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DVD – ¥3,500 (tax included)
Includes the original 81 minute film plus "The Last Bowl," a short documentary (27:24) shot by the filmmakers during Bizentei's final days in 2023, featuring new interviews with more than 25 regulars.
Both the feature and the new short are in Japanese with English subtitles.
Note: The cover artwork is in Japanese only but disc menus are in Japanese and English.
DVD | NTSC | Region Free | 16:9 | STEREO
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Blu-ray (Deluxe Edition) – ¥6,500 (tax included)
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Blu-ray | Region Free | 16:9 | Japanese with English subtitles
(except in a few of the bonus scenes, as noted)
STEREO & 5.1 SURROUND (main feature only)
Feature: 81 min. Bonus: 67 min.
Note: The cover artwork is in Japanese only but disc menus are in Japanese and English.
Includes the original award-winning 81 minute film in Japanese with English subtitles plus more than 60 minutes of bonus content:
E = has English subtitles
1) "The Last Bowl" — Shot by the filmmakers during Bizentei's final days in 2023, featuring new interviews with more than 25 regulars・27:24・E
2) "Life After Bizentei" photo montage・4:22 (no dialogue)
3) Mountain Vegetable Foraging・3:53・E
4) Making Barley Tea・5:33・E
5) Matsutake Mushroom Hunting・9:29・E
6) Visiting Tsunan Sake Brewery・3:30・E
7) Making a Ramen Bowl ・1:45・(no dialogue)
8) Takashi Tanaka Makes Ramen!・3:50・(some Japanese dialogue, no subtitles)
9) MIFF Message Outtakes・2:15・(in English)
10) Feeding the Director ・1:20 ・(minimal Japanese dialogue, no subtitles)
11) Viola Serenade・3:09 (minimal Japanese dialogue, no subtitles)
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