Tenno no Ryouriban
Drama
天皇の料理番
2015/04/26
Character count80,341
Word count34,765
Unique words4,718
Words (1-occurrence)2,421
Unique kanji1,288
Kanji (1-occurrence)292
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 count12,047
Word count5,265
Unique words1,365
Words (1-occurrence)792
Unique kanji601
Kanji (1-occurrence)240
Difficulty beta
Average
Episode 2
Character count7,156
Word count3,137
Unique words956
Words (1-occurrence)565
Unique kanji445
Kanji (1-occurrence)214
Difficulty beta
Hard
Episode 3
Character count8,256
Word count3,560
Unique words1,004
Words (1-occurrence)588
Unique kanji497
Kanji (1-occurrence)212
Difficulty beta
Hard
Episode 4
Character count6,475
Word count2,790
Unique words904
Words (1-occurrence)585
Unique kanji448
Kanji (1-occurrence)205
Difficulty beta
Average
Episode 5
Character count6,753
Word count2,996
Unique words866
Words (1-occurrence)517
Unique kanji426
Kanji (1-occurrence)207
Difficulty beta
Hard
Episode 6
Character count6,663
Word count2,822
Unique words910
Words (1-occurrence)585
Unique kanji425
Kanji (1-occurrence)211
Difficulty beta
Average
Episode 7
Character count3,636
Word count1,535
Unique words643
Words (1-occurrence)436
Unique kanji351
Kanji (1-occurrence)206
Difficulty beta
Average
Episode 8
Character count3,911
Word count1,719
Unique words629
Words (1-occurrence)417
Unique kanji304
Kanji (1-occurrence)168
Difficulty beta
Hard
Episode 9
Character count5,608
Word count2,407
Unique words831
Words (1-occurrence)536
Unique kanji432
Kanji (1-occurrence)204
Difficulty beta
Hard
Episode 10
Character count5,809
Word count2,432
Unique words776
Words (1-occurrence)490
Unique kanji395
Kanji (1-occurrence)209
Difficulty beta
Average
Episode 11
Character count6,198
Word count2,590
Unique words870
Words (1-occurrence)553
Unique kanji466
Kanji (1-occurrence)219
Difficulty beta
Average
Episode 12
Character count7,829
Word count3,512
Unique words1,067
Words (1-occurrence)705
Unique kanji552
Kanji (1-occurrence)264
Difficulty beta
Hard