Flavor of Happiness (2008)

Yamashita Takako works in the food section of a department store. She pays frequent visits to a reputable local Chinese restaurant about opening an in-store branch. The owner of the restaurant, Wang Qingkuo from Shanghai, who does all the cooking by himself, gives Takako the brush-off. One day, however, Wang collapses due to overwork, and is left with partial paralysis. Hearing the rumor of the restaurant’s closure, Takako resigns from the department store and becomes an apprentice to Wang.

Released Oct. 11, 2008 124 min None+

Genres: Drama

Keywords: tmdb.cooking, tmdb.restaurant, tmdb.food, tmdb.chef, tmdb.human-relationship, imdb.cooking, tmdb.chinese-cuisine, soundmix.dolby-digital

Production Companies: Video Planning, Sony Music Associated Records Inc., DENTSU, VAP, Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation (YTV) + 2 more, Toei Company, Ltd., Toei Video Company, Ltd.

Country: Japan
Production Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese