Gackt

At 50 years old, Gackt has this physical status:

Gakuto Oshiro (born July 4, 1973), better known by his mononymous stage name Gackt, is a Japanese musician, singer, guitarist, record producer, and actor.

Gackt, a young boy in Okinawa, Japan, learned the piano and enka before becoming interested in rock music while attending high school.

He has been active since 1993, first as the frontman of the short-lived independent band Cains:Feel, then for the now-defunct visual kei rock band Malice Mizer, before starting his solo career in 1999.

He has recorded nine studio albums and holds the most top ten singles in Japanese music history with forty-eight singles.

His single "Returner (Yami no Shuen)," which was the first and only single to reach the top of the Oricon charts, was released on June 20, 2007.

Gackt's music has sold over 10 million albums in addition to being established in the modern game market (Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII), anime films (New Fist of the North Star and Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam), and a television show.

In addition to his musical career, Gackt has appeared in a few films, including a film directed by him, Moon Child, his international debut Bunraku, and a television series starring NHK drama Furin Kazan.

He also appeared in live on stage plays, one of which was written, composed, and directed by him: Moon Saga - Mysteries of Yoshitsune I&III.

He has appeared in classical interpretations of his songs twice with the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra.

He also provided voice samples for Internet Co., Ltd.'s first Vocaloid, Gackpoid.

Early life

Gackt was born in Okinawa, Japan, on July 4, 1973, as the second of three children in a Ryukyuan family. His father was a music instructor who mainly played the trumpet, and his mother was also a tutor. Gackt has an older sister and a younger brother. He lived in several cities in addition to Okinawa: Yamanoka, Fukuoka, Shiga, Osaka, and Kyoto. He attended Moriyama High School in Shiga and was enrolled in the Kyoto Gakuen University.

When his parents started his classical piano lessons at age three, Gackt's musical education began at an early age. Because of time spent in elementary school and frequent change of teachers due to relocation from city to city, keeping his classical piano lessons became more difficult at age seven. His parents were able to complete lessons for another four years, but it will take another four years. However, Gackt has returned to his piano studies, as well as writing orchestral scores after losing a piano competition to a boy he encountered in middle school. He has credited classical pianist and composer Frédéric Chopin with "the one who taught me the beauty, breadth, joy, and kindness of music; that music could give people hope; and the meaning of the layers of sound." Chopin isn't exaggeration to say that it's the source of my songs, and it's not exaggeration to say that it isn't an exaggeration. Since his father played the trumpet, Gackt is also familiar with brass instruments. He didn't get into rock music until high school and then went on to learn modern percussion, having only listened to classical music and enka as a child. Compared to his time in an orchestra, he was initially reluctant to join amateur rock bands because they were considered below average in terms of playing in an orchestra. However, audiences' excitement and support convinced him to continue performing in those amateur bands.

Personal life

When he was 20 years old, Gackt briefly married a Korean woman for a short time. Gackt has lived in Tokyo, Japan, for the majority of his life. With his primary residence in Malaysia, where he has a house of 1,700 square meters in a residential area on Kuala Lumpur's outskirts, he moved to the Philippines and Hong Kong in 2012.

He is fluent in Mandarin, Korean, English, and French, as well as some French. He holds a second-degree black belt in the ITF Taekwondo, as well as other martial arts such as karate, boxing, and jiu-jitsu, among other things. He loves playing poker and has competed on live tournaments since 2017, winning $7,600 from his fourth-place finish in Aria High Roller, Las Vegas.

His philosophical approach to life is similar to Japanese Bushido. His personal religious conviction is similar to that of a nature god. His family believed that their deceased relatives were gods and they should honor them, so there are two models of Ryukyuan Buddhism in Okinawa whether to honour the ancestors or nature. It does not have a well-defined theorization or rituals, but it does have an acknowledgment of everything that surrounds people, "a love of nature."

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Music career

In the early 1990s, Gackt was working as a host and dealer in a casino as well as being an assistant drummer for an amateur band. At the time, he wanted to be more involved in his music but had a pessimistic outlook on life. He met a businessman who inspired him to find a purpose in life, his first love being music while at the casino. About a year later, he left the band and found himself in a variety of jobs, one of which was as a sound technician at a studio where he could practice drums. At a music live house in Kyoto, guitarist You Kurosaki, his future solo career support guitarist, met guitarist You Kurosaki. They formed Cains:Feel, whose name had a biblical link to the tale of Cain and Abel. Gackt became the frontman, and the band went on to record a demo tape before disbanding, but the group ran out of singers.

He was introduced to Malice Mizer, a visual kei band, in 1995, who was on hiatus as a result of Tetsu's departure. In October 1995, Gackt moved to Tokyo and joined them. He also performed two songs on their catalog, "Regulation" and "Le Ciel," the former being their most popular single as a band. During this period, the band's fame soared; and, after four years and two studio albums in January 1999, it was announced that it had left the band. According to his autobiography, the members' differences, a sudden wealth of money, and their alienation from the band contributed to his departure. Mana said he approached Gackt about him appearing in the band's 25th anniversary concerts in September 2018, but the singer turned down.

On January 1, 1999, Gackt began his solo career. The 99 Gackt Resurrection Tour was held in 11 locations around Japan, with each artist completing his works. It was followed by Nippon Crown on May 12 with his debut, extended play Mizérable. The album hit No. 2 on the Oricon charts for the first 12 weeks. It came during the same-named single "Mizérable," which reached its high point of prominence and lasted nine weeks on the charts. Gackt's album showcases his "talent for orchestration, blending classical elements into the rock genre," hinting at his future design, which "variates from romantically classical to experimental and unfolding progressive rock." He appeared at Shock Wave Illusion in Osaka and Tokyo in July. "Vanilla" was Gackt's second single on August 11, his second single. It reached its high point when it reached number four, lasted ten weeks, and enjoyed a lot of success. The Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) has rated it as gold (RIAJ).

"Mirror" and "Oasis" were released in 2000, and the third and fourth singles were released on February 9, 1996. Both peaked at number nine and number seven, respectively, and they stayed on the charts for six weeks. "Seki-Ray," his fifth single, who reached No. 7 on March 8, was released on March 8, peaking for six weeks. Gackt was joined by support guitarist and associate producer Chachamaru at the start of the year. Gackt built two guitars, called "Marcury" and "Venus," which he occasionally uses in his live performances. Mars, his first full-length studio album, was released on April 26, in April. It reached number three, lasted five weeks on the charts, and was awarded gold by the Royal Institute of British Agricultural Journal. On the following day, Gackt went on a national tour, noting 16 concerts, and on July 1, he appeared in Yokohama Arena for the final time. "Saikai (Story) was released on August 30, the sixth single. It ranked seventh on the charts, spending six weeks on it. On November 16, the seventh single, "Secret Garden," was released; it reached number ten, and charted for five weeks. Gackt unveiled the first in a series of Platinum Boxes on December 16, 2000.

On March 14, Gackt's eighth album, "Kimi no Tame ni Dekiru Koto," debuted at number six on March 14 and charted for 18 weeks, Gackt's longest charted single before 2009. Rebirth, Rebirth's second studio album, was released on April 25. "Requiem et Reminiscence" was Gackt's first concept album, based on a fictional story set during World War II. "Seki-Ray" and "Secret Garden" are two of the album's previously released singles. It hit number three and stayed 21 weeks on the charts. On May 3, Gackt embarked on the Requiem et Reminiscence Tour, which featured 18 concerts at fourteen venues. On June 23, the last concert at the Yokohama Arena was held. On September 5, his ninth album, "Another World," was announced. It was Gackt's first single to reach the top-five charts, lasted 17 weeks on them, and sold over two hundred and fifty thousand copies. Gackt wrote a song for a world peace after the events of September 11th, 2001, in New York. "Jongatsu no Love Song" was released as a single in December 2001. It reached its high point and then charted for nine weeks. The single was released in Japanese, English, Korean, and Chinese from 2001 to 2004, but it was not until Christmas that it was released. For the first time at the annual music festival, Gackt performed "Another World" on New Year's Eve, the 52nd Khaku Uta Gassen.

Gackt's second idea, "Moon Saga," was launched in the second half of 2001, during the debut of "Another World." He recorded his eleventh single "Wasurenai Kara" on April 24, 2002. It reached its high point on the charts, five weeks on average. On June 6, Gackt embarked on a national live house tour that embodied his new design and featured nine concerts at eight venues. On July 10, Zepp Sendai's last concert was held. Moon's third studio concept album Moon was released on June 16. It's Gackt's best-selling album, debuting at number two on the charts, and was rated gold by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIAJ). As part of "Japan-China Diplomatic Relations Normalization's 30th Anniversary Commemoration," Gackt was one of the few people representing his homeland on September 22, 2002. He continued the tradition on October 14 with the national tour Kagen no Tsuki (The Waning Moon), which featured 22 concerts in fifteen venues. On December 24, the final concert at the Yokohama Arena was held. On the 53rd Khaku Uta Gassen's Eve, Gackt performed "Jnigatsu no Love Song" on New Year's Eve.

Gackt's film, Moon Child, was released in 2003. He co-wrote the script and performed his own action scenes on location in Taiwan. He performed "Orange no Taiy" in collaboration with co-star Hyde (Orange no Taiy) as well as the film's theme song "Orange no Taiy" ("The Orange Sun" in Japanese). The film was released in Japan on April 19 and screened on May 13 at the Cannes Film Festival and later on April 12, 2004 at the Philadelphia Film Festival. "Kimi ga Oikaketa Yume," his thirteenth single, and the second of five to reach number two on the charts, spent ten weeks on them. The Royal Institute of British Architects had it listed gold. On May 4, Jgen no Tsuki (The Waxing Moon) officially launched, expanding the concept of the previous one and including 13 concerts at eight venues. "Tsuki no Uta," the fourteenth single, was released on June 11. According to the RIAJ, it reached its highest point in number three and was awarded gold. The final concert of the tour took place at the Yokohama Arena on July 6, 2016. Gackt's autobiography Confession (, Jihaku) was published on September 26, in New York. On September 27, he appeared as a special guest at the TV Asahi 45th anniversary commemorating the "Kingdom Rock Show" on September 27. At the "Dream Power: John Lennon Song "Love" concert hosted by Yoko Ono in Saitama Super Arena on October 2, Gackt performed the John Lennon song "Love" by John Lennon. Besides the film and musical recordings for the project, he released Moon Child Requiem in October (Moon Child ). "Last Song," the sixteenth single, was released on November 12, and peaked at number five on November 12. It was on the charts for 13 weeks and was named gold by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIAJ). Crescent, the fourth studio concept album, was released on December 3, and it was released on December 3. Through 11 weeks on the charts, it reached its high point, and was also rated platinum by the Royal Institute of British Statistical Institute. On the 54th Khaku Uta Gassen's Eve, Gackt performed "Last Song" on New Year's Eve.

The Sixth Day: Single Collection, Robert May's first compilation album, was released in February 2004. It soared to the top of the charts for 23 weeks, and the Royal Institute of British Architects named Platinum by the RIAJ. On April 29, Gackt went on the national tour The Sixth Day & Seventh Night, which featured 15 concerts in eight venues. In May, Gackt released another compilation album, The Seventh Night: Unplugged, which featured the acoustic arrangements of previously released songs. It reached its high point in the top five, spent eight weeks on the charts, and was awarded gold by the Royal Institute of British Agricultural Journal. The final concert of the tour at the Yokohama Arena was held on July 4th. "Kimi ni Aitakute," the eighteenth single, was released in October. It hit the top of the charts for 17 weeks and was named gold by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIAJ). He appeared and performed at the M.net/Km Music Video Festival in December, where he was named Best Asian Rock Artist" at the M.net/Km Music Video Festival. On the 55th anniversary of K.haku Uta Gassen, Gackt performed "Kimi ni Aitakute" on New Year's Eve.

On Valentine's Day, Gackt introduced the single "Arittake no Ai de," a top-seven single, as well as his fifth studio album, Love Letter." It reached its high point, lasted 13 weeks on the charts, was rated gold by the Royal Institute of British RIAJ, and it was re-recorded in Korea and announced in June for the Korean market. In April, "Black Stone" was introduced. According to the Royal Institute of British Statistical Journal, the single peaked at number three and was rated gold. In the film Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam, his twenty-second single, "Metamorphoze," was used in May. It was his fourth single to debut at number two, spent 13 weeks on the charts, and was rated gold by the Royal Institute of British Architects. "Todokanai Ai to Shitteita no ni Osaekirezu is a film from Gackt's twentieth single "Todokanai Ai to Shitteita No ni Aishitsuzuketa" released in August. The RIAJ named it as the best in the world and it as the best in the world. Diabolos, his sixth studio album, was released in September. It was a prequel to the previous "Moon" albums, in concept. According to the Royal Institute of British Architects, it ranked at number four on the charts and was deemed gold by the RIAJ. Gackt began his national tour, Diabolos Aien no Shi, which culminated in 36 concerts around Japan, culminating in a final Christmas Eve performance at the Tokyo Dome in front of more than 10,000 people.

He continued his tour in 2006 with a show in Seoul on January 14, which was his first Asian solo performance. "Redemption" was his twentieth single and at the same time, as well as the Square Enix game Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII. On February 28, he attended the Maiko High School in Hygo Prefecture's graduation. He performed an unreleased song specially written for the graduation, which was besides the words of encouragement. On February 7, it was revealed as "No ni Saku Hana no Y ni" for the first year. Since then, he has appeared at several graduation ceremonies.

It was announced in August that it would form S.K.I.N., with the well-known Japanese rock band X Japan co-founder Yoshiki, Luna Sea and X Japan guitarist Sugizo, and guitarist Miyavi. The group made their debut at the Anime Expo in Long Beach, California, on June 29, 2007, but no further activities were announced. Gackt embarked on a small national fan club tour in D.r.u.g. on December 24, D.r. g. The party, which also included four concerts in Korea and Taiwan, continued with four concerts.

In January 2007, he played Uesugi Kenshin in the NHK Taiga drama Frin Kazan. Gackt's twenty-seventh album, "Returner (Yami no Shen), was the first of his career (both solo and as a member of a band) to reach the top spot on the Oricon charts on June 20, his twentieth single. With over 203,000 people attending Jakht's traditional, 82nd Kenshin Festival on August 23, Gackt was invited to perform his Frin Kazan television presence. Gackt announced that his entire back catalog, as well as "The Greatest Filmography," would be released on October 9 in the United States and Canada. Diabolos' album was released in eighteen European countries on October 26. He appeared and appeared at the 2007 Japan-China Cultural Exchange Grand Concert Final in Beijing on November 17 and 27. He appeared and performed at M.net/Km Music Video Festival in Korea as a special guest artist, and he appeared and performed on November 17 and 27. In Japanese, Korean, and Mandarin, he performed "Juguratsu no Love Song" in Beijing. On December 10, he appeared at the China Fashion Awards in Beijing, where he was named "Japanese Artist of the Year" for the year. On December 19, Gackt released a compilation album 0079-0088, which includes songs from the Gundam series. At the 58th anniversary of Khaku Uta Gassen, Gackt appeared at the Kisu Uta Gassen.

Save Our Dears charity was also established in 2007 to benefit the victims of the Niigata Prefecture's powerful Chetsu offshore earthquake. In addition, the charity also featured two Orico UPty MasterCard credit cards to raise funds for this cause. Gackt's fan club Dears raised 2,000,000 (US$26,041), which Gackt donated to the city of Jetsu at the 83rd Kenshin Festival in 2008.

Gackpoid, a Vocaloid, was released by Internet Co. Ltd. on July 31, 2008, according to a video recording of Gackt's voice. "Jesus" was the twentieth single released on December 3. The chart reached its high point at number seven after ten weeks on the charts. On December 14, Gackt embarked on his longest national tour, Requiem et Reminiscence II -Saisei to Kaik (Requiem et Reminiscence II), which attracted over 60 concerts in more than 45 cities, with a total audience of over 210,000 people.

His twentieth single "Ghost" was unveiled on January 28, 2009, and it ranked at number six on the charts. Gackt had intended to perform a concert at Seoul's Olympic Hall on May 18, but the concert's sponsors were unable to sponsor the event due to the effects of the global recession. "Koakuma Heaven," "Faraway," "Lost Angels," and "Flower" was released by Gackt as a solo artist on his 10th anniversary as a solo performer, one week after another, beginning on June 17 and ending on July 1. They all managed to make it to the top ten on the charts. On June 13, Gackt began the tour, and on July 4th, he held a fanclub concert to celebrate his birthday at the Yoyogi National Stadium. He appeared at the Saitama Super Arena on July 11 and 12.

On the tenth anniversary of both Gackt and the Kamen Rider Series' Heisei period, he appeared in the 2009 edition of the franchise, Kamen Rider Decade, to perform its theme tunes. These are the first singles not written by him and were published by Avex Trax and Avex Entertainment. "Journey Through the Decade," his thirtieth single and series's opening theme, "Journey Through the Decade," was released in March, peaking at number two and spending 25 weeks on the charts, with RIAJ grading him gold. He unveiled his second theme single for the Kamen Rider Decade film All Riders vs. Dai-Shocker, "The Next Decade," in August. It soared to the top of the charts for nine weeks before crashing and taking nine weeks off. He appeared in the film as Decade's iteration of Jni Yki. "Stay the Ride Alive" the collaboration came to an end in January 2010 with the introduction of the final single, which charted the same as his previous one.

He appeared as a representative of Japan at the Asia Song Festival in Korea in September. He appeared in the 2009 Animelo Summer Live concert. In October, Gackt appeared as the main artist in the WOW Live! Thank You For The Music Show, held in Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Japan. He unveiled Re:Born, his seventh studio album that started the story he had created in 2001, on December 2. On the charts, it ranked at number nine. He held a fanclub cover concert at the Saitama Super Arena on December 12, based on a fictional school named "Camui Gakuen."

On February 14, Gackt appeared as a representative of Japan at the Asia Pops Festival in Niigata, honoring the victims of the 2007 Chingt earthquake victims. He performed the theme songs at the Saitama Super Arena on March 6 and 7. He was inspired by Koei to promote their latest Wii game, Samurai Warriors 3. He officially announced on April 17 that he had changed from Nippon Crown to Avex Group's recording conglomerate. He arranged a yellow Fried Chickenz project, which refers to human cowardice, that included Chachamaru and Shinya Yamada, ahead of the transfer to Avex. He made his first appearance in Europe during June and August, alongside the national tour in June and August, as well as Bochum. The Eleventh Day: Single Collection, a collection of the singer's singles from his second half of his tenure with Nippon Crown, was released on July 21. For the third time, he appeared in the 85th Kenshin Festival for the third time on August 23, with a record attendance of over 240,000 people. On December 14, he took part in and performed in a Hohoemi project charity function titled "Message! "Ask to Asia" by DATV in Tokyo, whose proceeds were planned to benefit street children in Cambodia and the Philippines. He auctioned his 1999 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am MS6, which was auctioned for $6,000 (US$72,033) at the auction.

Gackt founded the "Show Your Heart" charity in 2011 to buy supplies for the victims in Thoku's earthquake and tsunami. A truck convoy carrying 72,000 lb (33,000 kg) of food and clothing was sent in March, and a national street-corner fund-raising effort was held, raising $55,234,490 (or US$320,193). All funds earned through bank transfer and street fundraising were moved from Rakuten to the Japanese Red Cross, totaling 208,181,735 (US$2,641,564). Gackt toured Europe for the second time with Yellow Fried Chickenz in July and August and then toured Japan. He toured 9 countries and appeared 14 shows in Europe. The Japanese portion of the tour's funds were also donated to the Japanese Red Cross. Yellow Fried Chickenz was disbanded a year later at a concert in Nippon Budokan, Japan. He appeared at the 86th Kenshin Festival on August 22.

Gackt appeared at the Gala Party for FilmAid Asia and the 6th Asian Film Awards on March 18, 2012, where he also appeared at the Hong Kong International Film Festival. At the Major League Baseball season opener game in Tokyo Dome on March 29, Gackt performed the national anthem Kimigayo. It was his fourth time to perform the national anthem. On December 15, he appeared at the Yoyogi National Stadium for the 45th anniversary of All Night Nippon's participation. His 43rd single, "White Lovers (Shiawase na Toki), was released in the same month.

Best of the Best Vol. 132, his first national tour in four years, was announced in 2013. I, which began on May 11 and ended with three shows in a row on July 7 at the Yokohama Arena. It was also included in the release of two compilation albums, Mild and Wild, including two new songs "Claymore" and "Sakura Chiru." He appeared in the 88th Kenshin Festival on August 22nd. The final concert of the fourth festival of cover concerts was held on December 22, which was themed around a fictional school called "Camui Gakuen." On December 26, Gackt appeared with the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra at a special live concert.

Since February 12, with the debut of his forty-fourth single "P.S.," he has been in 2014. "I Love U" is a rapper who performed for the first time in the United States' independent record label G&Lovers (G-PRO), distributed by Crown Tokuma, was released on his own. In August, Gackt attended the 89th Kenshin Festival. "Akatsukuyo (Day Breakers)" was Gackt's forty-fifth single on October 1. On December 26, the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra's second live concert was held.

The remix album, Gacktracks -Ultra DJ ReMix- was released on July 1, 2015 in honor of Gackt's 15th anniversary. It featured club remixes of his songs performed by Japanese DJs, including DJ Koo, Taku Takahashi, Tomoyuki Tanaka (FPM), Jazztronik, Marc Panther, and several others. Since he was not fond of EDM, Gackt said he personally would not decide to do the project from a musical standpoint. He selected the DJs on a first-come, first-served basis, and, because of the utmost desire for participation, he believes in a second collaboration in the near future. He also expressed worry about the depletion of originality and increasing irrelevance of music in modern daily life. On July 3, a release party was also held. For the seventh time in a row, Gackt attended the 90th Kenshin Festival, with a record number of 243,000 people on August 23. "Arrow" was his forty-sixth single released on October 7, 2015. He started off a small tour of cover concerts based around a fictional school, "Camui Gakuen" on October 23.

Last Visualizing Saigo no Tsuki –Last Moon, his solo live tour in nearly seven years, began on March 19, 2016, at Misato City Cultural Hall in Saitama, with the first public performance held on March 21 at the Colany Hall in Yamanashi. Two shows at the Saitama Super Arena ended on July 3rd. Overall, there were 42 concerts in thirty towns, with a audience of over 120,000 people. Last Moon, the eighth studio album, was released on April 27, 2016. "Tsumi no Keish" (Original Sin) was the 48th single (Original Sin) (Original Sin) (Original Sin) Original Sin)" (Original Sin) (Original Sin) (lit. On March 22, 2017, "Inheritance of Sin: Original Sin" was published.

The -Last Songs-concerte, which was televised live on NicoNico Live on July 4, 2018, was held in honor of his 45th birthday at Shinkiba Studio Coast, Tokyo. There were eight live performances of the "Camui Gakuen" festival between October 11 and 25, which culminated in eight live performances. Before his match against American boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. at the Saitama Super Arena on December 31, Gackt performed the national anthem of Japan for the Japanese kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa. He appeared on Fuji TV as a special guest commentator for the main and semi-final matches. On March 22, 2019, Gackt appeared as a representative of Japan at the Hong Kong Asian-Pop Music Festival. On July 4, 2019, a concert was held to celebrate his 46th birthday and 20th anniversary of his solo career at Pacifico Yokohama. Khaos' 20th national tour began in Grand Osaka on January 11 and concluded in Fukuoka Sunpalace on February 29, 2020, with 20 shows in eight cities in total. During the tour, Gackt sold merchandise to fund the restoration of Shuri, Okinawa, which was previously burned down.

On September 8, 2021, it was announced that Gackt would go on an indefinite suspension of a chronic medical disorder that caused severe dysphonia, a physical condition that prevents him from singing or other pursuits. In his pledge of recovery, he promised to make a new album and tour later this year.

Gackt returned from hibernation on May 18, 2022, just after the 2022. With a livestreamed function titled "GACKT:RE birthday celebration," he made his first appearance live on July 30, 2022, his first appearance in honor of his 49th birthday.

Acting career

In comparison to music videos, Gackt's introduction to filmmaking occurred in 2001 and 2002 with two TV documentaries. He first went to Madagascar for the TV show Ima Hadaka Otoko-tachi (), then appeared in Hero's Heroes, which also aired on NHK. In 2003, he worked on the script and appeared in his film, Moon Child. It was announced in Japan on April 19 and screened at the Cannes Film Festival on May 13 and April 12, 2004, at the Philadelphia Film Festival. In the original video animation, New Fist of the North Star, where two of his older songs were used as themes and released as a single "Lu:na/Oasis." In Taito and Red Entertainment's video game Bujingai, Gackt also served as a model and provided the voice and motion capture for a main character. He appeared in 2006 for a video game Dirge of Cerberus in 2006, and then in 2007 for a video game Crisis Core, where Genesis Rhapsodos was modeled on, voiced, and co-created by Gackt. Besides that, Gackt wrote and performed two theme songs for the first game, which were released in the single "Redemption" version.

In 2007, Gackt appeared in Sengoku-period daimyu Kenshin in the NHK Taiga drama, Frén Kazan, for which he was nominated for the TV Navi award as the best-supporting actor in a drama category. "Returner (Yami no Shen), his only chart-topping song, was "Returner" (Yami no Shen), the TV series's theme. Kenshin was always depicted as a stern guy, according to Gackt. His style, which featured him clean-shaven and with long hair, received scathing critique, but Ken Ogata expressed his acceptance and support for Gackt's involvement in the drama. In the same year, Gackt appeared in Arthur and the Minimoys, a French animated live action film. In 2008, Gackt was filming in Romania for his first foreign film debut, Bunraku, which was released in 2010. Mr. Laughter starred on death row in the second episode of the TV series last year. The brain and the film Kamen Rider Decade: The battle between the riders and the Dai-Shocker.

He appeared on television several times, first on Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard, then on to Shiki, his first regular voice cast role; and Tono to Issho, where he performed the daimyo who had previously appeared on television. He also performed characters for two video games, Dragon Nest and Extreme Vs. He appeared in Supernatural: The Animation (episode 21st season), as well as Sket Dance, for which he performed the theme "Graffiti" in 2011. He appeared in Tempest (), a TV drama in which he played Jotei Gai, a Chinese eunuch who aims to seize the Ryukyu Kingdom. He performed also on Dragon Age: Dawn of the Seeker as a voice actor and theme song performer.

As the games' depiction of warlord Oda Nobunaga, Gackt appeared in Sengoku Basara, the Sengoku Basara television drama, in 2012. He also performed "Hakuro" (his 42nd single), and he also appeared on the series's theme tune "Hakuro." In the drama Akumu-chan, which is based on Riku Onda's novel Yume Chigai (), he was also seen in a dual role as a Professor of Neurology Shiki Takashi and Yumeoji (literally translated "Dream Prince"). In November 2013, Gackt appeared in two episodes (21 & 22) of the Indonesian Tokusatsu series "Bima Legend" Knight from Parallel World as "Noir." He recalled his role in Akumu-chan in 2014 and appeared in the drama Time Spiral as a time-traveler university professor Shuya Tatsumi, based on Eren Mizumori's Tokeru Rasen ( ). Gackt collaborated with Square Enix on the role-playing game 3594e for iOS, based on the tale of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, a Chinese historical novel. Military general Lü Bu Bu Bu Bu, the in-game playable character, was also voiced by him, and he also provided a theme tune.

In 2015, Gackt made a cameo appearance in Origami, a short film directed by Cato Ochi. It premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. He portrayed Uesugi Kenshin and Sengoku Gackt, as well as releasing the first theme song of Sengoku Shura Soul in the same year. After 14 years in the film Karanukan (2018) directed by Yasuhiro Hamano, it was announced in early 2016 that Gackt would have his first lead role. () The film takes place on the Yaeyama Islands of Okinawa, and photographer Hikaru Ooyama portrays a girl, Mami, who mysteriously disappears. Maten Ruedo, who played Maten Ruedo in the mobile game Othellonia, was a voice actor for and performed opening and ending theme songs for the anime Trickster, as well as dubbed the main character in the Japanese dub of Kong: Skull Island. In 2018, it was announced that Gackt would co-leading as 18-year-old student Rei Asami in a live adaptation film of the 1980s comedy manga Tonde Saitama (), written by Mineo Maya (). The film was released in early 2019 to critical acclaim, and Gackt was nominated for Outstanding Achievement by an Actor in a Leading Role at the 43rd Japan Academy Film Award.

Nemuri Kyoshiro Buraihikae, a drama in Tokyo by Gackt, was staged at Nissay Theatre in May 2010. From January 27, 2011, the show attracted 120 people in seven cities until February 27, 2011. Gackt unveiled a plan in 2012 to pass on the message of "Moon Saga" as a stage theatre performance written, composed and directed by him, in which he appeared as Minamoto no Yoshitsune starting at Akasaka ACT Theatre in Tokyo, starting from July 15 to August 15. The final two of 60 shows were held in Tokyo on September 26 and October 2, 2006. According to the estimated attendance, there were about 50,000 people. Orphans from the 2011 Thoku earthquake were welcomed to several performances and also received a grant for scholarship. With 40 performances in seven cities from August to October 2014, the second "Moon" stage performance revival ran from August to October 2014, and in the same time period the play's original soundtrack was released.

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