Flavor of Happiness

2008 · 124 MIN · IMDB 6.8 · 187 VOTES · DIR. Mitsuhiro Mihara

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Overview

Yamashita Takako works in the food section of a department store. She pays frequent visits to a reputable local Chinese restaurant about opening an in-store branch. The owner of the restaurant, Wang Qingkuo from Shanghai, who does all the cooking by himself, gives Takako the brush-off. One day, however, Wang collapses due to overwork, and is left with partial paralysis. Hearing the rumor of the restaurant’s closure, Takako resigns from the department store and becomes an apprentice to Wang.

Dialogue Timeline — 810 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:20 It's ready to serve.
00:05:08 Yamashita.
00:10:17 I don't need the trouble.
00:15:12 Thanks. I'll be back around 6 o'clock.
00:17:29 When I cook, I like to be able to see customers' faces.
00:19:57 If you could just give me a little more time...
00:25:33 He ran a Western-style restaurant in the city...
00:31:30 - Ask them for your job back! - No, I won't.
00:37:34 Put it in the bowl.
00:41:49 Try it.
00:45:05 If you get into financial trouble, do not get into the sex business.
00:50:40 Can forget and should never forget.
00:53:32 Please forgive me.
00:57:41 It's a shame you can't join.
01:00:47 I'll arrange it all!
01:05:00 people think the food poisoning came from Little Shanghai.
01:07:34 Get out!
01:14:26 Place it against your heart.
01:17:41 Who was the one that came to me saying "I can do it"?
01:23:59 Oh, it was nothing.
01:29:41 When I got home I was so tired I could barely stand up.
01:37:29 Shall we eat?
01:46:27 Excuse me...
01:54:25 "though we may roam."

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed810
Dialogue density6.5 lines / min
First line00:01:20
Final line01:54:25

Production Record

DirectorMitsuhiro Mihara
LanguageJapanese
IMDb votes187