Oishinbo

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".

Drama

Koichi Sato

(Shiro Yamaoka)

Michiko Hada

(Yuko Kurita)

Kyooko Tooyama

(Satomi)

Takashi Sasano

(Culture Department deputy director Tomii)

Rentaro Mikuni

(Yuzan Kaibara)

Toshio Shiba

(Mikawa)

Mari Torigoe

(Noriko Hanamura)

Mitsuru Hirata

Tarō Ishida

(Chief editor Koizumi)

Kuniyasu Atsumi

Hōsei Komatsu

Kôji Nanbara

Kazuyuki Senba

(Culture Department director Tanimura)

Hideo Sunazuka

Ichirō Zaitsu

(Mantaro Kyogoku)

Raita Ryu

(Nakagawa)

Miyoko Akaza

(Hanamura restaurant proprietress)

Kirin Kiki

(Tome)

Nijiko Kiyokawa

(Masako Ido)

Kunie Tanaka

(Tattsan)

Shinsuke Ashida

(Daizo Ohara)