The Solitary Gourmet Review: Film Version Of Beloved TV Foodie Series Is Too Small For The Big Screen, But Still Tasty For Our Appetite

The Solitary Gourmet Review: Film Version Of Beloved TV Foodie Series Is Too Small For The Big Screen, But Still Tasty For Our Appetite

8 DAYS·2025-03-28 06:01

The Solitary Gourmet (PG)  

Starring Yutaka Matsushige, Yuki Uchida, Anne Watanabe, Yoo Jae-Myung, Joe Odagiri

Directed by Yutaka Matsushige

An eccentric Japanese businessman-food lover, Goro Inogashira (Yutaka Matsushige), goes on a quest to far-flung islands in Japan and South Korea, dressed in a working suit complete with a ubiquitous bag. The dogged, deadpan oddball is such a sartorial automaton he even paddleboards across the sea amid a raging typhoon in that very same attire.

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