Love Hotel
1985, Shinji SÔMAI, 1h 28m
Don’t be fooled by the title, which is an ironic take on the institution where most young Japanese (even many married couples) go to have sex due to lack of privacy at home. The film is a part of Nikkatsu’s soft porn genre named «Roman Porno», but is definitely NOT a sex film. With its sensitivity and very bleak portrayal of sex, it rather is a complete negation of the genre. ds
Original title Rabu hoteru
Year 1985
Director Shinji SÔMAI
Screenplay Takashi ISHII
Cinematography Noboru SHINODA
Producer Yoshiyuki KAINO
Cast Noriko HAYAMI, Minori TERADA, Kiriko SHIMIZU
Production Company Nikkatsu
Runtime 1h 28m
Format 35mm
Links IMDb