Her Love Boils Bathwater (2016)

A strict, but caring mother has an awakening when she is told she has cancer and it is terminal. She has a few months. She needs to complete her tasks in that short time frame. She needs to... See full summary »

Director:

Ryôta Nakano

Writer:

Ryôta Nakano (screenplay)

Stars:

Rie Miyazawa, Hana Sugisaki, Aoi Itô

13 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Rie Miyazawa	...	Futaba Kono
Hana Sugisaki	...	Azumi Kono
Aoi Itô	...	Ayuko Katase
Yukiko Shinohara	...	Kimie Sakamaki
Tarô Suruga	...	Takimoto
Tôri Matsuzaka	...	Takumi Mukai
Joe Odagiri	...	Kazuhiro Kono
Nanoka Matsubara	...	'Mean Girls' Leader
Shuhei Eto	...	Teacher
Kagetora Miura	...	Mr. Aso
Sôtarô Tanaka
Lily
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hiroshi Suzuki

Storyline

A strict, but caring mother has an awakening when she is told she has cancer and it is terminal. She has a few months. She needs to complete her tasks in that short time frame. She needs to retrieve her husband who has vanished and get the family business restarted. She needs to help her daughter be able to pick after herself. Will the family bonds grow stronger or wither?

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Plot Keywords:

seifuku | girl wears a bra and panties | japanese schoolgirl | miniskirt | visible midriff | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Did You Know?

Trivia

It screened at the Montreal World Film Festival in Montreal, Canada in 2016.

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Quotes

Futaba Sachino: I don't want to lose the meaning of my existence just to prolong my life for a little while.

User Reviews

Powerful film that leaves viewers with great emotional impact

This is a great film, showcasing how strong a woman and a mother can be. This is a story of an extremely mentally strong woman who has touched the lives of people around her some close, some not so.

I have managed to watch this film as part of the film festival in Sydney and this was the movie that I was most emotionally felt and touched. This film made me remember my mother who was as equally strong mentally and supported me and my siblings alone. was hard to hold back my tears. Not just me, the other audience must have felt too as I heard a few people crying.

Not only she, herself is strong, but she also showed the others in need how to get stronger and supported the people around her. The people in turn supported her when she was in need of their help. And they are so willing to do anything for her.

This is a film about family struggles, undying toughness when faced with adverse reality, the importance of the care, love and support of loved ones. Very aptly titled film - her love is so strong and heated that it can even boil water.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

29 October 2016 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Her Love Boils Bathwater

Filming Locations:

Japan

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$160,697

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures, NTT Plala, Pipeline

Technical Specs

Runtime:

125 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1