Synopsis

With more than 30 million albums sold worldwide, X Japan is the most successful rock band in Japanese history. In the fall of 1997, at the height of their success, X Japan broke up. Almost 20 years after the tragedy-fueled split, the band prepares to reunite for a show at Madison Square Garden while struggling to reconcile a haunted past with the insatiable thirst for perfection that has made them legendary. <We Are X> is the story of the most influential band in the world that you have never heard of... yet.

Director

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  • Stephen Kijak
  • A former drummer, Stephen Kijak directed the BAFTA-nominated documentary <Scott Walker: 30 Century Man>, as well as <Cinemania> and <Stones in Exile>. In 2012, he teamed up again with Passion Pictures to create a documentary about bassist Jaco Pastorius. In 2015, he released <Backstreet Boys: Show ‘Em What You’re Made Of>, which was screened in multiple countries. His 2016 work, <We Are X>, was invited to the competition section of the Jecheon International Music & Film Festival.