Featuring interviews with Gene Simmons, Marilyn Manson, Stan Lee and more, WE ARE X dives into YOSHIKI's life and X JAPAN's attempt to break into the American music industry. Supported by concert footage, band interviews and fan photos, the compelling film takes a look at X JAPAN's hardships and conflicts including suicide and cultism. Also spotlighting the band's triumphs, WE ARE X explores the group's phenomenal success, boasting more than 30 million albums and singles sold, countless sold-out concerts around the world, and fans in North America, Europe, Latin America and South East Asia.
Special features for WE ARE X include deleted scenes featuring Hello Kitty designer Yuko Yamaguchi and clips from Kitty Con, the New Economy Summit, Tateyama and the X Museum, as well as deleted interviews with members of X JAPAN. Extras also include seven interview vignettes with YOSHIKIi about WE ARE X, and two live performances, "Forever Love" and "Kurenai," from X JAPAN's 1997 "The Last Live" concert at the Tokyo Dome. A tribute to the band with the "Born to be Free" Fan Video featuring concert footage and global fan interviews is also included. The documentary will be available on Blu-ray and DVD for the suggested retail price of $29.98 and $26.98, and on Digital HD via iTunes, Google Play, Amazon Video and additional digital retailers on April 25.
Synopsis
From the producers of the Oscar-winning film Searching for Sugar Man, comes WE ARE X, a transcendent rock and roll story about one of the biggest and most successful bands the world's never heard of...yet. Under the enigmatic direction of drummer, pianist, composer, and producer YOSHIKI, X JAPAN has sold over 30 million singles and albums combined--captivating such a wide range of admirers as Sir George Martin, KISS, Stan Lee, and even the Japanese Emperor. An astonishingly intimate portrait of a deeply haunted--but truly unstoppable--virtuoso and the music that has enthralled legions of the world's most devoted fans.
Bonus Features
Deleted Scenes
Deleted Interviews:
Yoshiki
Toshl
Pata
Heath
Sugizo
Yoshiki on We Are X
"Forever Love" (From 1997's "The Last Live" Concert at Tokyo Dome)
"Kurenai" (From 1997's "The Last Live" Concert at Tokyo Dome)
"Born to be Free" Fan Video
DVD
Blu-ray
DVD Price:
$26.98
Blu-ray Price:
$29.98
Street Date: April 25, 2017
Street Date:
April 25, 2017
Run Time: 95 minutes
Run Time:
95 minutes
Catalog: 11155 Catalog: 11156
Rating: R
Rating:
R
For more information, visit:
WE ARE X soundtrack available now via Sony Music's Legacy Recordings:
iTunes Link: http://smarturl.it/WeAreX_iTunes
Amazon Link: http://smarturl.it/WeareX_amz
Web: http://wearexfilm.com
X JAPAN:
http://www.xjapan.com
X Japan Facebook / @xjapanofficial Twitter / X Japan YouTube
YOSHIKI:
http://www.yoshiki.net/
YOSHIKI Facebook/ @YoshikiOfficial Twitter / YOSHIKI YouTube
@yoshikiofficial Instagram
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