独臂拳王

久住昌之と谷口ジローによる同名マンガをもとに、松重豊扮する主人公・井之頭五郎が食事を楽しむさまを描く「孤独のグルメ」。今回は、なぜか大みそかのシークレット打ち上げ花火大会を仕切ることになった五郎が、イベント成功のため奔走する年末の3日間を描く。五郎は東京、埼玉、神奈川でご当地グルメを堪能した。

　　Based on the novel by Karel Capek, the prominent Czech writer of the early 20th century who coined the word robot for his play R.U.R., the story revolves around a discovery of Krakatit - a powerful explosive - by Prokop, an experimental scientist who, following an accidental explosion in his lab, slips in and out of delirium. When he realises that, in a delirious period, he has given the formula for making Krakatit to one of his colleagues, he tries to find the man, who does not realize how dangerous a thing Krakatit is. In the process, he nearly gives his discovery away again to foreign interests, a group of anarchists, and even greater forces of darkness...