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YUDO [THE WAY OF THE BATH]

In this light-hearted celebration of Japanese bathing culture, two estranged brothers inherit Marukin Hot Springs, a small-town bathhouse. Goro sees it as an homage to their late father; the other – struggling architect Shiro – envisions a lucrative real estate opportunity for a condo project.  When Goro is hospitalized after an accident at the bathhouse, Shiro has to take the operation over temporarily. There he meets an eclectic collection of townsfolk who impart the value of the o-furo. They include an early morning songstress, the gaijin who must prove worthy to his father-in-law, a snobbish onsen critic, and an eccentric “bath hermit” whose wild beard and eyebrows hide a deeper knowledge of the way of the bath. Funny, heartfelt and occasionally surreal, it proves we are all equal in the bath! 


Trailer 

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Screening Sponsor 

Screening Partners

 
 
MHI Canada Aerospace
toronto reel asian film festival
 
Director
Masayuki Suzuki
Starring
Toma Ikuta, Gaku Hamada, Kanna Hashimoto, Fumiyo Kohinata, Akira Emoto 
Premiere
Canadian Premiere
Date
Runtime
126 min

Admission

Fee

General: $13.27+HST
JCCC member: $11.50+HST

No exchange or refund.

In Japanese with English Subtitles

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