“The Solitary Gourmet” is about a businessman who travels all over Tokyo for work. This is a drama series that depicts a man quietly touring the town’s restaurants alone.
There is no flashy story development or narration. He just quietly enjoys his meal. The film carefully depicts the indescribable “joy of eating” that comes with such moments.
Might wanna post a CW for meat.
I loved this series when I started learning Japanese. I got into it because I bought the guide to the restaurants he visited while killing time waiting for a friend who’s chronically late. I assumed it was a guide to places ideal for solo dining until I started reading it and then decided to try the TV show. It’s really cozy, and I couldn’t imagine something with so little going on would get popular in English speaking countries.
I got to see the writer of the manga and his band play the songs from the show and I asked him to sign the hardback version of the first volume of the manga.
I found a YouTube link in your post. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:
