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JUNK STORY

JUNK STORY poster
Directed by
Futoshi Sato

How it feels

This documentary looks back on the life of the Japanese musician hide, who died in 1998. It was made for what would have been his 50th birthday. The film mixes interviews with people who knew him with archival footage. It focuses on his music, his personality, and his inner world.

nostalgicreverentreflectiveintimatepersonalheartfeltcontemplativeemotionaltender

What happens

『JUNK STORY』(ジャンク・ストーリー)は、1998年5月2日に死去した日本の音楽家hideのドキュメンタリー映画。hideの生誕50周年を記念して制作され、佐藤太が監督した。生前のhideを知る人物へのインタビューや当時の映像などを通じてでhideの生涯を振り返りつつ、彼の「音楽」「人間性」「精神世界」にフォーカスを当てている。俳優の塚本高史がナレーションを務めた。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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