The Birth Of Saké

Name: The Birth Of Saké
Start: 2016-03-09T19:45:00+00:00
End: 2016-03-09T21:34:00+00:00

Wednesday 09/03/2016 – 7:45 PM

酒の誕生

Choosing this wonderful documentary as the opening film was easier than solving a sudoku.

Sake brewing is a renowned craft which veteran YAMAMOTO and brewery heir Yasuyuki YOSHIDA dedicate themselves to with great care and passion. This is no easy task, because commercial brewers increasingly form stiff competition and the advanced age of experienced practitioners is likely to compromise the quality. With combined efforts and personal sacrifice the Yoshida brewery struggles to continue to guarantee world class sake.

Director Erik SHIRAI uses the utmost respect to follow the people who have maintained this 144 year old family business. SHIRAI and producer TSUMURA lived for a time with the brewers to gain insight into the intense and relatively unknown art of brewing sake. To describe the result as interesting is an understatement according to the Tribeca Film Festival (2015) where ‘The Birth Of Sake’ won the director prize, the prize for best new documentary and special mentions from the jury.

We present you an absolute winner on the opening night, and Japan-Square would not be Japan-Square if we didn’t offer you more than just this screening. After the opening film, we offer you the possibility to enjoy a mini saké tasting and Japanese snacks from our beloved GOHAN team.

Booking your tickets quickly and taking a day off afterwards might not be unwise.

See you soon!

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