Tokyo Idols

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.

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.

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

Very competently made and raises some interesting questions, but much more lies beneath the surface.