Uploaded July 2024 | Updated September 2026, 32 minutes ago

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Experience a year in the life of self-taught Japanese ramen master Masamoto Ueda. Soak in the nostalgia at his legendary ramen shop, Bizentei, where the gregarious master has been serving his traditional Tokyo-style ramen to die-hard fans for more than forty years. And tag along with him and some of his regulars on their weekend culinary adventures across Japan’s picturesque countryside — harvesting gourmet pears, digging up bamboo shoots, mountain yams, and more.

John Daschbach | Japan 2021 | 81 min | Japanese | English Subtitles | Aging & Senior, Biography, Food, Human Interest, Nature & Environment, Society

Festivals (selection)

Hot Docs, Special Presentations, Canada (2021)
Melbourne International Film Festival, Australia (2021)
Lunenburg DocFest, Canada (2021)
Toronto Food Film Festival, Canada (2021)
Bergen IFF, Norway (2021)
Devour Food FF, Canada (2021)
Newport Beach FF, USA (2021)
Denver FF, USA (2021)
Hawaii IFF, USA (2021)
DOC NYC, International Competition, USA (2021)

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