is a Japanese drama series aired in Japan on Fuji TV in 2002. It stars Yūko Takeuchi, Yōsuke Eguchi, Satoshi Tsumabuki, and Shinichi Tsutsumi.
Synopsis Season 1 (2002)
Natsumi loves lunchtime and food. Nothing excites her more than to walk down the street thinking about where she'll eat lunch. One day, a man named Kennichiro interrupts Natsumi as she's about to eat her favorite rice omelet and drags her outside and begs her to come home with him so that he can introduce her to his family. He explains to her that his father is sick and after leaving on bad terms, the only way he'll be allowed back home is to return with a fiancée. Natsumi is left with quite a predicament.
Cast Season 1 (2002)
Main RoleActor Natsumi Mugita Yūko Takeuchi Yujiro Nabeshima Yōsuke Eguchi Junzaburo Nabeshima Satoshi Tsumabuki Minoru Ushijima Takayuki Yamada Koshiro Nabeshima Tomohisa Yamashita Tomato Shiomi Misaki Itoh Kenzo Nabeshima Go Wakabayashi Kenichiro Nabeshima Shinichi Tsutsumi Shuuji (Natsumi-san's ex-lover) Go Morita Noboru Sakai Eita Mamoru Kawabata Issei Takubo Hidemi Yamashiro Masako UmemiyaYumiEmi Suzuki
Minor RoleActorEpisode(s) acted in Ren Ohsugi 1 & 12Morooka 3 & 4Kohki Okada 3 & 10Kosuke Toyohara 5 - 7Negi-ba Teruko Hanabara 5 & 8Ken Ishiguro 7Yusuke Kamiji 7Maggie Kenta Kiritani 8Nagisa Kirishima Eriko Sato 11Shinshou Nakamaru 12
Episodes Season One (2002)
Ep# Title Original air date Ratings (Kanto Region) 01 01-07-2002 21.9% 02 08-07-200218.5% 03 15-07-200219.7% 04 22-07-200218.8% 05 29-07-200218.5% 06 05-08-2002 17.0% 07 12-08-2002 17.0% 08 19-08-200219.1% 09 26-08-200217.7% 10 02-09-200220.0% 11 09-09-200217.5% 12 16-09-200221.2%Average18.9%
The ratings are sourced from Video Research Ltd. Rating in red is the highest and in blue is the lowest.
Awards and nominations YearsAwardsCategoriesRecipientsResultsRef.200234th Television Drama Academy AwardsBest Drama"The 34th Television Drama Academy Awards, Japan (2002)". movie.douban.comBest CastingBest ActressYūko TakeuchiBest Supporting ActorTsumabuki SatoshiBest MusicYoshimata Ryo2002-20036th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand PrixBest ActressYūko Takeuchi
References
External links Lunch no Joou (ランチの女王) at JDorama