Flavor of Happiness
2008•2h 4m•6.3•Released
Drama
Yamashita Takako works in the food section of a department store. She pays frequent visits to a reputable local Chinese restaurant about opening an in-store branch. The owner of the restaurant, Wang Qingkuo from Shanghai, who does all the cooking by himself, gives Takako the brush-off. One day, however, Wang collapses due to overwork, and is left with partial paralysis. Hearing the rumor of the restaurant’s closure, Takako resigns from the department store and becomes an apprentice to Wang.
Director
Mitsuhiro Mihara
Writer
Mitsuhiro Mihara
Languages
Japanese
Studio
Toei Video Company
Cast
Miki Nakatani
Yamashita Takako
Tatsuya Fuji
Wang Qing Kuo
Kei Tanaka
Takahashi Akira
Kaoru Yachigusa
Yuriko Nagata
Masahiro Komoto
Kazuyoshi Ueda
Shirō Shimomoto
Shiro Shima
Houka Kinoshita
Yoshio Nomura
Masato Yamada
Ichi Ishida
Sei Hiraizumi
Nobuo Miyajima
Production
Company
Toei Video Company
Company
Video Planning
Company
Sony Music Associated Records Inc.
Company
Toei Company
Company
dentsu
Company
VAP
Company
Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation
Producer
Shohei Nishina
Producer
Toshiya Nomura
Producer
Kazushi Miki
Producer
Tōichirō Shiraishi
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