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Herutâ sukerutâ

  • 20122012
  • UnratedUnrated
  • 2h 7m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
2.7K
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Erika Sawajiri in Herutâ sukerutâ (2012)
Top star Lilico undergoes multiple cosmetic surgeries to her entire body. As her surgeries show side effect, Lilico makes the lives of those around her miserable as she tries to deal with her career and her personal problems.
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Top star Lilico undergoes multiple cosmetic surgeries to her entire body. As her surgeries show side effect, Lilico makes the lives of those around her miserable as she tries to deal with he... Read allTop star Lilico undergoes multiple cosmetic surgeries to her entire body. As her surgeries show side effect, Lilico makes the lives of those around her miserable as she tries to deal with her career and her personal problems.Top star Lilico undergoes multiple cosmetic surgeries to her entire body. As her surgeries show side effect, Lilico makes the lives of those around her miserable as she tries to deal with her career and her personal problems.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
2.7K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Mika Ninagawa
  • Writers
    • Kyôko Okazaki(manga)
    • Arisa Kaneko(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Kiko Mizuhara
    • Erika Sawajiri
    • Yôsuke Kubozuka
Top credits
  • Director
    • Mika Ninagawa
  • Writers
    • Kyôko Okazaki(manga)
    • Arisa Kaneko(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Kiko Mizuhara
    • Erika Sawajiri
    • Yôsuke Kubozuka
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 18User reviews
    • 19Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

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    Top cast

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    Kiko Mizuhara
    Kiko Mizuhara
    • Kozue Yoshikawa
    Erika Sawajiri
    Erika Sawajiri
    • Lilico
    Yôsuke Kubozuka
    Yôsuke Kubozuka
    • Takao nanbu
    Gô Ayano
    Gô Ayano
    • Shin Okumura
    Lily Franky
    Lily Franky
    • Kenichi-san
    Kaori Momoi
    Kaori Momoi
    • Hiroko Tada
    Mieko Harada
    Mieko Harada
    • Doctor Hisako Waku
    Nao Ômori
    Nao Ômori
    • Makoto asada
    Anne Suzuki
    Anne Suzuki
    • Kumi Hosuda
    Kyôko Koizumi
    Kyôko Koizumi
    • Hospitalized woman
    Shinobu Terajima
    Shinobu Terajima
    • Michiko Hada
    Susumu Terajima
    Susumu Terajima
    • Assistant Prosecutor Keita Tsukahara
    Shô Aikawa
    Shô Aikawa
    • Movie Producer Mikio Hamaguchi
    Fumiyo Kohinata
    Fumiyo Kohinata
    Hirofumi Arai
    Hirofumi Arai
    • Kinji Sawanabe
    Yô Yoshida
    Yô Yoshida
    • Milf Yoko
    Yumiko Hara
    Yumiko Hara
    Junki Tozuka
    Junki Tozuka
    • Director
      • Mika Ninagawa
    • Writers
      • Kyôko Okazaki(manga)
      • Arisa Kaneko(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      It is the favourite movie of Marica Hase.
    • Quotes

      Lilico: Huh? I hear something. Hear that? Tick tock... There. A clock? It's over. All over. But that's OK. I knew it'd happen.

    User reviews18

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    A Pretty Mess
    Lilico is a bad seed, a sadistic supermodel and the darling of all Japan who has turned herself into, as another character from the movie puts it, "a machine for the processing of desire…" Problem is that all her plastic surgery is slowly necrotizing her flesh, and as she slides down the bat pole into oblivion she drags everyone with her, including her female assistant (whom she sexually assaults) and the foot soldiers she dispatches to throw acid in the faces of other models.

    In the hands of Sion Sono or David Cronenberg, this material would have been rich and nuanced. What begs to be explored is that central notion of the desire machine. Lilico's primary dilemma is everybody's – how do we constitute ourselves as subjects in this period of late-stage, global capitalism, where we exist in a state of constant flux between two poles: self-commodification and compulsive consumerism? The problem is hinted at, but never fleshed out: the human body is no longer a space in which people realize themselves politically, creatively, erotically, or spiritually; rather, the body has become ancillary to the functioning of a global market economy, a thing that is used by and subservient to ideology.

    In the end, Helter Skelter is a pretty-looking mess, which isn't surprising because that's often the result when fashion photographers, in this case Mika Ninagawa, take a stab at directing feature films. Ambitious, but a mess.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 14, 2012 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Helter Skelter
    • Filming locations
      • Tokyo, Japan
    • Production companies
      • WOWOW
      • Asmik Ace Entertainment
      • Parco Co. Ltd.
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    Box office

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    • Gross worldwide
      • $25,066,699
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 7 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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