ホテル ビーナス (2004): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 2004, ホテル ビーナス is a drama film directed by Hideta Takahata, running about 125 minutes.

What it’s about. In a strange alienated world there is a secret hotel in a shabby diner called the Venus Café, harboring some unusual people where compelling secrets lie in each resident's heart. Torturing secrets that have broken their emotional boundaries in the past. In this bittersweet, heart-wrenching story, there lives a man by the name of Chonan (Tsuyoshi Kusanagi) who lives in the attic and works as a waiter or handyman at the hotel. Room 1 is shared by two residents; an incapable alcoholic and an illegal doctor named Doctor (Teruyuki Kagawa) and Wife (Miki Nakatani) who used to be a nurse but now works as a hostess living in the hopes of Doctor's recuperation. In Room 3 lives a bubbly girl by the name of Soda (Jo Eun Ji), who came from a deserted town where no one flowers flourished and has a dream to open her own flower shop. Finally, Room 4, occupied by a challenging young boy by the name of Boy (Lee Joon Gi), who carries around a gun longing to become a strong man and wishes to some day.

Who’s in it. ホテル ビーナス stars Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Miki Nakatani, Teruyuki Kagawa and Cho Eun-ji as Soda, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 10.0/10, ホテル ビーナス sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch ホテル ビーナス page.

If you liked it. Fans of ホテル ビーナス tend to enjoy Die Verurteilten, Der Pate, Schindlers Liste and Der Pate - Teil II.