The Emperor's Cook (Scripted, Japanese)
Genres: Drama, Food
Status: Ended
Premiered: 2015-04-26
Ended: 2015-07-12
Network: TBS
Country: JP
Airs on: Sunday
Air time: 21:00
Runtime: 55 minutes
Tokuzo Akiyama (Takeru Satoh) is a young man living in a rural area. One day, he eats cutlet. That experience leads him to become a cook for western style food. He first goes to Tokyo and then Paris, France to learn about the culinary arts. Fighting against discrimination and prejudice, he becomes a chef at the Hotel Ritz in Paris, France. At the age of 26, he becomes the chef for the Emperor of Japan.