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All About Lily Chou-Chou

NR20012h 26mShunji Iwai
IMDb 7.5 · Rotten Tomatoes 70% · Metacritic 73

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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.

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What is All About Lily Chou-Chou (2001) about?

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.

Who stars in All About Lily Chou-Chou?

All About Lily Chou-Chou stars Hayato Ichihara (Yūichi Hasumi), Shugo Oshinari (Shūsuke Hoshino), Yu Aoi (Shiori Tsuda), Ayumi Ito (Yōko Kuno), Issey Takahashi (Ikeda-senpai). The film was directed by Shunji Iwai.

How long is All About Lily Chou-Chou?

All About Lily Chou-Chou has a runtime of 2 min and premiered in 2001. It is rated NR.

Is All About Lily Chou-Chou worth watching?

All About Lily Chou-Chou holds an IMDb rating of 7.5/10. On Rotten Tomatoes it scores 70. Fans of Drama, Crime are most likely to enjoy it — TasteRay can tell you how well it matches your personal taste.

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