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Written by  Yankee Wasio 17 August 2011 Published in Videos

GACKT Stars as a Samurai in "Bunraku"

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Japanese rock singer GACKT stars in a computer-animated fantasy film “Bunraku” as Yoshi, wants to avenge his father by recovering a stolen talisman. The movie will have a theatrical release on September 30th. 
Gackt came to the attention of director Guy Moshe through his role in the 2007 television historic drama Fūrin Kazan, where he portrayed the heroic warlord Uesugi Kenshin. Moshe even went to Japan to entice Gackt to join the project.

 

About The Movie:

Bunraku is an 2010 computer-animated fantasy film that revolves around a "Man with No Name" stock character known as 'The Drifter'. Directed by Guy Moshe from his own script, the title of the film is based on a 400-year-old form of Japanese puppet theater, a style of storytelling that uses 4-foot (1.2 m)-tall puppets with highly detailed heads, each operated by several puppeteers who blend into the background wearing black robes and hoods.
This classic tale is re-imagined in an entirely fresh visual context, set in a unique world that mixes skewed reality with shadow-play fantasy. The world of Bunraku is fantasy and reality, Samurai and Western all combined.
Bunraku premiered as an official selection of the Midnight Madness section at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival in Canada. A theatrical release is slated for 2011.

Plot:

In a hyper-saturated, hyper-driven dystopia, guns are banned and the sword is king.
Nicola the Woodcutter is the most powerful man east of the Atlantic, a shadowy crime boss who rules with an iron fist and nine assassins, plus the deadly Red Gang. His right hand man is Killer #2, a cold-hearted, smooth-talking murderer with a red hat and a deadly blade. Along with his killers is Nicola's love, Alexandra, a femme fatale with a secret past. The citizens live in fear of this gang and wait for the hero who can overthrow them.
One night, a mysterious drifter enters the Headless Horseman Saloon and talks to the bartender. He wants two things: a shot of whisky and to kill Nicola. Soon, another stranger enters, a samurai named Yoshi. Yoshi wants to avenge his father by recovering a talisman that Nicola stole from his clan. Armed with crossed destinies and incredible fighting skills and guided by the bartender's wisdom, the two eventually join forces to bring down the corrupt reign of Nicola, breaking bones and cracking heads in search of the Woodcutter.

Here's the trailer of this movie ->

GACKT in Bunraku ->

 

 

About Gackt

Gackt Camui (神威 楽斗 Kamui Gakuto?, born July 4, 1973) is a Japanese musician, actor and author. Usually referred to by his mononymous stage name, he is known for his career as a solo artist and as the former vocalist for the defunct band Malice Mizer.He has released fourteen albums and thirty-nine singles as a solo musician, and as of July 18, 2011 holds the male soloist record of most top 10 singles in Japan music history. His single "Returner ~Yami no Shūen~", released on June 20, 2007, was his first to reach the number one spot on the Oricon charts. He became the first Japanese artist to release his music catalog on iTunes in October 2007. His music has been used as theme songs for various anime, television dramas, and video games, such as New Fist of the North Star, Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII, and Kamen Rider Decade, amongst others.As an actor and writer, he co-starred and co-wrote the 2003 film Moon Child and acted in the NHK drama Fūrin Kazan as Uesugi Kenshin. He made his international film debut in the film Bunraku in 2010 at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Some of his song's:

Gackt - Last Song Unplugged

Kamen Rider Decade Opening Theme by Gackt - "Journey Through the Decade"

Gackt- Vanilla

Gackt- Redemption

Source-> Gackt Wiki, Bunraku (film), Jefusion

 

Last modified on Wednesday, 17 August 2011 12:05