Stars
Bae Doona
Aki Maeda
Yû Kashii
Shiori Sekine
Takayo Mimura
Shione Yukawa
Yuko Yamazaki
Masahiro Kômoto
Ken'ichi Matsuyama
Katsuya Kobayashi
Writers
Kōsuke Mukai
Wakako Miyashita
Nobuhiro Yamashita
Full Cast & Crew
[Cast Group]
Actor: Bae Doona | Character: Son - vocalist
Actor: Aki Maeda | Character: Kyoko Yamada (drummer)
Actor: Yû Kashii | Character: Kei Tachibana - Guitarist
Actor: Shiori Sekine | Character: Nozomi Shiroko (bassist)
Actor: Takayo Mimura | Character: Rinko
Actor: Shione Yukawa | Character: Moe
Actor: Yuko Yamazaki | Character: Nakajima
Actor: Masahiro Kômoto | Character: Koyama sensei
Actor: Ken'ichi Matsuyama | Character: Makihara
Actor: Katsuya Kobayashi | Character: Kazuya Oe
Actor: Keisuke Koide | Character: Abe
Actor: Masaki Miura | Character: Maezono
Actor: Lily | Character: Kei's mother
Actor: Kaori Fujii | Character: Nakayama sensei
Actor: Kôen Kondô | Character: Actor
Actor: Pierre Taki | Character: Pierre
Actor: Hiroshi Yamamoto | Character: Studio Employee
Actor: Takeshi Yamamoto | Character: Karaoke Employee
Actor: Jason Gray | Character: Ramones Member
Actor: Tatsuya Hamagami | Character: Iijima
Actor: Akifumi Miura | Character: Ishikawa
Actor: Saori Sekino | Character: Actress
[Directors Group]
Name: Nobuhiro Yamashita | Role: Director
[Writers Group]
Name: Kōsuke Mukai | Role: Writer
Name: Wakako Miyashita | Role: Writer
Name: Nobuhiro Yamashita | Role: Writer
[Producers Group]
Name: Hiroyuki Negishi | Role: Producer
Name: Yûji Sadai | Role: Producer
[Music Group]
Name: James Iha | Role: Composer
[Cinematography Group]
Name: Yoshihiro Ikeuchi | Role: Cinematographer
[Editing Group]
Name: Ryûji Miyajima | Role: Editor
[Production Design Group]
Name: Ayako Matsuo | Role: Production Designer
[Assistant Directors]
Name: Go Kinomoto | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Shōtarō Kobayashi | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Yuki Kondo | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Akira Ohsaki | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Hideaki Satô | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
[Sound Department]
Name: Hiromichi Kôri | Role: Sound Department
[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Shingo Gima | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Shigeto Kunii | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
[Music Department]
Name: Base Ball Bear | Role: Music Department
[Additional Crew]
Name: Kenny Kusaka | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Yasumasa Saimi | Role: Additional Crew
Trailers
IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0468795/videogallery/
Release Schedule
Japan: July 23, 2005
Canada: September 9, 2005 (Toronto International Film Festival)
United States: March 17, 2006 (Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive)
Italy: April 2006 (Udine Far East Film Festival)
United Kingdom: April 4, 2006 (London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival)
South Korea: April 13, 2006
United States: June 6, 2006 (Seattle International Film Festival)
Hong Kong: August 2006 (Summer International Film Festival)
Australia: August 2, 2006 (Melbourne International Film Festival)
United States: November 10, 2006 (New York City, New York)
Sweden: January 30, 2007 (Göteborg International Film Festival)
Taiwan: April 5, 2007
Hungary: April 3, 2008 (Titanic International Filmpresence Festival)
Philippines: July 11, 2008 (Manila Eiga Sai)
Italy: July 23, 2008 (DVD premiere)
Germany: November 9, 2008 (Munich Asia Filmfest)
Turkey: March 1, 2009 (Izmir Japon Filmleri Festivali)
Vietnam: May 2009 (ASEM Film Festival)
Japan: October 1, 2011 (Chita Hantou Eigasai)
Australia: November 17, 2011 (Canberra, Japanese Film Festival)
Belarus: February 22, 2013 (Contemporary Japanese Film Festival)
Argentina: April 15, 2016 (BAFICI - Buenos Aires Film Festival)
Japan: September 18, 2016 (Kisssh-Kissssssh Film Festival)
Japan: March 11, 2017 (Chofu Film Festival)
South Korea: August 29, 2021 (Seoul International Women's Film Festival)
United States: June 8, 2025 (4K restoration, Tribeca Festival, premiere)
Japan: August 22, 2025 (4K restoration)
Singapore: August 23, 2025 (4K restoration)
United States: September 5, 2025 (4K restoration)
United States: September 9, 2025 (limited)
Taiwan: October 16, 2025 (4K restoration, Kaohsiung Film Festival)
Philippines: November 16, 2025 (QCinema International Film Festival)
Awards
Nominee | 2008 | Chlotrudis Awards | Chlotrudis Award | Best Original Screenplay | Kōsuke Mukai, Wakako Miyashita, Nobuhiro Yamashita, Linda Linda Linda
Nominee | 2008 | Chlotrudis Awards | Chlotrudis Award | Best Supporting Actress | Bae Doona, Linda Linda Linda
Winner | 2006 | Japanese Professional Movie Awards | Japanese Professional Movie Award | Best Director | Nobuhiro Yamashita, Linda Linda Linda
Nominee | 2008 | Chlotrudis Awards | Chlotrudis Award | Best Movie | Linda Linda Linda
Nominee | 2008 | Chlotrudis Awards | Chlotrudis Award | Best Performance by an Ensemble Cast | Linda Linda Linda
Nominee | 2006 | Udine Far East Film Festival | Audience Award | Nobuhiro Yamashita, Linda Linda Linda
Box Office
South Korea: USD 384114
Taiwan: USD 16835
Domestic: USD 102831
Period: Oct 17 – 19, 2025 | Rank: 37 | Weeks in release: 916 | Theaters: 14 | Gross to date: USD 243581 | Interval gross: USD 3596 | Per theater average: USD 256
Period: Oct 10 – 12, 2025 | Rank: 31 | Weeks in release: 915 | Theaters: 22 | Gross to date: USD 238412 | Interval gross: USD 8107 | Per theater average: USD 368
Period: Oct 3 – 5, 2025 | Rank: 26 | Weeks in release: 914 | Theaters: 28 | Gross to date: USD 216985 | Interval gross: USD 14433 | Per theater average: USD 515
Period: Sep 26 – 28, 2025 | Rank: 12 | Weeks in release: 913 | Theaters: 49 | Gross to date: USD 187787 | Interval gross: USD 24265 | Per theater average: USD 495
Period: Sep 12 – 14, 2025 | Rank: 19 | Weeks in release: 911 | Theaters: 5 | Gross to date: USD 66132 | Interval gross: USD 27687 | Per theater average: USD 5537
Period: Apr 4 – 6, 2008 | Rank: 70 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 51756 | Interval gross: USD 158 | Per theater average: USD 158