Bread and Soup and Cat Weather (2013) Review – A Quiet Place to Simply Exist
A gentle scene that makes it easier to get through the day—warm soup, coffee, and quiet comfort. π₯ Series Overview Detail Information Title Bread and Soup and Cat Weather (γγ³γ¨γΉγΌγγ¨γγ³ζ₯ε) 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) π 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. ...