Dear My Life

  A gentle scene that makes it easier to get through the day—warm soup, coffee, and quiet comfort. 🎥 Series Overview Detail Information Title Bread and Soup and Cat Weather (パンとスープとネコ日和) Format TV Mini-Series (4 episodes) Director Kana Matsumoto Aired July 21 – August 11, 2013 (WOWOW) Runtime Approx. 50 minutes per episode (~200 minutes total) Genre Drama, Slice of Life, Healing (Iyashi-kei) Country Japan Rating 7.5/10 (IMDb) 📖 Story Summary Akiko (Satomi Kobayashi) quits her office job after her mother's death and opens a small eatery serving just two items: bread and soup. Her life becomes unhurried—waking early to bake bread, preparing simple soups, caring for a stray cat who wanders in. There's no dramatic arc. No crisis to overcome. No transformation to celebrate. The series simply follows Akiko's daily rhythms: kneading dough, chopping vegetables, watching weather through the window, sharing quiet moments with her cat. ...

A visual symbol of comfort and slowness: the iconic image from Ogigami Naoko's restful film, Megane. 🎥 Film Overview Detail Information Title Megane (めがね / Glasses) Director Naoko Ogigami Screenplay Naoko Ogigami Genre Drama, Comedy, Healing Cinema (Iyashi-kei) Release Date September 22, 2007 (Japan) Runtime 106 minutes (1h 46m) Country Japan Language Japanese Cast Satomi Kobayashi (Taeko), Masako Motai (Sakura), Mikako Ichikawa (Haruna), Ken Mitsuishi (Yuji), Ryô Kase (Yomogi) Filming Location Yoron Island, Kagoshima Prefecture (southernmost Japan) Cinematography Tanimine Noboru Music Taeko Onuki Production Company Nippon Television Network, Paradise Cafe Rating G (General Audiences) Awards Sundance Film Festival 2008 - Grand Jury Prize nomination; San Francisco International Film Festival selection Note Follow-up to Kamome Diner (2006); features same lead actresses (Kobayashi and Motai) 📖 Plot Summary For ...

A warm illustration inspired by  Kamome Diner  — simple food, quiet comfort, and healing through everyday moments. 🎥 Film Overview Detail Information Title Kamome Diner (かもめ食堂 / Kamome Shokudō) Director Naoko Ogigami Screenplay Naoko Ogigami (based on novel by Yōko Mure) Genre Drama, Slice of Life, Healing Cinema (Iyashi-kei) Release Date March 11, 2006 (Japan) Runtime 102 minutes (1h 42m) Country Japan Language Japanese, Finnish Cast Satomi Kobayashi (Sachie), Hairi Katagiri (Midori), Masako Motai (Masako), Jarkko Niemi (Tommi), Tarja Markus (Liisa), Markku Peltola (Matti) Cinematography Tuomo Virtanen Music Yosui Inoue, Tatsuro Kondo Rating PG Note Ogigami's first feature film made outside Japan; shot on location in Helsinki 📖 Plot Summary On a quiet street in Helsinki, Finland, Sachie has opened a small Japanese diner specializing in onigiri—traditional rice balls. Despite her careful preparation and warm hospit...