Title (romaji): Teppan Shoujo Akane!!

Also known as: Teppan Girl

Format: Renzoku

Genre: Food / Family

Episodes: 9

Viewership ratings: 8.72%

Broadcast network: TBS

Broadcast period: 2006-Oct-15 to 2006-Dec-10

Air time: Sunday 21:00

Theme song: “Sayonara” by Orange Range

Synopsis

Kagura Akane (Horikita Maki) is the only daughter of a family who runs a teppanyaki place in downtown Tokyo. Akane had always been proud of her father Tetsuma, who was called the “No.1 teppanyaki chef in Japan.” Growing up in such an environment, she naturally acquired “teppanyaki skills.” However, when her mother died of illness, her father lost his energy to work and disappeared. Since then, Akane has managed and protected the restaurant all by herself. One day, out of the blue, she is visited by Erena (Katase Nana), the rich daughter of a major food company, who orders Akane to move out at once because her father had borrowed money against his restaurant. Though feeling disappointed, Akane makes up her mind to close the store. But when her father’s friend, Kurogane (Jinnai Takanori), shows her “Ittetsu,” a grilling plate that Akane’s father cherished, it reignites her passion towards teppanyaki.

In order to protect the restaurant, she embarks on a journey with Shinta (Tsukamoto Takashi) to search for her father, but wherever she goes, she ends up getting involved in culinary battles. “—TBS”

Cast

Main Cast

Horikita Maki as Kagura Akane

Miyoshi Ani as Young Akane

Tsukamoto Takashi as Ichijo Shinta

Izumisawa Yuuki as Young Shinta

Jinnai Takanori as Kurogane Ginzo

Katase Nana as Saigoji Erena

David Ito as Kitamura Shugo

Ootomo Minami as Narumi Eiko

Natsuko as Katsura Yuzu

Akiko as Katsura Mikan

Ryu Raita as Akashi Mitsujiro

Iida Kisuke as Tomobe

Tamura Saburo (田村三郎) as Kinoshita

Suwa Taro (諏訪太朗) as Ninomiya

Neko Hiroshi (猫ひろし)

Guests

Miyazaki Masumi as Hamada Toyoko (ep2)

Yanagisawa Nana as Yayoi (ep2)

Hamada Gaku as Hamada Shingo (ep2)

Fuse Hiroshi as Shirai Bunpei (ep3)

Mizuhashi Takami as Shirai Fumino (ep3)

Mizutani Yuri (水谷妃里) as Himeno Momoka (ep4)

Hasebe Hitomi (長谷部瞳) as Shiina Ranko (ep4)

Sakaguchi Eri (坂口エリー) as Saotome Yuri (ep4)

Toyama Kyoko as Irie Fukumi (ep5)

Asaka Mitsuyo as Yamakawa Yasuko (ep6)

Miyashita Naoki (宮下直紀) as Yamakawa Kenji (ep6)

Sato Jiro as Yamakawa Hideki (ep6)

Toyota Maho as Ou Etsuko (ep7-9)