GACKT

Acting

GACKT

Born

1973-07-04 (53)

Place of birth

Okinawa, Japan

Known for

Acting

Credits

58 titles

Gakuto Oshiro (born July 4, 1973) best known by his mononymous stage name Gackt is a Japanese singer-songwriter, musician, record producer and actor. Gackt’s father was a music teacher, and his mother also a teacher. He is the second of three children, with an older sister and younger brother. His musical education began early, and he started learning classical music theory and piano from the age of three. After exposure to rock music during his teenage years he practiced electric guitar and drums intensely. In the early 1990s he was working as a sound technician and studio drummer, but by the mid-'90s he had begun his career as a singer. He spent a short time in the independent band Cains:…

Known for

Shiki poster
8.0

Sotobamura is a small village with around 1300 residents; so small the village isn't even connected to a single highway. An isolated village in which old customs, such as the burial of the dead, are still practiced. One day, the bodies of three people are found dead. Although Ozaki Toshio, the village's lone doctor, feels uncertain, he treats the deaths as a normal occurrence. However, in the days following, the villagers start to die one after the other.

Shiki

2010

Samurai Banners poster
7.6

Fūrin Kazan was the 46th NHK Taiga drama beginning on January 7, 2007. It was aired throughout 2007. The four characters from left to right are wind, woods, fire, and mountain. The title is a reference to the war banner used by Takeda Shingen, which in turn was taken from Sun Tzu's The Art of War. It means "Swift as the Wind, Silent as a Forest, Fierce as Fire and Immovable as a Mountain."

Samurai Banners

2007

Trickster poster
6.4

It is the 2030s. The Boy Detectives Club gathers under Kogorō Akechi, the mysterious detective. The group solves cases great and small using their unique skills. One day, a member of the club, Kensuke Hanazaki, meets the boy Yoshio Kobayashi. Kobayashi's body cannot die due to the effects of the "Unidentifiable Mist," but he yearns for death, and shirks from contact with other people. Taking an interest in him, Hanazaki invites him to join the Boy Detectives Club. Their meeting is connected to the fate tying together Kogorō Akechi, and the era's greatest villain, the Fiend With Twenty Faces.

Trickster

2016

MR.BRAIN poster
7.1

Ryusuke Tsukumo is a quirky, yet brilliant neuroscientist working for the National Research Institute of Police Science. Wielding a unique perspective and psychology, Tsukumo tackles the nation's most baffling crimes and scandals, going head-to-head with the most brilliant and twisted criminal minds. But his eccentricities and poor social timing can also aggravate people and circumstances, further complicating matters.

MR.BRAIN

2009

BLACK TRICK: The Lawyer Who Controls Justice poster
7.0

In a society shaped by the internet and media, a lawyer fights to clear the names of those wrongly accused by exposing the truth behind carefully crafted lies.

BLACK TRICK: The Lawyer Who Controls Justice

2026

Bunraku poster
5.8

In a world with no guns, a mysterious drifter, a bartender and a young samurai plot revenge against a ruthless leader and his army of thugs, headed by nine diverse and deadly assassins.

Bunraku

2010

Film credits

2020s · 8 titles

What If Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa Was to Become the Prime Minister poster
5.3

In the year 2020, when Covid-19 is rapidly spreading around the world, chaos ensues and people's daily lives are completely upended. A virus outbreak suddenly occurs at the prime minister's office in Japan. This leads to the prime minister's sudden death. The Japanese government then puts in place an unprecedented plan, which is to bring back the greatest leaders from Japan's past through AI holograms and form a super cabinet with them. These famous individuals include Ieyasu Tokugawa, Ryoma Sakamoto, Nobunaga Oda, and Hideyoshi Toyotomi. People are stunned and at the same time go crazy over the endless execution of policies by this new legendary cabinet. Risa Nishimura wants to become an announcer and currently works as a TV reporter for a broadcasting station. She approaches a government spokesperson, Ryoma Sakamoto, for an exclusive scoop. Due to an unexpected case, she realizes that something is going on behind this cabinet.

What If Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa Was to Become the Prime Minister

2024

The Confidence Man JP – Episode of the Princess – poster
6.4

Set in Langkawi, Malaysia, professional scammers Dako (Masami Nagasawa), Boku-chan (Masahiro Higashide), and Richard (Fumiyo Kohinata) target the Fuu Family for their next heist. Raymond Fuu, who was the head of the Fuu Family, passed away and he left behind 10 trillion yen. Dako, Boku-chan and Richard scheme to gain the inordinate inheritance. --asianwiki

The Confidence Man JP – Episode of the Princess –

2020

Blazing Fists poster
4.4

Ikuto and Ryoma grow close after meeting in juvenile detention. Motivated by Mikuru Asakura's words, they set their sights on the martial arts event Breaking Down, but looming rivalries threaten to derail their dream.

Blazing Fists

2025

New Abarenbō Shōgun poster
8.9

The eighth shogun, Tokugawa Yoshimune, fights against evil rampant in Edo while blending in with the common people as Tokuda Shinnosuke, the third son of a poor samurai retainer, commonly known as "Shin-san". The story depicts Yoshimune, who is shaken by the issue of succession, the drama within Edo Castle, and a difficult case involving a conspiracy that occurs in the castle town, with the addition of new characters and a sense of the era.

New Abarenbō Shōgun

2025

Fly Me to the Saitama: From Biwa Lake with Love poster
6.3

People of Saitama Prefecture, who have been persecuted by Tokyoites for a long time, stand up for their freedom. Thanks to Momomi Hakuhodo (Fumi Nikaido) and the Saitama Liberation Front, laissez-passer is abolished. The people of Saitama Prefecture can once again enjoy their peaceful daily lives, but the Saitama Liberation Front heads toward its next goal. This leads to a big case.

Fly Me to the Saitama: From Biwa Lake with Love

2023

GACKT LAST SONGS 2025 feat. K poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

GACKT LAST SONGS 2025 feat. K

2025

GACKT 20th ANNIVERSARY LIVE TOUR 2020 KHAOS poster
NR

It is an all-time best tour that is a reminder to fans who have walked with him for 20 years of his solo career, and was held from January 2020 as a national tour version of his premium birthday live held on July 4, 2019, his birthday in 2019. The performance held at Tokyo International Forum Hall A was recorded from the tour.

GACKT 20th ANNIVERSARY LIVE TOUR 2020 KHAOS

2020

GACKT YELLOW FRIED CHICKENz~紅燐朱舞愁狂乱宴~ poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

GACKT YELLOW FRIED CHICKENz~紅燐朱舞愁狂乱宴~

2024

2010s · 10 titles

Bunraku poster
5.8

In a world with no guns, a mysterious drifter, a bartender and a young samurai plot revenge against a ruthless leader and his army of thugs, headed by nine diverse and deadly assassins.

Bunraku

2010

My Little Nightmare: The Movie poster
6.7

New student Kanji transfers to 6th grade 2 class, where Ayami Mutoi works as the homeroom teacher. Students begin to talk among themselves that they have seen new transfer student Kanji in a dream. Yuiko Koto also had a night mare. In her nightmare, a boy that looks transfer student Kanji appeared as a prince. Ayami Mutoi tries to keep that to herself. She actually likes the prince in her dream.

My Little Nightmare: The Movie

2014

Fly Me to the Saitama poster
6.6

People from Saitama Prefecture are persecuted and, because of this, they hide the fact that they are from there. In Tokyo, Momomi Hakuhodo is a male high school student and the son of the Tokyo governor. Physically, Momomi Hakuhodo looks like a girl. One day, he meets mysterious male transfer student Rei Asami. They are attracted to each other, but Rei Asami is from Saitama Prefecture.

Fly Me to the Saitama

2019

MOON SAGA - Mysteries of Yoshitsune I poster
8.0

The theatre play is set in the late Heian (794–1185) and early Kamakura period (1185–1333) in Japan. The main character is young adult Minamoto no Yoshitsune, from the Minamoto clan. Like previous chapters, it is a historical fiction, a world with supernatural powers and spirits (Mononokes). The idea was to create a story where the Oni (Japanese demons) were the origin of vampires, and eventually of the central character.[19] In the Heian period existed those called as Mononoke (spirits), and Mononofu, who were born between humans and Mononoke, and with special powers dominated both Mononoke and humans. The story from Mysteries of Yoshitsune spreads out when the member with inherited blood crossed over to Europe, and became the progenitor of the later vampires.

MOON SAGA - Mysteries of Yoshitsune I

2012

Karanukan poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Karanukan

2017

MOON SAGA - Mysteries of Yoshitsune 2 poster
NR

The story begins from March in year 1184 2 months after the final scene in the first play. The Genpei War and troubles of the hero, Minamoto no Yoshitsune, acted by GACKT,was dramatised from a new perspective drawn with a color of entertainment and a fresh breath of aesthetics. It is set in the days after the Heian Era. The Mononoke, who were feared since ancient times, the Mononofu, who are humans who gained the Mononoke’s powers, and the humans, who are being ruled by the Mononofu. In this scenario, the Heike and the Genji families, along with the other Mononofu around them, possess various powers like telepathy and seeing the future.

MOON SAGA - Mysteries of Yoshitsune 2

2014

ayumi hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2016 A 〜M(A)DE IN JAPAN〜 poster
NR

Concert film featuring Ayumi Hamasaki's ARENA TOUR for her album, M(A)DE IN JAPAN. This tour was took place in nine different cities from May 14th to July 18th, with the final performance featuring the guests Gackt and TRENDY ANGEL.

ayumi hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2016 A 〜M(A)DE IN JAPAN〜

2016

No artwork available
NR

An absurdist retelling of Moon Saga Yoshitsune Hiden Chapter 2 as a 1990s high school story.

MOON SAGA (Special Edition) -A Hot Blooded School Tale-

2015

Gackt X Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra Part II -A Splendid Evening of Classic- poster
NR

Features the concert performed by GACKT and Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra in the end of 2014. Several of Gackt's most famous hits fully arranged for a classical setting.

Gackt X Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra Part II -A Splendid Evening of Classic-

2015

Gackt X Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra -A Splendid Evening of Classic- poster
NR

Features GACKT's first concert with an orchestra, "Kareinaru Classic no Yube," in which his songs are newly arranged in classical music style backed by Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra.

Gackt X Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra -A Splendid Evening of Classic-

2014

2000s · 13 titles

Kamen Rider Decade: All Riders vs. Dai-Shocker poster
6.5

Tsukasa travels to his home world of the World of Decade, where he discovers the origin of his powers and his true heritage as the leader of Dai-Shocker. The film features all ten of the lead Heisei Kamen Riders, as well as all of the Shōwa period Kamen Riders, leading to a total of 25 Riders.

Kamen Rider Decade: All Riders vs. Dai-Shocker

2009

New Fist of the North Star: The Cursed City poster
6.1

In the 21st century, a nuclear war turned most of the Earth's surface into a desert wasteland, which also resulted in the contamination of the Earth's water supply. A man named Sanga has built the fortified haven of the "Last Land", where he rules as its dictator by monopolizing the city's uncontaminated water supply. When he learns that the neighboring residents of Freedom Village are trying to dig up a well for their own, Sanga sends his underlings to sabotage their effort. Kenshiro, master of Hokuto Shinken, gets involved in the conflict between the two regions after saving Tobi, an informant hired by Freedom Village.

New Fist of the North Star: The Cursed City

2003

Moon Child poster
5.8

Moon Child follows a group of childhood friends as they advance in a futuristic criminal underworld. Sho feels he is doomed to walk in his idol Kei's footsteps as a vampire with the gift of eternal life and the curse of blood thirst. Over time, their tight friendship becomes corrupted because of their rivalry and love for the same woman.

Moon Child

2003

No artwork available
5.7

No synopsis available yet.

Gackt Live Tour 2005 DIABOLOS -Aien no Shi to Seiya no Namida

2006

Gackt Live Tour 2003: Jougen no Tsuki ~Final Show~ poster
NR

Filmed during Gackt's Arena Tour that kicked off May 4, 2003. This electrifying concert was the tour's last show at Yokohama Arena.

Gackt Live Tour 2003: Jougen no Tsuki ~Final Show~

2003

Animelo Summer Live 2009 RE:BRIDGE 8.23 poster
NR

Live Blu-ray release for the second day of "Animelo Summer Live 2009" on August 23, 2009 at Saitama Super Arena. Performers are; Tomomi Omi, Kenji Otsuki to Zetsubou Shoujo Tachi, Masami Okui, GACKT, and many more.

Animelo Summer Live 2009 RE:BRIDGE 8.23

2009

Gackt Live Tour 2004 THE SIXTH DAY & SEVENTH NIGHT ~FINAL~ poster
9.0

Japan's notorius J-pop goth punk star Gackt has produced many best-selling albums and has a devoted fan base, but people still find it difficult to classify him. It is likely to be even more difficult to do so after witnessing his versatile performance in his latest tour. "The Sixth Day & Seventh Night" tour had it final show on July 4, 2004 and this lively show was chosen to be released on DVD. New band members were added for this concert, and the sound is heavier and tighter than usual, with Gackt and his band putting on an entertaining experimental performance. The stage costumes are designed by famous designer h.NAOTO.

Gackt Live Tour 2004 THE SIXTH DAY & SEVENTH NIGHT ~FINAL~

2004

Gackt Live Tour 2002: Kagen no Tsuki ~Seiya no shirabe~ poster
NR

The “MOON” saga continues: filmed at Yokohama Arena on Christmas Eve, 2002.

Gackt Live Tour 2002: Kagen no Tsuki ~Seiya no shirabe~

2003

Gackt: The Greatest Filmography 1999-2006: Red poster
8.0

A harder-edge companion to its ballad-heavy counterpart Blue, the Red collection of music videos by Japanese rock star Gackt Camui includes a dozen tracks by the onetime singer of the band Malice Mizer. The international superstar shines on "Another World," "Oasis," "Secret Garden," "Redemption," "Mizerable," "Black Stone," "Sekirei," "Vanilla," "Kimi Ga Oikaketa Yume," "Mirror," "Wasurenai Kara" and "Metamorphoze."

Gackt: The Greatest Filmography 1999-2006: Red

2006

Requiem et Reminiscence (Shuuen to Seijyaku) poster
NR

Peaking at 10 on Japan's Oricon video charts, the live concert DVD of Gackt's 2001 tour Requiem et Reminiscence.

Requiem et Reminiscence (Shuuen to Seijyaku)

2001

Gackt: The Greatest Filmography 1999-2006: Blue poster
8.0

The ballad-heavy companion to the Red DVD release, featuring hits like "Last Song," "Love Letter," and "Kimi Ni Aitakute."

Gackt: The Greatest Filmography 1999-2006: Blue

2006

Requiem and Reminiscence 〜The End and Silence〜 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Requiem and Reminiscence 〜The End and Silence〜

2001

Gackt Live Tour 2000 MARS ~Visitor from the Sky: La réminiscence~ poster
10.0

Gackt Live Tour 2000 MARS ~Visitor from the Sky: La réminiscence~ was the first live tour of Gackt, and it was released on VHS on October 4, 2000, and DVD on November 11, 2000. The video recording of the final concert was filmed on June 1, 2000 at the Yokohama Arena.

Gackt Live Tour 2000 MARS ~Visitor from the Sky: La réminiscence~

2000

1990s · 4 titles

Series credits

Shiki poster
8.0

Sotobamura is a small village with around 1300 residents; so small the village isn't even connected to a single highway. An isolated village in which old customs, such as the burial of the dead, are still practiced. One day, the bodies of three people are found dead. Although Ozaki Toshio, the village's lone doctor, feels uncertain, he treats the deaths as a normal occurrence. However, in the days following, the villagers start to die one after the other.

Shiki

2010

Samurai Banners poster
7.6

Fūrin Kazan was the 46th NHK Taiga drama beginning on January 7, 2007. It was aired throughout 2007. The four characters from left to right are wind, woods, fire, and mountain. The title is a reference to the war banner used by Takeda Shingen, which in turn was taken from Sun Tzu's The Art of War. It means "Swift as the Wind, Silent as a Forest, Fierce as Fire and Immovable as a Mountain."

Samurai Banners

2007

Trickster poster
6.4

It is the 2030s. The Boy Detectives Club gathers under Kogorō Akechi, the mysterious detective. The group solves cases great and small using their unique skills. One day, a member of the club, Kensuke Hanazaki, meets the boy Yoshio Kobayashi. Kobayashi's body cannot die due to the effects of the "Unidentifiable Mist," but he yearns for death, and shirks from contact with other people. Taking an interest in him, Hanazaki invites him to join the Boy Detectives Club. Their meeting is connected to the fate tying together Kogorō Akechi, and the era's greatest villain, the Fiend With Twenty Faces.

Trickster

2016

MR.BRAIN poster
7.1

Ryusuke Tsukumo is a quirky, yet brilliant neuroscientist working for the National Research Institute of Police Science. Wielding a unique perspective and psychology, Tsukumo tackles the nation's most baffling crimes and scandals, going head-to-head with the most brilliant and twisted criminal minds. But his eccentricities and poor social timing can also aggravate people and circumstances, further complicating matters.

MR.BRAIN

2009

BLACK TRICK: The Lawyer Who Controls Justice poster
7.0

In a society shaped by the internet and media, a lawyer fights to clear the names of those wrongly accused by exposing the truth behind carefully crafted lies.

BLACK TRICK: The Lawyer Who Controls Justice

2026

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

裸にしたい男

2001

New Fist of the North Star poster
5.7

In a post-apocalyptic Earth, the water has become entirely toxic, except for some kept safe in a reservoir. A fortified zone has been created by a man named Sanga, he calls it The Lastland. A group of villagers have discovered safe water, and Sanga wants it. He and his band of killers go to kill everyone and steal it. As they do a mysterious man apperes out of nowhere, instantly killing some of Sanga's men. His name is Kenshiro, and he can beat any man with his martial art, Hokuto Shin Ken. Sanga will do anything for the water, and Kenshiro will do anything to try and stop him.

New Fist of the North Star

2003

My Little Nightmare poster
7.0

Beautiful and young, Ayami has a solid reputation as a dedicated and reliable elementary teacher, but her true character is solely clandestine. Ayami does not believe in love and trust, and her values make her oblivious to other people's matters. Almost devious, she is always scheming so she never has to deal with responsibility and troubles that spur around her. One day, a new student Yuiko enrolls in her homeroom class. It does not take long for Ayami to find out that Yuiko has an ability to predict the future through the dreams she sees in her sleep; dreams which are symbolic and require proper interpretation to understand the upcoming occurrences. But when Yuiko begins to have nightmares of people around them, Ayami, though unwillingly, must team up with Yuiko to try to change the tragic fate of those around them... But can they properly assess what Yuiko's nightmares truly mean and change what may already be destined?

My Little Nightmare

2012

The Tempest poster
5.5

Set in the Ryukyu Kingdom during the latter days of the Tokugawa shogunate, a woman takes the guise of a Eunuch to pass a government examination. She eventually becomes a government official still in the disguise of a man.

The Tempest

2011

Time Spiral poster
7.0

When Natsuki Aizawa was a child, she was kidnapped which left her traumatized. Natsuki grew up relying on her friend Kentaro Yuki. She now studies physics at a university. One day, she meets newly appointed professor Shuya Tatsumi. Afterwards, mysterious events continually happen around Natsuki Aizawa. Shuya is time traveller who travels between the future and the past.

Time Spiral

2014

Sengoku Basara - Moonlight Party poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Sengoku Basara - Moonlight Party

2012

The Consultant poster
NR

A budding novelist realizes his crime fiction is being used as a blueprint for real-life assassinations by a mysterious organization.

The Consultant

2026

Japan's Got Talent poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Japan's Got Talent

2023

Behind the camera

Moon Child poster
5.8

Moon Child follows a group of childhood friends as they advance in a futuristic criminal underworld. Sho feels he is doomed to walk in his idol Kei's footsteps as a vampire with the gift of eternal life and the curse of blood thirst. Over time, their tight friendship becomes corrupted because of their rivalry and love for the same woman.

Moon Child

2003

Gackt Live Tour 2004 THE SIXTH DAY & SEVENTH NIGHT ~FINAL~ poster
9.0

Japan's notorius J-pop goth punk star Gackt has produced many best-selling albums and has a devoted fan base, but people still find it difficult to classify him. It is likely to be even more difficult to do so after witnessing his versatile performance in his latest tour. "The Sixth Day & Seventh Night" tour had it final show on July 4, 2004 and this lively show was chosen to be released on DVD. New band members were added for this concert, and the sound is heavier and tighter than usual, with Gackt and his band putting on an entertaining experimental performance. The stage costumes are designed by famous designer h.NAOTO.

Gackt Live Tour 2004 THE SIXTH DAY & SEVENTH NIGHT ~FINAL~

2004

MOON SAGA - Mysteries of Yoshitsune I poster
8.0

The theatre play is set in the late Heian (794–1185) and early Kamakura period (1185–1333) in Japan. The main character is young adult Minamoto no Yoshitsune, from the Minamoto clan. Like previous chapters, it is a historical fiction, a world with supernatural powers and spirits (Mononokes). The idea was to create a story where the Oni (Japanese demons) were the origin of vampires, and eventually of the central character.[19] In the Heian period existed those called as Mononoke (spirits), and Mononofu, who were born between humans and Mononoke, and with special powers dominated both Mononoke and humans. The story from Mysteries of Yoshitsune spreads out when the member with inherited blood crossed over to Europe, and became the progenitor of the later vampires.

MOON SAGA - Mysteries of Yoshitsune I

2012

MOON SAGA - Mysteries of Yoshitsune I poster
8.0

The theatre play is set in the late Heian (794–1185) and early Kamakura period (1185–1333) in Japan. The main character is young adult Minamoto no Yoshitsune, from the Minamoto clan. Like previous chapters, it is a historical fiction, a world with supernatural powers and spirits (Mononokes). The idea was to create a story where the Oni (Japanese demons) were the origin of vampires, and eventually of the central character.[19] In the Heian period existed those called as Mononoke (spirits), and Mononofu, who were born between humans and Mononoke, and with special powers dominated both Mononoke and humans. The story from Mysteries of Yoshitsune spreads out when the member with inherited blood crossed over to Europe, and became the progenitor of the later vampires.

MOON SAGA - Mysteries of Yoshitsune I

2012

Gackt Live Tour 2002: Kagen no Tsuki ~Seiya no shirabe~ poster
NR

The “MOON” saga continues: filmed at Yokohama Arena on Christmas Eve, 2002.

Gackt Live Tour 2002: Kagen no Tsuki ~Seiya no shirabe~

2003

MOON SAGA - Mysteries of Yoshitsune 2 poster
NR

The story begins from March in year 1184 2 months after the final scene in the first play. The Genpei War and troubles of the hero, Minamoto no Yoshitsune, acted by GACKT,was dramatised from a new perspective drawn with a color of entertainment and a fresh breath of aesthetics. It is set in the days after the Heian Era. The Mononoke, who were feared since ancient times, the Mononofu, who are humans who gained the Mononoke’s powers, and the humans, who are being ruled by the Mononofu. In this scenario, the Heike and the Genji families, along with the other Mononofu around them, possess various powers like telepathy and seeing the future.

MOON SAGA - Mysteries of Yoshitsune 2

2014

MOON SAGA - Mysteries of Yoshitsune 2 poster
NR

The story begins from March in year 1184 2 months after the final scene in the first play. The Genpei War and troubles of the hero, Minamoto no Yoshitsune, acted by GACKT,was dramatised from a new perspective drawn with a color of entertainment and a fresh breath of aesthetics. It is set in the days after the Heian Era. The Mononoke, who were feared since ancient times, the Mononofu, who are humans who gained the Mononoke’s powers, and the humans, who are being ruled by the Mononofu. In this scenario, the Heike and the Genji families, along with the other Mononofu around them, possess various powers like telepathy and seeing the future.

MOON SAGA - Mysteries of Yoshitsune 2

2014

No artwork available
NR

An absurdist retelling of Moon Saga Yoshitsune Hiden Chapter 2 as a 1990s high school story.

MOON SAGA (Special Edition) -A Hot Blooded School Tale-

2015