The story takes place in the early 20th century, where the second son, Tokuzou (played by Takeru Satoh), of the Akiyama family in Fukui does not become an enviable lawyer like his older brother (played by Ryohei Suzuki). He is full of clever ideas but lacks persistence in anything he does, creating frustration for his father, Shuzou (played by Tetsuta Sugimoto). After much difficulty, a marriage proposal for him to be a live-in son-in-law is arranged. Initially, Tokuzou works hard and shares a deep bond with his wife, Toshiko (played by Hana Kuroki), but eventually grows dissatisfied with their mundane life. He turns to Sergeant Tanabe (played by Hideaki Ito) in the army to learn cooking, even going as far as to sever ties with his father-in-law to move to Tokyo and study culinary arts. During this time, the appearances of Usami (played by Kaoru Kobayashi), Iobuki (played by Masaya Kato), and others drive the change in Tokuzou's fate. He focuses on honing his culinary skills as he strides toward a brilliant future... This film is based on a novel written by Hisashi Sugimori about Tokuzou Akiyama, who was the head chef of the Imperial Household Ministry.
Japanese Drama
The Emperor's Chef
actor： Takeru Satoh, Hana Kuroki, Kaoru Kobayashi, Kenta Kiritani, Yuu Emoto, Ryouhei Suzuki, Hideo Ito, Tetta Sugimoto, Tetsuya Takeda, Seira Aoi, Gajiro Satou, Saki Takao, Jun Miho, Haruhiko Hino, Satoko Oshima, Masaya Kato, Yumi Asou
director：Yuichiro Hirakawa
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type：Japanese Drama
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status：Completed
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updated：2025-05-15
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region：Japan
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year：2015
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language：Japanese
plot：The story takes place in the early 20th century. The second son, Tokuzou (played...more
