Desert Moon
is a 2001 Japanese drama film written, directed and edited by Shinji Aoyama, starring Hiroshi Mikami. It was in competition at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival.
Plot
The film's main theme is the conflict between work and family commitments in modern Japan. It focuses on a successful internet entrepreneur Nagai (Hiroshi Mikami), whose wife Akira (Maho Toyota) and young daughter Kaai (Yukiko Ikari) left him because he neglected them for his business. A young hustler Keechie (Shuji Kashiwabara), who has emotion problems concerning his own father, becomes involved in the family's drama.
More details
| author | Shinji Aoyama |
|---|---|
| director | Shinji Aoyama |
| editor | Shinji Aoyama |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | hiroshi mikami hustler male prostitute young daughter yukiko ikari |
| musicBy | Jim O'Rourke |
| theme | japanese |