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2019

Eiga Mentai piriri

Mentai-piriri

映画 めんたいぴりり

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Release Date
January, 18th, 2019
Running Time
115 min
Genre
Drama , Feature
Color
Color
Screening Format
Blu-ray
Screening Format with Subtitles
English (Blu-ray)

[ Directed by ]

[ Produced by ]

[ Cast ]

[ Staff ]

[ Production Company ]

 

[ Distributor (Japan) ]

Yoshimoto Creative Agency

[ Production Studio ]

VSQ

[ Story ]

The life of a businessman who broadened the popularity of mentaiko (spicy cod roe) in Japan serves is the basis for this biographical drama directed by Eguchi Kan who won the Best Action Film award at the 23rd Fantasia International Film Festival for The Fable.
It is 1950s. Toshiyuki (Hakata Hanamaru) and his wife Chiyoko (Tomita Yasuko) run a small grocery store. Born and living his early childhood in South Korea's Busan prior to World War II, Toshiyuki created mentaiko using his memories of the taste of myeongnan-jeot as a hint. Day after day he devotes himself to refining the flavor.

[ Official Site ]

https://piriri_movie.official-movie.com

[ Contact (International) ]

Free Stone Productions Co., Ltd.
International Sales

#214, The Share, 3-25-18 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001
Rep: TAKAMATSU Miyuki
Attn: NAGATA Fumiko, NAKAMURA Momoko, TAKAGI Yuko
tel: +81 90 2469 1182
fax: +81 3 6800 3106
E-mail: fsp-sales@freestone.jp
http://freestone.jp

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