Yudo: The Way of the Bath (2023)
Original title: 湯道
Yudo: The Way of the Bath is a 2023 Japanese-language drama movie directed by Masayuki Suzuki, with a running time of 2h 7m. It stars Toma Ikuta, Gaku Hamada and Kanna Hashimoto.
Two estranged brothers inherit Marukin Hot Springs, a small-town bathhouse. One sees it as an homage to their late father; the other, a struggling architect, as lucrative real estate for condos. Their eclectic collection of townsfolk customers show them the value of the bath goes way beyond a scrub and soak.
Cast
- Toma Ikuta as Shiro Miura
- Gaku Hamada as Goro Miura
- Kanna Hashimoto as Izumi Akiyama
- Keiko Toda as Eiko Takahashi
- Susumu Terajima as Saku Kotaka
- Fumiyo Kohinata as Tadashi Yokoyama
- Masataka Kubota as Saishu Kaji
- Kotaro Yoshida as Yoichi Ota
- Meru Nukumi as Maika Yokoyama
- Nao Asahi as Yuki Ueno
- Jason Atsugiri as Adrian
- Kazuyuki Asano as Teruyuki Yamaoka