# Moonlight Whispers (1999)

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**Original title**: *月光の囁き*
**Runtime**: 97 min
**Genres**: Drama, Romance
**Directed by**: Akihiko Shiota
**Written by**: Akihiko Shiota, Yōichi Nishiyama
**Starring**: Kenji Mizuhashi, Tsugumi, Kōta Kusano, Harumi Inoue, Chika Fujimura, Kei Marimura

> *Takuya wants to be Satsuki's dog. Satsuki likes to see Takuya cry. Love hurts.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

A high-school romance where wooden kendo swords double as love tokens. Satsuki and Takuya tumble from first awkward strikes to a twisted game of domination, each discovering desires neither expected to find. It prefers its heartbreak served with a side of cringe.

**Mood tags**: sexy, unhinged

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