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Helter Skelter

Helter Skelter

How far will you go for beauty?

20126.72h 7m

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.

Directed by Mika Ninagawa
Written by Arisa Kaneko, Kyoko Okazaki
Produced by Morio Amagi, Mitsuru Uda
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Top Cast

Erika Sawajiri

Erika Sawajiri

Lilico

Nao Omori

Nao Omori

Procecutor Asada

Shinobu Terajima

Shinobu Terajima

Michiko Hata

Go Ayano

Go Ayano

Shin Okumura

Kiko Mizuhara

Kiko Mizuhara

Kozue Yoshikawa

Hirofumi Arai

Hirofumi Arai

Kinji Sawanabe

Anne Suzuki

Anne Suzuki

Kumi Hosuda

Susumu Terajima

Susumu Terajima

Keita Tsukahara

Show Aikawa

Show Aikawa

Mikio Hamaguchi

Kaori Momoi

Kaori Momoi

Hiroko Tada

Themes & Keywords

japanpsychological stressbeautystressbased on mangawoman directorbeauty queenfashion modeltop star

About Helter Skelter

Helter Skelter is a drama, horror film released in 2012 exploring themes of japan, psychological stress, beauty, stress, based on manga, woman director. Directed by Mika Ninagawa, it stars Erika Sawajiri, Nao Omori, Shinobu Terajima. 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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