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Thermae Romae

Original title: Terumae romae
  • 2012
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
2.9K
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Hiroshi Abe in Thermae Romae (2012)
Lucius, a Roman architect, is transported through time to modern-day Japan, where he learns about Japanese bathhouses and uses this to his gain back home.
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Lucius, a Roman architect, is transported through time to modern-day Japan, where he learns about Japanese bathhouses and uses this to his gain back home.Lucius, a Roman architect, is transported through time to modern-day Japan, where he learns about Japanese bathhouses and uses this to his gain back home.Lucius, a Roman architect, is transported through time to modern-day Japan, where he learns about Japanese bathhouses and uses this to his gain back home.

  • Director
    • Hideki Takeuchi
  • Writers
    • Mari Yamazaki
    • Shôgo Mutô
  • Stars
    • Hiroshi Abe
    • Aya Ueto
    • Kazuki Kitamura
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    2.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Hideki Takeuchi
    • Writers
      • Mari Yamazaki
      • Shôgo Mutô
    • Stars
      • Hiroshi Abe
      • Aya Ueto
      • Kazuki Kitamura
    • 12User reviews
    • 21Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 1 nomination total

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    Hiroshi Abe
    Hiroshi Abe
    • Lucius
    Aya Ueto
    Aya Ueto
    • Mami
    Kazuki Kitamura
    Kazuki Kitamura
    • Ceionius
    Riki Takeuchi
    Riki Takeuchi
    • Tateno
    Kai Shishido
    Kai Shishido
    • Antoninus
    Midoriko Kimura
    Midoriko Kimura
    • Mami's mom
    Katsuya Takagi
    • Marcus
    • (as Katsuya)
    Bunmei Tobayama
    • Kishimoto
    Kei Iinuma
    Tarô Iwate
    • Mogami
    Takao Kinoshita
    Hachirô Ika
    • Old man
    Hiroshi Kanbe
    Katsuhiro Nagano
    Shungiku Uchida
    Shungiku Uchida
    • Manga artist Michiko Hirai
    Tomio Suga
    Yoshiyuki Morishita
    Yoshiyuki Morishita
    • Mami's Boss firing her
    Yoshikazu Ebisu
    • Showroom supervisor
    • Director
      • Hideki Takeuchi
    • Writers
      • Mari Yamazaki
      • Shôgo Mutô
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    9alisonc-1

    Baths Are Good For Every Culture

    Lucius Modestus (Hiroshi Abe) is a hardworking bath builder in ancient Rome, but he's behind the times and no longer getting work. He can only think when under water and one day at the baths, under water, he sees something bubbling; when he investigates, he is sucked into a vortex that suddenly thrusts him out of the water.... and into a bath-house in modern-day Japan! Assuming that all the "Flat-Faced Clan" are slaves, he marvels at the bath and water-related technology available to them; he becomes emotional at the taste of a "milk-fruit" drink and soon finds himself back in Rome. But now he's back in Rome with new ideas for baths, and it isn't long before his fame bring him to the attention of Emperor Hadrianus (Masachika Ichimura). Meanwhile, young Mami (Aya Ueto) has failed in her quest to become a published manga star, and she's fired when she lets Lucius escape from his first modern-day adventure. Seeing him, she has found her new hero – to draw, that is – and she can only hope that he will appear again. As, of course, he does, several times.... When I read the description of this film, I knew it was going to be top of my list for 2013 FantAsia films to see, and I was very much not disappointed in it; the very premise is hilarious (did you know, for example, that ancient Romans all spoke Japanese and, well, most of them were Japanese? Or that an ancient Roman would, when asked the year, casually reply, "it's 135 AD"? Totally goofy, with a touch of romance besides, by the end even dour Lucius has a smile on his face. I hope I can find this on DVD, is all I can say!
    Gordon-11

    Enjoyable

    It's entertaining and funny. The scenes of Romans trying to copy jacuzzi made my laugh. I enjoyed it.
    6Thanos_Alfie

    Nice comedy...

    "Thermae Romae" is a Comedy - Fantasy movie in which we watch a Roman architect transported to modern-day Japan where he learns a lot and gain reputation and money when he is going back home.

    I enjoyed this movie because it had a simple but interesting plot that contained plenty of humorous scenes, something that elevated the movie. The interpretations of both Hiroshi Abe who played as Lucius and Aya Ueto who played as Mami were very good and their combination worked very well. In addition to this, the direction which was made by Hideki Takeuchi was also very good and he presented his main characters in a very clever way in order for the audience to relate to them and follow them along their story. All in all, I have to say that "Thermae Romae" is a nice comedy movie and I recommend everyone to watch it because I am sure you will laugh and you will have a great time.
    Kirpianuscus

    sweet pretty nice

    I saw it as provocative, sweet and...pretty boring between the travels of poor architect are not only repetitive but, in some measure, pretty childish.

    But the idea is seductive and , reminding the emotion of childhood about adventure - historical books, just smart used. And the humor, like providential romance, the parallel between cultures , ore than Japaneses talking Latin are not so insignificant.

    Indeed, in few moments I perceived Terumae romae as just delightful and, in some measure, it is little more, for acting, for atmosphere, for ingenuity of slices of story and for noble intentions as axis of a sweet - pretty nice film about pretentions of powerful men and the sources of inspiration for a correct architect.
    8decopon_kobe

    surrealistic and funny

    The main character Lucius is A bath Licensed designer in Roma. He is serious and considers Roman bath culture so his works aren't received. One day, he travels through time to the modern Japan for strange reason. In modern Japan, He sees a comic artist Mami and he is surprised at polishing Japanese bath culture. He goes back Roma and designs novel bath using Japanese idea. And he becomes famous licensed designer.

    One of noticeable points is that casts have strong featured faces. The reason is to reproduce Roman. The tempo of story line and change scenes is good. Story runs at a blazing speed, which helps to complete this movie as comedy movie and to make the movie more funny.

    We can watch this film with a light heart. If you want to spend useless and funny time, I recommend this movie. I laughed a lot and enjoy it.

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      Many of the sets depicting ancient Rome were left over from the TV series Rome (2005).
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      Alternate-language version of Thermae Romae (2012)

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    • Release date
      • April 28, 2012 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Languages
      • Japanese
      • Latin
    • Also known as
      • Nhà Tắm La Mã
    • Filming locations
      • Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy
    • Production companies
      • Dentsu
      • Enterbrain
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $74,285,251
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 48m(108 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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