Overview
Based on the comic by Tatsu Kariya. Featuring journalist Shiro Yamaoka who works for Touzai Shimbun. He is a cynical food critic who is tasked by the newspaper's owner, along with the young Yuko Kurita, to provide recipes for the "ultimate menu".
Fun facts
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Based on
Based on Oishinbo
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Masao KajiuraWriter
- Toshiharu MaruuchiWriter
- Original title
- 美味しんぼ
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- April 13, 1996
- Original language
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
Production
Cast
Koichi SatoShiro Yamaoka
Michiko HadaYuko Kurita
Kyooko TooyamaSatomi
Takashi SasanoCulture Department deputy director Tomii
Rentaro MikuniYuzan Kaibara
Toshio ShibaMikawa
Mari TorigoeNoriko Hanamura
Mitsuru Hirata
Taro IshidaChief editor Koizumi- Kuniyasu Atsumi
Hōsei Komatsu
Kōji Nanbara- Kazuyuki SenbaCulture Department director Tanimura
Hideo Sunazuka
Ichirō ZaitsuMantaro Kyogoku
Raita RyuNakagawa
Miyoko AkazaHanamura restaurant proprietress
Kirin KikiTome
Nijiko KiyokawaMasako Ido
Kunie TanakaTattsan
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