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Her Love Boils Bathwater

Her Love Boils Bathwater

2016 · 125 min · JA · PG · 7.4 (64 votes)
Dir. Ryota Nakano · Starring Rie Miyazawa, Hana Sugisaki, Joe Odagiri, Tori Matsuzaka, Aoi Ito, Yukiko Shinohara · Music Takashi Watanabe
Drama

After being diagnosed with a terminal illness, Futaba resolves to spend her remaining time reuniting her broken family, reopening the long-closed bathhouse, and helping her shy daughter Azumi learn to stand on her own.

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A quiet, contemplative film that gently explores the profound impact of a terminal diagnosis. It feels like a warm, yet somber, embrace, urging reflection on life's simple beauties and the enduring power of human connection.

melancholicbittersweetintrospectiveheartfeltslow-burnslice-of-lifedramedyarthousemortalityfamilyregretacceptance
japanhusband wife relationshipbath housedeafbullyingterminal illnesssmall businessfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipabsent fathersentō
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