Breakfast. Lunch. Dinner. That’s what we’ve been told to eat per day. After a long day, sometimes you don’t feel like making yourself a meal, so you decide to treat yourself to a little dinner. Unfortunately, not everyone understands what it takes to make a delicious meal.
Here are four East Asian movies that will give you second thoughts about who should be allowed to prepare food.
So, be careful what you eat because it might just come back to haunt you!
Which one is your favorite? Let me know in the comments below!
1.DUMPLINGS (HONG KONG)
What’s It About: Mr. Li is a former actress. She fears that she is losing her youthful looks and longs for passion again with her husband. He is having an affair with a much younger woman. Mr. Li seeks out help from Aunt Mei, a local chef. Her dumplings are known for having amazing age-defying qualities that is popular among middle-aged women. The former actress is determined to find out the secret ingredient and will do whatever it takes to recapture her youth.
Starring: Miriam Yeung, Bai Ling, Tony Leung Ka-Fai
Where To Watch: Tubi, Amazon Prime Video
Watch The Trailer Here:
2. DEAD SUSHI (JAPANESE)
What’s It About: Keiko the daughter of a famous sushi chef. She leaves home to take a new job at an inn. While working there, Keiko is bullied by the president of a pharmaceutical company. A researcher at the pharmaceutical company arrives at the inn one day, angry because of the bullying. He wants to get revenge and creates a serum that turns fish on rice into killer sushi. Keiko realizes she needs to team up with her father in order to fight off the creatures.
Starring: Rina Takeda, Takamasa Suga, Yui Murata
Where To Watch: Tubi, Plex, Amazom Prime Video
Watch The Trailer Here:
3. 301/302 (KOREAN)
What’s It About: Song-Hee is a chef and she lives in apartment 301. Across the hall is apartment 302 where writer Yoon-Hee lives. Yoon-Hee is an anorexic and Song-Hee is constantly making her delicious meals. One day, Yoon-Hee goes missing and Song-Hee is looking for her. A detective assigned to the case starts unravel the intertwined relationship between the two women.
Starring: Bang Eun-Jin, Hwang Shin-Hye, Chu Ryeon-Kim
Where To Watch: Available on DVD on Amazon
Watch The Trailer Here:
4. NORIKO’S DINNER TABLE (JAPANESE)
What’s It About: Noriko Shimabara runs away from her family in Tokoyama. She found her small-town life unfulfilling and goes to Tokyo. She is going to meet a group of Internet friends she has been chatting with. While in Tokyo, Noriko meets Kumiko and her family circle. Kumiko is the so-called leader of the Internet chat group Noriko belongs to. Soon, Noriko discovers the truth about Kumiko and her “family”.
Starring: Yuriko Yoshitaka, Tsugumi, Kazue Fukiishi
Where To Watch: Amazon Prime Video
Watch The Trailer Here:
