Tenno no Ryoriban (2015)
Also Known As:
天皇の料理番
Emperor's Cook
The Emperor's Cook
The Emperor’s Chef
Director:
Hirakawa Yuichiro [平川雄一朗], Yamamuro Daisuke [山室大輔], Okamoto Shingo [岡本伸吾ご]
Original Network:
TBS;
Country:
Japanese
Genres:
Drama, Food, Historical
Status:
Completed
Date aired:
2015
Summary:
Tokuzo Akiyama is a young man from a rural area who is married with a child along the way. One day, he eats a delicious breaded cutlet which inspires him to strive to become a chef, specializing in Parisian cuisine. He travels to Tokyo, then Paris, France to learn the culinary arts. Despite facing discrimination and prejudice, he becomes a chef at the Hotel Ritz in Paris. At the age of 26, he becomes the Emperor of Japan’s personal chef.