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Suite Dreams (2006)

Uchôten hoteru (original title)
| Comedy, Drama, Romance | 14 January 2006 (Japan)
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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 ... See full summary »

Director:

Kôki Mitani

Writer:

Kôki Mitani

Stars:

Kôji Yakusho, Takako Matsu, Kôichi Satô | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kôji Yakusho ... Heikichi Shindo
Takako Matsu ... Hana Takemoto
Kôichi Satô Kôichi Satô ... Katsutoshi Mutôda
Shingo Katori Shingo Katori ... Kenji Tadano
Ryôko Shinohara ... Yôko the Call Girl
Keiko Toda Keiko Toda ... Tokiko Yabe
Katsuhisa Namase Katsuhisa Namase ... Takashi Seo
Kumiko Asô Kumiko Asô ... Naomi Ohara
You You ... Sakura Cherry
Joe Odagiri ... Ukon
Takuzô Kadono Takuzô Kadono ... Mamoru Hotta
Susumu Terajima Susumu Terajima ... Jose Kôchi
Kazuyuki Asano ... Mamoru Jimbo
Yoshimasa Kondô Yoshimasa Kondô ... Naomasa Bandô
Jay Kabira Jay Kabira ... Tange (as Jay Kabira)
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Storyline

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. Written by aghaemi

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bellhop | prostitute | new year's eve | hotel | See All (4) »

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

14 January 2006 (Japan) See more »

Also Known As:

Suite Dreams See more »

Filming Locations:

Japan

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fuji Television Network,Cross Media,Toho Company See more »
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Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Connections

References Grand Hotel (1932) See more »

Soundtracks

Happy Birthday to You
Words & Music by Mildred J. Hill (as Mildred Junius Welch Hill) & Patty S. Hill (as Patty Smith Hill)
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Hysterious
18 March 2006 | by Rackham (Marubatsu) – See all my reviews

The Uchouten Hotel, is, like the name suggests ("uchouten" means something like "to be beside oneself with joy") an extremely fast-paced, incredibly hysterical comedy by Koki Mitani (who also wrote and directed "Warai no Daigaku") about a very busy New Year's Eve in the five star Avanti hotel.

The comedy varies from situational comedy to elements of typical Japanese slapstick and spiced up with unexpected turnouts and embarrassing cock-ups for the main characters.

The film sports some of Japan's most popular actors, such as SMAP singer Katori Shingo and Yakusho Kouji, famous worldwide for his part in the recently Hollywood remade "Shall we Dansu?".

The movie is classical Japanese humour performed flawlessly without retreating too much to old clichéd banalities. I warmly recommend it to any lover of high-paced comedy.
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