In 1985, director Shinji Somai (“Typhoon Club) would make his only entry within Nikkatsu's Roman porno line titled “Love Hotel”. While there are distinct dips in quality in the studio's series, Somai's contribution may be considered one of the best, touching upon a wide array of topics such as toxic relationships and suicide. Japanese critics also thought highly of the movie as it won five awards at the 7th Yokohama Film Festival and also an in-house award at Nikkatsu for Best Film of the Year.
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The story begins with Tetsuro (Minori Terada) whose life has gone downhill due to his huge debts and loaning money from the yakuza. After his office had to be closed down he feels he has hit rock bottom and decides to do something crazy. He checks into a love hotel and books a girl (Noriko Hayami) for the night,...
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The story begins with Tetsuro (Minori Terada) whose life has gone downhill due to his huge debts and loaning money from the yakuza. After his office had to be closed down he feels he has hit rock bottom and decides to do something crazy. He checks into a love hotel and books a girl (Noriko Hayami) for the night,...
- 4/15/2024
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
Lost Chapter of Snow: Passion (1985).The opening shot of Shinji Sômai’s Lost Chapter of Snow: Passion (1985) is 14 minutes long, probing an oneiric palace of artifice. The camera surveys a miniaturized series of homes that represent different stages in the life of an orphan, marching from storybook mistreatment meted out by her foster family, to a questionable attachment to an unorthodox—though caring—father figure, who relieves the toil foisted upon her. The snow globe ambiance provides a sandbox for Sômai’s storied formalism, the camera and the set engaged in a symbiotic give-and-take, filling in blanks when one or the other is totally spent. Events occur at an unsteady clip; years are skipped over with little more than a panning motion. But then, this climate of impressionistic memory is ruptured: a smash cut reintroduces Iori (Yuki Saito), now a perilously carefree teenager, suspended over the all-too-real pavement as she...
- 5/5/2023
- MUBI
The provocative element was already there in the special program of InlanDimensions, but the organizers of the festival had a true treat for the audience last night. Before each screening of “Dynamite Graffiti”, “Dancing in Her Dreams”, and “Love Hotel” Yoshiko Terao, a Japanese pole dancer, burlesque dancer and performer, gave her own, truly astonishing shows, essentially incorporating all three of her capacities. Words are not enough, so here is a number of pictures.
- 9/20/2022
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Taking its cues from the Tibetan Book of the Dead (Bardo Thodol) Noe’s latest film is the ultimate death trip. The film mostly follows the main protagonist Oscar (Nathaniel Brown) after he has died, shot by police in the bathroom of a club, as he floats over the city of Tokyo trapped between the life he has left behind and a symbolic rebirth.
The film begins with a series of Pov scenes through Oscar’s eyes, the cuts hidden in Oscar’s blinking. The audience experiences the scenes as Oscar as he argues with his sister, take drugs, discusses the Tibetan Book of the Dead with his friend Victor and ultimately meet a friend for a drug deal that leads to his death. As Oscar lies in the toilet dying, he leaves his body and the Pov camera follows. For the rest of the film we see most of...
The film begins with a series of Pov scenes through Oscar’s eyes, the cuts hidden in Oscar’s blinking. The audience experiences the scenes as Oscar as he argues with his sister, take drugs, discusses the Tibetan Book of the Dead with his friend Victor and ultimately meet a friend for a drug deal that leads to his death. As Oscar lies in the toilet dying, he leaves his body and the Pov camera follows. For the rest of the film we see most of...
- 9/10/2010
- by Craig Skinner
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Event: Advaita Date: July 8, 2010 Timing: 9 pm Venue: Hard Rock Cafe, Dlf Place, District Centre, SaketContact: 47158888 A musical extravaganza by DJs Nawed Khan (famous for his remixes of Desi Girl, Chaiyya Chaiyya, etc), Sashanti and Mescalito will light up the night with wild beats. Event: DelitronicaDate: Today Timings: 8 pm Venue: The Love Hotel at ai, 2nd Floor, Mgf Metropolitan Mall, Saket ...
- 7/8/2010
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
DJ Stanley from Shanghai was recently in the Capital to perform at The Love Hotel. We caught up with him to chat about his passion for music, the reception Delhi’s music lovers have given him, and more... How was your musical encounter with the Delhi crowd? I’ve heard about the clubbing culture in Delhi. The crowd went berserk as I started performing and I loved the way they extended their love to me. I put together multi-genre beats with some Hip Hop and R&B sounds, with some scratching and beat juggling techniques thrown in. It is my first visit to ...
- 6/10/2010
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
What: DJ Ashish Nagpal promises some electrifying spins for music lovers — 90s’ Disco Pop, funky tunes and Electro Club House. Where: Aqua, The ParkDate: May 16 Time: 4 pm onwards What: A musical extravaganza with an exciting mix of sound and light. Participating bands include Delitronica featuring Chris Correya (Mumbai), B.L.O.T (Delhi), Tiago Dudman(Lisbon) and stunning visuals from Uv Studio. The theme for the night is beachwear. Where: The Love Hotel at aiDate: May 14Time: 8 pm onwards ...
- 5/13/2010
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Year: 2009
Directors: Gaspar Noé
Writers: Gaspar Noé
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: Rick McGrath
Rating: 9 out of 10
If you’ve ever wanted to see a movie that shows you what a drug trip looks like from the inside, and has a plot based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead, then you’ll very much want to see Gaspar Noé’s incredibly psychedelic, down and (very) dirty Enter The Void.
The storyline is very very cool, but hardly complex, and as everyone in the theatre could guess the ending at least halfway through the movie, I’m not going to really give anything away by telling you the plot is driven by an act of revenge, an almost kinky brother-sister love story, and everything the Tibetans can teach about life after death. I found myself wondering if Tim Leary was really dead or simply outside, looking in. The plot is secondary.
Directors: Gaspar Noé
Writers: Gaspar Noé
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: Rick McGrath
Rating: 9 out of 10
If you’ve ever wanted to see a movie that shows you what a drug trip looks like from the inside, and has a plot based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead, then you’ll very much want to see Gaspar Noé’s incredibly psychedelic, down and (very) dirty Enter The Void.
The storyline is very very cool, but hardly complex, and as everyone in the theatre could guess the ending at least halfway through the movie, I’m not going to really give anything away by telling you the plot is driven by an act of revenge, an almost kinky brother-sister love story, and everything the Tibetans can teach about life after death. I found myself wondering if Tim Leary was really dead or simply outside, looking in. The plot is secondary.
- 9/12/2009
- QuietEarth.us
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