2012 · drama · comedy · sci-fi
Thermae Romae
Directed by Hideki Takeuchi1h 48m2012
The story follows a Roman architect named Lucius, who is having trouble coming up with ideas. One day, he discovers a hidden tunnel underneath a spa that leads him to a modern Japanese bath house. Inspired by the innovations found there, he creates his own spa, Roma Thermae, bringing in the modern ideas to his time.
Our read: Thermae Romae (2012) reads as a cosy, kinetic, inventive drama · comedy · sci-fi entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Cosy, kinetic, gentle drama / comedy, inventive in texture. Redemptive, intimate, measured.
- cosy
- brisk
- gentle
- inventive
- redemptive
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