The Chef of South Polar (2009)
"Nankyoku ryôrinin" (original title)

Nishimura has a passion for cooking, but never would he have imagined the task before him now: He is unexpectedly assigned to a south polar mission to serve as head chef at the Dome Fuji ... See full summary »

Director:

Shûichi Okita

Writers:

Jun Nishimura (based upon the novel), Shûichi Okita (screenplay)

Stars:

Masato Sakai, Kengo Kôra, Kosuke Toyohara

1 win.

Cast

Credited cast:
Masato Sakai
Kengo Kôra
Kosuke Toyohara
Kanji Furutachi
Katsuhisa Namase
Takashi Ukaji
Kitarô
Masahiro Kohama
Daisuke Kuroda

Storyline

Nishimura has a passion for cooking, but never would he have imagined the task before him now: He is unexpectedly assigned to a south polar mission to serve as head chef at the Dome Fuji station. Leaving wife and daughter behind for a year, he and the other crew members experience one existential crisis after another in the icy cold. And then they run out of Ramen!

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

8 August 2009 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Omoshiro nankyoku ryurinin

Filming Locations:

Tokyo, Japan

Company Credits

Production Co:

Anaheim Entertainment, Asahi Shimbun Newspaper, The, Bandai Visual Company

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

User Reviews

Japanese-style loneliness and camaraderie in a very isolated outpost

you have heard of the udon western. well, this is the ramen southern, very southern :)

Japanese science team spending over a year in a totally isolated outpost. food is important, as it is in Japanese culture. how people deal with isolation and loneliness and camaraderie. sweetly done.

mostly seen through the eyes of the chef, but good character analysis in general. cinema realite shooting. acting is quite good and gives a real feel for Japanese science/engineer culture. a lot of good food, of course.

if you liked tampopo, you'll love this one.