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  • Ep 10 SUB

    Heaven? (2019)

    Heaven?
    Genre:
    Business, Comedy, Food, Mystery, Romance
    Country:
    Japanese

    Iga Ken works at a family restaurant. He is sincere, but rigid in his ways. He can't even fake smiles for his customers. Kan doesn't have a good reputation with his co-workers or customers, but Kurosu Kanako recognizes something in him. Kanako is a mysterious woman. She tells Kan that she is going to open a French restaurant soon and that "The staff needs originality. You will be a good serviceman."

    The French restaurant is located in a cemetery, which is itself away from the busy streets and residential areas. The staff at the French restaurant do not appear suited for such a restaurant. Kawai Taichi was once an apprentice to become a hairdresser. Tsutsumi Keitaro worked as the manager of a rice & beef bowl restaurant for 5 years. Ozawa Yukio worked as a chef, but all of the restaurants where he worked went out of business. Lastly, Yamagata Shigeomi worked as a sommelier after he retired as a bank executive. Why does Kanako gather these people? Will the French restaurant open?

  • Ep 10 SUB

    Tenno no Ryoriban (2015) (2015)

    Tenno no Ryoriban (2015)
    Genre:
    Drama, Food, Historical
    Country:
    Japanese
    Tokuzo Akiyama is a young man from a rural area who is married with a child along the way. One day, he eats a delicious breaded cutlet which inspires him to strive to become a chef, specializing in Parisian cuisine. He travels to Tokyo, then Paris, France to learn the culinary arts. Despite facing discrimination and prejudice, he becomes a chef at the Hotel Ritz in Paris. At the age of 26, he becomes the Emperor of Japan’s personal chef.
  • Ep 1 SUB

    The Apology King (2013)

    The Apology King
    Genre:
    Comedy, Drama
    Country:
    Japanese
    Ryoro Kurojima (Sadao Abe) is the director of a Tokyo apology center. His job is to teach others how to apologize. Ryoro Kurojima solves problems by using his apology techniques on anything from simple arbitration to a national crisis. 
  • Ep 11 SUB

    Higashino Keigo Mysteries (2012)

    Higashino Keigo Mysteries
    Genre:
    Mystery
    Country:
    Japanese

    11 mysteries, 11 actors. Japan's favorite mystery author, the world of Higashino Keigo comes to life on screen through an assortment of short stories.

    For every episode, there will be a different lead actor and story, it's themes varying from mystery to comedy to horror to human drama. Nakai Kiichi is the navigator as he takes you on a journey through each episode, seasoned with Higashino's authentic spices, failing your assumptions with vivid story composition and an even bigger betrayal before the finale. It's a weekly drama that will keep you hungry from episode to episode, like a special holiday event each and every time.

  • Ep 2 SUB

    Hypnosis (1999) (1999)

    Hypnosis (1999)
    Genre:
    Horror, Suspense, Thriller
    Country:
    Japanese
    Three apparently unrelated suicides occur on the same day in Tokyo. One involves a young athlete, one a groom at his wedding reception, and the third an elderly man celebrating his wife's birthday. A middle aged detective investigating one of the cases begins to suspect a connection between the three when he discovers that each person mentioned a "green monkey" before they died. With the help of a young psychiatrist he formulates the theory that hypnosis is somehow involved. In the mean time other bizarre "suicides" are reported and the mystery intensifies. Who will be next? What is the truth? Can more deaths be prevented? Written by Infofreak.
  • Ep 12 RAW

    Omizu no Hanamichi (1999) (1999)

    Omizu no Hanamichi (1999)
    Genre:
    Business, Comedy
    Country:
    Japanese
    The drama tells the story of a hostess turning 30 years old.