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The Chef of South Polar

南極料理人

2009 · Film · 125 min

Directed by Shuichi Okita

DramaComedy

When eight men are assigned to live 14,000 kilometers from home in inhumanly cold conditions, food becomes their new existence.

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  1. PositiveleemailllFeb 16, 2023

    There also is a japanese movie based on a chef in Antarctica: The Chef of South Polar (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1345728/)

  2. PositiverurbanJan 30, 2023

    Now I really have to recommend an excellent japanese movie about a cook on the japanese antarctic base.

    https://letterboxd.com/film/the-chef-of-south-polar/

  3. PositiverurbanMay 30, 2022

    Here I can recommend a classic japanese comedy film about cooking in the Antarctis:

    Nankyoku ryôrinin 南極料理人 (The Chef of South Polar) OKITA Shûichi, Japan 2009

    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1345728/ (played at the recent JFF online festival)