Linda Linda Linda (DVD) (US Version) DVD Region 1
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YesAsia Editorial Description
Thanks to a cassette tape of "Linda Linda Linda," the 1980s era hit song by The Blue Hearts, the ragtag group of would-be musicians decides to cover the song, hoping to fine tune their performance in time for the school festival! Will they succeed...or will they hit a wrong note? Shot in an almost documentary style, Linda, Linda, Linda stands out from the pack of Japanese high school band movies, thanks in large part to the wonderful performance from Bae Du Na! Subdued and often quirky in his execution of the material, director Yamashita crafts a film that achieves a definite kind of harmony. Featuring a score by former Smashing Pumpkins guitarist James Iha, Linda, Linda, Linda is a film that music lovers are sure to enjoy!
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| Product Title: | Linda Linda Linda (DVD) (US Version) Linda Linda Linda (DVD) (美國版) Linda Linda Linda (DVD) (美国版) Linda Linda Linda (DVD) (US Version) Linda Linda Linda (DVD) (US Version) |
| Artist Name(s): | Maeda Aki (Actor) | Bae Du Na (Actor) | Kashii Yu (Actor) | Sekine Shiori (Actor) | Pierre Taki (Actor) | Yamamoto Kouji (Actor) | Komoto Masahiro (Actor) | Yukawa Shione (Actor) 前田亞季 (Actor) | 裴斗娜 (Actor) | 香椎由宇 (Actor) | Sekine Shiori (Actor) | Taki Pie-ru (Actor) | 山本浩司 (Actor) | 甲本雅裕 (Actor) | 湯川潮音 (Actor) 前田亚季 (Actor) | 裴斗娜 (Actor) | 香椎由宇 (Actor) | Sekine Shiori (Actor) | Pierre Taki (Actor) | 山本浩司 (Actor) | 甲本雅裕 (Actor) | Yukawa Shione (Actor) 前田亜季 (Actor) | ペ・ドゥナ (Actor) | 香椎由宇 (Actor) | 関根史織 (Actor) | ピエール瀧 (Actor) | 三村恭代 (Actor) | 山本浩司 (Actor) | 甲本雅裕 (Actor) | 山本剛史 (Actor) | 湯川潮音 (Actor) | 山崎優子 (Actor) Maeda Aki (Actor) | 배 두나 (Actor) | Kashii Yu (Actor) | Sekine Shiori (Actor) | Pierre Taki (Actor) | Yamamoto Kouji (Actor) | Komoto Masahiro (Actor) | Yukawa Shione (Actor) |
| Director: | Yamashita Nobuhiro 山下敦弘 山下敦弘 山下敦弘 Yamashita Nobuhiro |
| Release Date: | 2007-05-08 |
| UPC Code: | 896911001010 |
| Language: | Japanese |
| Subtitles: | English |
| Country of Origin: | Japan |
| Picture Format: | NTSC What is it? |
| Aspect Ratio: | 1.78 : 1 |
| Widescreen Anamorphic: | Yes |
| Sound Information: | Dolby Digital |
| Disc Format(s): | DVD |
| Region Code: | 1 - USA, Canada, U.S. Territories What is it? |
| Rating: | Unrated |
| Duration: | 114 (mins) |
| Publisher: | VIZ |
| Package Weight: | 95 (g) |
| Shipment Unit: | 1 What is it? |
| YesAsia Catalog No.: | 1023180980 |
Product Information
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Director: Nobuhiro Yamashita
Only three days before their high school festival, guitarist Kei (Yu Kashii), drummer Kyoko (Aki Maeda of Battle Royale), and bassist Nozomi (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...
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Professional Review of "Linda Linda Linda (DVD) (US Version)"
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Trouble strikes a teen girl band on the eve of their performance at their school's festival. Their lead guitarist has broken her finger and the lead singer has walked away from the band. The remaining band members, Kei, Kyoko and Nozomi, unwilling to call it quits, search for a new lead singer to save their band with three days to go before the concert. In a chance encounter they choose a Korean exchange student, Son, to be their vocalist. Oh, just a couple things to note, Son has never performed in a band and speaks next to no Japanese. With three days to practice and learn their set list, including the insanely catchy Linda Linda Linda by Japanese punk icons The Blue Hearts, where the film gets its title, can the girls come together and pull off the performance of their lives? Balancing on the simple direction by Nobuhiro Yamashita and soundtrack by Smashing Pumpkins alumnus, James Iha, Linda Linda Linda is a fantastic teenage tale of friendship, love and music. Both give the movie a simplistic feel. Yamashita's direction doesn't depend on flashy cuts and zooms. His framing is tight, his shooting is static and rarely does the camera move. Iha provides a soundtrack that is also simple in its approach and delivery, giving simple chords of post-punk regalia only when absolutely necessary and helpful to convey mood and tone. The bulk of the comedic moments are thanks in part to Son and the language barrier between her, the girls, other students and friends. Bae Du Na masterfully navigates her way through those scenes and delivers comedic punches in such a subtle way. Bae owns every scene she is in. Yamashita does not get caught up in sub-plots or back-stories. The script does hint at incidents in the past that have led us to the point where we join the girls. Teenage crushes, though not prominent in the film, are alluded to briefly as a source of the troubles where we find the girls and aid in the comedic elements of the film later on. The exchange between Son and a male student who has learned some Korean to convey his feelings to her is painfully funny. But overall Yamashita's focus is on the band and the music. And because nothing else gets in the way and hinders the flow of the storyline the film is a cohesive whole that is entertaining and heart-warming from beginning to end. by Mack - Twitchfilm.net |
Customer Review of "Linda Linda Linda (DVD) (US Version)"
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August 22, 2006
This customer review refers to Linda Linda Linda (Japan Version)
Nice build up, great songs
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At first I wasn't sure what to make of it. The first 20 min or so sets the scene for the rest of the movie, so it's not immediately clear how good this movie is. The characters come across dull, unprofessional, with too much "teenage feel" to some events, making it all feel cheap and forced. Yet, as you progress through the story, something about these characters grows on you. One of the girls (Song) came across too weird at first, but in the end I felt a great affection for her. The build-up elements are patiently piled up to create momentum. It's designed in such a way that viewers end up caring for the characters. It's a fairly slow moving story with teenage theme, but below that outlook, there is a solid human story and philosophy of people's relationship and the way they manifest through seemingly unimportant events. I liked it so much, in the end I ended up buying the soundtracks and their version of the songs as well, which are so amateur yet mysteriously addictive. I was tempted to give this full marks, but I suppose there is always a "more perfect" movie yet to be found. |
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