All About Lily Chou-Chou (2001)

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.

Genres: Drama, Crime

What to watch after All About Lily Chou-Chou

• Hana & Alice (2004) — Shunji Iwai directed both
• Only Yesterday (1991) — Same subject: school
• Memories of Matsuko (2006) — Same feel: emotional, painful
• Himizu (2011) — Same subject: japan
• Fireworks (1997) — Same feel: dark, melancholy
• Blue Spring (2001) — Same subject: coming of age