Hiromi works in a posh French restaurant. One day, he meets an ordinary-looking old man who has a discerning palate. He is no ordinary cook, and can pinpoint the exact problems with Hiromi's dishes. His name is Tatematsu Ippei, a legendary chef renowned for his work in France once upon a time. After a food poisoning mishap, his fiance Sophie had left him and he cut himself off from the culinary world. Hiromi is engrossed with Ippei's cuisine and asks for lessons. Meanwhile, Sophie, now the wife of the director of a top tableware manufacturer, comes to Japan. Ippei cooks a banquet for her using Hiromi's restaurant as a front. Sophie notices that the food is made by Ippei, her former lover. The two meet and enjoy a short-lived reunion, but go on to live their own separate lives.
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Cast
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Renji Ishibashi
Known for
Audition
Tetsuo: The Iron Man
Jun Toba
Also in
Strategist KANBE
The Way I Live
Yasushi Sasakibara
Kenshi Hirokane
Tadafumi Tomioka
Yuka Itaya
Known for
Tokyo Vice
Outrage
Hiroyuki Yasukouchi
Sei Kamihara
Seminosuke Murasugi
Known for
Distance
Ace Attorney
Anne Lefol
Sophie
Kumiko Tsuchiya
Known for
ICHI
Denden
Known for
THE DAYS
Cold Fish
Tadafumi Tomioka Director · Kenshi Hirokane Author Yasushi Sasakibara Cinematographer
First release May 18, 2002 · Produced in Japan · Original title 黄昏流星群 星のレストラン
Production
Altamira Pictures
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Japan
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Original title
黄昏流星群 星のレストラン
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · May 18, 2002
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No release date listed for United States.
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