Lunch no Joō

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show_name = Lunch no Joō


caption = Series DVD cover
genre = Romantic Comedy, Food
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starring = Yuko Takeuchi
Yosuke Eguchi
Satoshi Tsumabuki
Shinichi Tsutsumi
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theme_music_composer = Three Dog Night
opentheme = Joy to the World
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country = JPN
language = Japanese
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num_episodes = 12
list_episodes = List of Lunch Queen episodes
producer = Masatoshi Yamaguchi
Yoshimasa Genouzono
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network = Fuji TV
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first_aired = July 1, 2002
last_aired = September 16, 2002
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nihongo|"Lunch no Joō"|ランチの女王|Ranchi no Joō|lit. "Queen of Lunch" is a Japanese drama series aired in Japan on Fuji TV in 2002. It stars Yuko Takeuchi, Yosuke Eguchi, Satoshi Tsumabuki, and Shinichi Tsutsumi.

Natsumi loves lunchtime and food. Nothing excites her more than to walk down the street thinking about where she'll eat lunch. One day, a man Kennichiro interrupts Natsumi as she's about to eat her favorite rice omelet and drags her outside and begs her to come home with him so that he can introduce her to his family. He explains to her that his father is sick and after leaving on bad terms, the only way he'll be allowed back home is to return with a fianceé. Natsumi is left with quite the predicament.

Cast

* Natsumi Mugita - Yuko Takeuchi
* Yujiro Nabeshima - Yosuke Eguchi
* Junzaburo Nabeshima - Satoshi Tsumabuki
* Minoru Ushijima - Takayuki Yamada
* Koshiro Nabeshima - Tomohisa Yamashita
* Tomato Shiomi - Misaki Itoh
* Kenzo Nabeshima - Go Wakabayashi
* Kennichiro Nabeshima - Shinichi Tsutsumi
* Shuuji "(ex-Natsumi-san lover)" - Go Morita
* Noboru Sakai - Eita
* Mamoru Kawabata - Issei Takubo
* Hidemi Yamashiro - Masako Umemiya

Minor Cast

* Ren Ohsugi "episodes 1 & 12"
* Morooka "episodes 3 & 4"
* Kohki Okada "episodes 3 & 10"
* Kosuke Toyohara "episodes 5 - 7"
* Negi-ba - Teruko Hanabara "episodes 5 & 8"
* Ken Ishiguro "episodes 7"
* Yusuke Kamiji "episodes 7"
* Maggie - Kenta Kiritani "episodes 8"
* Nagisa Kirishima - Eriko Sato "episodes 11"
* Shinshou Nakamaru "episodes 12"
* Emi Suzuki

Awards and Nominations

* 34th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Drama
* 34th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Casting
* 34th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Actress: Yuko Takeuchi
* 34th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor: Satoshi Tsumabuki
* 34th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Music: nihongo|Ryo Yoshimata|吉俁良

External links

*Japanese wiki page
* [http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Lunch_no_Joou Lunch Queen] D-Addicts wiki page (also source)