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Movie poster: BAUS: The Ship's Voyage Continues (2025)
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BAUS: The Ship's Voyage Continues

2025 · 116 min Drama
9.4 / 10 · TMDB

Takumi, a film projectionist in a small port town, learns his cinema 'BAUS' is scheduled for demolition in one month. Rather than accept its fate, he conceives a wild plan to convert the aging building into a floating movie theater that will sail between remote islands. His vision gradually draws together a reluctant community — a retired fisherman, a former schoolteacher, and a teenage boy with a handheld camera. As they navigate permits, storms, and personal doubts, the project becomes less about saving a structure and more about creating a vessel for shared stories and connection. This 2025 drama explores how cinema can anchor a community, suggesting that sometimes preservation requires setting sail into the unknown.

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Original Title BAUS 映画から船出した映画館
Year 2025
Country Japan
Genre Drama
Director Hokimoto Sora
Runtime 116 min.
Rating TMDB: 9.4/10 (5 votes)

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The director employs a patient, observational approach, focusing on the textures of port life and the gradual transformation of space. The camera often holds still, allowing the action and emotion within the frame to develop organically.

Those who appreciate gentle stories about community and legacy will find a quiet resonance here. What lingers is a sense of warmth, as if you've been part of the journey. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Hokimoto Sora

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