TOKYO IDOLS
by Kyoko Miyake
synopsis
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.
| international title: | Tokyo Idols |
| original title: | Tokyo Idols |
| country: | United Kingdom, Japan, Canada |
| sales agent: | CAT&Docs |
| year: | 2017 |
| genre: | documentary |
| directed by: | Kyoko Miyake |
| film run: | 88' |
| screenplay: | Kyoko Miyake |
| cinematography by: | Van Royko |
| film editing: | Anna Price |
| music: | David Drury |
| producer: | Kyoko Miyake, Felix Matschke, Bob Moore |
| production: | Brakeless, EyeSteelFilm |
| backing: | Rogers Documentary Fund, Rogers Cable Network Fund, Sodec Québec, Canada Media Fund, Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit, WDR, ARTE, Super Channel, BBC, IKON Docs, SVT, NRK, DR, Creative Europe-MEDIA Programme, Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation, The Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation |
