Series synopsis
Food Fight, also known as フードファイト is a Japanese drama television series that premiered on Nippon TV on July 1, 2000. It ended on September 16, 2000. It stars Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Kyoko Fukada, Rie Miyazawa and Takuya Kimura.
Ihara Mitsuru , who grew up in the orphanage "Tsukushien," is a cleaner at Miyazono General Foods, a prestigious company. However, Mitsuru has another side to him: he is a fighter in "Food Fight," a competitive eating gambling game hosted by the chairman of Miyazono General Foods and held in the company's basement, where only bigwigs from the political and business world can participate. Mitsuru anonymously donates the prize money he wins from Food Fight to Tsukushien, and his desire to do so al ...
Premise
Ihara Mitsuru , who grew up in the orphanage "Tsukushien," is a cleaner at Miyazono General Foods, a prestigious company. However, Mitsuru has another side to him: he is a fighter in "Food Fight," a competitive eating gambling game hosted by the chairman of Miyazono General Foods and held in the company's basement, where only bigwigs from the political and business world can participate. Mitsuru anonymously donates the prize money he wins from Food Fight to Tsukushien, and his desire to do so allows his talent to blossom, leading him to reign as the unbeatable champion.
Premise: My stomach is as big as the universe.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Tsuyoshi Kusanagi as Ihara Mitsuru
- Kyoko Fukada as Manami Tamura
- Rie Miyazawa as Miyazono Saeka
- Takuya Kimura as Kyutaro the crow (voice)
- Toshio Kakei as Kisaragi Eiichi
- Shiro Sano as Miyazono Kyosaku
- Kaoru Yachigusa as Miyoshi Yuuko
Guest cast
- Hiromasa Taguchi as Yoneyama Katsuyoshi, David
- Issei Ishida as Gonzaresu Iwakami
- Sachiko Sakurai as Fujishiro Yukiko
- You Yokoyama as Mannaka Hiroumi
- Seiichi Tanabe as Kagami Shunsuke
- Mitsuyo Asaka as Ihara Satoko
- Kenji Haga as Karurosu Okamura
- Masashi Sada as Sugawara Gentaro
- Matsumoto Kōshirō X as Sakashita Youichi
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 13 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 2 | April 1, 2001 | September 29, 2001 |
| Season 1 | 11 | July 1, 2000 | September 16, 2000 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Food Fight Special: Hong Kong Shitou Hen Hong Kong Battle. (冠軍大胃王SP 香港激斗篇) In the final episode, Mitsuru collapsed at the counter of the beef bowl restaurant (Matsuya ) that he stopped by after the match with Miyazono (it ended as he had lost his life). He is nowhere to be seen, the beef bowl with miso soup ordered was empty. Retired from the food fighter, he is still alive and became a full-time employee of Miyazono General Foods. At the beginning, he lost his memory and since Mitsuru was found at Matsuya he was called "Matsu-kun" by the boy who hide him. The battle struggles with memory and appetite loss. His memory returns during the Xiaolongbao confrontation with Liang and he revived as a food fighter. |
April 1, 2001 |
| 2 |
Food Fight Special: Shinya Tokkyu Shitou Hen Midnight Express Death Fight. (冠軍大胃王SP 深夜特急死斗篇) As before, he was struggling to win. Kinichi Hagimoto played a powerful enemy boss. Who challenged him with wounds all over his body in a series of battles. Took his quote "My stomach is the universe" and Mitsuru was completely defeated. He collapsed and Mitsuru's sister appeared mysteriously at the end. Leaving some lead to further sequels. The story remained unfinished and a sequel was not produced due to the impact of an accident that occurred later. The Train vehicle that appeared was 113 series. |
September 29, 2001 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The appearance of the strongest gluttonous man in history!! | July 1, 2000 |
| 2 | A big eater sumo wrestler ramen confrontation!! Tears of a liar Princess | July 8, 2000 |
| 3 | An asskicking hot curry confrontation!! Magic...The girl who shut a heart | July 15, 2000 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Nippon TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 1, 2000 |
| Last aired | September 16, 2000 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Status | Ended |