Dir En Grey Uroboros at Budokan the Movie
Dir En Grey Uroboros at Budokan the Movie is a 2010 documentary film centering on a Japanese rock band Dir En Grey. Uroboros is the seventh album by Dir En Grey. The film presents a two-day performance of the album at the Nippon Budokan on January 9 and 10, 2010.
Background
Uroboros, the seventh major album by Dir En Grey was released simultaneously worldwide on November 12, 2008. The album was announced as one part of a bigger plan.
In 2009, the band played a total of 96 shows worldwide including a appearances at major music festivals. In December of the same year, the single “Hageshisa to, Kono Mune no Naka de Karamitsuita Shakunetsu no Yami” was released.
Tickets for the 2 day show at Nippon Budokan sold out in 15 minutes to 16,000 people, setting a record for the venue.
About the screening
The film first ran from May 15 - May 28, 2010. The second part first ran from May 29 - June 11, 2010. It was screened again on July 12, 2011 and again from September 17 - September 25, 2011.
Staff credits
- Director: Yuichiro Iwaki
- Project: Sun-krad / Shirogumi Inc.
- Producers: Atsushi Inoue / Yuichiro Iwaki / Yuji Akiyama / Shuichi Minaino
- Music: Dir En Grey
- Editing: Shirogumi Inc.
- Production: Sun-krad / Shirogumi Inc. / Musashino Ad Inc. / Presidio Corporation
- Distributor: Presidio Corporation
External links
ja:劇場版DIR EN GREY -UROBOROS-