Synergy is the name of the game in the new drama series "Hungry" (Fuji TV, Tues., 10:15 p.m.), which incorporates two themes: rock music and French cuisine.
In episode one, we're introduced to Eisuke (Osamu Mukai), a young man whose dream is to be a professional rock musician; but after his mother dies he decides to run her restaurant. However, his father, Taro (Ren Osugi), makes a serious accounting error that results in the restaurant being taken over by a ruthless businessman (Goro Inagaki). Mostly out of anger, Eisuke decides to open his own restaurant.
The title character of NHK's new yearlong historical drama series, "Taira no Kiyomori" ("Kiyomori of the Taira Clan"; NHK-G, Sun., 8 p.m.), was the first bushi (warrior) in Japanese history ever to enter the political world, as a chancellor during the late Heian Period (794-1185).