Part of the 2026 season: Knowing Me, Knowing You
The Hotel of My Dream
Watashi ni fusawashi hotel, 私にふさわしいホテル
Director TSUTSUMI Yukihiko
Cast Non, TANAKA Kei, TAKITO Kenichi
2024, 98 min, English subtitles
Despite winning an award for newcomers, the future of rookie novelist NAKAJIMA Kayoko (Non) does not seem at all bright. Unable to make a brilliant debut, Kayoko’s struggles all stem from harsh criticism, particularly from veteran writer HIGASHIJUJO Munenori (TAKITO Kenichi), now her number-one enemy! Determined to prove herself, Kayoko checks into a prestigious hotel for a writing retreat, only to find Munenori himself is staying directly above her.
With the help of editor ENDO Michio (TANAKA Kei), she devises a plan to take revenge by successfully sabotaging Munenori’s work. However, this act of retribution only marks the beginning of even more misfortune for Kayoko…Can she claim her place in the literary world and continue on her path as a novelist, as she so desperately desires?
Based on the novel by YUZUKI Asako (the author of BUTTER), veteran director TSUTSUMI Yukihiko (Hope, JFTFP25; First Love, JFTFP22) delivers an honest account of the life of a young novelist who dreams of success within the Japanese literary establishment. This charming film is filled with satire, humour, and one woman’s inexhaustible power to break through.
© 2012 Asako Yuzuki/Shinchosha © 2024 “The Hotel of my Dream” Film Partners
公式サイトはこちら:https://www.watahote-movie.com/
Screening dates
Please note: Tickets for some screenings may not be available yet.
- Manchester Film Weekender Sunday 8 February, 11:00
- Storyhouse Sunday 8 February, 15:15
- The Ultimate Picture Palace Tuesday 10 February, 18:00
- Chichester Cinema Tuesday 10 February, 18:30
- The Dukes Tuesday 10 February, 18:30
- Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) Saturday 14 February, 13:20
- Macrobert Arts Centre Monday 16 February, 19:30
- Riverside Studios Wednesday 18 February, 18:00
- Dundee Contemporary Arts Friday 20 February, 18:15
- Firstsite Saturday 21 February, 14:00
- Chapter Sunday 22 February, 14:00
- QUAD Sunday 22 February, 19:45
- Depot Monday 23 February, 20:30
- Leigh Film Factory Friday 6 March, 19:30
- Midlands Arts Centre Friday 20 March, 19:45
- Jesus College / Panorama TBC
- City Screen TBC
- Picturehouse @ FACT TBC
- Cinema City TBC
- The Phoenix Cinema TBC
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All films in this season
The Hotel of My Dream
Hakkenden: Fiction and Reality
The Man Who Failed to Die
What Should We Have Done?
The Final Piece
She Taught Me Serendipity
Ghost Killer
Adabana
Strangers in Kyoto
Petals and Memories
Ura Aka: L'Aventure
Teki Cometh
Conflagration
Blue Boy Trial
Kaneko's Commissary
The Real You
Silence of the Sea
Love Doesn't Matter to Me
Sham
The Last Blossom
Like Asura
I Am What I Am
ANGRY SQUAD: The Civil Servant and the Seven Swindlers
A Bad Summer
Missing Child Videotape
NEMURUBAKA: Hypnic Jerks





She Taught Me Serendipity
Like Asura
Strangers in Kyoto