The new NHK "Drama 10" drama "Shiawase wa Tabete Nete Mate" (General TV, Tuesdays at 10pm) starring actor Yuki Sakurai, will start on April 1st. On social media, comments such as "This drama might make you want to cook and eat a proper meal! I'll watch it again next week!", "This was a really good drama. I'm looking forward to next week!", and "It was faithful to the original and carefully made, so it was interesting."
The drama is based on the manga of the same name by Tori Mizunagi. The main character, who is troubled by various issues such as health, work, apartments, and future plans, regains her mind and body through delicious medicinal food and the gentle human relationships of the housing complex, and realizes the happiness that is close to her and depends on her. It is a heartwarming story that will warm your heart.
Satoko Mugimaki, played by Sakurai, suffers from a lifelong illness (collagen disease), quits her company, and ends up barely making ends meet by working part-time four days a week. Although she can still live a normal life, her body cries out when she pushes herself too hard. She gives up on renewing her apartment lease and starts living in a housing complex with a rent of 50,000 yen. She hesitates because her landlord lives next door, but what makes her decide is the soup and medicinal food made by the mysterious freeloader, Tsukasa. She has many scars, including stress from her previous workplace, but little by little, as the seasons change, change comes.
Mariko Kaga plays Suzu Miyama, the landlord and next door neighbor of Satoko's rented room, and Hio Miyazawa plays Hio Miyazawa, Suzu's roommate who is a mysterious man who doesn't talk much about himself. Seiji Fukushi, Tomoko Tabata, Yuto Nakayama, Aoi Okuyama, Kii Kitano, Jun Nishiyama, Shiori Doi, Shiori Doi Nakayama, and Mayumi Asaka also appear in the film.
In the first episode, Mugimaki Satoko, who has developed a lifelong illness, tries to survive on her own by working part-time four days a week. Giving up on her dream of buying an apartment, she finds a 45-year-old housing complex with rent of 50,000 yen. The landlord is 90 years old and lives next door. Satoko has been hesitant to socialize since she became ill, and feels depressed. However, she is saved by the warm soup made by the mysterious Tsukasa-kun, who is staying with the landlord. Satoko becomes interested in the two, who have incorporated medicinal food into their lives, and decides to live in the complex... and so the story unfolds.
Food styling for the drama will be handled by Nami Iijima, a food stylist who has worked on the Asadora drama series "Gochisousan" and the film "Kamome Diner."
The show attracted the attention of viewers, with comments posted on social media such as, "When I see the delicious-looking food, I think it must be Iijima Nami, and it turned out to be true," "Just as you'd expect from Iijima Nami, the food looks incredibly delicious," "Iijima Nami is in charge of cooking! We can expect great things from this!" and "Since it's Iijima Nami's cooking, you can be sure it's good."
