One Day in January
Every year on the fourth of January, Shobei's soba restaurant serves "Sanada Soba"; soba noodles topped with grated spicy daikon radish. Even regulars refrain from coming to the restaurant because of the extra spicy soba. But on year, a stranger comes in and finishes the bowl, announcing that it tastes familiar. The man begins to visit every year on the 4th of January to eat Sanada Soba. Shobei develops a warm feeling towards the peculiar customer he interacts with once a year.
One Day in January (2012)
Akira Inoue
At a glance
Countries
Japan
Ratings
TMDB users
8.0/10
Rating consensus
80/100 blend
Sources: TMDB
Warm reception overall — weighted ~80/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
Ken Matsudaira
Akira Emoto
Yoshie Ichige
Shozo Uesugi
Ryota Nakanishi
Sei Hiraizumi
Toru Masuoka
Baijaku Nakamura
Jundai Yamada
Kyotaro Yanagiya
Daisuke Honda
Hana Ebise
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