Lost Girls and Love Hotels

2020
R
1h 37m

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4.7/10

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Disillusioned with the world she knows, a woman searches for meaning and affirmations of life with a dashing Yakuza gangster in Tokyo.Disillusioned with the world she knows, a woman searches for meaning and affirmations of life with a dashing Yakuza gangster in Tokyo.Disillusioned with the world she knows, a woman searches for meaning and affirmations of life with a dashing Yakuza gangster in Tokyo.

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IMDb RATING

4.7/10

5.7K

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POPULARITY

4,994

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Trivia
Original cut of the film which was filmed in 2017 and shelved until its official release in September of 2020 was longer and darker, showing more of a disturbing reality of love hotels, and with more graphic and longer sex and nudity scenes. However some time before release the film was cut down in order to tone it down and attract more wider audience. This is also why most of Alexandra Daddario's nude scenes were heavily cut down. For example, originally the "sex montage" was longer and it showed her character having rough sex with more men and it also included some topless scenes from her. Despite the rumors there never was any full frontal or lesbian scenes filmed with her. Reportedly, original cut was about 45 minutes longer than final version. It has not been finalized whether a director's cut or an unrated version would be released.

Goofs
At 1 hour and 28 minutes Kazu is shown with his right hand bandaged with his pinkie finger missing. More than a minute later in another scene it is his left hand which is bandaged with the pinkie finger missing.

Quotes
Ines: Do you know why the Japanese love their fucking cherry blossom trees so much? No, it's not because they're pink and pretty. It's because they don't last. Like everything else that's perfect and beautiful, it just... doesn't last. That's not the point.

Connections
Featured in WhatCulture Originals: 10 Actors Who Only Star In The Worst Movies (2021)

Soundtracks
Aozora (Blue Sky)
Performed by The Blue Hearts

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More "Love" than "Lost"

I didn't really have any expectations other than shots of beautiful Japaneese aestethics which I got to some extent, even though I think that it felt a bit "touristy" and repeating at times.

As for the plot and acting I did not expect much. And except for the very first scene which I didn't like at all because it felt a bit cheesy and unnecessary seeing as you would understand what kind of girl Margaret was rather quickly by just watching the movie anyways... I hoped for more focus on the lost girl and less (but some) love hotels. One thing I liked about the many "love scenes" were that they were short and rather silent unlike some movies where there's awkward moaning for 10 minutes straight.

If you are looking for something as good as "Lost In Translation" or some block buster with explotions every other second you shouldn't watch this one. But if you want to look at some pretty cinematography with an okay story you should go for it! Especially if you like movies set in Japan. I can confidently say that I wouldn't have watched it if the movie had taken place anywhere else, but I'm glad that I did.