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Kitchen Knife and Green Chili Pepper

Kitchen Knife and Green Chili Pepper

20237.42 Seasons20 EpisodesReturning Series

Overview

In Kyoto, soon after the war, Ichika strives to save her family's long established ryoten restaurant from financial crisis. In order to do so, she marries Yamaguchi Amane, who is 15 years younger, in a marriage of convenience.

NetworksWOWOW Prime

Top Cast

Mugi Kadowaki

Mugi Kadowaki

Kuwanoki Ichika

Ryūto Sakuma

Ryūto Sakuma

Yamaguchi Amane

Keiko Toda

Keiko Toda

Marukawa Machiko

Rinka Kumada

Rinka Kumada

Yamaguchi Suzune

Shunya Shiraishi

Shunya Shiraishi

Yamaguchi Yukari

Kisuke Iida

Kisuke Iida

Yamaguchi Shigeru

Yoshiko Tokoshima

Yoshiko Tokoshima

Kuwanoki Aiko

Takehiko Ono

Takehiko Ono

Fujiwara Chikauji

Aoi Nakamura

Aoi Nakamura

Tajima Akitsugu

Yuri Tsunematsu

Yuri Tsunematsu

Kawashima Shoko

Themes & Keywords

restaurantarranged marriagefamily business romanceslice of lifefoodolder woman younger man relationship1950s

About Kitchen Knife and Green Chili Pepper

Kitchen Knife and Green Chili Pepper is a drama series that first aired in 2023 exploring themes of restaurant, arranged marriage, family business , romance, slice of life, food. it stars Mugi Kadowaki, Ryūto Sakuma, Keiko Toda. In Kyoto, soon after the war, Ichika strives to save her family's long established ryoten restaurant from financial crisis. In order to do so, she marries Yamaguchi Amane, who is 15 years younger, in a marriage of convenience.

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