All About Lily Chou-Chou
2001 2h 26m movie Film Japan

All About Lily Chou-Chou

リリイ・シュシュのすべて

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

Synopsis

リリイ・シュシュのすべて

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

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 fictional pop star Lily Chou-Chou.

The 2000–2002 Japan Window

226 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. All About Lily Chou-Chou sits at position #68.

  1. Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger
    #1

    Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger

    ★ 9.0 · 2002

  2. My Family
    #2

    My Family

    ★ 9.0 · 2002

  3. Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger
    #3

    Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger

    ★ 8.9 · 2001

  4. InuYasha
    #4

    InuYasha

    ★ 8.6 · 2000

  5. Fighting Spirit
    #5

    Fighting Spirit

    ★ 8.6 · 2000

  6. Shaman King
    #6

    Shaman King

    ★ 8.6 · 2001

  7. Digimon Tamers
    #7

    Digimon Tamers

    ★ 8.6 · 2001

  8. Leave it to Kero!
    #8

    Leave it to Kero!

    ★ 8.6 · 2000

Titles With Overlapping Themes

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The 2000s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when All About Lily Chou-Chou premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.

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Reception Benchmarks

7.3
TMDB Rating
188
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,549 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (66th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.4 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #672 of 1,933 (top 35%).

Production Details

Primary Country Japan
Original Language Japanese
Production Companies Rockwell Eyes, JVC, WOWOW, OORONG-SHA
Runtime 2h 26m
Release Date October 6, 2001
IMDb tt0297721

Themes & Motifs

  • japan
  • bullying
  • okinawa
  • coming of age
  • middle school
  • kendo
  • japanese middle school students
  • japanese junior high schooler

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