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RUNTIME
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Tight 5-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
Japanese Kitchen
1999 0h 5m JA
Animation
Synopsis
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In 1999, Tabaimo exhibited her undergraduate thesis work, Japanese Kitchen and was awarded the prestigious Kirin Contemporary Award, marking the beginning of her international career.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Kana Nakauchi
Weather Report (voice)
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Tabaimo
- Languages
- Japanese
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The take
Tabaimo directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Dialogue in Japanese.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 5-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 227 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 5 min · 0h 5m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- JA
Also by
Tabaimo
Key crew
- MusicianChikako Nakasima
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- short film
Release history · US
When it landed
- TV2000-01-01· Eat Carpet
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