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Thermae Romae

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Lucius, an ancient Roman architect, time travels to modern Japan and learns many techniques to build amazing bath houses back in Rome.

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Ard Vijn ScreenAnarchy 01/14/2020
Don't expect grand animation or a compelling storyline, but if you're open to its weird atmosphere it is definitely good for a laugh. Go to Full Review
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews 09/19/2012
1.5/4
There's an expected lack of momentum here that's nothing short of disastrous... Go to Full Review
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Mdfm 7 Feb 20 quite entertaining to watch, it keeps you excited about the plot...and it's fun, it's not a work of art, but it definitely made me laugh See more Sebastian C 12/08/2024 Funny, definetely worth it for an evening night movie, nothing spectacular, but definetely nice for when you need a short movie to watch, original plot. See more 08/25/2020 A very interesting Japanese-style cartoon movie. However, one downside is that Ancient Rome is not such a big country. The ancient Romans committed a lot of sexual assaults against women. See more arianna b @Aryhann79 01/24/2015 For being a Japanese production, the movie is very well done. Maybe the possibility of using the Cinecitta' set of Rome has helped a lot, but the atmosphere is great both when the characters is in the Ancient Rome and in modern Japan. The first part of the movie is almost exactly following the manga, keeping the tone very hilarious and the story limited to some episodes. Possibly, the plot has been changed to give an immediate love story, but the differences with the manga fits partially the movie, dropping the tempo and lacking the crunch that instead one can taste in the first part. Anyway, to be watched if one has read the manga, but I would not recommend it just for the sake of watching it instead. See more 01/05/2015 A roman architect can travel to modern Japan when submerged in water. He uses what he sees to upgrade the baths in Rome. It has some funny parts that get laughs, but it's mostly an enjoyable, bizarre trip. How can we save Rome? With an onsen, of course! See more 06/27/2014 Unfortunately, it's an ugly movie with a weak script writing. What a pity! Aya Ueto is so cute, and Hiroshi Abe is... ok. The manga is better. Although you appreciate the trash value, the movie is something according to that point of view only for the first half hour. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Lucius, an ancient Roman architect, time travels to modern Japan and learns many techniques to build amazing bath houses back in Rome.
Director
Hideki Takeuchi
Producer
Naoto Inaba, Kaoru Matsuzaki, Miyoshi Kikuchi
Screenwriter
Shogo Muto
Production Co
Toho Company Ltd., Film-Makers Inc.
Genre
Comedy, Sci-Fi
Original Language
Japanese
Runtime
1h 48m