ICHIKAWA Jun

Featuring characters from Jun Ichikawa's masterpiece "Descendants of the Sun" and the people associated with them, this heartwarming gourmet romance depicts episodes related to Western cuisine of the Meiji, Taisho, and Showa eras. Aiko, who married her arranged marriage partner Ryuhei, whom she fell in love with at first sight, tries her best to learn how to cook, which she was never good at, for Ryuhei, who has prepared a beautiful kitchen for her. However, Ryuhei does not like the food she learned from her mother and her mother-in-law......?

This moving historical drama depicts two women who lived through the turbulent years from the Taisho era to the postwar period, and who remained strong in their convictions. In 1919, Sakikuko Nambu, the noble youngest daughter of an old and fallen family in Tohoku, and Uno Ishigami, the clever daughter of a poor farmer, were united by a strong bond. Sakikuko and Uno, who have very different personalities but are united by a strong bond, decide to become female spinning factory workers and head for Tokyo. But what fate awaits them both?