Tokyo Idols

Kyoko Miyake

IndieLisboa 2017 • IndieMusic

United Kingdom, Japan, Canada, Documentary, 2017, 88′

Japanese pop singers are called Idols regardless of actual success, and most of their fans are middle-aged men. Tokyo Idols is a story of girls trying to grow up in a society where they need to embody innocence and immaturity.

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