China Synopsis
洗澡
An aged father and his younger, mentally challenged son have been working hard every day to keep the bathhouse running for a motley group of regular customers. When his elder son, who left years ago to seek his fortune in the southern city of Shenzhen, abruptly returns one day, it once again puts under stress the long-broken father-son ties. Presented as a light-hearted comedy, Shower explores the value of family, friendship, and tradition.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Shower. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Comedy + Drama in China
90 China titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Shower itself).
The 1998–2000 China Window
In the crowded 1998-2000 China release window, Shower sits at #8 of 12. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 1990s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in China, 41 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Shower premiered alongside 4 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 4 other China films in 1999.
The 72nd China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
57 audience reviews — more than 67% of China films in our index.
Review volume (67th percentile) outruns trending popularity (50th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Shower, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- mentally disabled · 4
- bath house · 4
- marriage crisis · 4
- opera singer · 4
- shower · 2
- modernity · 1
- modern society · 1
- beijing · 13
- tradition · 9
- businessman · 8
- wife · 7
- china · 127
- husband wife relationship · 46
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #342 of 946 China films indexed here (64th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.3 points above the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Comedy productions specifically: #73 of 214 (top 34%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Spoken Languages | Mandarin, Spanish, English |
| Production Companies | Imar Film Co., Ltd., Xi'an Film Studio |
| Runtime | 1h 32m |
| Release Date | September 13, 1999 |
| IMDb | tt0215369 |