Shower
1999 · 92 min · Director: Yang Zhang, Zhang Yang
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Shenzhen businessman, Da Ming, goes home to Beijing when he thinks his father has died. He finds his father hard at work at the family's bathhouse (the false message was a ruse of Da's mentally-handicapped, exuberant brother, Er Ming, to get Da home). Da stays a couple days, observing his father being social director, marriage counselor, and dispute mediator for his customers and a boon companion to Er. Da is caught between worlds: the decaying district of his childhood and the booming south where he now lives with a wife who's not met his family. When Da realizes his father's health is failing and the district is slated for razing, he must take stock of family and future.
Emotional fingerprint
Shower (1999) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Sadness 25%, Humor 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Empathy30%
- Sadness25%
- Humor20%
- Nostalgia15%
- Satisfaction10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Sadness, Humor. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sadness and Humor. Its IMDb rating of 7.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Sadness
- Nostalgia
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Nostalgia
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Sadness | Nostalgia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Humor | 47 % | 18 % | 3 % | 12 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Empathy | 48 % | 33 % | 8 % | 19 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Humor | 44 % | 32 % | 9 % | 20 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Humor | 44 % | 20 % | 8 % | 15 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Humor | 55 % | 24 % | 13 % | 10 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Tension | 66 % | 46 % | 29 % | 8 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Empathy | 70 % | 63 % | 45 % | 23 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Nostalgia | 65 % | 57 % | 40 % | 38 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Humor | 59 % | 45 % | 26 % | 29 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Tension | 57 % | 43 % | 29 % | 24 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Empathy | 57 % | 47 % | 37 % | 27 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Empathy | 58 % | 57 % | 42 % | 32 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Sadness | 71 % | 68 % | 61 % | 29 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Sadness | 84 % | 79 % | 81 % | 29 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Sadness | 85 % | 81 % | 83 % | 32 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Empathy | 76 % | 73 % | 66 % | 44 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Nostalgia | 68 % | 59 % | 51 % | 58 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Nostalgia | 70 % | 60 % | 51 % | 63 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Empathy | 78 % | 73 % | 57 % | 63 % |
Riches to rags
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
'Old' Liu
Liu Daming
Lao Lin
Lao Wu
He Zheng
Miao Zhuang
Wang Fang
Zhang Jinhao
Street Director
Old Bather
Creditor
Xiu'er
Xiu'er's father
Xiu'er's mother
Details
- Directed by
- Yang Zhang, Zhang Yang
- Written by
- Yang Zhang, Fendou Liu, Xin Huo, Diao Yinan, Zhang Yang, Liu Fendou, Cai Shangjun
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1999
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Country
- China
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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