🏆 Jury Award for Best Documentary 🏆

Sonoma International Film Festival



🏆 Best Feature Documentary 🏆

DEVOUR! The Food Film Fest



🏆 Audience Award - Documentary 🏆

Japannual - The Japanese Film Festival Vienna



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Self-taught ramen master Masamoto Ueda and his wife Kazuko have run their Tokyo ramen shop, Bizentei for more than forty years. Scores of devoted customers have joined them in creating an intimate place of community. On the weekends, they venture together across the Japanese countryside, harvesting gourmet pears, bamboo shoots, and wild mountain yams. Acknowledging that nothing lasts forever, and that the master must retire someday, everyone resolves to make the best of what time remains and to truly appreciate this special place, this uniquely delicious, soul-nourishing food, and this special community of friends, before it is gone forever.



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“While this cozy, heartwarming doc is about the artistry of an excellent bowl of soup, it is just as much about the power of community and connection.”

POV Magazine



“Culinary documentary filmmaking at its finest, examining a beloved type of dish, one talented man who has made it his life's work, and the many other lives — and tastebuds — touched along the way.”

Concrete Playground



“It’s as warm and satisfying as a bowl of broth, and perfect viewing for anyone who enjoys the convivial delights of shows like Midnight Diner.”

Australian International Documentary Conference