Flavor of Happiness (2008)
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | ja |
| Popularity | 3.403 |
Directed By
Mitsuhiro Mihara
Crew
Mitsuhiro Mihara
Mitsuhiro Mihara
Mitsuhiro Mihara
Kazushi Miki
Shohei Nishina
Toshiya Nomura
Tōichirō Shiraishi
Ryuji Miyajima
Chie Matsumoto
Masaharu Take
Akiko Ashizawa
Goro Yasukawa
TOP CAST
Miki Nakatani
Yamashita Takako
Tatsuya Fuji
Wang Qing Kuo
Kei Tanaka
Takahashi Akira
Kaoru Yachigusa
Yuriko Nagata
Masahiro Koumoto
Kazuyoshi Ueda
Shirō Shimomoto
Shiro Shima
Houka Kinoshita
Yoshio Nomura
Masato Yamada
Ichi Ishida
Sei Hiraizumi
Nobuo Miyajima
Jiang Wen
Suo
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