Tokyo Idols (2017)

Name: Tokyo Idols
Genre: Documentary, Music
Released: Jun 27, 2017
Cast: Rio Hiiragi, Yuzuha Oda, Masayoshi Sakai

TV-14

90 min

Jun 27, 2017

Japanese

Genre:

Documentary , Music

Directors:

Kyoko Miyake

Creators:

Kyoko Miyake

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.

6.9

91%

76%

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Tokyo Idols full movie is released on Jun 27, 2017. Watch Tokyo Idols online - the Japanese Documentary movie from United Kingdom. Tokyo Idols is directed by Kyoko Miyake and created by Kyoko Miyake with Rio Hiiragi and Yuzuha Oda. Tokyo Idols is available online on Kanopy and OVID.

Girl bands and their pop music permeate every moment of Japanese life. Following an aspiring pop singer and her fans, Tokyo Idols explores a cultural phenomenon driven by an obsession with young female sexuality, and the growing disconnect between men and women in hyper-modern societies

As know as:

Tokyo Girls, Geishaer i miniskjørt, 东京偶像, Tokyo Idols - Les pop girls du Japon, Tokyo Idols

Release Date (Streaming):

Sep 02, 2017

Countries:

United Kingdom, Canada, Japan

Language:

Japanese

Official Site:

BBC Storyville page (United Kingdom)

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Reviews

Leah Pickett

Chicago Reader

With this fascinating and troubling documentary, Kyoko Miyake investigates the Japanese phenomenon of very young female pop singers, known as idols, who cater to a passionate fan base of grown men.

by rottentomatoes, Sep 25, 2018

Barry Hertz

Globe and Mail

Director Kyoko Miyake attempts to demystify the scene, which has so infected the West's general view of Japanese pop culture, but comes up short each time, every new theory encountering contradictions and uneasy conclusions.

by rottentomatoes, Apr 26, 2017

Nick Allen

RogerEbert.com

It's not a movie so much about idol culture as for it, with Miyake trying to knock idol culture back into reality.

by rottentomatoes, Jan 26, 2017