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Kamome shokudô

Kamome shokudô

2006Movie⏱️ 1h 42m
ComedyDrama
7.2
IMDB Rating
2,992 votes

Sachie opens a rice ball diner in Helsinki, attracting customers and a group of neighborhood women. The story explores the origins of rice balls in Finland.

Director
Naoko Ogigami
Writers
Yôko Mure, Naoko Ogigami
Stars
Satomi Kobayashi, Hairi Katagiri, Masako Motai
Release Date
September 29, 2006
Language
Japanese, Finnish
Country
Japan
🎯 1
Nominations
💬 14
Reviews
📋 3.1K
Watchlists
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

👤
Satomi Kobayashi
as Sachie
👤
Hairi Katagiri
as Midori
Masako Motai
Masako Motai
as Masako
Jarkko Niemi
Jarkko Niemi
as Tommi Hiltunen
👤
Tarja Markus
as Liisa
Markku Peltola
Markku Peltola
as Matti
👤
Anita Linnasola
👤
Eine Räihä
👤
Marjatta Salin
👤
Pentti Heinonen

💰 Box Office

$24,091
Worldwide Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
DTS
Color
Color
Filming Location
Helsinki, Finland
Production
Nippon Television Network (NTV), Video Audio Project (VAP), Gentosha

🏷️ Keywords

japanese foodhelsinki finlandjapanese in finlandjapanese womansmall business

🎯 Categories

JapaneseComedyDrama

⭐ Featured Review

Cute, if fairly lightweight, fish-out-of-water tale where some Japanese women try to keep a restaurant business going in Helsinki
by crculver2015-09-06
5/10

"Although the two countries are located very far away from each other, there is a special link between Finland and Japan. After living in Finland for a few years, I have come to think of the Finns as the "Japanese of Europe" for their culture that seems alien to the rest of the West, a very reserved and homogeneous society that foreigners find nearly impossible to enter. In Japan, Finnish exports like the designers Ittala and Marimekko and the Moomins children's books have proved huge successes. The Japanese film KAMOME DINER celebrates this kinship by offering native audiences a..."

📖 Synopsis

Sachie opens a rice ball diner in Helsinki, attracting customers and a group of neighborhood women. The story explores the origins of rice balls in Finland.