All About Lily Chou Chou
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Director(s): Shunji Iwai
Starring: Hayato Ichihara, Shûgo Oshinari, Ayumi Ito, Takao Ohsawa, Miwako Ichikawa, Izumi Inamori, Yû Aoii
Release Year: 2001
Runtime: 146 min
Aspect Ratio(s): 1.78:1
Language(s): JPN- Japanese
Sound: LPCM 2.0, LPCM 5.1
Subtitles: English
Format: Blu-ray
Disc Info: Region Free Blu-ray
Packaging Artist(s): Beth Morris
Genre: Drama
VS Release Date: April 1, 2024
SKU: FMC_003b
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- JT35mm MemberJildo T. H.Verified Buyer21 seconds agoRated 5 out of 5 starsBeautiful
Beautiful coming of age movie.
- AX70mm MemberAvery X.Verified Buyer3 months agoRated 5 out of 5 starsClassic
More Shunji Iwai please.
- J8mm MemberJeff4 months agoRated 5 out of 5 stars5 Stars
Awesome to add this to my collection
- NL70mm MemberNeal L.Verified Buyer4 months agoRated 5 out of 5 starsAll About Lily Chou Chou
All About Lily Chou-Chou (2001), directed by Shunji Iwai, is a haunting, impressionistic portrait of adolescence that captures both the fragility and brutality of youth with unusual sensitivity. Structured around fragmented storytelling and interwoven with text from online forums, the film follows a group of teenagers whose lives are shaped by bullying, alienation, and their shared devotion to an ethereal pop singer who becomes a kind of emotional refuge. Iwai’s direction is visually lyrical—lingering shots of skies and fields contrast sharply with the harshness of what unfolds, creating a dissonance that feels both beautiful and devastating. The film resists easy narrative clarity, instead immersing the viewer in mood and sensation, making its emotional impact feel cumulative rather than immediate. It’s a challenging watch at times, but its blend of melancholy, music, and quiet despair leaves a lasting, almost hypnotic impression.
- DF8mm MemberDominic F.Verified Buyer5 months agoRated 4 out of 5 starsAll about lily chou chou
The packaging was fantastic, everything came safe and sound, and the shipping was nice and speedy. The movie itself looks amazing for a bluray. I don't think this is a vinger syndrome release so I don't think it's there fault, but I wish this edition had more special features, it only has a making of documentary and an essay. Overall I would recommend anyone buy this if they have any interest in the movie at all.
