The Hotel of My Dream (2024)

8.5/10 100 min Drama Comedy

Overview

In 1984, an up-and-coming writer named Aida Taiju has her career crushed by off-hand criticism from an established author, Higashijujo-sensei. They end up holed up writing in the same hotel historically favoured by authors in the Jimbocho publishing district. Swearing revenge, Taiju makes Higashijujo miss his writing deadline by pretending to be a different person, and entangles her editor into the ruse. They become entangled in a long-lasting feud of revenge where Taiju uses her acting background and pretends to be various different women in order to have her revenge on Higashijujo or blackmail him. Based on a novel by Asako Yuzuki from 2012.

Cast

Non

Aida Taiju

Kei Tanaka

Endō Michio

Kenichi Takitoh

Higashijūjō Munenori

Minami Tanaka

Akemi

Misaki Hattori

Arimori Kōrai

Akari Takaishi

Higashijūjō Miwako

Ai Hashimoto

Bookshop Assistant

Tachibana Kenchi

Actor

Ken Mitsuishi

Hotel Manager

Mayumi Wakamura

Higashijūjō Chieko

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