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Starts Right After This

Finally, the Last Meal!

Kodoku no Gurume will start right after this.

Gotanda, Shinagawa Ward

Three jobs in the morning. Done with 2 in the afternoon, and finally, one more to go.

Watanabe Packing Industry Co., Ltd.

This is the place.

I'm a bit early though...

Oh no! Please handle mom...

Okay.

Hey Kei-chan. Do you know where my folding fan is?

Your fan?

It's about that jewelry box...

Yes, yes, sorry. Excuse me for a moment...

Over here please. Sorry. Just for a while.

Well, I'll be on my way now.

See you later.

Okay.

What, what? What was that about?

MATSUSHIGE YUTAKA

INOGASHIRA GORO

Regardless of time or society...

When someone indulges in satisfying his hunger...

...he will become selfish...

MATSUSHIGE YUTAKA

INOGASHIRA GORO

Yeah, it's been so long since I've been to a shop that's fascinating as this

...and liberated for a moment.

Without being disturbed by anyone...

...to eat freely is an act of aloofness.

Excuse me~

This act is the best comfort given...

Maybe it's ok to drink on a night like this

...equally to every man.

Maybe it's ok to drink on a night like this

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KODOKU NO GURUME

Ep. 12 Finale: "Deep Fried Corn and Beef Rice of Gotanda, Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo"

This and this... are the brochures.

Thank you. Sorry about earlier.

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The jewelry box is my mother's birthday present so we're keeping it as a secret.

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Is that what it was?

Special Thanks For the Raws: LLEUR VAMPIREXxX

I thought it be bad if she finds out, so I panicked just now.

No, no. I apologize also because I arrived too early. Sorry.

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Ah, sorry.

May I take a look?

Please.

Dear, look at this one. I think Mother will surely like this.

Or maybe this one...

She's always been working here, while wearing work clothes...

She may be a strong-minded kind of mother...

But accessories are the only thing she likes, and have been collecting them since she was young.

Mother is a person who really likes fashionable things.

And also my mother...

...started this company with my father exactly 30 years ago so this year is going to be a milestone year.

So I think it's okay to splurge a bit.

I see.

Inogashira-san...

Yes.

About this one...

Yes.

Can we have her name engraved on it?

On top of this...

Ah, so humid outside!

Mom!

Thought you'll meet with Hayasaka-san?

I went there.

That was fast...

Are you okay?

I suddenly had a stomachache, but don't worry about me.

But what are those pictures...

Oww, oww!

Oh, mom, your medicine!

Ah! Medicine! Mother, let's go take your medicine.

That hurts.

Yeah, they want to have her name engraved on the back of the jewelry box, how long will it take?

Oh, really. Yeah.

Well, early next week then. Okay. Thanks.

I hope their surprise will be a success.

Meguro River... I wonder since when has this river been flowing?

Was it bigger in the past? Or was it a brook?

In the river too, there is something like life.

As long as people live, it will change.

And then, at all such times...

I am... hungry.

Let's find a shop.

Umbrella, umbrella.

Gotanda. I don't see any eatery at all.

What shall I eat? What does my stomach want?

Don't be impatient.

What kind of food could become a once in a lifetime meal?

Calm down. Sharpen your intuition.

Fureai Eat and Drink Shop Area

"Fureai Eat and Drink Shop Area"?

Somehow that "area" is tickling my fancy.

Fureai Eat and Drink Shop Area

Let's see...

Eat and Drink Shop Area

Snack bar... Snack bar... Pub.

Snack bar... Bar... Snack bar...

Rock bar?

What is this... So "Eat and Drink Shops" means it's a Bar Area?

TODAKA

Shokudou

A diner!

I guess it's okay.

Are there shops on the upper floors, too?

I see.

It doesn't have the feeling of "Fureai*" though...

*open area like in a market

"Todaka".

Standing Bar TODAKA

"Standing Bar"?

No, that isn't the one.

Let me see...

There!

Shokudou TODAKA

I can't see inside.

Pretty low of them if they advertise it as a "diner" but it's actually a regular drinking pub.

It's a game of chance shop.

Shall I try somewhere else?

Wait...

I do sense something good about it.

It's useless! Hunger is disabling my feet from leaving here.

Eh? THIS is a diner?

Welcome.

Welcome.

Please, take this seat over here.

If you like, you can use the hanger at the back.

Okay.

As I thought, it's a dining and drinking bar.

Did they slip the word "dining"?

Here you go, Freshly Grated Strawberry Sour.

Excuse me. Thank you.

Here, Simmered Beef Offals.

Thanks.

But it does look tempting a bit.

Here's a towel.

Drinks are written here, please choose among them.

Uh, okay.

Also, it comes with side nibbles written over there, so please choose one among the four items there.

Side nibbles? Well it is a bar after all. Shall we go...?

Sorry, I don't drink alcohol.

It's no problem at all. Soft drinks are also included.

An inescapable situation.

Nibbles: Chicken Skin and Ponzu Sauce Simmered Beef Offals Szchuan Pickles and Konyakku with Peperoncini Octopus and Cucumber with Salted Kelp

But it's wise to choose for now.

Here you go please.

Got it.

As for the drinks...

Oh, over there.

The place there seems to be doing great too huh.

Yes. Thankfully.

What "place"?

The standing bar of this shop is right over there.

Eh, really?

Excuse me.

Yes.

Um, Oolong tea...

Octopus and Cucumber with Salted Kelp please.

Yes. Got it.

Here's Sweetened Beans and Cheese Tower.

Wow, here it comes.

Thanks.

Master, if you're not busy, can I get a Highball.

Sure.

So what shall I do?

What is the best choice in this scene?

Excuse me, here's your tea.

Can you kindly write your order here?

Here?

Yes. Please write down the items that you like.

Oh, okay.

He lets the customers write it?

Well, I guess... When in Rome, you can enjoy the city if you do what the Romans do.

Here's your Todaka Highball.

Thanks.

Roe Kelp Fry Tartar Deep-Fried Rockfish Eggplant Roll Beef and Sardines with Creamy Ume Topping

"Roe Kelp Fry Tartar"...

"Deep-Fried Rockfish Eggplant Roll"...

Eh~... such unusual items.

Scallops and Asparagus Sautéed in Butter Edamame and Blue Cheese Shirae New Item: Deep Fried Corn Strawberry Daifuku

"Strawberry Daifuku"? What kind of shop is this?

This might be interesting after all.

The more important question is whether they have rice or not.

Nurikake Pickles Sakyu-Rakkyo with Salted Kelp Homemade: Sardines in Oil Healthy Miso Soup Specialty: Beef Rice

Beef Rice? And they also have miso soup.

All right! The drinking bar is now leaning towards the diner side.

If there's rice and soup, I can put together the rest of the items.

Chilled Amela Rubins Tomato Smoked Daikon Pickles with Potato Salad Masterpiece: Deep-Fried Sesame Tofu-Tomato Dashi Uni On The Nitamago Simmered Beef Offals Uni Raw Beef Roll Jidori (Chicken) Sashimi

"On the"?

But... I wonder if they're delicious.

Master, this is wonderful. It's sooo tender.

Thank you. I cooked it using lots of lard so it became tender.

Then...

If it's items that go well with Beef Rice and miso soup...

Here you go. Uni (Sea Urchin) Raw Beef Roll.

Eh~!

Here it is!

What amazing colors!

Right?

Maybe, I'll try the uni...?

Delicious.

Thank you.

Excuse me, here's mine.

Yes, thank you.

Here's your Octopus and Cucumber with Salted Kelp.

[Octopus and Cucumber with Salted Kelp] Modestly salty, enjoyably chewy

I humbly receive.

Nice. Octopus with Salted Kelp... is good.

For me, this isn't a side nibble.

Starter, hors d'oeuvre, appetizer.

*Boiled egg steeped in soy sauce marinade

Done. Uni On The Nitamago*.

Since it easily crumbles, please grip it firmly and eat it in one bite.

Okay.

[Uni On The Nitamago] Combination, like deviled eggs That taste, like angels

It's exactly like its name.

Whoops...

It's true... it's crumbly.

A mouthful of egg.

Tastes... fantastic.

Have I had anything like this?

It was delicious but it's gone the moment it appeared.

An ephemeral dish.

Your follow-up order...

*soup stock made from fish and kelp

...Deep Fried Sesame Tofu-Tomato Dashi*.

Yes.

[Deep Fried Sesame Tofu-Tomato Dashi] Sweetness of sesame and the acidity of tomato An exquisite collaboration

Ah, smells wonderful.

True, indeed.

The sesame is strong...

...in both its taste and color.

I love it.

More than the usual deep fried tofu...

I have now definitely become a follower of this style.

It's a bit like a tomato soup with bonito flavor, I really like it.

The tomato was gently coated.

He's cooking it all in such a small space?

That's amazing...

Master...

Yes?

We enjoyed the food.

Yes. Thank you very much.

I received exact payment.

Okay.

This dashi... My spoon can't stop moving.

Right?

So when we have a new song again, please handle the events and the like.

Welcome. Would you two gents like to sit over here?

Alright.

You can have that seat.

Kindly choose any drink among here.

Okay.

Also they come with side nibbles written over there...

...please choose one among the four items.

It comes with a snack huh.

That's right, which one do you want?

Here's your order, thank you for waiting.

Deep-fried Corn and...

Deep-Fried Rockfish Eggplant Roll.

With grated chestnut on top.

[Deep-Fried Corn] Its sweetness is preserved in the coating When cooked, a summer scenery comes to mind

Is it already corn season?

The year goes by so fast.

How awesome... This scent, the sweetness, the crunchy texture.

It's precisely the taste of summer.

Its delicious aroma is breezing throughout my whole body...

[Deep-Fried Rockfish Eggplant Roll] Fish and vegetable in a passionate embrace Gently concealed in pile of powder chestnut snow

This gives off a bit of the small high-end resto dish vibe.

You won't see this in a Set Meal Shop.

It's wrapped in eggplant, huh.

So this is how it is...

It's my first time to have rockfish and eggplant as a pair...

...it's a surprisingly good combination.

Tasty.

This is chestnut huh...

If I wasn't told, I wouldn't realize it.

I wonder what kind of dish is Uni On The Nitamago?

I haven't eaten it either.

It seems interesting, isn't it?

It's exactly as it sounds, you know.

Here you go sir, Beef Rice.

Thanks for waiting.

Here it is!

And miso soup, right? I put in rakkyo for today.

*The bulbs of leeks, usually pickled in vinegar

Rakkyo*?

Rakkyo.

[Beef Rice]

[Healthy Miso Soup]

They're sprawling all over the place mat.

Excuse me. Shochu with water please.

All right.

Am I out of place, being the only solo customer here?

No, don't mind it.

I came to a diner.

It doesn't matter whether you're out of place or not.

Eating a meal along with his favorite side dishes, and go home...

...Solo customer at a diner.

[Beef Rice] Todaka Specialty, Strongest Rice Just one bite, Holy Cow, it's the best!

So much beef, you can't see the rice.

This is the size huh...

So meaty it knocks down hunger with a pow!

Its opponent doesn't find it lacking.

Let's set aside some of the beef for now.

It has dignity and style like that of a Yokozuna (highest rank in sumo).

Another nitamago, the earlier one's meaning is different so it's delicious again.

[Healthy Miso Soup] Th-... This is it! Personal experience in a bowl An encounter into the unknown

It's unmistakably rakkyo indeed. They can put it in soup too huh.

*Note: A play on a similar title of some TV show

It's Goro's Unknown World.

It's a miso soup that understands the feelings of its maker who wants to create a healthy dish.

Here's Todaka Special.

Thank you.

Master, thanks for the meal.

Mm, I see. This is an elegant luxury fried cracker.

Ah, thank you~.

Thank you. Take care.

Here you go, thanks.

Okay.

I wonder if she's delivering it to the standing bar.

Meat is delicious and the rice is good.

The sauce is exquisite.

These negi and its leaves are also making this dish work.

It's a rice bowl that can't be thwarted.

Let's go to Fukuoka next time.

Fukuoka, right?

I found an interesting shop. Really...

Master, you have a face that isn't suited to making fancy dishes, huh?

Hang on, are you a bit drunk already?

It's okay, it's okay. I'm often told that.

But it's delicious.

Thank you.

It's really really amazing.

Please enjoy it.

Everyone's drunk but it's a good-natured diner.

Everything tastes really awesome.

Aren't you glad there is this kind of shop?

Whether it be a drinking pub or a small resto...

...as long as I can have a meal with delicious side dishes, I'm a happy camper.

Inside this little shop...

...it is fully packed with the spirit of a good ole diner.

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Thank you for the meal.

Shokudou TODAKA

Thank you very much!

I feel so full again.

That was one heck of a good meal.

We drank a lot huh.

Shokudou TODAKA

It was delicious, wasn't it?

Food was really good.

Hang on, why don't we go for another one?

We definitely should go to another one.

Another one?

There's some snack bars over there.

Just for a short while, okay?

A second shop already at an hour like this?

Mr. Drinkers, how easy-going can you get...

Based on the manga "Kodoku no Gurume" Story: QUSUMI MASAYUKI Art: TANIGUCHI JIRO (Published by Shukan SPA!)

Screenplay: TAGUCHI YOSHIHIRO

Well, I'm going to Asakusa tomorrow.

'Inogashira Goro' MATSUSHIGE YUTAKA

'Master' TSUYOSHI MURO 'Watanabe Masayoshi' HASEGAWA TOMOHARU

'Watanabe Keiko' ISA MIKI 'Master's Wife' NAGASAKI NATSUKO 'Watanabe's Mom' HARIYA CHIEKO

Wonder what I'll eat?

'Customer Outside the Shop/ As Himself' QUSUMI MASAYUKI 'Customer / As Himself' ANI (Scha Dara Parr)

Opening Narration: NODA KEIICHI Narrator: MIYASHITA TAKASHI

OP Song: "Aishuu No Gurume" ED Song: "Goro No 12PM" Composer: QUSUMI MASAYUKI

Music: "THE SCREEN TONES" QUSUMI MASAYUKI FUKUMURA MASATOSHI KONNO FUMIHIKO SHAKE KURIKI KEN

Sound Effect: KANEKO HIROSHI Opening CG: GASP

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Translation / Editing / Timing: EARTHCOLORS

Special Thanks For the Raws: LLEUR VAMPIREXxX

Producers: KAWAMURA SHOKO KIKUCHI TAKEHIRO YOSHIMI KENSHI

Chief Producer: ASANO DAI

Director: IGAWA TAKASHI

Subtitles by WABI-SABI SUBS

In cooperation with: KYODO TV

This has been a 2017 Production of: TV TOKYO

This drama is fiction.

Author Qusumi will visit the shop where the show was filmed: Furatto Qusumi.

Furatto Qusumi

Gotanda Volume

Dining and Drinking Shop Area

This time, at an Eat and Drink Shop Area in Gotanda...

Shokudou TODAKA

...is Shokudou Todaka.

Nibbles: Chicken Skin and Ponzu Sauce Simmered Beef Offals Szchuan Pickles and Konyakku with Peperoncini Octopus and Cucumber with Salted Kelp

For starters, from the menu options of four kinds of side nibbles...

"Kodoku no Gurume" Original writer QUSUMI MASAYUKI

...he has chosen this Szechuan Pickles and Konnyaku Noodles with Peperoncino.

Szechuan Pickles and Konnyaku Noodles with Peperoncino ¥500

It's delicious.

Thank you.

And then, the drink he chose to accompany it is...

Master TODAKA YUHEI-san

Thank you for waiting. Here's Toda Viano.

Toda Viano...

Toda Viano!

Toda Viano ¥700

Viano!

"Viano"... Thank you.

It tastes like a straightforward type of a citrusy wheat-germ soda, doesn't it?

Sakyu-Rakkyo and Salted Kelp ¥650

*Product of Tottori Prefecture

What followed was Sakyu-Rakkyo* and Salted Kelp.

This is undoubtedly...!

Ah, it's wonderful!

We picture "rakkyo" to be pickled in vinegar.

But you can actually eat it raw and unpickled.

Qusumi-san who is on drinking mode tonight chooses next...

Edamame and Blue Cheese Shirae.

*White dressing usually made of tofu, white sesame, and white miso

Shirae*, got it.

Let's attack!

Edamame and Blue Cheese Shirae ¥900

As mentioned, it's the appearance of Edamame and Blue Cheese Shirae.

Wow, it has blue cheese, edamame, shirae...

Plus black pepper and even honey!

That's right.

This is surprising!

Oh, it's delicious!

Thank you.

Shokudou TODAKA

You've been carrying and fetching various things like this to and from your second store...

Yes, well...

Walk just 5 steps and we're there immediately.

It can't be just 5 steps, is it!?

Maybe 10 steps.

There's no way that could be 5 steps!

Five steps, he says...

I wanted to express the nearness of it to here.

How's it like over there?

Well, it's a standing bar but...

I'm thinking of putting some chairs there for sitting.

Calling your bar, a "diner"...

While you can "sit" in a "standing bar"...

It's all just a lie!

Isn't it? Sorry!

If visiting, please make a reservation. Calls are accepted from 3 pm - 6 pm.

Sorry.

Featured Eatery: Shokudou TODAKA Tokyo, Shinagawa Ward, Nishi-Gotanda 1-9-3 B1F

When you come, please make a reservation.

For details, check the program's website.

It's the Season 6 finale of "Kodoku no Gurume" so...

Well, we at last reached Season 6, right?

I don't know whether there'll be a Season 7...

But for now, I'd like to say goodbye...

...and thank you for watching.

Thank you.

I shouldn't have said "Goodbye".. well, never mind.

Thanks for watching~!