Lost Girls and Love Hotels (R)
synopsis
LOST GIRLS & LOVE HOTELS tells the story of an American English teacher named Margaret (Alexandra Daddario) and her nightly pilgrimages through Tokyo's glittering nightlife in an attempt to forget her painful past and discover new meaning in the arms of a mysterious Yakuza (Takehiro Hira) named Kazu. The provocative tale takes the viewer on a journey through the darkest alleyways of Japan, as their affair tears them apart and reshapes them across Tokyo's landscape of dive bars, alleyways and three-hour love hotels.
details
Drama, Suspense/Thriller
1 hr. 37 min.
Opened September 4th, 2020
MovieGoer Review
If nothing else, the film's title is accurate -- this is indeed a tale of Lost Girls and Love Hotels. As much an exploration of the two faces of Japan as it is a chronicle of the sordid tragedy of one woman, the film suffers from an overly-... MORE
synopsis
LOST GIRLS & LOVE HOTELS tells the story of an American English teacher named Margaret (Alexandra Daddario) and her nightly pilgrimages through Tokyo's glittering nightlife in an attempt to forget her painful past and discover new meaning in the arms of a mysterious Yakuza (Takehiro Hira) named Kazu. The provocative tale takes the viewer on a journey through the darkest alleyways of Japan, as their affair tears them apart and reshapes them across Tokyo's landscape of dive bars, alleyways and three-hour love hotels.
details
Drama, Suspense/Thriller
1 hr. 37 min.
Opened September 4th, 2020
MovieGoer Review
If nothing else, the film's title is accurate -- this is indeed a tale of Lost Girls and Love Hotels. As much an exploration of the two faces of Japan as it is a chronicle of the sordid tragedy of one woman, the film suffers from an overly-... MORE