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.
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.
Other Titles From Shochiku
Drama + History in Japan
82 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and History genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding A Tale of Samurai Cooking itself).
The 2012–2014 Japan Window
A Tale of Samurai Cooking holds position #242 of 530 Japan films in the 2012–2014 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when A Tale of Samurai Cooking premiered alongside 177 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 177 other Japan films in 2013.
The 2883rd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
14 audience reviews — more than 23% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 15th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on A Tale of Samurai Cooking, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- newlywed · 3
- tokugawa shogunate · 2
- second marriage · 1
- seafood · 1
- arranged marriage · 27
- edo period · 19
- chef · 14
- cooking · 13
- rebellion · 6
- samurai · 128
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 |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Shochiku |
| Runtime | 2h 2m |
| Release Date | December 14, 2013 |
| IMDb | tt2653264 |