Udon

Aug 26, 2006

2h 14m

★ 6.5

Overview

Kosuke is 31, and tired of his hometown where nothing happens. On a whim, he departs for New York with dreams of making it big. 6 months later, he straggles home... defeated, and saddled with debt. Awaiting him are his old friends, a caring sister, a disgruntled father ...and a bowl of noodles. Namely, "udon" noodles. The town is built around udon, sustained by udon, nationally famous for udon.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

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Cast

Kosuke Matsui

Yusuke Santamaria

Kyoko Miyagawa

Manami Konishi

Shosuke Suzuki

Tortoise Matsumoto

Mari Fujimoto

Kyoka Suzuki

Masanori Otani

Takeshi Masu

Kenjiro Mishima

Jin Katagiri

Kazuya Aoki

Jun Kaname

Ryoichi Fujimoto

Fumiyo Kohinata

Takutomi Matsui

Katsumi Kiba

Tohru Emori

Sayoko Ninomiya

Mayumi Myosei

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7.7

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7.1

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7.4

Kamome Diner

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7.4

Sweet Bean

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7.6

Midnight Diner

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8.2

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4.6

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5.9

Rice Rhapsody

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7.0

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6.9

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7.3

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7.8

Little Forest: Winter/Spring

Jan 28, 2015

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6.7

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Jan 28, 2012

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6.5

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7.6

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6.4

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4.5

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5.7

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