Detoroito Metaru Shiti (2008)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Toshio Lee

Writers:

Kiminori Wakasugi (manga)
Mika Omori (adaptation)

Release Date:

23 August 2008 (Japan)

Genre:

Drama | Music

Plot:

Soichi Negishi moved to Tokyo to chase his dream of becoming a musician playing stylish, Swedish-style pop...

Plot Keywords:

Metal | Death Metal | Japan | Tokyo Japan | Slapstick

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

Ken'ichi Matsuyama	...	Soichi Negishi / Johannes Krauser II
Yoshihiko Hosoda	...	Masayuki Wada / Alexander Jaggi
Ryûji Akiyama	...	Terumichi Nishida / Camus
Rosa Kato	...	Yuri Aikawa
Yasuko Matsuyuki	...	Boss
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ken Ayugai
Cynthia Cheston	...	Reporter
Niclas Ericsson	...	Journalist
Ryo Kato	...	Toshihiko Negishi
Minami	...	Nina
Yoshiko Miyazaki	...	Keiko Negishi
Masami Nagasawa
Yôsuke Ôchi	...	Susumu 'Kiba' Kibayashi
Yoshinori Okada	...	Detroit Metal City fan
Koji Okura	...	Detroit Metal City fan
Nobuhiko Ôtani	...	DJ Raika
Gregory Pekar	...	Journalist
Gene Simmons	...	Jack Il Dark
Kazuma Suzuki	...	Hidetaka Asato
Issei Takahashi	...	Hidenori Saji
Laura Windrath	...	Kennie Il Dark

Also Known As:

Detroit Metal City (International: English title)

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Japan:G | Hong Kong:IIB | Taiwan:PG-12 | Singapore:NC-16 | South Korea:15

Filming Locations:

Oita, Japan

Company:

Dentsu

Movie Connections:

References Kung fu (2004)

Dream...

I don't like death metal, I thought Matsuyama Kenichi is a weak actor who can only handle supporting roles, the main character reminded me of "Densha Otoko" who annoyed me very much, and they went overboard with the comedy. Personally, nothing was going right for this film, but it turned out to be one hell of a movie.

The theme for this movie is "Dream", and it is cheesy as it sounds, as expected of a anime-based movie. However, the movie had the energy and its fast pace in addition to the interesting setting quickly drew me into the story. It is apparent a lot of effort was put into the SFX and production of this movie.

Matsuyuki Yasuko seemed totally out of place in a bad role, but she was absolutely hot. There were many stupid moments, but I found myself constantly laughing, even at dirty jokes. This film has the magic, there is no other way of explaining it. Other than its excessively cheesy "showdown" scene at the end, this movie was perfect in every way. Good enough to satisfy even the harshest doubters (i.e. me). Highly recommended.