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The Solitary Gourmet

The Solitary Gourmet

I'm hungry

20257.41h 51m

Overview

Upon receiving a message from an old friend’s daughter, Goro arrives in Paris and learns of the elderly man’s wish to taste a particular soup he had in his childhood before he dies. Deciding to help, Goro sets out on a quest to find this mysterious soup, traveling through Japan, braving a storm, and even ending up in South Korea.

Directed by Yutaka Matsushige
Written by Yoshihiro Taguchi, Yutaka Matsushige, Masayuki Kusumi
Produced by Yukitoshi Komatsu, Toshifumi Tsukuda, Shinya Furugori
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Top Cast

Yutaka Matsushige

Yutaka Matsushige

Goro Inogashira

Yuki Uchida

Yuki Uchida

Shiho

Hayato Isomura

Hayato Isomura

Nakagawa

Takehiro Murata

Takehiro Murata

Takiyama

You Chea-myung

You Chea-myung

Korean Immigration Inspector

Sansei Shiomi

Sansei Shiomi

Ichiro Matsuo

Kenichi Endo

Kenichi Endo

Kenichi Endo

Anne Watanabe

Anne Watanabe

Chiaki Matsuo

Joe Odagiri

Joe Odagiri

Shop Owner

Michael Keida

Michael Keida

Daniel Hatta

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Themes & Keywords

paris, francebased on mangagourmetsouth koreagourmet foodsoup

About The Solitary Gourmet

The Solitary Gourmet is a adventure, comedy, drama film released in 2025 exploring themes of paris, france, based on manga, gourmet, south korea, gourmet food, soup. Directed by Yutaka Matsushige, it stars Yutaka Matsushige, Yuki Uchida, Hayato Isomura. Upon receiving a message from an old friend’s daughter, Goro arrives in Paris and learns of the elderly man’s wish to taste a particular soup he had in his childhood before he dies. Deciding to help, Goro sets out on a quest to find this mysterious soup, traveling through Japan, braving a storm, and even ending up in South Korea.

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