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The Queen of Lunchtime Cuisine

The Queen of Lunchtime Cuisine

The Queen of Lunchtime Cuisine

  • 2002
  • 12 Episodes
  • ⁨TV-PG⁩
  • Drama
Lunch enthusiast Natsumi gets roped into a fake engagement by an estranged son hoping to return to his family's restaurant, and meets his quirky brothers.
Starring: Yuko Takeuchi, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Misaki Ito

Episodes

  • 58m

    1. Episode 1

    Food-lover Natsumi is interrupted mid-meal by a stranger who begs her to pose as his fiancée to impress his family at their family-run restaurant.

  • 47m

    2. Episode 2

    Despite Natsumi's plea, the brothers disagree about letting her work at Kitchen Macaroni, but they reluctantly allow it under a strict condition.

  • 47m

    3. Episode 3

    Natsumi has an unexpected reaction to Junzaburo's sudden advance. As she walks away aimlessly, she finds herself surrounded by a biker gang.

  • 47m

    4. Episode 4

    Junzaburo starts to feel uneasy about Natsumi and Kenichiro's relationship. As Natsumi is allowed to work front of house, Yujiro starts to feel ill.

  • 47m

    5. Episode 5

    Junzaburo struggles to master the family sauce recipe. The restaurant expects a boost from an upcoming magazine, but Yujiro takes a sudden leave.

  • 47m

    6. Episode 6

    Kenzo turns away two detectives who are looking for Natsumi and tells Minoru to stay quiet. Later, Kenzo cooks a special kids' meal for a little boy.

  • 47m

    7. Episode 7

    Koshiro has gone to his mother's hometown following the family tragedy. Yujiro puts Junzaburo to work in the kitchen so he can focus on cooking.

  • 46m

    8. Episode 8

    Natsumi's ex breaks into the restaurant, attacks the brothers and tries to take Natsumi with him. When Tomato screams, he robs the register and flees.

  • 47m

    9. Episode 9

    After Natsumi leaves, Junzaburo feels despondent while Yujiro tries to carry on. Koshiro alerts them to a surprising news report on TV.

  • 47m

    10. Episode 10

    While out at a barbecue, Junzaburo realizes that Natsumi and Yujiro are home alone. At the house, Natsumi and Yujiro deal with various mishaps.

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Genres

Romantic TV Dramas, TV Dramas, Japanese

This show is ...

Charming, Nostalgic, Drama, Unrequited Love, Japanese, Feel-Good, Cooking, TV

Audio

Japanese [Original]

Subtitles

German, English, Spanish (Latin America), French, Chinese (Traditional)

Cast

Yuko Takeuchi, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Misaki Ito, Tomohisa Yamashita, Takayuki Yamada, Go Wakabayashi, Shinichi Tsutsumi, Yosuke Eguchi, Eita Nagayama

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