Food Luck (2020)

Original title

フード・ラック！食運

Directed by

Jimon Terakado

Genre

family, drama

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 45m

Rated

ALL

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A freelance writer goes on a food journey across Japan to rediscover the flavors he grew up with in his family's yakiniku restaurant. He is joined by a young reporter as they visit real local barbecue spots.

nostalgicgentleheartfeltleisurelywarmbittersweetgroundedintrospective

What happens

Food Luck is a 2020 Japanese drama film written and directed by Jimon Terakado of the comedy trio Dachou Club. The plot centers on Yoshito Sato, a freelance writer who was born into a family that ran a popular yakiniku restaurant and now embarks on a food journey to find the flavors of home, with young reporter Shizuka Takenaka. It stars Naoto and Tao Tsuchiya, with Ken Ishiguro, Satoru Matsuo, Yasufumi Terawaki, Hakuryu and Ryo in supporting roles. Some scenes were shot in several actual yakiniku restaurants around Japan that Terakado Jimon loved and recommended as a gourmet. The film premiered at the Tokyo International Film Festival on November 4, 2020, then received a national release in Japan on November 20, 2020. It was set to be released in Hong Kong on May 6 and in Taiwan on June 18, 2021. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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