Humanity, cleanliness, memories, and self-worth are explored in Ikunosuke Okazaki's latest drama, “Wash Away,” a film with good intentions but rather average execution. In the movie, Okazaki focuses on the business operations of soaplands, bathhouse services where women wash men's bodies. The practice, while common in Japan, is controversial due to many merely viewing the operation as a front for prostitution. Alongside this story component are plot elements of caring for the older generation. Much was based on the director's experiences caring for his grandmother, who has dementia.
Wash Away is screening at Osaka Asian Film Festival
Kana lives a glamorous lifestyle and works at a Tokyo soapland where she washes men's bodies. Despite the consistent income, she feels uncertain about her future due to the negative perception of her work profession, and suffers from loneliness. One day, she is asked by her family to help care for her long-forgotten grandmother,...
Wash Away is screening at Osaka Asian Film Festival
Kana lives a glamorous lifestyle and works at a Tokyo soapland where she washes men's bodies. Despite the consistent income, she feels uncertain about her future due to the negative perception of her work profession, and suffers from loneliness. One day, she is asked by her family to help care for her long-forgotten grandmother,...
- 3/1/2024
- by Sean Barry
- AsianMoviePulse
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