If you loved Thermae Romae II, try Thermae Romae
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Both films are directed by Hideki Takeuchi, and they both carry the cozy, playful mood tags, and they sit in Comedy / Science Fiction territory. If that's the register that drew you to Thermae Romae II, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What Thermae Romae is
Here's a film about cultural exchange, of sorts. A Roman bath architect travels through time to modern Japan, cribbing their bathing tech. He returns to ancient Rome and becomes a celebrated innovator. It’s essentially a fish-out-of-water comedy, but with more loincloths.
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