is a 2017 Japanese

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directed by Masayuki Suzuki, written by Tomoko Aizawa and starring

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and

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. It was released in Japan by

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on 14 January 2017.

Plot

A woman visiting Kyoto finds that she has no reservation at the hotel where she intended to stay. She then finds a quaint, historic hotel, built near the site of the

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, that happens to have a room available. On riding the elevator to her room she consumes a piece of ''

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'', and unexpectedly finds herself transported to the namesake temple in feudal Japan. Despite the perils of her unexplained presence, over several such trips she befriends the warlord

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, who turns out to be a well-known but tragic historical figure.

Cast

as Mayuko Kuramoto *

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as Narrator

Reception

The film was number-one in Japan on its opening weekend, with 167,000 admissions and in gross.

References

External links

* * Japanese comedy mystery films Japanese fantasy comedy films 2010s comedy mystery films 2010s fantasy comedy films 2010s Japanese films Toho films 2010s films about time travel Films set in Japan Films set in the 16th century Films set in feudal Japan Cultural depictions of Akechi Mitsuhide Cultural depictions of Oda Nobunaga {{mystery-film-stub