DVD REVIEW OF ALL ABOUT LILY CHOU-CHOU

TITLE: All About Lily Chou-Chou
REVIEWED BY: Milana Galagaza-Sopko; Oakland Catholic High School; 9-12 Grade Librarian
FORMAT: DVD
YEAR OF PUBLICATION: 2001
LENGTH: 146 Minutes
FILM BY: Shunji Iwai
PRODUCTION: Rockwell Eyes
SUBTITLES: In Japanese with optional English subtitles
RATING (out of five starts): 1 STAR
GRADE OR AGE LEVEL: Post high school.
ABSTRACT: Yuichi, the main character of the story, is an 8th grade boy whose adulation for the music of Lily Chou-Chou provides solace in his pain-ridden, bullied life. Today’s youth may be able t relate to this story as Yuichi uses an online chat room to help him bear the pain of involvement in teen-age prostitution, pilfering, and aggression.
RECOMMENDATION: It would not be recommended that any student in grades K-12 view this film. The subject matter in this DVD is inappropriate and includes unsuitable language, scenes of nudity, and acts of violence.
SUGGESTED USEAGE: This book could be used with the following topics:
✍ Bullying
✍ Moral Code
✍ Gangs
✍ Ethics
URL: http://www.amazon.com/About-Lily-Chou-Chou-Hayato-Ichihara/dp/B0006Z2NCC
http://www.rouge.com.au/13/lily.html
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0297721/
http://www.julieinjapan.com/2009/09/lily-chou-chou-japanese-harmony-kori...