Tokuzo akiyama biography examples

  • Akiyama Tokuzō() was a Japanese-French chef who served as imperial chef for the Taisho and Showa emperors.
  • AKIYAMA Tokuzo () trained at the Peerage Hall and Tsukiji Seiyoken when he was young, travelled to Germany in , moved to France the following year.
  • Tokuzo retired when he was 84 and died in at the age of Not only he was the Emperorʼs chef, but he was also the leader of the Western cuisine business.

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    It is New Year&#;s Day in (Meiji 37). The Akiyamas of Fukui Prefecture, led by the father, Shuzo, are filled with hope. The eldest son, Shutaro, who has his sights set on becoming a lawyer, has returned home. His only worry is his year-old second son, Tokuzo. Shuzo&#;s anxiety proves right. Tokuzo is expelled by the temple where he was training to be a monk. Amidst the new year celebrations, Tokuzo is carried into the house in an unconscious state. The Akiyamas fret that he maybe dead, but according to the monk who brought him over, he had debased a monk&#;s grave in a graveyard while drunk on alcohol. Concerned about the future of his son who gives up on whatever he does easily, Shuzo arranges for Tokuzo to be taken into the Takahamas of Sabae who run Matsumaeya, a kelp wholesale business. Tokuzo thus begins a new life as the husband of the family&#;s eldest daughter, Toshiko. It is surpr

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    Tenno no Ryoriban

    Food + Sato Takeru = watch. Voila!

    Akiyama Tokuzo (Sato Takeru) is a good-for-nothing ung man who loses interest in things quickly and creates trouble for his family. He is married off to a merchant household in Sabae to teach him discipline, and he and his wife Toshiko (Kuroki Haru) get along well. However, Tokuzo soon realises cooking is his passion and leaves the family to master the craft in Tokyo. Despite the hardship and humiliation he suffers, Tokuzo is determined to become the best cook in Japan&#;

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    TBS Network&#;s The Emperor&#;s Cook swept the major trophies at the 8th International Drama Awards in Tokyo back in Aside from the Grand Prix (Best Drama), Satoh Takeru, Kuroki Haru, and Suzuki Ryohei won major acting awards as well. 

    In Part One, we have an introduction and some historical notes. Let&#;s have a recap, shall we?

    Based on the novel &#;Tenno no Ryoriban&#; by Sugimori Hisahide, it tells the story of Akiyama Tokuzo () who served as Emperor Taishō&#;s and later Emperor Shōwa&#;s Imperial chef. He is regarded as an influential figure in spreading French cuisine in Japan and is also referred to as the &#;Japanese Escoffier&#;.

    Tokuzo is a spoiled brat, who is notorious, annoying and easily gets bored on any activity he joins out of curiosity. His strict father and diligent mother had almost given up hope on whether he can be reformed, but his niiyan (eldest brother) remains his staunchest supporter. Forced into a marriage of convenience, Tokuzo, instead became passi