YEN TOWN BAND is a fictional band fronted by j-pop alt-queen Chara for the 1996 japanese movie "Swallowtail Butterfly". An album, "Montage", was released based on tracks arranged around the movie. The project is manly constituted by Chara vocal/lyrics, director Shunji Iwai lyrics and production/arrangements/instrumentals by the respected musical producer Takeshi Kobayashi, who years later would create the ficticious j-pop/dream pop artist Lily Chou-Chou, performed by Salyu and with lyrics by director Iwai.