One Bowl of Kakesoba

Overview

Set in Sapporo during the oil crisis of the early '70s, the film centers on the Hokkaitei soba stand run by a stoic patriarch and his perky wife. One New Year's day, a haggard-looking mother and her two adorable moppets poke their heads into the restaurant and ask for a single bowl of kakesoba. Noticing that the trio is looking a little low in the heels, she puts in an extra scoop of noodles. The youngest boy declares that the soba is delicious. The next year, the same threesome appears again asking for one bowl of kakesoba. This time the old man dumps in two helpings. He is struck by how much the youngest looks like their own son who was hit by a truck three years previous. The following year, the three return and this time the mother tells her story...

Details

Status

Released

Release date

February 15, 1992

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

dentsu,TFC,Sony Music Entertainment (Japan),Tokyo FM,Hokkaido Broadcasting Co.,Kinema Tokyo,Hokkaido Broadcasting,Sony Music Entertainment (Japan), Hokkaido Broadcasting, Kinema Tokyo, TFC, dentsu, Tokyo FM

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0349626