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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0896911001010
Format: Color, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled, Surround Sound
Label: VIZ Pictures
Manufacturer: VIZ Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: VIZ Pictures
Region Code: 1
Release Date: May 08, 2007
Running Time: 114 minutes
Sales Rank: 24506
Studio: VIZ Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: 2005
Editorial Review:
Description:
Directed by Nobuhiro Yamashita, LINDA LINDA LINDA depicts the musical and personal dramas of an all-girl high school rock band and has played to critical acclaim at more than 40 major international film festivals. The film notably offers a soundtrack by ex-Smashing Pumpkins guitarist James Iha and a cameo by punk rock legends The Ramones.
The DVD release includes a new audio commentary by noted film critic and Japanese pop culture journalist Patrick Macias. LINDA LINDA LINDA was originally released in 2005 and follows an all-girl high school rock band after an untimely break-up. Only three days before their high school festival, guitarist Kei (Yu Kashii), drummer Kyoto (Aki Maeda of Battle Royale), and bassist Nozumi (Shiori Sekine) must recruit a new lead vocalist for their band. They choose an unlikely Korean exchange student Son (Doona Bae of Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance), even though her comprehension of Japanese is a bit rough! It's a race against time as the group struggles to learn three tunes for the festival's rock concert -- including a classic '80s punk-pop song by the famous Japanese group The Blue Hearts called 'Linda Linda.'
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Overall good, but with several dull parts
I recently watched this video & I have to admit, I was dissapointed. It had been touted as one of THE best J-films to come over in the past few years, but I've seen far better.
The storyline is a sweet one, concerning a bunch of schoolgirls who must try to overcome several barriers (fights, language barriers) to make a band that can successfully sing at the upcoming school festival. Several parts of the story are cute, such as the Korean foreign exchange student who speaks little ... Read More
Rating:  - Never would have guessed it would be this good
This is not just a chick flick or a movie about a band. It is a feel good movie along the lines of "Bend it like Beckham," but its also a lot more than that.
Its greatness doesn't lie in the plot, which is unremarkable. A band has a split up and the three remaining members almost accidently recurit a Korean exchange student who barely knows Japanese to be the new vocalist, and they only have 3 days to prepare for a school concert.
I think the one thing that sets it apart ... Read More
Rating: - School Days
This movie brought me back to a happier time in life before work became all consuming. I was a Foreign Exchange student going to Kansai Gaidai in Osaka, Japan and learning Japanese. At the end of the school year, there was a school festival with lots of food, games, and entertainment. Whatever your interests are there is a club for you. I started out checking out the Classical guitar club, then moved on to the Jazz/blues club, and finally ended up in a Japanese Death Metal club. I never thought I would ... Read More
Rating: - Slow . . . yes . . . but
Linda Linda Linda is also very sweet. It a cute story of a high school girls band that is practicing to play for festive. That is about the extent of the plot. There are some crushes and professions of love as well. Why did I still like this movie if it has a slow pace and not much plot? It may be about Japanese teenage girls, but it sure reminded me of me and my friends growing up. When are adventures did not actually involve doing anything, but some how remained the part of growing up that I remember ... Read More
Rating: - Makes me want to sing...
Not really, but it does make me want to look up more information on the Blue Hearts. The plot is simple - a member of a girl band hurts her finger before the school's festival. And two of the members have a fight, causing one of them to leave the band. Now the remaining girls need to train a new singer only days before the gig. They recruit a Korean exchange student who can barely speak the language.
The themes that run throughout the film are more complex than the plot. Friendship, memories, love, ... Read More
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