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The Chef of South Polar (2009) | Slate

The Chef of South Polar

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The Chef of South Polar

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Rated 7.1 on TMDB

The Chef of South Polar

南極料理人

When eight men are assigned to live 14,000 kilometers from home in inhumanly cold conditions, food becomes their new existence.

Released: 2009
Runtime: 2h 5m
Genres: Drama, Comedy
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese

Direction and writing

Shuichi OkitaDirector, Writer

Assistant Director

Junji NishimuraNovel

Where to watch

Unavailable

Cast

Masato SakaiJun Nishimura
Katsuhisa NamaseMr. Moto
KitaroTaicho

Kengo KoraBrother Yan
Kosuke ToyoharaDoctor
Naomi NishidaMiyuki
Kanji FurutachiPastor
Daisuke KurodaBon

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