YOSHIKI

Acting

YOSHIKI

Born 1965-11-20 · Tateyama, Chiba Prefecture, Japan

known by the mononym Yoshiki, is a Japanese musician, songwriter, composer and record producer. He is best known as a co-founder of the visual kei rock band X Japan, for which he is the drummer, pianist and main songwriter. Yoshiki's solo career includes two classical studio albums—Eternal Melody (1993), produced by George Martin, and Eternal Melody II (2005)—and the classical compilation Yoshiki Classical (2013). Described by Billboard as a "musical innovator" and named "one of the most influential composers in Japanese history" by Consequence of Sound, Yoshiki has also collaborated and played with artists such as Tetsuya Komuro, Roger Taylor, Gene Simmons, and Sarah Brightman. In 1999, at the request of the Japanese government, he composed and performed a classical song at a celebration in honor of the tenth anniversary of Emperor Akihito's enthronement. For the 69th Golden Globe Awards, the show's original musical theme was composed by Yoshiki and became available for digital download on iTunes, with all proceeds going to charity.

Acting credits

Global Metal poster
7.3

In GLOBAL METAL, directors Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn set out to discover how the West's most maligned musical genre - heavy metal - has impacted the world's cultures beyond Europe and North America. The film follows metal fan and anthropologist Sam Dunn on a whirlwind journey through Asia, South America and the Middle East as he explores the underbelly of the world's emerging extreme music scenes; from Indonesian death metal to Chinese black metal to Iranian thrash metal. GLOBAL METAL reveals a worldwide community of metalheads who aren't just absorbing metal from the West - they're transforming it - creating a new form of cultural expression in societies dominated by conflict, corruption and mass-consumerism.

Global Metal

2008

We Are X poster
7.1

As glam rock's most flamboyant survivors, X Japan ignited a musical revolution in Japan during the late '80s with their melodic metal. Twenty years after their tragic dissolution, X Japan’s leader, Yoshiki, battles with physical and spiritual demons alongside prejudices of the West to bring their music to the world.

We Are X

2016

X Japan - 白い夜 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

X Japan - 白い夜

2007

X JAPAN RETURNS 1993.12.30 Tokyo Dome 2 Days Live poster
6.5

No synopsis available yet.

X JAPAN RETURNS 1993.12.30 Tokyo Dome 2 Days Live

2008

X JAPAN RETURNS 1993.12.31 Tokyo Dome 2 Days Live poster
NR

X Japan Returns 1993.12.31 is an X Japan live DVD, released on February 29, 2008. It contains the band's performance at the Tokyo Dome on December 31, 1993.

X JAPAN RETURNS 1993.12.31 Tokyo Dome 2 Days Live

2008

Yoshiki: Under the Sky poster
10.0

YOSHIKI produced and collaborated with artists from various countries such as the United States, Europe, China, and Japan with songs he arranged himself. "Yoshiki Under the Sky" will be released ahead of the world in Japan on Friday September 8th. This project started with YOSHIKI's message to the whole world that we can overcome any difficulties, even in a time of global crisis.

Yoshiki: Under the Sky

2023

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4.8

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The Great Music Experience | Nara City, Japan 1994

1994

HURRY GO ROUND poster
7.0

The documentary sees actor Yumoto Yuma guide the viewers through hide’s last moments and the documentary features footage taken on the day before his death, the first time it’s been seen publicly. We also see Yumoto travel throughout Japan and Los Angeles as he pieces together the life and history of hide. “HURRY GO ROUND” also features appearances by Hiroshi Matsumoto (hide’s brother), the band Spread Beaver, and recording engineer Eric Westfall among others.

HURRY GO ROUND

2018

Junk Story poster
6.8

A look back at the life and career of Japanese guitarist hide, who died under questionable circumstances in 1998.

Junk Story

2015

Disney My Music Story: YOSHIKI poster
NR

Expect to see Yoshiki perform new arrangements and performances of hit songs Let It Go from Frozen, and Can You Feel the Love Tonight from The Lion King. Of course, we’ll also see performances of some iconic X Japan songs such as Endless Rain, and Without You. In addition to all of this, Yoshiki will give fans an intimate look at his musical origins and recording process at his L.A. studio.

Disney My Music Story: YOSHIKI

2021

X Japan - 青い夜 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

X Japan - 青い夜

2007

X JAPAN - The Last Live poster
7.1

X Japan's very last live concert on December 31, 1997 at Tokyo Dome. The show was important in two ways, since it marked the end of a band but it became the starting point for some outstanding solo careers.

X JAPAN - The Last Live

2002

X JAPAN WORLD TOUR 2017 WE ARE X  Acoustic Special Miracle poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

X JAPAN WORLD TOUR 2017 WE ARE X Acoustic Special Miracle

2017

X Japan - Dahlia Tour Final 1996 poster
8.5

DVD edition of "DAHLIA TOUR FINAL 1996" filmed on December 31, 1996 at Tokyo Dome, originally released on video in 1997. A 2-disc set. On Vocal - Toshi On Bass - Heath On Guitar - Pata On Guitar - Hide On Drums & Piano - Yoshiki

X Japan - Dahlia Tour Final 1996

2002

YOSHIKI CLASSICAL 2026 in LOS ANGELES at WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL “VIOLET NIGHT” poster
NR

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YOSHIKI CLASSICAL 2026 in LOS ANGELES at WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL “VIOLET NIGHT”

2026

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NR

Blue Blood Tour Bakuhatsu Sunzen Gig is a live VHS/LD released by X Japan on June 1, 1989. It contains footage from the band's performance at "Shibuya Koukaido" on March 16, 1989. The video was re-released on DVD on September 9, 2001.

Blue Blood Tour Bakuhatsu Sunzen Gig

X Japan Live 2017 At The Wembley Arena poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

X Japan Live 2017 At The Wembley Arena

2017

Sarah Brightman: HYMN In Concert poster
4.0

In celebration of her upcoming new album Hymn, best-selling soprano Sarah Brightman is in cinemas with an incredible performance. HYMN: Sarah Brightman In Concert was captured live for the big screen from the Festspielhaus in the enchanted Bavarian Alps, known for the historic and captivating Neuschwanstein Castle. Staged in two acts, the performance is a hybrid of a musical film, a classical-crossover program and a large-scale concert production. Brightman is accompanied by her band, the Munich orchestra, a 50-voice choir and the Ludwig Ensemble of dancers. The concert was conceived and created by Sarah Brightman, Anthony Von Laast (Mamma Mia, Beauty and the Beast), and Frank Peterson (Enigma, Andrea Bocelli). Filmed using state-of-the-art video and audio technologies, cinema audiences will also enjoy an exclusive “making of” feature.

Sarah Brightman: HYMN In Concert

2018

X Japan: Art of Life 1993.12.31 Tokyo Dome poster
4.5

No synopsis available yet.

X Japan: Art of Life 1993.12.31 Tokyo Dome

2003

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