Koukousei Restaurant
Japanese Title: 高校生レストラン
Chinese Title: 高校生餐廳
9 episodes
Genre: Drama, Cooking, School
Telecast: 2011
Synopsis:
After resigning his job in a Tokyo restaurant, Muraki Shingo
is asked by his childhood friend Kishino Hiroshi to go back to their rural
hometown to become a temporary high school cooking teacher. The school is about
to open its own restaurant that would employ its students as chefs and waiters.
They desperately need an experienced chef to lead the students. Hiroshi
believes that Shingo is the only one who can do the job.
On his first day of teaching, Shingo is immediately repelled
by the school’s dirty kitchen. He asks the students to clean it, which outrages
the students and causing half of them to quit voluntarily. With only half of
its students and a little time left before the opening of the restaurant, the
team faces a big challenge that would change their life forever.
Cheerfulnuts' Review:
In the first episode, Koukousei Restaurant looks promising.
Though teacher-students stories are very common, the plot is a bit unusual to
me. I’ve never heard of a school running its own restaurant that employs its
own students. I love that idea and I strongly wish that we have this kind of
education in my country. Before setting foot to the real world, Japanese
students are given a preview of what life after school is like. With this
exposure, students can decide which career path to take.
I totally love the episode 3. The students’ passion for
cooking and their attitude towards their “job” greatly moves me. It is truly
inspiring. I enjoyed watching them cook! The dishes make me drool. I was at
first bothered by Muraki Shingo’s facial expression (played by Matsuoka Masahiro). I find his eyebrow-raising habit a
bit weird. But this is only a trivial matter and doesn’t affect my love for the
series at all. I learned to appreciate him and find him suitable for his
character.
I highly recommend Koukousei Restaurant to teens who are
clueless about their career path and to any individual who are yet to find his
passion. Before I forget, I love the drama’s OST.
Cheerfulnuts’ Verdict:
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| 7 out of 10 stars |
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