Moonlight in Tokyo

2005 1h 34m CN

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6.1

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★6.1TMDB · 7

ComedyDramaCrime

Synopsis

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Intellectually impaired he might be, Jun (Leon Lai) is only dumb but not silly. Abandoned by his family on a trip to Tokyo with only a few notes in his pocket, he thinks he has found his guardian angel when he bumps into a former classmate, Hoi (Chapman To). But Hoi is no angel at all. He is just a grifter on the run from yakuza loan sharks. When Yan (Yang Kuei-mei), the owner of an escort service, is convinced the ingenuous Jun will mark a perfect gigolo, Hoi decides to transform his pal into Tokyo's most sought-after Lothario in order to eke out a living and to pay his debts.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Leon Lai Ming
Jun
Chapman To Man-Chat
Hoi
Michelle Ye Xuan
Lu
Yang Kuei-mei
Yan
Roy Cheung Yiu-Yeung
Mr. Li
Hiro Hayama
Ronald Wong
Fire Lee Ka-Wing

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alan Mak Siu-Fai
Writers: Felix Chong Man-Keung, Alan Mak Siu-Fai
Languages: Cantonese, Japanese, Mandarin
Countries: Hong Kong, Japan, Thailand

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1 / 7

ERA

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Released 21 years ago.

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2 / 7

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Cantonese, Japanese, Mandarin.

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3 / 7

WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: Hong Kong, Japan, Thailand.

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4 / 7

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Leon Lai Ming and Chapman To Man-Chat and Michelle Ye Xuan carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0490393 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Alan Mak Siu-Fai directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong, Japan, Thailand. Dialogue in Cantonese, Japanese, Mandarin.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 21 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Cantonese, Japanese, Mandarin.
3International production across 3 countries: Hong Kong, Japan, Thailand.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Leon Lai Ming and Chapman To Man-Chat and Michelle Ye Xuan carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0490393 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.