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".
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
Unknown
Taro Ishida
Chief editor Koizumi
Kuniyasu Atsumi
Unknown
Hōsei Komatsu
Unknown
Kōji Nanbara
Unknown
Kazuyuki Senba
Culture Department director Tanimura
Hideo Sunazuka
Unknown
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
Crew
Azuma Morisaki
Director
Masao Kajiura
Writer, Assistant Director
Toshiharu Maruuchi
Writer
Masukazu Tsuruta
Editor
Saburo Higashihara
Director of Photography
Ryuji Matsumoto
Sound Mixer
Shinichi Harada
Sound Recordist
Tsuyoshi Awakihara
Lighting Technician
Takayuki Inoue
Original Music Composer
Yutaka Yokoyama
Art Direction
