Hiru no Sento Zake (2016): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2016, Hiru no Sento Zake is a drama series.

What it’s about. 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.

Who’s in it. Hiru no Sento Zake stars Akiko Yagi, Tokio Emoto, Daichi Kaneko and Seiji Shioyama, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 8.8/10, Hiru no Sento Zake sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Hiru no Sento Zake page.

If you liked it. Fans of Hiru no Sento Zake tend to enjoy Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba and Attack on Titan.