Chimudondon (2022) [Week 01 – 05]

Profile

• Drama: Chimudondon
• Romaji: Chimudondon
• Japanese: ちむどんどん
• Director: Takafumi Kimura, Takehiro Shoen, Ryohei Nakano
• Writer: Daisuke Habara
• Network: NHK
• Episodes: 120
• Release Date: April 11, 2022 —
• Runtime: Monday – Saturday 8:00-8:15 (15 min.)
• Language: Japanese
• Country: Japan

Synopsis

In Okinawa, Nobuko Higa (Yuina Kuroshima) lives with her family. She is the second daughter among her 3 siblings. She enjoys cooking. One day, Nobuko Higa has a meal with her family at a restaurant. She becomes fascinated with western food after having it at the restaurant. Later, her father suddenly dies and her mother works hard to support her 4 children. Nobuko cooks for her family, while her mother works.

Nobuko eventually graduates from high school. While dreaming of becoming a western cuisine chef, she goes to Tokyo and becomes an apprentice at a famous restaurant. While she grows as a cook, she meets various people and has a romantic relationship. She begins to think that she wants to open a Okinawa cuisine restaurant in Tokyo.