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== Plot == |
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Two brothers own their Showa era bath house, Shirō (Tōma Ikuta) and Gorō (Gaku Hamada). However Shiro decides he wants to sell it, creating a rift between the two. |
Two brothers own their Showa era bath house, Shirō (Tōma Ikuta) and Gorō (Gaku Hamada). However Shiro decides he wants to sell it, creating a rift between the two.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Yudo: The Way of the Bath (湯道) - The Japanese Film Festival Australia |url=https://japanesefilmfestival.net/film/yudo-the-way-of-the-bath/ |access-date=2023-09-06 |language=en}}</ref> |
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The story, revolves around Marukin, a sentō in a town run by Goro (Gaku Hamada), who is aided in this effort by the enthusiastc Izumi (Kanna Hashimoto). |
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The bath's customers are a small group of everyday locals, with their own quirks. |
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Things start to challeng Goro when his older brother Shiro (Toma Ikuta) returns to the town. Shiro has failed in Tokyo, in his chosen profession of architect. As co owner of hte bath house, after the death of his father recently, Shiro plans to knock the building down and build apartments on it.<ref>{{Cite web |title=YUDO [THE WAY OF THE BATH] {{!}} Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre |url=https://jccc.on.ca/film/yudo |access-date=2023-09-06 |website=jccc.on.ca}}</ref> <ref>{{Citation |title=Yudo: The Way of the Bath (2022) {{!}} MUBI |url=https://mubi.com/en/au/films/yudo-the-way-of-the-bath |access-date=2023-09-06 |language=en}}</ref> |
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Goro fights his plan, while the locals also get involved to try to save the ONsen. However, Goro knows the bath is losing money and somethign must be done...<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schilling |first=Mark |date=2023-02-16 |title='Yudo': A heartwarming ode to a good, old-fashioned soak |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2023/02/16/films/film-reviews/yudo/ |access-date=2023-09-06 |website=The Japan Times |language=en}}</ref> |
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== Cast == |
== Cast == |
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Kanna Hashimoto as Akia |
Kanna Hashimoto as Akia |
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Fumiyo Kohinata as Manzo |
Fumiyo Kohinata as Manzo |
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Gaku Hamada as Gamera |
Gaku Hamada as Gamera |
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Tôma Ikuta as Big Toshi |
Tôma Ikuta as Big Toshi |
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Chris Hart as Ken <ref>{{Citation |title=JFF23: Yudo: The Way of the Bath {{!}} Palace Cinemas |url=https://www.palacecinemas.com.au/movies/jff23-yudo-the-way-of-the-bath/ |access-date=2023-09-06 |language=en}}</ref> |
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== Production == |
== Production == |
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The film was shot in Osaka, Japan in 2022. Directed by: Masayuki Suzuki, run time of 123 minutes |
The film was shot in Osaka, Japan in 2022. Directed by: Masayuki Suzuki, run time of 123 minutes <ref>{{Cite web |last=Schilling |first=Mark |date=2023-02-16 |title='Yudo': A heartwarming ode to a good, old-fashioned soak |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2023/02/16/films/film-reviews/yudo/ |access-date=2023-09-06 |website=The Japan Times |language=en}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 11:42, 6 September 2023
Yudo: The way of the bath (湯道) is a 2022 Japanese comedy film Directed by: Masayuki Suzuki and written by Kundō Koyama.
Plot
Two brothers own their Showa era bath house, Shirō (Tōma Ikuta) and Gorō (Gaku Hamada). However Shiro decides he wants to sell it, creating a rift between the two.[1]
The story, revolves around Marukin, a sentō in a town run by Goro (Gaku Hamada), who is aided in this effort by the enthusiastc Izumi (Kanna Hashimoto).
The bath's customers are a small group of everyday locals, with their own quirks.
Things start to challeng Goro when his older brother Shiro (Toma Ikuta) returns to the town. Shiro has failed in Tokyo, in his chosen profession of architect. As co owner of hte bath house, after the death of his father recently, Shiro plans to knock the building down and build apartments on it.[2] [3]
Goro fights his plan, while the locals also get involved to try to save the ONsen. However, Goro knows the bath is losing money and somethign must be done...[4]
Cast
Kanna Hashimoto as Akia
Fumiyo Kohinata as Manzo
Gaku Hamada as Gamera
Tôma Ikuta as Big Toshi
Chris Hart as Ken [5]
Production
The film was shot in Osaka, Japan in 2022. Directed by: Masayuki Suzuki, run time of 123 minutes [6]
References
- ^ "Yudo: The Way of the Bath (湯道) - The Japanese Film Festival Australia". Retrieved 2023-09-06.
- ^ "YUDO [THE WAY OF THE BATH] | Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre". jccc.on.ca. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
- ^ Yudo: The Way of the Bath (2022) | MUBI, retrieved 2023-09-06
- ^ Schilling, Mark (2023-02-16). "'Yudo': A heartwarming ode to a good, old-fashioned soak". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
- ^ JFF23: Yudo: The Way of the Bath | Palace Cinemas, retrieved 2023-09-06
- ^ Schilling, Mark (2023-02-16). "'Yudo': A heartwarming ode to a good, old-fashioned soak". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2023-09-06.