is a 2003 Japanese
comedy
Comedy is a genre of dramatic works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium.
Origins
Comedy originated in ancient Greec ...
drama
Drama is the specific Mode (literature), mode of fiction Mimesis, represented in performance: a Play (theatre), play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on Radio drama, radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a g ...
directed by
Takanori Jinnai
is a Japanese actor, film director, and singer. He made his directorial debut with '' Rockers'' (ロッカーズ or ''Rokkazu''), a 2003 film based on his years as vocalist for the punk rock band The Rockers (ザ・ロッカーズ). He was nomi ...
. It is a fictional account of real-life Japanese rock band,
The Rockers
The Rockers were an American professional wrestling tag team consisting of Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty who teamed from 1985 to 1992. The team worked for NWA Central States Wrestling, the American Wrestling Association, Continental Wrestl ...
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Cast
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Yumi Asō
, better known by the stage name , is a Japanese actress. She is a niece of singer Chiyo Okumura.
Biography
She was born in Osaka Prefecture but grew up in Nagasaki Prefecture. She graduated from Aoyama Gakuin University.
She appeared in Yōj ...
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Ryūnosuke Kamiki
is a Japanese actor. Starting his career as a child prodigy, he has garnered critical acclaim and numerous awards for his performances across 25 years in the industry.
Kamiki debuted in a 1995 commercial. Four years later, he had a leading rol ...
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Katsuya Kobayashi
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Hiroko Isayama
* Toru Kazama
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Yutaka Matsushige
is a Japanese actor.
Career
Matsushige has appeared in the films such as '' EM Embalming'', ''Adrenaline Drive'', ''Last Life in the Universe'', and '' Outrage Beyond''.
He won the award for best supporting actor at the 31st Yokohama Film Fest ...
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Kōichi Satō
* Hakuryu
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Hanawa
is a Japanese singer and comedian raised in Saga City. He began his career in 1997 going throughout the 2000s distinguishing himself by use of his bass guitar throughout comedy acts. He rose to fame in Japan during 2003 for a comical song abou ...
External links
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''Rockers'' at AllCinema
''Rockers'' at KineNote
2003 films
2003 comedy-drama films
2003 directorial debut films
Japanese comedy-drama films
2000s Japanese films
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