1 00:00:02,770 --> 00:00:05,250 So I'm sure your friends who made fun of you 2 00:00:05,250 --> 00:00:09,680 will some day eat the ramen your father made, saying how delicious it is 3 00:00:09,680 --> 00:00:11,630 with a smile on their face. 4 00:00:11,630 --> 00:00:15,600 I'm going to make the kind of ramen that will take the world by surprise. 5 00:00:15,620 --> 00:00:17,830 Instant ramen? 6 00:00:17,830 --> 00:00:21,780 It's delicious ramen that can be made easily and conveniently. 7 00:00:21,780 --> 00:00:25,380 Oh, sorry, Fukuko. I'm going to build my lab here. 8 00:00:25,380 --> 00:00:27,230 Lab?! 9 00:00:27,230 --> 00:00:31,130 I'm going to develop my instant ramen here. 10 00:00:36,270 --> 00:00:44,320 Manpuku 11 00:00:36,270 --> 00:00:44,320 ♫Marumatteru senakani ni morai naki ♫I get infectious weeping looking at your stooped shoulders 12 00:00:44,320 --> 00:00:48,560 It Will Soon Be Complete?! 13 00:00:44,320 --> 00:00:47,820 ♫Haji datte issho ni ♫We'll share the humiliation too 14 00:00:44,320 --> 00:00:48,560 Week 18 15 00:00:52,370 --> 00:00:56,170 ♫Hikoukigumo bonyari nagamu ♫Gazing absentmindedly at contrails 16 00:00:56,170 --> 00:01:00,040 ♫Kokoro kokoni arazu ♫Here in body, but not in spirit 17 00:01:00,040 --> 00:01:03,770 ♫Nenkan totaru moshi shitara ♫If I was to calculate an annual total 18 00:01:03,770 --> 00:01:08,450 ♫Tsukiau watashi sugoi? ♫Aren't I amazing for keeping you company? 19 00:01:08,450 --> 00:01:16,320 ♫Toboketeru mayuge ni morai warai ♫ I get infectious laughter looking at your comical eyebrows 20 00:01:16,320 --> 00:01:19,790 ♫Tere datta nandatte ♫Be it embarrassment or whatever 21 00:01:24,460 --> 00:01:31,800 ♫Ganko de mendou de hara mo tatsu kedo ♫Although you're obstinate and troublesome and you make me mad 22 00:01:31,800 --> 00:01:36,470 ♫Anata no jounetsu wa ♫Your passion is 23 00:01:36,470 --> 00:01:40,340 ♫Atashi no hokori de jiman de kakugo nano ♫My honor, my pride, and my resolve 24 00:01:40,340 --> 00:01:48,490 ♫Morai naki morai warai morai ikari ♫Infectious weeping, infectious laughter, infectious anger 25 00:01:48,490 --> 00:01:54,160 ♫Moraippaji don to koi! ♫Infectious embarrassment. Bring them on! 26 00:01:54,160 --> 00:01:58,030 ♫Seiten mo donten mo hekireki mo ♫Sunny days, cloudy days, thunderous days too 27 00:02:06,520 --> 00:02:08,820 This is great. 28 00:02:09,370 --> 00:02:13,580 2 weeks later 29 00:02:12,070 --> 00:02:13,440 It's finished, Fukuko. 30 00:02:13,620 --> 00:02:17,110 - This is the lab for the instant ramen. - It's going to be made here. 31 00:02:17,110 --> 00:02:19,050 Here... 32 00:02:19,050 --> 00:02:21,350 Take a look inside too. 33 00:02:22,170 --> 00:02:25,020 - Woah, it's cold. - Take your shoes off. 34 00:02:25,020 --> 00:02:29,330 With Morimoto-kun and Oka-kun's help, I even got electricity running in here. 35 00:02:29,330 --> 00:02:31,330 I'm glad we were able to help. 36 00:02:31,330 --> 00:02:34,130 Has it been 8 years since we worked with you, President? 37 00:02:34,130 --> 00:02:37,470 - Yeah. - Not since we made Daneihon, right? 38 00:02:37,470 --> 00:02:40,800 I'm thinking about putting a stove here to make the soup 39 00:02:40,800 --> 00:02:44,470 and making the noodles here. 40 00:02:45,720 --> 00:02:49,320 The ramen making is finally about to begin, huh? 41 00:02:49,320 --> 00:02:51,470 Yeah. 42 00:02:53,150 --> 00:02:57,120 Oka and Morimoto are my colleagues at work. 43 00:02:57,120 --> 00:03:02,330 It's not fair that they get to help Manpei-san and I can't do anything... 44 00:03:02,330 --> 00:03:06,120 You have no choice, since you promised. 45 00:03:06,120 --> 00:03:10,430 To come straight home after work. 46 00:03:10,430 --> 00:03:12,370 I know, but... 47 00:03:13,720 --> 00:03:16,520 Who the heck did I promise? 48 00:03:16,520 --> 00:03:19,680 - It was me. - You scared me! 49 00:03:19,680 --> 00:03:24,110 It's not a matter of who you promised, is it? 50 00:03:24,110 --> 00:03:27,120 Taka isn't doing well because of morning sickness. 51 00:03:27,120 --> 00:03:32,780 Who's more important? Taka or Manpei-san. 52 00:03:37,130 --> 00:03:39,570 Taka is. 53 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:47,470 Can't you eat dinner? 54 00:03:47,470 --> 00:03:49,770 I don't want anything. 55 00:03:54,340 --> 00:03:58,770 - Are you all right, Taka? - I'm not all right. 56 00:03:58,820 --> 00:04:02,820 It's quite obvious. Can't you tell by looking? 57 00:04:02,820 --> 00:04:08,070 But still, Shigeru-san's been wanting to go to Manpei-san's place. 58 00:04:08,070 --> 00:04:10,820 Didn't I say that was... 59 00:04:13,100 --> 00:04:17,970 I'm not going. How can I go? 60 00:04:17,970 --> 00:04:19,970 Right? Taka. 61 00:04:27,440 --> 00:04:30,350 - Stockpot and stove? - Yes. 62 00:04:30,350 --> 00:04:32,780 What is the executive director going to do with those things? 63 00:04:32,780 --> 00:04:37,650 I'm not the executive director anymore. I'm going to make ramen. 64 00:04:37,650 --> 00:04:39,660 Excuse me? 65 00:04:39,660 --> 00:04:42,020 Ramen. 66 00:04:42,020 --> 00:04:45,360 - Thank you. - This is quite heavy. 67 00:04:45,360 --> 00:04:48,330 - Be careful now. - Okay, thanks. 68 00:04:48,330 --> 00:04:51,570 - Huh? - Isn't that Ikeda Credit Union's...? 69 00:04:51,570 --> 00:04:55,920 Yeah, Tachibana-san who used to be the executive director. He said he's making ramen. 70 00:04:56,770 --> 00:04:59,140 - Ramen? - Yeah. 71 00:04:59,140 --> 00:05:01,270 Is he opening a ramen shop? 72 00:05:01,410 --> 00:05:05,020 - I dunno. - You dunno? But you're jack of all trades. 73 00:05:05,080 --> 00:05:07,080 You should go ask him. 74 00:05:12,770 --> 00:05:17,070 The reason for Fuku-chan's sigh was because half of Manpei-san's 75 00:05:17,070 --> 00:05:24,470 severance allowance disappeared due to the construction of the lab and purchase of ramen making equipment. 76 00:05:32,780 --> 00:05:35,420 I'll have to do something about it. 77 00:05:35,420 --> 00:05:38,380 Okay, I'll work harder. 78 00:05:41,970 --> 00:05:45,820 - Oh, can you use the stove already? - Yeah. 79 00:05:45,820 --> 00:05:48,370 - I'm going to start by making soup first. - Soup? 80 00:05:48,370 --> 00:05:51,620 Yeah. I'm getting ready to go buy chicken bones. 81 00:05:51,700 --> 00:05:56,870 If you're going to the shopping center, let's go together. It's time for me to go to work. 82 00:05:56,870 --> 00:06:01,400 Okay. I'll give you a ride on my cart then. 83 00:06:01,970 --> 00:06:04,420 - I don't want to. - Why? 84 00:06:05,080 --> 00:06:07,410 That should be obvious. 85 00:06:07,410 --> 00:06:11,280 How can I sit in the cart that my husband's pulling? 86 00:06:11,280 --> 00:06:13,470 Don't mind what other people think. 87 00:06:13,470 --> 00:06:16,070 But I do mind! 88 00:06:22,020 --> 00:06:25,520 See? Everyone's laughing. 89 00:06:26,270 --> 00:06:29,730 I'm afraid I'm putting you through a lot of trouble, Fukuko. 90 00:06:31,770 --> 00:06:38,440 A man who's almost 50 without a job making ramen. 91 00:06:38,440 --> 00:06:42,110 I know that I'm being selfish. 92 00:06:42,110 --> 00:06:46,410 I'm going to make the kind of ramen that will take the world by surprise. 93 00:06:47,980 --> 00:06:55,460 Coming up with ideas for the new ramen is your job, Manpei-san. 94 00:06:55,460 --> 00:07:01,260 Anything else... and that includes money matters too, 95 00:07:01,260 --> 00:07:04,560 you don't have to think about them. 96 00:07:09,410 --> 00:07:12,110 Thanks, Fukuko. 97 00:07:20,420 --> 00:07:22,470 Your husband dropped you off? 98 00:07:22,470 --> 00:07:29,450 - He let me off the cart in front of the shop. - How sweet is that. 99 00:07:30,170 --> 00:07:32,770 Then let me give Shinobu-chan a ride in a cart... 100 00:07:32,770 --> 00:07:34,970 Don't. That's embarrassing. 101 00:07:34,970 --> 00:07:39,270 But to tell you the truth, it was a little embarrassing. 102 00:07:39,270 --> 00:07:45,740 But you did enjoy it a bit, didn't you? I can tell by your face, Fuku-chan. 103 00:07:46,820 --> 00:07:50,470 - Yes. - See? What did I tell you? 104 00:07:51,170 --> 00:07:53,980 What are you bragging for? 105 00:07:53,980 --> 00:07:57,370 Is your husband making ramen already? 106 00:07:57,370 --> 00:08:00,170 Yes. He's starting out with soup first. 107 00:08:00,170 --> 00:08:02,520 Does he have experience with cooking? 108 00:08:02,520 --> 00:08:06,060 - No, he doesn't. - That will make it tough. 109 00:08:06,060 --> 00:08:12,400 Ramen that's already flavored from the beginning and all you have to do is pour hot water to eat it. 110 00:08:12,400 --> 00:08:19,080 It would be interesting if a magical ramen like can really be made. 111 00:08:19,080 --> 00:08:22,520 It's possible. For Manpei-san. 112 00:08:22,520 --> 00:08:25,080 Give me all the chicken bones you have. 113 00:08:25,080 --> 00:08:27,420 Everything I have?! 114 00:08:27,420 --> 00:08:31,420 What in the world are you starting, Mr. Executive Director? 115 00:08:31,420 --> 00:08:34,090 Like I said, I'm not the executive director anymore. 116 00:08:34,920 --> 00:08:36,790 Thanks. 117 00:08:38,760 --> 00:08:41,460 - Thank you very much. - Thanks. 118 00:08:43,100 --> 00:08:47,970 I also need ginger to get rid of the chicken smell. 119 00:08:48,770 --> 00:08:51,070 I heard he's starting a ramen shop. 120 00:08:51,070 --> 00:08:54,570 - What?! - And to think he was the executive director of a credit union. 121 00:08:54,570 --> 00:08:58,220 He sure went down fast. 122 00:08:58,220 --> 00:09:01,220 Fukuko. 123 00:09:01,220 --> 00:09:04,370 Fukuko! 124 00:09:05,470 --> 00:09:08,520 Hello! 125 00:09:09,730 --> 00:09:12,730 Manpei-san! 126 00:09:21,340 --> 00:09:23,270 What! 127 00:09:23,870 --> 00:09:26,570 What in the world is this? 128 00:09:39,290 --> 00:09:41,170 You came home without saying anything? 129 00:09:41,290 --> 00:09:45,760 - But... - But what? 130 00:09:45,760 --> 00:09:50,430 He was throwing chicken bones into the stockpot. 131 00:09:50,430 --> 00:09:55,100 In a hut, wearing a hand towel around his head... 132 00:09:55,100 --> 00:10:01,780 That Manpei-san who was dressed smartly in a suit and was the executive director of a credit union 133 00:10:01,780 --> 00:10:07,120 is now the owner of a ramen shop... 134 00:10:07,120 --> 00:10:10,420 But he did say he was going to be making ramen. 135 00:10:10,420 --> 00:10:12,970 Does that mean it was distressing? 136 00:10:12,970 --> 00:10:15,470 Of course it was distressing. 137 00:10:15,470 --> 00:10:17,370 Do you mean it was unbearable? 138 00:10:17,370 --> 00:10:19,270 Of course it was unbearable. 139 00:10:19,270 --> 00:10:23,950 - It was pathetic? - Pathetic doesn't even begin to describe it. 140 00:10:23,950 --> 00:10:27,120 Didn't we all decide to support him? 141 00:10:27,120 --> 00:10:34,620 That was you guys. I never agreed to it. 142 00:10:34,810 --> 00:10:43,470 I don't even want to imagine Fukuko running a ramen stall with Manpei-san~. 143 00:10:43,470 --> 00:10:46,170 We told you, they won't be running a stall. 144 00:10:46,170 --> 00:10:48,820 You guys should go take a look too. 145 00:10:48,820 --> 00:10:53,160 You'll see what I mean then. You'll find it hard to watch. 146 00:10:54,830 --> 00:10:59,530 - Maybe I'll go take a look. - Go take a look. You'll find it hard to watch. 147 00:11:01,100 --> 00:11:02,720 Are you going? 148 00:11:02,720 --> 00:11:06,620 I just want to take a look at the lab. What kind of hut he built with Oka and the guys. 149 00:11:06,620 --> 00:11:08,570 - Just for a bit. - Shigeru-san. 150 00:11:08,570 --> 00:11:11,750 It's just for a bit. Thanks for dinner. 151 00:11:16,650 --> 00:11:21,570 Shigeru-san just can't help thinking about Uncle Manpei, huh? 152 00:11:21,570 --> 00:11:25,490 I don't blame him. I'm curious too. 153 00:11:35,270 --> 00:11:37,120 Manpei... 154 00:11:53,490 --> 00:11:58,190 - Kanbe-san. - Oh... Madam. 155 00:12:04,100 --> 00:12:09,800 This is the first time I've seen Manpei-san looking like that in a long time. 156 00:12:13,110 --> 00:12:15,110 I know. 157 00:12:17,770 --> 00:12:25,120 Manpei-san's risking his all to making his new ramen. 158 00:12:37,140 --> 00:12:39,100 Instant Ramen Research Lab 159 00:12:37,970 --> 00:12:41,780 The next day, Katsuko Nee-chan and her family came over this time. 160 00:12:42,740 --> 00:12:44,620 This is certainly... 161 00:12:44,650 --> 00:12:47,270 Isn't it just as I said? 162 00:12:47,270 --> 00:12:50,270 It's just a hut. 163 00:12:51,810 --> 00:12:56,320 - Are you making ramen in here, Uncle Manpei? - Yeah. 164 00:12:56,560 --> 00:12:58,620 Do you want to look inside? 165 00:13:00,260 --> 00:13:02,790 Please take off your shoes. 166 00:13:12,440 --> 00:13:14,750 Doesn't it smell good? 167 00:13:14,880 --> 00:13:19,330 I was here for 4 days making soup. 168 00:13:19,330 --> 00:13:22,520 Are you staying in this hut until you finish making the ramen? 169 00:13:22,520 --> 00:13:24,710 Lab, not hut. 170 00:13:24,710 --> 00:13:27,650 But isn't this hut too small? 171 00:13:27,650 --> 00:13:29,930 Tadahiko-san, I told you, it's a lab. 172 00:13:30,000 --> 00:13:31,810 Oh, sorry. 173 00:13:33,920 --> 00:13:38,320 Then please try tasting the soup right away. 174 00:13:44,800 --> 00:13:50,670 I used chicken bones for stock, got rid of the chicken smell with ginger, 175 00:13:50,670 --> 00:13:53,970 and flavored it with soy sauce and mirin . 176 00:13:54,480 --> 00:13:57,380 I haven't tasted it yet either. 177 00:13:59,420 --> 00:14:01,680 It has a nice fragrance. 178 00:14:05,420 --> 00:14:10,290 I want everyone in Japan to eat the ramen I made. 179 00:14:10,290 --> 00:14:14,430 So if everyone here doesn't agree that it's good, I'll make it over. 180 00:14:14,430 --> 00:14:17,950 Don't hold back. If it isn't good, please say so honestly. 181 00:14:18,470 --> 00:14:22,470 Of course, if it's good, please say it's good. 182 00:14:25,640 --> 00:14:28,070 Then, let's eat.