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74% Critic Match
All About Lily Chou-Chou
“Pain can take you in prison. The ether can set you free.”
7.4 / 10• 2001• 2h 26m•NR• Japanese
DramaCrime
Storyline
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
Hayato Ichihara
Yūichi Hasumi
Lead
Shugo Oshinari
Shūsuke Hoshino
Yu Aoi
Shiori Tsuda
Ayumi Ito
Yōko Kuno
Issey Takahashi
Ikeda Senpai
Ryo Katsuji
Terawaki Shioske
Takao Osawa
Tabito Takao
Kaku Tomohiro
Masashi Tadano
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Shunji Iwai's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. All About Lily Chou-Chou is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
