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The Birth of Saké (2015)

1h 30m

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The Birth of Saké (2015)

Name: The Birth of Saké
Genre: Documentary, History, Kids & Family
Released: 2015-04-16

1h 30m

Running Time

Plot.

Through the unrelenting winter in the north of Japan, a small group of workers must brave unusual working conditions to bring to life a 2,000-year-old tradition known as sake. A cinematic documentary, The Birth of Sake is a visually immersive experience of an almost-secret world in which large sacrifices must be made for the survival of a time-honored brew.

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Cast & Crew.

Erik Shirai

Director / Director of Photography / Writer

Makoto Sasaki

Producer

Masako Tsumura

Producer

Takeshi Fukunaga

Editor

Media.

Details.

Release Date
April 16, 2015

Original Name
酒の誕生

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 30m

Genres
Documentary History Kids & Family

Last updated: 2025-04-13

This Movie Is About.

japan

sake

social documentary

ancient knowledge

traditional food

traditional culture

social & cultural docs

cultural identity

cultural preservation

traditional values

cultural heritage

cultural traditions

Wiki.

The Birth of Saké is a 2015 documentary film about the Tedorigawa Brewery, a then-144-year old sake brewery in Ishikawa Prefecture founded in 1870. The Birth of Saké documents the painstaking process of traditional, craft saké brewing that lasts throughout the winter.

Directed by Erik Shirai, a cinematographer for No Reservations, the film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, and also went on to win Best Documentary at the Bend Film Festival, Palm Springs International Film Festival, and the Ashland Film Festival.

A shortened 83 minute version of the film was broadcast September 5, 2016 on PBS POV (TV series) as Episode 6 of Season 29.