Movie: The Solitary Gourmet 2025 New Years Eve Special ~Refills will be delivered by Goro himself!

Top 7 Billed Cast

Yutaka Matsushige
松重豊

Inogashira Goro

Yua Shinkawa
新川優愛

Yuki Morinaga
森永悠希

Jyubun Fukuzawa
福澤重文

Kina Yazaki
Kina Yazaki

Atsuko Hirata
平田敦子

Reiko Tajima
田島令子

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    nogashira Goro (Matsushige Yutaka) is tasked with procuring rice and ingredients for onigiri (rice balls) to be distributed at a New Year's Eve countdown event at Asakusa Hanayashiki Amusement Park. A job request he can't refuse, Goro, along with his Mini, set off on the long journey, from Sado Island, Niigata to Yonezawa, Yamagata, to collect the perfect onigiri ingredients. As Goro races to beat the deadline, he finds himself hungry and indulges in the bounty of the sea and mountains he encounters at every stop... What kind of gourmet delights will Goro discover this year? Will he be able to finish off New Year's Eve with freshly cooked onigiri rice balls during the live broadcast? Also for the first time in five years, this 2025 New Year's Eve Special will feature a partial live broadcast!

  • Release Date

    2025-12-31

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    7

  • Rating:

    3.5 starts
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    日本語

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