Lost Girls & Love Hotels

Lost Girls & Love Hotels is an upcoming American thriller drama film directed by William Olsson from a screenplay by Catherine Hanrahan, based on Hanrahan's novel Lost Girls and Love Hotels. The film stars Alexandra Daddario as an American English teacher in Tokyo, who loses herself to the city's nightlife and begins an affair with a member of the Yakuza. It is set to be released in the United States in select theaters and through video on demand on September 18, 2020, by Astrakan Film AB.[1] The film used the title I Am Not a Bird during production.[2]

Lost Girls & Love Hotels
Theatrical release poster
Directed byWilliam Olsson
Produced by
Screenplay byCatherine Hanrahan
Based onLost Girls and Love Hotels
by Catherine Hanrahan
Starring
Music byOla Fløttum
CinematographyKenji Katori
Edited bySarah Flack
Production
companies
  • Blackbird
  • Wandering Trail Pictures
Distributed byAstrakan Film AB
Release date
  • September 18, 2020 (2020-09-18) (United States)
CountryUnited States
Language
  • English
  • Japanese

Synopsis

The film tells the story of Margaret (Daddario), an English teacher at a Japanese flight attendant academy in Tokyo. With a fellow expatriate (van Houten), she spends her nights drinking in bars to forget her past. When Margaret meets Kazu (Hira), a dashing Yakuza, she falls in love with him despite the dangers and traditions that hinder their opportunity to be together.[3]

Cast

Production

In December 2009, it was announced that Kate Bosworth would produce and star in Lost Girls and Love Hotels, based on the 2006 novel by Catherine Hanrahan. Jean-Marc Vallee was tapped to direct and Nadia Conners wrote the adapted screenplay.[5] However, the film never made it to production.

In October 2017, it was announced that Alexandra Daddario would star in a newly produced adaptation under the title I Am Not a Bird, which would later revert to its original title. Hanrahan was hired to adapt her own novel and William Olsson was hired to direct.[2] The rest of the cast, including Carice van Houten and Takehiro Hira, was announced in November 2017.[6]

Filming took place in Tokyo and Kyoto, Japan between October 27, 2017,[7] and December 15, 2017.[8]

Release

On July 8, 2020, it was announced that the film would be released on September 4, 2020, under Astrakan Releasing, the newly created distribution arm of Astrakan Films AB, the production company run by director William Olsson and producer Lauren Mann. The first teaser trailer for the film was also released in conjunction with the announcement of the film's release date.[4] The official theatrical trailer was released on August 13, 2020, with a new release date set on September 18.[1]

References
  1. Lane, David (August 13, 2020). "Exclusive: 'Lost Girls & Love Hotels' Trailer Finds Alexandra Daddario Looking for Love in Japan". Collider. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  2. N'Duka, Amanda (October 2, 2017). "Alexandra Daddario To Star In 'I Am Not a Bird' Thriller From Director William Olsson". Deadline Hollywood.
  3. Collinson, Gary (July 9, 2020). "Alexandra Daddario stars in trailer for Lost Girls and Love Hotels". Flickering Myth. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  4. N'Duka, Amanda (July 8, 2020). "Alexandra Daddario Drama 'Lost Girls & Love Hotels' Gets Release Date From Astrakan Film AB". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  5. Kit, Borys (December 7, 2009). "Kate Bosworth stays in 'Love Hotels'". The Hollywood Reporter.
  6. Roxborough, Scott (November 2, 2017). "AFM: 'Game of Thrones' Star Carice van Houten Boards 'I Am Not a Bird'". The Hollywood Reporter.
  7. Christoper Landry Instagram - October 27, 2017
  8. Christoper Landry Instagram - December 15, 2017
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