Film

The Solitary Gourmet 2025 New Years Eve Special ~Refills will be delivered by Goro himself!

2025 · 1h 8m · Drama

nogashira Goro (Matsushige Yutaka) is tasked with procuring rice and ingredients for onigiri (rice balls) to be distributed at a New Year's Eve countdown event at Asakusa Hanayashiki Amusement Park. A job request he can't refuse, Goro, along with his Mini, set off on the long journey, from Sado Island, Niigata to Yonezawa, Yamagata, to collect the perfect onigiri ingredients. As Goro races to beat the deadline, he finds himself hungry and indulges in the bounty of the sea and mountains he encounters at every stop... What kind of gourmet delights will Goro discover this year? Will he be able to finish off New Year's Eve with freshly cooked onigiri rice balls during the live broadcast? Also for the first time in five years, this 2025 New Year's Eve Special will feature a partial live broadcast!

Yutaka Matsushige

Inogashira Goro

Yua Shinkawa

Yuki Morinaga

Jyubun Fukuzawa

Kina Yazaki

Atsuko Hirata

Reiko Tajima

• Ryuichi KitahataDirector
• Yoshihiro TaguchiWriter
• 小嶋志和Producer
• Yukitoshi KomatsuProducer
• Kenji YoshimiProducer
• 笠島徳竜Producer
• Masayuki KusumiOriginal Music Composer

Release date

December 31, 2025

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

1h 8m

Genres

Drama