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Her Love Boils Bathwater

Original title: Yu wo wakasuhodo no atsui ai
  • 2016
  • 2h 5m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
2.6K
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Her Love Boils Bathwater (2016)
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A strict, but caring mother has an awakening when she is told she has cancer and it is terminal. She has a few months. She needs to complete her tasks in that short time frame.A strict, but caring mother has an awakening when she is told she has cancer and it is terminal. She has a few months. She needs to complete her tasks in that short time frame.A strict, but caring mother has an awakening when she is told she has cancer and it is terminal. She has a few months. She needs to complete her tasks in that short time frame.

  • Director
    • Ryôta Nakano
  • Writer
    • Ryôta Nakano
  • Stars
    • Rie Miyazawa
    • Hana Sugisaki
    • Aoi Itô
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    2.6K
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    • Director
      • Ryôta Nakano
    • Writer
      • Ryôta Nakano
    • Stars
      • Rie Miyazawa
      • Hana Sugisaki
      • Aoi Itô
    • 4User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 13 wins & 4 nominations total

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    Rie Miyazawa
    Rie Miyazawa
    • Futaba Kono
    Hana Sugisaki
    Hana Sugisaki
    • Azumi Kono
    Aoi Itô
    • Ayuko Katase
    Yukiko Shinohara
    Yukiko Shinohara
    • Kimie Sakamaki
    Tarô Suruga
    • Takimoto
    Tôri Matsuzaka
    Tôri Matsuzaka
    • Takumi Mukai
    Joe Odagiri
    Joe Odagiri
    • Kazuhiro Kono
    Nanoka Matsubara
    • 'Mean Girls' Leader
    Shuhei Eto
    • Teacher
    Kagetora Miura
    • Mr. Aso
    Sôtarô Tanaka
    Lily
    Hiroshi Suzuki
    • Director
      • Ryôta Nakano
    • Writer
      • Ryôta Nakano
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    10back2mine

    We can all learn something from this

    What a beautiful movie .. an emotional rollercoaster of a film .. superb acting by all the cast and a story line that leaves you reflecting life on many different levels .. highly recommended.
    10reimondo-ag

    Powerful film that leaves viewers with great emotional impact

    This is a great film, showcasing how strong a woman and a mother can be. This is a story of an extremely mentally strong woman who has touched the lives of people around her some close, some not so.

    I have managed to watch this film as part of the film festival in Sydney and this was the movie that I was most emotionally felt and touched. This film made me remember my mother who was as equally strong mentally and supported me and my siblings alone. was hard to hold back my tears. Not just me, the other audience must have felt too as I heard a few people crying.

    Not only she, herself is strong, but she also showed the others in need how to get stronger and supported the people around her. The people in turn supported her when she was in need of their help. And they are so willing to do anything for her.

    This is a film about family struggles, undying toughness when faced with adverse reality, the importance of the care, love and support of loved ones. Very aptly titled film - her love is so strong and heated that it can even boil water.

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    • Trivia
      Japan's submission to the Foreign Language Film Award of the 90th Annual Academy Awards.
    • Quotes

      Futaba Sachino: I don't want to lose the meaning of my existence just to prolong my life for a little while.

    • Soundtracks
      Aino Yukue
      Written by CHIAKI SATO

      Performed by Kinokoteikoku

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    • Release date
      • October 29, 2016 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • 幸福湯屋
    • Filming locations
      • Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan(mother's house)
    • Production companies
      • Groundbreaker
      • Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures
      • NTT Plala
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $160,697
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    • Runtime
      • 2h 5m(125 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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