Hiru no Sento Zake (Season 1)

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.

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    "Tsurunoyu Bath, Followed By Fried Liver" (Episode 1)

    Air date: 2016-04-08

    Runtime: 360 min

    Overview: 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.

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    "Daikokuyu Bath Followed By Sausages" (Episode 2)

    Air date: 2016-04-15

    Runtime: 360 min

  • Poster for "Kamata Hot Spring Followed By Noodles"

    "Kamata Hot Spring Followed By Noodles" (Episode 3)

    Air date: 2016-04-22

    Runtime: 360 min

  • Poster for "Soshigaya Bath 21 Followed By Anchovy Pizza"

    "Soshigaya Bath 21 Followed By Anchovy Pizza" (Episode 4)

    Air date: 2016-04-29

    Runtime: 360 min

  • Poster for "Tsubameyu Bath Followed By Skewers"

    "Tsubameyu Bath Followed By Skewers" (Episode 5)

    Air date: 2016-05-06

    Runtime: 360 min

  • Poster for "Takarayu Bath Followed By Fried Rice"

    "Takarayu Bath Followed By Fried Rice" (Episode 6)

    Air date: 2016-05-13

    Runtime: 360 min

  • Poster for "Hisamatsuyu Followed By Chili Dumplings"

    "Hisamatsuyu Followed By Chili Dumplings" (Episode 7)

    Air date: 2016-05-20

    Runtime: 360 min

  • Poster for "Komparuyu Followed By Pork Gut And Cheek"

    "Komparuyu Followed By Pork Gut And Cheek" (Episode 8)

    Air date: 2016-05-27

    Runtime: 360 min

  • Poster for "Yoshida Bath Followed By Suruga Rice Bowl"

    "Yoshida Bath Followed By Suruga Rice Bowl" (Episode 9)

    Air date: 2016-06-03

    Runtime: 360 min

  • Poster for "Fujinoyu Bath Followed By Grilled Eel"

    "Fujinoyu Bath Followed By Grilled Eel" (Episode 10)

    Air date: 2016-06-10

    Runtime: 360 min

  • Poster for "Kosugiyu Bath Followed By Korean BBQ"

    "Kosugiyu Bath Followed By Korean BBQ" (Episode 11)

    Air date: 2016-06-17

    Runtime: 360 min

  • Poster for "Jakotsuyu Bath Followed By Tempura"

    "Jakotsuyu Bath Followed By Tempura" (Episode 12)

    Air date: 2016-06-24

    Runtime: 360 min

Hiru no Sento Zake