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All About Lily Chou-Chou (2001)

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Pain can take you in prison. The ether can set you free.

Charts the troubled teenage years of students Yūichi Hasumi and Shūsuke Hoshino, exploring the shifting and complex power dynamics of their relationship against the backdrop of Yūichi's love for the dreamy and abstract music of pop star Lily Chou-Chou.

Cast & Crew

Director
Shunji Iwai
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    Yūichi Hasumi Hayato Ichihara
  • Profile picture of Shugo Oshinari
    Shūsuke Hoshino Shugo Oshinari
  • Profile picture of Yu Aoi
    Shiori Tsuda Yu Aoi
  • Profile picture of Ayumi Ito
    Yōko Kuno Ayumi Ito
  • Profile picture of Takao Osawa
    Tabito Takao Takao Osawa
  • Profile picture of Ryo Katsuji
    Terawaki Shioske Ryo Katsuji
  • Profile picture of Kaku Tomohiro
    Masashi Tadano Kaku Tomohiro
  • Profile picture of Issey Takahashi
    Ikeda Senpai Issey Takahashi

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Keywords

  • japan
  • bullying
  • okinawa
  • coming of age
  • middle school
  • kendo
  • cynical
  • junior high school
  • disturbed
  • hopeless
  • japanese middle school students
  • japanese junior high schooler
  • depressing
  • compassionate
  • complicated