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The Emperor's Cook is a 2015 Japanese television drama based on the novel Tennō no Ryōriban by Hisahide Sugimori, depicting the life of imperial cook Tokuzō Akiyama. It premiered on TBS on 26 April 2015, starring Takeru Satoh in the lead role. The 1st episode is 108 minutes, 2nd, 3rd, and 6th episodes are 64 minutes long. The series was well received by the public, earning the highest viewership rating in its time slot during its run time.

Original Release

04/26/2015 on TBS

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Cast

Name

Character

Takeru Satoh

(as Takeru Satô) / Tokuzo Akiyama

Haru Kuroki

Toshiko Takahama

Sei Ashina

Kayano

Ryu Morioka

Kurasaburo Akiyama / Kayano

Kamaichi Usami

Shintaro Matsui

Tatsukichi Yamagami

(as Ryôhei Suzuki) / Shutaro Akiyama

Tetsuya Takeda

Professor Shogo Kirizuka

Hideaki Itô

Sergeant Yukichi Tanabe

(see additional cast & crew)

#	Title	Air Date
1	Episode #1.1	Sunday, 26 April 2015
2	Episode #1.2	Sunday, 03 May 2015
3	Episode #1.3	Sunday, 10 May 2015
4	Episode #1.4	Sunday, 17 May 2015
5	Episode #1.5	Sunday, 24 May 2015
6	Episode #1.6	Sunday, 31 May 2015
7	Episode #1.7	Sunday, 07 June 2015
8	Episode #1.8	Sunday, 14 June 2015
9	Episode #1.9	Sunday, 21 June 2015
10	Episode #1.10	Sunday, 28 June 2015
11	Episode #1.11	Sunday, 05 July 2015
12	Episode #1.12	Sunday, 12 July 2015