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YUDO

By Masayuki SUZUKI

PONY CANYON INC - as SALES All rights, World

Comedy - Completed 2023

The Japanese spirit is embodied in “the tea ceremony”, “ikebana flower arranging”, “calligraphy” and yes, even “the bath.”
Curative effects of viewing: Laughter and Tears
Steep yourself in a unique form of bathing entertainment!

- Year of production
- 2023
- Genres
- Comedy
- Countries
- JAPAN
- Languages
- JAPANESE
- Duration
- 126 mn
- Director(s)
- Masayuki SUZUKI
- Writer(s)
- Kundo KOYAMA
- Cast
- Toma IKUTA, Gaku HAMADA, Kanna HASHIMOTO
- Synopsis
- Architect Shiro Miura (Toma Ikuta) suddenly returns to his country hometown and the family business he left behind years ago- a public bathhouse called “Marukin Hot Springs.” Since the recent death of his father, Shiro’s plan as eldest son is to close down the antiquated bathhouse and replace it with state-of-the-art condominiums. But he meets with a cold reception from his younger brother, Goro (Gaku Hamada), who has kept the bathhouse open since their father’s passing.
  One day when a boiler room fire breaks out putting Goro in the hospital, Shiro has no choice but to spend the next few days as bathhouse manager with the aid of trusty part-time worker and bathhouse devotee, Izumi (Kanna Hashimoto).
  There, he encounters a host of bathhouse-loving customers, from elderly couples to families and gets a glimpse of the sheer happiness and democratizing power the place offers.
  As he gradually learns the ins and outs of the trade and encounters a host of lovable people, Shiro finds the constriction inside him begin to melt.