6.4 /10 1 Votes
Starring Masahiro Matsuoka Country of origin Japan No. of seasons 1 Final episode date 2 July 2011 Number of seasons 1 Language Japanese | 6.4/10 IMDb Theme music composer Hattori Takayuki Original language(s) Japanese First episode date 7 May 2011 Genre Japanese television drama Number of episodes 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ending theme "Miageta Ryūsei" by Tokio Similar Japanese television drama, Yasuko to Kenji, Coicent, Watashi wa Shadow, Deka Wanko | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kōkōsei Restaurant (高校生レストラン, Kōkōsei Resutoran, lit. "High School Student Restaurant") is a 2011 Japanese television series that is based on actual events. This television series stars Masahiro Matsuoka, a member of the J-pop band Tokio, as the lead character.
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This 9-episode television series was aired from 7 May 2011 to 2 July 2011 on Nippon Television network's "Saturday Dramas" program. Kokosei Restaurant garnered an average viewership rating of 10.68% throughout the Kanto region.
Plot
Shingo Muraki has voluntarily resigned from his job as a chef in a restaurant in Ginza after an argument with a customer. He reluctantly takes the job of advising a soon-to-open restaurant that is run by high-school students from his hometown. Along the way, Muraki faces many problems caused by the town council, who are anxious to justify the taxpayers' money is being used prudently.
Cast
Students
The Muraki family
Background information
On 13 February 2005, Mie Prefecture's Shōka High School opened Japan's first restaurant run by high-school students. This restaurant, named "Mago no Mise" (まごの店), was built at a cost of 89 million yen. The students running the business are recruited from the high school's cooking club. According to Shingo Murabayashi, the founder of the restaurant and the cooking club adviser, "Mago no Mise" serves around 200 to 250 customers per day and has won several awards at national cooking contests. It is currently the only restaurant in Japan that is run by a public high school.
The story of "Mago no Mise" was documented in two books, Kōkōsei resutoran, honjitsu mo manseki. (高校生レストラン、本日も満席。, Lit:High School Student Restaurant, Fully Booked Today) and Kōkōsei Restoran, Gyōretsu no Riyū. (高校生レストラン、行列の理由。, Lit:High School Student Restaurant, Reason Behind its Operation). These books were written by Shingo Murabayashi and published by Iseshima News Agency. The television series is based on events that happened at "Mago no Mise".
Production
The television series was first announced on 22 February 2011. It was also revealed that Matsuoka Masahiro, a member of the J-pop band Tokio, would star in the series as Shingo Muraki. This character is based on Shingo Murabayashi, the founder of "Mago no Mise". This is Matsuoka's seventh role in a drama series shown on NTV's Saturday Dramas time-slot, setting a new record. He previously starred in television series such as the drama adaptation of the manga Psychometrer Eiji.
The supporting cast members were announced on 11 March 2011. Ryunosuke Kamiki and Umika Kawashima play the roles of students working at the restaurant. Actor Hideaki Ito, the star of the film Umizaru, plays the role of an official from the local town hall. His character is based on Masayuki Kishikawa, a town hall official who worked on the "Mago no Mise" project.