Gackt
Date of birth: 1973-07-04
Place of birth: Okinawa, Japan
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Gakuto Oshiro
Biography
Gakuto Oshiro (born July 4, 1973) best known by his mononymous stage name Gackt is a Japanese singer-songwriter, musician, record producer and actor. Gackt’s father was a music teacher, and his mother also a teacher. He is the second of three children, with an older sister and younger brother. His musical education began early, and he started learning classical music theory and piano from the age of three. After exposure to rock music during his teenage years he practiced electric guitar and drums intensely. In the early 1990s he was working as a sound technician and studio drummer, but by the mid-'90s he had begun his career as a singer. He spent a short time in the independent band Cains:Feel before moving on to the visual kei rock band Malice Mizer. With Gackt as vocalist, lyricist, and composer, they rose to fame within the visual kei genre. In 1999 he parted ways with the band and launched his solo career, debuting with the EP Mizérable. He has since released nine studio albums, eight compilation albums, and forty-four singles. He has toured extensively within Japan and also throughout Asia and Europe. With an illustrious career spanning over 15 years, and forty-three consecutive singles ranked in the top ten of the Oricon music charts, he holds the title of the most successful male soloist in Japanese music history. A hallmark of his productions has been the use of all-encompassing, conceptual, and sometimes abstract themes, "Moon" and "Requiem et Reminiscence", to develop a series of related songs, concerts, movies, books or theatre play. To describe this idea he combined the words visual, live (concert), and alive to form the term "Visualive". It references the evocative and immersive experience he strives to create for his audiences. In addition to his music career, Gackt has undertaken various film and television acting roles. He wrote and starred in his first cinematic production Moon Child (2003), which screened at the Cannes Film Festival in 2003, and the Philadelphia Film Festival in 2004. In 2007 he received a TV Navi award for best supporting actor in a drama, for his portrayal of the powerful feudal leader Kenshin Uesugi in NHK's The Trusted Confidant (2007). One of Gackt's most notable performances was as the samurai protagonist Yoshi in the Guy Moshe film Bunraku (2010), where he costarred alongside Josh Hartnett, Woody Harrelson, Ron Perlman and Demi Moore. His depiction of the unnerving eunuch Jo Teigai in NHK's TV drama Tempest (2011) was brought to movie screens the following year in Gekijouban Tenpesuto 3D (2012). Gackt's numerous voice acting credits include animated films, such as Dragon Age: Dawn of the Seeker (2012), and video games, with two from the popular Final Fantasy VII series; Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII (2006)and Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (2007) among others. In his stage play debut Nemuri Kyoshiro Burahikae (2010), Gackt was cast as the leading character. He later expanded his theater credentials by resuming his "Moon" concept and writing, producing, composing and starring in Moon Saga - Yoshitsune Hiden (2012). He has since announced a sequel scheduled to begin in August 2014 entitled Moon Saga - Yoshitsune Hiden - Chapter 2 (2014).
Movie Credits
Bunraku
2010-09-01
In a world with no guns, a mysterious drifter, a bartender and a young samurai plot revenge against
Moon Child
2003-04-19
Moon Child follows a group of childhood friends as they advance in a futuristic criminal underworld.
Karanukan
2017-04-23
Fly Me to the Saitama: From Biwa Lake with Love
2023-11-23
People of Saitama Prefecture, who have been persecuted by Tokyoites for a long time, stand up for th
Gackt Live Tour 2005 DIABOLOS -Aien no Shi to Seiya no Namida
2006-03-29
New Fist of the North Star: The Cursed City
2003-07-02
In the 21st century, a nuclear war turned most of the Earth's surface into a desert wasteland, which
MALICE MIZER: merveilles ~Shuuen to Kisuu~ l'espace
1998-10-28
Recordings of two live performances by Malice Mizer, edited into a complete concert experience of th
Kamen Rider Decade: All Riders vs. Dai-Shocker
2009-08-08
Tsukasa travels to his home world of the World of Decade, where he discovers the origin of his power
My Little Nightmare: The Movie
2014-05-03
New student Kanji transfers to 6th grade 2 class, where Ayami Mutoi works as the homeroom teacher. S
MALICE MIZER: Bel Air ～Kuuhaku no Toki no Naka de～ de l'image
1997-09-03
A silent short film released as a prequel to the Malice Mizer’s third studio album merveilles, the f
Requiem and Reminiscence 〜The End and Silence〜
2001-09-28
MALICE MIZER: No Return Voyage "Final" ~one more time~
1997-04-18
A home video release documenting Malice Mizer's last indie live before signing with Columbia, at Shi
What If Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa Was to Become the Prime Minister
2024-07-26
In the year 2020, when Covid-19 is rapidly spreading around the world, chaos ensues and people's dai
Gackt: The Greatest Filmography 1999-2006: Red
2006-08-23
A harder-edge companion to its ballad-heavy counterpart Blue, the Red collection of music videos by
Gackt: The Greatest Filmography 1999-2006: Blue
2006-08-23
The ballad-heavy companion to the Red DVD release, featuring hits like "Last Song," "Love Letter," a
Gackt Live Tour 2000 MARS ~Visitor from the Sky: La réminiscence~
2000-10-04
Gackt Live Tour 2000 MARS ~Visitor from the Sky: La réminiscence~ was the first live tour of Gackt,
Requiem et Reminiscence (Shuuen to Seijyaku)
2001-09-28
Peaking at 10 on Japan's Oricon video charts, the live concert DVD of Gackt's 2001 tour Requiem et R
Fly me to the Saitama
2019-02-22
People from Saitama Prefecture are persecuted and, because of this, they hide the fact that they are
Gackt Live Tour 2003: Jougen no Tsuki ~Final Show~
2003-09-18
Filmed during Gackt's Arena Tour that kicked off May 4, 2003. This electrifying concert was the tour
Gackt Live Tour 2004 THE SIXTH DAY & SEVENTH NIGHT ~FINAL~
2004-09-15
Japan's notorius J-pop goth punk star Gackt has produced many best-selling albums and has a devoted
Gackt X Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra -A Splendid Evening of Classic-
2014-05-21
Features GACKT's first concert with an orchestra, "Kareinaru Classic no Yube," in which his songs ar
Gackt X Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra Part II -A Splendid Evening of Classic-
2015-04-29
Features the concert performed by GACKT and Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra in the end of 2014. Several
Blazing Fists
2025-01-31
Ikuto and Ryoma grow close after meeting in juvenile detention. Motivated by Mikuru Asakura's words,
MALICE MIZER: merveilles ～cinq parallele～
1999-02-24
A home video release of five Malice Mizer music videos from their third studio album "merveilles".
MOON SAGA - Mysteries of Yoshitsune I
2012-07-15
The theatre play is set in the late Heian (794–1185) and early Kamakura period (1185–1333) in Japan.
MOON SAGA - Mysteries of Yoshitsune 2
2014-08-08
The story begins from March in year 1184 2 months after the final scene in the first play. The Genpe
New Abarenbō Shōgun
2025-01-04
The eighth shogun, Tokugawa Yoshimune, fights against evil rampant in Edo while blending in with the
GACKT 20th ANNIVERSARY LIVE TOUR 2020 KHAOS
2020-12-31
It is an all-time best tour that is a reminder to fans who have walked with him for 20 years of his
ayumi hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2016 A 〜M(A)DE IN JAPAN〜
2016-12-21
Concert film featuring Ayumi Hamasaki's ARENA TOUR for her album, M(A)DE IN JAPAN. This tour was too
MOON SAGA (Special Edition) －A Hot Blooded School Tale－
2015-01-08
An absurdist retelling of Moon Saga Yoshitsune Hiden Chapter 2 as a 1990s high school story.