All About Lily Chou-Chou
2001
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Synopsis
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.
All About Lily Chou-Chou (2001) is a 2h 26min drama feature film by Shunji Iwai. Charts the troubled teenage years of students Yūichi Hasumi and Shūsuke Hoshino, exploring the shifting and complex... Selected for Fantasia International Film Festival (2021).
Key facts
Cast
Hayato Ichihara, Shugo Oshinari, Yu Aoi, Ayumi Ito, Issey Takahashi, Ryo Katsuji, Takao Osawa, Tomohiro Kaku
Original language
Japanese
First release
October 6, 2001 (Japan)
Crew
Screenplay
Shunji Iwai
Producer
Naoki Hashimoto
Cinematography
Noboru Shinoda
Editing
Shunji Iwai
Music
Takeshi Kobayashi
Trailer
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Festival History
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Japan | October 6, 2001 |
| Theatrical | United States | July 12, 2002 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | August 30, 2002 |
| Theatrical | Hong Kong | December 19, 2002 |
| Theatrical | Taiwan | January 21, 2005 |
| Theatrical | Thailand | February 10, 2005 |
| Theatrical | South Korea | June 23, 2005 |
| Theatrical | Thailand | July 7, 2022 |
| Theatrical | Italy | March 1, 2024 |
| Theatrical | Taiwan | September 24, 2026 |
| Classification | United Kingdom | 15 |
Versions & editions
| Home video | United Kingdom | July 18, 2003 |
| Home video | United States | February 15, 2005 |
| Home video | United States | May 7, 2019 |
Full credits
| Director | Shunji Iwai |
| Cast | Hayato Ichihara (Yūichi Hasumi), Shugo Oshinari (Shūsuke Hoshino), Yu Aoi (Shiori Tsuda), Ayumi Ito (Yōko Kuno), Issey Takahashi (Ikeda-senpai), Ryo Katsuji (Shioske Terawaki), Takao Osawa (Tabito Takao), Tomohiro Kaku (Masashi Tadano), Kazusa Matsuda (Sumika Kanzaki), Takahito Hosoyamada (Kentarō Sasaki), Chiyo Abe (Shizuko Hasumi), Izumi Inamori (Izumi Hoshino), Miwako Ichikawa (Shimabukuro), Anri Ban (Noriko Izawa), Takako Baba (School Nurse), Yoji Tanaka (Teru Onda), Yoriko Kitahara (Masumi Shōji), Shinji Higuchi (Otaku), Kaori Fujii (School Nurse), Tetsu Sawaki (Retsuya Inubushi) |
| Screenplay | Shunji Iwai |
| Producer | Naoki Hashimoto |
| Cinematography | Noboru Shinoda |
| Editing | Shunji Iwai |
| Music | Takeshi Kobayashi |
| Production design | Noboru Ishida |
| Sound | Osamu Takizawa |
| Costumes | Hiromi Shintani |
Additional data: TMDB.
