Omotenaši

The young heir to a construction company in Taiwan is sent to Kyoto to oversee the renovation of a hotel they’ve bought. In the hopes to get back with his ex and sell the hotel, he meets the in-keeper and her daughter. Unaware of his hidden agenda, the innkeeper is excited about the idea of turning the hotel into a wedding venue, and suggests that he learns “omotenashi”, the virtue of traditional Japanese hospitality, in the hopes of saving this place that resonates with so much memory and encapsulates the deep bonds between these two families from different countries. (Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival)