The Birth of Saké
Asia Premiere | 94 mins | Saké, Japan Culture | PG13
Asia Premiere | 94 mins | Saké, Japan Culture | PG13
In a world of heavy automation and mass-production, a small group of artisans brave unusual working conditions in northern Japan to preserve a 2000-year-old tradition. The Birth of Saké is a cinematic documentary showing what it really takes to make world-class saké.
Screened together with short film, Reunion by Lincoln Chia.
"A richly immersive documentary..."
"A Brew Made With Pride and Lots of Patience"
"Inside the gruelling and poetic world of saké brewing"
"One of the last few places to make saké by hand rather than by machine"