Love Hotel Blu-ray 1985 Region B Third Window Films Shinji Somai Japanese

A dark, sensual tale from the acclaimed director of Typhoon Club!

Introducing Third Window Films' Blu-ray release for Khinji Somai's 1985 dark drama Love Hotel. After mainstream success, Shinji Somai (Typhoon Club) returned to his Nikkatsu roots for this mournful softcore flick scripted by Takashi Ishii (writer of Evil Dead Trap and director of Gonin).

After Tetsuro loses his business, the yakuza collect his debt in the most violent, shocking way imaginable. Honorably, he divorces his wife and becomes a taxi driver. Existing bereft of meaning or support, he eventually encounters Nami, a part-time prostitute who has undergone similar tribulations. An existential study of two lonely and tortured souls, Somai’s melancholic tale follows the pair as they kindle a newfound friendship amid the chaos of their broken and dispirited lives.

Part of the ‘Directors Company Collection’ – a series of films from the legendary 1980s Japanese production company, all presented with brand new digital restorations and in collector packaging each with inserts on the company by historian Jasper Sharp.

IMPORTANT NOTE: This set contains a Blu-ray (Region B) Disc. An all-region Blu-ray player is required to read Region B Discs. Standard U.S. Blu-ray players will NOT read Region B Discs. Looking for all-region players? We've got you covered! 

Limited Edition Features:

• ‘Directors Company’ edition featuring insert by Jasper Sharp – limited to 2000 copies
• Slipcase with artwork from Gokaiju

Features:

• Feature length audio commentary by Jasper Sharp
• Shinji Somai at the Director’s Company: Video essay by Josh Slater-Williams
• Archival interview with actor Minori Terada and assistant director Koji Enokido
• Original Trailer

Technical Specs:

• Region Code: B
• Aspect Ratio: Widescreen
• Audio Format: 2.0 Stereo
• Language: Japanese
• Subtitles: English
• Duration: 88
• Duration: 90