Helter Skelter
2012 2h 7m movie Film Japan

Helter Skelter

ヘルタースケルター

Synopsis

ヘルタースケルター

Top star Lilico undergoes multiple cosmetic surgeries to her entire body. As her surgeries show side effect, Lilico makes the lives of those around her miserable as she tries to deal with her career and her personal problems.

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Helter Skelter. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Other Titles From WOWOW FILMS

Drama + Horror in Japan

76 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Horror genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Helter Skelter itself).

The 2011–2013 Japan Window

Helter Skelter holds position #301 of 482 Japan films in the 2011–2013 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. Solitary Gourmet
    #1

    Solitary Gourmet

    ★ 9.0 · 2012
  2. Carnival Phantasm
    #2

    Carnival Phantasm

    ★ 8.9 · 2011
  3. Attack on Titan
    #3

    Attack on Titan

    ★ 8.7 · 2013
  4. High School D×D
    #4

    High School D×D

    ★ 8.6 · 2012
  5. Hunter x Hunter
    #5

    Hunter x Hunter

    ★ 8.6 · 2011
  6. Kamisama Kiss
    #6

    Kamisama Kiss

    ★ 8.6 · 2012
  7. Golden Time
    #7

    Golden Time

    ★ 8.6 · 2013
  8. Magi
    #8

    Magi

    ★ 8.6 · 2012

The 2010s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Helter Skelter premiered alongside 164 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 164 other Japan films in 2012.

The 2642nd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).

Audience Engagement

107
Reviews
77th
Review-volume percentile
64th
Popularity percentile

107 audience reviews — more than 77% of Japan films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 64th percentile among Japan films.

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on Helter Skelter, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • beauty · 3
  • stress · 2
  • beauty queen · 2
  • psychological stress · 1
  • fashion model · 1
  • top star · 1
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • japan · 454
  • based on manga · 297
  • woman director · 246

Reception Benchmarks

6.6
TMDB Rating
107
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #2,926 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (36th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.3 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,284 of 1,933 (top 66%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesWOWOW FILMS, PARCO, Yahoo! Japan, Shodensha, Lucky Star
Runtime2h 7m
Release DateJuly 14, 2012
IMDbtt2147319