Wonderful World End

Japan, 2015
Length
82 minutes
Director
Daigo Matsui
Cast
  • Ai Hashimoto
  • Jun Aonami

Content

In her Gothic Lolita guise 17-year-old Shiori attracts a lot of followers for her blogcast. Whenever she
can she talks about herself, offers make-up tips and is delighted at the growing number of visitors to
her site. After a music video shoot, confident Shiori meets a strange young girl named Ayumi. The
girl is a big fan of Shiori’s and tries to copy her style. She also seems to be rather distracted and
monosyllabic, as if she had nothing of her own to say, but she has run away from home to be with
Shiori. Hesitant, but also flattered, Shiori allows herself to be drawn in by this girl. This story of the
odd friendship between these two girls is also a multi-coloured romp through the artificial world of
Japanese teenagers. They do crazy things and dream of making it big. Their private thoughts are
shared only in blogs. The film also reflects the disintegration of traditional forms of communication in
its aesthetical approach: online chats pop up regularly over the proceedings. It’s as if the smartphone
display has been brought to the big screen. Based on two music videos by Seiko Oomori – Shiori’s
favourite female musician in the film – the drama ends like a comic book dream.

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Credits

Original title
Wonderful World End