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All About Lily Chou-Chou

All About Lily Chou-Chou

2001 · 146 min · JA · NR · 7.5 (328 votes)
Dir. Shunji Iwai · Starring Hayato Ichihara, Shugo Oshinari, Yu Aoi, Ayumi Ito, Issey Takahashi, Ryo Katsuji · Music Takeshi Kobayashi · いわい しゅんじ Collection

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

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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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A haunting, dreamlike descent into adolescent alienation. The film captures the intense, often painful, search for identity through music and fleeting connections, leaving a lingering sense of unease and melancholy.

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