All About Lily Chou-Chou

All About Lily Chou-Chou

All About Lily Chou-Chou

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All About Lily Chou-Chou

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

2001

2h 26m

7.4(261 votes)

Drama

Crime

Overview

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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Social & External

Production Companies

Rockwell Eyes

JVC

WOWOW

Videos & Trailers

1 video

Cast & Crew

20 members

Acting

市原隼人

Yūichi Hasumi

市原隼人

Acting

忍成修吾

Shūsuke Hoshino

忍成修吾

Acting

蒼井優

Shiori Tsuda

蒼井優

Acting

伊藤歩

Yōko Kuno

伊藤歩

Acting

大沢たかお

Tabito Takao

大沢たかお

Acting

勝地涼

Terawaki Shioske

勝地涼

Acting

郭智博

Masashi Tadano

郭智博

Acting

高橋一生

Ikeda Senpai

高橋一生

Acting

松田一沙

Sumika Kanzaki

No Image

Acting

細山田隆人

Kentarō Sasaki

細山田隆人

Acting

Chiyo Abe

Shizuko Hasumi

No Image

Acting

稲森いずみ

Izumi Hoshino

稲森いずみ

Acting

市川実和子

Shimabukuro

市川実和子

Acting

伴杏里

Noriko Izawa

伴杏里

Acting

Takako Baba

School Nurse

Takako Baba

Acting

田中要次

Teru Onda

田中要次

Acting

Yoriko Kitahara

Masumi Shōji

No Image

Directing

樋口真嗣

Otaku

樋口真嗣

Acting

藤井かほり

School Nurse

藤井かほり

Acting

沢木哲

Retsuya Inubushi

No Image

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