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Takano Tofu (2023)

Takano Tofu poster
Original title
高野豆腐店の春
Directed by
Mitsuhiro Mihara
Genre
family, drama
Country
Japan
Runtime
2h
Rated
ALL
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 16 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In a small tofu shop in Onomichi, a craftsman father and his divorced daughter make tofu together. The father learns his heart condition is getting worse so he secretly tries to find a new husband for his daughter with help from his friends.

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What happens

『高野豆腐店の春』(たかのとうふてんのはる)は、2023年8月18日に公開された日本映画。監督・脚本は三原光尋、主演は藤竜也。 広島県尾道で昔ながらの小さな豆腐店を営む職人気質の父と娘の心温まる愛情を描く。 広島県尾道の町にある昔ながらの高野豆腐店。職人気質の父・高野辰雄と娘の春はこだわりの大豆からおいしい豆腐を二人三脚で作る日々を送っている。 ある日、辰雄は持病の心臓の具合が良くないことを医師から告げられる。自分にもしものことがあれば、離婚して家に戻ってきている春がひとりになってしまうと案じて、春の再婚相手を探そうと金森繁ら4人の仲間たちに相談する。そして、春には内緒でイタリアンシェフの村上ショーン務との見合いを企む。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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