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King of Sushi

1996 · 1 season

A warm, light-hearted underdog tale that makes craft and rivalry feel like gentle, satisfying comfort viewing.

Created by
Toshinori Nishimae, Yuichi Satoh
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Takashi Kashiwabara, Tetta Sugimoto, Koji Imada
Overview
A comic-based comedy about the young and talented Shota (Kashiwabara Takashi) who set a goal of becoming the no. 1 sushi chef in Japan to save his father's sushi shop. To learn the art of making sushi, he became an apprentice at the famous Otori Sushi. Each episode sees him picking up a new skill, and going a step towards his goal. However, many obstacles stood in his way, including a harsh and cold senior who was jealous of his talent.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Created by
Toshinori Nishimae, Yuichi Satoh
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Takashi Kashiwabara, Tetta Sugimoto, Koji Imada
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • work
  • family
  • coming-of-age
  • friendship
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy
Created by
Toshinori Nishimae, Yuichi Satoh
Written by
Kouichi Tomozawa, Shogo Kashida
Starring
Takashi Kashiwabara, Tetta Sugimoto, Koji Imada, Akiko Hinagata, Yoshino Kimura, Ryoko Hirosue, Ken Kaneko
Music
Takayuki Hattori
Length
1 seasons, 16 episodes, 46 min each
Network
Fuji News Network
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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