Tetsu MAEDA 前田哲
Sukiyaki
極道めし
Nippon Cinema ª
Four occupants of a prison cell have their annual "The best food I ever had"- contest. Whoever tells the most mouth-watering story can choose any dish from the losers' New Year's dinner. New prisoner Kenta refuses to take part in the contest, since he doesn't share equally tasty memories as his cell mates.
極道めし
Gokudo meshi
Japan 2011
108 minutes
Director
Tetsu MAEDA
Script
Daisuke HABARA, Tetsu MAEDA based on a manga by Shigeru TSUCHIYAMA
Cinematography
Sosuke TANIGAWA
Music
Seiji YOSHIOKA
Production
King Records
World sales
Free Stone Productions
Cast
Yu NAGAOKA, Masanobu KATSUMURA, Motoki OCHIAI, Gitaro, Akaji MARO
About Tetsu MAEDA
前田哲
Tetsu MAEDA, born in Osaka Prefecture in 1972, began his career in film as a props technician and assistant art director at Toei Tokyo Studio. As an assistant director, he worked under Juzo ITAMI, Yoichi SAI and Junji SAKAMOTO, among others. He wrote and directed his feature-length debut, SWING MAN, in 2000. His film SCHOOL DAYS WITH A PIG (2008) had a successful international festival run and won several awards. Nippon Connection has featured his films GAKINCHO ROCK (2003 / NC ’04), SUKIYAKI (2011 / NC ’12), and 90 YEARS OLD – SO WHAT? (2024 / NC ’25). His film HANAMANMA was released in April 2025.