Ryuichi HIROKI
Kabukicho Love Hotel
Nippon Cinema ª
24 hours in Tokyo’s infamous red-light district Kabukicho: everyone is hoping for a better future and yet ends up in lies and self-deception. KABUKICHO LOVE HOTEL is a bittersweet portrait in which dreams and reality collide and a “Love Hotel” serves as a microcosm representing modern urban society.
Guests:
Ryuichi HIROKI, Eri MARUYAMA
さよなら歌舞伎町
Kabukicho Love Hotel
日本 2015
119 分
About Ryuichi HIROKI
Born in Fukushima prefecture in 1954, Ryuichi HIROKI is a highly productive filmmaker who learned his trade in pink films before making his own debut with SEIGYAKU! in 1982. Receiving a number of awards, he had his breakthrough in 2003 with VIBRATOR. He is a regular guest at the NIPPON CONNECTION film festival.