"Captures the deep traditions that have made Basque and Japanese cuisines two of the most coveted in the world"

Hollywood Reporter
  • Archive - Festival 34
  • Director: Àngel Parra, José Antonio Blanco
  • Spain 2017
  • 75 minutes
  • Spanish, Japanese, English, French
  • Subtitles in Hebrew, English

In his renowned restaurant ‘Azurmendi’ in the Basque Country, 39-year-old top chef Eneko Atxa is always eager to express new ideas in a dish, sharing the culinary memories of his childhood. In Tokyo, legendary Jiro Ono, a 90-year-old sushi master, works from a closet-sized kitchen, perfecting a dish that dates back at least 300 years to the Edo period.

Soul explores two cuisines apparently so opposite in their philosophy and experience, that have both earned the highest culinary recognition, three Michelin stars.


  • Director Àngel Parra, José Antonio Blanco
  • Production Pedro Peira, Javier Pruano
  • Script Àngel Parra, José Antonio Blanco
  • Cinematography Sergio de Uña
  • Editing Tegaday Jimenez Cabrera
  • Music Tomas San Miguel
  • Festivals Berlinale
  • Participants Eneko Atxa, Jiro Ono
  • Source Festimania Pictures, Burbank