Feature Film "The Pursuit of Perfection"
2021
- Film
AOI Pro.'s Toshimichi Saito’s debut feature!
Co-financed and produced by AOI Pro.
The 69th San Sebastian Film Festival - the Culinary Zinema section
The 41st Hawaii International Film Festival - Eat. Drink. Film. section
Focusing on four of the leading chefs in Japan today, this documentary explores the truth behind Japan's unique and sophisticated food culture. World-renowned food experts and gastronomists also guide the audience into the further depths of the stories behind the chefs' endless pursuit.
| Released | 2021 |
| Director | Toshimichi Saito |
| Production Company | AOI Pro. Inc. |
| Director of Photography | Shinnosuke Fukushima |
| Lighting by | Keigo Suzuki |
| Sound Mixer | Kosuke Yanagida |
| Original Score Composed by | Dylan Glatthorn |
| Editors | Toshimichi Saito, Madoka Miyazaki |
| Executive Producers | John Hirai a.k.a Tokyo Rocks, Yasuhito Nakae, Tom Yoda |
| Producer | Akihiko Yose |
| Chefs | Takemasa Shinohara, Natsuko Shoji, Yosuke Suga, Takaaki Sugita |
| Presented by | AOI Pro., APPELLATION and GAGA |
| Length | 79 min / Documentary, Food |
| Release in Japan | TBD |
| Staff | Director, Editor: Toshimichi Saito(AOI Pro.) Executive Producer: Yasuhito Nakae(AOI TYO Holdings) Producer: Akihiko Yose(AOI Pro.) |