Helter Skelter
2012 · Movie · 127 min · ★ 6.7 · 42% critics
A famous model, fresh from multiple cosmetic procedures, starts suffering alarming side effects that threaten her carefully crafted image. As pressure mounts and her insecurity grows, she spirals into a surreal nightmare of fame, obsession, and cruelty that poisons her relationships.
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Details
- Original title
- ヘルタースケルター
- Years
- 2012
- Release date
- 2012-07-14
- Language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 127 min
- Critic score
- 42/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (171 votes)
About
You may enjoy this if you like surreal, visually bold psychological drama about fame and beauty obsession, with a harsh edge and uneasy mood; Not for you if you want tight plotting, subtle commentary, or clear closure like Retribution.
Pros: striking visuals; intense atmosphere; provocative beauty critique | Cons: shallow themes; repetitive narration; uneven story momentum
Themes
- japan
- psychological stress
- beauty
- stress
- based on manga
- woman director
- beauty queen
- fashion model
- top star
Cast & crew
Erika Sawajiri
as Lilico
Nao Omori
as Procecutor Asada
Shinobu Terajima
as Michiko Hata
Go Ayano
as Shin Okumura
Kiko Mizuhara
as Kozue Yoshikawa
Hirofumi Arai
as Kinji Sawanabe
Anne Suzuki
as Kumi Hosuda
Susumu Terajima
as Keita Tsukahara
Show Aikawa
as Mikio Hamaguchi
Kaori Momoi
as Hiroko Tada
Directed by Mika Ninagawa