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Helter Skelter

Helter Skelter

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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.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...

July 14, 2012 · Directed by Mika Ninagawa

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A simple estimate based mostly on pace, with small nudges for flow, payoff speed, and how much keeps happening. Rounded to the nearest 5 minutes.

Runtime2h 7m
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Feels like2h 10m
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How it's told

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What it feels like

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What it's grounded in

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How it's told
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What it feels like
Tone
Emotionality
Outlook
Intensity
What it's grounded in
Realism
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Cast & crew

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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