way they used Kei's vampire skills. In one gun battle particularly I found it so beautiful as Hyde/Kei held onto a bad guy and did a dance as he shot.I've given away enough but just remember go into this movie with an open mind it might surprise you. I picked it up when I read Hyde was in it for the dumb reason I loved his bands song Ready Steady Go from Full Metal Alchemist the anime. Turns out he should be in more movies however I think he has only done 2.
