Daigo Matsui has been fascinated with making pictures about youth and adolescence since his debut effort “Afro Tanaka” (2012), but the native of Fukuoka departs from his usual track and takes us into a day of a life of a few kooky people working in the storied Funabashi Grand Sauna which at the current moment, sees it singing its final swan song.
Aufguss is screening at Short Shorts Film Festival and Asia
Funabashi Grand Sauna is closing its doors after 50 long years in the business. But Toji (Satoshi Motoori) powers on like a steam engine. His boss discovers the hardworking Toji-san and chases him out of the laundry room, to enjoy the sauna for the last time. As patrons flood into the establishment, the erstwhile floor-mopper instead prepares for the final performance of his pièce de resistance amid an air of mystery surrounding the mist.
Right off the cuff, Matsui's short...
Aufguss is screening at Short Shorts Film Festival and Asia
Funabashi Grand Sauna is closing its doors after 50 long years in the business. But Toji (Satoshi Motoori) powers on like a steam engine. His boss discovers the hardworking Toji-san and chases him out of the laundry room, to enjoy the sauna for the last time. As patrons flood into the establishment, the erstwhile floor-mopper instead prepares for the final performance of his pièce de resistance amid an air of mystery surrounding the mist.
Right off the cuff, Matsui's short...
- 6/17/2023
- by Leon Overee
- AsianMoviePulse
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