“Thamae Romae” is a sci-fi/ fantasy film from Japan that showed at TIFF Festival. The time traveling comedy is directed by Takeuchi Hideki and stars Hiroshi Abe as an architect in the Roman Empire who finds inspirations for new baths after he accidentally time travels to modern Japan. Vicol Entertainment have announced the HK DVD and Blu-Ray releases of 'Thermae Romae' for the 29th November, 2012. Check out the trailer below.An architect in the Roman Empire, Lucius (Hiroshi Abe) is undergoing a creative crisis. After complaining about the appalling state of Roman baths, Lucius is sucked into a tunnel that takes him to present-day Japan. Emerging in a local Japanese public bath, Lucius is astonished by the achievements of those he calls the "flat-faced people". Upon returning, Lucius decides to apply those brilliant methods into his new bath. Every time he returns to Japan, he is amazed by the ideas modern Japanese have for hygiene. The more ideas he copies for his own bath, the bigger star Lucius becomes. However, with fame also comes danger, as Lucius is soon caught between a power struggle involving Emperor Hadrian and two of his most trusted men.
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