Movie

First Bath

産湯

Short film of an infant's first bath based on amateur footage found in an antiques gallery in Japan. The photographer is unknown, but the material is thought to date to the early-to-mid Showa era, a period marked by the disastrous consequences of militarism. Music by Tomoko Sauvage.

Director

Michael Lyons

Status

Released

Release date

21/05/2016

Original language

Japanese