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

The Mysterious Old Man

Tōru Shinagawa

Toshie Kikuchi

Miyoko Akaza

Masayo Nakagawa

Mayumi Ozora

Karin Ono

Kiyohiko Sakaguchi

Seishu Uragami

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