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Half Japanese: The Band That Would Be King

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Half Japanese: The Band That Would Be King
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NR,1hr 30min
Released:
January 1, 1993
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Vanguard Cinema
Synopsis: The first thing to remember when viewing this difficult-to-believe documentary is that there really is an underground band called Half Japanese and that the stories being told about their eighteen year musical career are, for the most part true. That being said, it is almost impossible to distinguish this evidently sincere documentary from the earlier (and entirely fictional) This Is Spinal Tap, which idolizes a similarly inept and clueless group of musicians and fans. Penn Jillette (of the gore-and-magic ... Full Synopsis
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