Helter Skelter

Jul 14, 2012

2h 7m

★ 6.7

How far will you go for beauty?

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.

Genres

Drama

Horror

Production Companies

WOWOW FILMS

PARCO

Yahoo! Japan

Shodensha

Lucky Star

Cine Bazar

Happinet Pictures

Asmik Ace Entertainment

Helter Skelter Trailers

Cast

Lilico

Erika Sawajiri

Procecutor Asada

Nao Omori

Michiko Hata

Shinobu Terajima

Shin Okumura

Go Ayano

Kozue Yoshikawa

Kiko Mizuhara

Kinji Sawanabe

Hirofumi Arai

Kumi Hosuda

Anne Suzuki

Keita Tsukahara

Susumu Terajima

Mikio Hamaguchi

Show Aikawa

Hiroko Tada

Kaori Momoi

Chikako Hirumoma

Mariko Sumiyoshi

Emiri Tanabe

Narumi Konno

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