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All About Lily Chou-Chou

All About Lily Chou-Chou

Drama · Crime · 2001

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.

Movie details

All About Lily Chou-Chou

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

2001 Drama · Crime 2h 26m

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TMDB

7.4 / 10

Community rating

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 this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over All About Lily Chou-Chou?

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Shunji Iwai

Written by

Shunji Iwai

Hayato Ichihara

Hayato Ichihara

Yūichi Hasumi

Shugo Oshinari

Shugo Oshinari

Shūsuke Hoshino

Yu Aoi

Yu Aoi

Shiori Tsuda

Ayumi Ito

Ayumi Ito

Yōko Kuno

Issey Takahashi

Issey Takahashi

Ikeda Senpai

Ryo Katsuji

Ryo Katsuji

Terawaki Shioske

Takao Osawa

Takao Osawa

Tabito Takao

Court is in session

Put All About Lily Chou-Chou on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.