🎞️ 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 😊

#sake #sake🍶 #rumikonosake

🎞️ 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! 😁🏖️

#nowwatching #japanesecinema #sake

🎞️ 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