Kabukicho Love Hotel

Kabukicho Love Hotel

2014 · 135 min · ★ 6.4 · Comedy, Drama

This erotically charged drama traces the intersecting stories of a group of employees and visitors at a notorious "love hotel" in Tokyo's red-light district.

Directed by Ryuichi Hiroki · Written by Haruhiko Arai

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