Synopsis
Only three days before their high school festival, guitarist Kei, drummer Kyoko, and bassist Nozomi are forced to recruit a new lead vocalist for their band. They choose Korean exchange student Son, though her comprehension of Japanese is a bit rough! It's a race against time as the group struggles to learn three songs for the festival's rock concert—including a classic '80s song by the Japanese punk rock band The Blue Hearts called "Linda Linda".
Key facts
Cast
Bae Doona, Aki Maeda, Yuu Kashii, Shiori Sekine, Takayo Mimura, Shione Yukawa, Yuko Yamazaki, Masahiro Komoto
Original language
Korean
First release
July 23, 2005 (Japan)
Crew
Screenplay
Kosuke Mukai, Nobuhiro Yamashita, Wakako Miyashita
Producer
Hiroyuki Negishi, Yuji Sadai
Cinematography
Yoshihiro Ikeuchi
Editing
Ryuji Miyajima
Music
James Iha
Trailer
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Festival History
Soundtracks
| CD | Linda Linda Linda Original Soundtrack - James Iha (2005) | 2 releases, 2005-2006: Universal |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Japan | July 23, 2005 |
| Theatrical | South Korea | April 13, 2006 |
| Theatrical | United States | November 10, 2006 |
| Theatrical | Taiwan | April 5, 2007 |
| Theatrical | Russia | May 10, 2011 |
| Theatrical | Japan | August 22, 2025 |
| Theatrical | United States | September 5, 2025 |
| Theatrical | South Korea | September 17, 2025 |
| Theatrical | Indonesia | January 17, 2026 |
Versions & editions
| Home video | United States | May 8, 2007 |
| Home video | United States | August 25, 2026 |
Full credits
| Director | Nobuhiro Yamashita |
| Cast | Bae Doona (Son), Aki Maeda (Kyoko Yamada), Yuu Kashii (Kei Tachibana), Shiori Sekine (Nozomi Shirakawa), Takayo Mimura (Rinko), Shione Yukawa (Moe), Yuko Yamazaki (Nakajima), Masahiro Komoto (Koyama sensei), Kenichi Matsuyama (Makihara), Katsuya Kobayashi (Kazuya), Koen Kondo (Kyoko's Brother), Akifumi Miura (Ishikawa), Keisuke Koide (Abe), Masaki Miura (Maezono), Lily (Kei's Mother), Kaori Fujii (Nakayama), Pierre Taki (Pierre), Hiroshi Yamamoto (Studio Employee), Takeshi Yamamoto (Karaoke Employee), Jason Gray (Ramones Member), Jim McGee (Ramones Member), Eric Pelletier (Ramones Member), Michal Legal (Ramones Member) |
| Screenplay | Kosuke Mukai, Nobuhiro Yamashita, Wakako Miyashita |
| Producer | Hiroyuki Negishi, Yuji Sadai |
| Cinematography | Yoshihiro Ikeuchi |
| Editing | Ryuji Miyajima |
| Music | James Iha |
| Production design | Ayako Matsuo |
| Sound | Hiromichi Kori |
Additional data: TMDB.
