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Helter Skelter

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LiLiCo, a successful model and television personality, seems to have it all until a long-buried secret threatens her career. She descends into a world of nightmares as she desperately tries to retain her perfect image.

Critics Reviews

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Pieter-Jan Van Haecke Psychocinematography A must-see (that reveals) Mika Ninagawa's talent to realize her vision in a masterly way. Dec 15, 2020 Full Review Panos Kotzathanasis Asian Movie Pulse Ninagawa presents the life of Lilico in a parallel with the lives of the geishas of old times, that had to do everything their "Mom" told them, while having to reach extreme measures in order to look beautiful according to the standards of the era. Nov 2, 2018 Full Review Nick Dent Time Out Sydney Themes of the transience of fame and its corrosive effects on the soul are as clear as mud, but Ninagawa can't help fetishising her star's doll-like beauty. Rated: 3/5 Sep 27, 2017 Full Review Read all reviews

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Ellie Y The overall concept of this movie was amazing, but the plot was a bit jumbled up. The actors did a great job and I recommend it to anyone who likes that whole “ruined fame” kind of thing. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/31/25 Full Review reka ! esse filme é uma obra prima do cinema japones... todas as criticas sociais que trás e eu simplesmente amo tudo, as roupas, as falas, a atuação, os personagens, a historia... eu amo esse filme... eu amo a lilico Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 11/05/23 Full Review Audience Member If your want to know about how japanese idol culture is! that Film will show you! Exceptional Photography and cinematography! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member La respuesta japonesa al cisne negro. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member An enjoyable movie that is worth watching if you like beautiful women and good sex scenes. The problem though, is that it appears to have been shot by a beauty photographer, so is therefore quite shallow and employs many unbearable low-end fashion magazine cliches. Make-up artists will love it. But looking past this, it's still a fun (maybe guilty) watch despite the meandering plot and generally cheesy vibe. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member great cinematography for extra half star Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis LiLiCo, a successful model and television personality, seems to have it all until a long-buried secret threatens her career. She descends into a world of nightmares as she desperately tries to retain her perfect image.
Director
Mika Ninagawa
Producer
Morio Amagi, Mitsuru Uda
Screenwriter
Arisa Kaneko
Production Co
WoWow Inc.
Genre
Drama, Fantasy
Original Language
Japanese
Runtime
2h 7m