Our Highland Hotel

2013 1h 25m JA

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7.5

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★7.0TMDB · 2★7.5IMDB · 32

Drama

Synopsis

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Ayumi Aizawa is a lonely young man without a family. He works at Forest Hyde Press Hotel as a cleaner. His deceased grandfather Kenzaburo worked at the same hotel. When his grandfather worked at the Forest Hyde Press Hotel, the hotel was well known for its extreme hospitality. Now, the hotel is nothing more than an ordinary hotel. New manager Ryuuya Sawashiro then attempts to bring the hotel back to its glory days.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kyosuke Hamao
Aizawa Ayumu
Daisuke Watanabe
Sawashiro Ryuya
Takuma Wada
Mikuro
Honda Takafumi
Takasaki Shungo
Shun
Erika Mabuchi
Mochizake Anna
Tarō Suwa
Itakura
Ichirō Ogura
Chef

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Takeshi Yokoi
Writers: Hiroko Kanasugi
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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85 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Takeshi Yokoi, shot by Satoshi Shimomoto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Koji Endo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Takeshi Yokoi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Kyosuke Hamao and Daisuke Watanabe and Takuma Wada carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt3213566 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Takeshi Yokoi directs. Satoshi Shimomoto behind the camera. Koji Endo scores. Takeshi Yokoi cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 13 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Takeshi Yokoi, shot by Satoshi Shimomoto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Koji Endo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Takeshi Yokoi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Kyosuke Hamao and Daisuke Watanabe and Takuma Wada carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt3213566 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.