Melancholic

Life's a drag, until you stumble into a bathhouse with a secret. Kazuhiko takes a job at a bathhouse, where things get interesting. It's a dark comedy of questionable life choices.

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Seiji Tanaka directed Melancholic in 2019. See Seiji Tanaka's full filmography, where to start with Seiji Tanaka, or where to go after you've seen everything by Seiji Tanaka.

Melancholic was released in 2019 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 114 minutes.