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One Bowl of Kakesoba (1992)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 38M

Director : Katsumi Nishikawa
Writer : Ai Nagai

Synopsis

Set in Sapporo during the oil crisis of the early '70s, the film centers on the Hokkaitei soba stand run by a stoic patriarch and his perky wife. One New Year's day, a haggard-looking mother and her two adorable moppets poke their heads into the restaurant and ask for a single bowl of kakesoba. Noticing that the trio is looking a little low in the heels, she puts in an extra scoop of noodles. The youngest boy declares that the soba is delicious. The next year, the same threesome appears again asking for one bowl of kakesoba. This time the old man dumps in two helpings. He is struck by how much the youngest looks like their own son who was hit by a truck three years previous. The following year, the three return and this time the mother tells her story...

Actors

Tsunehiko Watase
Tsunehiko Watase
Proprietor of Hokkaitei
Pinko Izumi
Pinko Izumi
Mother
Shingo Tsurumi
Shingo Tsurumi
Elder brother
Masaya Obi
Masaya Obi
Elder brother as a boy
Hidetsugu Takiguchi
Hidetsugu Takiguchi
Younger brother as a boy
Kōen Okumura
Kōen Okumura
Leonard Kuma
Leonard Kuma
Shingo Yanagisawa
Shingo Yanagisawa
Shino Ikenami
Shino Ikenami
Kazumi Kawai
Kazumi Kawai
Masayo
Wataru Shihodo
Wataru Shihodo
Hattori
Hiroshi Tamaoki
Hiroshi Tamaoki
Sayuri Kokushô
Sayuri Kokushô
Midori Kanazawa
Midori Kanazawa
Takako Sasuga
Takako Sasuga
(voice)
Etsuko Ichihara
Etsuko Ichihara
Narration (voice)
Yoshie Ichige
Yoshie Ichige
Proprietress of Hokkaitei

Crews

Hikoji Ueda
Hikoji Ueda
Executive Producer
Matsuo Takahashi
Matsuo Takahashi
Executive Producer
Kaoru Tomihara
Kaoru Tomihara
Executive Producer
Shinji Nakagawa
Shinji Nakagawa
Executive Producer
Yuzo Irie
Yuzo Irie
Executive Producer
Tadahiko Nobe
Tadahiko Nobe
Producer
Ryohei Kuri
Ryohei Kuri
Original Story
Ai Nagai
Ai Nagai
Screenplay
Toshiyuki Watanabe
Toshiyuki Watanabe
Original Music Composer
Katsumi Nishikawa
Katsumi Nishikawa
Director
Kuratarô Takamura
Kuratarô Takamura
Director of Photography
Mitsuo Onishi
Mitsuo Onishi
Lighting Technician
Akiyoshi Satani
Akiyoshi Satani
Art Direction
Eiji Kimura
Eiji Kimura
Sound Recordist
Akira Suzuki
Akira Suzuki
Editor
Kazuhiko Ishida
Kazuhiko Ishida
Assistant Director

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