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Asian Cinema Collective Presents: Linda Linda Linda

Four girls stand side by side. Two are holding guitars and all are holding up peace signs.
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  • Run time: 114 minutes Subject to change
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An effervescent snapshot of youth, complete with banging soundtrack.

Japan | 2005 | Japanese with English Subtitles | Comedy / Musical | PG

For Kei, Kyoko and Nozomi, their dream of playing the final high school concert together is dashed when their lead vocalist quits the band. Desperate, they recruit the very first person they see: Korean exchange student Son, played by Doona Bae (Bong Joon Ho’s The Host), whose comprehension of Japanese is limited. With time running out, the group struggles to learn three songs in three days for the festival’s rock concert.

Linda Linda Linda is about the unparalleled joy of jamming out with your friends. The soundtrack fuses tunes from iconic Japanese bands The Blue Hearts and Base Ball Bear with original music composed by James Iha of the Smashing Pumpkins.

Nobuhiro Yamashita’s feature is acknowledged by many as one of the greatest Japanese films of the 21st century, and screens here in a crisp 4K restoration.

Presented by Sydney Opera House and Asian Cinema Collective

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Funny, droll, sweetly directed and note-perfect.

Time Out

One of the best Japanese films of the 21st century… so rich, so charismatic and so damn catchy, you’ll be itching to show all your friends

Indiewire

About the Asian Cinema Collective

The Asian Cinema Collective (ACC) was born out of a need for community and an opportunity to share their love for Asian cinema with fellow filmgoers. Open to all, the ACC is a place for both the diaspora and fans of films made in Asia, or films featuring predominantly Asian experiences and stories.

Cast and credits

Director Nobuhiro Yamashita
Writer Kōsuke Mukai
Writer Wakako Miyashita
Writer Nobuhiro Yamashita
Son (Vocalist) Bae Doona 
Kyoko Yamada (Drummer) Aki Maeda 
Kei Tachibana (Guitarist) Yu Kashii 
Nozomi Shiroko (Bassist) Shiori Sekine

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Sydney Opera House
Bennelong Point
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia

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Playhouse

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