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The Knife and the Sword (Japanese: 信長のシェフ, Hepburn: Nobunaga no Shefu) is a Japanese manga series written by Mitsuru Nishimura and illustrated by Takuro Kajikawa. It was noted to be adapted into a Japanese television drama series in January 2013.[1][2] The manga was serialized in Houbunsha's Weekly Manga Times on a bi-weekly basis from March 18, 2011 to April 12, 2024.[3]
The Knife and the Sword | |
信長のシェフ (Nobunaga no Shefu) | |
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Genre | Historical |
Manga | |
Written by | Mitsuru Nishimura |
Illustrated by | Takuro Kajikawa |
Published by | Houbunsha |
Magazine | Weekly Manga Times |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | March 2011 – April 2024 |
Volumes | 37 |
A young chef named Ken (ケン) is mysteriously transported to the Sengoku period and he also loses most of his memories. He is thrown in the midst of a battle between soldiers, and, as both sides think he is a spy, they hunt him down. During his escape, Ken meets Natsu (夏), a young blacksmith girl. Because of his cooking abilities, Ken is soon recruited as personal chef of Oda Nobunaga.
The Knife and the Sword | |
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Japanese | 信長のシェフ |
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Written by | Masaki Fukasawa |
Directed by | Ryōsuke Kanesaki |
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Narrated by |
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Music by | Yoshihiro Ike |
Ending theme |
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Country of origin | Japan |
Original language | Japanese |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 17 |
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Executive producer | Ikuei Yokochi |
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Original release | |
Network | TV Asahi |
Release | January 11, 2013 – September 4, 2014 |
The nine-episode first season of the drama was broadcast on TV Asahi between January 11, to March 15, 2013.[13][14] A second season, consisting of eight episodes, aired also on the same network from July 10, to September 4, 2014.[15][16] This is Tamamori's first starring role in a drama series and his first period drama in the "Friday Night Drama" slot.[17]
The average viewer rating for season one exceeded 10%.[18] This was rare for a late-night broadcast slot. This led to the decision to air Season 2 and its broadcast in prime time.[19][20]
In the second season, which was broadcast in primetime due to the popularity of the first season, TV Asahi put a lot of effort into it by airing the first episode as a two-hour special,[21] but the drama struggled, partly due to the presence of a popular variety show in the background,[22] and the average viewer ratings remained in the single digits.[22]
The drama was filmed at Toei studios Kyoto in Kyoto, which is famous for its jidaigeki studios.[23][24] Kyoto in winter is cold,[25] but because it was Sengoku period drama, Tamamori was dressed only in a kimono and barefoot. There were scenes where he had to walk around the mountains carrying a large pot on his back to serve food on the battlefield, and sometimes he had to jump into a cold river.[26] Through these physically demanding shoots, he said, "I think I got used to the cold a little through the filming of this drama.[26]
In the scene where he cooks French cuisine, Tamamori himself cooked the food.[26] Tsuji Culinary Institute supervised the actual cooking for the dramatization.[27] The lead actor, Yuta Tamamori, had little cooking experience before, but this drama inspired him to start cooking.[23]
Ken, who was working as a French chef in the present (Heisei era in Japan at the time), suddenly slipped back in time to the Sengoku period one day. Moreover, he had lost most of his memory. All that remained was his knowledge of cooking and a little bit of Japanese history. While wandering around, he wanders into a battlefield where soldiers are fighting. While on the run, he meets Natsu, a woman dressed as a man who works alone as a sword smith. Ken cooks with ingredients from the Sengoku period, relying only on his culinary memory. Eventually, Ken meets the legendary warlord Oda Nobunaga and begins serving as his personal chef. Ken survives the difficult situation with his culinary skills. Every time Ken picks up a knife and delivers the signature line, "I'm coming! The cuisine of Sengoku period !"[28]
# | Title | Original air date |
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1 | Heisei era chefs go back in time to Sengoku Period! (平成のシェフが戦国時代にタイムスリップ!?) | January 11, 2013[13] |
2 | Heisei era chef on the battlefield! Sneaking into the enemy's kitchen (平成のシェフが戦場に! 敵の台所に潜入) | January 18, 2013[34] |
3 | Teriyaki Rebellion! Shogun Chef vs. Heisei Chef (テリヤキの乱!! 将軍VS平成のシェフ) | January 25, 2013[35] |
4 | Ieyasu's betrayal! Save Nobunaga's crisis with tempura! (家康の裏切り!? 信長の危機を天ぷらで救え) | February 1, 2013[36] |
5 | Heisei era chef becomes a spy! Assassinate Nobunaga's sister! (平成のシェフがスパイに!! 信長の妹を暗殺せよ!?) | February 8, 2013[37] |
6 | Win the Battle of Anegawa with Yakiniku! The deadliest enemy has appeared! (姉川の戦いを焼肉で勝利せよ! 最凶の敵登場!!) | February 15, 2013[38] |
7 | Honnō-ji Incident...A conspiracy between Mitsuhide Akechi and his Heisei lover! (本能寺の変…明智光秀と平成の恋人の陰謀!?) | February 22, 2013[39] |
8 | Final Chapter "Death of the Beloved! Farewell Dinner is Chocolate Cooking" (最終章「最愛の人死す! 別れのディナーはチョコ料理」) | March 1, 2013[40] |
9 | "Culinary showdown of destiny! Can they return to the Heisei era?" (運命の料理対決! 平成に帰れるのか!?) | March 15, 2013[14] |
Average Rating 10.8%[41] (Ratings are for the Kantō region, according to Video Research). |
# | Title | Original air date |
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1 | "Heisei French Chef Goes to the Warring States! Stop the assassination of Nobunaga Oda!" (平成のフレンチシェフが戦国へ!? 織田信長暗殺を阻止せよ) | July 10, 2014[15] |
2 | "The truth about the burning of Hieizan...Heisei Gourmet moves history!" (比叡山焼き討ちの真実…平成グルメが歴史を動かす!?) | July 17, 2014[42] |
3 | "Nobunaga's chef is kidnapped! Shingen Takeda is furious at Heisei Gourmet!" (信長のシェフ誘拐される! 武田信玄が平成グルメに激怒!?) | July 24, 2014[43] |
4 | The chef of Heisei poisoned Takeda Shingen!" (平成の料理人が武田信玄を毒殺!?) | July 31, 2014[44] |
5 | Farewell, Takeda Shingen...the last supper! (さらば武田信玄…最後の晩餐!!) | August 7, 2014[45] |
6 | "Tokugawa Ieyasu: The Greatest Crisis! Heisei Soup to the Rescue!" (家康 最大の危機! 平成のスープで救え) | August 14, 2014[46] |
7 | Final Chapter! Topple the Muromachi Shogunate with gourmet food! (最終章! 食わず嫌いグルメで室町幕府を倒せ!!) | August 28, 2014[47] |
8 | Farewell Heisei Chef! Save Oichi with the food of your memories! (さらば平成のシェフ! 思い出の料理でお市を救え!!) | September 4, 2014[16] |
Average Rating 7.3%[48] (Ratings are for the Kantō region, according to Video Research). |
Season one aired from January 11 to March 15, 2013. The series aired every Friday from 23:15 to 0:15 on TV Asahi's "Friday Night Drama". Season two aired every Thursday from July 10 to September 4, 2014 from 19:58 to 20:54 on TV Asahi.
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