On a recent concert tour in Japan, I had the chance to visit several thermal baths and to chat with people about the tradition of bathing. I was fascinated by their differences with American spas.
"Kagaya" is a downtown public bathhouse run by the widow Emiko (Yuko Koma). The drama unfolds at Kagaya, involving various human relationships among her only daughter Hitomi (Yoko Satomi), the ...