Tenno no Ryouriban
Drama
天皇の料理番
2015/04/26
Speech duration
5h 55min
Word count33,463
Unique words4,691
Words (1-occurrence)2,433
Unique kanji1,286
Kanji (1-occurrence)292
Speech speed
252
Difficulty Hard
Episodes12
External Rating
74 %

The drama series depicts the life of Tokuzo Akiyama, head chef of the Imperial Household Ministry’s Imperial Cuisine Division during the Taisho (1912-1926) and early Showa (1926-1989) eras. Based on a true story and book by Hisahide Sugimori, 'The Emperor’s Cook' follows the life of country boy, Akiyama, who arrives in Tokyo in pursuit of the culinary arts. Driven by a deep love for his wife and family, a great reverence for his teachers, strong reliance on friends and an abiding love for cooking, Akiyama eventually rises to become 'the Emperor’s cook'.

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Genres
Drama
Subdecks
Episode 1
Speech duration
52min
Word count5,032
Unique words1,351
Words (1-occurrence)787
Unique kanji601
Kanji (1-occurrence)240
Speech speed
257
Difficulty Hard
Episode 2
Speech duration
30min
Word count3,002
Unique words947
Words (1-occurrence)559
Unique kanji445
Kanji (1-occurrence)214
Speech speed
261
Difficulty Hard
Episode 3
Speech duration
36min
Word count3,441
Unique words1,003
Words (1-occurrence)590
Unique kanji497
Kanji (1-occurrence)212
Speech speed
256
Difficulty Hard
Episode 4
Speech duration
27min
Word count2,692
Unique words895
Words (1-occurrence)574
Unique kanji448
Kanji (1-occurrence)205
Speech speed
256
Difficulty Average
Episode 5
Speech duration
31min
Word count2,891
Unique words864
Words (1-occurrence)519
Unique kanji426
Kanji (1-occurrence)207
Speech speed
243
Difficulty Hard
Episode 6
Speech duration
29min
Word count2,739
Unique words912
Words (1-occurrence)593
Unique kanji425
Kanji (1-occurrence)211
Speech speed
250
Difficulty Average
Episode 7
Speech duration
16min
Word count1,472
Unique words640
Words (1-occurrence)434
Unique kanji351
Kanji (1-occurrence)206
Speech speed
247
Difficulty Average
Episode 8
Speech duration
17min
Word count1,630
Unique words625
Words (1-occurrence)414
Unique kanji304
Kanji (1-occurrence)168
Speech speed
241
Difficulty Hard
Episode 9
Speech duration
26min
Word count2,340
Unique words817
Words (1-occurrence)517
Unique kanji432
Kanji (1-occurrence)204
Speech speed
239
Difficulty Hard
Episode 10
Speech duration
24min
Word count2,336
Unique words777
Words (1-occurrence)485
Unique kanji395
Kanji (1-occurrence)209
Speech speed
270
Difficulty Average
Episode 11
Speech duration
28min
Word count2,494
Unique words880
Words (1-occurrence)573
Unique kanji466
Kanji (1-occurrence)219
Speech speed
244
Difficulty Average
Episode 12
Speech duration
34min
Word count3,394
Unique words1,054
Words (1-occurrence)691
Unique kanji552
Kanji (1-occurrence)264
Speech speed
260
Difficulty Hard