A Tale of Samurai Cooking

7.3

2013

2h 2m

DramaHistory

In this love story set in the Edo period, 27-year-old Oharu is a genius in the kitchen. Oharu attracts the attention of the master chef of the Kaga Domain, who arranges for her to marry his son and heir, 24-year-old Yasunobu. But, Yasunobu is cold to his new wife, and he's more interested in swordplay than cookery.

Key Crew

Director

Yuzo Asahara

Producers

Yoshitaka Ishizuka

Hideaki Miyoshi

Fumitsugu Ikeda

Writers

Yuzo Asahara

Yukiko Yamamuro

Michio Kashiwada

Cinematography

Yukihiro Okimura

Music

Taro Iwashiro

Cast (16)

Aya Ueto

Oharu Funaki

Kengo Kora

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