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Nobuhiro Hosoki<\/strong> grew up watching American films since he was a kid; he decided to go to the United States thanks to seeing the artistry of Stanley Kubrick’s “A Clockwork Orange.\u201d After graduating from film school, he worked as an assistant director on TV Tokyo\u2019s program called “Morning Satellite” at the New York branch office but he didn\u2019t give up on his interest in cinema. He became a film reporter for via Yahoo Japan News. In that role, he writes news articles, picks out headliners for Yahoo News, as well as interviewing Hollywood film directors, actors, and producers working in the domestic circuit in the USA. He also does production interviews for Japanese distributors of American films and for in-theater on-sale programs. He is now the editor-in-chief of Cinemadailyus.com while continuing his work for Japan.<\/p>\n

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In Hot Spot<\/strong>, set in a near future society ruled by sentient A.I., a private eye investigates a murder case only to discover a rebel group capable of undermining the digital overlord. As the detective’s identity slowly unravels, his world enters a state of hypnotic meltdown.<\/p>\n

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Director<\/strong> : Agnieszka Smoczynska<\/p>\n

Producer<\/strong> : Bogna Szewczyk, Klaudia \u015amieja, Gregory Jankilevitsch<\/p>\n

Screenwriter<\/strong> : Robert Bolesto<\/p>\n

Distributor<\/strong> : Focus Features<\/p>\n

Production Co<\/strong> : Madants<\/p>\n

Rating<\/strong> : R (Graphic Nudity|Gore|Brief Language|Sexual Content|Strong Violent Content) Genre : Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama<\/p>\n

Original Language<\/strong> : English<\/p>\n

Release Date (Theaters)<\/strong> : Aug 21, 2026, Limited<\/p>\n

Runtime<\/strong> : 1h 40m<\/p>\n

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