Osen

* Title: おせん
* Title (romaji): Osen
* Format: Renzoku
* Genre: Food, comedy
* Episodes: 10
* Viewership ratings: 9.1 (Kanto)
* Broadcast network: NTV
* Broadcast period: 2008-Apr-22 to 2008-Jun-24
* Air time: Tuesday 22:00
* Theme songs:
o Opening theme: Odore by Micro (of Def Tech)
o Ending theme: Koi Uta - Koi Uta- by Tackey & Tsubasa


Synopsis

Handa Sen is the "okami" (proprietress) of a long-standing restaurant in one of the lower parts of Tokyo. Though she is normally airheaded and loves to drink, she has an impressive mastery of a wide range skills, from cooking to ceramics to calligraphy. While the drama follows various events surrounding the restaurant, one of the series' highlights is its illustration of Japanese food and culture. --Tokyograph (http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-2625)

Cast

* Aoi Yu as Handa Sen
* Uchi Hiroki as Ezaki Yoshio
* Sugimoto Tetta as Fujishiro Seiji
* Mukai Osamu as Tomekichi
* Suzuki Ranran as Teruko
* Kudo Risa as Fuyuko
* Morita Ayaka as Tamagoya
* Okumura Tomofumi as Kenta
* Takuma Takayuki as Hayashi Takashi
* Watanabe Ikkei as Chinpindo-san
* Yo Kimiko as Asai Shizu
* Yuki Saori as Handa Chiyo
* Matsukata Hiroki as Kinoshita Hideo

Guests

* Katagiri Hairi as Sakurai Michiko (ep1)
* Hankai Kazuaki as Minohachi (ep1)
* Yamanaka Hideki (山中秀樹) (ep1)
* Okada Yoshinori as Okamoto (ep2)
* Sato Hitomi Okamoto's wife (ep2)
* Nishimura Masahiko (ep3)
* Oizumi Yo as Daiba Kenji (ep4)
* Motai Masako as Choko (ep5)
* Sada Mayumi as Kana (ep5)
* Masu Takeshi as Goda Takeshi (ep5)
* Okamoto Kotaro (岡本光太郎) (ep5)
* Yoshida Riko as Yuri (ep5)
* Koizumi Kotaro as Sendo Tamotsu (ep6)
* Nakamoto Koji (仲本工事) as Noguchi (ep6)
* Umezawa Masayo as Okawara Fumi (ep6)
* Kobayashi Susumu (ep6)
* Kinoshita Yukina as Kaori (ep6)
* Muramatsu Toshifumi as Taisho (ep7)
* Ikezu Shoko as Momose Haru (ep7)
* Takagi Bu (高木ブー) as Makino Michio (ep8)
* Hirano Yasuyuki (平野靖幸) as Makino Hiroshi (ep8)
* Rokkaku Seiji as Fujiki Katsumi (ep8)
* Yabe Kyosuke (やべきょうすけ) as Nishida (ep8)
* Takigawa Ken (滝川健) as Kitagawa (ep8)
* Ibusuki Go (指宿豪) as Minami (ep8)
* Kato Masaya (ep9)
* Natsuyagi Isao (ep9)