“For anyone who wants to see a movie that has the power to change and sustain your life, I urge you to see Sōmai’s films.”
—Ryusuke Hamaguchi

“Critic’s Pick! A human drama of romantic disillusionment and sexuality warped by trauma with serious feel-bad vibes occasionally tempered by mordant humor … Sōmai finds beauty and humanity in the midst of the macabre.”
—The New York Times

Yumi, a sex worker, and Tetsuro, a man circled by loan sharks, reunite long after a violent encounter to rekindle a flame that threatens to engulf them both. TYPHOON CLUB-director Shinji Sōmai directs LOVE HOTEL, an elegiac entry in Nikkatsu’s Roman Porno cycle.