Exte: Hair Extensions

An aspiring hairdresser finds herself drawn into a bizarre tie between beauty and danger when a local extensions seller introduces her to a mysterious stash pulled from a girl's corpse. The hair, black and impossibly lush, seems to respond to human longing, growing beyond ordinary limits as it passes from scalp to salon chair. Those who become obsessed with the extensions notice a troubling shift in themselves, their fashion fantasies tangled with paranoia and misfortune. As the salesman's odd fixation deepens, the line between glamour and gore blurs, inviting the audience into a world where vanity can fuse with something otherworldly. The film fuses sharp humor with eruptive dread to explore how society treats appearance. Its tone stays off balance.

Directed by Sion Sono, Exte: Hair Extensions premiered in 2007. The project stems from a concept by Masaki Adachi and Makoto Sanada, blending Sono's offbeat style with a zany horror premise that challenges beauty industry tropes, bold satirical edge worldwide.

Box office data for Exte is not widely reported, and the film is commonly discussed within cult cinema circles rather than as a box office standout. Its enduring presence comes from its bizarre premise and Sion Sono's bold direction today.

Culturally the movie stands out for turning a cosmetic salon into a surreal stage for horror. Its audacious visuals, oddball humor, and the premise of living hair created a memorable talking point among fans of genre blending cinema and helped cement Sono's reputation for boundary pushing work for fans worldwide.

Reception and themes-wise, critics often note the film's unusual mix of comedy and horror and its sly critique of beauty obsession. It asks how far people will go to fit a flawless image and what that pursuit does to the body, identity, and fear of aging for some viewers especially