The Chef of South Polar
Original title: Nankyoku ryôrinin
2009 · 2 h 5 min
Cast
Katsuhisa Namase 
Masato Sakai 
Kengo Kôra 
Kôsuke Toyohara Takashi Ukaji Kanji Furutachi
Credits
Written by: Jun Nishimura 
Shūichi Okita
Plot
When eight men are assigned to live 14,000 kilometers from home in inhumanly cold conditions, food becomes their new existence.
Sinekatalog’s take
The Chef of South Polar (2009) is a Japanese drama directed by Shuichi Okita. It stars Masato Sakai, Katsuhisa Namase and Kitaro. It runs 125 minutes. It is listed here as part of the director's body of work.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.0 / 10 (1,700 votes)
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