

Oishinbo (1996)
Based on the comic by Tatsu Kariya. Featuring journalist Shiro Yamaoka who works for Touzai Shimbun. He is a cynical food critic who is tasked by the newspaper's owner, along with the young Yuko Kurita, to provide recipes for the "ultimate menu".
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Cast

Koichi Sato
Shiro Yamaoka

Michiko Hada
Yuko Kurita

Kyooko Tooyama
Satomi

Takashi Sasano
Culture Department deputy director Tomii

Rentaro Mikuni
Yuzan Kaibara

Toshio Shiba
Mikawa

Mari Torigoe
Noriko Hanamura

Mitsuru Hirata

Tarō Ishida
Chief editor Koizumi

Hōsei Komatsu

Kōji Nanbara

Hideo Sunazuka

Ichirō Zaitsu
Mantaro Kyogoku

Raita Ryu
Nakagawa

Miyoko Akaza
Hanamura restaurant proprietress

Kirin Kiki
Tome

Nijiko Kiyokawa
Masako Ido

Kunie Tanaka
Tattsan

Shinsuke Ashida
Daizo Ohara