Detroit Metal City

2008 1h 44m JA

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6.5

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6.6

IMDB

★6.5TMDB · 72★6.6IMDB · 2,691

Comedy

Synopsis

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Soichi Negishi moved to Tokyo to chase his dream of becoming a musician playing stylish, Swedish-style pop. Instead, he finds himself leading the death metal band Detroit Metal City, or DMC, as the costumed and grotesquely made-up "demon emperor" Johannes Krauser II. Although he hates the role and the things he has to do as a member of the band, he has a definite talent for it.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kenichi Matsuyama
Sôichi Negishi / Johannes Krauser II
Rosa Kato
Yuri Aikawa
Ryuji Akiyama
Terumichi Nishida / Camus
Yoshihiko Hosoda
Masayuki Wada / Alexander Jagi
Kazuma Suzuki
Hidetaka Asato
Issey Takahashi
Hideki Saji (singer of Tetrapod Melon Tea)
Minami
Nia
Yasuko Matsuyuki
Manager

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Toshio Lee
Writers: Mika Ohmori, Mika Ohmori
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Toshio Lee, shot by Kôichi Nakayama. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Takuya Taguchi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Kenichi Matsuyama and Rosa Kato and Ryuji Akiyama carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1142972 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 72 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Toshio Lee directs. Kôichi Nakayama behind the camera. Takuya Taguchi cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 18 years ago.
2Directed by Toshio Lee, shot by Kôichi Nakayama. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Takuya Taguchi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Kenichi Matsuyama and Rosa Kato and Ryuji Akiyama carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt1142972 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 72 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.