The Room

The Room

I'm looking for a nice room for me.

1993 · 92 min · ★ 6.3 · Drama, Mystery, Crime

A quiet killer is looking for a room. The real state agent, shy and expressionless, guides him through Tokyo, towards the ruins the decadent economy has left behind, in hopes of finding The Room.

Directed by Sion Sono · Written by Sion Sono

Your Rating

Where to Watch

Rent or Buy

Apple TV StoreFODGoogle Play Movies

Cast

Make it a double feature

5h 29m together

The Room

Love Exposure

Both from Sion Sono.

More from Sion SonoSee all →

Love ExposureLove Exposure · 2008
Love Exposure
7.92008
MovieComedyDrama
The story of a teenage boy called Yu, who falls for Yoko, a girl he runs into while operating for the sake of sin as an upskirt photographer in an offshoot of the porn industry. His attempts to woo her are complicated by a spot of cross-dressing - which convinces Yoko that she is lesbian - dalliances with kung-fu and crime, and a constant struggle with the guilt that's a legacy of his Catholic upbringing.
Why Don't You Play in Hell?Why Don't You Play in Hell? · 2013
Why Don't You Play in Hell?
7.32013
MovieDramaAction
In Japan, gonzo filmmakers hatch a three-pronged plan to save an actress's career, end a yakuza war and make a hit movie.
Strange CircusStrange Circus · 2005
Strange Circus
7.22005
MovieMysteryHorror
The erotic novelist Taeko is writing a morbid story of a family destroyed by incest, murder and abuse. Her assistant, Yuji, sets on a mission to uncover the reality of this story, but the reality might be too much to bear.
RE:BORNRE:BORN · 2016
RE:BORN
7.12016
MovieActionCrime
A former special forces operative struggling to contain the destructive impulses of his past goes on a rampage against a squad of ruthless assassins.
HimizuHimizu · 2012
Himizu
7.02012
MovieCrimeDrama
Two 14-year-olds from troubled, abusive homes come together sharing misery and pain. In the aftermath of an earthquake, the classmates learn how to survive while relying on one another for emotional and physical support.
Noriko's Dinner TableNoriko's Dinner Table · 2005
Noriko's Dinner Table
7.02005
MovieDramaThriller
A teenager named Noriko Shimabara runs away from her family in Toyokawa, to meet Kumiko, the leader of an Internet BBS, Haikyo.com. She becomes involved with Kumiko's family circle, which grows darker after the mass suicide of 54 high school girls.
Cold FishCold Fish · 2011
Cold Fish
6.92011
MovieDramaThriller
When fish shop owner Shamoto's teenage daughter Mitsuko is caught stealing, a generous middle-aged man named Murata helps resolve the situation. The man and his wife offer to have Mitsuko work at their opposing fish store. Shamoto soon discovers that something far more sinister lives behind Murata's friendly demeanor.
Guilty of RomanceGuilty of Romance · 2011
Guilty of Romance
6.92011
MovieThrillerHorror
While police investigate a woman found dead in a derelict love hotel, a romance novelist's wife lives a life that seems simply a daily repetition without romance. To escape the loveless monotony, she follows her desires and becomes a nude model. Soon, she meets a mentor and begins selling her body to strangers, while at home, she hides behind the façade of the doting wife.
Love & PeaceLove & Peace · 2015
Love & Peace
6.92015
MovieComedyFantasy
A man, who once dreamed of becoming a punk rocker, is working as a low salaryman at a musical instrument parts company. He's secretly in love with his colleague. One day, he finds a little turtle on the rooftop, naming it Pikadon.
Time Limit InvestigatorTime Limit Investigator · 2006
Time Limit Investigator
6.72006
SeriesComedyCrime
Shūichirō Kiriyama works at the Limitation Task Force, the place where the cases which have reached the statute of limitations are destroyed. Getting bored of his job, he decides to find a hobby, because it seems important to him to have a hobby. So he decides to puzzle out the unsolved cases on his free time, helped by his coworker Mikazuki, who seems to have a crush on him.
The Forest of Love: Deep CutThe Forest of Love: Deep Cut · 2020
The Forest of Love: Deep Cut
6.62020
SeriesCrimeDrama
Nothing's as it seems when a charismatic conman and an aspiring film crew delve into the lives of two emotionally scarred women.
AntipornoAntiporno · 2017
Antiporno
6.62017
MovieDramaMystery
Kyôko, a traumatized young Japanese girl, finds herself struggling with her self-confidence in her adult life. Growing up in a family without her mother and her sister, she constantly questions the rationale of sex and the notion of liberty in modern Japanese society.
Tokyo TribeTokyo Tribe · 2014
Tokyo Tribe
6.52014
MovieMusicScience Fiction
In an alternate Japan, territorial street gangs form opposing factions collectively known as the Tokyo Tribes. Merra, leader of the Wu-Ronz tribe of Bukuro, joins forces with heavy-hitting gangster Buppa of Buppa Town. With Buppa's support, Merra aims to initiate a gang war between the Wu-Ronz and the Musashino Saru, and in a confrontation between the two attempts to kill Kai of the Musashino Saru. The inadvertent murder of Kai's friend Tera (a Musashino Saru member beloved by all Tribes since before their formation) leads to the joining of forces between all of the Tribes in an all-out war against Merra and Buppa.
Suicide ClubSuicide Club · 2001
Suicide Club
6.52001
MovieDramaHorror
When the bizarre mass suicide of 54 high school girls throwing themselves in front of a subway train appears to instigate a string of suicides around the country, Detective Kuroda strives to find the answer, which isn't as simple as he had hoped.
TagTag · 2015
Tag
6.42015
MovieHorrorAction
As the sole survivor of a horrendous and rather mysterious accident, teenage Mitsuko's day is off to a bad start. An unstoppable force of nature, a doomed field trip, and a strange case of amnesia easily coexist in a bizarre parallel universe, where a desperate Mitsuko is always on the run from something inexplicable, intangible, and utterly deadly. However, amid piles of fresh corpses, mounds of scorching bullet shells, and rivulets of fragrant adolescent blood, Mitsuko must fight to stay alive, before her already messed-up day becomes even stranger. But one question still remains: who or what is the enemy?
Tokyo Vampire HotelTokyo Vampire Hotel · 2017
Tokyo Vampire Hotel
6.42017
SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyDrama
Manami suddenly encounters mass murder at a pub on her 22nd birthday as she is hunted down by two warring vampire clans, the Draculas and the Corvins. Manami is a child of prophecy who is meant to help the Draculas overcome their Corvin enemies who have driven them underground. Meanwhile, droves of young men and women are gathered at the Hotel Requiem by a Corvin named Yamada who informs them that the world is about to end, with this hotel being the only refuge.

More Like This

Hit ManHit Man · 2024
Hit Man
6.82024
MovieComedyRomance
A mild-mannered professor moonlighting as a fake hit man in police stings ignites a chain reaction of trouble when he falls for a potential client.
The AssignmentThe Assignment · 1997
The Assignment
6.41997
MovieThrillerAction
Jack Shaw has experienced the terror first-hand. He's a top CIA agent who's tracked international killer-for-hire Carlos "The Jackal" Sanchez for over twenty years and barely survived Carlos' devastating bombing of a Parisian cafe. Now, he finally gets a break when he discovers Carlos' dead ringer: American naval officer and dedicated family man Annibal Ramirez.
Kiss Me DeadlyKiss Me Deadly · 1955
Kiss Me Deadly
7.21955
MovieMysteryThriller
One evening, Hammer gives a ride to Christina, an attractive hitchhiker on a lonely country road, who has escaped from the nearby lunatic asylum. Thugs waylay them and force his car to crash. When Hammer returns to semi-consciousness, he hears Christina being tortured until she dies. Hammer, both for vengeance and in hopes that "something big" is behind it all, decides to pursue the case.
The Keys of the KingdomThe Keys of the Kingdom · 1944
The Keys of the Kingdom
7.11944
MovieDrama
A young priest, Father Chisholm is sent to China to establish a Catholic parish among the non-Christian Chinese. While his boyhood friend, also a priest, flourishes in his calling as a priest in a more Christian area of the world, Father Chisholm struggles. He encounters hostility, isolation, disease, poverty and a variety of set backs which humble him, but make him more determined than ever to succeed.
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret WeaponSherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon · 1942
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
6.41942
MovieMysteryThriller
In the midst of World War II, Sherlock Holmes rescues the Swiss inventor of a new bomb-sight from the Gestapo and brings him to England, where he quickly falls into the clutches of the evil Professor Moriarty.
Mechanic: ResurrectionMechanic: Resurrection · 2016
Mechanic: Resurrection
6.12016
MovieActionCrime
Arthur Bishop thought he had put his murderous past behind him when his most formidable foe kidnaps the love of his life. Now he is forced to travel the globe to complete three impossible assassinations, and do what he does best, make them look like accidents.
Murder by ContractMurder by Contract · 1958
Murder by Contract
6.81958
MovieThrillerCrime
Claude is a ruthless and efficient contract killer. His next target, a woman, is the most difficult.
Sink the Bismarck!Sink the Bismarck! · 1960
Sink the Bismarck!
6.81960
MovieWarDrama
The story of the breakout of the German battleship Bismarck—accompanied by the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen—during the early days of World War II. The Bismarck and her sister ship, Tirpitz, were the most powerful battleships in the European theater of World War II. The British Navy must find and destroy Bismarck before it can escape into the convoy lanes to inflict severe damage on the cargo shipping which was the lifeblood of the British Isles. With eight 15 inch guns, it was capable of destroying every ship in a convoy while remaining beyond the range of all Royal Navy warships.
Run Silent, Run DeepRun Silent, Run Deep · 1958
Run Silent, Run Deep
7.01958
MovieDramaWar
The captain of a submarine sunk by the Japanese during WWII is finally given a chance to skipper another sub after a year of working a desk job. His singleminded determination for revenge against the destroyer that sunk his previous vessel puts his new crew in unneccessary danger.

Rate this film

Your ratings make Midnight smarter