Kampai! For The Love of Sake

大部分人喝酒，只是追求那片刻的銷魂。反正，酒再 苦，苦不過滿肚苦水就好。 然而，總有些人，喝的不只醉人，而是那點點回甘。 清酒，看似清水，淡然無味;然而，溫柔的外表，在 口腔內卻爆發無比醇厚甘甜之味，令人沉淪。也許大 部分人喝清酒的時候，只知道冷暖之分，但總有些人， 愛得深，愛得歸根究底。三個與清酒結下不解緣的人， 來自美國的清酒傳道師、來自英國頂級釀酒師、以及 與清酒同源，接手了父親清酒廠的年輕人，他們因清 酒相聚，踏破鐵鞋，回歸根本，身體力行，由零開始， 窺探清酒複雜而美麗的世界。

Beloved in its homeland and steeped in history and tradition, sake remains something of a mystery on the global stage. Besides choosing sweet over dry, or whether to imbibe the fermented rice wine hot or cold, little is known about the many different varieties of sake available in Japan.

Mirai Konishi’s documentary assembles a trio of outsiders, who have nonetheless devoted their lives to their love of sake. Born in England, Philip Harper is the only Non- Japanese to earn the prestigious title of “master brewer”; American journalist John Gauntner has written numerous guidebooks on sake, while Kosuke Kuji runs a prestigious family-owned brewery, but dares to take it in a new direction.