Pain can take you in prison. The ether can set you free.
2001 · NR · 2h 26m · Drama, Crime
Charts the troubled teenage years of students Yūichi Hasumi and Shūsuke Hoshino, exploring the shifting and complex power dynamics of their relationship against the backdrop of Yūichi's love for the dreamy and abstract music of pop star Lily Chou-Chou.
Director: Shunji Iwai
Writers: Shunji Iwai
Music by: Takeshi Kobayashi
Cinematography: Noboru Shinoda
Editor: Shunji Iwai
Box office: $7M · Budget: $1M · Rated 7.5/10 by 326 viewers
Part of the いわい しゅんじ franchise.