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The Chef of South Polar
The Chef of South Polar

The Chef of South Polar

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DramaComedy

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When eight men are assigned to live 14,000 kilometers from home in inhumanly cold conditions, food becomes their new existence.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

125 mins

Rating

6.9/10

Release Date

07 August 2009

Country

Japan

Cast

Masato Sakai

Masato Sakai

Jun Nishimura

Namase Katsuhisa

Namase Katsuhisa

Mr. Moto

Kitaro

Kitaro

Taicho

Kengo Kora

Kengo Kora

Brother Yan

Kosuke Toyohara

Kosuke Toyohara

Doctor

Naomi Nishida

Naomi Nishida

Miyuki

Kanji Furutachi

Kanji Furutachi

Pastor

Daisuke Kuroda

Daisuke Kuroda

Bon

Masahiro Kohama

Masahiro Kohama

Mr. Hira

Karin Ono

Karin Ono

Yuka

Saori

Saori

Ms. Shimizu

Takashi Ukaji

Takashi Ukaji

Suzuki

Kyūsaku Shimada

Kyūsaku Shimada

Captain

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