Hiroshi (Tsubasa IMAI) is the younger brother of the late music icon Hide (Juon) and also worked as Hide's manager. Hide's music and the music for another band featuring Hide called Spread Beaver was co-produced by I.N.A. (Takashi TSUKAMOTO). After Hide's passing, both Hiroshi and I.N.A. work together to release more of Hide's music. [Source: Panap Media]
Hide was the former lead guitarist of rock band X Japan from 1987 to 1997, and a solo artist with his backing band which became his primary project, Hide with Spread Beaver. He passed away on May 2, 1998.
Tell Me is directed by Renpei TSUKAMOTO (Boku to Kanojo to Rally to), based on Hiroshi MATSUMOTO's non-fiction novel “Kyodai Tsuioku no hide” published by Kadokawa Shoten in 2004 and re-released by Kōdansha Bunko in 2010.
Theatrical release in Japan: July 8, 2022
