A newlywed Japanese couple travel to the Hotel Chelsea in New York City to enjoy their honeymoon.

One night, the wife finds the lifeless body of her husband and a video containing footage of the brutal murder.

[1] Early reviews for Hotel Chelsea at the 2009 Radar Hamburg International Independent Film Festival drew applause at its premiere.

Hotel Chelsea official premiered in Tokyo on May 8, 2009 to critical acclaim and commercial success.

[5] Since March 2011, Hotel Chelsea has been available online for free and it established a long term earthquake and tsunami relief fund for Japan.