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In English: Kamome
\nShokudo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\nLast night, R. and I sat down to a nice evening movie. We rented a few things
\nat the start of the weekend, and I was actually pretty excited to watch a
\nJapanese-only movie with her, one of her choosing. She chose Kamome Shokudo<\/a>, a
\nJapanese comedy set in Helsinki.\n<\/p>\n

\nThe big surprise for me was that it had English subtitles. While I really
\nwanted to listen only in Japanese, when the subtitles are there it is just too
\neasy to read. I was glad for them too; some portions of the dialogue are in
\nFinnish.\n<\/p>\n

\nThe movie is really nice; a slow-paced, dialogue-based ambiance-drama. It
\nexplores questions about living in a foreign land, which is of course very
\ninteresting to me, as a foreigner in a foreign land. A critical claim of the
\nmovie is that Japanese people prefer Japanese food (and possibly that Japanese
\nfood is the best kind of food.) That actually comes up a lot here, and I am
\nsure that R. would back it up. Since I like Japanese food, this isn’t really a
\nproblem, but it is always a little surprising to me when the idea of having say,
\nItalian food for lunch and then also dinner is shot down. I don’t actually
\nconsider pizza Italian food, or spaghetti for that matter, but that’s ok. I’m
\npretty used to eating Japanese food twice in a day by now, so I guess I’ve
\nbecome used to things here. I do sometimes want to have American food once or
\ntwice a day. Guess I have to start cooking more.\n<\/p>\n

\nThere is also a character in there that is the typical Japan-obsessed kid who
\nstudies the language a bit and tries to speak Japanese whenever possible. It is
\ninteresting seeing that character portrayed from the Japanese point of view.\n<\/p>\n

\nAn interesting parallel they draw is between the Japanese and Finnish cultures,
\nportraying Japan as busy and stressful while Finland is laid-back and
\neasy-going. The discussion around that concept, and why the characters thought
\nthey would be better off in Finland is interesting.\n<\/p>\n

\nIt was a fun movie; I recommend it.\n<\/p>\n


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