| Genre: | Romantic Comedy, Food |
| Starring: | Yūko Takeuchi Yōsuke Eguchi Satoshi Tsumabuki Shinichi Tsutsumi |
| Theme Music Composer: | Hoyt Axton |
| Opentheme: | Joy to the World |
| Country: | Japan |
| Language: | Japanese |
| Num Episodes: | 12 |
| List Episodes: | List of Lunch Queen episodes |
| Producer: | Masatoshi Yamaguchi Yoshimasa Genouzono |
| Network: | Fuji TV |
is a Japanese drama series aired in Japan on Fuji TV in 2002. It stars Yūko Takeuchi, Yōsuke Eguchi, Satoshi Tsumabuki, and Shinichi Tsutsumi.
Season 1 (2002)
Natsumi loves lunchtime and food. Nothing excites her more than to walk down the street thinking about where she'll eat lunch. One day, a man named Kennichiro interrupts Natsumi as she's about to eat her favorite rice omelet and drags her outside and begs her to come home with him so that he can introduce her to his family. He explains to her that his father is sick and after leaving on bad terms, the only way he'll be allowed back home is to return with a fiancée. Natsumi is left with quite a predicament.
Season 1 (2002)
| Role | Actor | |
|---|---|---|
| Natsumi Mugita | Yūko Takeuchi | |
| Yujiro Nabeshima | Yōsuke Eguchi | |
| Junzaburo Nabeshima | Satoshi Tsumabuki | |
| Minoru Ushijima | Takayuki Yamada | |
| Koshiro Nabeshima | Tomohisa Yamashita | |
| Tomato Shiomi | Misaki Itoh | |
| Kenzo Nabeshima | Go Wakabayashi | |
| Kenichiro Nabeshima | Shinichi Tsutsumi | |
| Shuuji (Natsumi-san's ex-lover) | Go Morita | |
| Noboru Sakai | Eita | |
| Mamoru Kawabata | Issei Takubo | |
| Hidemi Yamashiro | Masako Umemiya | |
| Yumi | Emi Suzuki |
| Role | Actor | Episode(s) acted in | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ren Ohsugi | 1 & 12 | ||
| Morooka | 3 & 4 | ||
| Kohki Okada | 3 & 10 | ||
| Kosuke Toyohara | 5 - 7 | ||
| Negi-ba | Teruko Hanabara | 5 & 8 | |
| Ken Ishiguro | 7 | ||
| Yusuke Kamiji | 7 | ||
| Maggie | Kenta Kiritani | 8 | |
| Nagisa Kirishima | Eriko Sato | 11 | |
| Shinshou Nakamaru | 12 |
| Ep# | Title | Original air date | Ratings (Kanto Region) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 01-07-2002 | 21.9% | |
| 02 | 08-07-2002 | 18.5% | |
| 03 | 15-07-2002 | 19.7% | |
| 04 | 22-07-2002 | 18.8% | |
| 05 | 29-07-2002 | 18.5% | |
| 06 | 05-08-2002 | 17.0% | |
| 07 | 12-08-2002 | 17.0% | |
| 08 | 19-08-2002 | 19.1% | |
| 09 | 26-08-2002 | 17.7% | |
| 10 | 02-09-2002 | 20.0% | |
| 11 | 09-09-2002 | 17.5% | |
| 12 | 16-09-2002 | 21.2% | |
| Average | 18.9% |
The ratings are sourced from Video Research Ltd. Rating in
red is the highest and in blue is the lowest.| Years | Awards | Categories | Recipients | Results | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 34th Television Drama Academy Awards | Best Drama | [1] | |||
| Best Casting | ||||||
| Best Actress | Yūko Takeuchi | |||||
| Best Supporting Actor | Tsumabuki Satoshi | |||||
| Best Music | Yoshimata Ryo | |||||
| 2002-2003 | 6th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix | Best Actress | Yūko Takeuchi |