Original subtitles

It's unreasonable to ask me to send a list in 10 minutes.

This one... this one...

...Nikuman (meat bun).

I'm digging in.

This is the season when nikuman tastes delicious.

It's fully packed with meat.

Okay, I'm done...

Sending.

Hot and sour shark fin soup with scorched rice.

Sour soup... it's good to have this once in awhile.

And then... where's the shark fin?

Shark fin, shark fin...

Could it be this one?

You can enjoy even the food stalls if you try to be pragmatic about it.

Huh? I already got a reply.

"Add more to the list"? Cut me some slack already.

Regardless of time or society...

MATSUSHIGE YUTAKA INOGASHIRA GORO

When someone indulges in satisfying his hunger...

...he will become selfish and liberated for a moment.

Without being disturbed by anyone...

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

It's that time already Oh dear

Be patient Calmly read the menu

This act is the best comfort given...

It's like a new history ...is engraved in my stomach.

...equally to every man.

.... SUBS PRESENTS

K O D O K U N O G U R U M E

Ep. 1: "Chinese Kamameshi and Shrimp Wonton Noodles of Yokohama Chinatown, Kanagawa Prefecture"

Chinatown, Yokohama

SUBTITLES BY...

Translation / Editing / Timing: ....

It's on the third floor.

Excuse me.

Welcome!

Sir... you're giving off some kinda bad aura.

Don't worry.

We have many famous fortune tellers here.

I'm looking for Wong-sensei.

Wong-sensei?

Yes.

You've got discerning taste.

He's good, you know.

Uh no. I have a work request from him.

Work?

Yes.

You're not here for fortune-telling?

No.

Over there.

Excuse me, I'm Inogashira.

Please have a seat.

When you said you wanted to consult me about decorating your interior...

Do... do you mean this place?

It's my living room.

For a long time, I've been looking for a low table that would match the room, so hard to find one I liked.

So I thought I'd ask an expert for help.

Your home is American vintage style, right?

"A (Japanese) low table doesn't look good in this style!" Is that what you thought?

Uh, no...

This is for business.

Fortune tellers, along with entertainers...

...put in a lot of work to stand out in a crowd.

Oh, is that so.

Yes.

I've thought of doing various things.

I also did fortune telling ventriloquism.

Ventriloquism?

"You will meet your soulmate this year~!"

Yes! That was the reaction. That was everyone's reaction. Actually, I do miss it...

Right now, I'm doing this kind of character...

But there are times, I'm getting so worried...

Should I... continue doing this?

What kind of consultation is this?

In Chinatown alone, there are more than 20 fortune teller shops...

That's a lo~t of fortune tellers.

What do you think I should do?

To be suddenly asked about such a thing...

What do you know about it, right?

"Why is a fortune teller asking me about career advice?..."

"Ask me about interior decoration!", right?

I know a San Francisco-based trader who handle vintage interiors...

I will send you some samples.

Please do so.

Just one more thing.

What is it?

Let me read your fortune.

Since you're an important business partner.

Your stomach isn't feeling quite right.

You haven't had an appetite lately?

On the contrary, no.

Then liver problem. Due to drinking.

I don't drink.

Huh?

Is he okay?

I'll read your fortune from my crystal ball. It'll be alright.

From the crystal ball... it says your...

Shake and roll it out.

Oh, this is amazing!

He's not done yet? Please finish it up.

Alright!

The lucky direction for you is southeast.

Your lucky sign is in the southeast!

Oh, hello.

You're done with business?

Oh yes, I'm done.

Then, come and have your fortune told.

Your aura looks worse than before.

I'm fine. Good day.

We have many fortune tellers who are better than Wong-sensei!

Note: He's speaking Chinese

Xie xie!

I don't know which way is southeast. Whichever's fine.

I'm done with work so now, I can confront Chinatown without worries...

...or so I thought but...

This scenery...

...has made me ferociously...

...hungry!

Okay. Let's find a shop.

But there's only Chinese restos here.

They're dazzling my eyes. I cannot focus on an aim at all.

Restos with huge floor space like this are too big to go in alone.

Should I turn away from the main street, and attack the side alleys?

These shops look more accommodating for solo diners.

Szechuan Mapo Tofu.

Shrimp Chili.

Sweet and sour pork.

It seems my judgment is overwhelmed by the amount of information that's rushing in.

With this hunger, I don't want to settle with some tolerable shop and regret it later.

Let's do this!

Bracing myself for a battle of endurance, I'll find a satisfying shop.

How about this one?

KEITOKUCHIN

What do they have? Beef and Bell Pepper Stir Fry. Spare Rib Ramen.

Whoa~ this cream stew...

And Shark Fin Rice.

I'm starting to shake...

Don't forget that alley over there.

Taiwanese rice meal, I remember (my Taiwan trip)...

"Beef Belly Curry"...

The Chinese also have curry style of food huh.

A (heavy) dish like that, will make you full, and the meal will be over.

Huh? I walked here a while ago.

Did I get lost in the Chinese Grand Labyrinth?

I've only been walking for less than 5 minutes.

Let's persist.

I went back to the main street again.

Hong Kong... Shanghai...

Chinatown Shanghai Road

Taiwan... Peking.

TAINAN* ROAD *A city in Taiwan

PEKING

It seems it's showing the population of 1 billion people...

If you get lost, you will not get to see the end...

What're you gonna do? Goro...

What should you eat now?

Did I exit Chinatown?

It looks like a dead end.

Peking Duck is also a royal road.

But there's a queue.

Let's check that one for the meantime...

Nanetsu Bishouku Cantonese Cuisine

Whoa. This looks promising.

Salt Brined Baked Chicken HALF ¥800 WHOLE ¥1600

This Shrimp Wonton also looks good...

What? Kamameshi?

Dried Meat Sausage & Scallop Kamameshi

Chinese Kamameshi?

There is such a thing.

I'm getting a bit curious.

Here you go~...

I like the atmosphere inside the shop.

A counter dedicated to solo dining.

It's settled. I'm placing my bet on Chinese Kamameshi.

Welcome!

Here's your Vermicelli Noodles Stir Fried with Shoyu & Sauce and Century Egg with Red Pickled Ginger.

Thank you.

Century Egg with Red Pickled Ginger.

Would you like to sit here? Go ahead.

Century egg goes well with the pickled ginger.

Yes it does, surprisingly.

Here's the Salt Brined Steam Baked Marudori.

Thank you~!

Chicken! So many...

So that's the Marudori (whole chicken)...

Here's some water...

And here's the menu.

Let's see, before I get distracted...

Kamameshi, Kamameshi, Kamameshi...

Noodles, Rice Meals Hong Kong Shrimp Wonton Noodles Hong Kong Shrimp Wonton Stir Fry Seafood Noodles

There's the Shrimp Wonton... and then...

What? There's no Kamameshi.

Hey now. It was on the front sign...

Oh there it is. They do have it.

CLAY POT RICE: 1 Dried Meat Sausage & Scallop Kamameshi 1680 2 Chicken Sausage Kamameshi 1380 3 Dried Meat Spare Ribs with Shrimp Kamameshi 1480 4 Raw Egg & Minced Meat Kamameshi 1380 5 Dried Fish Dried Meat & Spare Rib Meat Pie Kamameshi 1480

Huh? Those are also Kamameshi items.

A Dried Meat Spare Rib with Shrimp Kamameshi 1480 B Hong Kong Shrimp Wonton Noodles 980 C Salt Brined Steamed Chicken Rice 980 D Dried Pork Sausage & Scallop Kamameshi 1680 No. 1 Recommendation E Nagoya Cochin Kamameshi 1800

Excuse me.

Yes?

Is it okay to order any of the Kamameshi from one to five?

Yes, we have them all. Which one would you like?

Please give me a moment.

Sure, take your time.

If I'm gonna order the steam baked marudori, I'll pass on No. 2.

Dried Meat Sausage & Scallop Kamameshi Chicken Sausage Kamameshi

Since I've already decided on Shrimp Wonton, I'll pass on No. 3 as well.

No. 4 Raw Egg and Minced Meat sounds appetizing but...

Dried Spare Ribs with Shrimp Kamameshi Raw Egg & Minced Meat Kamameshi

I guess Dried Meat Sausage is better since it's really Chinese.

Now that I know what kind of centerpiece Kamameshi to have, I am now free to choose my side dishes.

Excuse me...

Here you go. Crunchy Fried Duck.

Crunchy Duck?

I'm digging in.

Go ahead. It's hot.

How is it?

It's delicious. Good!

I'm glad you like it!

We put lots of love into it...

Oh, are you ready to order?

Can I have more time?

Of course, please take your time.

Crunchy Fried Duck with Sauce Found it.

He's really going at it.

Duck looks scrumptious.

Excuse me.

Are you ready to order?

I'll have the Dried Meat Sausage and Scallops Kamameshi...

Crunchy Fried Duck, and also~...

...Shrimp Wonton Noodles please.

Plus may I have Oolong tea?

Yup, got it.

Pa? Scallop, Crunchy Fried Duck, and Shrimp Wonton.

Yep.

Here is your Oolong tea. Are you done with the menu?

Yes.

This sound... My fried duck is singing to me...

Okay...

This is the Crunchy Fried Duck.

Please eat it with the dipping sauce if you like.

[Crunchy Fried Duck with Sauce] Exquisite fried crunchy skin! Duck fat is profoundly delicious

Its lovely amber color is whetting my appetite.

I humbly receive.

First, I'll taste it without the sauce...

I... I am besieged!

I surrender.

For today's Chinese battle, this alone seals their victory.

The skin is so crispy.

Since this is duck, could this be Peking Duck as well?

It's dramatically haochi (delicious).

This time, I'll dip it in the sauce...

It's sweet.

It's plum. Mm, I see.

It's the perennial Chinese plum jam-like sauce.

A lovely taste.

Here it is. Raw Egg and Minced Meat Kamameshi.

Please mix well, and enjoy.

Thank you.

Looks great!

Nice!

Another sumptuous aroma. That was dangerous.

If I hadn't eaten the duck, I might have gone berserk and eaten that.

Thank you for waiting. Here is your Nagoya Cochin (chicken breed) Kamameshi.

Would you like me to mix it?

Please? Thank you.

I'm done. It was delicious.

Thank you for always coming.

Til next time again. Yep. Thanks.

Come back again, okay?

It looks so delicious.

Excuse me, do you have a table for 5?

Oh, please proceed upstairs.

Thank you. Come on in.

Welcome. Please come in...

Here you go. It's hot, okay?

Ma, I'll be upstairs, okay?

Yes, please take care of it. Don't forget to clean the tables at the back.

Thank you for your patience. This is Shrimp Wonton Noodles.

[Hong Kong Shrimp Wonton Noodles] Noodles, Soup, and Wonton The invincible Hong Kong Triad Feast!

It's heavy... how does it taste?

Oh, it's full on shrimp power!

I've never had such powerful Shrimp Wonton.

This soup... Ah~...

What's going on here...

Man, I'm stumped.

What noodles are these?

It's wholly different from ramen noodles.

What's up with these noodles?

With wonton dumplings, there's the limp type and the solid type...

...but this is so unlike those.

This profoundly delicious taste is quite the high-end kind.

"Wonton" is written with the kanji, "to gulp in the cloud"...

This wonton lives up to its name.

Excuse me, can we have 2 Oolong High?

Coming right up.

One order each of Kamameshi Nos. 1 to 5. Shrimp-Mayo, Seafood Yakisoba, 1 half of Marudori.

Got it.

Here it is. Thank you for your patience. Here's the Kamameshi~.

Please mix it well and eat.

Here it is.

[Dried Meat Sausage & Scallop Kamameshi] Elite ingredients gathered in a pot! An Extremely rare Chinese flavor

Oh thank you.

Here, please use this.

Okay.

So this is how it looks like. And not to mention, of course...

...this aroma!

Ho ho ho. This calls for a "ho ho", right?

Good, I'm now ready to experience Chinese Kamameshi.

What the heck.

Kuuh~!

This is a revelation.

It's completely different from Japanese Kamameshi.

The taste of sausage and scallops on rice is hitting me like a bullet...

The overwhelming deliciousness is bursting in my head like fireworks on a Chinese New Year.

The more I eat... the more I like it.

If this is the rice, I can eat 180 liters of it.

This is just awesome. I can't... stop eating it.

Kamameshi that doesn't need side dishes.

A world I had never imagined until now.

Kamameshi & Wonton Noodle Set, an astonishing method of attack.

This soup goes really well with Kamemeshi.

Excuse me!

Yes?

Can we take these home?

Of course you can.

Thank you.

No problem.

By the way, sir, if there's anything you can't finish eating, I'll wrap it for you.

Then can I have half of one Marudori?

Yes, yes.

If I can't finish it, I'll bring home the rest.

Understood!

We're done!

Thank you for coming.

Thank you~!

Thanks for the meal.

Here you go, sir. Salt Brined Steam Baked Marudori.

[Salt Brined Steam Baked Marudori] Shimmering golden Chinese chicken Both looks and taste are Gold Class

Marudori... It's amazing when you see it up close.

I'm sure it's worth eating!

I'm right.

A chicken-like chicken taste, not like that from domestic duck.

It's delicious.

Exquisite amount of salt.

Plus this salty taste is bringing up a new appetite.

It's still good.

It's still delicious.

From whole chicken, we go back to the duck.

A double fowl of a feast.

So delicious, it gets you in a flap.

Dishes that are good enough to blow your fatigue away.

It's exactly like the saying "diet and medicine for a health body"...

It's China's reserved strength.

Inside this clay pot of Chinese meat and Chinese shellfish dishes...

...a fierce battle is unfolding.

That energy from mother earth being transferred to this rice...

...has given birth to a new life.

This taste... is engraved in my stomach.

My first Chinese Kamameshi... has given me immense satisfaction.

I'm really happy I came to this shop.

I want to praise myself for finding this small shop...

...in this vast Chinese culinary jungle.

There are no borders when it comes to flavors.

Thank you for the meal.

Okay! You'll take home the rest, right?

Oh, yes. Thank you.

Sure. Was it good?

Yes, I enjoyed it.

Oh, that's great!

Thank you for the food.

Thank you as well. That'll be ¥4710.

Then, you have change for ¥5000?

Yes, then your change will be...

200... ¥290!

Here you go, thank you!

Don't forget your take-home bag.

Yes, thank you. If you'll excuse me.

Thank you. Hope to see again!

Thank you very mu~ch.

Man~ I did get a "lucky fortune".

"Cantonese Cuisine, Nan-something-Bishouku".

Your lucky sign is in the southeast!

Note: "Canton" is written with kanji "vast" & "east" while "Nan" in "Nanetsu" means "south" "East" and "South", the fortune teller got it right.

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

Screenplay: TAGUCHI YOSHIHIRO

'Inogashira Goro' MATSUSHIGE YUTAKA

'Wong' YASHIMA NORITO

'Regular Customer' SASAKI KAZUHIRO 'Fortune Teller Shop Staff' FIGARO TSENG

'Shopowner Mom' SAKAKIBARA IKUE

Opening Narration: NODA KEIICHI

Music: "THE SCREEN TONES" QUSUMI MASAYUKI FUKUMURA SATOSHI KONO FUMIHIKO SHAKE KURIKI KEN

Subtitles by WABI-SABI SUBS

Translation / Editing / Timing: EARTHCOLORS Special Thanks For the Raws: REZKYSARAGIH DHISASHI

Producers: KOMATSU YUKITOSHI KIKUCHI TAKEHIRO YOSHIMI KENSHI

Associate Producer: KAWAMURA SHOKO Chief Producer: ABE SHINJI

Director: KITABATA RYUICHI

This drama is fiction

In cooperation with: KYODO TV

A 2019 Production of: TV TOKYO

After the CM Still More to Come on the Program!

After the CM, it's "Furatto Qusumi".

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

FURATTO

Yokohama Chinatown Volume Narrator: UEKUSA TOMOKI (TV Tokyo Announcer)

I'm Qusumi Masayuki, who did the original work and music of "Kodoku no Gurume".

"Kodoku no Gurume" Original Writer QUSUMI MASAYUKI

Surprisingly, we're now into Season 8 somehow but...

I thought we'd do it the usual way and without any changes.

We hope you'll continue to keep us company this Season 8.

This time is a shop in Yokohama Chinatown, it's "Cantonese Cuisine, Nanetsu Bishouku".

Nanetsu Bishouku Cantonese Cuisine

What is this?

Home made dried pork.

Dried pork.

Dad HUANG KAIXIONG Mom MOU XUEHONG

Yes.

How would you cook that?

You can stir-fry it with celery.

Stir fry with celery?

Yes, that's right.

Sounds delicious.

Please do try it and enjoy.

When you're told to "Please do try it and enjoy"...

...then, let's do as we're told.

Now that the menu has been decided, first...

Beer

Bet you're saying, "You're drinking again huh."

Ah, nice.

And here it is, Dried Pork and Celery Stir-Fry.

Dried Pork and Celery Stir Fry

How's your first meal for Season 8?

I like it!

It really goes well with celery.

It's delicious, they go well together! Perfect match.

And here, Qusumi-san is adding another order...

I'll pour you a lot.

Spilled Shaoxing Rice WIne

It's spilling over. Nice!

Here you go. Enjoy.

Now that's over the brim!

I became like a little toy drinking bird.

A tantalizing sound is coming from the kitchen.

What appeared was... "Stir-Fry Beef with Shoyu and Sauce".

Stir-Fry Beef with Shoyu and Sauce

This is good! Flavor that's a mixture of sauce and shoyu.

Wow! Wonderful, so good.

This spilled part...

...pour it here...

And now there's more again.

Featured Eatery: Cantonese Food, NANETSU BISHOUKU Kanagawa Prefecture, Yokohama City, Naka Ward, Yamashita-cho 165-2

Delicious Cantonese restaurant "Nanetsu Bishouku".

If you decide to visit, please check our program's website.

Next on Kodoku No Gurume: "Tongue Steak and Meat Patra of Takaido, Suginami Ward, Tokyo".

See you next time!