director: Toshio Lee
starring: Kenichi Matsuyama · Rosa Kato · Yasuko Matsuyama
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Laura Windrath and Gene Simmons
Based on
the ultra-popular Japanese manga by Kiminori Wakasugi which lampoons show
business [in general] and the music biz [in particular]. Soichi moved
to Tokyo to pursue his dream of becoming a musician playing stylish, Swedish-style
pop. Instead, he finds himself the lead singer - costumed and grotesquely
made-up as "the demon emperor" - for a death-metal band called
Detroit Metal City (DMC). Although he hates the music and the lifestyle,
Soichi has a genuine talent for it. The movie follows his journey as he
tries to reconcile the two very different personalities fighting for identity
inside him.
A
Japanese film; original widescreen format (16:9), uncut (104 min.) version
in DVD encoded for ALL REGION NTSC, playable on any American DVD machine;
in Japanese language with optional English subtitles.
