THERUMAE ROMAE

     My favorite movie is THERUMAE ROMAE. The movie was made by Hideki Takeuchi in 2012 and got the 67th Mainichi Film Contest TSUTAYA Movie Fan award Japanese Film Division. Hiroshi Abe was starred in it.
      In ancient Rome and modern Japan, Lusius Modeatus, an ancient Roman bath designer, suddenly slips back from a public bath in Rome to a Japanese public bath in the 21st century. Since then, he had made many round trips between ancient Rome and modern Japanese baths, witnessing numerous facilities and ingenuity, and incorporating it into ancient Rome. On the other hand, Yamakoshi Mami, a young Japanese woman aspiring to be a manga artist, is intrigued by the fact that he comes in contact with Lucius every time he appears in modern Japan. Lucius, who gained fame by building a new bath in Rome, modeled on what he saw in modern Japan, will eventually become the bath designer of the emperor Hadrian and get the knowledge of his neighbor Antoninus. Eventually, Hadrian ordered Lucius to build a new bath for Caionius, who he considers to be his successor. Lucius then slips back to Japan again and this time appears in an old hot spring inn that is the true home. There was the truth that gave up the way to the manga artist and was determined to succeed the parents' hot spring inn. The truth was that we had to study Latin and ancient Roman history in preparation for the day we reunited with Lucius and to have a perfect conversation with him. And the truth is also time slipped to ancient Rome by getting involved in Lucius returning.  In the end Based on the experience with Lucius, it came to an end when Lucius came back in time before the truth, when he began to challenge the manga artist again.
     I like the scene where the protagonist of this movie slips in time and is surprised by modern Japanese culture every time, and the scene that has become a hot topic of the Roman people by incorporating that culture into Rome.