Original subtitles

Hibiya, Chuo Ward

I dozed off.

I was just trying to take a little break.

Been feeling tired because I've been so busy these days.

I'm feeling somewhat exhausted lately.

You're not alone. I'm like that, too.

Really?

My shoulders have been feeling stiff.

Everyone's feeling tired.

Okay, time to go.

That little nap made my head clearer.

Your hard work is appreciated.

MATSUSHIGE YUTAKA INOGASHIRA GORO

Regardless of time or society...

When someone indulges in satisfying his hunger...

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

Without being disturbed by anyone...

It's that time already Oh dear

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

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. 3: "Cabbage Roll Set Meal at a Ginza Bar in Hibiya, Chuo Ward, Tokyo"

SUBTITLES BY ...

Welcome.

I'm meeting someone.

Yes. Who among...?

Special Thanks For the Raws: REZKYSARAGIH DHISASHI

I see him.

Are you Mushanokoji-sama?

Indeed I am.

I'm Inogashira.

Mushanokoji Suzaku.

Obviously a stage name.

Would you like to choose from the recommended wine list?

I suggest you try the Frank.

I'll just have coffee please.

Very well, sir.

Sensei, I don't drink.

You're missing half of your life when you suppress things like wine...

...and not having drama in your life.

He's probably the type who gives you a hard time.

Regarding the statue for the interior that you will display at your new house...

...I brought a catalog...

Inogashira-san.

Yes?

Maybe that's not what I want to decide on.

What I want you to look for is inspiration in grasping a sense of my image.

This is why I'm meeting with you directly like this, like this.

Oh, sorry.

Then, can you explain to me about this image?

"King Lear".

I'm sorry?

One of Shakespeare's four greatest tragedies, "King Lear".

So you're looking for a statue that will appear in the play?

Not a statue. I'm talking about a world view.

Sorry I hadn't done much research on such a topic.

Maybe if you could give me some clues...

Though shouldst not have been old till thou hadst been wise.

I'm so sorry.

That's a line from Act 1, Scene 5.

So an image of a deeply troubled old person, right?

"And worse I may be yet; the worst is not!"

This moment now is the worst.

"Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks! Rage! Blow!"

And then...

"Rumble thy bellyful!"

"Rumble thy bellyful!

Please not too loud, not too loud.

"When we are bo~rn...

...we cry that we are come to this great stage of foo~ls."

Let's settle down for the meantime.

"Look like the innocent flower But be the serpent under't".

Mushanokoji-san.

Are you grasping the sense of it?

That one was from "Macbeth".

What?

The last one was a line from "Macbeth", wasn't it?

"Macbeth..."

You're correct.

Oh, can I look at the catalog?

Thanks.

I guess it's difficult to get a grasp of my image .

Did I ruin the mood?

No no, of course not. I had fun.

I really had a great time.

Well, I will contact you once I made my choice.

I understand.

If you'll excuse me.

Bring me wine!

He sure is exhausting.

I was wondering what would happen but I managed to get through it.

But dealing with that weirdness had exhausted my physical strength.

Because of that, I'm now feeling...

...so hungry!

Okay, let's look for a shop.

Well, what shall I eat?

What shall I put inside my stomach now?

Oden!

Boiled Food Oden

Sushi!

Sushi Sashimi

Agemono (deep fried food)!

Agemono

So difficult since there's so many shops to choose from.

But if you're impatient, you could make a mistake.

Should I try to attack the other side?

This street...

I smell something...

TAIMEIAN Light Meals

"Keishoku"... Their theme is "light meals".

TOTOMASA

Fish... hmm...

Right now, it feels like a power line is lashing at my stomach.

Beijing Cuisine TOSEIEN

Chinese? Hmm, for the meantime, I'll make that a back-up.

What's that one...

SUMARO Luncheonette

"Luncheonette..."

My stomach is reacting to the word "Luncheonette"...

PORK SAUTE CABBAGE ROLLS

"Pork Saute".

Yeah, interesting. Looks promising.

A shady-looking alley...

Famous shops are often located in alleys like this.

B1 (1st Level Basement)?

Are these the stairs to the basement?

Is there really a luncheonette at a place like this?

Highly suspicious.

This shop is too much of a risky gamble.

It might also be seriously detrimental to both mind and body.

No, I'll bet it all on the Pork Saute. It's a do or die game!

Oh, my goodness!

Oh. Sorry if I startled you.

Uh no.

Oof!

Can I give you a hand?

Sorry for asking you to do this.

These ones too please.

Please sit anywhere you like.

Okay.

The only set meal available is Cabbage Rolls, is that okay with you?

What?

Uh... yes.

No Pork Saute... What a huge shock.

But anyway, I haven't had Cabbage Rolls for quite a long time...

So I guess it's also fine.

Here you go.

Dried sardines? Will she be using that (to flavor the stock) for the Cabbage Rolls?

Some kind of Japanese style?

Looks like it's a bar at night.

That's why it's a "luncheonette" (during middays).

Cabbage Rolls (2 pcs) Set Meal ¥900 Pork Saute (Braised Pork) Set Meal ¥1100 [No chemical flavor enhancements used.] Rice (large) ¥0 Sour Cream/Demi Glace Sauce ¥100 Brewed Coffee (Those who order set meal) ¥100 Bottled Beer ¥500 Glass Wine ¥500

Large serving (of rice) is ¥0.

Pork Saute is the only thing that's not available today?

Was it sold out?

Have you sold out your Pork Saute?

Not really.

Before, the butcher used to have bargain sales on Fridays.

So I'd serve it Fridays every week.

*"29th Day" = "2-9" or "Ni-Ku" sounds like "niku" or meat"

But now, he only holds bargain sales on Meat Day*.

That's why I can't serve it. Money's tight, you know?

Oh dear, I'm such a chatterbox.

When hands are idle, no work is done, right? Sorry!

It's fine.

Where's the water...

I guess this is it.

Even so, is it okay to be that frank with a first time customer?

I haven't prepared the wakame (seaweed).

Do you like wakame?

Yes, I do.

Then I'll cut up some strips. This might take a bit of time, okay?

Oh, sure...

You know, this tastes great when eaten fresh.

There's so many dried wakame in the market now, right?

But I think the fresh ones sold in the old days was better.

Human wisdom... women's discovery...

Delicious.

She's seems like an enigmatic person...

I wonder what kind of past does she have?

Do you also serve Cabbage Rolls at night?

Before, I used to serve food that goes well with drinks.

But now, I only serve fruits.

Just fruits?

Yeah, after all, everyone likes fruits.

Depending on the season, I serve peaches, shine muscat, strawberries...

Also I cut a melon in half, pour brandy in it...

They would slurp it up!

But all those hard work (learning how to cook), I asked myself, "What happened to the person who cooked?...

...Give me back my 34 yea~rs!", you know?

Uh...

You can understand, right?

Your hands are idle.

Oh dear, there I go again. I'm really sorry.

Sorry.

Oh, it's okay.

Pork Saute (Braised Pork)

Braised Pork?

Does she saute it after braising? How intriguing...

It's better not to talk to her. Or else, you will never get to eat.

Here you go.

Miso soup.

The dashi stock (using dried sardines) was for this? Well of course it is.

Here.

Please tell me if you don't have enough rice.

Yes.

Is that yogurt?

And then, grated cheese?

That's unexpected.

Here you go.

Your patience is appreciated. Take your time, and enjoy.

Miso Soup and Cabbage Rolls.

[Cabbage Roll Set Meal] [Red & White Namasu] [Rice] [Cabbage Rolls] [Miso Soup]

I humbly receive.

[Cabbage Rolls] Diving into the consommé pool A synchronized duet of meat and vegetables

It's big. Its opponent won't find anything wanting about this.

Looks appetizing with bits of tomato.

It's sweet.

Why is that. There's some odd sweetness to it but it's crazy delicious.

The taste is similar and yet different from the cabbage rolls I had so far.

It's like happiness is spreading inside my mouth.

Alright... let's try this...

What's with this soup?

Sweet!

I knew it was yogurt.

A gentle taste.

It may be sweet but that sweetness goes perfectly well with rice.

Makes you want to wolf down your rice.

My field of vision is filled with the densely packed meat.

Whoops...

The Promised Minced Meat: The Great Escape.

Yeah, that's right. This Cabbage Roll is superb.

Cabbage Rolls, I love it.

I won't forget this feeling.

Hi there.

Oh, welcome!

Hello.

Go ahead and take the back.

It'll be ready in a minute, okay.

I'll have large serving of rice.

Mine's large too.

Then, me too.

Roger that.

[Red & White Namasu] Don't underestimate just because it's namasu.

*Dish of julienned vegetables and/or seafood seasoned in vinegar From Cabbage Rolls, we go to Red & White Namasu*.

How does this tastes like?

No way!

It's so unlike anything I've eaten before.

It's super good!

It's like coleslaw... Goes perfectly well with Cabbage Rolls.

It's Western style food with a New Year osechi (feast) type of feeling.

What a delightful surprise.

[Miso Soup (Wakame • Spinach • Pumpkin)] Strewn with assorted veggies is a Mother's kindness

I'm thankful.

The pumpkin is heartily delicious.

Consommé soup and Miso soup.

It's a crazy combination but...

For some reason, they get along with each other.

Quite a lovely harmony.

Tell me if you don't have enough rice, okay?

Thanks.

Thank you.

Take your time, and enjoy.

It's cooperating marvelously with the rice.

Consommé rice, nice.

Namasu...

An exquisite assist I've never thought of before.

The wakame is freshly alive.

It's alive even if you put it in your mouth.

It's a mixture of Japanese and Western.

How did such a combination come about?

It's one of a kind.

Long time no see.

Oh, my! It's been awhile indeed!

Went away on a business trip. Had Cabbage Roll "loss" (yearning), you know.

You went to Los Angeles!?

No, not THAT "loss".

Here you go.

Thank you.

Cabbage is coming in lightly and smoothly.

I'm happy there's a second one.

Nah, let's cut up the second one in advance.

The second one still has that freshly cooked-yumminess.

Soaking in the soup, it has become even more delicious.

Good day!

Oh, hello!

Hi. For today it's ¥3400.

Gotcha.

I'm just serving right now, so please wait, okay?

I still have some surplus stock outside from the greengrocer, would you like me to bring them in?

You're lifesaver. Since they're big and heavy for me. Please place them here.

On the counter, sure.

Oof.

3000 and 400...

Here it is.

Okay, thanks.

Come to think of it, cabbage rolls are hard to find in a shop.

I guess because it takes that much effort to make.

Man, I'm deeply impressed.

I'm rather lucky, that there were no Pork Saute.

Rice is not enough.

You want rice?

Small serving please.

Can I also have small refill for the rice?

Oh, great! To eat is to live, right?

Here's your small serving.

Thank you.

Yes si~r!

Small serving, small serving.

This enough?

Yes, just half.

Eat up~.

Alrigh~t...

Cabbage Roll Rice Bowl, scarfed down with a spoon. The best!

Cabbage and meat, along with soup and rice.

A sense of unity that is filled with this taste.

Right now, I am all wrapped up in the warmth and comfort of cabbage.

Last thing... is to do it like this.

Finishing it off with ochazuke-style, Western soup rice.

The bacon is a nice touch. Yum, yum.

Ah~ sweet bliss.

My heart and stomach... are all warmed up.

Thank you for this meal.

(Shopowner) Mom opened a shop in Vladivostok in the past.

Really!? But Russians also have cabbage rolls in their cuisine, right?

It was a hit over there too, right?

The one that was a hit was Grilled Squid with Ginger-Soy Sauce!

My cabbage rolls didn't sell at all.

Grilled Squid in Vladivostok.

I knew it, she's an extraordinary person.

I had a somewhat wondrous time.

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

Okay, I still have two more work to be done in Ginza.

Screenplay: TAGUCHI YOSHIHIRO

'Inogashira Goro' MATSUSHIGE YUTAKA

'Musashinokoji Suzaku' KISHITANI GORO

But with that lunch, I can do my best up to the night.

'Shopowner Mom' MUROI SHIGERU

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

In cooperation with: KYODO TV

A 2019 Production of: TV TOKYO

Was it a Ginza daytime fantasy?

It feels like I was having a daydream.

This drama is fiction

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

Takaido Volume Narrator: UEKUSA TOMOKI (TV Tokyo Announcer)

You mean here? This one?

"Kodoku no Gurume" Original Writer QUSUMI MASAYUKI

Uwah~, looks like this is the one.

That one?

I'm afraid to enter.

And so this time, it's a shop with a lot of depth at an alley in Ginza... "Sumaro".

I see, this... this is the first time, we featured a (drinks only) bar...

...in this series.

This Sumaro operates as a diner in the midday...

...and turns into a bar at night where you can enjoy delicious sake and fruits, etc. starting from ¥5000.

First thing that appeared is this huge melon.

How, how do you...

Take the (melon) seeds out...

...and pour the brandy in...

Shopowner Mom NAKAMURA HISAKO-san

...where you took out the seeds.

Uwah~, is that how you do it.

I think this is the first time I've been served half of something in this style.

After the seeds have been taken out...

There, mix it up.

I mix it?

Yes.

Oh~ it's smelling great!

You definitely have to try this!

It's good!

The melon flavor and aroma blends well with the brandy's aroma.

It's my first time to drink brandy with a spoon.

SUMARO

Those Cabbage Rolls... how did you come about...

It's the only dish I can make...

That's the best reason.

Because my grandmother loved me... and I loved her...

...I cook cabbage rolls that were made by my grandmother.

That's a great story.

A good bar usually has a great story to tell, right?

Sorry.

No no no...

Listening to such a story in a basement at a nook in Ginza sure is a wonderful thing.

Featured Eatery: SUMARO Tokyo, Chuo Ward, Hibiya 6-3-16

Only six people can enter the shop at one time.

For details, check the program's website.

Next on "Kodoku No Gurume"...

"Meat Broth Udon in Niiza City, Saitama, and Castella Pancakes in Hibarigaoka, Nishitokyo".

Tune in next time.