Linda Linda Linda
| Linda Linda Linda | |
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| Directed by | Nobuhiro Yamashita |
| Written by | Kōsuke Mukai Wakako Miyashita Nobuhiro Yamashita |
| Produced by | Hiroyuki Negishi Yuji Sadai |
| Starring | Bae Doona Aki Maeda Yu Kashii Shiori Sekine |
| Cinematography | Yoshihiro Ikeuchi |
| Music by | James Iha The Blue Hearts Base Ball Bear Shione Yukawa |
| Distributed by | Covers&Co VAP Viz Pictures |
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Running time | 114 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Box office | $469,934 |
Linda Linda Linda (リンダ リンダ リンダ) is a 2005 Japanese comedy-drama film directed by Nobuhiro Yamashita. It stars Bae Doona, Aki Maeda, Yu Kashii, and Shiori Sekine (of the band Base Ball Bear) as teenagers who form a band to cover songs by the Japanese punk rock band the Blue Hearts; the film's title comes from the hit Blue Hearts song "Linda Linda". Its first United States release, from VIZ Media, was on November 10, 2006. An English-subtitled DVD was released on May 8, 2007. The band, Paranmaum (Korean for "the Blue Hearts"), released a CD single in Japan and South Korea, We Are Paranmaum.
In 2025, the 4K restoration of Linda Linda Linda premiered at the Tribeca Festival on 8 June and was released in cinemas in Japan on 22 August, and thereafter in other countries.