Hideki TAKEUCHI 武内英樹
Thermae Romae
テルマエ・ロマエ
Nippon Cinema ª
120 B.C.: Roman architect Lucius Modestus is struggling with designing public bathhouses that can keep up with the trends of his time. While visiting the baths in order to find inspiration, he gets sucked into the drain – and finds himself in modern day Japan. The ideas he adapts from Japanese bathing culture might even help the Romans win a war.
テルマエ・ロマエ
Japan 2012
109 minutes
Director
Hideki TAKEUCHI
Script
Shogo MUTO based on a manga by Mari YAMAZAKI
Cinematography
Kazunari KAWAGOE
Music
Norihito SUMITOMO
Production
Fuji Television Network, Toho, Dentsu, Enterbrain
World sales
Pony Canyon
Cast
Hiroshi ABE, Aya UETO, Masahika ISHIMURA, Kazuki KITAMURA
About Hideki TAKEUCHI
武内英樹
Hideki TAKEUCHI, born in 1966, is known for his TV dramas such as FIRST KISS (2006), TRAIN MAN: DENSHA OTOKO (2005) or OOKU (THE INNER PALACE) (2004). He achieved his big break in 2012 with THERMAE ROMAE (NC’ 13), one of the most successful Japanese films in recent years.