On a quiet street in Helsinki, Sachie has opened a diner featuring rice balls. For a month she has no customers. Then, in short order, she has her first customer, meets Midori, a gangly Japanese tourist, and invites her to stay with her.

Satomi Kobayashi
as Sachie

Hairi Katagiri
as Midori

Masako Motai
as Masako

Jarkko Niemi
as Tommi Hiltunen

Tarja Markus
as Liisa

Markku Peltola
as Matti

Anita Linnasola
as Old Lady

Eine Räihä
as Old Lady

Marjatta Salin
as Old Lady

Pentti Heinonen
as
CRCulver
Although the two countries are located very far away from each other, there is a special link between Finland and Japan. After living in Finland for a few years, I have come to think of the Finns as the "Japanese of Europe" for their culture that seems alien to the rest of the West, a very reserved ...