DTC: Yukemuri Junjo Hen from High &amp; LowDTC: Yukemuri Junjo Hen from High &amp; Low DTC: Yukemuri Junjo Hen from High & Low DTC: Yukemuri Junjou Hen from High & Low (Japanese: DTC -湯けむり純情篇- from HiGH&LOW, 湯けむり純情篇 means Episode Pure Love in Hot Spring) is a 2018 Japanese drama film directed by Norihisa Hiranuma. It's a spin-off of the "High&Low" series, following the story of "High&Low The Movie 3 / Final Mission", it tells the story of how Sannoh Rengokai (Hoodlum Squad) members Dan, Tettsu and Chiharu, the so-called "DTC", spend their time after the fatal war with Kuryu Group. Though the "High&Low" series have been famous for its action scenes, the film is consist  of "0% of fightings, 80% of laugh and 20% of moving scenes" as a road movie, and the DTC gets to lead the film this time. The film is starred by Kenjiro Yamashita, Kanta Sato, Taiki Sato as Dan, Tettsu and Chiharu, respectively, with Taro Suruga, Yuko Fueki, and Miu Arai joining the cast. It had a limited release in Japan on September 28, 2018. Plot. Dan, Tettsu, and Chiharu (collectively known as DTC), exhausted from running through exciting days of exposing even national cover-ups, set off on a journey on their motorcycles without even deciding where to go  in search of their throbbing hearts and youth (and girls)! Arriving at the Onsen town(Hot Spring Resort) Kamishimo, they release they have run out of their gas and their money. Therefore, they decide to find live-in jobs in the town to earn some travel fees. They find jobs at an Onsen Ryokan(Japanese Inn with Hot Spring) deep into the mountain,the "Moritaya", where they meet a young proprietress Mari and her only daughter Megumi. Chiharu falls in love with Mari, who has lost her husband and is running the inn while raising her daughter by herself, but he sadly  finds out that she and manager Miyazaki are attracted to each other. The three members of DTC make a big proposal plan for Miyazaki in order to encourage Mari and Miyazaki to get married, who have been unable to remarry due to concern of Mari's daughter. With the help of their former friends the Ryukibue brothers (Kabuto Ijuin and Ozawa), the SMG of White Rascals, and the Daruma Babies of Daruma Ikka, the three are on a mission to save Mari and the others' future, but things take an unexpected turn, they are on the brink of failing their  plan. At last, DTC's plan works out, Megumi accepts Miyazaki' proposal of being his daughter, Mari and Miyazaki can finally get married. Taking their salary for their part-time job with them, DTC carries on their journey. Cast. Masayasu Yagi plays Kabuto Ijuin, the so-called "Crabman ", and Kousei Amano plays Ozawa, who wants to be popular around girls more than anything. The two form the duet "Vertical Flute Brothers" and go on a nationwide tour booked by Ozawa fathers out of parental love, but Ozawa feels so uneasy that he asks DTC to accompany them on the tour . Ikki Nishimura, Tomoki Hirose, Shunsuke Nishikawa, Ryo Matsuda portrays Heidi, Marco, Lassie, Cosette, respectively. They are the members of SMG, the new special fighting groups of White Rascals. Instructed by White Rascals' leader Rocky, they go on a comfort trip with those women protected by White Rascals, when they meet their old friends DTC and Tettsu ask them to direct Miyazaki's big proposal. Masaru Mizuno, Shunsuke Tanaka, Koji Moriya, and Yuki Izawa appear as Daruma Ikka's members Futa, Raita, Agyo, and Ungyo, respectively. They open a shooting range in the Onsen town Kamishimo and are approached by Tettsu , who asks them to help building and decorating the venue for Miyazaki's proposal. Release. "DTC: Yukemuri Junjou Hen from High&Low" was released limitedly in Japan on September 28, 2018, for three weeks. On October 17, 2018, it was announced that 27 cinemas in Japan would continue to show the film for a few more weeks due to its well-reception. Marketing. "DTC: Yukemuri Junjou Hen from High&Low" was announced on June 16, 2018, together with its first waves of promotional materials, and it was also announced that the film would be released on September 28, 2018. The first trailer  was released on June 19, while it was also announced that Doberman Infinity has made a new song "You& I" for the film as its theme song, and hip hop group Honest Boy would provide a new song for the film score. A new poster was released on July 6, with scenes of the film on the poster, it was confirmed that other characters from the "High&Low series," Yamato for example, would appear in the film. On August 21, the film premiered on special event PKCZ®×DTC -Yukemuri Junjou Hen- from High&Low Advance Screening Event & Premium Live Show in  Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall 1–3, while the music video with film characters of the theme song "You& I" was released on the same day. Another premiere event was held on September 10 in United Cinema Toyosu in Tokyo. On September 25, NTV aired the film's special program ""DTC -Yukemuri Junjou Hen- from High&Low" openly straight ahead SP! to introduce the film. Akira Hiramoto drew a short manga series for the film, and it was published on "Weekly Shōnen Magazine" on September 26 and October 3, 2018. Clamp also revived their collaboration with the "High&Low Series" and released a  new short "High&Low g-sword" manga on "Weekly Shōnen Magazine" on September 26, with DTC as its main characters. Reception. Box office. "DTC: Yukemuri Junjou Hen from High&Low" grossed in total for a limited release. Critical response. Japanese Media Real Sound described the film as "a relaxing film", and pointed out that it uses music differently from precious "High&Low" films, as music has helped to set background and atmosphere for different scenes in the film. Meanwhile, Real Sound also loved that "DTC: Yukemuri Junjou Hen from High&Low" combines its plots with clever twists on those familiar and handsome soundtracks from  the "High&Low" series, creating a lot of laughs by creating contrast. On top of that, the film has plenty of comedic interludes, which are rare in the series." Real Sound also pointed out that though the film had a lot of hilarious slapstick parts, it was also a film that makes you laugh and then breathe a sigh of relief, adding that "The theme song 'You & I' sung at the end of the work expressed the film's unique sense of sadness and pleasure in moving forward under the interplay of encounters and partings, which echoes with the emotions of  the audiences." DTC: Yukemuri Junjo Hen from High & Low DTC: Yukemuri Junjou Hen from High & Low (Japanese: DTC -湯けむり純情篇- from HiGH&LOW, 湯けむり純情篇 means Episode Pure Love in Hot Spring) is a 2018 Japanese drama film directed by Norihisa Hiranuma. It's a spin-off of the "High&Low" series, following the story of "High&Low The Movie 3 / Final Mission", it tells the story of how Sannoh Rengokai (Hoodlum Squad) members Dan, Tettsu and Chiharu, the so-called "DTC", spend their time after the fatal war with Kuryu Group. Though the "High&Low" series have been famous for its action scenes, the film