When she had been with Kikyo, it had come up before—it was pretty much like feeding someone mouth-to-mouth... Besides, even the mouth-chewed sake sold by shady merchants in online stores, made by who knew what method, cost far more than ordinary famous liquor.
So-called mouth-chewed sake was actually one of the most primitive methods of fermentation. It had originated in Shenzhou... and later spread to Japan.
The making of ancient Shenzhou "li" wine had roughly gone through three periods: first came the chewing method, then the yeast-making method, and finally the brewing-starter method.
Then, in the movie "Your Name," the mouth-chewed sake here was an offering wine used to worship the gods at Miyamizu Shrine in Itomori Town. The mouth-chewed sake made by Miyamizu Mitsuha was even less ordinary—it was Mitsuha's "important other half." It could also be understood as a part of Miyamizu Mitsuha's soul, or as a link between the gods and reality.
In the movie, while the male lead was searching for the truth behind his soul swap with Mitsuha, he accidentally discovered that Mitsuha had perished in a natural disaster three years earlier. But later, he found the mouth-chewed sake Mitsuha had brewed that year and drank it, taking Mitsuha's "other half" into his body. This allowed him to connect with the soul of Mitsuha, who should have been dead, help her save the people of the town, and rewrite both their fates.
So, such a special kind of sake... Rita really did want to buy a bottle to keep as a collectible. It definitely wasn't for drinking...
She could swear it!!
"M-Mouth-chewed sake..."
"I don't know what you're talking about. If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving first!"
Hearing Rita's words, Miyamizu Mitsuha was overcome with shame. She even felt like dying. At