Linda Linda Linda
Only three days before their high school festival, guitarist Kei, drummer Kyoko, and bassist Nozomi are forced to recruit a new lead vocalist for their band. They choose Korean exchange student Son, though her comprehension of Japanese is a bit rough! It's a race against time as the group struggles to learn three songs for the festival's rock concert—including a classic '80s song by the Japanese punk rock band The Blue Hearts called "Linda Linda".
Critics Sentiment
Paranmaum performs Blue Hearts songs to excited crowd at festival
Girls begin learning Blue Hearts songs with Son practicing
The film rises from its slowest early practice scenes to the infectious joy of the final performance.
Critics found the film starts slowly with static pacing but gradually becomes more intimate and engaging as characters develop. The authentic portrayal of teenage friendship and the realistic band preparation process won over most reviewers. The finale delivers genuine joy and energy that left audiences humming and feeling uplifted.
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Bae Doona
Son
Aki Maeda
Kyoko Yamada
Yuu Kashii
Kei Tachibana
Shiori Sekine
Nozomi Shirakawa
Takayo Mimura
Rinko
Shione Yukawa
Moe
Yuko Yamazaki
Nakajima
Masahiro Komoto
Koyama sensei
Kenichi Matsuyama
Makihara
Katsuya Kobayashi
Kazuya
Koen Kondo
Kyoko's Brother
Akifumi Miura
Ishikawa
Keisuke Koide
Abe
Masaki Miura
Maezono
Lily
Kei's Mother
Kaori Fujii
Nakayama
Pierre Taki
Pierre
Hiroshi Yamamoto
Studio Employee
Takeshi Yamamoto
Karaoke Employee
Jason Gray
Ramones Member
Crew
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