Samurai movies usually include stories of chivalry, self-sacrifice, dedication, and occasionally impressive swordsmanship. Yuso Asahara presents, however, another kind of warrior, the Kitchen Samurai, whose weapons are only sharpened to cut smoothly through the fish and vegetables that comprised the main materials of washoku, the traditional Japanese cuisine, included in the Unesco World Heritage List since 2013.
“The Tale of Samurai Cooking” is Screening at Five Flavours Asian Film Festival
The story is based on the lives of the members of the Funaki family, who served as head chefs for the rulers of Kaga province, although the main protagonist is Haru, a young servant with an extreme knack for both tasting and cooking food. As the main arc of the script begins, Haru is already divorced, and sent back to the service of the Lady he grew up in. Her culinary prowess, however, catches the attention of samurai Dennai, one of the aforementioned Funaki members,...
“The Tale of Samurai Cooking” is Screening at Five Flavours Asian Film Festival
The story is based on the lives of the members of the Funaki family, who served as head chefs for the rulers of Kaga province, although the main protagonist is Haru, a young servant with an extreme knack for both tasting and cooking food. As the main arc of the script begins, Haru is already divorced, and sent back to the service of the Lady he grew up in. Her culinary prowess, however, catches the attention of samurai Dennai, one of the aforementioned Funaki members,...
- 11/27/2020
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
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