Japan is poised to bolster its sake exports to the united states and secure market presence in the alcoholic beverage sector. An ageold staple of japanese culture and cuisine, the. The film is never short on theorizing what drives people to profess their love for the drink, but for all the varied anecdotes provided, kampai. For the love of sake 2016 the exploration of the traditional, complex, and secretive world of sake, often called japanese rice wine, through the eyes of three distinctive outsiders who. Unfortunately, the film offers little historical perspective, so we dont learn how and why sake became so. Sake with canadian washedrind, aged cheddar and blue cheese cheese can be quite fun to experiment with, and often aged sake offers great potential, as does earthy sake or sake with prominent acidity.
When looking at the history of sake, both culturally and from the point of technical developments, there is a period in the dark ages during which sake brewing was done mainly in shrines and temples in japan. An ageold staple of japanese culture and cuisine, the fermented rice wine has recently been winning fans all over the world. Kampai sake sisters, invites audiences into the passionate lives of three gamechanging women who are making their mark on the highly competitive, traditionally maledominated world of sake. Miho imada comes from a family of master brewers and is considered, thanks to the awardwinning sake she produced out of the artisanal imada sake. For the love of sake official trailer 1 2016 sake documentary duration. For the love of sake journeys from rice paddies in japan to breweries around the globe as it chronicles three passionate exponents of the increasingly popular beverage. For the love of sake followed by a tasting event of japans most prestigious sake brands in an effort to garner interest in japanese sake. For the love of sake kampai is a japanese toast captures the essence of this. August 17, 2016 a trio of naturally compelling workingclass success stories is inadvertently diluted by inferior talkinghead interview footage in sake documentary kampai. The film, directed by mirai konishi, is the latest in a minigenre including the.
We wont compress, alter or take ownership of your content. The embassy of japan in the united states hosted a film screening of kampai. For the love of sake journeys from rice paddies in japan to breweries. Erik satie was born on may 17, 1866 in honfleur, calvados, france as erik alfred lesliesatie. But kijoshu sake made using already completed sake in place of some water is a style that has the sweetness for that task. The english and japaneselanguage film is currently in production under the direction of mirai konishi and explores the world of sake, japans national drink. Interestingly, this was a period of huge strides in brewing methods and technology. Not rated 1h 35min documentary 18 august 2016 singapore. The movie is quite well done, going back and forth and covering the human angles for each of us. Japanese rice wine makes headway in the united states. For the love of sake the foodporn doc has become a genre, but you wish this portrait of japans ricewine elixir were half as intoxicating as its subject. Download kampai for the love of sake movie online 2016. For the love of sake runs at theatre image forum and.
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