Japan Synopsis
武士の献立
In this love story set in the Edo period, 27-year-old Oharu is a genius in the kitchen. Oharu attracts the attention of the master chef of the Kaga Domain, who arranges for her to marry his son and heir, 24-year-old Yasunobu. But, Yasunobu is cold to his new wife, and he's more interested in swordplay than cookery.
The 2012–2014 Japan Window
530 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. A Tale of Samurai Cooking sits at position #242.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with A Tale of Samurai Cooking. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
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The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when A Tale of Samurai Cooking premiered. 1769 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,050 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (55th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #907 of 1,933 (top 47%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
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| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Shochiku |
| Runtime | 2h 2m |
| Release Date | December 14, 2013 |
| IMDb | tt2653264 |