Hiru no Sento Zake
42-year-old Utsumi Takayuki works for Second Division of Hinode Advertising's Planning and Sales Department. He was transferred from the General Affairs Department one year ago, but he keeps delivering the worst sales performance. Utsumi is not eloquent, poor at dealing with things and is a pushover too. He always gets reprimanded by his boss Dozono Shoko. His only pleasure is skipping work, going to the public bath in the day on a weekday and gulping a beer down his dry throat after that. Utsumi cannot resist the temptation when he sees a public bath during working hours despite his sense of guilt. On this day too, he calls his company with the excuse that he has urgent business and walks through the door of a public bath in high spirits. When he pays the fee, takes off his suit and enters the bath, the best moment awaits him.
Cast
Akiko Yagi
Tokio Emoto
Daichi Kaneko
Seiji Shioyama
Shigeyuki Totsugi
Aika Hirota
Seasons
E1"Tsurunoyu Bath, Followed By Fried Liver"
Apr 8, 2016
Takayuki Utsumi (Shigeyuki Totsugi), yet again with the least sales this month, heads out searching for new clients... only to find the chimney of Tsurunoyu Bath, a bath house found in Koiwa, Tokyo. He is still working, but is tempted. And in bright daylight, on a weekday, he flips through the entrance curtains, and into the bath house he goes.
E2"Daikokuyu Bath Followed By Sausages"
Apr 15, 2016
E3"Kamata Hot Spring Followed By Noodles"
Apr 22, 2016
E4"Soshigaya Bath 21 Followed By Anchovy Pizza"
Apr 29, 2016
E5"Tsubameyu Bath Followed By Skewers"
May 6, 2016
E6"Takarayu Bath Followed By Fried Rice"
May 13, 2016
E7"Hisamatsuyu Followed By Chili Dumplings"
May 20, 2016
E8"Komparuyu Followed By Pork Gut And Cheek"
May 27, 2016
E9"Yoshida Bath Followed By Suruga Rice Bowl"
Jun 3, 2016
E10"Fujinoyu Bath Followed By Grilled Eel"
Jun 10, 2016
E11"Kosugiyu Bath Followed By Korean BBQ"
Jun 17, 2016
E12"Jakotsuyu Bath Followed By Tempura"
Jun 24, 2016
Storyline
42-year-old Utsumi Takayuki works for Second Division of Hinode Advertising's Planning and Sales Department. He was transferred from the General Affairs Department one year ago, but he keeps delivering the worst sales performance. Utsumi is not eloquent, poor at dealing with things and is a pushover too. He always gets reprimanded by his boss Dozono Shoko. His only pleasure is skipping work, going to the public bath in the day on a weekday and gulping a beer down his dry throat after that. Utsumi cannot resist the temptation when he sees a public bath during working hours despite his sense of guilt. On this day too, he calls his company with the excuse that he has urgent business and walks through the door of a public bath in high spirits. When he pays the fee, takes off his suit and enters the bath, the best moment awaits him.
