Lunch no Joō
Series DVD cover
GenreRomantic Comedy, Food
StarringYūko Takeuchi
Yōsuke Eguchi
Satoshi Tsumabuki
Shinichi Tsutsumi
Theme music composerHoyt Axton
Opening themeJoy to the World
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
No. of episodes12 (list of episodes)
Production
ProducersMasatoshi Yamaguchi
Yoshimasa Genouzono
Original release
NetworkFuji TV
ReleaseJuly 1 (2002-07-01) 
September 16, 2002 (2002-09-16)

Lunch no Joō (ランチの女王, Ranchi no Joō, lit. "Queen of Lunch") is a Japanese drama series aired in Japan on Fuji TV in 2002. It stars Yūko Takeuchi, Yōsuke Eguchi, Satoshi Tsumabuki, and Shinichi Tsutsumi.

Synopsis

Season 1 (2002)

Natsumi loves lunchtime and food. Nothing excites her more than to walk down the street thinking about where she'll eat lunch. One day, a man named Kennichiro interrupts Natsumi as she's about to eat her favorite rice omelet and drags her outside and begs her to come home with him so that he can introduce her to his family. He explains to her that his father is sick and after leaving on bad terms, the only way he'll be allowed back home is to return with a fiancée. Natsumi is left with quite a predicament.

Cast

Season 1 (2002)

Main

RoleActor
Natsumi MugitaYūko Takeuchi
Yujiro NabeshimaYōsuke Eguchi
Junzaburo NabeshimaSatoshi Tsumabuki
Minoru UshijimaTakayuki Yamada
Koshiro NabeshimaTomohisa Yamashita
Tomato ShiomiMisaki Itoh
Kenzo NabeshimaGo Wakabayashi
Kenichiro NabeshimaShinichi Tsutsumi
Shuuji (Natsumi-san's ex-lover)Go Morita
Noboru SakaiEita
Mamoru KawabataIssei Takubo
Hidemi YamashiroMasako Umemiya
YumiEmi Suzuki

Minor

RoleActorEpisode(s) acted in
Ren Ohsugi1 & 12
Morooka3 & 4
Kohki Okada3 & 10
Kosuke Toyohara5 - 7
Negi-baTeruko Hanabara5 & 8
Ken Ishiguro7
Yusuke Kamiji7
MaggieKenta Kiritani8
Nagisa KirishimaEriko Sato11
Shinshou Nakamaru12

Episodes

Season One (2002)

Ep# Title Original air date Ratings
(Kanto Region)
01 An omelette with rice which you love (恋するオムライス) 01-07-2002 21.9%
02 Now Serving: The New Summer Love Menu! (登場!夏の恋の新メニュー) 08-07-2002 18.5%
03 Cream Corokke... of Tears (涙…のクリーム・コロッケ) 15-07-2002 19.7%
04 Check Out this Chicken & Rice Properly, Ok! (チキンライスをキチンとね) 22-07-2002 18.8%
05 More, please! Puffy rice (おかわり!ふっくらごはん) 29-07-2002 18.5%
06 Father's Last Children's Lunch (Dad's Last Happy Meal) (親父の最後のお子様ランチ) 05-08-2002 17.0%
07 A hamburger steak! An old lover!! (ハンバーグ!昔の恋人!!) 12-08-2002 17.0%
08 A cutlet! A dangerous… and sad past (カツ!危険で…悲しい過去) 19-08-2002 19.1%
09 Former he who is in danger and a rival of love (危険な元彼と恋のライバル) 26-08-2002 17.7%
10 Seriously? A sudden kiss and accelerated love (マジ!?突然キスと恋の加速) 02-09-2002 20.0%
11 Proposal to elder brother's wife (兄嫁にプロポーズ) 09-09-2002 17.5%
12 The Reason for Lunch on Earth - Big Brother Returns! Who will be the victor in the battle of love? (地球上にランチがある理由 - 長男帰る! 恋のバトルの勝者は?) 16-09-2002 21.2%
Average 18.9%

The ratings are sourced from Video Research Ltd. Rating in red is the highest and in blue is the lowest.

Awards and nominations

YearsAwardsCategoriesRecipientsResultsRef.
200234th Television Drama Academy AwardsBest DramaWon[1]
Best CastingWon
Best ActressYūko TakeuchiWon
Best Supporting ActorTsumabuki SatoshiWon
Best MusicYoshimata RyoWon
2002-20036th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand PrixBest ActressYūko TakeuchiWon

References

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