Hiru no Sento Zake

A gentle, low-key escape into small pleasures, where a weary office worker's secret bathhouse breaks feel like a quiet act of rebellion.

Created by

Takashi Igawa, Yûki Saitô

Genres

Drama

Starring

Akiko Yagi, Tokio Emoto, Daichi Kaneko

Overview

42-year-old Utsumi Takayuki works for Second Division of Hinode Advertising's Planning and Sales Department. He was transferred from the General Affairs Department one year ago, but he keeps delivering the worst sales performance. Utsumi is not eloquent, poor at dealing with things and is a pushover too. He always gets reprimanded by his boss Dozono Shoko. His only pleasure is skipping work, going to the public bath in the day on a weekday and gulping a beer down his dry throat after that. Utsumi cannot resist the temptation when he sees a public bath during working hours despite his sense of guilt. On this day too, he calls his company with the excuse that he has urgent business and walks through the door of a public bath in high spirits. When he pays the fee, takes off his suit and enters the bath, the best moment awaits him.

How it feels

Light, warm, melancholic and satirical. Measured and easy to follow.

About

Work, isolation, healing, identity

Content

Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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