The Emperor's Cook

Name: The Emperor's Cook
Released: 2015
Rating: 7.6

2015 · TV · Latest ep Jul 12, 2015 · 天皇の料理番

46 min per episode Japanese Scripted Ended

42 votes

Drama

The drama series depicts the life of Tokuzo Akiyama, head chef of the Imperial Household Ministry’s Imperial Cuisine Division during the Taisho (1912-1926) and early Showa (1926-1989) eras. Based on a true story and book by Hisahide Sugimori, 'The Emperor’s Cook' follows the life of country boy,…

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Cast, directors & writers

Takeru Satoh

Tokuzo Akiyama

Haru Kuroki

Toshiko Takahama

Ryohei Suzuki

Shutaro Akiyama

Kaoru Kobayashi

Actor

Tetta Sugimoto

Shuzo Akiyama

Jun Miho

Fuki Akiyama

Tetsuya Takeda

Shogo Kirizuka

Hideaki Ito

Sergeant Yukichi Tanabe

Rena Ohtsuka

Akiyama Hatsue (Tokuzo's daughter)

Hisahide Sugimori

Writer

Yoshiko Morishita

Writer

Keywords

japan based on novel or book culture clash chef historical drama culinary arts meiji period transition cuisine food culture court intrigue great kantō earthquake royal cuisine era transition western cuisine

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