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It's the year 2014, and after going through an extreme economical crisis, many Japanese are forced to emigrate to China. The story begins by showing a few orphans stealing to survive. Unfortunately, they decide to steal from a mobster and get caught. One of the orphans, named Sho, meets a vampire who is near death. After saving the vampire, Kei (Hyde), he saves the orphans from the wrath of the Gangster.

Fast forward in time. Sho (Music/{{Gackt}}) is a young man now, and he and his orphan friends are still stealing to survive. They've upgraded their tactics now, and gunfights ensue. Kei has decided to serve as a mentor to the group, and his superhuman abilities prove valuable. The group meet a Taiwanese man, Son, and learn that he is trying to take revenge on the gangsters for raping his sister, Yi-Che. The orphans decide to team up with him, and a friendship is formed.

The rest of the movie follows this group through their lives, showing the hardships they face, and how their bonds grow or diminish over time.

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!!This movie provides examples of:

%%* BadassLongcoat: Sho's white coat.
%%* BigNo: Kei, when [[spoiler: Sho is dying in his arms]].
%%* BloodFromTheMouth: [[spoiler:Toshi and Sho.]]
%%* CuteMute: Yi-che
%%* DamselInDistress: Yi-Che.
* DiedInYourArmsTonight: [[spoiler: Toshi dies in Sho’s arms. Later subverted with Sho himself, see EmergencyTransformation.]]
* EmergencyTransformation: [[spoiler: What Kei does to Sho in order to save his life in the end]].
* EverybodyDiesEnding: [[spoiler: Everyone is dead at the end of the movie, except for Hana.]]
%%* GangstaStyle: Coupled with GunsAkimbo.
* LoveTriangle: Sho loves Yi-che (and Kei). Yi-che loves Kei. Kei loves Sho, and has a sort-of fondness for Yi-che.
* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: Gay vampire gangsters of the future!
%%* OurVampiresAreDifferent
%%* RapeAsBackstory: Yi-che
%%* RuleOfCool: All of the fight scenes rely on this.
* StrangeSalute: Sho, Kei, and Toshi have their own special salute when greeting each other or saying goodbye.
* WhoWantsToLiveForever: Well, not Kei and Luka at least. [[spoiler: And not Sho either.]]
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