Kampai! For the Love of Sake

Name: Kampai! For the Love of Sake
Genre: Documentary
Released: August 19, 2016
Duration: 95 min
Rating: 48

2016

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Sundance Selects | Release Date: August 19, 2016 | Not Rated

Summary: Discover the art of sake. An age-old staple of Japanese culture and cuisine, the fermented rice wine has recently been winning fans all over the world. Kampai! For the Love of Sake journeys from rice paddies in Japan to breweries around the globe as it chronicles three passionate exponents of the increasingly popular beverage: a BritishDiscover the art of sake. An age-old staple of Japanese culture and cuisine, the fermented rice wine has recently been winning fans all over the world. Kampai! For the Love of Sake journeys from rice paddies in Japan to breweries around the globe as it chronicles three passionate exponents of the increasingly popular beverage: a British ex-pat who has become Japan’s first foreign master brewer, an American journalist known as the “Sake Evangelist,” and a fifth-generation Japanese brewer determined to shake up the industry. Together, their stories form a fascinating snapshot of how ancient traditions are adapting to the demands of a growing global market. [IFC Films]… Expand

Director: Mirai Konishi

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 95 min

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Andy Webster

Aug 18, 2016

[A] crisp if feather-light documentary. Read full review

Michael Rechtshaffen

Aug 18, 2016

Kampai! For the Love of Sake serves as an occasionally enlightening if long-winded primer that will prove best suited to connoisseurs. Read full review

Wes Greene

Aug 15, 2016

Mirai Konishi's documentary inevitably reveals itself to be an elaborate infomercial for Westerners. Read full review

Owen Gleiberman

Sep 10, 2016

“Kampai!” is scattered and rudderless, though the film’s biggest letdown is that it barely whets your whistle for a taste of sake. It might have been made “for the love,” but by the end the movie has squandered it. Read full review

Simon Abrams

Aug 18, 2016

Kampai! feels like a manic ensemble drama that should have been a tight three-man show. Read full review

Frank Scheck

Aug 25, 2016

Unfortunately, Kampai! For the Love of Sake is more cheerleading than informative, concentrating largely on personality profiles of three figures—two of them Westerners--obsessed with the Japanese rice wine. Read full review

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