We Are X (2016)

7.1/10 • 92 min • Music Documentary

Overview

As glam rock's most flamboyant survivors, X Japan ignited a musical revolution in Japan during the late '80s with their melodic metal. Twenty years after their tragic dissolution, X Japan’s leader, Yoshiki, battles with physical and spiritual demons alongside prejudices of the West to bring their music to the world.

Cast

YOSHIKI

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Self (archive footage)

PATA

Heath

Sugizo

Taiji

Wes Borland

Richard Fortus

Gene Simmons

Stan Lee

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