
The Man from London(2008)
A switchman at a seaside railway witnesses a murder but does not report it after he finds a suitcase full of money at the scene of the crime.


“I'm looking for a nice room for me.”
A quiet killer is looking for a room. The real state agent, shy and expressionless, guides him through Tokyo, towards the ruins the decadent economy has left behind, in hopes of finding The Room.

Akaji Maro
The Hitman

Yoriko Doguchi
Real Estate Agent

Shiro Sano
The Dying Man
Sayoko Takahashi
The Stranger
The Room is a drama, mystery, crime film released in 1992 exploring themes of hitman, poetry, black and white, killer, emptiness, contemplative cinema. Directed by Sion Sono, it stars Akaji Maro, Yoriko Doguchi, Shiro Sano. A quiet killer is looking for a room. The real state agent, shy and expressionless, guides him through Tokyo, towards the ruins the decadent economy has left behind, in hopes of finding The Room.
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