All About Lily Chou-Chou

Name: All About Lily Chou-Chou
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 2001-10-06
Duration: 2 h 26 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Hayato Ichihara, Shugo Oshinari, Yu Aoi, Ayumi Ito, Issey Takahashi

2001·Movie·NR·146 min·★ 7.4(294)

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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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About All About Lily Chou-Chou

All About Lily Chou-Chou is a 2001 Japanese-language drama and crime film directed by Shunji Iwai. The cast is led by Hayato Ichihara, Shugo Oshinari, Yu Aoi. It has a runtime of 2h 26m. Viewers rate it 7.4/10 across 300 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on YouTube TV, Philo, Fandor Amazon Channel.

All About Lily Chou-Chou was produced by Rockwell Eyes, JVC, and WOWOW and made in Japan. It was released on October 6, 2001, and carries a NR certification. Made on a budget of about $1 million, it went on to gross $7 million worldwide.

Director: Shunji Iwai
Writers: Shunji Iwai
Release date: October 6, 2001
Original language: Japanese
Age rating: NR
Status: Released
Country: Japan
Budget: $1 million
Box office: $7 million
Production: Rockwell Eyes, JVC, WOWOW

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All About Lily Chou-Chou cast & crew

All About Lily Chou-Chou was directed by Shunji Iwai and written by Shunji Iwai.

The cast features Hayato Ichihara as Yūichi Hasumi, Shugo Oshinari as Shūsuke Hoshino, Yu Aoi as Shiori Tsuda, Ayumi Ito as Yōko Kuno, Issey Takahashi as Ikeda Senpai, and Ryo Katsuji as Terawaki Shioske.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Takeshi Kobayashi, cinematography is by Noboru Shinoda, and it was produced by Naoki Hashimoto.

Is All About Lily Chou-Chou worth watching?

All About Lily Chou-Chou holds an audience score of 7.4/10 from 294 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed drama films.

At 2h 26m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy drama and crime, All About Lily Chou-Chou is worth a place on your watchlist.

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