Tenno no Ryouriban
Drama
天皇の料理番
2015/04/26
Character count80,214
Word count34,939
Unique words4,708
Words (1-occurrence)2,449
Unique kanji1,289
Kanji (1-occurrence)293
Difficulty beta
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
Character count12,022
Word count5,285
Unique words1,353
Words (1-occurrence)787
Unique kanji601
Kanji (1-occurrence)240
Difficulty beta
Average
Episode 2
Character count7,166
Word count3,155
Unique words936
Words (1-occurrence)551
Unique kanji445
Kanji (1-occurrence)214
Difficulty beta
Hard
Episode 3
Character count8,245
Word count3,569
Unique words989
Words (1-occurrence)578
Unique kanji497
Kanji (1-occurrence)212
Difficulty beta
Hard
Episode 4
Character count6,471
Word count2,806
Unique words895
Words (1-occurrence)575
Unique kanji448
Kanji (1-occurrence)205
Difficulty beta
Average
Episode 5
Character count6,733
Word count3,030
Unique words851
Words (1-occurrence)508
Unique kanji426
Kanji (1-occurrence)207
Difficulty beta
Hard
Episode 6
Character count6,666
Word count2,847
Unique words893
Words (1-occurrence)579
Unique kanji425
Kanji (1-occurrence)211
Difficulty beta
Average
Episode 7
Character count3,610
Word count1,541
Unique words626
Words (1-occurrence)424
Unique kanji351
Kanji (1-occurrence)206
Difficulty beta
Average
Episode 8
Character count3,905
Word count1,735
Unique words621
Words (1-occurrence)405
Unique kanji304
Kanji (1-occurrence)168
Difficulty beta
Hard
Episode 9
Character count5,587
Word count2,421
Unique words812
Words (1-occurrence)520
Unique kanji432
Kanji (1-occurrence)204
Difficulty beta
Hard
Episode 10
Character count5,817
Word count2,448
Unique words763
Words (1-occurrence)477
Unique kanji395
Kanji (1-occurrence)209
Difficulty beta
Average
Episode 11
Character count6,173
Word count2,596
Unique words855
Words (1-occurrence)541
Unique kanji466
Kanji (1-occurrence)219
Difficulty beta
Average
Episode 12
Character count7,819
Word count3,506
Unique words1,063
Words (1-occurrence)706
Unique kanji552
Kanji (1-occurrence)264
Difficulty beta
Hard