*spoilers*
mmm just saw it.. I didn't like it all that much, since I couldn't understand the real plot. but it just seems that the main character (vocalist from The Privates) hates his job, meets a drunk music producer, quits his job and travels days to get to a recording studio in Tokyo on his motor bike, meets a bunch of weird people on the way there (a friendly biker gang and Sawao's gang), and forms a successful band at the end (the DHRC).
At first it seemed like Sawao and his sidekick were failed criminals..cuz Sawao's character kept apologizing to his older brother and they failed to keep someone hostage... but then.. Sawao and his sidekick plot the death of one of the bikers, and then. all of a sudden. Sawao clicks out a knife and stabs the main character [Kudo] a few times!.. and, for some reason, the main character just drags himself to a room, changes into darker clothes, and goes on stage to sing without doing something about his wounds..just bleeding and killing himself.. The next scene had Kudo just ..dying.. and I couldn't make out what he was saying but it was really weird and ubrupt.. and that was it! I don't think you can really make out if he dies or not.
I think a funny part is right before Sawao stabs Kudo.. Kudo tells Sawao that he won't get any girls if he keeps being so bent on ruining peoples' lives. I lolled..
Sawao..is so short even compared to other Japanese guys.. sigh. but he looked darn good in a suit though.
I would recommend getting this video or the soundtrack just for the ending song! The dvd is all-region coded so you can play this on your living sound system or wutever and the song "Colors of Life" by "The DHRC" (not a real band..) sounds friggin awesome on actual speakers (not just a computer)~ bonus features include a "talk" (director and cast special) on the movie with a bunch of bloopers while they're talking, two movie trailers, a clip of the whole live performance that is featured in the movie (of DHRC), and a really nice PV of "Colors of Life" with clips of the movie on there.. haha the only scenes of Sawao in that video doesn't show his face.. like when he dramatically kicks a bunch of cardboard boxes.. the boxes covered his face. haha.
*edit* parts of pillows songs that were on the movie:
Dead Stock Paradise
No Substance
Super Tampoline School Kid
whew..this was long. sorrie..
