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Asyl Park And Love Hotel (2008)

Asyl Park And Love Hotel poster
Original title
パーク アンド ラブホテル
Directed by
Izuru Kumasaka
Genre
drama film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 51m
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman works at a suburban love hotel while also managing a small park nearby. The film follows her daily routines and brief encounters with guests and locals, showing a disconnected life in Tokyo's urban outskirts.

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What happens

『パーク アンド ラブホテル』は、2007年の日本映画。第17回PFFスカラシップ作品。2007年釜山国際映画祭ニューカレンツ部門正式出品作品。 第58回ベルリン国際映画祭コンペティション部門外のフォーラム部門に出品され、最優秀新人作品賞を受賞した。日本作品が同映画祭で主要部門で受賞するのは、『千と千尋の神隠し』の金熊賞受賞以来のことである。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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