Jimami Tofu (Japanese: ジーマーミ豆腐) is a 2017 Singaporean-Japanese drama film written, produced and directed by Jason Chan and Christian Lee, starring Japanese actress Mari Yamamoto. Produced by Singapore-based BananaMana Films and supported by the Okinawa Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Okinawa Prefecture's Film Tourism Promotion Project, it made its world premiere at the 2017 Hawaii International Film Festival where it won the Audience Choice Award for Best Narrative Feature Film.[1]
| Jimami Tofu | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jason Chan Christian Lee |
| Written by | Jason Chan Christian Lee |
| Produced by | Jason Chan Christian Lee |
| Starring | Jason Chan Mari Yamamoto Rino Nakasone Masane Tsukayama |
Production company | BananaMana Films |
Release dates |
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Running time | 135 minutes |
| Countries | Singapore, Japan |
| Languages | English, Japanese |
Plot edit
A Chinese-Singaporean chef Ryan returns to Okinawa, Japan, in search of his lost love Yuki. Instead, he discovers the art of traditional Okinawan cuisine and finds new love in Nami, a childhood friend of Yuki.[2][3][4]
Cast edit
- Jason Chan as Ryan
- Mari Yamamoto as Yuki
- Rino Nakasone as Nami
- Masane Tsukayama as Sakamoto
- Christian Lee as Marcus
Notes edit
Jimami tofu or peanut tofu is a specialty of Okinawa Prefecture. "Jimami" is "peanuts" in the Okinawan language.[5]
References edit
- ^ Ramachandran, Naman (1 December 2017). "ATF: Singapore Film Jimami Tofu Sells to China, Taiwan". Variety. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ Devi, Reena (8 December 2016). "Cross-cultural love, food make for good ingredients in BananaMana's debut feature film". Today. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ Morita, Ed (9 November 2017). "HIFF foodie film review: 'Jimami Tofu'". frolichawaii.com. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ Chew, Erin (12 August 2016). "Flavours of Japan in film". YOMYOMF. Archived from the original on 14 July 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ Tetsumasa; Kozue Kono (26 February 2015). "Series /Blessing and Taste of the Island No. 18 Jimami Tofu". Okinawa CLIP. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
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