Haru has an excellent sense of taste and surpassing skill in the kitchen but she and her first husband got divorced after just one year of marriage because of her impetuous character. One day Dennai Funaki samurai chef from Kaga proposes that Haru should marry his son and heir. The Funaki family serves the Lords of Kaga not with the sword but with the kitchen-knife and have been renowned as “Kitchen Samurai” for generations. But Haru's new husband Yasunobu wields a kitchen-knife with no skill whatsoever. In order to save the Funaki family name and its position... as kitchen samurai Haru decides to teach Yasunobu the art of cuisine. The story is inspired by a real-life family in Kaga which has survived countless upheavals with its cuisine. [show more]
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Yûzô Asahara directs this romantic drama set during the Edo period in Japanese history. Oharu (Aya Ueto), who is known for her expertise in the kitchen, is asked to marry Yasunobu (Kengo Kôra), the Funaki family heir, and teach him how to cook. Excited by the prospect as she will now have the opportunity to cook for one of the wealthiest estates in the country - the Kaga Domain - she accepts the proposal. But will the marriage ever become more than just a practicality to the new couple?
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