Ryuichi HIROKI

さよなら歌舞伎町

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.

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.