Samurai Gourmet

This show is beautiful and I enjoyed it thoroughly. The main character is very likable and relatable. This isn't a cooking show or one where they rate places, no, it's more honest than that, more intimate. I sincerely have never watched anything as pure or relaxing. It can be a little over dramatic at times, acting wise, but i feel like it adds something instead of lowering it's value. Samurai Gourmet is very immersive and it will make you hungry, i recommend watching it while you eat. And even more, I recommend you watch it!

A joy to watch , in one word charming. In the days of bang, bosh, super hero , monster's , drug lords , British period drama overkill this by contrast is a relaxing oasis. I watched an episode every night on Netflix and when the series finished I was genuinely upset. Take pleasure in the subtle humour and delight in the food. The actor's excitement in the facial expressions when ordering the food left me hungry every time.

The show is pretty simple, and its worth is exactly the highlights it gives to ordinary stuff of life. The attention to the details, the beautiful looks on the food, and the smoothness of the story sustain this great show. Don't expect the episodes to be full of drama and extraordinary stuff. This is just a charming, sometimes comic and, above all, very light and buoyant series.

I have really fallen in love with the series. It's not food porn at all, which what it first assumed it to be. It's the story of Takeshi Kasumi, recently retired salaryman. After 40 years of never doing anything besides work, he suddenly finds himself thrust into a world without expectations. He's lost at first. But he ventures out, meeting up with an imaginary, unnamed Ronin who gives him lessons in being free. Along the way, he eats a lot.

It's tempting to say it's all about the food, but that's not really the point at all. It's a warm look into someone discovering the simple pleasures of life - food, people, and memories. Kasumi is child-like in every way, but that just adds to his charm. And his expressions are just so over the top comical that you cannot help but be enchanted by him.

It's a slow series, with very little action. But it's so much fun to watch. It's probably not for anyone who needs a lot of action, conflict, changes of scenery, or characters, but it will appeal to those of us who have experienced that slowing the pace of life and appreciating every moment brings happiness.

It's about a man that thought his life is nothing without work but he starts to enjoy and try to do things that he have missed out.

I'm on episode 7 and I still don't see him doing stuff with his wife. If he focused on work for 30 years, he should take his wife with him.