Thermae Romae (2012)
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.
Director:
Hideki Takeuchi
Writer:
Shogo Muto
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Hiroshi Abe as Lucius |
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Aya Ueto as Mami |
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Masachika Ichimura as Hadrian |
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Kazuki Kitamura as Ceionius |
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Kai Shishido as Antoninus |
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Satoru Matsuo as Noboru Itami |
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Katsuya as Marukusu |
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Takashi Sasano as Shuzo Yamakoshi |
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Riki Takeuchi as Tateno |
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Takashi Sasano as Yamakoshi Shuzo |
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Midoriko Kimura as Yumi Yamakoshi |
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Bunmei Tobayama as Kishimoto |
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Hachiro Ika as Saburo |
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Hiroshi Kanbe as Middle-aged man at bath |
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Shungicu Uchida as Michiko Hirai |
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Yoshiyuki Morishita as Ujino |
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Yoshikazu Ebisu as Showroom department head |
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Kei Iinuma as Nagura, the Elder |
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Tarô Iwate as Mogami, the Professor |
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Takao Kinoshita as Onishi, the egg lover |
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Katsuhiro Nagano as Uncle at the Public Bath |
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Tomio Suga as Michiko's Dad |
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Michi Emiko as Old Lady at Fertility Festival |
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Sakurai Chizu as Lady at Fertility Festival |
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Nigel as |
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Walter Roberts as |
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Alfredo Benavendo as |
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Thomas W. as |
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Ananda Dawn Jacobs as |
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Cristo Pietro as |
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Noah Russell as |
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Camille Blanchot as |
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Laz as |
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Renato Ansaldi as |
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Shozo Iizuka as Opening Narrator (voice) |
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Atsushi Sekiguchi as (voice) |
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Bansuke Kasamatsu as (voice) |
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Kaori Yamagata as Livia (voice) |
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Keisuke Ishida as (voice) |
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Naomi Kusumi as (voice) |
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Ken Shiroyama as (voice) |
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Madoka Takeda as (voice) |
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Akane Matsui as (voice) |
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Yasuhiro Ohara as (voice) |
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Naoto Kaji as (voice) |
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Yoshiaki Kameda as (voice) |
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Gorô Sanada as (voice) |
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Akihiko Shimizu as (voice) |
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Michiko Chida as (voice) |
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Shintaro Takatsuka as (voice) |
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Hiroki Tanaka as (voice) |
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Seiji Toyama as (voice) |
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Saburô Fujikawa as (voice) |
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Koudai Fujigawa as (voice) |
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Atsuyoshi Miyazaki as (voice) |
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Nastsuko Yakumaru as (voice) |
| Writing | Shogo Muto | Screenplay |
| Directing | Hideki Takeuchi | Director |
| Sound | Norihito Sumitomo | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Mari Yamazaki | Comic Book |
| Production | Kaoru Matsuzaki | Producer |
| Camera | Kazunari Kawagoe | Director of Photography |
| Lighting | Toshio Suzuki | Gaffer |
| Visual Effects | Kentarô Nishio | Visual Effects Producer |
| Crew | Isao Karasawa | Stunt Coordinator |
| Directing | Katsumi Nojiri | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tomo Hyakutake | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Art | Tomo Hyakutake | Special Props |
| Editing | Hiroshi Matsuo | Editor |
| Sound | Hirokazu Kato | Sound Recordist |
| Art | Yutaka Mogi | Decorator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Haruki Koketsu | Costumer |
| Art | Mitsuo Harada | Production Design |
| Crew | Kazunari Kawagoe | Cinematography |
| Production | Naoto Inaba | Producer |
| Sound | Akira Ito | Sound Editor |
| Production | Miyoshi Kikuchi | Producer |