Terumae romae

A bath architect from ancient Rome keeps drowning and appearing in baths in modern Japan, get back to his own time and recreates the baths of the modern world in the best ways he can. The film is as crazy as it sounds from the plot and manages to be hilarious throughout. I didn't mind the minor problems it had in terms of the production. White actors speaking in English being dubbed over, while Japanese actors cast as Romans speaking Japanese looked weird and there were some special effects that were a bit tacky but it all went with the tone of the film. The recreation of ancient Rome itself has been done pretty well. The concept of innovation and the morale of the public psyche being connected to baths is not something you associate all the time but it does make sense. I love these types of crazy storylines.

I saw it as provocative, sweet and...pretty boring between the travels of poor architect are not only repetitive but, in some measure, pretty childish.

But the idea is seductive and , reminding the emotion of childhood about adventure - historical books, just smart used. And the humor, like providential romance, the parallel between cultures , ore than Japaneses talking Latin are not so insignificant.

Indeed, in few moments I perceived Terumae romae as just delightful and, in some measure, it is little more, for acting, for atmosphere, for ingenuity of slices of story and for noble intentions as axis of a sweet - pretty nice film about pretentions of powerful men and the sources of inspiration for a correct architect.

This movie was one of the Gala screenings at the 2012 Toronto Intl Film Festival. Unfortunately I did not manage to secure a ticket and also did not get to meet Abe-san who was there to greet fans before the show. Luckily it was one of the inflight movies on Air Canada on my way to HK, and I got to see it then. Normally on such a small screen, it would affect my enjoyment however for this particular movie, I was laughing a lot and must say one of the best comedies (with a bit of romance) I have ever seen!The music (opera) was perfect for the film, the cast especially Abe was excellent, as well as the entire production (the Rome set was impressive). If you want to have two hours of fun, this is THE movie to go to. You won't regret it :) ENJOY! I look forward to October 4 for its release in Hong Kong. You bet I want to see it again, this time on a big screen with big sound!

This short film is about the story of Lucious, a roman architect, who leapt through time to modern Japan which makes him gain experiences and knowledge of building hot spring so he can apply these knowledge to Roman hot spring. First off, I like the plot of this film. it is very creative and different from other time-traveling films that I have ever watched. This movie is totally an entertainment since you do not have to think about the action of characters or why it happened too much but just enjoy the film. The plot is not complicated. The main actor of this film looks so alike with Roman people even he is Japanese. However, this movie is originated from comic book. So, there are some parts that might be frustrating to watch. For example, the movie itself is more like a gag cartoon that are divided into episodes. So, each apart of the film is not continue with other parts. Also, I don't really feel like it is necessary to have a female character who is the second main actor of this film in this movie in this film and forcibly put romantic plot between Lucious and that female character.

It's entertaining and funny. The scenes of Romans trying to copy jacuzzi made my laugh. I enjoyed it.