From udon to ramen by way of eclairs and other sweets, the Japanese Film Festival 2013, which runs from Friday to Sunday at SF Cinema City Terminal 21, features seven films on the theme of Japanese culinary tradition.
The festival is co-organised by the Japanese embassy together with the Japan Foundation and SF Cinema City. The screenings are free of charge. You can pick up tickets at the reception desk an hour before each film starts, except for Eclair on Friday, when tickets must be collected 90 minutes before the movie screens.
ECLAIR
Friday at 8pm
A drama based on an autobiographical novel telling the story of an orphaned boy named Akio (Yoshii Hajime) who is obsessed with sweets. He is caught stealing a bag of sweets out of hunger. Akio is given a sweet bun by police detective Toyama (Endo Kenichi) and is sent to a reformatory where he faces a tough time but finds solace in a song sung by one of the teachers. Directed by Kondo Akio.
KAMOME DINER
Saturday at 2pm
Sachie (Kobayashi Satomi) opens the Kamome Diner in Helsinki. One day two Japanese women, each with some personal issues, come to help at Sachie's diner. The number of customers gradually increases, but the diner seems to attract only those with problems. Conversations with Sachie and the food seem to resolve people's concerns. Directed by Ogigami Naoko.
THE CHEF OF SOUTH POLAR
Saturday at 4.30pm
The story tells of the extreme isolation of eight men, living apart from their families in the severe conditions of the South Pole. From full-course French cuisine to hand-made ramen noodles, the meals that fill the team's bellies and hearts are unforgettable. Directed by Okita Shuichi.
PATISSERIE
Saturday at 7pm
An emotional drama involving delicious desserts. Natsume (Aoi Yu), a cake maker's daughter from Kagoshima, travels to Tokyo to find her boyfriend and take him back with her. Natsume makes her way to a famous Tokyo patisserie and attempts to become a live-in employee. Directed by Fukagawa Yoshihiro.
RINCO'S RESTAURANT
Sunday at 2pm
This fantastical film shows us the small miracles a little heartfelt cooking can bring. Rinco (Shibasaki Kou) has lost her voice after a bad break-up. She moves in with her mother Ruriko (Yo Kimiko), but tries to find a way to provide for herself. She opens a restaurant which serves only one pair of guests a day with carefully cooked meals. Soon word spreads that "dining there will bring you happiness". Directed by Tominaya Mai.
UDON
Sunday at 4.30pm
Matsui Kosuke (Yusuke Santamaria) goes to New York, dreaming of becoming a first-class comedian. With the obstacles he faces, he returns to his home town in Kagawa in debt. Kosuke is ashamed to meet his father who has carried on making udon diligently at his noodle factory. He has a chance to work for the town's information magazine. Then he puts together a column for Sanuki Udon, a specialty in Kagawa Prefecture. But after an udon craze, the festive excitement dies down. However, Kosuke doesn't give up on chasing his dream. Directed by Motohiro Katsuyuki.
A BOY AND HIS SAMURAI
Sunday at 7pm
Kijima Yasube (Nishikido Ryo) is an Edo-period samurai who enters a time slip and gets lost in the present. He has a chance meeting with single mother Yusa Hiroko (Tomosaka Rie) who allows him to stay with her. Kijima discovers the art of making sweets and his natural talent soon begins to blossom. Directed by Nakamura Yoshihiro.
For more information, visit www.sfcinemacity.com.
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