Directed by Shuichi Okita
Screenwriter: Jun Nishimura/Shuichi Okita
Starring: Masato Sakai/Katsuhisa Yokase/Yasuhiro Furiguki/Katsuku Tohara/Kengo Kaka
Genre: Drama/Comedy
Production country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Release Date: 2009-08-08(Japan)
Running time: 125 minutes
Synopsis of the Antarctic Cook
The film is adapted from a collection of essays written by Atsushi Nishimura, a former cook of the Japanese Antarctic Observation team, based on his own experiences. Jun Nishimura (Masato Sakai), originally a sailor’s cook, is sent to the frozen Fuji Base in Antarctica as a cook for seven expedition members, and his wife (Naomi Nishida) has to raise their 8-year-old daughter and newborn son alone. In the freezing cold of Antarctica, eat, The team consists of seven members – glaciologist Yasushi Kawamura (Kengo Takahashi), meteorologist Masahiko Hirabayashi (Masahiro Kohama), correspondent Ryo Nishihira (Daisuke Kuroda), doctor Masashi Fukuda (Kotoshi Kohara), meteorologist and team leader Hiroshi Kaneda (Yasuhiro Furukate), and pilot Miko Shikoken (Hiroshi Kodate) “) and glaciologist Hideyuki Moyama (Katsuhisa Yosei) – the greatest joy in a boring life. Nishimura Chun try to cook a variety of delicious dishes, and around to eat, eight lonely men also perform countless fun life.
The film won the Best Actor award (Masato Sakai) at the Yokohama Film Festival in Japan.