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Helter Skelter

2012 · 127 min

A lurid, disorienting plunge into beauty and self-destruction, gorgeous and cruel, leaving you uneasy long after.

Directed by
Mika Ninagawa
Genres
Drama, Horror
Starring
Erika Sawajiri, Nao Omori, Shinobu Terajima
Tagline
How far will you go for beauty?
Overview
Top model Lilico, having recently undergone multiple cosmetic surgeries, begins to experience troubling side effects. As she desperately tries to retain her perfect image, Lilico descends into a world of nightmares and makes those around her miserable.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Mika Ninagawa
Genres
Drama, Horror
Starring
Erika Sawajiri, Nao Omori, Shinobu Terajima
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • obsession
  • madness
  • celebrity
  • corruption
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror6
Humour2
Realism5
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, horror
Directed by
Mika Ninagawa
Written by
Arisa Kaneko
Starring
Erika Sawajiri, Nao Omori, Shinobu Terajima, Go Ayano, Kiko Mizuhara, Hirofumi Arai, Anne Suzuki, Susumu Terajima
Music
Koji Ueno
Cinematography
Daisuke Soma
Runtime
127 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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