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Suite Dreams

2006 · 137 min

A warm, witty whirl of interlocking mishaps and gentle farce, gliding toward midnight with screwball charm and a big, generous heart.

Directed by: Koki Mitani
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Starring: Koji Yakusho, Takako Matsu, Koichi Sato

Overview: New Year's Eve at a posh hotel and all should be shipshape. It is not. There is the traditional party, an official ceremony, entertainment and a special dinner planned and yet there is trouble everywhere. An Animal is on the loose, a politician to protect, a prostitute to handle, a bellhop to focus and a few things more.

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Directed by: Koki Mitani
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Starring: Koji Yakusho, Takako Matsu, Koichi Sato

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Tone: warmstrength 3 of 3
whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
love
family
deception
redemption
Places: workplace
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	0
Humour	8
Realism	6
Romance	5
Tension	4
Darkness	3
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: comedy, drama, romance
Directed by: Koki Mitani
Written by: Koki Mitani
Starring: Koji Yakusho, Takako Matsu, Koichi Sato, Shingo Katori, Ryoko Shinohara, Keiko Toda, Katsuhisa Namase, Kumiko Aso
Music: Yūsuke Honma
Cinematography: Hideo Yamamoto
Runtime: 137 min
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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