Tetsu MAEDA 前田哲
Gakincho Rock
Nippon Cinema ª
Four childhood friends dream of being rock stars. But nobody wants to listen to them until their long lost friend reappears. However, the delightful reunion is soon over when she suddenly disappears again. They decide to go looking for her in case she is in trouble. Be prepared for a wild ride of music and comedy.
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Gakincho Rock (NC 2004)
Japan 2003
90 minutes
Director
Tetsu MAEDA
Script
Takashi HASEGAWA
Cinematography
Junichiro HAYASHI
Music
Makoto MATSUSHITA
Production
Yes Visions, Yomiuri Television, Bandai Visual
World sales
Yes Visions
Cast
Akihiro NISHINO, Yuta KAJIWARA, Fuminori UJIHARA, Hirofumi SUGA, Yumi SHIMIZU
About Tetsu MAEDA
前田哲
Born in Osaka, Tetsu MAEDA learned his craft as a filmmaker as an assistant director under Juzo ITAMI, Shinji SOMAI, Yoichi SAI and Kiyoshi KUROSAWA, among others. His film SCHOOL DAYS WITH A PIG (2008), which he worked on for more than 13 years, had a successful international festival run and won several awards.