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Grande Maison Tokyo Special
Just one year after opening, Hayami Rinko became the first Asian woman to be the chef of a three-star restaurant, but shortly after, the COVID-19 pandemic hit the food and beverage industry hard. "Grand Maison Tokyo" was no exception, and in order to survive, the restaurant entered into a capital alliance with a food consulting company under a major corporation and found a way forward with frozen foods for mail order and recipe sites...
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Just one year after opening, Hayami Rinko became the first Asian woman to be the chef of a three-star restaurant, but shortly after, the COVID-19 pandemic hit the food and beverage industry hard. "Grand Maison Tokyo" was no exception, and in order to survive, the restaurant entered into a capital alliance with a food consulting company under a major corporation and found a way forward with frozen foods for mail order and recipe sites...
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Genre:Drama, TV Movie
Written By:Tsutomu Kuroiwa
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Runtime:101 minutes
Studio:TBS
Cast
Ayuko Tsukahara
Director
Takuya Kimura
Obana Natsuki
Kyoka Suzuki
Hayami Rinko
Yuta Tamamori
Hirako Shohei
Mitsuhiro Oikawa
Aizawa Kamehito
Ikki Sawamura
Kyono Rikutaro
Kikugoro Onoe VIII
Tango Manabu
Kanichiro
Serita Koichi
Ai Tominaga
Linda Machiko Richard
Ayako Yoshitani
Matsui Moe
Anne Nakamura
Kuzumi Kanna
Aki Asakura
Ebina Miyu
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