Overview
A quirky high school rock band navigates friendship and music in just three days before their big performance.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- sincere
- cheerful
- lazy afternoon
- music movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly regard the film as an irresistibly catchy, charismatic, and euphorically entertaining Japanese teen ensemble drama, even if its modesty limits its profundity.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The quartet has only three days to stabilize its lineup, select songs, rehearse, and perform at the annual school festival.
The annual high school rock music show structures the girls' friendships, anxieties, and collaborative growth.
The central quartet consists of Son, Kyoko, Kei, and Nozomi, with their shifting friendships mediated by band practice.
The girls' rehearsals and eventual rock performance transform instability and awkwardness into collective momentum.
Films like Linda Linda Linda, and why
Sing Street
high-school friendship, female ensemble, youthful music performance, and warm coming-of-age comedy
The Inbetweeners Movie
teenage band dynamics, awkward romance, energetic pop-rock soundtrack, and affectionate humor
Swing Girls
japanese youth ensemble, understated humor, school setting, and emotionally sincere coming-of-age storytelling
Our Times
female friendship, school pressure, musical performance, and uplifting ensemble spirit
Movie Details
- Director
- Nobuhiro Yamashita
- Release Date
- 2005-07-23
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Rating
- 7.6 / 10 (177)
Cast
- Bae Doona
- Aki Maeda
- Yuu Kashii
- Shiori Sekine
- Takayo Mimura
- Shione Yukawa
- Yuko Yamazaki
- Masahiro Komoto
- Kenichi Matsuyama
- Katsuya Kobayashi
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Criterion Channel
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Linda Linda Linda about?
- Four high school girls scramble to turn an unstable friendship and an unfinished rock band into a festival performance.
- What is Linda Linda Linda like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Linda Linda Linda as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Linda Linda Linda violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Linda Linda Linda.
- What did critics think of Linda Linda Linda?
- Critics broadly regard the film as an irresistibly catchy, charismatic, and euphorically entertaining Japanese teen ensemble drama, even if its modesty limits its profundity.
- Which films are like Linda Linda Linda?
- Films with a similar feel include Sing Street, The Inbetweeners Movie, Swing Girls, and Our Times.
- How long is Linda Linda Linda?
- Linda Linda Linda runs 115 minutes.
- Where can I watch Linda Linda Linda?
- In United States, Linda Linda Linda streams on Criterion Channel.
