Kitchen

Kitchen

106 mins | Drama, Romance | Oct. 29, 1989

The story centers around Mikage, a young woman who loses her parents when young. She grows up in a lonely household with her grandmother who dies when Mikage reaches adulthood. Grief-stricken, she finds solace in the kitchen. Yuichi, a friend of Mikage's deceased grandmother, invites her to live with him and his mother. Then Mikage discovers that Yuichi's mother is actually his cross-dressing father. On the other hand, Mikage realizes that the wealth of gadgetry in Yuichi's kitchen is lovingly detailed...

Kitchen

106 mins | Drama, Romance | Oct. 29, 1989

Kitchen
The story centers around Mikage, a young woman who loses her parents when young. She grows up in a lonely household with her grandmother who dies when Mikage reaches adulthood. Grief-stricken, she finds solace in the kitchen. Yuichi, a friend of Mikage's deceased grandmother, invites her to live with him and his mother. Then Mikage discovers that Yuichi's mother is actually his cross-dressing father. On the other hand, Mikage realizes that the wealth of gadgetry in Yuichi's kitchen is lovingly detailed...
Producers
Original title キッチン
Directors Yoshimitsu Morita
Writers Banana Yoshimoto, Yoshimitsu Morita

Cast

Ayako Kawahara

as Mikage

Keiji Matsuda

as Yuichi

Isao Hashizume

as Eriko

Mie Hama

as Yasuko Kijima

Simon Yotsuya

as Maki Mugihara

Naoki Goto

as Shigeru Kihara

Yosuke Nakajima

as Chika-chan

Akiko Urae

as Tamie Matsubara

Irifunetei Ogibashi

as Landlord