2006 | Japan | Colour | 102′ | DCP
Director／Screenwriter: Ogigami Naoko
Cinematographer: Tuomo Virtanen
Cast: Kobayashi Satomi, Katagiri Hairi, Motai Masako
In Japanese and Finnish with Chinese and English subtitles
Post-screening talk in Cantonese
Speaker: Dr Fiona Law
Journeying from Japan to Finland, Sachie opens a restaurant of her home cuisine specialising in onigiri. A month into business, the food is still strange to the Finns. As salmon is a delicacy for both nations, Sachie believes that simple and good food always connects people. The diner is soon joined by Midori, who has taken an ad hoc trip to Finland, and Masako, a lady who lost her luggage in the airport. As the aroma of cinnamon rolls stirs appetites and soothes lost souls, the three Japanese ladies bridge cultural divides with humanity’s universal language of good food. Shooting the film in Helsinki, director Ogigami Naoko captures the subtle human connections regardless of geographic boundaries through gentle and humorous touches, bringing on screen a Finnish young man who adores the Japanese anime series Gatchaman, as well as Markku Peltola, a long-time collaborator of acclaimed Finnish director Aki Kaurismäki, to share the secrets of coffee brewing.
Director／Screenwriter: Ogigami Naoko
Cinematographer: Tuomo Virtanen
Cast: Kobayashi Satomi, Katagiri Hairi, Motai Masako
In Japanese and Finnish with Chinese and English subtitles
Post-screening talk in Cantonese
Speaker: Dr Fiona Law
Journeying from Japan to Finland, Sachie opens a restaurant of her home cuisine specialising in onigiri. A month into business, the food is still strange to the Finns. As salmon is a delicacy for both nations, Sachie believes that simple and good food always connects people. The diner is soon joined by Midori, who has taken an ad hoc trip to Finland, and Masako, a lady who lost her luggage in the airport. As the aroma of cinnamon rolls stirs appetites and soothes lost souls, the three Japanese ladies bridge cultural divides with humanity’s universal language of good food. Shooting the film in Helsinki, director Ogigami Naoko captures the subtle human connections regardless of geographic boundaries through gentle and humorous touches, bringing on screen a Finnish young man who adores the Japanese anime series Gatchaman, as well as Markku Peltola, a long-time collaborator of acclaimed Finnish director Aki Kaurismäki, to share the secrets of coffee brewing.