is a 2010 Japanese film directed by Go Ohara. It stars Rina Akiyama

Rina Akiyama

is a Japanese actress, gravure idol, and tarento from Tokyo. Her most notable appearances are in two Kamen Rider Series, namely Kamen Rider Agito and Kamen Rider Den-O. She also has a cameo appearance in Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater in which she is featured in a poster on one of the levels...

, Ruito Aoyagi

Ruito Aoyagi

is a Japanese actor and singer. He is best known for his role as Gakuto Mukahi in the The Prince of Tennis musicals. He is managed by Amuse, Inc.-Musicals:...

, Minami Tsukui, Yurei Yanagi

Yûrei Yanagi

is a Japanese actor and tarento born 1963-04-08 in Fuchū, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. Yanagi was originally a member of Takeshi Kitano's gundan. In 1990 he continued to work with Takeshi for the film Boiling Point. Afterwards, he appeared in over eight more films before meeting up with Takeshi...

, Masahito Okamoto, Satoshi Hakuzen and Asami Sugiura

Asami Sugiura

, who has also performed under the name is an award-winning Japanese model, actress and former AV Idol.-Life and career:Asami was born in Tokyo, Japan on September 19, 1985. At age 19, she appeared in the theatrical film , directed by Naoyuki Tomomatsu and released March 12, 2005 by TMC...

. The film's is set in Tokyo

Tokyo

, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

 featuring Yuki (Rina Akiyama) who lives with her father Jiro (Yurei Yanagi) and mother Kayako (Fumie Nakajima). Their peaceful lives are interrupted when a group of assassins slaughters Kayako and cripples Jiro. Yuki seeks revenge by cladding herself in gothic lolita fashion and killing off the assassins.

Release and reception

The film was shown at the Tokyo International Film Festival

Tokyo International Film Festival

Tokyo International Film Festival is a film festival established in 1985. The event was held biannually from 1985 to 1991 and annually thereafter...

 on October 25, 2010. The film was released on DVD in North America by Tokyo Shock on May 24, 2011 under the title Psycho Gothic Lolita.

The Hollywood Reporter gave a mixed review stating praising the films "lightning pace" and that "several sequences involving Yuki and her Lolita garb are subtlely witty" while saying it never reaches the heights of special effects designer Yoshihiro Nishimura

Yoshihiro Nishimura

is a Japanese film director, special effects and makeup effects artist, and a screenwriter who has worked predominantly in the horror genre. Nishimura has been described as "a legendary director and effects artist" and "the Tom Savini of Japan" with "talent to burn"...

's films.