A second trip to the spa is no paradise in this waterlogged follow-up to 2012's hit 'Thermae Romae.' A Nipponese time-travel fantasy in which sumo wrestling, electronic toilets and other cool Japanese ...

Hideki Takeuchi's Thermae Romae (2012) played to turn-away crowds at its world premiere at Udine's Far East Film Festival two years ago. It went on to win the My Movies award, decided by internet ...

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UDINE, Italy — “Thermae Romae II,” the follow-up to the smash 2012 time-traveling comedy “Thermae Romae,” has become the fastest Japanese pic to pass the two million admissions mark this year. By its ...

All roads lead to a bathtub in “Thermae Romae,” a time-travel fantasy in which a Roman architect from 128 AD saves the empire by tapping into Nipponese ablution habits. The manga adaptation has fun ...

Hiroshi Abe's time-travellng bathhouse architect from ancient Rome returns in the sequel to the 2012 adaptation of a Japanese manga. By Clarence Tsui Thermae Romae 2 Still - H 2014 Big is not ...

A Nipponese time-travel fantasy in which sumo wrestling, electronic toilets and other cool Japanese inventions find their way into ancient Roman spas, “Thermae Romae II” nonetheless proves a less ...