I, Jiro Kawakami of the IMPERIAL

2022

15 min

A personal novel-like piece that tries to leave a "record" of the restaurant in the past, triggered by the closing of a western restaurant in Dojima, Osaka, which is a restaurant of the director's own memories. Koichi Sato plays the role of a chef who has accumulated history with the restaurant for 35 years.

Top Cast

Koichi Sato as Chief

Reviews

Loading reviews…

More Like This

Starving in Suburbia

Starving in Suburbia

26 Apr 2014

One Million Yen Girl

One Million Yen Girl

19 Jul 2008

Hands of Stone

Hands of Stone

26 Aug 2016

Girl in the Box

Girl in the Box

10 Sep 2016

Blood and Bones

Blood and Bones

06 Nov 2004

Intentions of Murder

Intentions of Murder

28 Jun 1964

Bastard Out of Carolina

Bastard Out of Carolina

15 Dec 1996

TalhotBlond

TalhotBlond

23 Jun 2012

Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41

Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41

30 Dec 1972

The Trials of Cate McCall

The Trials of Cate McCall

28 Nov 2013

El Chicano

El Chicano

03 May 2019

Home Run

Home Run

19 Apr 2013

The Unforgivable

The Unforgivable

24 Nov 2021

Broke

Broke

10 Jun 2025

A Colt Is My Passport

A Colt Is My Passport

04 Feb 1967

Salting the Battlefield

Salting the Battlefield

27 Mar 2014

Imperial Dreams

Imperial Dreams

20 Jan 2014

Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl

Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl

19 Feb 1998

Shara

Shara

12 Jul 2003

Hardball

Hardball

14 Sep 2001