Jiro Dreams of Sushi & The Chef of South Polar!
Saturday, October 25, 2014 - Saturday, October 25, 2014
The Consulate-General of Japan in Calgary presents:
Japan Film Festival
Saturday, October 25, 2014 @ 5:00 PM | 7:15 PM
Globe Cinema - 617 8 Avenue SW, Calgary
FREE Admssion
Join us on October 25 at Globe Cinema for two free films with a focus on Japanese food, in between which will be a free Japanese food sampling!
5:00 PM Jiro Dreams of Sushi
JIRO DREAMS OF SUSHI is the story of 85-year-old Jiro Ono, considered by many to be the world’s greatest sushi chef. He is the proprietor of Sukiyabashi Jiro, a 10-seat, sushi-only restaurant inauspiciously located in a Tokyo subway station. Despite its humble appearances, it is the first restaurant of its kind to be awarded a prestigious three-star Michelin Guide rating, and sushi lovers from around the globe make repeated pilgrimage, calling months in advance and shelling out top dollar for a coveted seat at Jiro’s sushi bar.
JIRO DREAMS OF SUSHI is a thoughtful and elegant meditation on work, family, and the art of perfection, chronicling Jiro’s life as both an unparalleled success in the culinary world and as a loving yet complicated father.
David Gelb | 2012 | Documentary | 81min
6:30 PM: Free Japanese Food Sampling
7:15 PM: The Chef of South Polar
Being away from home can get a little lonely, but good food always cheers you up. Eight men join a research expedition to the Dome Fuji Station in Antarctica – an environment so cold that even viruses cannot exist, let alone living creatures. Jun Nishimura’s job is to cook for the members every day. He prepares the meals with the greatest care, sometimes with fine delicacies, and takes pleasure in watching everyone sitting down together and enjoying his food. In faraway Japan, Nishimura has a wife, an 8-year-old daughter, and a new-born son. He thinks of his family often and sometimes it makes him feel like crying. The assignment lasts a year and a half. While his thoughts are with his family 14,000 kilometers away, the ultimate mission away from home is still to continue. Antarctic life is unlike anything in Japan. The team members encounter things they had never even imagined. As they struggle to get through each day, they form a tight friendship. Each day brings a different mood; they laugh, get angry, become excited, or sink into sadness. But as long as there is good food, it gives them the strength to go on. Though the film is set in the coldest climate in the world, The Chef of South Polar warms you up from the center of your heart. Good food and human drama, full of laughter and love!
「南極料理人」 | Shuichi Okita | 2009 | Comedy | 125min
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