Japan Synopsis
はなちゃんのみそ汁
“Together we'll make delicious and warm memories”
Yasutake Shingo is a newspaper reporter whose only redeeming feature is his earnestness. He meets Matsunaga Chie, who attends a music college, and they start dating. Each day becomes all the more bright and enjoyable for Shingo because of the lively Chie. She loves to laugh, sing and eat. After one and a half years, Chie is employed as a music teacher. One day, Shingo is informed that Chie has breast cancer. After thinking about it, he decides to share a lifetime with her and proposes. His proposal gives her the courage to undergo surgery which she had been mulling over. One day, Chie starts to teach 5-year-old Hana the “important things in life” such as laundry, cleaning and cooking. She thinks that even if she is no longer around, her daughter and husband will be able to live.
The 2014–2016 Japan Window
581 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Hana's Miso Soup sits at position #402.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Hana's Miso Soup premiered. 1769 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,024 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (34th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.3 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,337 of 1,933 (top 69%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Hana-chan no misoshiru film partners, imageField, Tokyo Theatres Company |
| Runtime | 1h 58m |
| Release Date | December 19, 2015 |
| IMDb | tt5462892 |