One Bowl of Kakesoba
一杯のかけそば
Synopsis
Set in Sapporo during the oil crisis of the early '70s, the film centers on the Hokkaitei soba stand run by a stoic patriarch and his perky wife. One New Year's day, a haggard-looking mother and her two adorable moppets poke their heads into the restaurant and ask for a single bowl of kakesoba. Noticing that the trio is looking a little low in the heels, she puts in an extra scoop of noodles. The youngest boy declares that the soba is delicious. The next year, the same threesome appears again asking for one bowl of kakesoba. This time the old man dumps in two helpings. He is struck by how much the youngest looks like their own son who was hit by a truck three years previous. The following year, the three return and this time the mother tells her story...
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Tsunehiko Watase
Proprietor of Hokkaitei
Pinko Izumi
Mother
Shingo Tsurumi
Elder brother
Masaya Obi
Elder brother as a boy
Hidetsugu Takiguchi
Younger brother as a boy
Kōen Okumura
Leonard Kuma
Shingo Yanagisawa
Shino Ikenami
Kazumi Kawai
Masayo
Wataru Shihôdô
Hattori
Hiroshi Tamaoki
Sayuri Kokusho
Midori Kanazawa
Takako Sasuga
(voice)
Etsuko Ichihara
Narration (voice)
Yoshie Ichige
Proprietress of Hokkaitei
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Katsumi Nishikawa
- Screenplay & Story
- Ai Nagai
- Original Score
- Toshiyuki Watanabe
- Original Title
- 一杯のかけそば
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Production Studios
- Sony Music Entertainment (Japan), Hokkaido Broadcasting, Kinema Tokyo, TFC, dentsu, Tokyo FM
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Katsumi Nishikawa
Ai Nagai, Ryohei Kuri
Toshiyuki Watanabe
Kuratarō Takamura
Akira Suzuki
Yuzo Irie, Hikoji Ueda, Matsuo Takahashi, Shinji Nakagawa, Tadahiko Nobe
Department Leadership Roster
Akira Suzuki
Editor
Toshiyuki Watanabe
Original Music Composer
Katsumi Nishikawa
Director
Tadahiko Nobe
Producer
Ai Nagai
Screenplay
Kuratarō Takamura
Director of Photography
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What is One Bowl of Kakesoba about?
Set in Sapporo during the oil crisis of the early '70s, the film centers on the Hokkaitei soba stand run by a stoic patriarch and his perky wife. One New Year's day, a haggard-looking mother and her two adorable moppets poke their heads into the restaurant and ask for a single bowl of kakesoba. Noticing that the trio is looking a little low in the heels, she puts in an extra scoop of noodles. The youngest boy declares that the soba is delicious. The next year, the same threesome appears again asking for one bowl of kakesoba. This time the old man dumps in two helpings. He is struck by how much the youngest looks like their own son who was hit by a truck three years previous. The following year, the three return and this time the mother tells her story...
Who directed One Bowl of Kakesoba?
One Bowl of Kakesoba was directed by Katsumi Nishikawa.
Who stars in One Bowl of Kakesoba?
The principal cast of One Bowl of Kakesoba includes Tsunehiko Watase, Pinko Izumi, Shingo Tsurumi, Masaya Obi, Hidetsugu Takiguchi.
When was One Bowl of Kakesoba released and how long is it?
One Bowl of Kakesoba was released in 1992 with a total runtime of 1h 38m.
Who composed the musical score for One Bowl of Kakesoba?
The original motion picture soundtrack for One Bowl of Kakesoba was composed by Toshiyuki Watanabe.