The Solitary Gourmet

The Solitary Gourmet

111 mins | Drama, Comedy, Adventure | Jan. 10, 2025

Upon receiving a message from an old friend’s daughter, Goro arrives in Paris and learns of the elderly man’s wish to taste a particular soup he had in his childhood before he dies. Deciding to help, Goro sets out on a quest to find this mysterious soup, traveling through Japan, braving a storm, and even ending up in South Korea.

The Solitary Gourmet

111 mins | Drama, Comedy, Adventure | Jan. 10, 2025

The Solitary Gourmet
Upon receiving a message from an old friend’s daughter, Goro arrives in Paris and learns of the elderly man’s wish to taste a particular soup he had in his childhood before he dies. Deciding to help, Goro sets out on a quest to find this mysterious soup, traveling through Japan, braving a storm, and even ending up in South Korea.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers Toho Company, Ltd., TV Tokyo, Kyodo Television, FILM
Original title 劇映画 孤独のグルメ
Directors Junki Ozaki, Ryuichi Kitahata, Yutaka Matsushige
Writers Masayuki Kusumi, Yutaka Matsushige, Yoshihiro Taguchi

Cast

Yutaka Matsushige

as Inogashira Goro

Yuki Uchida

as Shiho

Hayato Isomura

as Nakagawa

Anne Watanabe

as Matsuo Chiaki

Joe Odagiri

as [Shop owner]

Sansei Shiomi

as Matsuo Ichiro

Takehiro Murata

as Takiyama