The Chef of South Polar
Aug 07 2009
•2h 5m
•Drama, Comedy
When eight men are assigned to live 14,000 kilometers from home in inhumanly cold conditions, food becomes their new existence.
Cast
See allMasato Sakai
Jun Nishimura
Namase Katsuhisa
Mr. Moto
Kitaro
Taicho
Kengo Kora
Brother Yan
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