A film about the creation of ”Idorus” in Japan. Portraits of 6 teenagers living in Tokyo, who together document the classic stations of a pop star or idol: apprenticeship, debut and career. What role model, which identity, which artificial images and which kind of self-conception do these ”Idorus” have? What will remain in the end? A product or a personality?
Work about the creation of an image.

TOKYO STAR
A documentary
by Nina Fischer and Maroan el Sani
2004

Tokyo Star is a film about the creation of ”Idorus” in Japan.
In the main focus stand the portraits of 6 teenagers living in Tokyo, who together document the classic stations of a pop star or idol: apprenticeship, debut and career.
The film shows the training skills of Japanese dancing schools, gives insight view in training courses, auditions, debuts, concerts. Narrates of dreams, expectations and the fear of the protagonists on the one hand and about the strategies of the agents and producers on the other. What role model, which identity, which artificial images and which kind of self-conception do these ”Idorus” have? What will remain in the end? A product or a personality?

Format: Digi Beta 16:9, colour, stereo, japanese OV with english subtitles
Length: 78 min. / and 62 min. TV Version
Written, directed and filmed by Nina Fischer and Maroan el Sani
Cast: Mika Nakashima, Miho Kato, Mito Kamata, Motoki Okubo, Kazuhito Sakamoto, Ivan Wang
Cameo Film, Cologne, in Co-Poduction with: ZDF/ARTE, Deutsche Film-Fernsehakademie Berlin and Fischer/el Sani
contact for festivals: Erica Margoni: margoni@dffb.de