Linda Linda Linda
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- Movie: Linda Linda Linda
- Japanese: リンダ リンダ リンダ
- Director: Nobuhiro Yamashita
- Writer: Kosuke Mukai, Wakako Miyashita, Nobuhiro Yamashita
- Producer: Yuji Sadai
- Cinematographer: Yoshihiro Ikeuchi
- Release Date: July 23, 2005 (Japan)
- Runtime: 114 min.
- Studio: Bitters End
- Language: Japanese
- Country: Japan
- Sountrack: Linda Linda Linda
Plot synopsis
Only three days before their high school festival, guitarist Kei (Yu Kashii), drummer Kyoko (Aki Maeda of Battle Royale), and bassist Nozumi (Shiori Sekine) are forced to recruit a new lead vocalist for their band. They choose Korean exchange student Son (Doona Bae of Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance), 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 Japanese group The Blue Hearts called “Linda Linda”...
Notes
- The script for "Linda Linda Linda" won the Angel Award (scriptwriting competition) in Japan, which got the attention of the film's producer Hiroyuki Negishi, who in turn passed it on to the movie's director Nobuhiro Yamashita.
- Nobuhiro Yamashita then added the twist of a Korean exchange student, unfamiliar with the Blue Hearts.
- Real life Japanese punk band The Blue Hearts' originally composed/performed "Linda Linda" that is played in the movie.
- The brother of the singer from "The Blue Hearts" plays the girls' teacher in "Linda Linda Lina".
- ex-Smashing Pumpkins guitarist James Iha composed the instrumental tracks in "Linda Linda Linda".
- The fictious band's name "Paran Maum" in the movie is the Korean word for "Blue Hearts".
- Shiori Sekine, who played the bassist in the movie, plays bass in the band Base Ball Bear.
Cast
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| Du-na Bae | Yu Kashii | Aki Maeda | Shiori Sekine |
| Son | Kei Tachibana | Kyoko Yamada | Nozomi Shirok |
Supporting Cast:
- Takayo Mimura - Rinko
- Shione Yukawa - Moe
- Yuko Yamazaki - Nakajima
- Masahiro Komoto - Koyama sensei
- Ken'ichi Matsuyama - Makihara
- Katsuya Kobayashi - Kazuya
- Keisuke Koide - Abe
- Masaki Miura - Maezono
- Lily - Kei's mother
- Kahori Fujii - Nakayama sensei
- Koen Kondo
- Hiroshi Yamamoto - Studio Employee
- Pierre Taki - Pierre
- Saya Miyazawa
Trailer (U.S.)
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Film Festivals
- "Linda Linda Linda" - Nobuhiro Yamashita (Japan)
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