Ryota NAKANO 中野量太
Her Love Boils Bathwater
湯を沸かすほどの熱い愛
Nippon Cinema ª
Deserted by her husband, Futaba must close her bathhouse and look after her daughter Azumi alone. When she is diagnosed with terminal cancer, Futaba wastes no time on self-pity, but decides to reunite her family and heal the wounds of the past. Filled with tender humor, Ryota NAKANO’s drama was one of last year’s big cinema hits in Japan, with several awards going to lead actress Rie MIYAZAWA.
湯を沸かすほどの熱い愛
Yu o wakasu hodo no atsui ai
Japan 2016
125 minutes
Production
The Klockworx, TV Tokyo, Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures, Pipeline, Hikari TV
World sales
Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures
Cast
Rie MIYAZAWA, Hana SUGISAKI, Joe ODAGIRI, Tori MATSUZAKA, Yukiko SHINOHARA
About Ryota NAKANO
中野量太
Ryota NAKANO was born in 1973 and grew up in Kyoto. His graduation film at the Japan Institute of the Moving Image, AS WE GO CHEERING OUR FLAMING LIVES (2000), was also his feature-length debut and won him multiple awards. After several successful short films, he made his next feature-length film CAPTURING DAD (2012), which was invited to the 2013 Berlinale. His commercial breakthrough came with HER LOVE BOILS BATHWATER (2016 / NC ’17). In 2022, he won the Nippon Cinema Award with THE ASADAS (2020).