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A Tale of Samurai Cooking: A True Love Story (Bushi no Kondate)

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Mark Kermode Observer (UK) Dec 14, 2014
3/5
It manages to infuse its simple narrative with a spicily subversive attitude toward traditional gender roles, while spooning its audience generous helpings of sweetly seductive costume romance. Go to Full Review
Peter Bradshaw Guardian Dec 11, 2014
3/5
The film has an unforced confidence in its pacing, its performances and its production design. A tasty snack, rather than a meal. Go to Full Review
Trevor Johnston Time Out Dec 11, 2014
2/5
If only the film shared the old chef's genuine passion, this might have been one to savour. Go to Full Review
Panos Kotzathanasis Asian Movie Pulse Dec 20, 2020
the subject of the movie essentially "allows" this approach, the result is impressive in visual terms, while the mixing of many different elements results in a cinematic amalgam that is more than easy to watch. Go to Full Review
Jason Solomons The Mail on Sunday (UK) Oct 30, 2017
The clothes are beautiful and the set design exquisite in their Japanese minimalism but, despite the sweet-natured tale and attractive performances, it's the grub that wins out. Go to Full Review
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Audience Reviews

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Mar 4, 2017 a beautiful love story of an unlikely pair of cooks, what they were willing to sacrifice for their passion... and the great banquet looked awesome!! My favorite character was Haru's father-in-law. See more Mar 4, 2017 an excellently acted, costumed and plated story about a maid married into a lowly kitchen samurai household, showing how the right person can make such a difference to family, region and country. understated in most parts and delicate in flavour, highly recommended. See more Oct 4, 2016 such a great film that shows the beauty of fine cooking. The performances within this movie is wonderfully done! beautiful scenery too! See more Nov 12, 2015 Don't expect any sword action as the title doesn't deceive. However it's a fairly decent drama and a very new take on the period warrior film out of Japan. See more Apr 16, 2015 How can they make suh a boring film about cooking and food. The film only redeemed itself in the last 20 min. or so.. See more Dec 28, 2014 Another Japanese film... ugh... if there were no Kengo Kora san... I dunno, perhaps I had been misled by the propaganda, I thought the food/cooking would play an important part in the film. Not. And it's not even really a "true love story" either. The chemistry between Aya Ueto & Kengo Kora is weak. It's all the poor screenplay's fault- it has many things to say but then everything it said is just superficial- just like every other contemporary Japanese film. See more Read all reviews
A Tale of Samurai Cooking: A True Love Story (Bushi no Kondate)

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Director
Yuzo Asahara
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