The Taste of Fish (築地魚河岸三代目) 16 years old

It may sound cliché, but Japanese people really do love their fish. If Japan has the best and freshest fish in the world, then Tokyo's Tsukiji Fish Market is where you're most likely to find them. It's the home of Japan's biggest daily fish auction, and it's a place of fierce competition between fish merchants that have been in the business for generations. Based on a comic series, The Taste of Fish follows businessman Shuntaro, who has a successful career in a trading company and is in a steady relationship with girlfriend Asuka. One day, Shuntaro has to help out at the fish wholesaler store run by Asuka's father, and he immediately falls in love with the world of Tsukiji Fish Market. Soon, Shuntaro quits his job and devotes all of his time to running the business while learning about the market's fascinating set of long-standing traditions. However, he must first also learn to distinguish the tastes of different fishes before he can survive in the competitive world of Tsukiji.

Credits

The Taste of Fish Cast

Name Character
Akira Emoto He was 59, now 76 years old as Shojiro Sanada
YosiYosi Arakawa as Takuya
Rena Tanaka She was 28, now 44 years old as Asuka
Takao Osawa He was 40, now 56 years old as Shuntaro Akagi
Tsuyoshi Ihara He was 44, now 60 years old as Eiji
Noriko Eguchi She was 28, now 44 years old as Eri
Yoko Moriguchi She was 41, now 58 years old as Chiaki

The Taste of Fish Crew

Name Department
Shingo Matsubara as Director. Directing
The Taste of Fish poster
The Taste of Fish (16 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, June 07, 2008
  • Runtime: 116 minutes