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Soup

2012 · 117 min Fantasy Drama
7.0 / 10 · TMDB

Kenichi Shibuya is a 50-year-old salaryman who divorced a few years back. Since the divorce, his relationship with his daughter has become awkward. One day, Kenichi Shibuya and his boss Yumi Ayase are struck by lightning and die. They go to the afterlife. There in the afterlife they hear of a legendary soup. If someone drinks the legendary soup, that person is reborn, but the reborn person has no memories of their prior life. Kenichi Shibuya then searches for the secrets in the legendary soup, hoping to be reborn, but not forget his daughter.

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Original Title スープ〜生まれ変わりの物語〜
Year 2012
Country Japan
Genre Fantasy, Drama
Director Yuki Otsuka
Runtime 117 min.
Rating TMDB: 7.0/10 (1 votes)

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The director constructs a quiet fable, contrasting the mundane reality of a salaryman with a whimsical, almost cozy afterlife. He explores paternal love and redemption, using the fantasy premise as a gentle metaphor for emotional cleansing and second chances.

What lingers after the viewing is a soft, melancholic warmth and a reflection on the bonds that define us. The film’s strength lies in its understated approach to a profound theme. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Yuki Otsuka

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