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".
Director: Azuma Morisaki
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Koichi Sato as Shiro Yamaoka |
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Michiko Hada as Yuko Kurita |
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Kyooko Tooyama as Satomi |
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Takashi Sasano as Culture Department deputy director Tomii |
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Rentaro Mikuni as Yuzan Kaibara |
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Toshio Shiba as Mikawa |
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Mari Torigoe as Noriko Hanamura |
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Mitsuru Hirata as |
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Taro Ishida as Chief editor Koizumi |
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Kuniyasu Atsumi as |
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Hōsei Komatsu as |
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Kōji Nanbara as |
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Kazuyuki Senba as Culture Department director Tanimura |
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Hideo Sunazuka as |
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Ichirō Zaitsu as Mantaro Kyogoku |
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Raita Ryu as Nakagawa |
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Miyoko Akaza as Hanamura restaurant proprietress |
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Kirin Kiki as Tome |
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Nijiko Kiyokawa as Masako Ido |
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Kunie Tanaka as Tattsan |
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Shinsuke Ashida as Daizo Ohara |
| Writing | Masao Kajiura | Writer |
| Directing | Azuma Morisaki | Director |
| Writing | Toshiharu Maruuchi | Writer |
| Sound | Ryuji Matsumoto | Sound Mixer |
| Editing | Masukazu Tsuruta | Editor |
| Art | Yutaka Yokoyama | Art Direction |
| Sound | Shinichi Harada | Sound Recordist |
| Camera | Saburo Higashihara | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Takayuki Inoue | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Masao Kajiura | Assistant Director |
| Lighting | Tsuyoshi Awakihara | Lighting Technician |