Samurai Gourmet: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Kasumi Takeshi has just retired and is quietly getting into his second life. He never had the luxury of a beer during the day on a weekday during his 35 years as a salaryman. But in that instant Kasumi gets acquainted with the taste of that one glass and eating alone. This is the start of his battle with eating by himself. It is an unexpectedly high hurdle for Kasumi to cross and one that he keeps fretting over.

Series details

• Title: Samurai Gourmet
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Action
• Premiere date: 2017-03-17
• Final broadcast date listed: 2017-03-17
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Netflix
• Typical episode runtime: 21 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 25330
• IMDb ID: tt6304676
• TVDB ID: 325612

Cast and credited roles

• Naoto Takenaka — Takashi Kasumi
• Tetsuji Tamayama — Samurai
• Honami Suzuki — Shizuko Kasumi

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2017-03-17; final listed air date 2017-03-17; episode order: 12.

Source and licence

Adapted from Samurai Gourmet on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.