Horror · Japan · 2004 · 1h 25m

Kirei? The Terror of Beauty

き・れ・い？

Director

Cast

Yukiko Okamoto as Yôko Noguchi Asuka Kurosawa as Yoshie Kōta Kusano as Mami Nakamura as Fumina Hara as Miki Asakura as

Crew

Masami Inomoto — Director of Photography Teruo Takahama — Original Music Composer Katsuya Matsumura — Screenplay Ikeda Rusher — Screenplay Hitoshi Nakajima — Producer Tomohiro Kobayashi — Producer

Synopsis

A mentally unstable young woman named Yoshie implores a gifted plastic surgeon (Yukiko Okamoto) to make her beautiful in this disturbing Japanese psychodrama directed by Katsuya Matsumura. Although the operation is successful, Yoshie becomes even more preoccupied with beauty -- and soon draws the doctor into a horrifying world of emotional agony and masochism. The film's supporting cast includes Asuka Kurosawa, Kota Kusano and Miki Asakura.

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

plastic surgery

Key Collaborators

Katsuya Matsumura Director Masami Inomoto Director of Photography Teruo Takahama Original Music Composer Katsuya Matsumura Screenplay Ikeda Rusher Screenplay Hitoshi Nakajima Producer Tomohiro Kobayashi Producer Kenjiro Nishi Producer Fumiaki Furuya Producer Tetsuya Ikeda Producer

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