Half Japanese: The Band That Would Be King

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Half Japanese: The Band That Would Be King (1993)

Directed by Jeff Feuerzeig

Documentary, Music · 1h 30m

A documentary covering the rise of extremely alternative band Half Japanese: from the early days when Jad and David Fair recorded loud music in their bedroom for distribution via mail order cassette tape, to their contemporary incarnation after David's departure for married life and Jad's increased stature among musicians and critics. Includes interviews with Jad, David, Mo Tucker of Velvet underground fame, and Penn Jillette, who produced an album of theirs.

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Cast

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Byron Coley Self Jad Fair Self David Fair Self Maureen Tucker Self Penn Jillette Self

Crew

Director
Jeff Feuerzeig

Details

Release date
1993-10-07
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Documentary, Music
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America