Kabukicho Love Hotel (2014)

Director
Ryuichi Hiroki

Main cast
Shota Sometani; Atsuko Maeda; Kaho Minami; Lee Eun-woo; Yutaka Matsushige

Genres
Comedy, Drama

Description
This erotically charged drama from Japanese director Ryuichi Hiroki (Vibrator) traces the intersecting stories of a group of employees and visitors at a notorious "love hotel" in Tokyo's red-light district.


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