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LINDA LINDA LINDA

  • 2005
  • 1 HR, 54 min
  • OCT 10 → OCT 16
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Released July 23, 2005, Japan
Comedy, Drama, Music
1 hour, 54 minutes
GKids
Japanese with English Subtitles
Starring
  • Aki Maeda
  • Yû Kashii
  • Shiori Sekine
  • Bae Doona
Director

Nobuhiro Yamashita

Film Information

For Kei, Kyoko, and Nozomi, their dream of playing the final high school concert together is dashed when their lead vocalist quits the band. Desperate, they recruit the very first person they see: Korean exchange student Son, played by Doona Bae (THE HOST, BROKER), whose comprehension of Japanese is limited at best. It’s a race against time as the group struggles to learn three songs in three days for the festival’s rock concert.

LINDA LINDA LINDA is an effervescent, tenderhearted snapshot of youth about the unparalleled joy of jamming out with your friends. The soundtrack fuses bangers from iconic Japanese bands The Blue Hearts and Base Ball Bear with original music composed by James Iha of the Smashing Pumpkins. The beloved classic from Nobuhiro Yamashita (GHOST CAT ANZU) is acknowledged by many as one of the greatest Japanese films of the 21st century. In celebration of its 20th anniversary, the utterly charming and timeless classic returns with an all-new 4K restoration.

Film Stills

Full Cast
Aki Maeda
Yû Kashii
Shiori Sekine
Bae Doona
Additional Credits
Nobuhiro Yamashita Director

Reviews

“An understated and disarmingly human tale of an all-girl band in the runup to the annual rock festival at the members’ school.”

Jeannette Catsoulis
New York Times (2006)

“Funny, droll, sweetly directed and note-perfect.”

Wally Hammond
Time Out (2006)

“It’s the kind of high-school movie about kids and music that Hollywood would never be able to capture with such intimacy, nuance and restraint.”

Ted Fry
Seattle Times (2007)

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