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Jimami Tofu (2018)
Directed by Jason Chan, Christian Lee
“A recipe for love across the sea”
Drama, Romance · 2h 01m
A Chinese Singaporean chef, formerly working in Tokyo, finds himself in Okinawa begging a disgruntled old chef to teach him traditional Okinawan food. A top Japanese food critic finds herself in Singapore on an eye opening discovery of Southeast Asian cuisine. In reality both are looking for each other after an emotional breakup years ago. Emotionally crippled by their breakup he searches her home-town for her but discovers instead the art of traditional Okinawan food. Through it he learns the incredible balance of two cultures: Chinese and Japanese - a balance they never had in their relationship. When she suddenly appears in Okinawa looking to find closure he cooks and serves her their final meal. Through it she discovers what she had been yearning for all these years.
Cast
Jason Chan
Mari Yamamoto
Masane Tsukayama
Crew
- Director
- Jason Chan, Christian Lee
- Writer
- Christian Lee, Jason Chan
- Editor
- Christian Lee, Jason Chan
- Producer
- Sang Min Lee, Saori Ozaki, Christian Lee, Jason Chan
Details
- Original title
- ジーマーミ豆腐
- Release date
- 2018-03-28
- Runtime
- 2h 01m
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Original language
- JA
- Spoken languages
- Japanese, English
- Countries
- Japan, Singapore, South Korea
- Production
- BananaMana Films, Opus Pictures