“A man joins the Hikawa Maru ocean liner as a cook, exploring the ship's 85-year history after losing his mother in the Great Kanto Earthquake.”
Hikawa Maru Monogatari
氷川丸ものがたり
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Synopsis
A man joins the Hikawa Maru ocean liner as a cook, exploring the ship's 85-year history after losing his mother in the Great Kanto Earthquake.
Hirayama Jirou has lost his mother in the Great Kanto Earthquake and now runs a soba stall with his father. He decides to join the crew of the famous ocean liner Hikawa Maru and finds work cooking in the ship's galley. Through his eyes, the film explores the ship's 85-year history. (Source: ANN)
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A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Hikawa Maru Monogatari begins and ends here.
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Mushi Production.- Format 1 × 90′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 30m all episodes
- Aired Aug 2015 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Ref. BS-29801 catalog