The documentary film “MICHELLE GUN ELEPHANT ‘THEE MOVIE’ -LAST HEAVEN 031011-” will be screened.
This screening was planned to memorialize Yusuke Cihba, a vocalist and guitarist for “THEE MICHELLE GUN ELEPHANT” and “The Birthday,” who passed away in November.
THEE MICHELLE GUN ELEPHANT made their major debut in 1996 with “The End of the World” and held an all-standard live concert at Yokohama Arena in 1999, which was attended by about 15,000 people. In 2001, the band held a free live concert in Yoyogi Park, Tokyo, in the middle of a downpour, with a total of 20,000 people in attendance. Their last live concert was held at Makuhari Messe in Chiba on Saturday, October 11, 2003, and drew 40,000 people.
The Birthday was formed by Chiba in 2005, and has continued to perform energetically, including three performances at the Nippon Budokan, and their 2022 release “Love Rocks” was the opening theme song for the movie “THE FIRST The song “LOVE ROCKETS,” released in 2022, became the opening theme song for the movie “THE FIRST SLAM DUNK,” which was released in the same year.
The film, which was released in 2009, depicts the trajectory of THEE MICHELLE GUN ELEPHANT, focusing on the band’s last live performance. The screenings will be held sequentially at theaters across Japan starting on December 22 (Fri.), and details will be updated on the special website as needed.
Michel Gan Elefant “THEE MOVIE” -LAST HEAVEN 031011- Screening Schedule (as of 12/19/2023)
Hokkaido area
Hokkaido Satsugeki 011-221-3802 1/5 (Fri.) – 1/8 (Mon.) 2024
Tohoku Region
Miyagi Cine Lavita 022-299-5555 12/29 (Fri.) – 1/4 (Thu.) 2024
Kanto area
Tokyo Theatre Shinjuku 03-3352-1846 1/26 (Fri.) – 2/1 (Thu.) 2024
Tokyo Shinbungeiza 03-3971-9422 2024/1/27 (Sat)
AEON CINEMA Kohoku New Town, Kanagawa 045-914-7677 2024/2/8 (Thu) – 2/12 (Tue), one showing scheduled
Enjoy the “sound” of the film! At AEON CINEMA Kohoku New Town Film Festival (Live Sound Screening)
Kanagawa Kawasaki Cinecitta 044-223-3190 12/29 (Fri.)
Chubu Area
Niigata Cine Wind 025-243-5530 Coming Soon
Niigata Takada Sekai-kan 025-520-7626 12/23 (Sat.) –
Nagano Ueda Eigeki 0268-22-0269 12/23 (Sat.) – 12/29 (Fri.)
Aichi Century Cinema 052-264-8580 2024/1/19 (Fri.) – 1/25 (Thu.)
Kinki area
Kyoto Uplink Kyoto 075-600-7890 2024/1/26 (Fri.)～2/1 (Thu.)
Osaka Namba Parks Cinema 050-6864-7125 2/23 (Fri.) – 2/29 (Thu.)
Live sound screening
Osaka Cine Libre Umeda 06-6440-5930 2024/1/26 (Fri) – 2/1 (Thu)
Hyogo Cine Libre Kobe 078-334-2126 12/29 (Fri.) – 1/4 (Thu.) 2024
Hyogo Tsukaguchi Sun Sun Theater 06-6429-3581 2024/1/19 (Fri.)-1/25 (Thu.)
Chugoku/Shikoku Area
Hiroshima Hatchoza I & II 082-546-1158 12/22 (Fri.)
Hiroshima Fukuyama Ekimae Cinemode 084-932-3381 12/22 (Fri.) – 1/4 (Thu.) 2024
Kyushu/Okinawa area
Fukuoka Fukuoka Nakasu Taiyo 092-291-4058 12/29 (Fri.) –
