There are two things that I can simply not tolerate: feminists and
margarine.
Gourmet cook Manako Kajii sits in Tokyo Detention Centre convicted of
the serial murders of lonely businessmen, who she is said to have
seduced with her delicious home cooking. The case has captured the
nation’s imagination but Kajii refuses to speak with the press,
entertaining no visitors. That is, until journalist Rika Machida writes
a letter asking for her recipe for beef stew and Kajii can’t resist
writing back.
Rika, the only woman in her news office, works late each night, rarely
cooking more than ramen. As the visits unfold between her and the
steely Kajii, they are closer to a masterclass in food than
journalistic research. Rika hopes this gastronomic exchange will help
her soften Kajii but it seems that she might be the one changing. With
each meal she eats, something is awakening in her body, might she and
Kaji have more in common than she once thought?
Inspired by the real case of the convicted con woman and serial killer,
"The Konkatsu Killer", Asako Yuzuki’s Butter is a vivid, unsettling
exploration of misogyny, obsession, romance and the transgressive
pleasures of food in Japan.
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