Sayonara kabukicho [Kabukicho Love Hotel] (2014)

Slo naslov: -  

Drugi naslovi: Kabukicho Love Hotel 

Država: Japonska

Leto: 2014

Dolžina: 135' ,  Imdb

Žanri: Drama, Romantični

Slo recenzija: -

Režija: Ryuichi Hiroki

Scenarij: Haruhiko Arai, Futoshi Nakano

Igrajo:  Shôta Sometani, Atsuko Maeda, Aoba Kawai, Roy 5tion, Lee Eun-Woo, Shugo Oshinari 

[ENG]

Movie follows the lives of various people connected by a love hotel in Kabukicho, Tokyo. Characters include Toru (Shota Sometani), Saya (Atsuko Maeda), the cleaning woman for the love hotel (Kaho Minami), the cleaning woman’s husband (Yutaka Matsushige), music producer (Nao Omori), salaryman (Jun Murakami), prostitute scout (Shugo Oshinari) and the manager of a call girl business (Tomorowo Taguchi).

Toru dreamed of working at a 5 star hotel, but he now works as the manager of the short stay love hotel in Kabukicho, Tokyo. Meanwhile, his girlfriend Saya struggles to become a famous musician. Toru and Saya become bored of living together.

Film Festivals

• 2014, Toronto International Film Festival 
• 2014, Busan International Film Festival 
• 2014, Hawaii International Film Festival 
• 2014, Singapore International Film Festival
• 2015, Udine Far East Film 
• 2015, Nippon Connection 
• 2015, New York Asian Film Festival 

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A lot less raunchy than its title might suggest, but not without a few racy interludes, “Kabukicho Love Hotel” is a mostly successful multi-strand drama set over the course of a single night in Tokyo’s red-light district. Although the outcomes of some stories are a little too sentimental, the film is populated by interesting characters involved in intriguing situations. Directed with a knowing eye by former “pink film” kingpin Ryuichi Hiroki, this lengthy but never dull riff on the “Grand Hotel” formula is ideal fest fare and ought to click with domestic auds when it’s released locally in January 2015. (Richard Kuipers, Variety)

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