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.
Direction
Miyake's patient observation lets horror emerge organically.
Editing
Juxtaposition of cute aesthetics and hollow eyes is brutal.
Director
Kyoko Miyake
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'handshake events' shown are real multi-million dollar industries, with some fans spending thousands monthly for seconds of contact.
Director Miyake spent years earning trust in this closed world; many subjects later expressed shock at how their words read on camera.
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