Soup
スープ〜生まれ変わりの物語〜
Synopsis
Kenichi Shibuya is a 50-year-old salaryman who divorced a few years back. Since the divorce, his relationship with his daughter has become awkward. One day, Kenichi Shibuya and his boss Yumi Ayase are struck by lightning and die. They go to the afterlife. There in the afterlife they hear of a legendary soup. If someone drinks the legendary soup, that person is reborn, but the reborn person has no memories of their prior life. Kenichi Shibuya then searches for the secrets in the legendary soup, hoping to be reborn, but not forget his daughter.
Top Cast
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Katsuhisa Namase
Kenichi Shibuya
Manami Konishi
Yumi Ayase
Yuiko Kariya
Mika Shibuya
Shuhei Nomura
Naoyuki Mikami
Alice Hirose
Hitomi Misaki
Ai Hashimoto
Chiaki Nishimura
Suzuka Ohgo
Ayumu Yano
Ayumi Ito
Mika Shibuya
Arata Furuta
Ichi Kondo
Hiroki Matsukata
Tsutomu Ishida
Masato Irie
Keiko Horiuchi
Sera Rinka
Keisuke Horibe
Tetsuhiro Ikeda
Mitsuki Tanimura
Sayaka Yamaguchi
Soutarou Wada
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Yuki Otsuka
- Screenplay & Story
- Yuki Otsuka
- Original Title
- スープ〜生まれ変わりの物語〜
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 57m
- Production Studios
- Tokyo Theatres Company
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Yuki Otsuka
Yuki Otsuka
Department Leadership Roster
Yuki Otsuka
Screenplay
Yuki Otsuka
Director
Production Stills & Gallery
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Frequently Asked Questions About Soup
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What is Soup about?
Kenichi Shibuya is a 50-year-old salaryman who divorced a few years back. Since the divorce, his relationship with his daughter has become awkward. One day, Kenichi Shibuya and his boss Yumi Ayase are struck by lightning and die. They go to the afterlife. There in the afterlife they hear of a legendary soup. If someone drinks the legendary soup, that person is reborn, but the reborn person has no memories of their prior life. Kenichi Shibuya then searches for the secrets in the legendary soup, hoping to be reborn, but not forget his daughter.
Who directed Soup?
Soup was directed by Yuki Otsuka.
Who stars in Soup?
The principal cast of Soup includes Katsuhisa Namase, Manami Konishi, Yuiko Kariya, Shuhei Nomura, Alice Hirose.
When was Soup released and how long is it?
Soup was released in 2012 with a total runtime of 1h 57m.