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A 2001 Japanese film by Shunji Iwai about the lives of 14-year-old students influenced by a mysterious singer. The film features a nonlinear narrative, jump cuts, and an online fan community.
All About Lily Chou-Chou: Directed by Shunji Iwai. With Hayato Ichihara, Shûgo Oshinari, Ayumi Ito, Takao Osawa. The problematic lives of teenager students for whom the singer Lily Chou-Chou's dreamy music is the only way to escape an alienating, violent and insensitive society.
- (11.7K)
- Shunji Iwai
- Unrated
- Hayato Ichihara, Shûgo Oshinari, Ayumi Ito
Set amid the chaotic world of Japanese cyber-pop culture, an avid fan of pop star Lily Chou-chou becomes dangerously obsessed with his idol. Watch trailers & learn more.
Yuichi only lives for Lily Chou-Chou's big Tokyo concert, where the lies and violence can be washed away by the presence of his goddess and her powerful music.
- (39)
- Shûgo Oshinari
- Shunji Iwai
- Miramax
Nov 29, 2002 · A critical analysis of a Japanese film about alienated teenagers and a pop idol. The reviewer complains about the film's obscure and pretentious style, and compares it to Truffaut's "The 400 Blows".
The problematic lives of teenager students for whom the singer Lily Chou-Chou's dreamy music is the only way to escape an alienating, violent and insensitive society.
Made with in San Francisco. A haunting look at teens in Japan whose lives go in different, and sometimes disturbing, directions as they find meaning in a musician’s songs.
