Live Viewing Japan Presents “Over The L’Arc-en-Ciel”

Live Viewing Japan Presents, “Over The L’Arc-en-Ciel: DOCUMENTARY FILMS ~WORLD TOUR 2012~”, to Anthology Film Archives, New York, on March 1st, 2015

Los Angeles, California, February 3rd, 2015 – Live Viewing Japan, a prestigious distribution company dedicated to introducing Japanese artists of various genres to international theaters, is very pleased to present a documentary film of Japanese rock band L’Arc-en-Ciel, “Over The L’Arc-en-Ciel: DOCUMENTARY FILMS ~WORLD TOUR 2012~” to Anthology Film Archives, New York, on March 1st, 2015.

Time and Location:
March 1st, 2015, 3:00 PM
Anthology Film Archives, 32 2nd Avenue, New York, NY 10003, United States
Ticket Price: $10.00
More Ticket information will be available at: www.larcenciel2015lvj.com

Distribution: Live Viewing Japan
Live Viewing Japan Official Site : liveviewing.jp
L’Arc-en-Ciel Official Website: LArc-en-Ciel.com
“Over The L’Arc-en-Ciel” Documentary Film Official Website: www.larcenciel-film.com/movies.html

This film documents a legendary rock band who never fear to take challenges on the international stage, when they have already reigned over the domestic music scene. L’Arc-en-Ciel, after celebrating their 20th anniversary, embarked on a massive world tour that no other Japanese rock band had ever done before. From March 3rd to May 31st, 2012, L’Arc-en-Ciel’s 14-city world tour hit Hong Kong, Bangkok, Shanghai, Taipei, New York, London, Paris, Singapore, Jakarta, Seoul, Yokohama, Osaka, Tokyo, and Honolulu with a total attendance of 450,000 people. The band became the first solo Japanese act ever to perform at Madison Square Garden.

Japanese American director Ray Yoshimoto captured the global “phenomenon of L’Arc-en-Ciel” with a fresh, unbiased viewpoint, which would captivate both hardcore fans and newcomers alike. The film shows rare backstage scene and candid footage of the band, showing the members’ true and gentle emotions in a mixture of smile, confusion, excitement, as well as tension. Revealed in this film are not only raw personal charms of each member, but also the essence of true professionalism deep inside these respectable musicians. Make sure to witness the birth of a masterpiece in the history of world music, “Over The L’Arc-en-Ciel”.