Visual Anthropology of Japan – 日本映像人類学: 2025 will bring (back) to us some of our favorite meshi tero, The Solitary Gourmet & Wakako Zake『劇映画 孤独のグルメ』&「ワカコ酒」シーズン8

The Solitary Gourmet becomes a full length feature film, with a very different kind of vibe. Out on January 10, 2025.

Official movie site: https://gekieiga-kodokunogurume.jp/

Movie trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ib5YNyaXpPc

And Wakako Zake comes back for Season 8!

Wakako Zake Season 8: https://www.bs-tvtokyo.co.jp/wakako_zake/

Additional info: https://natalie.mu/comic/news/603691

The Japan Times Movie Review: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/01/09/film/solitary-gourmet-movie/