All About Lily Chou-Chou (2001)
Riri Shushu no subete (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Unrated
- 2h 26min
- Crime, Drama
- 06 Oct 2001 (Japan)
- Movie
The problematic lives of teenager students for whom the singer Lily Chou-Chou's dreamy music is the only way to escape an alienating, violent and insensitive society.
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Awards:
- 4 wins & 1 nomination.
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Cast
| Hayato Ichihara | ... |
Yûichi Hasumi
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Shûgo Oshinari | ... |
Shusuke Hoshino
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| Ayumi Ito | ... |
Yôko Kuno
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| Takao Osawa | ... |
Tabito Takao
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Miwako Ichikawa | ... |
Shimabukuro
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Izumi Inamori | ... |
Izumi Hoshino
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| Yû Aoi | ... |
Shiori Tsuda
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Kazusa Matsuda | ... |
Sumika Kanzaki
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| Ryô Katsuji | ... |
Hitoshi Terawaki
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Chiyo Abe | ... |
Shizuko Hasumi
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Takako Baba | ... |
School girl
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Anri Ban | ... |
Noriko Izawa
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Kaori Fujii | ... |
School nurse
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Shinji Higuchi | ... |
Otaku
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Takahito Hosoyamada | ... |
Kentarô Sasaki
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Hayato Isohata | ... |
Matsunori Iida
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Yuki Ito | ... |
Kamino
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Tomohiro Kaku | ... |
Masashi Tadano
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Hideyuki Kasahara | ... |
Kyota Shimizu
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Mana Kodama | ... |
Ryôka Sasano
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Masumi Okamura |
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Tetsu Sawaki | ... |
Retsuya Inubushi
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Tetta Sugimoto | ... |
Man at a restaurant
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| Issei Takahashi | ... |
Ikeda - upperclassman
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Yôji Tanaka | ... |
Teru Onda
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Kenta Uchino | ... |
Hirokazu Nakagai
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Mayuko Yoshioka | ... |
Osanai (Home Room Teacher)
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Directed by
| Shunji Iwai | ||
Written by
| Shunji Iwai | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Naoki Hashimoto | ... | producer |
| Koko Maeda | ... | associate producer |
Music by
| Takeshi Kobayashi | ||
Cinematography by
| Noboru Shinoda | ||
Editing by
| Shunji Iwai | ... | (as Yoshiharu Nakagami) |
Production Design by
| Noboru Ishida | ||
Costume Design by
| Hiromi Shintani | ||
Sound Department
| Mizuki Ito | ... | foley artist |
| Aaron Levy | ... | sound recordist |
| Akihiko Okase | ... | foley artist |
| Melissa Sherwood Hofmann | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Osamu Takizawa | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Hikaru Yasuda | ... | assistant camera |
Additional Crew
| Atsushi Naito | ... | legal advisor |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Rockwell Eyes (2001) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Cowboy Pictures (2002) (United States) (subtitled)
- Film Movement (2017) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Home Vision Entertainment (HVE) (2005) (United States)
- ICA Projects (2001) (United Kingdom)
- Nihon Eiga Satellite Broadcasting (2012) (Japan) (tv)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2011) (Australia) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Ashikaga Kendo Federation (supervision: Kendo)
- Auberge (filming cooperation)
- Caravan Coffee (filming cooperation)
- Dia Semicon Systems (technical cooperation)
- Golley's (costume cooperation)
- Hands On Entertainment (filming cooperation)
- Hosei University Kendo Club (supervision: Kendo)
- Kosendo (filming cooperation)
- MSS (filming cooperation)
- Marubun (technical cooperation)
- Nikko Palace Hotel Ota (filming cooperation)
- Ramen Yumeya (filming cooperation)
- Usagiya (II) (filming cooperation)
- WonderGOO (filming cooperation)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Life isn't easy for a group of high school kids growing up absurd in Japan's pervasive pop/cyber culture. As they negotiate teen badlands- school bullies, parents from another planet, lurid snapshots of sex and death- these everyday rebels without a cause seek sanctuary, even salvation, through pop star savior Lily Chou-Chou, embracing her sad, dreamy songs and sharing their fears and secrets in Lilyholic chat rooms. Immersed in the speed of everyday troubles, their lives inevitably climax in a fatal collision between real and virtual identities, a final logging-off from innocence. Written by Sujit R. Varma |
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| Taglines | If you scream and no one hears you, she's there for you. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | At one point a character describes Hoshino's mom as looking like Izumi Inamori. This is the actress that plays Hoshino's mom. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Referenced in Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003). See more » |
| Crazy Credits | The opening takes the form of social media messages from a number of people, depicted as though they were being typed at the moment, using a QWERTY keyboard but with Japanese installed as the language. providing assorted viewpoints of Lily and her impact. This is repeated at the end credits. Also, although the film is in Japanese, the end credits are in both Japanese and English. See more » |
| Quotes |
Yûichi Hasumi:
For me, only Lily is real. See more » |