Jimmy Page is the subject of a new documentary, but the doc isn’t necessarily about the Led Zeppelin guitarist, per se.
Titled Mr. Jimmy, this film examines the life of Akio Sakurai, a Japanese man who’s dedicated his life in tribute to Page. He looks like Page and dresses like him, too. Additionally, Sakurai recreates famous looks and performances from the guitar god.
Embedded below, the trailer for Mr. Jimmy shows the actual Jimmy Page taking in a performance. Page is seen giving a standing ovation. He then approached Sakurai and says, “The work — the work that you put in was just incredible.”
Per the film’s website, “Inspired by Mr. Page’s ovation, Akio quits his ‘salary man’ job, leaving behind his family to move to L.A. and join ‘Led Zepagain.’ Soon, cultures clash, and Akio’s idyllic vision of America meets with reality.”
Mr. Jimmy opens on September 1. To find a theater near you screening the film, head to MrJimmyMovie.com.
Led Zeppelin: All 92 Songs Ranked
Led Zeppelin and their catalog as a whole have become more beloved and revered with time as they’ve been passed down through generations and become standards for which future bands are measured.
So, how do you honor one of the greatest, most influential bands of all time? Hunker down with a fifth of Jack Daniel’s, a 2-liter of Coke and dive headfirst into the “Zep-a-Thon.” Dubbed so by Jack Black when the band received the Kennedy Center Honors in 2012, the “Zep-a-Thon” is a musical binge session where you listen to all of Zeppelin’s eight studio albums (plus the 1982 compilation album Coda) in one sitting. This binge wasn’t all for pleasure, even though it was oddly fulfilling. The purpose of doing this was for research in order to rank all 92 original Zeppelin tracks.
Exhausting? Yes. A bit much? Maybe, but crazier things have likely been committed in the name of Zeppelin throughout the past five decades.
Where do your favorite Zeppelin tracks rank? Click through the gallery below to find out!
Additional song descriptions by Brian Ives.
