Mitsuru Sasaki je vrhunski kuhar, ali izgubio je strast prema kuhanju. Može stvoriti bilo koje jelo samo tako što ga jednom proba. Njegov restoran je bankrotirao zbog Mitsuruove izrazito perfekcionističke naravi. Da bi otplatio svoje dugove, nudi da lično pripremi posljednji obrok za svakoga ko je voljan platiti 1 milion jena.
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00:00Mitsuru Sasaki is a talented Japanese chef, known for having the taste buds of a mythological giraffe.
00:06He never forgets the taste of the wound he eats, and he's always right when he copies a meal, even without a recipe.
00:11One afternoon, a sick man and his wife call to make the last meal for the dying man.
00:17Sasaki comes to the hospital room with a table equipped with all the ingredients and utensils.
00:21The meal he prepares is a simple fried rice and omelette, but it has to be exactly like the one that the man and his wife ate when they were young.
00:29They watch him carefully as he shows his skills with knives.
00:33Halfway through the cooking, the familiar smell of the omelette spreads with the room, shocking the couple.
00:37It's exactly the same as their house smelled every morning when they were young and when they fought.
00:42In the end, they get a chance to try the food and cry because of the memories it brings.
00:47After they have eaten, the man announces his last meal and asks his wife to reward the chef for his work.
00:53Sasaki is grateful, but does not show emotions to praise him.
00:56All he cares about is a million yen he gets for cooking meals.
01:00On the other hand, Sasaki's best friend, Ken, is at the funeral.
01:03Sasaki and Ken grew up in a children's home from the director.
01:06He recently passed away, but Sasaki refuses to go to his funeral.
01:10In the flashback, it turns out that the director never supported their decision to learn culinary arts.
01:15That's why Ken and Sasaki ran away from home as children when they were teenagers.
01:20Ken stayed in contact with the director, but Sasaki never did, so he thinks he doesn't deserve to be at the funeral.
01:25Ken constantly calls him, and it was the director's last wish to see his son, but Sasaki interrupts the call without listening.
01:32We find out that Sasaki's restaurant went bankrupt some time ago, which led to great debts.
01:37He is currently making money by cooking the last meals to rich people.
01:40The flashback shows that the restaurant was quite successful and known for its authentic taste.
01:45However, due to Sasaki's perfectionist nature, he threw a lot of meals made for the guests if they were not perfect.
01:52This caused his employees to hate the work environment, and in the end, no one wanted to work with him.
01:57That night, Sasaki receives a call from an agent who asks him to come to China to cook the last meal for someone important.
02:03He is offered 3 million yen for one meal, an offer that Sasaki cannot refuse.
02:08The next day, he arrives in Beijing and meets the aforementioned important person.
02:12He is an old man named Seimei Oh, a chef who is respected by all Chinese culinary artists.
02:17He cooked for generals and emperors during World War II and is considered a legend of East Asian and European cuisine.
02:23Sasaki is confused why someone like Oh would want him to cook his last meal for him.
02:28The man introduces himself before he discovers that his teacher Naotaro taught him everything he knows.
02:32Naotaro is the cornerstone of his career and made him what he is today.
02:36During World War II, they created 112 dishes, each with different tastes and cooking techniques.
02:42These were the rarest world delicacies, but the recipes were lost.
02:45No one knows where Naotaro is, but Oh believes that he still has the recipe book.
02:50Sasaki's task is to find Naotaro's cookbook, which he created.
02:55Since he worked hard, he will be rewarded with 50 million yen.
02:58The money will cover all of Sasaki's debts, but he is still not sure of the task.
03:03He goes to a local restaurant in China with 3 million yen, which he received in advance, and asks for advice from him.
03:08Since he is a good friend, China gives him a green light to accept the task, because even if he fails, there is nothing to lose.
03:15The next day, Sasaki goes to the government office and investigates Naotaro's escape.
03:19He discovers that the man escaped in 1964, but no one knows what happened to him after that.
03:25As he searches the page, someone named Tatsumi attracts his attention.
03:29It seems that he was a close friend of Naotaro, who could know his place of residence.
03:34The next day, Sasaki goes to Tatsumi's house and finds out that he died more than 10 years ago.
03:39However, his wife gives him the address of another man who could help him.
03:43The man's name is Kamata, and he was Naotaro's assistant while he was in Manchuria.
03:47Kamata lives on a deserted mountain, running a small restaurant.
03:50He discovers that he does not have a recipe book, but he can tell Sasaki how the recipes are made.
03:55From there, the story goes into flashback.
03:57In 1933, Naotaro, his wife Chizu, and younger Kamata visit Manchuria for the first time.
04:05They were invited by Japanese military generals, who wanted Naotaro to create the best delicacy for the emperor, who would visit him soon.
04:11Naotaro is given his private kitchen with all the ingredients and equipment he needed.
04:17They are also introduced to a Chinese assistant named Yoh.
04:20Yoh is no stranger to the old man, who is now a retired and world-famous chef.
04:24Sasaki is shocked when he hears the name of the person who hired him.
04:28Yoh was arrogant on the first day.
04:30He comments that the Japanese cannot make a better dish than the Manchurians, but Naotaro does not accept it.
04:35Instead, he asks the assistant to make something for the family, because they are tired.
04:40Yoh makes a well-known dish from blueberries and adds something special to it, which he claims is a secret ingredient.
04:45After eating the food, Naotaro gets up and skillfully makes an exact copy of it.
04:49Yoh tries the food and is stunned, because the chef hit the taste exactly, even without a secret ingredient.
04:55Naotaro discovers that he never forgets the taste of the food he eats, a unique talent he has learned over the years.
05:01Yoh is very kind after the incident.
05:03They start working together the next day, and the first dish that Yoh makes is a Manchurian spring roll.
05:08Naotaro gives his feedback on the dish, creating a version that suits Asian and European tastes.
05:14This spring roll has fish and meat inside, and it is tasty.
05:18In the wake of the incident, Kamata makes the same dish for Sasaki and asks him to try it.
05:22Even the critical chef is delighted with the taste, but he comments that the amount of salt could be reduced.
05:28Kamata is shocked because the comment sounds a little too familiar to him.
05:32Naotaro has often commented that he puts too much salt in everything when they worked together.
05:36What's more, he was critical of the food he created and threw everything that wasn't 100% perfect, a lot like he does with Sasaki.
05:43After Naotaro's first week in Manchuria, the military general is presented with the first meal he came up with.
05:49The man eats everything and allows him to create several such meals.
05:52As a chef, he takes responsibility to be the photographer of the group.
05:57He also helps his husband to write down recipes at the end of each day, but he resists help in the kitchen because it is difficult.
06:05We also meet regular military chefs whose job is to cook for people on a daily basis.
06:11They do not enter a special kitchen, knowing that it is intended for experimental and special purposes.
06:16The main chef and his son are always eager to hang out and over time they get closer to cheese.
06:22One day, Naotaro presents the concept of 112 meals divided into 4 suitable seasons.
06:27He will continue to create new meals and add them to the wall, innovating and removing some from the process.
06:33In the next montage clip, we see them experimenting with many ingredients from all over the world.
06:38The wall is finally filled with recipes and they finally make 112 new meals.
06:43The team wants to celebrate, but Naotaro surprises them by tearing some of the meals.
06:47According to him, their real challenge is just beginning, because now he has to choose a good meal and throw away the average one.
06:52In the following months, Naotaro is fully dedicated to the work, but fails to come up with new ideas.
06:57Chizu sees him struggling and advises him to start trusting his colleagues.
07:01So far, Naotaro has only believed in his craft and has not believed that Yoh or Kamata can come up with great ideas.
07:07Chizu knows he can only win if he leaves his arrogance aside.
07:11A few days later, Chizu fights and dies.
07:14Less than an hour later, the main chef finds Naotaro in the kitchen cooking something and accuses him of being a soulless man.
07:20Naotaro discovers that he is preparing Chizu's favorite dish and enjoys the music in her memory.
07:25Now he is fully responsible for his newborn daughter in his hands.
07:29In search of Kamata's presence, he stops talking and gives Sasaki the address of a Russian named Joseph.
07:34Sasaki has to go to him to hear the rest of the story.
07:37When he arrives at Joseph's restaurant, he finds out that the man is dead, but his son Robert is ready to tell him everything he wants to know.
07:43Robert was Naotaro's best friend's daughter Misa when she was a child.
07:48At one point in the story, Naotaro is invited to cook for Jewish exchange fun where he met Joseph.
07:53Then Robert and Misa met for the first time.
07:56Naotaro and Joseph have their differences at the beginning, but Naotaro manages to impress him with his non-traditional cabbage dish.
08:03This dish contains elements of Russia, Japan and China, making it a perfect meal for a meeting with people from all these nations.
08:09The meeting was extremely successful and all the credit goes to Naotaro.
08:13That marked the beginning of Naotaro and Joseph's friendship.
08:17Nowadays, he offers Sasaki a cabbage dish that Joseph still serves in the restaurant.
08:22He is again delighted with another Naotaro dish.
08:25After eating it, Sasaki asks where the book of recipes with 112 parts is located.
08:30Robert discovers that one afternoon, Naotaro came to Joseph in a hurry and entrusted him with the book of recipes and a letter.
08:36At that time, Manchuria was full of spies from various communist parties.
08:40Naotaro was said to be a Chinese spy who not only overestimated them, but also sold recipes to foreign countries.
08:46He bet on Naotaro to throw Joseph out of the base, asking him never to return.
08:51Sasaki is shocked that the person he had invited at the beginning was just a painter.
08:55But then Robert surprises him with another discovery, discovering that Naotaro had asked Joseph to give the book of recipes to Yoho.
09:02This means that the old man had the recipes all this time, but he still forced Sasaki to run after them.
09:08After he finally understood everything, he leaves Yoho and asks him what the last part of the cabbage dish is.
09:13Yoho still says that there are no recipes and asks him to read the last letter he left Naotaro.
09:19In it, Naotaro discovers that he was ordered to poison a Japanese tsar when he came to visit them in their facility.
09:26The general of the army is given a lot of money for it and also Naotaro.
09:29If the plan succeeds, he will blame Yoho for poisoning the tsar because he is Chinese.
09:33Not only that, but it turns out that Kamata, a Japanese spy, was sent to watch out for Naotaro and the group.
09:38Naotaro has no option but to refuse the offer, instead he throws Yoho out of the facility to save his life.
09:44However, the general does not give up and continues to ask Naotaro to cook for the tsar and poison the food.
09:49That night, before the test meal, Naotaro copies another book of recipes and gives it to Joseph.
09:54On the day of the test meal, he burns the original copy of the book, angering the general because his plan is destroyed.
10:00As a result, Naotaro is imprisoned.
10:02To seek revenge, Kamata tries to free his master in the end.
10:06But before he succeeds, the general shoots Naotaro and kills him.
10:10His master Misa remains with the chief cook, who takes care of her like his own daughter.
10:15The Chinese-Japanese war is about to begin and he brings his son and Misa to Japan to save their lives.
10:21Yoho says that he has a connection with high Japanese profiles and succeeds in his career, while Kamata went to war.
10:28A few years later, they meet again and look for Misa, because she is the real successor of the book of recipes.
10:33They still find the chief cook and his son, who calls him his older brother.
10:40She also has a small son, but her husband pretends to be dead.
10:43When she finds out about her father, Misa cries and promises to open a restaurant using his recipes to honor him.
10:51Everything goes well until the day of the restaurant opening.
10:54Misa burns and dies trying to save the book of recipes.
10:57Her poor son screams for his mother, but she never returns.
11:02However, the book is miraculously saved.
11:04A few days after her death, her older brother takes responsibility for the care of her son and establishes a home for a less fortunate child.
11:11Then Sasaki realizes that he is that boy.
11:13He is the son of Nautaro's grandson Misa, who lost his family and was responsible for his uncle in the children's home.
11:19Yoho sent him on a new mission to find out the history of culinary art in his family through research.
11:25In the end, the director wanted to meet him before he died, because he had the book of recipes and wanted to give it to his real owner.
11:32In the end, we see how Sasaki returns to the children's home and pays tribute to the grave of his uncle.
11:37He finally gets the book of recipes and sees pictures of his family in it.
11:42His uncle did not want to become a cook because he saw how his family suffered from his obsession with food.
11:48In the final scene, Sasaki recreates the meal of his grandfather for children in the apartment.
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