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Kampai! For the Love of Sake

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The exploration of the traditional, complex, and secretive world of sake, often called Japanese rice wine, through the eyes of three distinctive outsiders who have devoted themselves to sake.

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Owen Gleiberman Variety 08/20/2016
You wish this portrait of Japan's rice-wine elixir were half as intoxicating as its subject. Go to Full Review Andy Webster New York Times 08/18/2016
Crisp if feather-light ... Go to Full Review Michael Rechtshaffen Los Angeles Times 08/18/2016
An occasionally enlightening if long-winded primer that will prove best suited to connoisseurs. Go to Full Review Edmund Lee South China Morning Post 07/19/2017
1.5/5
The best way to screen this might well be as an infomercial at sake conventions, where viewers are free to sample minutes-long clips set against an incessant soundtrack of bland, easy-listening music. Go to Full Review Andrea Chase Killer Movie Reviews 09/27/2016
3/5
A paean to more than just rice wine. It is a consideration of tradition in transition and the wondrous possibilities that being open to new ways can engender. Go to Full Review Sherilyn Connelly SF Weekly 09/22/2016
Lacks the visceral tastiness often found in other foodie documentaries. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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11/05/2016 12/12/16 Amazon Streaming A good movie but much more about the personalities and back stories of the main individuals and their distilleries and not enough education on sake. I would have liked more information on how the end product is produced, some tips on drinking like warm, room temperature or cool, what some of the best brands that are available in the US are and if there is significant taste difference among the various brands. See more 09/11/2016 Not very well-made, but given the paucity of movies about sake, I am willing to forgive. Best enjoyed with a bottle of nihonshu. See more Read all reviews
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Mirai Konishi

Director

Kosuke Kuji

Actor

John Gauntner

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Hiroshi Kuji

Actor

Akira Yoshida

Actor

Mirai Konishi

Writer

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Synopsis The exploration of the traditional, complex, and secretive world of sake, often called Japanese rice wine, through the eyes of three distinctive outsiders who have devoted themselves to sake.
Director
Mirai Konishi
Producer
Chiaki Yanagimoto, Mirai Konishi
Screenwriter
Mirai Konishi
Distributor
IFC Films
Production Co
Wagamama Media
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 19, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 13, 2016
Runtime
1h 35m