Yudo: The Way of the Bath

Feb 23, 2023

2h 7m

★ 6.8

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Production Companies

TOHO

Cine Bazar

Pony Canyon

Fuji Television Network

J Storm

Sedic International

NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan

Hakuhodo DY Media Partners

jeki

N35

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Cast

Shiro Miura

Toma Ikuta

Goro Miura

Gaku Hamada

Izumi Akiyama

Kanna Hashimoto

Eiko Takahashi

Keiko Toda

Saku Kotaka

Susumu Terajima

Tadashi Yokoyama

Fumiyo Kohinata

Saishu Kaji

Masataka Kubota

Yoichi Ota

Kotaro Yoshida

Maika Yokoyama

Meru Nukumi

Yuki Ueno

Nao Asahi

Adrian

Jason Atsugiri

Teruyuki Yamaoka

Kazuyuki Asano

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