Linda Linda Linda
Encyclopedia
is a 2005 Japanese film. Its name comes from Japan
ese punk band The Blue Hearts
' hit song "Linda Linda
". The film was directed by Nobuhiro Yamashita and stars Aki Maeda
, Yu Kashii, and Shiori Sekine
as the band members, and Bae Doona as a South Korean foreign exchange student. The students' band, Paran Maum (Korean for "The Blue Hearts"), released a CD single in Japan and Korea entitled We Are Paran Maum.
The film is licensed for the US market by VIZ Media
. A subtitled DVD
was released on May 8, 2007.
parlor, and Kyoko talking with her crush, .
On the next day, they begin practicing early at school where Kei struggles to play the guitar. As school begins, they all break off to do their own thing, Kyoko is seen selling crepes alongside Oe. By mid afternoon, it's time for the girls to regroup back at the music club room, but Kyoko ends up coming late and they miss their time slot. From there, Kei calls her ex-boyfriend and manages to get her group over to "Studio Q" to practice. They leave late at night to return to school, and continue practicing through the rest of the night.
By the next morning, they had begun to get down their songs and are on their way to performing well. As school begins, they all go to their respective places to help out during the festival. Kei continues to practice and master her guitar parts and talks to one of her rocker friends, Takako. Son, is supposed to be helping with the "Japan/Korea Culture Exchange" but day dreams about the band (and comes up with a name for it) until falling asleep on her desk. Kyoko is assumed to have gone back to selling crepes, and Nozomi falls asleep on her bass guitar in one of her teacher's classrooms. By mid afternoon, Kei and Kyoko wake up a reluctant Nozomi and go to fetch Son. There, after waking her up, they find that she received a note in Korean to go to the equipment room where Mackey wanted to ask her out. However, in the spirit of the band, Son comically walked out, and they enjoyed a dinner at Nozomi's house where Kyoko was convinced to talk to Oe about going on a date. Kyoko agrees to talk to him the next day, one hour before the performance. They end the night back at school, practicing until early morning.
On the final day, the band gets awakened by a group who began to take out instruments to set them up on stage. The band decides to head back to Studio Q and continue practicing. However, out of exhaustion they fall asleep and Kei dreams about being celebrated and performing for The Ramones at the Budokan. All this while, the stage managers begin to search for Kei's band, but to no avail. To pass the time, the band's friends Takako and Moe have impromptu performances. Kei only wakes up to the sound of Kyoko's cell phone when Oe calls to ask where Kyoko is. The band then rushes back to school in a taxi where Oe and Kyoko finally meet while everyone else sets up with only ten minutes left. When Kyoko finally comes in, the band performs two of the three songs they had planned: "Linda Linda", and Owaranai Uta to an excited and pumped up crowd.
of The Smashing Pumpkins
. The vocal tracks include Paran Maum (the band from the movie) singing covers of The Blue Hearts
' songs Linda Linda, Boku no Migite (My Right Hand) and Owaranai Uta (Never Ending Song). There are also two songs by Base Ball Bear
(the band Shiori Sekine belongs to in reality) played; they are Sayonara Nostalgia and April Mirage. These two songs can be heard playing in the "crêpe
shop" scenes featuring Kyoko and Oe Kazuya. Shione Yukawa (who plays Moe Imamura in the movie) and Hanako (from the band me-ism) also perform a few songs on stage at the festival itself.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese punk band The Blue Hearts
The Blue Hearts
was a popular Japanese punk rock band that performed from the mid-1980s to the early-1990s. In 2003, they were ranked by HMV Japan as number 19 on their list of 100 most important Japanese pop acts...
' hit song "Linda Linda
Linda Linda
was a single by the Japanese rock band The Blue Hearts that was first released on May 1, 1987. Lyrics and music were written by Hiroto Kōmoto, the band's lead vocalist, and was arranged by The Blue Hearts. Both tracks are 6m57s in length and reached #38 on the Oricon charts during its release...
". The film was directed by Nobuhiro Yamashita and stars Aki Maeda
Aki Maeda
Aki Maeda is a Japanese actress and singer. She has an older sister named Ai Maeda....
, Yu Kashii, and Shiori Sekine
Shiori Sekine
Shiori Sekine is a Japanese musician, born on December 8, 1985. She grew up in Saitama Prefecture. She plays bass guitar in the band Base Ball Bear.Shiori has also appeared in a film, Linda Linda Linda, as Nozomi, the bassist for the band in the movie....
as the band members, and Bae Doona as a South Korean foreign exchange student. The students' band, Paran Maum (Korean for "The Blue Hearts"), released a CD single in Japan and Korea entitled We Are Paran Maum.
The film is licensed for the US market by VIZ Media
VIZ Media
VIZ Media, LLC, headquartered in San Francisco, is an anime, manga, and Japanese entertainment company. It was founded in 1986 as VIZ LLC. In 2005, VIZ LLC and ShoPro Entertainment merged to form the current VIZ Media LLC, which is jointly owned by Japanese publishers Shogakukan and Shueisha, and...
. A subtitled DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
was released on May 8, 2007.
Plot
Linda Linda Linda tells the story of a group of (eventually) four high school girls who decide to put together a band for Hiiragi-sai, their school cultural festival. Three days before they are to play the festival, the guitarist and singer quit the band. The remaining members, , , and must figure out what to do or risk cancelling. They decide to perform covers of The Blue Hearts songs, but all agree that they need to find a new member to be the singer. They ask the first girl that walks by - , a Korean foreign exchange student. Son is not fluent in Japanese, and this leads to some difficulties and misunderstandings, but through sharing in the ins and outs of high school life, they are able to understand one another. The first day ends with all the girls working their hardest to begin to learn their parts, the most notable scenes here being Son trying to enter a karaokeKaraoke
is a form of interactive entertainment or video game in which amateur singers sing along with recorded music using a microphone and public address system. The music is typically a well-known pop song minus the lead vocal. Lyrics are usually displayed on a video screen, along with a moving symbol,...
parlor, and Kyoko talking with her crush, .
On the next day, they begin practicing early at school where Kei struggles to play the guitar. As school begins, they all break off to do their own thing, Kyoko is seen selling crepes alongside Oe. By mid afternoon, it's time for the girls to regroup back at the music club room, but Kyoko ends up coming late and they miss their time slot. From there, Kei calls her ex-boyfriend and manages to get her group over to "Studio Q" to practice. They leave late at night to return to school, and continue practicing through the rest of the night.
By the next morning, they had begun to get down their songs and are on their way to performing well. As school begins, they all go to their respective places to help out during the festival. Kei continues to practice and master her guitar parts and talks to one of her rocker friends, Takako. Son, is supposed to be helping with the "Japan/Korea Culture Exchange" but day dreams about the band (and comes up with a name for it) until falling asleep on her desk. Kyoko is assumed to have gone back to selling crepes, and Nozomi falls asleep on her bass guitar in one of her teacher's classrooms. By mid afternoon, Kei and Kyoko wake up a reluctant Nozomi and go to fetch Son. There, after waking her up, they find that she received a note in Korean to go to the equipment room where Mackey wanted to ask her out. However, in the spirit of the band, Son comically walked out, and they enjoyed a dinner at Nozomi's house where Kyoko was convinced to talk to Oe about going on a date. Kyoko agrees to talk to him the next day, one hour before the performance. They end the night back at school, practicing until early morning.
On the final day, the band gets awakened by a group who began to take out instruments to set them up on stage. The band decides to head back to Studio Q and continue practicing. However, out of exhaustion they fall asleep and Kei dreams about being celebrated and performing for The Ramones at the Budokan. All this while, the stage managers begin to search for Kei's band, but to no avail. To pass the time, the band's friends Takako and Moe have impromptu performances. Kei only wakes up to the sound of Kyoko's cell phone when Oe calls to ask where Kyoko is. The band then rushes back to school in a taxi where Oe and Kyoko finally meet while everyone else sets up with only ten minutes left. When Kyoko finally comes in, the band performs two of the three songs they had planned: "Linda Linda", and Owaranai Uta to an excited and pumped up crowd.
Cast
- Yuu KashiiYuu Kashii, known by her stage name , is a Japanese actress and model. She studied at Mejiro University, where she majored in English. She married actor Joe Odagiri, who is exactly 11 years her senior, on February 16, 2008, the birthday the couple shares...
- Kei Tachibana - Aki MaedaAki MaedaAki Maeda is a Japanese actress and singer. She has an older sister named Ai Maeda....
- Kyoko Yamada - Shiori SekineShiori SekineShiori Sekine is a Japanese musician, born on December 8, 1985. She grew up in Saitama Prefecture. She plays bass guitar in the band Base Ball Bear.Shiori has also appeared in a film, Linda Linda Linda, as Nozomi, the bassist for the band in the movie....
- Nozomi Shiroko - Bae Doona - Son
- Katsuya KobayashiKatsuya Kobayashiis a Japanese actor. Even though he and fellow Kamen Rider Kabuto: God Speed Love-exclusive Rider actor Mitsuki Koga/Kamen Rider Ketaros were only Kamen Riders within the movie, they did make a guest appearance during the final episode of the series as two people affected by the necklaces that...
- Kazuya Oe - Takayo MimuraTakayo Mimurais a Japanese actress.Mimura is best known for her role as Kayoko Kotohiki in Battle Royale.She also appears as a supporting role in Linda Linda Linda.- External links :...
- Rinko
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was released on July 20, 2005. The original instrumental tracks were composed by James IhaJames Iha
James Yoshinobu Iha b. March 26, 1968 in Chicago, Illinois) is a Japanese American rock musician. He is best known as having been a guitarist and co-founder of the alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins and for his eclectic musical projects of recent years, most notably being a permanent...
of The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins are an American alternative rock band that formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1988. Formed by Billy Corgan frontman and James Iha , the band has included Jimmy Chamberlin , D'arcy Wretzky , and currently includes Jeff Schroeder Mike Byrne , and Nicole Fiorentino The Smashing...
. The vocal tracks include Paran Maum (the band from the movie) singing covers of The Blue Hearts
The Blue Hearts
was a popular Japanese punk rock band that performed from the mid-1980s to the early-1990s. In 2003, they were ranked by HMV Japan as number 19 on their list of 100 most important Japanese pop acts...
' songs Linda Linda, Boku no Migite (My Right Hand) and Owaranai Uta (Never Ending Song). There are also two songs by Base Ball Bear
Base Ball Bear
Base Ball Bear is a Japanese rock band from Tokyo that formally began in 2002, although the members assembled in the autumn of 2001. The band, which was initially named Planet, was formed for a one-time performance at a high school culture festival, but decided to continue playing due to how well...
(the band Shiori Sekine belongs to in reality) played; they are Sayonara Nostalgia and April Mirage. These two songs can be heard playing in the "crêpe
Crêpe
A crêpe or crepe , is a type of very thin pancake, usually made from wheat flour or buckwheat flour . The word is of French origin, deriving from the Latin crispa, meaning "curled". While crêpes originate from Brittany, a region in the northwest of France, their consumption is widespread in France...
shop" scenes featuring Kyoko and Oe Kazuya. Shione Yukawa (who plays Moe Imamura in the movie) and Hanako (from the band me-ism) also perform a few songs on stage at the festival itself.
Track listing
- James Iha - Oopuningu Taitoru (2:44)
- Paran Maum - Linda Linda (2:38)
- James Iha - Houkago (1:04)
- James Iha - Yonin No Fuukei (1:20)
- Paran Maum - Boku No Migite (3:06)
- James Iha - Aru Hi No Hirusagari (0:26)
- Base Ball Bear - April Mirage (4:36)
- James Iha - Hiiragi Matsuri (0:30)
- Base Ball Bear - SAYONARA-NOSTALGIA (4:17)
- James Iha - Kaze Ni Fukarete (1:04)
- James Iha - Cat Walk (0:46)
- James Iha - Taisetsu Na Jikan (3:12)
- James Iha - Son No Yume (1:13)
- James Iha - Kei To Kyouko to Nozomi (0:42)
- James Iha - Yuugure No Kaerimichi (1:36)
- James Iha - Mabayui Gogo (0:53)
- Yukawa Shione - The Water Is WideThe Water Is Wide"The Water Is Wide" might refer to:*The Water Is Wide by Pat Conroy*The Water Is Wide a Hallmark Hall of Fame TV movie based on Pat Conroy's book*The Water Is Wide , an English folk song...
(1:29) - James Iha - Yasashii Jikan (1:22)
- Yukawa Shione - Fuuraibou (3:19)
- James Iha - 3.30 p.m. (1:21)
- Paran Maum - Owaranai Uta (1:42)