Her Love Boils Bathwater (湯を沸かすほどの熱い愛, Yu o Wakasu Hodo no Atsui Ai) is a 2016 Japanese drama film directed by Ryōta Nakano.[4] It was selected as the Japanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[5]
| Her Love Boils Bathwater | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Ryōta Nakano |
| Screenplay by | Ryōta Nakano |
| Produced by | Kazumi Fukase Yusuke Wakabayashi |
| Starring | Rie Miyazawa Hana Sugisaki Joe Odagiri |
| Distributed by | KlockWorx |
Release date |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Box office | ¥300,000,000 approx. domestic,[1] US$168,279 international[2][3] |
Plot
editFutaba (Rie Miyazawa) single-handedly raising her teenage daughter Azumi (Hana Sugisaki) is diagnosed with terminal cancer and learns she only has a few months to live. She decides to use her last few months to improve the life of her family. To do this, she tracks down her husband, Kazuhiro (Joe Odagiri), who had left her for another woman. The other woman had in turn abandoned him, leaving him to look after a 9-year old daughter Ayuko (Aoi Itō) who she claimed was the result of a one-night stand years before. Together, Futaba, Kazuhiro and the two girls reopen the family bathhouse, which will provide them with a comfortable life. Other challenges facing Futaba include helping Azumi to fend for herself at school and taking the girls on a road trip to introduce Azumi to her biological mother, Kimie (Yukiko Shinohara), a deaf woman who gave birth to Azumi when she was only 19.
Cast
edit- Rie Miyazawa as Futaba Sachino
- Hana Sugisaki as Azumi Sachino
- Joe Odagiri as Kazuhiro Sachino
- Tori Matsuzaka as Takumi Mukai
- Aoi Itō as Ayuko Katase
- Yukiko Shinohara as Kimie Sakamaki
- Tarō Suruga as Takimoto
Reception
editCritical response
editHer Love Boils Bathwater has an approval rating of 100% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 5 reviews, and an average rating of 8/10.[6]
Awards and nominations
edit| Award ceremony | Category | Recipients | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41st Hochi Film Award[7] | Best Picture | Her Love Boils Bathwater | Won |
| Best Actress | Rie Miyazawa | Won | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Hana Sugisaki | Won | |
| Best New Artist | Ryōta Nakano | Won | |
| 29th Nikkan Sports Film Award | Best Actress | Rie Miyazawa | Won |
| 59th Blue Ribbon Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Hana Sugisaki | Won |
| 40th Japan Academy Prize | Picture of the Year | Her Love Boils Bathwater | Nominated |
| Director of the Year | Ryōta Nakano | Nominated | |
| Screenplay of the Year | Ryōta Nakano | Nominated | |
| Best Actress | Rie Miyazawa | Won | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Hana Sugisaki | Won | |
| Newcomer of the Year | Won | ||
| 26th Japanese Movie Critics Awards | Best Picture | Her Love Boils Bathwater | Won |
| Best Director | Ryōta Nakano | Won | |
| Best Actress | Rie Miyazawa | Won | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Hana Sugisaki | Won |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 2018年3月下旬 映画業界決算特別号 p.63
- ^ "Her Love Boils Bathwater". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- ^ "Yu wo wakasuhodo no atsui ai". The Numbers. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- ^ "湯を沸かすほどの熱い愛". eiga.com. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
- ^ Blair, Gavin (5 September 2017). "Oscars: Japan Selects 'Her Love Boils Bathwater' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^ https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/her_love_boils_bathwater
- ^ "報知映画賞で「湯を沸かすほどの熱い愛」が4冠、「君の名は。」が特別賞に". natalie. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
External links
edit- Official website (in Japanese)
- Her Love Boils Bathwater at IMDb
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