After being diagnosed with a terminal illness, Futaba resolves to spend her remaining time reuniting her broken family, reopening the long-closed bathhouse, and helping her shy daughter Azumi learn to stand on her own.
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Her Love Boils Bathwater (2016) - Official Trailer
The road movie aspect is also entertaining, but I think that the script goes a bit too far after a fashion, with the various side stories being too many for a single individual to have, although some of the plot twists are really impactful.
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Rob Aldam
RTBackseat MafiaJan 29, 2019
I beautiful tale of love and family
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Hannah Brown
RTJerusalem PostJul 12, 2018
Those who aren't put off by the inherent sadness in the concept will find this film compelling in its depiction of how this heroine chooses to choreograph her own exit, and although you may cry, you won't leave the theater depressed.
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Alex Doenau
RTTrespassNov 21, 2017
Her Love Boils Bathwater very firmly belongs to its genre, but it innovates and expands on its hallmarks in such a way that it is able to sufficiently stand out.