Starring Jin Akanishi, directed by Takeshi Kobayashi and screenplay by Shunji Iwai. With a collaboration of talents in music and film, the bright and dark aspects of a nostalgic period in youth are depicted brilliantly.

Introduction :
In 1995, a filmmaker Shunji Iwai and a music producer Takeshi Kobayashi set the cultural tone for a new generation with their hit film, "Swallowtail". Years later, the powerful duo returned for another groundbreaking collaborative effort: "BANDAGE".
Lying within the title "BANDAGE" are two major themes. One depicts the heady music scene of the 90s in Japan, with all the passion and devotion young musicians were pouring into their "bands" and musical ambitions at the time, complete with the many personal and artistic clashes that often highlighted youthful angst and self-doubt. The second theme plays upon the emotional "bandages" that people cover themselves with, head to toe, to shield their own scars and vulnerabilities.
In taking on the lead role, Jin Akanishi, a member of the pop band, KAT-TUN, takes up the challenge of evoking a complicated character conflicted by both idealistic and vulgar motives; callousness and sensitivity. In 2009, a wholly new type of cinematic fare, "BANDAGE" rolled out.

Story :
The 1990s. The Japanese music scene is in the midst of an unprecedented "band boom" among the nation's youth. An endless parade of bands comes and goes. But one rising band, called LANDS, finds itself among the cream rising to the top, while facing
a critical make-or-break juncture.

Asako and Miharu are two Tokyo high school students. Miharu gives Asako a LANDS CD, which turns her into an ardent overnight fan, particularly the musically-gifted guitarist, Yukiya. When the two girls go to a live performance of the band and finagle their way backstage, a little accident has Asako inadvertently getting acquainted with some of the band's members: vocalist Natsu, Ryuji and Kenji.

Natsu is immediately attracted to Asako, if only physically at first, and begins brining her along to the band's practice sessions.
While Asako delights in privilege, her presence proves a distraction to other band members, particularly Yukiya and Arumi, who are focused only on their music. Asako is soon ejected from the session by the band's no-nonsense manager, Yukari, but Natsu is determined to keep Asako around.

LANDS was formed among friends, but as the band begins to climb the ladder toward major stardom, inevitable frictions emerge, straining friendships and threatening to pull the unit apart. All of this is further compounded by conflicting interests between their main handlers: manager Yukari and their music label director. While Asako proves adept as the band's fill-in manager, she is still a mere teenager, and her deepening involvement with the band - including a confusing interlude with Yukiya - adds an extra layer of complication to the rapidly fraying band.