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The Last Recipe
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The Last Recipe

2017-11-03 · 126 min · ★ 6.9

Drama

A famous chef who is tasked with tracking down a 70-year-old missing recipe.

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Directors
Yojiro Takita
Production companies
TOHO, Asahi Broadcasting Corporation, Gentosha, GYAO, Hokkaido Television Broadcasting, J Storm, Kinoshita Group, Nagoya Broadcasting Network, Pipeline, TV Asahi, Y&N Brothers, Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting, Gentosha
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Kazunari NinomiyaKazunari NinomiyaMitsuru Sasaki
Hidetoshi NishijimaHidetoshi NishijimaNaotaro Yamagata
Go AyanoGo AyanoKen Yanagisawa
Aoi MiyazakiAoi MiyazakiChizu Yamagata
Daigo NishihataDaigo NishihataYoung Shotaro Kamata
Yutaka TakenouchiYutaka TakenouchiTaizo Miyake
Yoshi OidaYoshi OidaSeimei Yo
Onodera AkiraOnodera AkiraYoung Ken Yanagisawa
Wakato KanematsuYoung Seimei Yo
Togo IgawaTogo IgawaShotaro Kamata
Yasunari TakeshimaYasunari TakeshimaSuzuki
Sow HirosawaSow HirosawaSachi Yamagata
Rin ShounoYoung Sachi Yamagata
Yasuo DaichiYasuo DaichiTaichi Suzuki
Yura SatoYura SatoYoung Taichi Suzuki
NahanaNahanaKana Yoshida
Kaori YamamotoKaori YamamotoYoung Kana Yoshida
Jiro DanJiro DanYamashita
Mariko TsutsuiMariko TsutsuiYoshiko Yamashita
Yusaku MoriYusaku MoriTanaka

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