It's Christmas Eve in Tokyo as Ichiro is moving into his new apartment one month ahead of schedule. As he is getting settled in, two strangers enter the apartment and are surprised to find him there. They begin complaining that he is upsetting their plans for a Christmas party to be thrown in the apartment that night before attempting to kick him out.
Directed by Shunji Iwai
christmas
playful
sentimental
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.5 / 5
Cast
Ranran Suzuki
Nana
Ken Mitsuishi
Private Sakata
Yumiko Fujita
Manager
Fujiko Yamamoto
Masato Uchiyama
Crew
Shunji Iwai
Director
Shunji Iwai
Writer
Shunji Iwai
Editor
Isao Yukisada
Assistant Director
Keiichi Suzuki
Music
Popular Reviews
7 reviews
RAAS
7.0★ · 02/01/26
Home alone who??
Home alone who??
bunapii
9.0★ · 01/28/26
one of my favorite director’s earlier films with a lot of heart, charming characters and so hilarious, especially that goofy dance sequence
also the random ad for suntory was so funny 😭
one of my favorite director’s earlier films with a lot of heart, charming characters and so hilarious, especially that goofy dance sequence
also the random ad for suntory was so funny 😭
serena
8.0★ · 12/17/25
if you want a silly christmas movie, this one is so good 🙂↕️ loved it!
if you want a silly christmas movie, this one is so good 🙂↕️ loved it!
Alex
6.4★ · 03/12/24
Shunji iwai gets silly af and makes a Christmas movie. Great time!
Shunji iwai gets silly af and makes a Christmas movie. Great time!
