🎞️ Battles Without Honor & Humanity 1-5 / 仁義なき戦い(1973-74)
📽️ Kinji Fukasaku
🎭 Akira Kobayashi, Bunta Sugawara, Nobuo Kaneko
💬 All-star postwar yakuza epic!
🍶 Dassai 39 Junmaidaiginjo + Iwanoi Muroka Nama Genshu Junmaiginjo 山田錦
✨Happy New Year everyone! 😃 ✨
#sake #yakuzaeiga #nihonshu #japanesefilm #仁義なき戦い #小林旭 #junmaiginjo #junmaidaiginjo #battleswithouthonorandhumanity #japanesesake #nowwatching
🎞️ Tora-san’s Forget Me Not / 男はつらいよ 寅次郎忘れな草 (1973)
📽️ Yoji Yamada
🎭 Atsumi Kiyoshi, Baisho Chieko, Asaoka Ruriko
💬 New Year, new Tora-san - Torajiro meets Lily the singer for the first time!
🍶 Shimauma no Kimochi Junmai Muroka Hiire Genshu (Omachi)
[🍍, rice pudding, almond liqueur]
#sake #japanesecinema #男はつらいよ
#japanesefilm #cinema #japanesemovie #nihonshu
🎞️ Branded to Kill / 殺しの烙印 (1967)
📽️ Suzuki Seijun
🎭 Shishido Jō, Mari Annu, Ogawa Mariko
💬 A hitman’s life is turned inside out by a failed mission, and a mysterious woman…
🍶 Oku no Kami Junmai Nakadori (🍍, 🍬, 🍋)
#japanuary #joeshishido #sake #NowWatching #film #japanesefilm #japanesesake
🎞️ Killers on Parade / 夕陽に赤い俺の顔 (1961)
📽️ Shinoda Masahiro
🎭 Kawazu Yūsuke, Iwashita Shima, Uchida Ryōhei
💬 New Wave musical (dark) comedy about an eclectic band of killers set loose…
🍶 Hanabusa Tokubetsu Junmai Muroka Nama Genshu (lilac, lychee, candy)
#japanuary #sake #nowwatching #film #japanesefilm #japanesecinema #japanesesake #cinemastodon
🎞️ Eighteen Years in Prison / 懲役十八年 (1967)
📽️ Katō Tai
🎭 Andō Noboru, Sakuramachi Hiroko, Koike Asao
💬 Two partners in crime part ways and are reunited under difficult conditions…
🍶 Kinsuzume Densho Yamahai (🍊, 🍍, brioche)
(+ Setsubun ehomaki! 👹😄)
#sake #japanesesake #nihonshu #yamahai #japanesecinéma #japanesefilm #andonoboru #yakuzaeiga #cinemastodon #japanesefilm
🎞️ Seven Souls in the Skull Castle - Season Flower / 髑髏城の七人 Season花 (2017)
📽️ Inoue Hidenori
🎭 Oguri Shun, Yamamoto Kōji, Songha
💬 Japan, 1590. Wandering samurai take on the lord of Skull Castle…
🍶 Kawanakajima Junmai Nigori (sharp cream, cherry blossom, sweet lemon 🤩)
#sake #japanesesake #nihonshu #nigori #japanesecinema #japanesefilm #cinemastodon #japanesefilm #samurai
🎞️ Truck Yaro VI: A Man of Honor / トラック野郎 男一匹桃次郎 (1977)
📽️ Suzuki Norifumi
🎭 Sugawara Bunta, Aikawa Kinya, Harukawa Masumi
💬 Momojiro travels to Kyushu and falls in love again! ✨
🍶 Junsei Yamadanishiki Kimoto Tokubetsu Junmai (🍰, 🥝, bright 🌾)
#sake #japanesesake #sugawarabunta #truckyaro #japanesecinema #japanesefilm
🎞️ Seven Souls in the Skull Castle - Season Bird / 髑髏城の七人 Season鳥 (2017)
📽️ Inoue Hidenori
🎭 Matsuyuki Yasuko, Moriyama Mirai, Saotome Taichi
💬 Epic samurai play with a touch of rock & roll 😀
🍶 Dassai 39 Junmaidaiginjo (🍓, bubblegum, violet candy). A refined, silly smooth sake with surprising liveliness - just like the play! 🏯
#sake #JapaneseSake #nihonshu #japanesecinema #japaneseplay #dassai #nowwatching
🎞️ The Ginza Whirlwind / 銀座旋風児 (1959)
📽️ Noguchi Haruyasu
🎭 Kobayashi Akira, Asaoka Ruriko, Shishido Jō
💬 The famous Ginza detective investigates diamonds and bad guys! 🕵️♂️
🍶 Dewazakura Oka ‘Cherry Bouquet’ Ginjo (sour plum, blossom, marshmallow) - a fresh, spring-like sake for a breezy Ginza film! 🌸🌱
#sake #nihonshu #japanesesake #japanesefilm #japanesecinema #小林旭
🎞️ Love in the Air / さすらい (1962) x 🍶 Odayaka Junmaiginjo (Kidaru Jikomi Nakagumi)
Spring is in the air with this breezy Nikkatsu drama (featuring Akira Kobayashi and Chieko Matsubara) + lively & fizzy sake full of bold flavours (tart rhubarb, cream, blossom 🌸).
#小林旭 #sake #japanesesake # junmaiginjo #japanesecinema #Nikkatsu #japanesefilm #NowWatching
🎞️ Our Blood Will Not Forgive / 俺たちの血が許さない (1964) x 🍶 Kuro Ushi Junmaiginjo Namagenshu Omachi
Seijun Suzuki’s yakuza revenge tale, featuring Akira Kobayashi and Hideki Takahashi. With a rich and fresh sake, white grape & rice + that amazing Omachi kick! 💥🌾
#小林旭 #sake #omachi #nihonshu #japanesesake #japanesesake🍶 #kuroushi #japanesefilm #seijunsuzuki #akirakobayashi
🎞️ Tokyo Might Guy / 東京の暴れん坊 (1960) x 🍶 Yama no Kotobuki Utakata Nama (🍬, 🍈, lychee, fizz 😍)
I’m going on a special trip tomorrow - which deserves a special film & sake! 😁🧳 If I go to Ginza, will I see the Mighty Guy?…🗼🤭
#小林旭 #japanesesake #nihonshu #sake #japanesefilm #japanesecinema #akirakobayashi
🎞️ Murder Unincorporated / 大日本殺し屋伝 (1965) x 🍶 Gassan no Yuki Junmai Ginjo
Joe Shishido stars in this unhinged assassin competition (pure Nikkatsu popcorn!) - with a zesty and spring-like Yamagata sake 🩵🎏 (vanilla, peach, white chocolate! 🤩)
#宍戸錠 #yamagatasake #gassanshuzo #junmaiginjo #dewasansan #sake #japanesesake #sakesommelier #nihonshu #joeshishido #japanesefilm #japanesecinema
🎞️ The Wind-of-Youth Group Crosses the Mountain Pass / 峠を渡る若い風 (1961) x 🍶 Machida Shuzo Junmaiginjo 55 (五百万石)
Wada Kōji and Kaneko Nobuo star in this colourful and breezy early Suzuki Seijun 🎈 With a lively and lovely sake - raspberry fizz, cream, marzipan 😋🌸
#seijunsuzuki #sake #japanesesake #junmaiginjo #gohyakumangoku #nihonshu #sakesommelier #wadakoji #kanekonobuo #鈴木清順 #japanesecinema #japanesefilm
🎞️ Delinquent Girl Boss: Blossoming Night Dreams / ずべ公番長 夢は夜ひらく (1970) x 🍶 Niida Shizenshu Shibori Nama
A fun sukeban featuring friendly tough girl Oshida Reiko and Umemiya Tatsuo! 👊 With a matching bright and juicy fresh sake - persimmon, marzipan, mango 🥭✨
#sake #japanesesake #niidashizenshu #sukeban #japanesefilm #japanesecinema #namazake #sakesommelier
🎞️ The Murder Corps / 日本暴力列島 京阪神殺しの軍団 (1975) x 🍶 Sugata Junmaiginjo Black Impact
Akira Kobayashi stars in this gritty, all-star jitsuroku! To watch the tense struggle for Japan’s underworld, a delicious punchy & peppery undiluted sake 😎💥
#小林旭 #japanesesake #japanesesake🍶 #sakesommelier #junmaiginjo #genshu #japanesefilm #japanesecinema #yakuzaeiga #akirakobayashi
🎞️ Student Yakuza / 学生やくざ (1974) x 🍶 Ayagiku Sanuki Olive Junmai
Tsunehiko Watase dropkicks bad guys with sensei Bunta Sugawara in this fun action film! With an incredible sake (bought in Japan) brewed with olive yeast - crisp & fresh with mango, passion fruit, umami 🤩🫒
@hkcp123 😊 I finally found the right sake for this film 😁🍶
#japanesefilm #japanesecinema #sake #JapaneseSake #junmai #yakuzaeiga
🎞️ The Plateau Man / 高原児 (1961) x 🍶 Yama no Kotobuki Freak2
It’s 30°C in London so the Western Season is on! 🤠 Akira Kobayashi stars in this breezy Nikkatsu western, matched with a super light & summery sake, all fresh muscat and juicy grapefruit. 😋☀️
#小林旭 #sake #nihonshu #yamanokotobuki #yamanokotobukifreaks2 #sakesommelier #sake🍶 #japanesecinema #nikkatsu #nowwatching
🎞️ Aesthetics of a Bullet / 鉄砲玉の美学 (1973) x 🍶 Yama no Kotobuki Junmai Omachi
In honour of Nakajima Sadao, his explosive jitsuroku featuring Watase Tsunehiko and Sugimoto Miki dreaming big! With an equally fiery Omachi junmai, creamy & peppery with a hint of lychee and lemon. 🍋💥
#junmai #yamanokotobuki #sake🍶 #sakesommelier #omachi #sake #nihonshu #nihonshu🍶 #japanesecinema #nakajimasadao #yakuzaeiga #watasetsunehiko #sugimotomiki
🎞️ Feisty Edo Girl Nakanori-san / べらんめえ中乗りさん (1961) x 🍶 Rumiko no Sake Nama Muroka (Natsu Hanabi edition)
She protects, she attacks, she obliterates bad guys: Hibari Misora stars in this family business drama- with songs and taiko! With a raw, summer sake - playful acidity and soft rice notes with a hint of apple! ☀️🍡
#sake #sake🍶 #sakesommelier #natsusake #tokubetsujunmai #rumikonosake #murokanama #nihonshu #japanesesake #hibarimisora #japanesefilm #japanesecinema #toei
🎞️ Blackmail Is My Life / 恐喝こそわが人生 (1968) x 🍶 Yama no Kotobuki Junmaiginjo Omachi
In this Fukasaku dark comedy, Matsukata Hiroki stars as a happy-go-lucky blackmailer… whose luck begins to turn! With another great omachi, soft and lively with fragrant lychee, macadamia, and that peppery omachi touch! 🎇
#japanesesake #sakesommelier #nihonshu #omachi #yamanokotobuki #junmaiginjo #sake🍶 #sake #matsukatahiroki #fukasakukinji
🎞️ Dynamite Don Don / ダイナマイトどんどん (1978) x 🍶 Yama no Kotobuki Nama Junmaiginjo Omachi
How do you solve a yakuza war? With a baseball match of course! 😄⚾️ While Sugawara Bunta trains, I’ll drink this incredible fresh, softly fizzy sake (popping candy & violet)! 🤩
#sake #sakesommelier #sake🍶 #nihonshu #junmaiginjo #omachi #yamanokotobuki #japanesesake #sugawarabunta
🎞️ Cat Gambler: Naked Flesh Paid Into the Pot / 賭場の牝猫 素肌の壷振り (1965) x Sugata Junmaiginjo Muroka Nama Genshu Nakadori Omachi
Nogawa Yumiko stars as a desperate gambler crossing paths with the mysterious Nitani Hideaki… With a sweet peppery raw sake (marzipan and 🍇)
#sake #sake🍶 #sakesommelier #sakesommeliers #murokanamagenshu #sugata #yumikonogawa #nitanihideaki #yakuzaeiga #japanesecinema #japanesefilm
A True Story of the Private Ginza Police / 実録・私設銀座警察 (1973) x 🍶 Hakkaisan Tokubetsu Honjozo
Noboru Andō and an all-star cast embark on a savage fight to take over Ginza! With a no-nonsense punchy yet balanced honjozo - firewood, toffee, a dash of umami… 🤩
#sake #sake🍶 #sakesommelier #sakesommeliers #honjozo #tokybetsujunmai #hakkaisan #japanesecinema #japanesefilm #yakuzaeiga
🎞️ The Rambler Under the Southern Cross / 波涛を越える渡り鳥 (1961) x Hagi no Tsuru ‘Megane Senyō’ Nama Genshu Tokubetsu Junmai
Akira Kobayashi & Joe Shishido are off to Thailand to fight some bad guys! 🤠 W/a summery, ice cold raw sake bursting with citrus flavour ☀️🍋
#小林旭 #sake #sake🍶 #haginotsuru #junmai #namagenshu #nihonshu #sakesommelier #sakelover #sakegram #japanesecinema #japanesefilm
Natsuko’s Sake / 夏子の酒 (1994) x 🍶 Rumiko no Sake Tokubetsu Junmai Muroka Nama Genshu (yeast 6)
The TV adaptation of the manga that helped Moriki Rumiko turn her brewery around - and create her incredible junmai. https://morikishuzo.co.jp/en/natsuko/index.html
This is a great expression of the Rumiko no Sake range: pure, w/a distinct and elegant rice flavour, carefully balanced, and bursting with complex flavours such as spicy pear, marzipan, and dark chocolate. Incredible! 😍
@a0dbxza 😊
🎞️ Truck Yaro VII: Close Encounters of the First Star / トラック野郎 突撃一番星 (1978) x 🍶 Kanpai London White Kōji Nama Nigori (Peckham Memorial Bottle)
Our favourite chaotic truckers come back for an epic summery adventure - with a twist! 🚚💫 With a special, very limited sake from London brewery Kanpai. White kōji brings a bright acidity to this unpasteurised sake, with hints of lemon popsicle, juicy pineapple, and smoky umami. It’s the perfect summer drink! 😁🏖️
🎞️ The Viper Brothers: The Blackmailers / まむしの兄弟 恐喝三億円 (1973) x 🍶 Kaga no Tsuki Kohakuzuki Junmaiginjo Yamahai
Troublemaker Bunta Sugawara and his sidekick Tamio Kawachi go on a crime ‘n comedy rampage - with car chases! With a punchy yamahai aged for three years - powerful umami flavour and savouriness balanced by a clean lingering sweetness, and deep flavours of raisin, orange flower, and woody mushroom… 🍊🍄
#sake #yakuzaeiga #buntasugawara #tamiokawachi #hirokimatsukata #japanesecinema
🎞️ Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again / 男はつらいよ 寅次郎相合い傘 (1975) x 🍶 Niida Shizenshu Kimoto Melon 3.33
It’s not summer without Tora-san, wonderful Lily, and a super juicy melon sake! ☀️🍈🧳 I love pairing this sake with Tora-Sam films because it has a heartwarming and somewhat nostalgic taste - punchy Charentais melon with the deep kimoto savouriness, and a delicate sweetness. 😋🩵
#sake #sake🍶 #sakesommelier #sakeblog #kimoto #niidashizenshu #melonsake #torasan #男はつらいよ #nihonshu #japanesecinema
🎞️ Red Peony Gambler 6: Oryu’s Return / 緋牡丹博徒 お竜参上 (1970) x 🍶 Torotoro no Umeshu (Hanafuda)
The Queen of Ninkyo is back! 👑🎴 And to watch Junko Fuji set things right in the Tokyo theatre world: a delicious Umeshu (plum wine)!
This Umeshu has a pleasant sharpness and a thick, textured consistency, which compliments the deep Nishiyoshino plum flavour.
#umeshu #japaneseplumwine #torotoronoumeshu #junkofuji #redpeonygambler #yakuzaeiga
🎞️ Industrial Spy / 産業スパイ (1968) x 🍶 Kuroushi Junmai Ginjo Nama Genshu Omachi
Time for a gritty industrial thriller, featuring the charismatic Tatsuo Umemiya! With a punchy yet super smooth omachi sake - aromas of ripe banana, muscovado, and cream, well balanced with a sharp hint of umami. Another great Kuroushi!
@a0dbxza 😃
#sake #sake🍶 #sakesommelier #sakelover #junmaiginjo #omachi #kuroushi #namagenshu #filmsandsake #tatsuoumemiya
🎞️ Sun in the Last Days of the Shogunate / 幕末太陽傳 (1957) x 🍶 Jūhachi Zakari Yamadanishiki Junmai Daiginjo
Frankie Sakai, Yūjirō Ishihara - and a young Akira Kobayashi! - star in this classic red light district comedy! With an equally sunny sake, all bright mango and lemon sorbet, with a sweet summery acidity. 🥭🍋☀️
🎞️ Yakuza Graveyard / やくざの墓場 くちなしの花 (1976) x 🍶 Hagi no Tsuru Junmai Ginjo Omachi
Tetsuya Watari (and many familiar faces) stars in this gritty, cops ‘n yakuza Fukasaku classic! Matched with an elegant and punchy omachi sake from one of my favourite breweries - soft pepper and acidity, cream, and marzipan… 😋
#filmsandsake #sake #japanesecinema #nowwatching #tetsuyawatari #kinjifukasaku
By great director Yuzo Kawashima l believe ?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wTj7N0euzRY
@a0dbxza Thank you very much! 😃 🍶 When I saw it, I really wanted to drink it with a Red Peony gambler film. 😁
She is amazing. You should watch one of her films soon! 
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