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Movie: Masquerade Hotel
Romaji: Masukaredo Hoteru
Japanese: マスカレード・ホテル
Director: Masayuki Suzuki
Writer: Keigo Higashino (novel), Michitaka Okada
Producer: Juichi Uehara
Cinematographer:
Release Date: January 18, 2019
Runtime: 132 min.
Distributor: Toho
Genre: Mystery / Hotel
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

Three murder cases take place in Tokyo. Numbers are left at the murder scenes, possibly hinting at where the next murder will take place. An investigation begins of the serial killer and Detective Kosuke Nitta (Takuya Kimura) works on the case. He believes the next murder will take place at Hotel Cortesia Tokyo. To catch the killer, Kosuke Nitta goes undercover and begins working at the front desk of the hotel.

Naomi Yamagishi (Masami Nagasawa) works at the front desk of Hotel Cortesia Tokyo. She is selected to train Kosuke Nitta for his front desk job, but they can't get along. Kosuke Nitta is focused on catching the killer, but Naomi Yamagishi prioritizes the safety of the guests. As they begin to understand each others differences, they also begin to build a trust between each other. Who is the murderer?

Notes

Based on novel "Masquerade Hotel" by Keigo Higashino (published September 9, 2011 by Shueisha).
Filming began October 7, 2017 and finishes mid-November, 2017.
Director Masayuki Suzuki and actor Takuya Kimura previously worked together in drama series "Hero" and movie "Hero."
Related titles (movies):
1. Masquerade Hotel (2019)
2. Masquerade Night (2021)

Cast



Takuya Kimura	Masami Nagasawa	Fumiyo Kohinata	Zen Kajihara	Yuki Izumisawa
Kosuke Nitta	Naomi Yamagishi	Nose	Motomiya	Sekine



Toshihide Tonesaku	Ren Ishikawa	Gaku Hamada	Atsuko Maeda	Takashi Sasano
Kuga	Kawamoto	Takahiko Ayabe	Keiko Takayama	Koichi Ono



Masahiro Takashima	Nanao	Takashi Ukaji	Manami Hashimoto	Hiromasa Taguchi
Furuhashi	Eriko Yasuno	Tatebayashi	Hiroko Kawa	political commentator



Ryo Katsuji	Katsuhisa Namase	Takako Matsu	Shingo Tsurumi	Eisuke Sasai
man dressing like a woman	Kenji Kurihara	Yoko Katagiri / Maki Nagakura	Takura	Ozaki



Ryo Ishibashi	Atsuro Watabe
Fujiki	Inagaki

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Comments

sgt_doom Dec 01 2022 11:36 pm Wow!

The game is afoot at the Hotel Cortesia Tokyo but we are talking Bally shoes or Gucci loafers at $1,000 a pop --- some serious mystery game this!

Fast paced, clever and complex script; if you blink you may miss something crucial!

Everyone is in a mask, a masquerade ---- but the ace detective, Nitta (Kimura), is rocking the case away!

All is revealed at the half–way mark of this movie, which only complicates the plot further!

Hellaciously good with a great cast!

(Based upon suspense mystery writer Keigo Hagashino's book: Keigo Higashino takes the seemingly mundane and banal, does a shake-and-bake with twists and turns and arrives with High Mystery!)

Fun Nov 17 2020 7:59 pm Sequel is coming !!

Axel Joe Qoepunk Dec 31 2019 8:07 am Remind the past. Takuya Kimura & Takako Matsu, the couple I admire the most. Good movie. Unfortunately it does not become a serial like Hero. Never get bored watching all the Takuya Kimura films.

Yana Dec 02 2019 5:51 am Does anyone knows where the shooting location took the place? I mean the hotel?

Aonyma Sep 20 2019 10:20 pm This should have been a series! The story line is great. I thought it's another cliche movie about undercover but I was taken away by the chemistry between the two leads and the hotel environment. It made me want to quit my office job and get a job in a hotel business. And many characters were not highlighted despite them being great being pkayed by great actors. The movie is a bit lengthy but I enjoyed it very much.

Yuma Kitamura Mar 05 2019 7:35 pm I want to watch it so much

Hotelier Mar 02 2019 3:12 am Put this in my watchlist :D

Take a Bow Aug 22 2018 4:00 pm It gave me goosebumps just to think about it.

Wayer May 26 2018 11:58 am I'm crazy about the writer. His books are addictive. And now they are taking in KimuTaku as the lead... whatttt? I am so cannot wait for the movie to come out! Yayy!

SAYURI KONDO May 13 2018 10:41 am The collaboration of Mr.Takuya Kimura and Director Suzuki is always the best! I want to see it as soon as possible!

park jimin wife Nov 13 2017 5:04 am a great cast. masami and kimutaku. what a promising movie

Karen Khoo Oct 13 2017 9:29 am So happy to see another Keigo Higashino novel adapted into a movie! I'm a big fan of the author! He really writes amazing books. AND ALSO THE CASTS LOVE BOTH OF THEM!

122am Oct 11 2017 11:41 pm I'm so happy that Takuya Kimura split from SMAP. He will make more movies which benefit international fans like myself. My hope is he will take more demanding roles that differ from his "idol" image. I want his filmography to be varied like Satoshi Tsumabuki. I watched "Kazoku no kitachi" (led by Shingo) and "A Life". I preferred "Kazoku". Can Captain take on slice of life shows? It will be a better and refreshing change.

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