In the year 2014, Japan suffers a major economic collapse and people are forced to emigrate to nearby mainland China. Three boys are living in a fictional Chinese city called Mallepa. The three boys, named Sho (Gackt Camui), Shinji and Toshi survive through pickpocketing. During a theft gone wrong, Sho meets Kei (Hyde Takarai), a man who looks to be young, but is in fact a vampire.

Several years later, Sho is in his twenties, leading a robbery team together with Kei and Toshi. On one of these robberies, against a criminal gang, they meet Taiwanese man named Son (Leehom Wang). Son is attacking the gang because the gang leader raped his sister, Yi-Che.

These are the main characters of the film, which goes on describing Sho and his life for several years forward, as he rises through the ranks of the criminal underworld in Mallepa. [From Wikipedia]

Theme Song: Orenji no Taiyou (the Orange Sun) sung by Gackt and Hyde
Duration: 120 minutes
Co written by Gackt

My Review:
The story was alright it was kinda weird that there’s a vampire in a story but I guess without it the story would become just another common story about a boy that grew up into whatever he wanted. One thing I absolutely love in this movie is the gun fights. It was shot beautifully, totally bad ass I must say. Their acting was alright they made me laugh in some of the comedic scenes.

originally posted: October 28, 2009