One of the scene from the movie
JCC Cinema 33: Noriben – The Recipe of Fortune was held at Japan Creative Centre on 27 June 2015 with resounding success. His Excellency Ambassador Haruhisa Takeuchi and Mrs Takeuchi, as well as His Excellency Deputy Chief of Mission Minister Naohiro Tsutsumi attended the screening as well. The audiences also learnt about noriben and how to make one, which is the simplest type of home-packed lunch box common in Japanese cuisine, consisting of merely 3 or 4 ingredients such as nori seaweed, soy sauce and rice. Many of them stayed and view the World Heritage in Japan: A Photography Exhibition after the screening as well.
A movie that is suitable for all ages, the story was about a thirty-something woman named Komaki Nagai (Manami Konishi), who left her husband and moved back to Tokyo with her daughter, Noritomo Nagai (Yoshinori Okada) aka Nonchan. She had a difficult time making ends meet when she met her former classmate, Tateo Kawaguchi (Jun Murakami).
He brought Komaki to a small tavern where she was astonished after eating the dish ‘Saba no Misoni’, or Mackerel braised in miso sauce. Completely enraptured by its taste and to get away from her current situation, she becomes determined and started to embrace on a journey to open a shop that sells ultimately cheap but tasty lunch box.
Audience during the screening of the movie
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Guests registering for the movie screening.
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