Top Cast
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Koichi Sato
Shiro Yamaoka
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Michiko Hada
Yuko Kurita
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Kyooko Tooyama
Satomi
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Takashi Sasano
Culture Department deputy director Tomii
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Rentaro Mikuni
Yuzan Kaibara
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Toshio Shiba
Mikawa
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Mari Torigoe
Noriko Hanamura
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Mitsuru Hirata
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Taro Ishida
Chief editor Koizumi
Overview
Based on the comic by Tatsu Kariya. Featuring journalist Shiro Yamaoka who works for Touzai Shimbun. He is a cynical food critic who is tasked by the newspaper's owner, along with the young Yuko Kurita, to provide recipes for the "ultimate menu".
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