The Hotel Venus
ホテル ビーナス
Synopsis
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.
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Financials & Box Office Performance
Production Budget
Undisclosed
Filming & production cost
Worldwide Gross
$5.9M
Total global ticket sales
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Hideta Takahata
- Screenplay & Story
- Tetsurou Asou
- Original Title
- ホテル ビーナス
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Korean
- Runtime
- 2h 5m
- Worldwide Gross
- $5.9M
- Production Studios
- Venus Pictures
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Hideta Takahata
Tetsurou Asou
Masao Teshima
Department Leadership Roster
Hideta Takahata
Director
Tetsurou Asou
Writer
Masao Teshima
Producer
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What is The Hotel Venus 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 directed The Hotel Venus?
The Hotel Venus was directed by Hideta Takahata.
Who stars in The Hotel Venus?
The principal cast of The Hotel Venus includes Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Miki Nakatani, Teruyuki Kagawa, Cho Eun-ji, Lee Joon-gi.
When was The Hotel Venus released and how long is it?
The Hotel Venus was released in 2004 with a total runtime of 2h 5m.
How much did The Hotel Venus make at the box office?
The Hotel Venus grossed $5.9M in worldwide ticket sales.