Kamome Shokudo
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is a 2006
comedy film
written and directed by Japanese
director
Naoko Ogigami, based on a novel by Yōko Mure. The film is set in the Finnish
capital Helsinki
, and follows a Japanese woman who sets up a diner
serving Japanese food in the city, and the friends she makes in the process.
Cast members include: Hairi Katagiri (Midori), Satomi Kobayashi
(Sachie, the shopkeeper), Tarja Markus (Liisa), Masako Motai (Masako) and Jarkko Niemi (Tommi).
enthusiast comes for coffee and becomes the cafe's first regular.
Midori is a Japanese woman who has just arrived in Finland for an indefinite time and without any definite plans. She and Sachie happen to meet in a bookstore and she starts to help out in the cafe.
Later, Masako, another Japanese woman on her own, turns up. Her baggage has been lost by an airplane company, and before long she too starts to work in the cafe.
Over the course of the film, the cafe gradually gains more customers, and the Japanese women make more friends with the local people.
2006 in film
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comedy film
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
written and directed by Japanese
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
Naoko Ogigami, based on a novel by Yōko Mure. The film is set in the Finnish
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
capital Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
, and follows a Japanese woman who sets up a diner
Diner
A diner, also spelled dinor in western Pennsylvania is a prefabricated restaurant building characteristic of North America, especially in the Midwest, in New York City, in Pennsylvania and in New Jersey, and in other areas of the Northeastern United States, although examples can be found throughout...
serving Japanese food in the city, and the friends she makes in the process.
Cast members include: Hairi Katagiri (Midori), Satomi Kobayashi
Satomi Kobayashi
is a Japanese actress from Tokyo. She won the award for best newcomer at the 4th Yokohama Film Festival for Exchange Students. She was previously married to screenwriter Kōki Mitani.-Filmography:# Exchange Students...
(Sachie, the shopkeeper), Tarja Markus (Liisa), Masako Motai (Masako) and Jarkko Niemi (Tommi).
Plot
Sachie is a Japanese woman living in Helsinki, who has single-handedly established a new cafe serving Japanese-style food. However, it has no customers. Eventually a young Finnish animeAnime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
enthusiast comes for coffee and becomes the cafe's first regular.
Midori is a Japanese woman who has just arrived in Finland for an indefinite time and without any definite plans. She and Sachie happen to meet in a bookstore and she starts to help out in the cafe.
Later, Masako, another Japanese woman on her own, turns up. Her baggage has been lost by an airplane company, and before long she too starts to work in the cafe.
Over the course of the film, the cafe gradually gains more customers, and the Japanese women make more friends with the local people.