Her Love Boils Bathwater
2016 · 125 min · Director: Ryôta Nakano
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A strict, but caring mother has an awakening when she is told she has cancer and it is terminal. She has a few months. She needs to complete her tasks in that short time frame. She needs to retrieve her husband who has vanished and get the family business restarted. She needs to help her daughter be able to pick after herself. Will the family bonds grow stronger or wither?
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Her Love Boils Bathwater (2016) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 35%, Empathy 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Empathy, Love. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Love. Its IMDb rating of 7.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Love
- Empathy
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Love | Empathy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Empathy | 40 % | 27 % | 23 % | 37 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Tension | 49 % | 34 % | 30 % | 43 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Love | 57 % | 46 % | 35 % | 49 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Sadness | 65 % | 56 % | 34 % | 55 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Empathy | 69 % | 59 % | 35 % | 59 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Sadness | 75 % | 61 % | 36 % | 64 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Tension | 75 % | 53 % | 36 % | 65 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Hope | 71 % | 48 % | 48 % | 66 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Empathy | 75 % | 54 % | 65 % | 70 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Love | 68 % | 43 % | 64 % | 57 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Love | 54 % | 29 % | 49 % | 44 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 72′ | Hope | 60 % | 40 % | 44 % | 53 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Sadness | 78 % | 60 % | 54 % | 69 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Love | 85 % | 69 % | 71 % | 75 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Love | 85 % | 74 % | 75 % | 76 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 97′ | Sadness | 85 % | 75 % | 71 % | 76 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 103′ | Love | 87 % | 75 % | 79 % | 76 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 109′ | Sadness | 92 % | 86 % | 84 % | 83 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 116′ | Sadness | 93 % | 87 % | 81 % | 80 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 122′ | Love | 88 % | 75 % | 82 % | 68 % |
Icarus
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
Kimie Sakamaki
Rumi Miyata
Mr. Aso
Details
- Directed by
- Ryôta Nakano
- Written by
- Ryôta Nakano
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2016
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Country
- Japan
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
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