Helter Skelter (2012)

Helter Skelter is a 2012 Japanese movie directed by and based on a manga by Kyoko Okazaki.

Movie info

Original title: ヘルタースケルター
Release date: July 14, 2012
Directed by: Mika Ninagawa
Written by: Arisa Kaneko (screenplay)
Kyoko Okazaki (manga)
Distributed by: Asmik Ace Entertainment

Region 2 NTSC DVD (English subtitles)
Label: Art Service (South Korea)
Out: Sep 6, 2013
Buy: YesAsia US, YesAsia Global
Region A Blu-ray (English subtitles)
Label: Intercontinental Video (Hong Kong)
Out: Jan 15, 2013
Buy: YesAsia US, YesAsia Global

Plot

A beautiful model named Ririko reigns at the top of the entertainment world while assembling an ever-growing list of jealous rivals. However, she hides the fact that her appearance has been obtained almost entirely through radical plastic surgery procedures.

Ruriko closely guards her secret while navigating the dog-eat-dog world of the entertainment business, but she’ll soon be involved in a scandal that affects not only her industry, but society in general.

Featured Cast

Actor		Role
	Erika Sawajiri	Ririko
	Kaori Momoi	Hiroko Tada
	Anne Suzuki	Kumi Hosuda (cameo)
	Kiko Mizuhara	Kozue Yoshikawa
	Nao Omori	Makoto Asada
	Susumu Terajima	Keita Tsukahara
	Yosuke Kubozuka	Takao Nanbu (cameo)
	Mieko Harada	Hisako Wachi
	Shinobu Terajima	Michiko Wada
	Show Aikawa	Mikio Hamaguchi
	Go Ayano	Shinichi Okumura
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	Hirofumi Arai	Kinji Sawanabe
	Mariko Sumiyoshi	Chikako Hirukoma

Latest news

Erika Sawajiri to skip the premiere of “Helter Skelter”

Mika Ninagawa’s live-action adaptation of Kyoko Okazaki’s Helter Skelter manga will premiere in Japan tomorrow (July 5) and according to a report from Cinema Today, lead actress Erika Sawajiri...

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