Ramen Yori Taisetsu na Mono - Higashi Ikebukuro Taishoken 50 Nen no Himitsu -

[Machine Translation] What is the life of the man behind the most beloved ramen in Japan? A masterpiece documentary on the legendary ramen shop "Higashi-Ikebukuro Daishokken"! This is a film adaptation of a documentary that has been aired three times on Fuji Television's "The Nonfiction" to great acclaim and won the Silver Screen Award at the US International Film & Video Festival! The documentary footage, which spans more than 10 years, has been re-created as a new theatrical film by adding beautiful scenes of Kazuo Yamagishi's hometown, Yamanouchi-machi, Nagano, Japan. With the addition of the "umami" narration by Shosuke Tanihara, a well-known ramen fanatic, and the beautiful ending theme music by Joe Hisaishi, Kazuo Yamagishi's life, its lights and shadows, comes to life with emotion. --The legendary ramen shop "Higashi-Ikebukuro Daishokken" is a place where people wait in line for more than two hours to get a bowl of ramen. The owner, Kazuo Yamagishi, has kept the store in business for 50 years. Why is his ramen so delicious? Why has Daishoken become a ramen restaurant loved by so many people? It is not only his commitment to taste, but also his life and love, and the bonds he has formed with the people he believes in. Special leaflet ("Yamagishi Daishoken" family store in your town/open to the public! The recipe for the original tsukemen (dipping noodles) "Special Morisoba") is enclosed.

Special Feature / Bonus Track: interview, event footage, trailer, and more

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日本一愛されるラーメンの裏側にあった一人の男の人生とは――。伝説のラーメン屋「東池袋大勝軒」に迫った傑作ドキュメント! 過去3回にわたりフジテレビの『ザ・ノンフィクション』にて放送され大きな反響を呼び、国際テレビ賞 (US INTERNATIONAL FILM & VIDEO FESTIVALにて、Silver Screen Award受賞)にも輝いたドキュメンタリーを映画化! 10年以上に及ぶ記録映像に、店主・山岸一雄の故郷、長野・山ノ内町の美しい情景を加え、新たな劇場用映画として再創造。さらにラーメンマニアとしても知られる谷原章介の"うまみ"のあるナレーションと、久石譲による美しいエンディングテーマ曲も加わり、山岸一雄の人生、その光と影が感動とともに浮かび上がる。 ――そのラーメン1杯を求め、2時間待ち以上の行列ができる店―伝説のラーメン屋「東池袋大勝軒」。創業から50年にわたって、その店を守り続けたのは、店主・山岸一雄。なぜ彼の作るラーメンはそんなにも美味しいのだろうか? なぜ大勝軒はこんなにも多くの人に愛されるラーメン屋になったのだろうか? そこには味へのこだわりだけでなく、山岸の人生と愛、彼が信じた人との絆があった。 特製リーフレット (あなたの町の「山岸大勝軒」ファミリー店/公開! 元祖つけ麺「特製もりそば」のレシピ)封入。

山岸一雄直伝「特製もりそば」のつくり方、ラーメンの神様・そのふるさと ～志賀高原映像集～、インタビュー集 (久石譲、谷原章介、勝俣州和)、イベント映像集、予告編 (予定)