Hospitalite
Mikio Kobayashi lives quietly with his wife, daughter, and divorced sister in downtown Tokyo, where xenophobic neighbors insist on them participating in community meetings, and the most exciting thing to happen is the disappearance of a pet parrot. But one day Kagawa appears, claiming to be the son of a financier who once helped Kobayashi's company. In return for his family's past help, Kagawa requests to move in, and Kobayashi's quiet lifestyle is quickly forgotten when Kagawa invites his Brazilian (or is she Bosnian?) wife and a myriad of eclectic and foreign visitors to join him in the cramped apartment. The Kobayashis are comically tossed about in confusion as Kagawa and his associates run amuck in their home. Kagawa, with the help of his visitors, manages to reveal old secrets and stir up the monotony of Mikio's former life with affairs, blackmail, and rampant youthful partying.
"Highly recommended" - Video Librarian
Cast
- Kiki Sugino
- Bryerly Long
- Kanji Furutachi
DVD Features
Bonus short: Miyuki, directed by Will McCord
Sound: Stereo 2.0
Discs: 1
- "Brilliant storytelling...undeniable artistry!"
- "A marvelous tension between a prim comedy of manners and unbridled slapstick."
- "This entertaining and engrossing movie plays like a chess game between director and viewers."
Gallery
Awards & Recognition
Best Independent Debut
Tokyo Int'l Film Festival
Rotterdam Int'l Film Festival
New Directors New Films
San Francisco Int'l Film Festival
Hong Kong Int'l Film Festival
Cleveland Int'l Film Festival
Paris Cinema Int'l Film Festival
Sinsedai Cinema Festival
Edmonton Int'l Film Festival
Asian Int'l Film Festival
Philadelphia Film Festival
Denver Film Festival
St. Louis Int'l Film Festival
NW Film Center
AmerAsia Film Festival
Wisconsin Film Festival
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