Tokyo Idols

Jul 28, 2017

1h 28m

★ 6.7

Overview

This exploration of Japan's fascination with girl bands and their music follows an aspiring pop singer and her fans, delving into the cultural obsession with young female sexuality and the growing disconnect between men and women in hypermodern societies.

Genres

Music

Documentary

Production Companies

EyeSteelFilm

Brakeless

WDR/Arte

Super Channel

BBC

IKONdocs

SVT

Tokyo Idols Trailers

Cast

Self

Rio Hiiragi

Self

Yuzuha Oda

Self

Masayoshi Sakai

This film is about Japanese women, escape, glamour and dreams. The Takarazuka Revue is an enormously successful spectacular where the all-women cast create fantasies of erotic love and sensitive men. It is also a world for young girls desperate to do something different with their lives. In return for living a highly disciplined and reclusive existence, they will be adored and envied by many thousands of Japanese women. They will look, act and behave like young men while having no real men in their lives. Dream Girls explores the nature of sexual identity and the contradictory tensions that face young women in Japan today.

0.0

Sphere Live 2011 Athletic Harmonies - Climax Stage

Sep 18, 2011

Sphere's live film from day two of their one man live "Climax Stage" at Yoyogi National Gymnasium on September 18, 2001.

7.9

The Cove

Jul 31, 2009

The Cove tells the amazing true story of how an elite team of individuals, films makers and free divers embarked on a covert mission to penetrate the hidden cove in Japan, shining light on a dark and deadly secret. The shocking discoveries were only the tip of the iceberg.

8.0

LiSA LiVE Is SMiLE ALWAYS -LANDER -

Aug 17, 2024

Global J-pop sensation LiSA will transport fans to the final stop of her “LiVE SMiLE ALWAYS -LANDER-” tour at the Tokyo Garden Theater in an epic never-before-seen concert film. LiSA brings her unique ideas and feelings, high energy, and powerful vocals to the sold-out crowd, where she becomes one with each and every fan as their voices and souls unite together, amplified by the support of the band.

9.6

SMTown: The Stage

Aug 13, 2015

Behind the scenes look and interviews with the performers of SM Entertainment as they travel to China, Japan, and Korea for their "SMTOWN Live World Tour IV".

7.8

Tora-san of Goto

Jun 18, 2016

This documentary film follows for 22 years a nine-member family involved in the manufacturing of Udon in the Goto Islands, Nagasaki prefecture. Mr. Toru Inuzuka called by nickname "Tora-san" is making famous 'Goto Udon' and natural salt on the island on which the depopulation is progressing. Seven children get up at 5 o'clock every morning, helping to make udon, and go to school. Children's help is recorded on the time card, and it is pocket money for children. The film talks about children's growth, marriage, childbirth, homecoming, and parting. The 22 years of familiarity of the family is drawn.

0.0

LiSA LiVE is Smile Always〜LADYBUG〜

May 19, 2021

1. dawn 2. Shirogane 3. ADAMAS 4. ViVA LA MiDALA 5. GL 6. Wagamama Cait Sith 7. nonnon 8. Mousou Controller 9. Shirushi 10. Yu-Ke 11. play the world! feat.PABLO 12. RUNAWAY 13. Homura 14. Akeboshi 15. Gurenge 16. ROCK-mode'18 17. Rising Hope 18. Howl -ENCORE- 1. Letters to ME 2. Another Great Day!!

4.5

The Ode to Joy

Jun 17, 2006

Based on the true story of the Bandō prisoner-of-war camp in World War I. It depicts the friendship of the German POWs with the director of the camp and local residents at the stage of Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture, in Japan.

5.8

Bye Bye Birdie

Apr 4, 1963

A singer goes to a small town for a performance before he is drafted.

8.2

Lady Gaga, a Star Is Born

Nov 24, 2022

Eccentric and provocative, Lady Gaga is undoubtedly the greatest pop diva. The one who is actually called Stefani Germanotta is a brilliant artist, capable of all the excesses, but also a wounded woman, marked by a terrible drama. An artist who had to fight and overcome many humiliations to reach the top. Today, Lady Gaga is an undisputed music star with 230 million records sold, and a film icon thanks to the film "A Star is Born" and her role in "House of Gucci". In less than 15 years, she has become one of the most influential women in the world. To better understand her, those who have known her since her early days reveal her secrets and tell the story behind the scenes of the films and songs that have built her legend.

0.0

The Road to the Tokyo Olympics

Feb 8, 1963

A documentary film that includes footage of past Olympics held in different countries with an particular emphasis on the activities and successes of Japanese athletes and how they are currently (circa 1963) improving themselves.

6.0

The Comeback

May 12, 1980

After an absence of five years, six times Mr Olympia winner Arnold Schwarzenegger makes a comeback and attempts to take the World Body Building Championship for the 7th time.

0.0

Project Sekai COLORFUL LIVE 3rd - Evolve -

Jul 24, 2024

"Project Sekai COLORFUL LIVE 3rd - Evolve -" (Sekai 3rd), a real live performance of the game held from January 26 to 28, 2024.

6.8

a-ha: The Movie

Sep 3, 2021

When "Take On Me" reached nr 1 on Billboard in the US in 1985, the dream came true. Or did it? The band was not prepared for what the success could bring, including tension between the three band members.

0.0

YUI MAKINO LIVE CONCERT FIVE6THREE7

Apr 2, 2021

Concert film featuring a commemorative live performance for the 15th anniversary held at Ebisu The Garden Hall on April 2, 2021, featuring a total of 34 songs including "15th Anniversary Medley", a 15-min. non-stop performance of 15 songs and a new song "Silhouette" performed for the first time.

10.0

BABYMETAL Live LEGEND 1999 - APOCALYPSE

Jun 30, 2013

LEGEND "1999" YUIMETAL & MOAMETAL Birthday Festival (LEGEND "1999" YUIMETAL & MOAMETAL 聖誕祭; LEGEND "1999" YUIMETAL & MOAMETAL Seitansai) was a concert held on June 30, 2013 at NHK Hall in Tokyo, Japan. This show celebrated the 14th birthdays of YUIMETAL and MOAMETAL. The concert started with BABYBONES, followed by the appearance of the KAMI BAND beginning with NO RAIN, NO RAINBOW. At the concert's end, it was announced that the LEGEND "1997" SU-METAL Birthday Festival would be held on December 21st.

9.2

BABYMETAL Live LEGEND 1997 - APOCALYPSE

Dec 21, 2013

LEGEND "1997" SU-METAL Birthday Festival (LEGEND "1997" SU-METAL 聖誕祭; LEGEND "1997" SU-METAL Seitansai) was a concert held on December 21, 2013 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan. This show celebrated SU-METAL's 16th birthday and marked BABYMETAL's first solo arena live performance.

6.7

Cat Nation

Jul 20, 2017

A journey into the unique, often bizarre, world of Japanese cat culture. Cat themed cafes, bars, temples, cat islands, cats with human jobs, cat friendly businesses, and the origins of the iconic beckoning cat statue.

7.5

Marilyn Manson - Guns, God and Government World Tour

Oct 29, 2002

Guns, God and Government is a concert film chronicling the band Marilyn Manson during their Guns, God and Government tour. It was released on October 29, 2002 on the formats VHS, DVD and UMD. The DVD contains live tracks and performances that switch between visuals of various shows from United States, Japan, Russia, and Europe while maintaining a single consistent music track.

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