Thermae Romae II

A goofy, good-natured culture-clash romp where an earnest ancient architect gawps at modern Japanese bath culture and everyone has a warm, silly time.

Directed by

Hideki Takeuchi

Genres

Comedy, Fantasy, Science fiction

Starring

Hiroshi Abe, Aya Ueto, Kazuki Kitamura

Overview

In ancient Rome, bathhouse architect Lucius (Hiroshi Abe) becomes famous with designing the original "thermae" (bathhouse). He receives an order to build a thermae in the colosseum to help gladiators recover from their wounds, but faces difficulties. Thus, Lucius travels again to modern day Japan through the time slip. He meets Manami (Aya Ueto) again, who is now a reporter for a magazine which covers bathroom. With the help of the flat face Japanese tribe, Lucius again designs a new thermae. Meanwhile, Emperor Hadrian (Masachika Ichimura) wants to keep the peace with the thermae, but the Senate wants to extend the land by using force. Emperor Hadrian and the Senate now have a confrontation and Rome becomes divided.

How it feels

Absurd, whimsical, light and warm. Brisk and easy to follow.

About

Identity, friendship, politics, power

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

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

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