
Flavor of Happiness
Drama
Overview
Yamashita Takako works in the food section of a department store. She pays frequent visits to a reputable local Chinese restaurant about opening an in-store branch. The owner of the restaurant, Wang Qingkuo from Shanghai, who does all the cooking by himself, gives Takako the brush-off. One day, however, Wang collapses due to overwork, and is left with partial paralysis. Hearing the rumor of the restaurant’s closure, Takako resigns from the department store and becomes an apprentice to Wang.
Top Cast


Miki Nakatani
Miki Nakatani
Yamashita Takako
Miki Nakatani
Yamashita Takako


Tatsuya Fuji
Tatsuya Fuji
Wang Qing Kuo
Tatsuya Fuji
Wang Qing Kuo


Kei Tanaka
Kei Tanaka
Takahashi Akira
Kei Tanaka
Takahashi Akira


Kaoru Yachigusa
Kaoru Yachigusa
Yuriko Nagata
Kaoru Yachigusa
Yuriko Nagata


Masahiro Komoto
Masahiro Komoto
Kazuyoshi Ueda
Masahiro Komoto
Kazuyoshi Ueda


Shirō Shimomoto
Shirō Shimomoto
Shiro Shima
Shirō Shimomoto
Shiro Shima


Houka Kinoshita
Houka Kinoshita
Yoshio Nomura
Houka Kinoshita
Yoshio Nomura
Masato Yamada
Masato Yamada
Ichi Ishida
Masato Yamada
Ichi Ishida


Sei Hiraizumi
Sei Hiraizumi
Nobuo Miyajima
Sei Hiraizumi
Nobuo Miyajima
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