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A Restaurant with Many Problems

A Restaurant with Many Problems

20157.91 Season10 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Tamako works for a company in the restaurant business. She experiences betrayal from Makoto, a chef she recently hired. Rumors then spread at work about her. Tamako decides enough is enough and quits her job. She decides to open a restaurant and run it from a woman's perspective. Tamako soon learns that Makoto has opened a luxurious restaurant across the street from her modest restaurant.

Created by Yuji Sakamoto
Written by Yuji Sakamoto
Produced by Kazuyuki Shimizu
NetworksFuji TV

Top Cast

Yoko Maki

Yoko Maki

Tamako Tanaka

Masahiro Higashide

Masahiro Higashide

Makoto Monji

Fumi Nikaido

Fumi Nikaido

Yumi Nitta

Mitsuki Takahata

Mitsuki Takahata

Airi Kawana

Masaki Suda

Masaki Suda

Daichi Hoshino

Mayu Matsuoka

Mayu Matsuoka

Chika Ameki

Asami Usuda

Asami Usuda

Kyoko Morimura

YOU

YOU

Nanami Karasumori

Ken Yasuda

Ken Yasuda

Haiji Oshimazuki

Ryosei Tayama

Ryosei Tayama

Taichi Nishiwaki

Themes & Keywords

restaurantsexismfriendshipslice of lifefooddivorceolder woman younger man relationshipsismance

About A Restaurant with Many Problems

A Restaurant with Many Problems is a comedy, drama series that first aired in 2015 exploring themes of restaurant, sexism, friendship, slice of life, food, divorce. Created by Yuji Sakamoto, it stars Yoko Maki, Masahiro Higashide, Fumi Nikaido. Tamako works for a company in the restaurant business. She experiences betrayal from Makoto, a chef she recently hired. Rumors then spread at work about her. Tamako decides enough is enough and quits her job. She decides to open a restaurant and run it from a woman's perspective. Tamako soon learns that Makoto has opened a luxurious restaurant across the street from her modest restaurant.

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