Detroit Metal City
Seen it?2008 | 104 min | Comedy
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 44 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Soichi Negishi moved to Tokyo to chase his dream of becoming a musician playing stylish, Swedish-style pop. Instead, he finds himself leading the death metal band Detroit Metal City, or DMC, as the costumed and grotesquely made-up "demon emperor" Johannes Krauser II. Although he hates the role and the things he has to do as a member of the band, he has a definite talent for it.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 30K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Toshio Lee
- Kenichi MatsuyamaSôichi Negishi / Johannes Krauser II
- Rosa KatoYuri Aikawa
- Ryuji AkiyamaTerumichi Nishida / Camus
- Yoshihiko HosodaMasayuki Wada / Alexander Jagi
- Kazuma SuzukiHidetaka Asato
- Issey TakahashiHideki Saji (singer of Tetrapod Melon Tea)
- MinamiNia
- Yasuko MatsuyukiManager
- Yosuke OchiMC Kiba (Susumu Kibayashi)
- Nobuhiko OtaniDJ Raika