Broken Heart of the 56th Year

Jul 11, 2020

1h 29m

★ 10.0

Overview

Apprentice chef Saori Nakagawa suddenly travels to Tokyo in 1964 to meet Ryuichi Kikuchi, a cook. From Kikuchi who devotes himself to cooking, Saori learns what is really important. The love of two people over 56 years.

Genres

Drama

Fantasy

Production Companies

NHK

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Cast

Saori Nakagawa

Ayami Nakajo

Ryuichi Kikuchi

Kanata Hongo

Kazuo Nishijima

Kenji Iwaya

Toshifumi Ikeda

Kenji Mizuhashi

Kinzo Tanioka

Masahiro Toda

Kazuko Kikuchi

Sara Shida

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Tōru Shinagawa

Toshie Kikuchi

Miyoko Akaza

Masayo Nakagawa

Mayumi Ozora

Karin Ono

Kiyohiko Sakaguchi

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