GACKT directs himself as a tragic samurai with supernatural powers and better hair than you.
The story begins from March in year 1184 2 months after the final scene in the first play. The Genpei War and troubles of the hero, Minamoto no Yoshitsune, acted by GACKT,was dramatised from a new perspective drawn with a color of entertainment and a fresh breath of aesthetics. It is set in the days after the Heian Era. The Mononoke, who were feared since ancient times, the Mononofu, who are humans who gained the Mononoke’s powers, and the humans, who are being ruled by the Mononofu. In this scenario, the Heike and the Genji families, along with the other Mononofu around them, possess various powers like telepathy and seeing the future.
Costume
Elaborate period-fantasy hybrid designs that scream visual kei budget.
Production
Stage-to-screen theatrical staging with cinematic ambition.
Score
GACKT's own music woven through the narrative like emotional weaponry.
Director
GACKT
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Yoshitsune legend has fascinated Japan for centuries; this version weaponizes that cultural weight with supernatural melodrama.
GACKT's theatrical Moon Saga productions began in 2010, making this film the culmination of years staging his own historical fanfiction.
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