Actress Maki Yoko will be taking on the lead role in Fuji TV's upcoming drama 'Mondai no Aru Restaurant' that's scheduled to begin its broadcast in January.�
Produced by the staff of 'Saikou no Rikon', 'Mondai no Aru Restaurant' is a comedy drama that is set at a restaurant run by women. Maki will play the role of the restaurant's leader, a former office worker named "Tamako". The women of the restaurant unite to bring down rival restaurants made up of men.�
Actor�Higashide Masahiro�will play "Makoto" who is the chef of a rival restaurant. In�NHK's drama series 'Gochisousan', he played the husband of the heroine (played by�Anne), who always cooked him delicious food. This time, however, he will be going up against the heroine in a cooking battle.�
Maki commented, "Not only is Tamako capable of working hard, but I also think she is an open-minded woman. I hope to bring out a woman who is not too tough, yet not stupid." Meanwhile, Higashide said, "He [Makoto] is what you call a 'bad guy'. I'm excited to see how much of that side of me I will be bringing out."�
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