Other title: Teppan Girl
Aired: October - December 2006
Episodes: 9
Genre: Food
Cast:
Horikita Maki - Kagura Akane
Tsukamoto Takashi - Ichijo Shinta
Jinnai Takanori - Kurogane Ginzo
Katase Nana - Saigoji Erena
Story:
Horikita Maki plays Akane, the only daughter of Tetsuma, the No. 1 teppanyaki chef in Japan. But after her mother died, her father just left, and she had to live alone with a restaurant to run all by herself. She's a skilled teppanyaki chef and strives to be as good as her father. Her skills saved her restaurant from being foreclosed by Saigoji Erena to whom her father had a big debt. On her way to looking for her father, she constantly end up in cooking battles to help other peope.
Review:
As much as I like Maki, this is definitely not one of her best performances. The series is too anime-ish and doesn't work that well in live action. The story lines are very simple but made over dramatic by the director which end up being kinda ridiculous. Even my brother who is a fan of anime and enjoys Japanese dramas didn't like it and found it boring.
I do like the love angle of Akane and Shinta though, but was ruined by the betrayal (even if it's not his own will). It kinda destroy the love Akane had for Shinta all this time.
I wouldn't recommend this drama unless you really don't have anything else to watch. But I still finished it (with the help of the forward button) for the love of Maki, and Shinta kinda reminded of me Yamapi too! ^^
Rating: 3/10
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