Osen

Details

Title: おせん
Title (romaji): Osen
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Food, comedy
Episodes: 10
Viewership ratings: 9.1 (Kanto)
Broadcast network: NTV
Broadcast period: 2008-Apr-22 to 2008-Jun-24
Air time: Tuesday 22:00
Theme songs:
- Opening theme: Odore by Micro (of Def Tech)
- Ending theme: Koi Uta - Koi Uta- by Tackey & Tsubasa

Synopsis

Handa Sen is the "okami" (proprietress) of a long-standing restaurant in one of the lower parts of Tokyo. Though she is normally airheaded and loves to drink, she has an impressive mastery of a wide range skills, from cooking to ceramics to calligraphy. While the drama follows various events surrounding the restaurant, one of the series' highlights is its illustration of Japanese food and culture. --Tokyograph

User/Viewer Ratings

3.50

(2 votes)

Cast

Correlation chart

Aoi Yu as Handa Sen / Osen
- Suga Sakura (須賀さくら) as young Osen (ep9)
Uchi Hiroki as Ezaki Yoshio
Sugimoto Tetta as Fujishiro Seiji
Mukai Osamu as Takeda Tomekichi
Suzuki Ranran as Suzuki Teruko
Kudo Risa as Kubota Fuyuko
Morita Ayaka as Wakisaka Tamako
Okumura Tomofumi as Hasegawa Kenta
Takuma Takayuki as Hayashi Takashi
Watanabe Ikkei as Chinpindo-san
Yo Kimiko as Asai Shizu
Yuki Saori as Handa Chiyo

Guests

Matsukata Hiroki as Kinoshita Hideo (ep1,5)
Katagiri Hairi as Sakurai Michiko (ep1)
Hankai Kazuaki as Minohachi (ep1,10)
Yamanaka Hideki (山中秀樹) as the emcee (ep1)
Okada Yoshinori as Okamoto Nobuo (ep2)
Sato Hitomi Okamoto's wife (ep2)
Nishimura Masahiko as Tako-hiki no Ryu (ep3)
Oizumi Yo as Daiba Kenji (ep4)
Motai Masako as Choko (ep5)
Sada Mayumi as Kanna (ep5)
Masu Takeshi as Goda Takeshi (ep5)
Okamoto Kotaro (岡本光太郎) (ep5)
Yoshida Riko as Yuri (ep5)
Koizumi Kotaro as Sendo Tamotsu (ep6)
Nakamoto Koji (仲本工事) as Noguchi (ep6)
Umezawa Masayo as Okawara Fumi (ep6)
Kobayashi Susumu as the restaurant manager (ep6)
Kinoshita Yukina as Kaori (ep6)
Muramatsu Toshifumi as Taisho (ep7)
Ikezu Shoko as Momose Haru (ep7)
Takagi Boo (高木ブー) as Makino Michio (ep8)
Hirano Yasuyuki (平野靖幸) as Makino Hiroshi (ep8)
Rokkaku Seiji as Fujiki Katsumi (ep8)
Yabe Kyosuke as Nishida (ep8)
Takigawa Ken (滝川健) as Kitagawa (ep8)
Ibusuki Go (指宿豪) as Minami (ep8)
Natsuyagi Isao as Nishioka Yasuo (ep9-10)
Ri Reisen as Yamajo's proprietress (ep9-10)
Sunaga Kei as Yenpools's overseas director (ep9)
Kubo Chukichi (久保酎吉) as a wholesale dealer (ep9)
Kato Masaya as Yada Mamoru (ep9,10)
Naitou Takashi as Yenpool's President Kanaike (ep9,10)
Iida Kisuke as Saito of Chuo Bank (ep10)
Kobayashi Ren as Kanaike Ryo (ep10)

Production Credits

Original writing: Manga Osen by Kikuchi Shota (きくち正太)
Screenwriter: Ooishi Shizuka (ep1), Kami Hitoe (神ひとえ) (ep2-3), Takahashi Maki (ep4,6-8)
Producer: Mikami Eriko, Hazeyama Yuko, Yamaguchi Masatoshi, Uchiyama Masahiro
Director: Nagumo Seiichi (ep1-2,5,7), Kubota Mitsuru (ep3,6), Shigeyama Yoshinori (ep4,8)
Music: Kanno Yugo

Episode Information

Episode	Subtitle	Scenario	Ratings (Kanto)	Ratings (Kansai)	Ratings (Nationwide)
01	Natural Okami vs. Microwave Queen	Food is believing in others... Fight! Natural Okami vs. Microwave Queen	10.3	??.?	??.?
02	Battle of Okamis!! Hellish Miso Making	The fight between the mother and daughter is over the role of the okami? Bonding over the magical miso	08.7	??.?	??.?
03	The Secret of the Famous Tororo Rice		09.2	??.?	??.?
04	The Secret Battle of Sukiyakis		09.5	??.?	??.?
05	The Impact of Shoddy Deserts		09.0	??.?	??.?
06	The Eagerly Anticipated Hamburger Date		09.6	??.?	??.?
07	Osen, Cruel Dismissal		08.4	??.?	??.?
08	Rice Cooking is on Standby! Isshouan's Fuel Crisis		08.6	??.?	??.?
09	Dried-Bushi-Fish Prince's Necklace		07.8	??.?	??.?
10	Okami Out of Business? Isshouan Entertains One Last Time		10.1	??.?	??.?
Average			9.1	??.?	??.?

Source: Video Research, Ltd.

Note: "Subtitle" refers to the episode title aired at the beginning of each episode. "Scenario title" refers to the episode title printed in newspapers.

External Links

Winter 2008	NTV	Summer 2008
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