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This exploration of Japan's fascination with girl bands and their music follows an aspiring pop singer and her fans, delving into the cultural obsession with young female sexuality and the growing disconnect between men and women in hypermodern societies.
I、D、Z ~LEGEND "Z" was a concert held on February 1, 2013, at Zepp Tokyo in Tokyo, Japan. The show concluded with the announcement of their next concert, LEGEND "1999", confirming the continuance of their group activities. SU-METAL had recently graduated from Sakura Gakuin, and there was much anticipation regarding her future endeavors with BABYMETAL.
ITZY's first world tour performance in Japan. ITZY's first world tour that started in August 2022. Over the course of approximately 8 months, the group toured 8 cities in the United States, starting with a performance in Seoul, South Korea, and 7 countries and regions in Asia, including Japan. This work includes the long-awaited first solo performance in Japan held at the Makuhari Event Hall. Contains footage from "ITZY THE 1ST WORLD TOUR in JAPAN", the first world tour performance in Japan held at Makuhari Event Hall on February 23, 2023.
Live Is Smile Always -Never Ending Glory- at Yokohama Arena (the Sun)
Features LiSA's performances at the concert "LiVE is Smile Always ~ASiA Tour 2018~" and a documentary on the tour.
The first omnibus film starring "BiSH", also known as “The punk band that doesn’t play any instruments”. A collaboration with six different directors to create a unique experience that reveals new aspects of "BiSH", from drama to arthouse.
Two girls named Nana meet on a train to Tokyo. Nana K. aims to reunite with her boyfriend and Nana O. hopes to make it big in the music business. Despite their differences, the pair hit it off and become roommates.
Two girls with the same name but very different personalities share an apartment in this sequel to Nana. The rising fame of Nana Osaki's band, the Black Stones, is beginning to take a toll on the best friends' relationship. Meanwhile, Nana Komatsu struggles to make sense of her love triangle with Black Stones' guitarist Nobu and rival group Trapnest's bassist Takumi.
LIVE AT BUDOKAN ~RED NIGHT & BLACK NIGHT APOCALYPSE~ is the third live video release by the Japanese band Babymetal. It contains the 2-day concert event at "Nippon Budokan" held under the name of "Red Night Legend "A Big Corset Festival" Tenkaichi Metal Budokai Final" on March 1st, 2014 and "Black Night Legend "Doomsday" Ceremony of Summoning" on March 2nd 2014.
Konpeko, konpeko, konpeko! Hololive 3rd Generation's Usada Pekora debuts her first ever solo-live! Featuring songs from her newly released album also titled "Usagi the MEGAMI!!". Contains 9 songs in total, including 4 new songs written by a talented team of writers! Guest singers include Houshou Marine, Shirogane Noel, and Shiranui Flare! Held at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo on December 6th, 2023 and streamed online via SPWN.
LIVE ~LEGEND I、D、Z APOCALYPSE~ is the first video album by Japanese heavy metal band Babymetal. The album contains live footage of three shows, entitled Legend "I", Legend "D", and Legend "Z", respectively (spelling out the initials of "Ijime, Dame, Zettai"), performed in Tokyo from late 2012 to early 2013.
After completing her first WORLD TOUR “Wish” last year, and drawing 140,000 people over two days with her SPECIAL LIVE 2024 “Shinzou” — becoming the first female solo artist ever to perform at Tokyo’s National Stadium — Ado embarked on her JAPAN TOUR 2024 “The Profile of Mona Lisa.” Among the many shows on this nationwide tour, she performed two consecutive nights at K-Arena Yokohama, and this Blu-ray & DVD captures the first night (October 12, 2024). During the encore, she performed on guitar for the very first time, presenting “Shoka,” a song she wrote and composed herself — making the tour full of first-ever challenges and special moments.
The Japanese pop music duo Pink Lady are circus performers who show kindness toward a captured "monster," a sad, furry being (played by a man in a bulky, over-sized pink acrylic costume) who suffers acts of unusual cruelty by the keeper and ringmaster before the girls escape with the creature in a circus trailer.
Girls' Generation ~ Love & Peace ~ Japan 3rd Tour is the third concert tour by South Korean girl group Girls' Generation to promote their third Japanese album, Love & Peace.
A solo concert held by Girls' Generation. It was held on December 9, 2014 at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. This is the group's first concert without member Jessica, who was dismissed from the group on September 30, 2014.
LEGEND "1999" YUIMETAL & MOAMETAL Birthday Festival (LEGEND "1999" YUIMETAL & MOAMETAL 聖誕祭; LEGEND "1999" YUIMETAL & MOAMETAL Seitansai) was a concert held on June 30, 2013 at NHK Hall in Tokyo, Japan. This show celebrated the 14th birthdays of YUIMETAL and MOAMETAL. The concert started with BABYBONES, followed by the appearance of the KAMI BAND beginning with NO RAIN, NO RAINBOW. At the concert's end, it was announced that the LEGEND "1997" SU-METAL Birthday Festival would be held on December 21st.
LEGEND "1997" SU-METAL Birthday Festival (LEGEND "1997" SU-METAL 聖誕祭; LEGEND "1997" SU-METAL Seitansai) was a concert held on December 21, 2013 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan. This show celebrated SU-METAL's 16th birthday and marked BABYMETAL's first solo arena live performance.
The last concert held by Japanese boy band Arashi on December 31, 2020 at Tokyo Dome, one day before the start of their indefinite hiatus. Includes live performances of songs from their final studio album of the same name.
Hololive 4th Generation's Tokoyami Towa first ever solo live concert! The Devil with a voice of an Angel debuts her first ever concert after going through many different experiences and making new friends throughout her VTuber career. Setting soon after the release of her first full-length album "Aster", this features many new her newest hits along with her classics including from her EP released in 2022 titled "Scream". Held at the Tachikawa Stage Garden in Tachikiawa, Tokyo on October 13, 2023, and streamed online via Z-AN and SPWN.
In the town of Normal Valley, an eccentric magician named Maestro entertains the local children every day in his spooky mansion. One stormy night, the town's mayor leads a group of angry citizens to the mansion in an attempt to run Maestro out of town.
A Japanese actress begins having strange visions and experiences after landing a role in a horror film about a real-life murder spree that took place over forty years ago.
A shy teenager living on the Isle of Wight dreams of pop stardom. With the help of an unlikely mentor, she enters a singing competition that will test her integrity, talent, and ambition.
In spring, a girl leaves the island of Hokkaido to attend university in Tokyo. Once there, she is asked to reveal why she wanted to go there in the first place.
Yukio is your average high school student who spends his days going to class and avoiding bullies. That is until he meets Ryusuke, a guitar prodigy. Together with Taira, Chiba, and Saku they form the rock band BECK. As their popularity increases so does the danger as Ryusuke's past catches up with him.
Saya Suzuki is an ordinary employee working at a hotel. She falls in love with her elite boss Susumu Tsuge. Through their romance, Saya Suzuki grows as a person.
Ghost is an ideological musician and leader of a jazz band who would rather play his blues in the park to the birds than compromise himself. His peripatetic performances lead him to cross paths with a singer, while his masculinity is thrown into question following a violent brawl.
Only three days before their high school festival, guitarist Kei, drummer Kyoko, and bassist Nozomi are forced to recruit a new lead vocalist for their band. They choose Korean exchange student Son, though her comprehension of Japanese is a bit rough! It's a race against time as the group struggles to learn three songs for the festival's rock concert—including a classic '80s song by the Japanese punk rock band The Blue Hearts called "Linda Linda".
A woman hires actors and strangers to pretend to be her friends and family at her wedding.
In a short musical film directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, Thom Yorke of Radiohead stars in a mind-bending visual piece. Best played loud.
A school teacher visits the home of a boy who's been absent from school for a long period of time, unaware of the horrific tragedy which occurred in the boy's household many years ago.
A love story written by an ordinary housewife is going to be broadcast as a radio drama and almost everyone among the crew insists on changing various parts of the play to their liking.
The Straw Hat Pirates visit Mirrorball Island. Where a big dance carnival is being held. Jango the Hypnotist was there too, to show off his dance moves. Only when he was found by a group of Marines who were about to arrest him. But ended up chasing him throughout the island. Our heroes got involved when one of the Marines recognized Luffy from the wanted poster. And they end up getting chased as well. Soon Jango steals the spotlight of the dance carnival and uses his hypnosis on everyone on the island. And soon everyone including Jango, The StrawHat Pirates, and the marines are all dancing like there's no tomorrow.
Philadelphia teenager Edna Buxton wins a talent contest during the early rock 'n' roll era, changes her name to Denise Waverly and moves to New York City to make it big. Though she flops as a recording artist, fast-talking record producer Joel Millner recognizes her songwriting talent and teams her with struggling songsmith Howard Caszatt.
Summoned by the black sphere, Kei and Masaru fight against extraterrestrials until Masaru grows tired of fighting and refuses to continue.
A group of delinquent high school girls form a band when they accidentally poison their school's brass band and have to replace them.
The Lone Rangers have heavy-metal dreams and a single demo tape they can't get anyone to play. The solution: Hijack an FM rock radio station and hold the deejays hostage until they agree to broadcast the band's tape.
Set within music field, this film depicts a love story between a 25-year-old sound engineer and 16-year-old high school student Riko, who posessess a gifted voice. 25-year-old sound engineer Aki is a member of popular band "Crude Play," but right after the band decides to make their major record debut Aki quits the band. But, Aki provides his music to Crude Play under the name of producer Soichiro. Aki begins to date Riko, whose father runs a fruit and vegetable shop. Riko doesn't know about Aki's background, but she likes to listen to him hum. Riko is in a band herself, with childhood friend Yuichi and Sota. One day she is scouted by producer Soichiro.
Graced with a velvet voice, 21-year-old Violet Sanford heads to New York to pursue her dream of becoming a songwriter only to find her aspirations sidelined by the accolades and notoriety she receives at her "day" job as a barmaid at Coyote Ugly. The "Coyotes" as they are affectionately called tantalize customers and the media alike with their outrageous antics, making Coyote Ugly the watering hole for guys on the prowl.