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1 season · 12 episodes total · ~12 per season.
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The Queen of Lunchtime Cuisine
2002 1 seasons · 12 eps Japanese
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7.4
SOLID
★7.4TMDB · 10
DramaComedy
Synopsis
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Natsumi takes a job at Kitchen Macaroni, a family-run restaurant known for its omelets, pretending to be the fiancée of the owner's eldest son. Though initially met with skepticism by the staff and family, she gradually wins them over.
“The sauce is cooked over low heat, love over high heat.”
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Cast
Yuko Takeuchi
Mugita Natsumi
Yosuke Eguchi
Nabeshima Yujiro
Satoshi Tsumabuki
Nabeshima Junzaburo
Misaki Itō
Shiomi Tomato
Tomohisa Yamashita
Nabeshima Koshiro
Takayuki Yamada
Ushijima Minoru
Eita Nagayama
Sakai Noboru
Go Morita
Shuji
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CRAFT
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Roughly 12 hours end-to-end — 2 full workdays of television.
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RUNTIME
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Premiered 2002 and has since ended.
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WILD
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TMDB status: "Ended".
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WORLD
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Show type: Scripted.
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AWARDS
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Airs on Fuji TV.
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- Seasons
- 1
- Total episodes
- 12
- Avg episode length
- 60 min
- Premiered
- 2002-07-01
- Last aired
- 2002-09-16
- Languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
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