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Flavor of Happiness
Flavor of Happiness

Flavor of Happiness

Genres

Drama

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Yamashita Takako works in the food section of a department store. She pays frequent visits to a reputable local Chinese restaurant about opening an in-store branch. The owner of the restaurant, Wang Qingkuo from Shanghai, who does all the cooking by himself, gives Takako the brush-off. One day, however, Wang collapses due to overwork, and is left with partial paralysis. Hearing the rumor of the restaurant’s closure, Takako resigns from the department store and becomes an apprentice to Wang.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

124 mins

Rating

6.3/10

Release Date

11 October 2008

Country

Japan

Cast

Miki Nakatani

Miki Nakatani

Yamashita Takako

Tatsuya Fuji

Tatsuya Fuji

Wang Qing Kuo

Kei Tanaka

Kei Tanaka

Takahashi Akira

Kaoru Yachigusa

Kaoru Yachigusa

Yuriko Nagata

Masahiro Koumoto

Masahiro Koumoto

Kazuyoshi Ueda

Shirō Shimomoto

Shirō Shimomoto

Shiro Shima

Houka Kinoshita

Houka Kinoshita

Yoshio Nomura

Masato Yamada

Masato Yamada

Ichi Ishida

Sei Hiraizumi

Sei Hiraizumi

Nobuo Miyajima

Jiang Wen

Jiang Wen

Suo

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