History Film / AllAboutLilyChouChou

* JitterCam: Some scenes are filmed with a hand-held camera, complete with CameraAbuse, similar to the style of UsefulNotes/Dogme95. Hoshino's trip to Okinawa are filmed in this style to evoke a 'travel log' feel.

* ADateWithRosiePalms: A darker and forced variant, Yuichi's tormentors ''forced'' him to do this in ''front of them'', right after breaking his Lily CD. They seemed shocked that he even went through with it.

* ADateWithRosiePalms: A darker and forced variant, Yuichi's tormentors ''forced'' him to do this in ''front of them'', right after breaking his Lily CD. They seemed shocked that he even went through with it.

* AdultFear: This film is ''riddled'' with them. All of these atrocities the characters done puts this film in the same league as ''Film/{{Kids}}''.

* XMeetsY: Film/{{Kids}} meets Film/ABrighterSummerDay.

In 2003, Creator/QuentinTarantino used Lily's song, "Wounds That Heal" as a part of the soundtrack of ''Film/KillBill''.

* ScapegoatCreator: In-universe, some of Lily's fans blame Kamakatsu, the leader of ''Philia'', for wasting Lily's talents and getting in her solo career after the breakup.

* AudienceParticipation: The original online novel was written in a forum website in the form of posts, similar to the style of the posts in this film. The original novel's format allowed readers to openly discuss about Lily
InUniverse matter. Most of these posts were later lifted to the film as posts written by ''Lilyphilia'' users.

* ADateWithRosiePalms: A darker and {{Squick}}ier variant, Yuichi's tormentors ''forced'' him to do this in ''front of them'', right after breaking his Lily CD. They seemed shocked that he even went through with it.

* ADateWithRosiePalms: A darker and {{Squick}}ier variant, Yuichi's tormentors ''forced'' him to do this in ''front of them'', right after ''breaking his Lily CD.''

* AdultsAreUseless: None of the adult characters actually help them, or even ''aware'' about the horrifying events happening to the teens, with an exception of their teacher, who helped Yuichi after he got caught shoplifting.
* AdultFear: This film is ''riddled'' with them. All of these atrocities the characters done puts this film in the same league as ''Film/{{Kids}}''. Surprisingly, Yuichi's mother wasn't aware of her son being riddled in all of the horrifying events.

* AudienceParticipation: The original online novel was written in a forum website in the form of posts, similar to the style of the posts in this film. The original novel's format allowed readers to openly discuss about Lily InUniverse matter. Most of these posts were later lifted to the film as posts written by ''Lilyphilia'' users.

* ChildrenAreInnocent: While this movie [[TeensAreMonsters horribly averts]] this trope, the characters are shown as still having a little bit of innocence.
* TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler:Yuichi]] eventually took revenge by [[spoiler:stabbing Hoshino at Lily's concert venue.]]
* DisproportionateRetribution: After all the 'help' Yuichi gave to Hoshino, after all the torments he received, his gift? [[spoiler:Getting his concert ticket ''torn apart'' by Hoshino at the venue entrance]]!
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:Tsuda eventually committed suicide near the end of the film]]. Additionally, philia and Blue Cat expressed their suicidal thoughts in the website.
** Hoshino's drowning was ''immediately'' followed by the group ''[[FromBadToWorse witnessing a dead body of a man who committed suicide in the road]]''. Even worse that when the group had previously met him, he was ''completely happy and cheerful.''

* {{Homage}}: The song "Arabesque" is a homage to Debussy's ''Arabesque''

* LonelyRichKid: Subverted. [[spoiler:Hoshino]] is initially this during the first year, until later when someone revealed to Yuichi that [[spoiler:Hoshino]]'s parents are divorcing as their business crumbles.
* LoonyFan: An overzealous Lily 'fan' attacks someone for not liking her works before her solo career during her concert, near the climax of the film.

* NearDeathExperience: Hoshino during his trip to Okinawa.
* NumberTwo: Yuichi was forced to become this to [[spoiler:Hoshino,]], handling his 'works', which includes keeping an eye at Tsuda's 'job' and [[spoiler:helping Hoshino arrange Kuno's gang rape]].

* ScapegoatCreator: In-universe, some of Lily's fans blames Kamakatsu, the leader of ''Philia'', for wasting Lily's talents and getting in her solo career after the breakup.
* SceneryPorn: The paddy rice fields where Yuichi listens to Lily in the opening. Also in the credits with [[spoiler:Hoshino and Tsuda]].

** The boys actually discuss how she looks a lot like Izumi Inamori. [[CelebrityParadox Guess who plays her.]]
* StartOfDarkness: Hoshino after his NearDeathExperience. Complete with TookALevelInJerkass.
* TeensAreMonsters: '''And how.''' ''All'' of the horrifying acts committed in this film are done by them!
* TruthInTelevision: Unfortunately, ''most'' of the cruelty that Yuichi and Hoshino endure are frighteningly common in Japanese schools.

A 2001 film directed by Creator/ShunjiIwai, [[SelfAdaptation based on an online novel he wrote]], that revolves around the friendship between Yuichi Hasumi and Shunsuke Hoshino. Two rather timid boys in middle school who are regularly confronted with bullying. The two boys nonetheless become fast friends and bonds over their love for "Lily Chou-Chou"----an ethereal singer who was born at the exact same time when Mark David Chapman killed Creator/JohnLennon----in which Yuichi is a passionate fan as Lily's music provides an escape from his miserable life, through the 'Ether' that her music releases. He and Hoshino frequently corresponds on a fansite called ''Lilyphilia''.

* BreakupBreakout: In-universe, Lily Chou-Chou reached considerable success in her solo career more than her band, ''Philia''.

->''<<The things you hold dear, friends, family, lovers will hurt you the most>''

* AdultsAreUseless: None of the adult characters actually help them, with an exception of their teacher, who helped Yuichi after he got caught shoplifting.

* ADateWithRosiePalms: A darker variant, Yuichi's tormentors ''forced'' him to do this in ''front of them'', right after ''breaking his Lily CD.''

* AdultsAreUseless: None of the adult characters actually help them, with an exception of their teacher, who bought Kuno a hat to cover her shaven head.

* EnjoKosai: [[spoiler:Hoshino]] eventually blackmails Tsuda into becoming this under his 'payroll'. She eventually sees nothing wrong with her 'job' as it [[MoneyDearBoy pays well]]. At one point she even stole her client's wallet.

* WeUsedToBeFriends: [[spoiler:Yuichi and Hoshino]] after the latter TookALevelInJerkass by becoming the class bully. [[spoiler:Hoshino]] also sent his boys to torment

A 2001 film directed by Creator/ShunjiIwai, based on an online novel he wrote, that revolves around the friendship between Yuichi Hasumi and Shunsuke Hoshino. Two rather timid boys in middle school who are regularly confronted with bullying. The two boys nonetheless become fast friends and bonds over their love for "Lily Chou-Chou"----an ethereal singer who was born at the exact same time when Mark David Chapman killed Creator/JohnLennon----in which Yuichi is a passionate fan as Lily's music provides an escape from his miserable life, through the 'Ether' that her music releases. He and Hoshino frequently corresponds on a fansite called ''Lilyphilia''.

A 2001 film directed by Creator/ShunjiIwai that revolves around the friendship between Yuichi Hasumi and Shunsuke Hoshino. Two rather timid boys in middle school who are regularly confronted with bullying. The two boys nonetheless become fast friends and bonds over their love for "Lily Chou-Chou"----an ethereal singer who was born at the exact same time when Mark David Chapman killed Creator/JohnLennon----in which Yuichi is a passionate fan as Lily's music provides an escape from his miserable life, through the 'Ether' that her music releases. He and Hoshino frequently corresponds on a fansite called ''Lilyphilia''.

* WeUsedToBeFriends: [[spoiler:Yuichi and Hoshino]] after the latter TookALevelInJerkass by becoming the class bully. [[spoiler:Hoshino]] also sent his boys to torment the former, as seen in the beginning of the film before the flashbacks.
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->''<<The things you hold dear, friends, family, lovers hurt you the most>>''
-->-- ''(From: Les Paul)''

* MeaningfulName: Played with. Early in the film Yuichi's parents considered changing the first name of Yuichi's younger brother (also ends with '-ichi') as "-ichi" meant 'first child'.

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%%* BreakTheCutie: Several times, to several different characters.

* TruthInTelevision: Unfortunately, ''most'' of the cruelty that Yuichi and Hoshino endures are frighteningly common in Japanese schools.

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A 2001 film directed by Creator/ShunjiIwai that revolves around the friendship between Yuichi Hasumi and Shunsuke Hoshino. Two rather timid boys in middle school who are regularly confronted with bullying. The two boys nonetheless become fast friends and bonds over their love for "Lily Chou-Chou"----an ethereal singer who was born at the exact same time when Mark David Chapman killed Creator/JohnLennon----in which Yuichi is a passionate fan as Lily's music provides an escape from his miserable life, through the 'Ether' that her music releases. He and Hoshino frequently corresponds on a fansite called ''Lilyholic''.

This film is unique for the integration of chatroom texts with the plot. Events of the film is often recounted in brief, which often followed with the poster's attempt to relate said event with Lily's music. This film is told by posts from two users: philia (site manager of ''Lilyholic'') and Blue Cat, which are the two main characters. Until the climax of the film, it is left to interpretation on which user is Hoshino or Yuichi.

** Music/TheBeatles and Music/{{Bjork}} are mentioned by members of ''Lilyholic'' during a discussion of Lily's music.

* WeUsedToBeFriends: [[spoiler:Yuichi and Hoshino]] after the latter TookALevelInJerkass by becoming the class bully. [[spoiler:Hoshino]] also sent his boys to torment the former, as seen in the beginning of the film before the flashbacks.

A 2001 film directed by Creator/ShunjiIwai that revolves around the friendship between Yuichi Hasumi and Shunsuke Hoshino. Two rather timid boys in middle school who are regularly confronted with bullying. The two boys nonetheless become fast friends and bonds over their love for an ethereal singer "Lily Chou-Chou", in which Yuichi is a passionate fan as Lily's music provides an escape from his miserable life. He and Hoshino frequently corresponds on a fansite called ''Lilyholic''.