Enjoyed the 1950 Rashomon and 2020 Mio's Cookbook at the Online Japan Film Festival

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"Food nurtures like Heaven."

"The food is only as good as the cook."

"In life, one way is to go forward."

Visually appealing given the orangey color of the film and the wide shots which can be best appreciated in the big screen. The color is very apt to the story's theme of childhood memories of home through food and lost-and-found friendship. 

Since this is a period film, one can only wonder if there is really a Michellin-Star-like ranking among restaurants during the Edo period. I was expecting for more recipe but I was just treated with the bonito-kelp broth for the egg custard soup. Alright, I can hear you say that I should watch cooking shows instead.

This movie calls for part two where Mio and Noe have love interests and share their Osaka and Tokyo (Edo) palates to the world.

Ctto: poster from Imdb website

Shall we rest our case by trusting the Truth as told according to human conscience?

I saw this film in our Film Appreciation class when I was a Mass Communications student. Truth is the quest among the mass communicators, and it can be played in many ways too.

Now, I watched this again as a lawyer. Truth can really be distorted by addition or omission, and we rely much on testimonies. Lucky if scientific evidence is conducted and/or preserved.

In this movie, we are challenged to stand for the humanity by telling the Truth, no addition or omission. That's what we call conscience. We don't save or inconvenience ourselves by telling the truth but HONOR THE HUMANITY.

Of course, artistic wise, the restoration of this b&w 1950 classic is superb. The use of light to the film's delightful advantage is really a masterful craft making this film worthy of watching again and again.

Thank you, The Japan Foundation, Manila and Japanese Film Festival, Philippines for including this film and for sharing it to us online, though we really missed the cinema days you treated us before!

Watch Japanese Films for free at https://watch.jff.jpf.go.jp/.

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