The Birth of Sake

A project in Brooklyn, NY by erik shirai
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'The Birth of Saké' is a documentary film that explores how sake is handcrafted at a family-owned Japanese brewery named Tedorigawa.
Backers: 394
Average Pledge Per Backer: $142

Funded: $55,818 of $50,000
Dates: Jul 8th -> Sep 2nd (56 days)
Project By: erik shirai
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Latest News

WE DID IT!!

August 31st - via: kickstarter.com
THANK YOU EVERYBODY!!  With a little more then 24hrs to go we reached our goal of $50k! We are so grateful that so many people came together to support our little saké project. This Kickstarter campaign has been such a inspiring (and nerve... (Read More)

The Final Push! The Last 3 days of Our Kickstarter Campaign!

August 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Behind 246 supporters we have raised over $35,000!! We cant express in words how grateful we are of so many people supporting our project. We feel truly blessed... We have exactly 3 days left to raise the remaining funds to reach our goal. I know it... (Read More)

The Birth of Saké excerpt: Harmony Brews Good Saké

August 26th - via: kickstarter.com
In the words of Yamamoto Toji (head brewmaster): "Your saké is only good as the people who make it." He puts great emphasis on keeping the spirit of the worker high and that it's important that workers can have fun while working hard.  We have only... (Read More)

The Birth of Sake excerpt: Boys Will Be Boys.

August 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Living 6 months in the rural town of Hakusan, the young workers hang out at a small supermarket and talk about... well, what boys would talk... (Read More)

The Kind Soul. 'Chi-Chan', 70 years young.

August 20th - via: kickstarter.com
The oldest and kindest worker at Tedorigawa brewery, Chi-chan is a childhood friend of Yamamoto Toji (head brewmaster) and has been working at the brewery since his wife died 11 years ago. He is the gentle soul of the brewery.... (Read More)

16 DAYS LEFT!!

August 16th - via: kickstarter.com
With over 130 backers we have reached an incredible milestone of raising over $21,000 on our Birth of Sake film project!! Words cannot express the overwhelming gratitude we feel as so many people from around the world has generously supported our... (Read More)

Imbibe’s Kickstarter Campaign Watch

August 16th - via: imbibemagazine.blogspot.com
Time for another look at what’s new in the world of drinks-related projects over on Kickstarter! Here are four campaigns that we’re keeping an eye on right now. (Read More)

Lost Love. Shiyake, 20 years old.

August 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Short excerpt of brewery worker 'Shiyake' and his lost love in highschool.   (Read More)

We hit a milestone! 100 backers on our Kickstarter Campaign!!

August 7th - via: kickstarter.com
We just received our 100th backer on our Kickstarter campaign! The entire team at Birth of Saké are truly grateful for all the support we have received on this project. We have a long way to go so please keep spreading the word to help us reach our... (Read More)

Tedorigawa’s Brew Master visit to New York

July 30th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

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