"no music no dream"
Soichi Negishi (played by Ken'ichi Matsuyama) is a shy and gentle young man who dreams of a career as a pop musician. Dreams don't pay the bills, so he's ended up as the lead singer and lead guitarist of a death metal band called “Detroit Metal City.” In stage costume he is Johannes Krauser II, rumored to be a terrorist demon from hell, to have killed and raped his parents, to wield his giant death penis with abandon, etc. etc. Negishi despises DMC and all that it stands for, but so help him, he's a terrific performer and can't walk away from that. As DMC's star rises Negishi tries to satisfy both worlds, but can't. (from Wikipedia)
I became a fan of Ken'ichi Matsuyama after he played the role of "L" in the Death Note movies. And seeing his profiles I read that he has played a variety of roles. In this movie he played a shy sweet guy then a demon rock star the next, it was awesome to watch. The exageration of his acting made me laugh a lot. And I can't believe he sang in this one too! He just too awesome. Reminds me a lot of Johnny Deep who has played a variety of roles as well.
The music used in this movie is good too. Especially the pop songs they are really catchy like Sweet Lover and Raspberry Kiss. It's not the kind of songs I usually listen to but its really catchy it made me dance a bit! ^_^ I'm more of a rock music girl so I really enjoyed the metal music too.
Gene Simmons (Kiss) also made a cameo appearance too as Jack IL Dark also known as The Emperor.
"Go to DMC!!!"
originally posted: November 7, 2009
