

Kitchen Knife and Green Chili Pepper
2023-03-24 · 23 min / episode · ★ 7.4
In Kyoto, soon after the war, Ichika strives to save her family's long established ryoten restaurant from financial crisis. In order to do so, she marries Yamaguchi Amane, who is 15 years younger, in a marriage of convenience.
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- Soushi Matsumoto
- Production companies
- WOWOW, Toei Company
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Ended
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Mugi KadowakiKuwanoki Ichika
Ryuto SakumaYamaguchi Amane
Keiko TodaMarukawa Machiko
Rinka KumadaYamaguchi Suzune
Shunya ShiraishiYamaguchi Yukari
Kisuke IidaYamaguchi Shigeru
Yoshiko TokoshimaKuwanoki Aiko
Takehiko OnoFujiwara Chikauji
Aoi NakamuraTajima Akitsugu
Yuri TsunematsuKawashima Shoko
Toranosuke KobayashiSakaeTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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