�We Are X�: Soulful Documentary of Japanese Heavy Metal Band
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The band X Japan in the 1980s, as seen in the documentary "We Are X." Photo: Drafthouse Films As a kid, Yoshiki always wondered if he were from somewhere else � like Mars. A misfit child scarred by his father�s suicide, Yoshiki, trained in classical music, grew up to become a David Bowie -like man who fell to Earth. He revolutionized heavy metal music in Japan and, still going at 50, is trying to break into the American consciousness. Stephen Kijak �s documentary �We Are X� is a broad but surprisingly personal portrait of Yoshiki and his band, X Japan , which formed in 1982, broke up in 1997 and re-formed in 2007. The band began a push into the U.S. market about five years ago, and interviews include American friends and fans such as Kiss front man Gene Simmons and Marilyn Manson . The film is a rush, all right, but it�s also a soulful look at Yoshiki, who although rarely without his dark glasses, still seems very revealing. He re