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.
Half Japanese: The Band That Would Be King has generally received very positive reviews.
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Half Japanese: The Band That Would Be King was released in 1993 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 11 reviews, giving Half Japanese: The Band That Would Be King (1993) an average rating of 81%.
Overall, cinema-goers much prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 82%, compared to film critics, who gave it a considerably lower average score of 0%. Amateur reviewers enjoyed Half Japanese: The Band That Would Be King a lot more than professional critics.
With a score of 81%, Half Japanese: The Band That Would Be King is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1993, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 1993 with similar scores include films like Jurassic Park, The Remains of the Day and Ninja Scroll.
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