Bath House of Whales(2019)

Name: Bath House of Whales
Director: Mizuki Kiyama
Genre: Animation
Released: 2019-01-01
Duration: 7 min

Mizuki Kiyama's short animation utilizes a paint on glass technique to render a young girl's visit to a neighborhood sento (bath house) with her mother with dazzling sensuous wonder. Evoking childish fascination at daily rituals, this quotidian act amidst feminine intimacy becomes a space of otherworldly fantasy.