Original subtitles

[Shin-Urayasu, Urayasu City, Chiba Prefecture]

It's my first time to come here... This station is impressive.

Translations: earthcolors (drama) danburi (mini-segment)

Editing and fine timing: earthcolors

Spot translator and QC: danburi

Somehow the sky here seems so vast...

Is it because this town was created to be very spacious?

The atmosphere of this place seems like that of the American West Coast...

Is this California?

Nah... It's Urayasu alright.

Oh, I got the chills!

Starring: MATSUSHIGE Yutaka

Regardless of time or society... Starring: MATSUSHIGE Yutaka

When someone indulges in satisfying his hunger...

["So what shall I eat?"] When someone indulges in satisfying his hunger...

...he will become selfish and...

["Let's eat here...." "May I?" "Yes, please come in."] ...he will become selfish and...

["Thanks for waiting."] ...liberated for a moment.

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

["Wow... did I over do it?"] ...to eat freely is an act of aloofness.

["Be patient... I'm just hungry"] ...to eat freely is an act of aloofness.

["No one has the right to force someone to eat something they don't want."] This act is...

...the best comfort given equally to every man.

EarthBuriTeam Subs Presents: ~KODOKU NO GURUME~ "The Solitary Gourmet"

Ep. 4 "Shizuoka Oden of Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture"

Looks nice... Gives me the feeling of California again.

Welcome to our place. Right this way, sir.

- First, I'll show you the venue. - Yes.

- When will the wedding be held? - Pardon?

I mean, when is the appointed date for your wedding?

Eh?

Eh?

You're here to see the wedding hall, aren't you?

Uhh...

This is my business card...

I'm here for an appointment. with Shinohara-san.

I'm sorry for my mistake.

I thought you're here to see the venue.

I'll call her right away.

Though the decors are extravagant, they're quite calming...

They have chosen the furniture well.

Anyway, I didn't expect to be mistaken for a man who's about to get married.

Did I look happy?

Let's try a West Coast expression.

Thank you for waiting.

I'm Shinohara.

I'm Inogashira.

I've heard about you from the one in charge of our Shirokane* branch. (*in Minato Ward, Tokyo)

You gave them many recommendations regarding interior and other important matters.

I heard that our branches in Aoyama and Akasaka are indebted to you.

Not at all, I am indebted to them, too.

- We have many visitors who wish to tour our venue. - Yes, I can see...

...even I was mistaken for a visitor. - That's right.

In addition, we conduct bridal fairs with different contrivances.

- I see. - So then, the planning for our next bridal fair...

...we hope Inogashira-san will help us with it.

This is our chapel.

Oh, thank you.

Please go ahead.

Their ceremony will be held next week.

"Goro-san... How do I look?"

Inogashira-san?

- Yes! - Let's go see the next one.

I didn't expect that such a thing... would crop up in my mind.

That was...

...when I was living in Paris.

- "I may cancel my trip back to Japan." - "What?"

"I really don't want to go home."

"What're you saying? You'll soon be filming your movie."

"But maybe I should cancel that movie."

"Don't say such silly things."

"Maybe, I should quit being an actress."

"Then..."

"I'll become Goro-san's wife."

"That kind of thing... can never happen."

"Cannot happen to you."

"I can do it..."

"What do you think?"

"That's..."

"That's..."

"By the way, how about if we get something sweet?"

"Gotcha!"

"I was just kidding!"

"I know that Goro-san's not suitable for marriage."

"Oh, well... I have a lot of my male fans."

"Yes."

"To make enemies out of all those men by marrying me..."

"You're not that brave, Goro-san."

"But..."

"But?"

"Ten years from now, you might regret it?"

"That you could have had a chance..."

"...to see a famous actress in a wedding dress next to you."

Sayuki...

Say...

...enough about this. Let's go get some sweets.

Sayuki...

My tummy...

...is hungry.

Alright!

Let's go look for a place to eat!

What shall I eat...? And where?

Don't be impatient, I'm just hungry.

Speaking of which, I don't see any place to eat around here.

Found it!

It this a cafe?

I wonder what kind of sophisticated meals are they serving?

Well...

You'll never know unless you try...

If it's a wrong choice, just regret later...

I'm really starving.

("Loco Dish")

Welcome, sir.

Please go ahead and sit.

Please make yourself comfortable.

Here's the menu.

Shizuoka Oden?

Yes, you can choose a main lunch dish from our Shizuoka Oden...

...beef tendons cooked with tomato sauce and innards stew.

Shizuoka oden...?

Because my hometown is in Shizuoka Prefecture.

Shizuoka oden.

Since we started this shop eight years ago, we've used the same sauce base, just adding some new ingredients.

And we regularly get nerimono* from the store in Shizuoka. (*fish cakes)

Then, I'll have that.

Alright. You can have three items. Either you can choose or leave it up to me.

- Then, egg. - Egg, it is.

Uh, daikon (radish), and hanpen.* (*fish-yam cake)

- Can I order extra? - Yes, you can.

So then, I'll have...

...naruto* and fried tofu. (*type of fish cake)

Alright. Thank you. Then please, wait for a while.

Anyway, I really didn't expect there'd be oden here.

I was in Shizuoka recently and I missed having...

...Shizuoka-style oden...I never thought I'll have it in Shin-Urayasu.

So there's this yakitori shop this year...

But your condo sure have many guests run by the association, don't you?

Not sure who's idea but...

...everyone seems to like things like this...

Seems to be a very active group.

Would you believe they would dance to AKB48?

- You don't say! - Really! They're a bunch aunties!

I'd say the only thing "48" about them is their average age!

"They would dance together..."

- Excuse me... - Yes?

Uh, what is that?

It's a flowering tea. A flower is added in the tea...

Then the flower will open up in the hot water.

- The flower will bloom? - Yes.

I'll recommend jasmine tea.

- I would like one, please. - Yes, sir.

Once it opens up, please take off the lid and drink.

It hasn't opened yet.

Not yet...

Did the ume flower bloom? How is the cherry...?* (Note: An old song from the Edo period)

It has opened!

Smells really nice.

Thank you for waiting.

[Shizuoka Oden] "This is an authentic Shizuoka black oden, sprinkled with bonito flakes and dried seaweed"

I've never seen such large pieces of naruto.

Also these bonito flakes.

So this is the famous black hanpen...

It's certainly black outside!

Itadakimasu.

Good.

These bonito fish flakes are very good.

The seaweed also greatly enhances the flavor.

The oden does make a good meal. (Note: Oden is often eaten alone as a side to alcohol)

Is this seaweed?

It's good!

Alright, now for the egg.

Oden eggs have a special place in oden cooking.

It lives up to my expectations of black eggs.

Maybe I'll order another egg as an encore.

- Oh! Welcome! - Do you have beef tendon?

Yes, I do!

Was she sent here to buy food?

Three tendons, daikon, then uh...

...sausage and 5 nerimono, please! - Okay!

Is the tendon here very popular?

I also added naruto and shirayaki,* okay? (*Another type of fish cake)

I'll gladly do this kind of errands.

Thank you for waiting. The total is 1700 yen.

Oh, perfect. Thank you.

Take care when going home, okay?

Thanks, bye!

- Excuse me! - Yes?

- Can I have more oden? - Yes, what would you like?

Two tendons, and egg...

...and please refill my bowls of soup and rice. - Yes, right away, sir.

Thank you for waiting.

[Shizuoka Oden (tendon)] "Featuring the 'Unsung Hero' of Shizuoka oden, it melts in your mouth."

Well, now...

It's melting!

Now I know why it's so popular.

It's "melt-ilicious!"

So tendons can become this soft, huh...?

I was so fascinated by oden, I've completely forgotten the pickles... Sorry, sorry!

This pickled radish is superb!

My regret for leaving Shizuoka without eating oden...

...Never thought I'd fulfill it here in Shin-Urayasu.

Perhaps this is really a friendly and warm town...

Based on the manga "Kodoku no Gurume" Story: QUSUMI Masayuki . Art: TANIGUCHI Jiro

Screenplay: TAGUCHI Yoshiro

MATSUSHIGE Yutaka (as 'Inogashira Goro')

MEGURO Maki (Sayuki)

MIYAMAE Kiyori (as the Restaurant Owner)

Directed by: HORAI Tadaki

Sayuki...

Someday, I may regret so much that...

...I don't even feel hunger.

But...

...it's not today.

Music: QUSUMI Masayuki, Pick and Lips, SHAKE, KURIKI Ken, TODA Takahiro

OP Song: "Jiro's Title" Composed by: QUSUMI Masayuki

Inogashira Goro's Theme Song: "Stay Alone" Composer: QUSUMI Masayuki, FUKUMURA Satoshi

ED Song: "Goro no 12PM" Composer: QUSUMI Masayuki Performed by: Denmi

Producers: KAWAMURA Shoji, YOSHIMI Takeshi, MIZOGUCHI Kenji

Organizing and Planning: ISEKI Hayato (TV Tokyo)

Co-Production: Kyodo TV

This is a production of: TV Tokyo

It's so cold!

Author Qusumi Masayuki will visit the shop where the show was filmed.

["Furatto Qusumi" (Suddenly Qusumi)] Author Qusumi Masayuki will visit the shop where the show was filmed.

Is it here?

I see 'Loco Dish...'

It sure doesn't look like a place where you can find Shizuoka oden.

Looks nice...

Oh, but... it's written 'Shizuoka Oden' here...

"Restaurant and Cafe..."

- Hello. - Hello~.

Ah... Looks very stylish...

Nice... uwah~

I will...

I can't decide...

I can't order without looking at the oden... May I?

Woah! There they are! Look so delicious!

Where is black hanpen? Hanpen in Shizuoka is known to be black, right?

Oh, there it is. It's really black.

Oh, the daikon is really black!

Looks really good. I'll take one.

- What is this? - This is.. it's not on the menu but...

..whale skin (Deep-fried in oil, drained and then dried)

- Wow! I'll try one. - Yes.

People who are watching this must envy me...

[Shizuoka Oden = 200 yen ($2.50) each; Or 900 yen ($10.50) for 5] This seaweed and bonito flake sprinkles are the signature of Shizuoka oden.

There is no soup in the serving dish either. (Note: Most other types of oden does serve with little soup)

There is no soup so...

[Local Sake = 950yen ($11)] ..it's time for an evening draught.. although it's still light outside.

If you'll excuse me... Itadakimasu.

It's nice... a nice aroma..

I've never seen daikon this dark.

Looks delicious..

Delicious... Taste has really soaked in...

Delicious~!

And then...

Good.

Whale skin...it's a rare treat.

Yum...

Nice consistency, and the fat has a nice taste, too.

This, not being on the menu, means... it depends on availability, right?

- Yes. - I was lucky!

There it is, the famous black hanpen...

Delicious...

The taste has soaked in so well...

It's ok without the soup!

And you'll supplement the soup with this.

However, to have Shizuoka oden in this atmosphere..

I'm from Shizuoka..

(Loco Dish owner, KAGAYA Kyoko-san) And since I was very young..

(Loco Dish owner, KAGAYA Kyoko-san) ...I've been having this kind of oden.

You'll even find oden in the candy stores.

So I often stopped there after school...

..hang around with friends while eating oden...

Oden was always near-by in my life.

It all looks great but the most popular item is beef tendon.

- Then I'll take two beef tendon. - Yes.

It looks great!

This really looks delicious...

Oh, so good...

Yummy.

Translation: earthcolors (drama) danburi (mini-segment)

Editing and fine timing: earthcolors

Spot translator and QC: danburi

Special thanks: \( -o _ o- )/, furransu

Next on ~KODOKU NO GURUME~ Ep. 5 "Oyako-don and Yaki-udon of Eifuku, Suginami Ward"

Stay tuned.

Thanks for watching~!