| Movie Review - Detroit Metal City |
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| Monday, 07 February 2011 21:54 |
 The new Toshio Lee film Detroit Metal City is a hilariously funny and quirky film revolving around Soichiro Negishi (Kenichi Matsuyama from the hugely popular Death Note series), a pure-hearted young man who is torn between his new job (lead singer of a death metal band) and his true calling (pop star aspirant). Soichiro is a music obsessed young teen, relocated from the countryside to Tokyo. After failing to garner success as a trendy hip pop star playing indie music, he answers an ad in a flyer recruiting musicians and ends up as lead vocalist in a death metal band. The band, complete with shocking vulgar performances and full makeup, is reminiscent of metal band KISS. Soichiro is adored by his heavy metal fans and achieves success in his new role, but he is utterly miserable. While fulfilling his commitment as lead singer of the heavy metal band, Soichiro meets former sweetheart Yuri Aikawa (Rosa Kato), who despises heavy metal. The movie goes on to reveal Soichiro’s very funny but woeful journey until the end when he finally faces off against world-renowned death metal vocalist “Jack IL Dark” (played by Gene Simmons of KISS) on the stage. Detroit Metal City is an entertaining movie with explicit commentary that is NOT suitable for young viewers. I enjoyed watching Detroit Metal City and think many viewers will too.  Photos © 2008 TOHO / HORIPRO / HAKUSENSHA / SME / DENTSU / d-rights / PARCO / SDP / TOKYO FM / Yahoo! Japan / NIPPAN / TSUTAYA Group. All Rights Reserved. |
| Last Updated on Monday, 07 February 2011 21:56 |