Relying on a confusing flashback structure and a ponderous accumulation of incidental detail, "Lily Chou-Chou" is desperately in need of some streamlining. Returning to school, he defeats the school bully and begins a reign of terror that no one, not even Yuichi, is safe from. But after a lavish trip to Okinawa (that's paid for with stolen money) ends with an unexpected death, Hoshino begins to change. Yuichi's turbulent life in secondary school begins as he befriends Hoshino (Oshinari), joins the kendo club, and gets mixed up in the odd spell of petty crime. It's the perfect image of writer-director Shunji Iwai's world, a place in which nothing (from bus hijackings, to pop concerts and even school trips) is experienced first hand, because it's always mediated through technology that distances individuals from each other - often with disastrous results. Japanese characters flash up on the screen as Yuichi (Ichihara) logs onto his "Liliphilia" website to chat to other fans of the pop star Lily Chou-Chou. "All About Lily Chou-Chou" opens with the clattering sound of a computer keyboard.
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