Film "The Chef of South Polar"
Japan Foundation Los Angeles Free Japanese Cinema Screenings
JAPANEMA, Every 2nd and 4th Wednesday Evening
Wednesday, May 28 at 7:00 pm
Venue: The Japan Foundation, Los Angeles, Auditorium, 5700 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 100, Los Angeles, CA 90036
Admission: Free. Reservation is not required. Street parking map.
"The Chef of South Polar" (Nankyoku Ryorinin)
125 mins, 2009. Director: Shuichi Okita
In Japanese with English subtitles.
Preview http://youtu.be/TzRvOKLd-kU
About the Movie:
Based on two autobiographical novels by Jun Nishimura, "The Chef of South Polar" centers around a research expedition living in Dome Fuji Station near the South Pole.
The area, which is located far from Showa Station, has an average temperature of -54 degrees celcius and is situated 3800 meters above sea level.
A cook named Nishimura (Masato Sakai) leaves his family behind in order to assist the expedition. Out in the middle of nowhere, Nishimura manages to cook extravagant meals consisting of high-class ingredients like foie gras, spiny lobster, and Matsuzaka beef in this true story of wintering party male bonding.
