New Rose Hotel 1999

In the heart of Tokyo’s vibrant and shadowy underside, two freelance industrial spies, Fox and X, get entangled in an intricate labyrinth of corporate espionage and manipulation. Their expertise lies in orchestrating the defection of R&D scientists from rival firms, ensuring that these individuals do not become assets for their competitors. Fueled by a personal vendetta against the corporation Maas, which has significantly impacted his past, Fox’s obsession with the brilliant Dr. Hiroshi (Yoshitaka Amano) drives them to accept an enticing offer of $50 million from the Japanese firm Hosaka to assist in Hiroshi’s escape. In exchange, they are promised a state-of-the-art laboratory in Marrakech.

As plans for the extraction unfold, X becomes infatuated with Sandii (Asia Argento), a captivating nightclub performer with a mysterious backstory. Her allure grows stronger, pulling X deeper into her enigmatic world. Initially negotiating with Hosaka, Fox and X bump their offer up to $100 million, sharpening their strategy for the heist.

To entice Hiroshi away from his corporate loyalties, Sandii heads to Vienna, while Fox anticipates the scientist’s arrival in Marrakech. X has a secret meeting planned with Sandii in Berlin, where she suggests a shocking idea: perhaps they should abandon Fox, marry, and start a new life together in Shinjuku. After some contemplation, X agrees to this radical shift in their plans after Sandii’s trip to Marrakech.

That evening, as Sandii drifts into slumber, X curiously digs through her belongings, stumbling upon hidden truths and an unmarked computer chip. With the agreement of $100 million successfully transferred to them by Hosaka, their dreams of wealth seem to be fulfilled. However, as Fox comes back from Marrakech, X shares his aspiration of building a future with Sandii, which Fox reluctantly accepts.

Embracing their newfound riches at a celebratory gathering, doubts begin to emerge. The next day, disturbing news reaches them from Marrakech indicating that Hosaka has relocated its elite scientists to a brand-new lab – a move that Fox sees as both perilous and potentially profitable. Despite X’s insistence on leaving this world behind, the lure of additional gains proves irresistible.

As shadows tighten around him, X receives a chilling phone call from Marrakech, revealing a catastrophic event: someone has sabotaged the lab’s DNA synthesizer, initiating a deadly virus that wipes out everyone involved, including Hiroshi. To make matters worse, Sandii has vanished, leaving an echo of mystery in her wake. When X discovers that their $100 million has evaporated from their account, despair deepens.

Through cryptic hints provided by Fox, a disturbing narrative emerges: Maas had allegedly coerced Sandii in Vienna to carry out a brutal operation against Hosaka’s scientists in Marrakech. Under the impression that Fox and X were in on this conspiracy, Hosaka nullifies their account and plots their elimination.

As X navigates this perilous situation, he finds himself trapped by Hosaka’s agents in a department store, with escape seemingly impossible. In a dramatic act of heroism, Fox sacrifices his life, plunging from the rooftop to save X.

Although shaken, X seeks refuge in the grim confines of the New Rose Hotel, haunted by memories of Fox and Sandii. While there, he discovers ghostly footage of Sandii skillfully manipulating the unmarked computer chip at the DNA synthesizer in Marrakech, revealing her role in the massacre of Hosaka’s scientists. Facing the relentless pursuit of Hosaka’s agents, X is engulfed in desolation, on the verge of self-destruction, yet he finds fleeting solace in the bittersweet reminiscences of his time spent with Sandii, surrendering to the haunting allure of their shared moments on what he believes to be his last night.