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Happiness Comes from Eating, Sleeping and Waiting
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Happiness Comes from Eating, Sleeping and Waiting

2025-04-01 · 45 min / episode · ★ 7.5

Drama

A 38 years-old single woman Mugimaki Satoko’s life has completely changed after being diagnosed with a "lifelong" illness. She is forced to quit her job and finds an old housing complex with a monthly rent of 50,000 yen. With her landlord living next door and a sketchy cook, Satoko encounters "medicinal cuisine," a way of eating seasonal food to maintain bodily functions. A story that will warm you from the bottom of your stomach, just like a bowl of rice porridge, is about to begin!

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NHK, NHK Enterprises
Countries
Japan
Status
Ended

Top Cast

Yuki SakuraiYuki SakuraiMugimaki Satoko
Mariko KagaMariko KagaMiyama Suzu
Hio MiyazawaHio MiyazawaHajiro Tsukasa
Seiji FukushiSeiji FukushiTo Keiichiro
Tomoko TabataTomoko TabataAoba Otome
Kie KitanoKie KitanoSorihashi Riku
Jun NishiyamaJun NishiyamaYatsugashira Hitoshi
Shiori DoiShiori DoiKoma Natsuki
Hinano NakayamaHinano NakayamaMejiro Yumi
Mayumi AsakaMayumi AsakaMugimaki Keiko

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