The Taste of Fish (2009)

  • NR
  • 11/17/2009 (HK)
  • Comedy, Drama
  • 1h 56m

Overview

It may sound cliché, but Japanese people really do love their fish. If Japan has the best and freshest fish in the world, then Tokyo's Tsukiji Fish Market is where you're most likely to find them. It's the home of Japan's biggest daily fish auction, and it's a place of fierce competition between fish merchants that have been in the business for generations. Based on a comic series, The Taste of Fish follows businessman Shuntaro, who has a successful career in a trading company and is in a steady relationship with girlfriend Asuka. One day, Shuntaro has to help out at the fish wholesaler store run by Asuka's father, and he immediately falls in love with the world of Tsukiji Fish Market. Soon, Shuntaro quits his job and devotes all of his time to running the business while learning about the market's fascinating set of long-standing traditions. However, he must first also learn to distinguish the tastes of different fishes before he can survive in the competitive world of Tsukiji.

Shingo Matsubara

Director

Izuru Narushima

Screenplay

Teruo Abe

Screenplay

Cast

Takao Osawa's headshot

Takao Osawa

Shuntaro Akagi
Rena Tanaka's headshot

Rena Tanaka

Asuka
Tsuyoshi Ihara's headshot

Tsuyoshi Ihara

Eiji
Yôko Moriguchi's headshot

Yôko Moriguchi

Chiaki
Akira Emoto's headshot

Akira Emoto

Shojiro Sanada
Shirō Itō's headshot

Shirō Itō

Magi's headshot

Magi

Yoshiyoshi Arakawa's headshot

Yoshiyoshi Arakawa

Takuya

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