

All About Lily Chou-Chou
2001-10-06 · 146 min · ★ 7.5
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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Production details
- Directors
- Shunji Iwai
- Production companies
- Rockwell Eyes, JVC, WOWOW, OORONG-SHA
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 1,250,000
- Revenue
- USD 6,776,921
Top Cast
Hayato IchiharaYūichi Hasumi
Shugo OshinariShūsuke Hoshino
Yu AoiShiori Tsuda
Ayumi ItoYōko Kuno
Issey TakahashiIkeda-senpai
Ryo KatsujiShioske Terawaki
Takao OsawaTabito Takao
Tomohiro KakuMasashi Tadano
Takahito HosoyamadaKentarō Sasaki
Izumi InamoriIzumi Hoshino
Miwako IchikawaShimabukuro
Anri BanNoriko Izawa
Yoji TanakaTeru Onda
Shinji HiguchiOtaku
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