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A Tale of Samurai Cooking (2013)

A Tale of Samurai Cooking poster
Original title
武士の献立
Directed by
Yūzō Asahara
Genre
Jidaigeki
Country
Japan
Runtime
2h 02m
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 21 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman from a family of cooks marries into a samurai household. She teaches the son how to prepare meals, and he learns to value cooking as a duty alongside his sword.

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What happens

A Tale of Samurai Cooking (武士の献立, Bushi no Kondate) is a 2013 Japanese film directed by Yūzou Asahara, starring Aya Ueto. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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