Room Laundering

2018 1h 48m JA

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7.4

SOLID

★7.4TMDB · 4

Drama

Synopsis

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Yakumo Miko's father died when she was 5 years old. The next year, Miko mother went missing. Miko then moved in with her grandmother, but, at the age of 18, Miko's grandmother passes away. She shuts herself away from others. One day, her uncle from her mother's side, Ikazuzi Goro appears. He sets up a place for Miko to live and also a place for her to do part-time work. Her part-time job is "room laundering." After starting her job, Miko sees ghosts. She struggles to solve the worries of the ghosts who are staying in rooms. Ikazuzi Goro tells Miko that her mother was able to see ghosts which affected her. Miko asks him to find her mother.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Elaiza Ikeda
Miko Yakumo
Joe Odagiri
Goro Ikazuzi
Kiyohiko Shibukawa
Kimihiko Kasuga
Kentaro Ito
Akito Nijikawa
Miho Tsumiki
Tomorowo Taguchi
Saizen
Eita Okuno
Shohei Uno

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kenji Katagiri
Writers: Kenji Katagiri, Tatsuya Umemoto
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kenji Katagiri, shot by Tomoo Ezaki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Mitsuo Nishio 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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Elaiza Ikeda and Joe Odagiri and Kiyohiko Shibukawa carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt7724322 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kenji Katagiri directs. Tomoo Ezaki behind the camera. Mitsuo Nishio cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 8 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Kenji Katagiri, shot by Tomoo Ezaki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Mitsuo Nishio shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Elaiza Ikeda and Joe Odagiri and Kiyohiko Shibukawa carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt7724322 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.