Wa-shoku Dream: Beyond Sushi

Wa-shoku Dream: Beyond Sushi (2015)

G 10 Apr 2015 • Documentary, Biography, Family • 1h 47m
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Japanese and American collaboration documentary film "WA-SHOKU ~Beyond Sushi~" produced by United Television Broadcasting Systems/ Film Voice and directed by Junichi Suzuki -an award winning director-. Japanese food starting from Sushi is familiar all over the world today. When you enter Japanese restaurants, you can see people, regardless of their ethnicity, enjoying this food culture. There is a passionate story of the men who dedicated their lives to spreading Japan's traditional cultural cuisine making Wa-shoku ("Japanese Food" in Japanese) recognized throughout the world today. Featuring Mr. Noritoshi Kanai a CEO of Mutual Trading Co. Nobu Matsuhisa a chef/owner of Nobu restaurants, Katsuya Uechi a chef/owner of Katsu-ya group, Tyson Cole a chef of Uchi restaurant, Joel Robuchon a French chef, Yoshihiro Murata a chef/owner of Kyoto Kikunoi, and Shige Nakamura a Ramen master and more. This feature documentary film shows the past and the future of Wa-Shoku that these men and women created and how they maintained the essential traditional qualities of Japanese food.

Junichi Suzuki
Director
Junichi Suzuki
Writer
Tyson Cole, Esther de Rio, Isao Hatano
Starring

Language: English, Japanese
Awards:
Country: Japan, United States
Metacritic Score:
DVD Release Date: 10 Aug 2016
Box Office Total: $12,240

6.8

IMDb (75 votes)
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