Hungry!: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Eisuke, a former bassist of a rock band who gave up his music dreams to carry on the tradition of his family's French restaurant. The show will involve a love triangle as Kuninaka and Takimoto play rivals for Eisuke's heart. Maria is Eisuke's older girlfriend who works at a bank. She is shocked to learn that Eisuke has abandoned his music to devote himself to the restaurant, leading her to uncertainty about their relationship because they don't get time for each other. Meanwhile, Chie is a cheerful 20-year-old college student who comes from a farming family. Although she initially had a bad impression of Eisuke, she begins to develop feelings for him after tasting his cooking. It was love which started from her stomach instead of her heart. SMAP's Inagaki Goro will play Tokio, the owner of a competing French restaurant. In the past, he was fond of the restaurant that Eisuke's mother ran, but after she passed away, he deceived Eisuke's father and bought out the restaurant's chefs and staff. Knowing of Eisuke's ability as a chef, Tokio views him as a rival.

Series details

• Title: Hungry!
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Food, Romance
• Premiere date: 2012-01-10
• Final broadcast date listed: 2012-03-20
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: KTV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 37257
• IMDb ID: tt2120402
• TVDB ID: 255991

Cast and credited roles

• Osamu Mukai — Eisuke Yamate
• Miori Takimoto — Chie Okusu
• Ryoko Kuninaka — Maria Tachibana
• Goro Inagaki — Tokio Aso

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2012-01-10; final listed air date 2012-03-20; episode order: 11.

Source and licence

Adapted from Hungry! 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.