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Kampai! For the Love of Sake

Play trailer 1:33 Poster for Kampai! For the Love of Sake Released Aug 19, 2016 1h 35m Documentary Play Trailer Watchlist
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The exploration of the traditional, complex, and secretive world of sake, often called Japanese rice wine, through the eyes of three distinctive outsiders who have devoted themselves to sake.
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Owen Gleiberman Variety You wish this portrait of Japan's rice-wine elixir were half as intoxicating as its subject. Aug 20, 2016 Full Review Andy Webster New York Times Crisp if feather-light ... Aug 18, 2016 Full Review Michael Rechtshaffen Los Angeles Times An occasionally enlightening if long-winded primer that will prove best suited to connoisseurs. Aug 18, 2016 Full Review Edmund Lee South China Morning Post The best way to screen this might well be as an infomercial at sake conventions, where viewers are free to sample minutes-long clips set against an incessant soundtrack of bland, easy-listening music. Rated: 1.5/5 Jul 19, 2017 Full Review Andrea Chase Killer Movie Reviews A paean to more than just rice wine. It is a consideration of tradition in transition and the wondrous possibilities that being open to new ways can engender. Rated: 3/5 Sep 27, 2016 Full Review Sherilyn Connelly SF Weekly Lacks the visceral tastiness often found in other foodie documentaries. Sep 22, 2016 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member 12/12/16 Amazon Streaming A good movie but much more about the personalities and back stories of the main individuals and their distilleries and not enough education on sake. I would have liked more information on how the end product is produced, some tips on drinking like warm, room temperature or cool, what some of the best brands that are available in the US are and if there is significant taste difference among the various brands. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Audience Member Not very well-made, but given the paucity of movies about sake, I am willing to forgive. Best enjoyed with a bottle of nihonshu. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Mirai Konishi

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Kosuke Kuji

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John Gauntner

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Hiroshi Kuji

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Akira Yoshida

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Mirai Konishi

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Movie Info

Synopsis The exploration of the traditional, complex, and secretive world of sake, often called Japanese rice wine, through the eyes of three distinctive outsiders who have devoted themselves to sake.
Director
Mirai Konishi
Producer
Chiaki Yanagimoto, Mirai Konishi
Screenwriter
Mirai Konishi
Distributor
IFC Films
Production Co
Wagamama Media
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 19, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 13, 2016
Runtime
1h 35m
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