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ERA
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Released 12 years ago.
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Kabukicho Love Hotel
2014 2h 15m JA
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6.4
MID
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6.9
IMDB
★6.4TMDB · 45★6.9IMDB · 874
ComedyDrama
Synopsis
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This erotically charged drama traces the intersecting stories of a group of employees and visitors at a notorious "love hotel" in Tokyo's red-light district.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Shota Sometani
Toru Takahashi
Atsuko Maeda
Saya Iijima
Lee Na-ra
Lee Hae-na
Son Il-kwon
Ahn Cheon-su
Kaho Minami
Satomi Suzuki
Yutaka Matsushige
Yasuo Ikezawa
Asuka Hinoi
Miyu Takahashi
Miwako Wagatsuma
Hinako Fukumoto
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Ryuichi Hiroki
- Writers
- Futoshi Nakano, Haruhiko Arai
- Languages
- Japanese, Korean
- Countries
- Japan
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Japanese, Korean.
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RUNTIME
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Ryuichi Hiroki, shot by Atsuhiro Nabeshima. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Hani Mituhashi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Shota Sometani and Atsuko Maeda and Lee Na-ra carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt3876372 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 45 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Ryuichi Hiroki directs. Atsuhiro Nabeshima behind the camera. Hani Mituhashi cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese, Korean.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 12 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Japanese, Korean.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Ryuichi Hiroki, shot by Atsuhiro Nabeshima. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Editor Hani Mituhashi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Shota Sometani and Atsuko Maeda and Lee Na-ra carry the top of the cast.
- 7IMDB entry: tt3876372 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 45 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Atsuhiro Nabeshima
- Editing
- Hani Mituhashi
- Production design
- Naoki Yamamoto
- Runtime
- 135 min · 2h 15m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- JA
- IMDB rating
- 6.9/10 · 874 votes
Awards
1 nomination total
Also by
Ryuichi Hiroki
Stills · wallpapers
Selected frames
Full-resolution frames — open one to save it as a wallpaper.
Production companies
Who made it
- GA
Gambit
JP
Happinet
JP
- W
W Field
JP
Key crew
- GafferMeichô Tomiyama
- Executive ProducerOsamu Fujioka
- ProducerYasushi Minatoya
- ProducerKazuya Naito
- MusicAyano Tsuji
- Executive ProducerMikihiko Hirata
- Executive ProducerTadayoshi Kubo
- ProducerNaoya Narita
- ProducerMikihiko Hirata
- Production DesignNaoki Yamamoto
- EditorHani Mituhashi
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- japan
- fugitive
- tokyo, japan
- undocumented immigrant
- prostitution
- love hotel
- kabukicho
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2014-09-07
Also known as
International titles
- Sayonara kabukichôJP
- Tokyo Love HotelIT
