The Emperor's Cook: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Tokuzo Akiyama (Takeru Satoh) is a young man living in a rural area. One day, he eats cutlet. That experience leads him to become a cook for western style food. He first goes to Tokyo and then Paris, France to learn about the culinary arts. Fighting against discrimination and prejudice, he becomes a chef at the Hotel Ritz in Paris, France. At the age of 26, he becomes the chef for the Emperor of Japan.

Series details

• Title: The Emperor's Cook
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Food
• Premiere date: 2015-04-26
• Final broadcast date listed: 2015-07-12
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TBS
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 55 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 2849

Cast and credited roles

• Hideaki Itô — Yukichi Tanabe
• Jun Miho — Fuki Akiyama
• Kaoru Kobayashi — Usami
• Kenta Kiritani — Shintaro Matsui
• Haru Kuroki — Toshiko Takahama
• Masaya Kato — Takeshiro Ioki
• Ryohei Suzuki — Shutaro Akiyama
• Ryu Morioka — Kurasaburo Akiyama
• Satoko Ohshima — Harugo Takahama
• Sei Ashina — Kayano
• Takeru Sato — Tokuzo Akiyama
• Emoto Tasuku — Tatsuyoshi Yamagami

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2015-04-26; final listed air date 2015-07-12.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Emperor's Cook 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.