When Mio was young, she lost her parents in a great flood and also became separated from her best friend Noe. Afterwards, Mio found her talent in cooking and eventually became a cook. Meanwhile, Noe has become an oiran (high-ranking courtesan).
Honoka Matsumoto
Mio
Nao
Noe
Mayumi Wakamura
Yoshi
Atsuko Asano
Oryou
Yosuke Kubozuka
Komatsubara
Takashi Fujii
Seiemon
Yuta Koseki
Gensai Nagata
Toshiyuki Nagashima
Denemon
Hironobu Nomura
Seihachi
Misa Eto
Kikuno
Jun Murakami
Ukichi
Takashi Sorimachi
Tozai
Millennium Mambo
The Man from Shimizu
Kurama Tengu: Acrobat in a lion mask
Shall We Dance?
A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era
Water and Fire
The Grudge
K: Missing Kings
Zatoichi
After the Rain
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
Audition
Kitchen Stories
Akechi Mitsuhide: The Man God Hated
True Mothers
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Killing
Blood and Bones
Sweet Bean
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto