"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"."
Koichi Sato
as Shiro Yamaoka
Michiko Hada
as Yuko Kurita
Kyooko Tooyama
as Satomi
Takashi Sasano
as Culture Department deputy director Tomii
Rentaro Mikuni
as Yuzan Kaibara
Toshio Shiba
as Mikawa
Mari Torigoe
as Noriko Hanamura
Mitsuru Hirata
as
Tarō Ishida
as Chief editor Koizumi
Kuniyasu Atsumi
Hōsei Komatsu
Kōji Nanbara
Kazuyuki Senba
as Culture Department director Tanimura
Hideo Sunazuka
Ichirō Zaitsu
as Mantaro Kyogoku
Raita Ryu
as Nakagawa
Miyoko Akaza
as Hanamura restaurant proprietress
Kirin Kiki
as Tome
Nijiko Kiyokawa
as Masako Ido
Kunie Tanaka
as Tattsan
Shinsuke Ashida
as Daizo Ohara
Masao Kajiura
Writer
Azuma Morisaki
Director
Toshiharu Maruuchi
Ryuji Matsumoto
Sound Mixer
Masukazu Tsuruta
Editor
Yutaka Yokoyama
Art Direction
Shinichi Harada
Sound Recordist
Saburo Higashihara
Director of Photography
Takayuki Inoue
Original Music Composer
Assistant Director
Tsuyoshi Awakihara
Lighting Technician