What Did You Eat Yesterday?

Lawyer Shiro pours his heart into home-cooked meals for his partner, hairstylist Kenji, as they navigate life as a middle-aged gay couple in Tokyo.

What Did You Eat Yesterday? (2019-2023) is a Japanese television slice of life comedy-drama created by Fumi Yoshinaga for TV Tokyo, adapted from her manga. Hidetoshi Nishijima plays Shiro Kakei, a meticulous lawyer who pours his heart into home-cooked meals for his partner, hairstylist Kenji Yabuki, played by Seiyo Uchino. The engine of the show is domestic: Shiro plans each week's menu, shops for ingredients, and cooks recipes that anchor each episode, while the couple handles workplace friction, friends, and family expectations. Hayato Isomura, Misako Tanaka, and Meiko Kaji round out a cast of colleagues, relatives, and friends who drop in with their own small dilemmas. The series runs two seasons of twelve episodes each, with a gentle, unhurried rhythm that treats ordinary routines with warmth and wit. Its tone is cozy, wistful, and honest about aging, loneliness, and belonging, and it treats a middle-aged gay relationship as simply part of a life. Viewers who enjoy Midnight Diner, Samurai Gourmet, or the quieter romance of Tokyo Love Story will find the same comfort in food and conversation.

• Midnight Dinerslice of life domestic comedy with cooking focus and warm gentle tone
• Tokyo Love Storygentle romance of middle-aged characters, quiet everyday life, warm comedy-drama tone
• Posegay couple domestic life and found family warmth in a Japanese setting
• Samurai Gourmetcozy food-centered slice of life with warm character relationships

Created by

Fumi Yoshinaga

Release Date

2019-04-06

Episode runtime

30 min

Rating

8.1 / 10 (26)

What is What Did You Eat Yesterday? about?

Lawyer Shiro cooks elaborate meals for his partner, hairstylist Kenji, as the two navigate everyday life as a middle-aged gay couple in Tokyo.

What is What Did You Eat Yesterday? like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of What Did You Eat Yesterday? as measured, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as easy to follow.

Is What Did You Eat Yesterday? violent?

No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in What Did You Eat Yesterday?.

Which shows are like What Did You Eat Yesterday??

Shows with a similar feel include Midnight Diner, Tokyo Love Story, Pose, and Samurai Gourmet.

How long is What Did You Eat Yesterday??

What Did You Eat Yesterday?: 2 seasons, 24 episodes.

Is What Did You Eat Yesterday? still running?

No, What Did You Eat Yesterday? has ended.