Room Laundering

A Japanese law requires landlords to reveal when a previous tenant has died in the apartment, and how they met their end. To get around the impact this may have on property prices an unscrupulous gangster sets himself up as a ‘room launderer’. Using a sullen young woman, who sees ghosts, he disrupts this chain of tenancy for the benefit of the landlord. Elaiza Ikeda (Isle of Dogs, The Virgin Psychics) stars as Miko, a reclusive 20-year-old who sees dead people, in this wonderfully quirky rom-com about coming to terms with loss and choosing to embrace life. Imagine the Oscar-winning Departu...