Thermae Romae II(2014)

In ancient Rome, bathhouse architect Lucius (Hiroshi Abe) becomes famous with designing the original "thermae" (bathhouse). He receives an order to build a thermae in the colosseum to help gladiators recover from their wounds, but faces difficulties. Thus, Lucius travels again to modern day Japan through the time slip. He meets Manami (Aya Ueto) again, who is now a reporter for a magazine which covers bathroom. With the help of the flat face Japanese tribe, Lucius again designs a new thermae. Meanwhile, Emperor Hadrian (Masachika Ichimura) wants to keep the peace with the thermae, but the Senate wants to extend the land by using force. Emperor Hadrian and the Senate now have a confrontation and Rome becomes divided.

Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Science Fiction

Director: Hideki Takeuchi

Actors: Hiroshi Abe, Aya Ueto, Kazuki Kitamura, Kai Shishido, Riki Takeuchi, Midoriko Kimura, Katsuya Takagi, Tarô Akebono, Katsunori Kotoôshû, Minoru Shiraki

Release date: 2014-04-26

Country of origin: Bulgaria, Italy, Japan

Length: 1h 52m

Ratings:

• 6.1/10