(しあわせのかおり)

Content: 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.

Countries:

Japan

Genres:

Drama

Runtime:

124 minutes

Year:

2008

Directors:

Mitsuhiro Mihara

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Production companies:

Toei Video Company,

Video Planning,

Sony Music Associated Records Inc.,

Toei Company,

dentsu,

VAP,

Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation

Actors:

Yamashita Takako

Wang Qing Kuo

Takahashi Akira

Yuriko Nagata

Kazuyoshi Ueda

Crews:

Director

Writer

Producer

Second Unit

Novel