When a classmate forced into prostitution by Hoshino’s gang commits suicide, and another classmate, a talented pianist, is the victim of a gang-rape, Yuichi finally decides to get revenge during a Lily Chou-Chou concert in Tokyo. He begins listening to her songs all day and manages a fan website dedicated to her. Yuichi forgets his troubles when he discovers the popular singer Lily Chou-Chou. An alienated teenager bullied at school finds sanctuary in cyberspace where he pays homage to a Japanese pop idol. All day long he keeps to his room managing a web fan club on Lily Chou-Chou called. Rated NR-R 2 hours 26 minutes, Japan, 2001. During this difficult period, the popular singer Lily Chou-Chou is the only thing that matters to him, and only her songs help him to survive. Iwai would go on to make Swallowtail Butterfly, April Story, All About Lily Chou-Chou and Hana & Alice, if that gives you any kind of idea what to expect, i.e. The next term, Hoshino has become aggressive, taking on the school bully and forming a gang. At school he is a daily victim of bullying and abuse and his life is hell.
That summer, they go swimming but Hoshino almost drowns, then, they witness a bloody traffic accident. A model student, Yuichi gets good grades and he makes friends with Hoshino, also a good student.
Last Letter, the new film by the Japanese director best-known for All About Lily Chou-Chou, is his first made in China. In a small Japanese town, 13-year-old Yuichi Hasumi (Ichihara) lives with his mother, her boyfriend and his son. Yuan Zhilan attends a class reunion in place of her sister Yuan Zhihua.
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