Kitchen (1989) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1989 · 106 mins · Japanese

Directed by

Yoshimitsu Morita

Starring

Mie Hama, Isao Hashizume, Ayako Kawahara, Keiji Matsuda, Yōsuke Nakajima, Simon Yotsuya

Mikage, orphaned at a young age and later left alone after her grandmother’s death, finds comfort in cooking. Yuichi, a friend of her late grandmother, invites her to live with him and his mother, but Mikage soon discovers that Yuichi’s “mother” is actually his cross‑dressing father. The kitchen itself brims with meticulously detailed gadgets, reflecting a deep, loving devotion to the art of food preparation.