Kabukicho Love Hotel (2014)
- Original title
- さよなら歌舞伎町
- Directed by
- Ryūichi Hiroki
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 2h 15m
- Rated
- III
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 45 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A hotel manager in Tokyo's Kabukicho district deals with the intersecting lives of guests and staff over one night. The film follows several people including a couple, a sex worker, and a fugitive as their stories briefly connect.
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What happens
Kabukicho Love Hotel (さよなら歌舞伎町, Sayonara Kabukichō; lit. "Goodbye Kabukichō") is a 2014 Japanese drama film directed by Ryūichi Hiroki, starring Shota Sometani and Atsuko Maeda. It was selected to be screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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