Helter Skelter2012
“How far will you go for beauty?”
Directed by Mika Ninagawa
🏆 2 nominations total
The premise
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.
Horror Vault's take
At the dazzling pinnacle of the fashion world, supermodel Lilico harbors a dark secret: her flawless appearance is entirely the product of radical cosmetic surgery — and her body is beginning to pay the price. As physical and psychological deterioration set in, her grip on reality and the people around her grows increasingly volatile and cruel. This Japanese psychological nightmare peels back the glossy veneer of celebrity culture to reveal something rotten beneath the surface. Directed by a woman and adapted from a manga, it delivers a visceral meditation on beauty, power, and the horror of losing both.
Content: Body Horror, Psychological Distress, Depictions Of Self-Harm, Sexual Content, Drug Use, Emotional Abuse
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Cast
Erika Sawajiri
Lilico
Nao Omori
Procecutor Asada
Shinobu Terajima
Michiko Hata
Go Ayano
Shin Okumura
Kiko Mizuhara
Kozue Yoshikawa
Hirofumi Arai
Kinji Sawanabe
Anne Suzuki
Kumi Hosuda
Susumu Terajima
Keita Tsukahara
Show Aikawa
Mikio Hamaguchi
Kaori Momoi
Hiroko Tada
Mariko Sumiyoshi
Chikako Hirumoma
Narumi Konno
Emiri Tanabe
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