Jimami Tofu (2018)
2h 1m
Running Time
March 28, 2018Release Date
Plot.
A Chinese Singaporean chef, formerly working in Tokyo, finds himself in Okinawa begging a disgruntled old chef to teach him traditional Okinawan food. A top Japanese food critic finds herself in Singapore on an eye opening discovery of Southeast Asian cuisine. In reality both are looking for each other after an emotional breakup years ago. Emotionally crippled by their breakup he searches her home-town for her but discovers instead the art of traditional Okinawan food. Through it he learns the incredible balance of two cultures: Chinese and Japanese - a balance they never had in their relationship. When she suddenly appears in Okinawa looking to find closure he cooks and serves her their final meal. Through it she discovers what she had been yearning for all these years.
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Cast & Crew.
Mari Yamamoto
Yuki
Mari Yamamoto
Yuki
Jason Chan
Ryan
Masane Tsukayama
Sakumoto
Pavan J Singh
Bar Tender
Christian Lee
Marcus / Director / Editor / Producer / Sound Editor / Writer
Rino Nakasone
Nami
Rino Nakasone
Nami
Brendon Fernandez
Maitre D
Sang Min Lee
Producer
Rin Takada
Sound Mixer
Saori Ozaki
Producer
Masoyoshi Kishimoto
Kyôhei Higa
Details.
Wiki.
Jimami Tofu (Japanese: ジーマーミ豆腐) is a 2017 Singaporean-Japanese drama film written, produced and directed by Jason Chan and Christian Lee, starring Japanese actress Mari Yamamoto. Produced by Singapore-based BananaMana Films and supported by the Okinawa Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Okinawa Prefecture's Film Tourism Promotion Project, it made its world premiere at the 2017 Hawaii International Film Festival where it won the Audience Choice Award for Best Narrative Feature Film.