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Lost Girls & Love Hotels

2020 · 97 min

A slow, intoxicating drift through neon-lit alienation, where intimacy and self-destruction blur in a haze of longing and quiet despair.

Directed by: William Olsson
Genres: Drama
Starring: Alexandra Daddario, Takehiro Hira, Carice van Houten

Overview: Searching for escape in Tokyo's back alleys, a haunted English teacher explores love and lust with a dashing Yakuza, as their tumultuous affair takes her on a journey through the city's dive bars and three-hour love hotels.

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Directed by: William Olsson
Genres: Drama
Starring: Alexandra Daddario, Takehiro Hira, Carice van Houten

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
identity
obsession
grief
love
Places: big city
workplace
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex strong

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

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