Flavor of Happiness
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
124 min
Release Date
2008-10-11
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Vote Count
3
Vote Average
6.3
Miki Nakatani
Yamashita Takako
Tatsuya Fuji
Wang Qing Kuo
Kei Tanaka
Takahashi Akira
Kaoru Yachigusa
Yuriko Nagata
Masahiro Koumoto
Kazuyoshi Ueda
Shirō Shimomoto
Shiro Shima
Houka Kinoshita
Yoshio Nomura
Masato Yamada
Ichi Ishida
Sei Hiraizumi
Nobuo Miyajima
Jiang Wen
Suo
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