Mr. Jimmy

Name: Mr. Jimmy
Genre: Documentary
Released: September 1, 2023
Duration: 113 min
Cast: Akio Sakurai, Atsushi Iwasaki, Junko Sakurai, Kiyomi Osawa, Kiyotaka Yokoseki

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Abramorama | Release Date: September 1, 2023 | Not Rated

Starring: Akio Sakurai, Atsushi Iwasaki, Junko Sakurai, Kiyomi Osawa, Kiyotaka Yokoseki, Makoto Fukano, Naoki Washida, Rie Nakahara, Shinji Kishimoto, Toshio Suzuki

Summary: In snowbound Tokamachi, Japan, teenaged Akio Sakurai took refuge in his room, escaping to another world with a pair of headphones and a pile of Led Zeppelin records. Moving to Tokyo, Akio worked as a kimono salesman by day, but by night became "Mr. Jimmy," adopting the guitar chops and persona of Jimmy Page. For 35 years, Akio recreatedIn snowbound Tokamachi, Japan, teenaged Akio Sakurai took refuge in his room, escaping to another world with a pair of headphones and a pile of Led Zeppelin records. Moving to Tokyo, Akio worked as a kimono salesman by day, but by night became "Mr. Jimmy," adopting the guitar chops and persona of Jimmy Page. For 35 years, Akio recreated vintage Zeppelin concerts note-for-note in small Tokyo clubs, until the “real” Jimmy Page stopped by one night, and Akio’s life changed forever. Inspired by Mr. Page’s ovation, Akio quits his “salary man” job, leaving behind his family to move to Los Angeles and join “Led Zepagain.” Soon cultures clash, and Akio’s idyllic vision of America meets with reality.… Expand

Director: Peter Michael Dowd

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 113 min

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Alan Ng

Aug 28, 2023

I like Mr. Jimmy solely because of its fascinating character study of an obsessed fan, Akio Surakai. Read full review

Keith Uhlich

Aug 28, 2023

It’s nonetheless the very slipperiness of Sakurai’s passion — to humbly become the god he worships — that continually compels. Read full review

Glenn Kenny

Sep 14, 2023

“That is the meaning of tribute. Not showing myself at all. There is no ‘me’ to begin with,” Sakurai, who is now 59, says at one point. This is a terrifying notion, but the movie doesn’t choose to run with it. Read full review

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