A hitman hunting for real estate in economic ruins. Sion Sono makes emptiness terrifying.
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.
Cinematography
Black and white Tokyo becomes a graveyard of bubble-era dreams.
Direction
Sono's early minimalism hits harder than his later chaos.
Writing
Dialogue so sparse every word feels like a threat.
Director
Sion Sono
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
JP
