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Apr 17, 2018 · Under the guise of this Purple Rose of Cairo -esque romantic comedy, director Hideki Takeuchi ( Thermae Romae ) and writer Keisuke Uyama are eager to explore the different facets of the...
All this and more is grist for "Fly Me to the Saitama," a comedy by Hideki Takeuchi that takes this city-suburb clash to absurd and fantastic extremes. Based on a manga by Mineo Maya, the film...
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Nov 16, 2023 · Hideki Takeuchi’s 2019 film “ Fly Me to the Saitama,” based on Mineo Maya's gag manga, took a comedic if sympathetic view of the much-mocked title prefecture, which has a relationship to...
My husband and I are going to watch Takarazuka Revue perform a play based on this film, but my husband hadn't seen the film. So I thought I'd introduce him to it beforehand. Whether that was a good idea or not, I'm not sure yet.
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Sep 6, 2012 · Thermae Romae: Toronto Review. Hideki Takeuchi's adaptation of Mari Yamazaki's popular manga series already grossed $75 million in Japan. By Jordan Mintzer.
Hideki Takeuchi's 'Thermae Romae' — literally 'Roman Bath' — was 2012's surprise box office smash in Japan, earning nearly ¥6 billion, the second-highest that year.