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Mika Ninagawa is known for:

  • Helter Skelter
    Through round after round of extensive plastic surgery and vigorous maintenance, Ririko has become the absolute manifestation of beauty, and becomes a wildly successful model, actress, and singer. However, soon, her body, unable to withstand the burdens of surgery, begins to crumble, and along with it so does her mind, as she plummets towards a frightening and inevitable end.
  • Sakuran
    A young girl is sold into the red-light district Yoshiwara and is put under the care of the oiran (lead prostitute) of the Tamakiku house. The girl is rebellious, but the more experienced people in the household begin to think that she will be one day a great oiran, since an oiran needs not only beauty and talent, but she should also have the tenacity to maintain the position.
  • No Longer Human
    Based on the life of Osamu Dazai, one of Japan's most celebrated novelists.

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Biography

Mika Ninagawa (蜷川 実花, born October 18, 1972 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese photographer and film director, known for her brightly colored photographs. She has had significant photography success in fashion and advertising. She made her feature length film directorial debut with with Sakuran (2007), and went on to direct Helter Skelter (2012).