Movie Night

• Jan 29, 2020
• 6:30 pm
• No. 70, Nat Mauk Lane (1), Bahan township, Yangon

Great news for all Japanese film lovers!

As the very first movie screening event of 2020 new year at the Japan Foundation, Yangon, we are excited to say that “Movie Night” will be brought to you on 29 January (Wednesday night) with the screening of “Thermae Romae” which won many awards at international film festivals. The movie is about a Roman architect of spa baths who unexpectedly time travelled to modern Japan to find out the wonders of Japan bath house. The movie will be shown with English subtitles.

The movie is an adaptation of Yamazaki Mari’s popular manga, which has won both the 2010 Manga Taisho (Cartoon Grand Prize) and the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize for Best Short Work. Another striking aspect is its large open set built at Cinecitta, Italy’s largest film studio.

(Synopsis)
Lucius is an architect of spa baths for the Roman Empire. One day, he discovers a hidden tunnel underneath a spa that leads him to a modern Japanese bath house. Inspired by the innovations found there, he creates his own spa, Roma Thermae, bringing in the modern ideas to his time. He takes elements of Japanese culture that he learns there back with him to Rome and is hugely successful, which leads the Emperor to command him to build a massive spa.

Date: 29 January 2020
Time: 6:30 pm
Venue: The Japan Foundation, Yangon
With English subtitles