Solitary Gourmet Season 1

Solitary Gourmet Season 1 is currently streaming on major platforms, and it rewards the patience it asks of you. Across 1 season, the show has had time to find its rhythm and keep it. A 9/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. Yutaka Matsushige anchors it with a performance that rewards close attention. Available now — press play and find out why people keep recommending it.

Solitary Gourmet Season 1 arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. The writing in Solitary Gourmet Season 1 treats its characters as people first, plot devices second. Season 1 of Solitary Gourmet includes 12 episodes. It aired from January 2012 to March 2012. This season stars Yutaka Matsushige, Tomoki Uekusa and Masayuki Kusumi. Yutaka Matsushige and Tomoki Uekusa lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2012. Solitary Gourmet Season 1 resists tidy resolutions in a way that respects how messy real consequences actually are. Every minute repays the time invested, and the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

Drama fans who appreciate slow-burn storytelling will feel right at home with Solitary Gourmet Season 1. It has built its own audience without needing a direct comparison. The complete run is available and best experienced without too much prior knowledge of where it goes. Yutaka Matsushige carries the material with a performance that rewards close attention. Worth starting sooner rather than later.

🎬 Solitary Gourmet Season 1 — Episode Guide

Yakitori and Yaki Meshi of Monzen-Nakacho, Koto Ward

2012-01-04

Inogashira Goro (Matsushige Yutaka) gets a call from a female client who runs a cafe in Monzen-Nakacho. He sets up a meeting with her at her cafe, delighted with the prospect of visiting the town which he hadn't seen since he was a student. Afterwards, he visits an antique store located in that neig...

Boiled Fish Set of Komagome, Toshima Ward

2012-01-11

Inogashira-san travels to Komagome as requested by an old-time customer of his, a gallery owner. Having finished early with his appointment, he decides to have an early supper. He looks around in an unfamiliar neighborhood and even gets distracted by a group of old men playing shogi. Finally, he sto...

Dan Dan Noodles Without Soup of Ikebukuro, Toshima Ward

2012-01-18

Inogashira-san visits the bustling commercial town of Ikebukuro to meet with a client from a model room company, and to scout for a possible new office location. He also buys from his favorite store. He notices many Chinese restaurants that have sprouted in the streets, and decides to have Chinese f...

Shizuoka Oden of Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture

2012-01-25

Our solitary protagonist travels outside Tokyo, this time to Chiba where he has an appointment with a staff from a popular wedding venue. Inogashira-san arrives in Shin-Urayasu, and marvels at the Western American-style lay-out of the town. Later on, his tour of the wedding facilities brings up cert...

Oyako-Don and Yaki-Udon of Eifuku, Suginami Ward

2012-02-01

It had been a bad week for Inogashira-san. The lone merchant is in the doldrums after experiencing several set-backs in his dry goods business. He travels to Eifuku, Suginami to get some fresh air and to meet with an old friend. However, his meeting fails to push through and so he ends up whiling aw...

Grilled Garlic Porkloin of Saginomiya, Nakano Ward

2012-02-08

Inogashira-san is in Saginomiya, Nakano to see a client who owns a hair salon. After a bizarre meeting with her, he goes off to visit a long-time friend and confidante. But before that, he gets sidetracked by a store that sells confectioneries. Then, finally, he arrives at his friend's store but is ...

A Cafe's Neapolitan Pasta in Kichijoji, Musashino City

2012-02-15

The lone merchant who says he can "eat anything," has had a sudden attack of indecision. His inability to decide on what and where to eat begins when he arrives in the casual, vibrant town of Kichijoji. This made him late for his meeting with a client - an owner of a jazz cafe. Afterwards, Inogashir...

Hitori Yakiniku (Grilled Meat For One) of Hatcho-nawate, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture

2012-02-22

After seeing off a client/friend at the airport, Inogashira-san passes through the Keihin Industrial Zone. Before embarking on a long drive back home, he stops and idly watches the view of steel infrastructure frameworks of the zone's steel mills and oil refineries from a distance. He is hypnotized ...

Hiroshima-Style Okonomi-yaki of Shimokitazawa, Setagaya Ward

2012-02-29

Inogashira-san spends a day-off watching his friend's play in Shimokitazawa. Somehow, he falls asleep towards the end of the play. Later, he learns that the lead actress had run off. He finds her afterwards wandering in the streets and decides to follow her, while tasting the street food along the w...

E10

Ginger Pork Rice Bowl with Fried Egg of Higashi-Nagasaki, Toshima Ward

2012-03-07

For his next appointment, Inogashira-san goes to Toshima Ward. He stops and buys from a cheerful fruit vendor who has a knack for telling puns. Then, he meets up with his client from the movie industry who in turn has a propensity to talk using mimetic words. Afterwards, Inogashira-san takes a strol...

E11

Extra Spicy Curry Rice at a Nomiya (Tavern) in Nezu, Bunkyo Ward

2012-03-14

It's been three years since a friend of Inogashira, a weaving teacher, opened a French goods shop. He visits her and her shop in Nezu, Bunkyo, and was delighted to find her adjusting well. He notices that she is suited to her neighborhood with its warmth and laid-back atmosphere. After he takes his ...

E12

Okinawa Soki-Soba and Agu Pork Broiled in Natural Salt of Nakameguro, Meguro Ward

2012-03-21

For the last episode, Inogashira-san meets an unusual-looking married couple on his way to an appointment. However, he realizes that he had missed his lunch so he grabs a quick bite along the way. He then goes to meet with the young pretty owner of a pre-used clothes shop in Nakameguro. Afterwards w...

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