Gackt
Also Known As: Gakuto Oshiro
Biography: 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:Feel before moving on to the visual kei rock band Malice Mizer. With Gackt as vocalist, lyricist, and composer, they rose to fame within the visual kei genre. In 1999 he parted ways with the band and launched his solo career, debuting with the EP Mizérable. He has since released nine studio albums, eight compilation albums, and forty-four singles. He has toured extensively within Japan and also throughout Asia and Europe. With an illustrious career spanning over 15 years, and forty-three consecutive singles ranked in the top ten of the Oricon music charts, he holds the title of the most successful male soloist in Japanese music history. A hallmark of his productions has been the use of all-encompassing, conceptual, and sometimes abstract themes, "Moon" and "Requiem et Reminiscence", to develop a series of related songs, concerts, movies, books or theatre play. To describe this idea he combined the words visual, live (concert), and alive to form the term "Visualive". It references the evocative and immersive experience he strives to create for his audiences. In addition to his music career, Gackt has undertaken various film and television acting roles. He wrote and starred in his first cinematic production Moon Child (2003), which screened at the Cannes Film Festival in 2003, and the Philadelphia Film Festival in 2004. In 2007 he received a TV Navi award for best supporting actor in a drama, for his portrayal of the powerful feudal leader Kenshin Uesugi in NHK's The Trusted Confidant (2007). One of Gackt's most notable performances was as the samurai protagonist Yoshi in the Guy Moshe film Bunraku (2010), where he costarred alongside Josh Hartnett, Woody Harrelson, Ron Perlman and Demi Moore. His depiction of the unnerving eunuch Jo Teigai in NHK's TV drama Tempest (2011) was brought to movie screens the following year in Gekijouban Tenpesuto 3D (2012). Gackt's numerous voice acting credits include animated films, such as Dragon Age: Dawn of the Seeker (2012), and video games, with two from the popular Final Fantasy VII series; Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII (2006)and Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (2007) among others. In his stage play debut Nemuri Kyoshiro Burahikae (2010), Gackt was cast as the leading character. He later expanded his theater credentials by resuming his "Moon" concept and writing, producing, composing and starring in Moon Saga - Yoshitsune Hiden (2012). He has since announced a sequel scheduled to begin in August 2014 entitled Moon Saga - Yoshitsune Hiden - Chapter 2 (2014).
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Okinawa, Japan
Birthday: July 04, 1973
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Gender: Male
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Bunraku
Overview: 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.
Genres: Thriller Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-09-01
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Moon Child
Overview: 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.
Genres: Horror Action Thriller Science Fiction Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-04-19
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Karanukan
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Genres: Romance Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2017-04-23
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Fly Me to the Saitama: From Biwa Lake with Love
Overview: 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.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2023-11-23
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Gackt Live Tour 2005 DIABOLOS -Aien no Shi to Seiya no Namida
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Genres: Music
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-03-29
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New Fist of the North Star: The Cursed City
Overview: 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.
Genres: Animation Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-07-02
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MALICE MIZER: merveilles ~Shuuen to Kisuu~ l'espace
Overview: Recordings of two live performances by Malice Mizer edited into a complete concert experience of the visual kei band’s third studio album "merveilles", filmed while on tour during 1998 at the Nippon Budōkan Hall (April 1) and Yokohama Arena (July 22) in Japan. The live video features an onstage cathedral set piece, theatrics, costume changes, and skits performed as openings/endings to songs. The final show of the merveilles ~Shuuen to Kisuu~ tour held July 22, 1998 at Yokohama Arena (featured in the film) would be lead vocalist Gackt’s last performance with Malice Mizer before leaving the band in January of 1999 and drummer Kami’s last live show before his sudden passing on June 21, 1999.
Genres: Music
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1998-10-28
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Kamen Rider Decade: All Riders vs. Dai-Shocker
Overview: 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.
Genres: Action Adventure Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2009-08-08
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My Little Nightmare: The Movie
Overview: 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.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2014-05-03
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MALICE MIZER: Bel Air ～Kuuhaku no Toki no Naka de～ de l'image
Overview: A silent short film released as a prequel to the Malice Mizer’s third studio album merveilles, the film includes the music video of their single "Bel Air".
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1997-09-03
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Requiem and Reminiscence 〜The End and Silence〜
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2001-09-28
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Fly Me to Saitama: From Biwa Lake with Love
Overview: This is a sequel of “Fly Me to the Saitama”.
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Original Language: ja
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MALICE MIZER: No Return Voyage "Final" ~one more time~
Overview: A home video release documenting Malice Mizer's last indie live before signing with Columbia, at Shibuya Kokaido on 4/1/1997.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1997-04-18
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What if Tokugawa Ieyasu Becomes Prime Minister
Overview: 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 (Mansai Nomura), 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 (Minami Hamabe) wants to become an announcer and currently works as a TV reporter for a broadcasting station. She approaches a government spokesperson, Ryoma Sakamoto (Eiji Akaso), for an exclusive scoop. Due to an unexpected case, she realizes that something is going on behind this cabinet.
Genres: Drama Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2024-07-26
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Requiem et Reminiscence (Shuuen to Seijyaku)
Overview: Peaking at 10 on Japan's Oricon video charts, the live concert DVD of Gackt's 2001 tour Requiem et Reminiscence.
Genres: Music
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2001-09-28
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Gackt: The Greatest Filmography 1999-2006: Blue
Overview: The ballad-heavy companion to the Red DVD release, featuring hits like "Last Song," "Love Letter," and "Kimi Ni Aitakute."
Genres: Music
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-08-23
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Gackt Live Tour 2000 MARS ~Visitor from the Sky: La réminiscence~
Overview: 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.
Genres: Music
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2000-10-04
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Gackt: The Greatest Filmography 1999-2006: Red
Overview: 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."
Genres: Music
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-08-23
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Fly me to the Saitama
Overview: 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.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2019-02-22
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Gackt Live Tour 2003: Jougen no Tsuki ~Final Show~
Overview: Filmed during Gackt's Arena Tour that kicked off May 4, 2003. This electrifying concert was the tour's last show at Yokohama Arena.
Genres: Music
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-09-18
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Gackt X Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra Part II -A Splendid Evening of Classic-
Overview: 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.
Genres: Music
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2015-04-29
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Gackt X Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra -A Splendid Evening of Classic-
Overview: 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.
Genres: Music
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2014-05-21
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Gackt Live Tour 2004 THE SIXTH DAY & SEVENTH NIGHT ~FINAL~
Overview: 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.
Genres: Music
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2004-09-15
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Blue Fight
Overview: Ikuto and Ryoma meet in juvenile detention and become best friends. Moved by Mikuru Asakura’s motivational speech, they pursue their dream of participating in the martial arts event Breaking Down. However, rivalries soon turn their dreams into unexpected conflicts.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2025-01-31
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MALICE MIZER: merveilles ～cinq parallele～
Overview: A home video release of five Malice Mizer music videos from their third studio album "merveilles".
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1999-02-24
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MOON SAGA - Mysteries of Yoshitsune I
Overview: 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.
Genres: Fantasy Music
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2012-07-15
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MOON SAGA - Mysteries of Yoshitsune 2
Overview: 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.
Genres: Fantasy Music
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2014-08-08
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Shin Abarenbō Shōgun
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Genres: TV Movie Action History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2025-01-04
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GACKT 20th ANNIVERSARY LIVE TOUR 2020 KHAOS
Overview: 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.
Genres: Music
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2020-12-31
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