"HURRY GO ROUND" Documentary about X JAPAN guitarist hide, to be released on May 26th

In May 1998, fans of X JAPAN were shocked and saddened to hear the news of the death of guitarist, hide.

With the “hide 20th Memorial Project” kicking off to celebrate the 20th anniversary since hide’s death, a documentary titled “HURRY GO ROUND” will be screening via roadshow on May 26th.

The documentary is directed by Ishikawa Tomoji.

“HURRY GO ROUND” is the eleventh single by hide, a song that was left incomplete until his bandmates from Spread Beaver completed the single and was released on October 21, 1998. In fact, part of the lyrics are engraved on hide’s tombstone. The song by hide with Spread Beaver will be the theme song for the documentary.

Actor Yumoto Yuma plays the role of a navigator who traces the last moments of hide. The documentary will include the first public release of footage take on the day before his death will be revealed in the documentary.

Yumoto said about his role, “When I was chosen to appear in this film, I was almost ignorant about hide. At first, I was excited and curious but gradually, I became tearful. I wondered what it would be like to meet a really great person.”

Yumoto continued, “Twenty years after hide’s death, his energy has not yet been exhausted and still reaches to young people today. Hearing his music, It was a pure and powerful feeling that came into my chest and it was fun and unavoidable. Even though I am not older, even if I listen to the music now, the purity of the music will never fade. ”

Yumoto concluded with “Those who don’t know hide may discover a new world as a result of this film!”.

In the documentary, we see Yumoto’s character visiting a grave of hide which is in Miura City, Kanagawa and then visiting Yokosuka where hide was born and raised and then Los Angeles where he spent his moments creating music three months before his death.

Also, featured in the documentary are hide’s brother Matsumoto Hiroshi, Spread Beaver, I.N.A. (Inada Kazuhiko), recording engineer Eric Westfall and others who knew hide.

The main visual to promote the documentary will be up on a billboard at Shibuya Scramble on March 15th.