"Moonlight Whispers"
1999
Directed by Akihiko Shiota

The innocent relationship between two teenagers morphs into an out-of-control obsession full of perverse passion and pain in this stunning debut film from Akihiko Shiota. After meeting at fencing class, Takuya and Satsuki drift into the exhilarating emotions of first love. Their young loves changes from cute to kinky, though, when Satsuki discovers a fetishistic stash of her items hidden in her boyfriend's bedroom. Awarded the New Director's Award by the Director's Guild of Japan. "An audacious blend of perversion and poignancy" (Peter Stack, San Francisco Chronicle). Japanese with English subtitles.  100 minutes.