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Mentai-piriri
(めんたいぴりり)

 

(EGUCHI Kan / 2019 / 115min / 13)

 

The life of a businessman who broadened the popularity of mentaiko (spicy cod roe) in Japan serves is the basis for this biographical drama directed by Eguchi Kan who won the Best Action Film award at the 23rd Fantasia International Film Festival for The Fable.

It is 1950s. Toshiyuki (Hakata Hanamaru) and his wife Chiyoko (Tomita Yasuko) run a small grocery store. Born and living his early childhood in South Korea’s Busan prior to World War II, Toshiyuki created mentaiko using his memories of the taste of myeongnan-jeot as a hint. Day after day he devotes himself to refining the flavor.

Director: EGUCHI Kan

Producer: SETOJIMA Shoji, KATAOKA Hidesuke, HONDA Katsuya

Cinematography: KONOMI Takahiro

Screenplay: HIGASHI Kenji

 SCREENING INFORMATION 
Date: 15 February 2025 (Saturday)
Time: 10:30 AM & 1:00 PM
Venue: GSC Mid Valley, Kuala Lumpur
Admission/Bookings: FREE admission. Prior booking is required by registering HERE. (Ticket bookings will start on 7 February 2025 at 9:00 AM)

LIMITED TO 2 BOOKING PER PERSON ONLY. Screening in Japanese with English subtitles.

 METHOD OF BOOKING 
1. Visit https://forms.gle/g5zzNMtNrSjYnPiy8, or scan the QR code to book your tickets.
2. Fill out the form with your details, number of tickets and preferred session.
3. Click ‘submit’ to complete your booking.

 

• Ticket bookings will start on 7 February 2025 at 9:00 AM
• Once registered via the Google Form, you are eligible to attend the screening even though you did not received the confirmation email.
• Please mention your name or show us the Google response sheet (from your email) at the registration counter during the screening day as proof of your booking.
• Registration counter opens 30 minutes before each showtime.

If you have any further inquiries, please write to kl_info@jpf.go.jp with the email title “The Weekend Japanese Film Show”.

 

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