Tenno no Ryouriban
Drama
天皇の料理番
2015/04/26
Character count80,060
Word count35,218
Unique words4,500
Words (1-occurrence)2,332
Unique kanji1,275
Kanji (1-occurrence)289
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 count11,997
Word count5,234
Unique words1,315
Words (1-occurrence)767
Unique kanji601
Kanji (1-occurrence)240
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 2
Character count7,166
Word count3,170
Unique words927
Words (1-occurrence)550
Unique kanji445
Kanji (1-occurrence)214
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 3
Character count8,227
Word count3,609
Unique words961
Words (1-occurrence)561
Unique kanji497
Kanji (1-occurrence)212
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 4
Character count6,453
Word count2,828
Unique words871
Words (1-occurrence)549
Unique kanji448
Kanji (1-occurrence)205
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 5
Character count6,715
Word count3,046
Unique words833
Words (1-occurrence)491
Unique kanji426
Kanji (1-occurrence)207
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 6
Character count6,669
Word count2,898
Unique words894
Words (1-occurrence)570
Unique kanji425
Kanji (1-occurrence)211
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 7
Character count3,597
Word count1,529
Unique words613
Words (1-occurrence)411
Unique kanji351
Kanji (1-occurrence)206
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 8
Character count3,906
Word count1,717
Unique words612
Words (1-occurrence)393
Unique kanji304
Kanji (1-occurrence)168
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 9
Character count5,525
Word count2,437
Unique words813
Words (1-occurrence)516
Unique kanji432
Kanji (1-occurrence)204
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 10
Character count5,815
Word count2,502
Unique words768
Words (1-occurrence)475
Unique kanji395
Kanji (1-occurrence)209
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 11
Character count6,173
Word count2,675
Unique words855
Words (1-occurrence)523
Unique kanji466
Kanji (1-occurrence)219
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 12
Character count7,817
Word count3,573
Unique words1,050
Words (1-occurrence)680
Unique kanji552
Kanji (1-occurrence)264
Difficulty beta
Very hard
DetailsVocabulary