Kamome Diner

かもめ食堂 (Kamome Shokudou)

Directed by Naoko Ogigami (荻上直子)

2006•102 min
Genre
Comedy
Mood
Tender
Language
Japanese

Synopsis

Have a meal and go on a walk.

On a quiet street in Helsinki, Sachie has opened a diner featuring rice balls. For a month she has no customers. Then, in short order, she has her first customer, meets Midori, a gangly Japanese tourist, and invites her to stay with her.

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Selected Awards

Winner

Japan Academy Prize

Outstanding Supporting Actress (2007)

Winner

Shindo Kaneto Award

Silver Prize (2006)

Footnote

  1. Box office

    ¥580 million box office — in Japan

Main Cast

Satomi KobayashiSatomi KobayashiSachie
Hairi KatagiriHairi KatagiriMidori
Masako MotaiMasako MotaiMasako
Tarja MarkusTarja MarkusLiisa
Jarkko NiemiJarkko NiemiTommi Hiltunen
Markku PeltolaMarkku PeltolaMatti
ALAnita Linnasola
EREine Räihä

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