"The Emperor's Cook" takes over TBS' Sunday 21:00 time slot previously occupied by "Second Chance Chauffeur" and followed by "Save Our Town" on July 19, 2015.
To prepare for his role as chef, Takeru Satoh began taking cooking lessons from August, 2014 at a culinary school. He also had his hair cut for the film.
Based on the non-fiction novel "Tenno no Ryoriban" by Hisahide Sugimori (published December, 1979 by Yomiuri Shinbunsha). The main character is based on real person Tokuzo Akiyama (1888-1974).