Lunch no Joou: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Natsumi loves lunch. By chance she starts working for "Kitchen Macaroni", posing as the fiance of the owner's eldest son, Kenichiro. Kenichiro's father Kenzo and his three younger brothers - Yujiro, Junzaburo, and Koshiro - run the restaurant, famous for its omelet. Also working at the restaurant are Mamoru, a chef, and Minoru, a live-in apprentice cook. Not everyone has a liking to Natsumi at first, but over time they will surely fall in love with her...

Series details

• Title: Lunch no Joou
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Comedy, Romance
• Premiere date: 2002-07-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 2002-09-16
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Fuji TV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 54 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 16072
• IMDb ID: tt0348987
• TVDB ID: 84321

Cast and credited roles

• Yuko Takeuchi — Mugita Natsumi
• Tomohisa Yamashita — Nabeshima Koshiro
• Misaki Ito — Shiomi Tomato
• Yosuke Eguchi — Nabeshima Yujiro
• Satoshi Tsumabuki — Nabeshima Junzaburo
• Takayuki Yamada — Ushijima Minoru
• Eita — Sakai Noboru
• Shinichi Tsutsumi — Nabeshima Kenichiro

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2002-07-01; final listed air date 2002-09-16; episode order: 12.

Source and licence

Adapted from Lunch no Joou 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.