Japan,
2005, 159 min
Directed by:
Shion SonoScreenplay:
Shion SonoCinematography:
Sōhei TanikawaCast:
吹石一恵, Tsugumi, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Ken Mitsuishi, Naoko Watanabe, Maki Mizui, Tamae Ando, Sanae Miyata, Akari Ozawa, Usamaru Furuya, 手塚とおる, Hiroshi Sakuma, 並樹史朗, 田口主将 (more)Plots(1)
Teenager Noriko Shimabara escapes her tiny provincial town and moves to the big city to find an Internet cult group called Haikyo.com. There she meets the site’s web-master, a young woman named Kumiko, and loses herself in the cult practices of this strange group, which include a unique approach to prostitution and mass suicide. Back home, Noriko’s little sister grows increasingly concerned about her sibling and toys with the idea of coming to the city herself. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF)
- 2005 - Shion Sono (Grand Prix – Crystal Globe)