Original subtitles

Finally, they were ready to start making salt.

A place was set aside in the warehouse to extract nigari from the sea salt crystals,

and outside, a big pot to boil down the kansui.

It even had a roof to shelter it from the rain.

And...

81 iron plates lined up on the beach,.

Manpuku

♫Marumatteru senakani ni morai naki ♫I get infectious weeping looking at your stooped shoulders

♫Haji datte issho ni ♫We'll share the humiliation too

Week 6

Are You Going to Make Salt?!

♫Hikoukigumo bonyari nagamu ♫Gazing absentmindedly at contrails

♫Kokoro kokoni arazu ♫Here in body, but not in spirit

♫Nenkan totaru moshi shitara ♫If I was to calculate an annual total

♫Tsukiau watashi sugoi? ♫Aren't I amazing for keeping you company?

♫Toboketeru mayuge ni morai warai ♫ I get infectious laughter looking at your comical eyebrows

♫Tere datta nandatte ♫Be it embarrassment or whatever

♫Morai naki morai warai morai ikari ♫Infectious weeping, infectious laughter, infectious anger

♫Moraippaji don to koi! ♫Infectious embarrassment. Bring them on!

♫Seiten mo donten mo hekireki mo ♫Sunny days, cloudy days, thunderous days too

First, you'll have to scrub the iron plates and get the rust off.

If you don't do this, you'll end up with brown salt.

Next, pour the sea water you scooped from the sea

down the iron plate and evaporate the water.

You've got to pour a little at a time.

Repeat this process over and over until you get a highly concentrated brine called kansui.

- It's finally going to start, isn't it? - Yes.

We finally made it this far.

Next, we're going to boil down the kansui in that big pot,

and further evaporate the water.

As it boils down, it starts to crystallize.

That's the sea salt crystals.

We're going to spread those sea salt crystals over there,

and extract the remaining moisture.

What remains at the end is salt.

You all got the work flow?

Yes. We got it.

Everyone's fired up.

They're going to come back hungry again.

Okay, then. Let's give it a try.

Don't get any sand in there.

About this much?

Hey! That's too much, Nomura!

It's gonna spill out before it has a chance to evaporate.

Oh! Forgot to place a bucket there!

- What an idiot. - This is hard work.

When you run out of water, go get more right away.

- Hey! - Run, run~!

Don't dillydally!

We'll have to make something special for them today.

Since it's the first day of work, right?

How can you spend so much money...

It's just for today, Mom.

Are we really going to be a salt merchant?

Am I going to be a kitchen maid for a salt merchant?

There you go again.

Weren't you going to accept your fate?

This is really tough!

How many more?

My arms are killing me.

You'll never make it if you're already like that.

I didn't think it required so much physical labor.

I'm sick and tired of doing the same thing over and over.

Manpei-san...

Okay, let's sing a song together as we work.

- A song? - It certainly gets depressing just working quietly.

- Okay, let's sing! - What are we singing?

♬

Stop that!

- I'm sick and tired of military songs! - Me too.

War's over now.

What about a song that's popular now?

♬Bringing my lips to the red apple

A song like that isn't going to...

♫Quietly looking at the blue sky

♬The apple doesn't say anything

♬But the apple's feelings

Rolled sushi!

Since today calls for a celebration,

- Grandma made her specialty. Right? - This doesn't even qualify as a specialty.

Go ahead and eat, everyone!

- Did you all wash your hands? - There's no need to hurry ...

- You too, Manpei-san, please eat. - Thanks.

It's so good! I can't remember the last time I had rolled sushi.

It's delicious, Great Madam,.

There's no more special treats for dinner.

- Is this kansui? - Taste it, Taka-chan.

Wow, it's salty!

- You're going to boil this down, right? - Yes.

I'm exhausted.

- It's starting to boil down. - This is going to turn into sea salt crystals?

That's right.

Look at the time already.

All right. This should do it.

Is it done?

- It's done. - It's the salt you made together.

Fukuko, we should start preparing for dinner...

What's wrong? Aren't you happy?

Is this it?

Is this it after working the whole day?

- Just that much? - Can you really make a business out of this?

- You can't expect it to go well from the beginning. - That's right.

Then can we make twice as much tomorrow?

Once we get more experienced, we be able to produce more.

We'll be able to produce 2 or 3 times more in the summer.

You say that so easily, but are you sure?

You still have time now.

- For what? - To quit making salt.

Why work on something that won't bring in any money?

No way...

Yes. Mom may be right.

Oh my. We agree for a change.

Madam...

What do you think, everyone? Shall we give up making salt?

Those of you who don't want to do it can go back to Osaka now.

We'll give you your pay through today.

I'm not giving up.

How can I give up!

We finally made it this far!

What about the rest of you?

Be honest and speak up.

I'll continue.

I'm doing it too.

- I'll continue too. - I'm doing it too.

- I'm doing it too. - Me too.

What about you, Morimoto-san?

Even if I go back to Osaka, there won't be any work.

Then you're all going to keep working, right!

Yes.

That's a relief.

Why don't we give this salt to Seikouken?

Isn't this for sale?

We promised to give them salt when it was done, remember?

- Let's all go together. - All of us?

Of course. It's the salt we all made together.

Then shall we go?

- You're giving this to us? - Yes.

- Thank you! - Thank you!

- Thank you! - I'm thrilled!

We're really grateful.

Why don't you make ramen for them?

Yeah. Stay and eat. You can eat for free.

- Free? - Oh, no. We can't...

I want to make it for you!

We want you to know our real taste.

Reserved for Private Party

You don't know how maddening it was to

- constantly be told it's not salty enough. - That's right!

Here you go.

This is Seikouken's ramen!

It smells so good.

Then, let's eat, shall we?

- It's good. - Is it?

It's totally different from before.

- That's true. - The soup is delicious.

Salt makes this much difference, huh?

Whatever it is...I'm so happy!

- Dear... - We're so grateful.

It's a good thing we continued to run this ramen shop, huh?

Who would've thought someone would make a fine salt like this for us.

- Thank you! - Thank you! - Thank you so much!

Before we got married, Manpei-san told me

that he wanted to do work that would be useful for the world.

That he wanted to do work that would make everyone happy.

- Do you remember? - Yes.

I just want to do work that would be useful to the world.

I want to do work that would make people happy.

Salt making is hard work, but salt can make delicious ramen like this

and make people this happy.

That's right.

You're all doing work that's useful to the society.

So please hang in there and work hard to make salt.

I'll do my best to support you all too.

Me too! Grandma.

I guess so.

Mother...

Madam is absolutely right! Let's all give it our best!

We'll make more salt tomorrow!

Let's do it!

Everyone! Hurry up and eat before the noodles get soggy!

Isn't it delicious, Grandma?

Yes, it sure is.

Eat as much as you want...

We got the license!

Did they our salt was junk?

I'm going to make the best salt and show them.

It's meaningless if you get sick and die because of that.

- Police? - Tachibana Salt Manufacturing is dissolved.

Chow chow chau.