Kabukicho Love Hotel

Kabukicho Love Hotel

Directed by Ryuichi Hiroki

Produced by Gambit, Happinet

2014135 min6.4 / 10

A darkly comedic ensemble portrait of marginalized lives intersecting within Tokyo's love hotel underworld, balancing eroticism with social commentary.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is Kabukicho Love Hotel sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Is Kabukicho Love Hotel violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Does Kabukicho Love Hotel end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is Kabukicho Love Hotel scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is Kabukicho Love Hotel easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

52/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity67

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise51

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love40

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Kabukicho Love Hotel

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Kabukicho Love Hotel

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Kabukicho Love Hotel, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Kabukicho Love Hotel, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Kabukicho Love Hotel, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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