GENIA FESTIVAL : Teppan Shoujo Akane!!

Details

* Title: 鉄板少女アカネ!!
* 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
o Miyoshi Ai as Young Akane
* Tsukamoto Takashi as Ichijo Shinta
o Izumisawa Yuuki as Young Shinta
* Jinnai Takanori as Kurogane Ginzo
* Katase Nana as Saigoji Erena
* David Ito as Kitamura Shugo
* Otomo 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 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 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)
* Shibuya Takeru


Production Credits

* Original writing: Aoki Takeo (青木健生)
* Manga: Ariga Hitoshi (有賀ヒトシ) [Shonengahosha]
* Screenwriters: Matsuda Tomoko (松田知子), Ogawa Mizuki (小川みづき)
* Producers: Hashimoto Takashi (橋本孝), Kuranuki Kenjiro (倉貫健二郎), Saito Yoriteru (斎藤頼照)
* Directors: Kuranuki Kenjiro (倉貫健二郎), Takemura Kentaro (竹村謙太郎), Morishima Masaya (森嶋正也)
* Music: Yamashita Kosuke

Episode Titles

* Ep 01: Cooking condition is the essence of cuisine!! Recovering Father's taste
* Ep 02: Challenge!! Exquisite Yakisoba
* Ep 03: Hokkaido's Delicious Dish, the No. 1 decisive battle: Crab vs. Potato
* Ep 04: A School Festival's Diet Cooking Battle!
* Ep 05: Goodbye Shinta...A Globefish Pan of Tears
* Ep 06: Counterattack of Grandma Matsutake Mushroom
* Ep 07: An enemy of Yokohama Chinatown, the Impact of the Lobster Confrontation!
* Ep 08: Hamburger Steak Confrontation! Reason for Betrayal
* Ep 09: All mysteries will be revealed tonight!



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