Moonlight in Tokyo

"Swan Lake," "The Ugly Duckling," magical realism, and two Chinese men in Tokyo. Jun is mildly mentally disabled, in his late 20s, living with his siblings after his mother has died. Knowing he's a burden to them, he runs away to the Shinjuku district where, on the first night, he recognizes another Chinese he knew in school years earlier - it's Hoi, a wannabe gangster deeply in debt to a loan shark who's just had him beaten. Jun helps Hoi home and the next day a quasi-protectorate starts. Hoi and a Chinese friend market Jun as a Korean gigolo. There's more to Jun than meets the eye, and more to Hoi's past. Who's taking care of whom?

Grosses

Hong Kong
$1,207,234
Domestic ()
Summary Details
DistributorMedia Asia Distribution
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Release DateDec 29, 2005
Running Time1 hr 35 min
GenresComedy Drama
In Release368 days/52 weeks
Widest Release33 theaters
DateRankWeekly %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeek
Dec 29-Jan 4, 20064$695,592-33-$21,078$695,5921
Jan 5-113$318,177-54.3%2-31$159,088$1,013,7692
Jan 12-185$156,469-50.8%32+30$4,889$1,170,2383
Jan 19-258$36,995-76.4%23-9$1,608$1,207,2344