Ayumi Ito, Hayato Ichihara, Shûgo Oshinari
In this chilling teen drama set amid the chaotic world of Japanese cyber-pop culture, 14-year-old Okinawan Yuichi Hasumi (Hayato Ichihara) is an avid fan of a pop star named Lily Chou-Chou. He spends ...( read more
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DVD Release Date: February 15, 2005
Stats: 545 reviews
all about teen angst and the need to make connections and sense of the world. good cinematography, strange narrative structure. it will frustrate alot of people but i liked it. debussy reinforced the impressionist tone. could've used some cutting tho
As pointless and missguided in it's social/media commentary as, say, Suicide Club. But at least not as stupid and irresponsable as the late. Still, quite lousy and not worth the time. I bet Reygadas stole some of the robots they used on this production for his magnus fats-opera "...( read more)
There are quite some different opinions about this movie, mine is that I liked it although it took me a while to get into it.
Young people are so relentless!!
I liked the dreamy scenes, and the music for the film was well chosen.
But the main character Yûichi was a bit 'flat',...( read more)
I had been wanting to see Shunji Iwai's All About Lily Chou Chou for quite some time, as random references kept perking my interest, but I never really took the plunge, until recently, and I am ever so glad I did.
No word is better suited to describe the film other tha...( read more)
Japanese kits. There are winds from several directions. Shunji Iwai should take one of them.
Shunji Iwai's All About Lily Chou-Chou is one of those films that stands out on its own.The story is quite unique and so is the writing, but this film is not for everybody. It shows how music can be a place for people to seek sanctuary from their everyday lives. The s
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shows dark and naive teenage days with beautiful images.
it is too trendy so it could be "old" movie soon someday, but still remains my heart for a long time.
I really wasn't sure how I felt about this movie until a day after I watched it. The story focuses on various characters who are essentially lost souls. They find comfort in the fictional singer Lily Chou-Chou and her music which is described as coming from the 'eth...( read more)
While the story's undeniably hard to follow, Iwai's gorgeous visuals seduce. full review
dwegowy said "I never get sick of watching, thinking back about, or recommending this movie. It had a big impact on me (but, sadly, hardly anyone else I know)."
Couldnt have put it better myself. Immense film, see it if you can, persist if you get restless, and concentrate!
this is the most heartbreaking film ever! i thought that it was quite boring at first but as the story goes on i fell in love with it,i cried soo hard when that girl shaved her head because she was raped.i liked it because the film portrayed the real side of the puberties and how teenagers really are, not all sweet and happy all the time. they have to deal with so much stuff and i felt i could really relate to it.this is one of the best film ever.loved it.
I never get sick of watching, thinking back about, or recommending this movie. It had a big impact on me (but, sadly, hardly anyone else I know). Don't ruin the ether.
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