Rockers
6.7
Guitarist Ko-chan is a mess of sexual repression after a childhood at the mercy of two elder sisters eager to use him as a guinea pig for their make-up skills. Bassist Gaku-chan keeps a bucket in the wings for whenever his nerves get the better of him, and drummer Momo-chan is doomed to forever carrying the botched childhood attempts at self-tattooing. It's not until this foursome is forced to look for an additional guitar player after Jin's dad burns his Stratocaster, that attitude and musical ability enter into the equation. Leather-clad, shade-wearing Tani (Tamaki), inseparable from his black Les Paul, is introduced as the king of R'n'R cool and Jinnai keeps him firmly seated on his throne throughout the film, retroactively proclaiming the guitarist, rather than himself, as the band's true hero.
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Cast
19 people
Shunsuke Nakamura
Jin
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Takanori Jinnai Director · Hiroshi Saito Screenplay Kôichi Nakayama Cinematographer
First release September 27, 2003 · Produced in Japan · Production TV Asahi, Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting
Production
GAGA Communications
Production
TV Asahi
Production
Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
ロッカーズ
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · September 27, 2003
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