Yudo e no Michi (2023)

Yudo e no Michi 2023 / 湯道への道 2023 / The Way to Yudo

The interest in yudo — an art form that has been around for 400 years — is dwindling, and the state of it has trapped the last master of the craft (Kubota Masataka) in deep despair. But just as he decides to end his life, a crook (Ikuta Toma) looking for a quick hideout (and potentially another place to rob!) saves him. To explain his presence, the swindler takes on the pretense of a yudo noob who is extraordinarily moved by it. Unable to back out, he reluctantly follows the mopey master down a trail that hooks them into making a movie about yudo — but, between the two of them, it’s for very different reasons. (Source: Drama-Otaku)