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★★★ - ★★★★★: that's hot
½ - ★★½: that's not
shimizu's placid and quiet style creates such a lovely and relaxing atmosphere here. i loved the shared camaraderie and rapport between all the guests of the spa. but even with such a calming tone established, there's an underlying melancholy throughout the film. eventually, kinuyo tanaka and chishu ryu's fates are intertwined due to a seemingly unimportant object bringing them together. despite their budding relationship, there remained a mutually understood yet unspoken understanding of the transient nature of their relationship. one…
goated af. sasaki shuumei & miyano yoshikazu u deserve the world and more 🥹💗🫶