Is All About Lily Chou-Chou sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 98% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is All About Lily Chou-Chou easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does All About Lily Chou-Chou end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is All About Lily Chou-Chou scary?

Yes. More frightening than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is All About Lily Chou-Chou violent?

Yes. More violent than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

All About Lily Chou-Chou

Name: All About Lily Chou-Chou
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 2001
Duration: 146 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Hayato Ichihara, Shugo Oshinari, Yu Aoi, Ayumi Ito, Issey Takahashi

Pain can take you in prison. The ether can set you free.

Directed by Shunji Iwai

Produced by Rockwell Eyes, JVC

2001146 min7.4 / 10

A dark, introspective exploration of adolescent cruelty, psychological fragmentation, and the search for transcendence through music amid the brutality of junior high school life.

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.

Clusters

Depression and Complicity Unresolved Grief Stories East Asian History & Culture Violent Revenge Movies School Life

Genres

Drama Crime

Keywords

Suicide Japan Bullying Okinawa Coming Of Age Middle School Kendo Junior High School Japanese Junior High Schooler

Where to watch

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Questions people ask

Is All About Lily Chou-Chou sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.
Is All About Lily Chou-Chou easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Does All About Lily Chou-Chou end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is All About Lily Chou-Chou scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is All About Lily Chou-Chou violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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