Twelve Months of Earth-Eating

A person and a dog, the life of a person and a dog as the seasons change throughout the year. The writer Amian, who has lived alone in the mountains of Karuizawa for many years, eats three meals a day and all year round from nature. Fruits, mushrooms, wild grasses, and bamboo shoots in the mountains can be served on the table. Machiko, Amian's copy editor and girlfriend, sometimes comes to visit his residence from Tokyo. The most delicious food is cooking seasonal ingredients together and then tasting them with the people you love. From the beginning of spring to the winter solstice, accepting these foods produced by nature with a grateful heart is like cherishing the feeling of cherishing the moment. Amian slowly learned the essence of life in the mountains and fields. Whether it's cooking, cleaning or writing, Amian is used to doing everything he needs to do every day carefully. Even so, he still can't decide how to deal with the ashes of his wife who passed away 13 years ago... This film is adapted from the cooking essay "The Day I Eat Earth" by writer Tsutomu Minakura. It stars acting talents Kenji Sawada and Takako Matsu. The dishes in the movie are made by the god of cooking, Zenharu Doi. This is a movie that depicts the taste of life with the dishes of the four seasons. Japanese tea ceremony and flower arrangement integrate invisible Zen into concrete things. This work...