What is the pioneering nature of “All About Lily Chou-Chou” that continues to create new trends?

"All About Lily Chou-Chou" children of the younger generation

However, ``All About Lily Chou-Chou'', which was released at the beginning of the 21st century, is undoubtedly the flip side of this sense of happiness. This is a forbidden book in which the author himself, Shunji Iwai, the manager of Iwai World, reveals that there is an unbearably harsh reality outside the miniature garden.

This is not a sudden change. Shunji Iwai also has a lineage of works on the dark side (I originally preferred this one) such as `` Undo '' (1994) and `` PiCNiC '' (1996), which expose decadence but coat it with a unique aesthetic. , the world inside out was also presented as a ``miniature garden''. However, in ``All About Lily Chou-Chou'', she steps out from there into the shocking reality, and boldly expands her previously autistic perspective (for better or worse) to a ``socialist'' perspective. This is probably what made it a masterpiece, a masterpiece, and a unique work that overwhelms all others, making it a monumental work.

For this reason, many traditional Shunji Iwai fans cannot hide their confusion, while the generation that was struck by the impact of ``All About Lily Chou-Chou'' in their adolescence as ``their own story'' - now in their 20s to 30s. As creators in the area digest and sublimate the influence of this work, they are creating a new flow of creation that differs from the context of the previous generation.

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For example, Yamato starred in `` It's Like a Fairy Tale '' (2013), which was released in theaters after winning the Grand Prix at MOOSIC LAB 2013, and `` Drowning Knife '' (2016), which was a smash hit based on George Asakura's original work and grossed over 700 million yen at the box office. Yuki (born 1989). She says that ``All About Lily Chou-Chou,'' which she happened to watch on WOWOW when she was in junior high school, was her first definitive experience of the greatness of cinematic expression. Daigo Matsui (born 1985) is a boy who stands in a rural landscape with a portable CD player in the film `` I'll Be Pityful About Myself '' (2013), which was a collaboration with a song by Creephype. A homage-like painting was created. The person who most passionately declares that she is a fan of the same work is Yuka Eda (born 1994), whose MOOSIC LAB 2017 Audience Award winner ` `Shoujo Encounter '' was released in theaters this year (2018). She also saw this film when she was in middle school, and thought that all the characters were like her, which led her to imagine for the first time the path to becoming a film director. He is also connected to Natsue Mizumoto, a singer-songwriter formerly known as ``Tenkousei'' who composed the music for ``Shojo Encounter,'' as a result of the strong influence of the same work. They are all ``All About Lily Chou-Chou'' children.