The Butcher, The Chef and The Swordsman
Chopper is a boorish, mutton-chopped butcher whose dream is to buy the hand of the high-class Madame Mei.
But she already has a suitor: a savage warrior from the desert who wields a very large sword.
Chopper stumbles upon a mighty weapon - a cleaver forged from the swords of the world’s top martial artists - that comes with a tale about the Mute, the film’s titular chef (Masanobu Ando from Sukiyaki Western Django and Battle Royale) and his aging master who must prepare dinner for a murderous gourmand.
With a titillating eight-course meal and precise knife work, the hungry viewer may find the kitchen scenes nothing short of culinary erotica.
Inevitably, the two stories come crashing together in a vibrant and hilarious climax. - Colin Geddes - Toronto International Film Festival