A Restaurant with Many Problems: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Tanaka Tamako had been working for a male-dominated restaurant business but was betrayed by her boyfriend who was hired as the chef. In addition, she is taken to the police as a result of an incident she caused because her friend Morimura Kyoko was subjected to sexual harassment. Tamako resigns from her unreasonable company and starts a bistro selling homemade pot-au-feu on a rooftop in an alley in Jingumae, Tokyo. This is the story of females who are labelled "write-offs" and the restaurant they have established in order for them to get out from life's abyss. They battle difficulties and search for ways to change their lives as they experience the joys of work. This is a problem restaurant because they are all females with problems, but it is certainly not lousy. The women who have a common enemy – men, and the restaurant unites them in a fight to the death.

Series details

• Title: A Restaurant with Many Problems
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 2015-01-15
• Final broadcast date listed: 2015-03-19
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Fuji TV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 50 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 18105
• IMDb ID: tt4219392
• TVDB ID: 289773

Cast and credited roles

• Matsuoka Mayu — Chika Ameki
• Takahata Mitsuki — Airi Kawana
• Yoko Maki — Tamako Tanaka

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2015-01-15; final listed air date 2015-03-19.

Source and licence

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