1 00:00:02,580 --> 00:00:05,400 Namu Amida Butsu, Namu Amida Butsu, Namu Amida Butsu, Namu Amida Butsu 2 00:00:07,480 --> 00:00:08,740 It's born?! 3 00:00:09,360 --> 00:00:11,380 Good job, Taka. 4 00:00:11,400 --> 00:00:14,490 You really did well. 5 00:00:16,260 --> 00:00:21,620 This indeed is the birth of a new life... 6 00:00:21,690 --> 00:00:24,370 It's the birth of Manpuku Ramen. 7 00:00:24,370 --> 00:00:28,400 - Huh?! - I got it. I just had a light bulb moment! 8 00:00:28,720 --> 00:00:30,540 This is just great. 9 00:00:30,570 --> 00:00:32,830 Manpuku Ramen. 10 00:00:37,210 --> 00:00:38,500 It's pretty. 11 00:00:38,860 --> 00:00:40,800 It's finally time to start making ramen. 12 00:00:46,480 --> 00:00:54,500 ♫Marumatteru senakani ni morai naki ♫I get infectious weeping looking at your stooped shoulders 13 00:00:46,480 --> 00:00:54,500 Manpuku 14 00:00:54,500 --> 00:00:57,970 ♫Haji datte issho ni ♫We'll share the humiliation too 15 00:00:54,500 --> 00:00:58,720 Week 20 16 00:00:54,500 --> 00:00:58,720 It's Done, Fukuko! 17 00:01:02,500 --> 00:01:06,250 ♫Hikoukigumo bonyari nagamu ♫Gazing absentmindedly at contrails 18 00:01:06,250 --> 00:01:10,120 ♫Kokoro kokoni arazu ♫Here in body, but not in spirit 19 00:01:10,120 --> 00:01:13,720 ♫Nenkan totaru moshi shitara ♫If I was to calculate an annual total 20 00:01:13,740 --> 00:01:18,460 ♫Tsukiau watashi sugoi? ♫Aren't I amazing for keeping you company? 21 00:01:18,460 --> 00:01:26,530 ♫Toboketeru mayuge ni morai warai ♫ I get infectious laughter looking at your comical eyebrows 22 00:01:26,530 --> 00:01:30,010 ♫Tere datta nandatte ♫Be it embarrassment or whatever 23 00:01:34,540 --> 00:01:41,950 ♫Ganko de mendou de hara mo tatsu kedo ♫Although you're obstinate and troublesome and you make me mad 24 00:01:41,950 --> 00:01:46,490 ♫Anata no jounetsu wa ♫Your passion is 25 00:01:46,490 --> 00:01:50,490 ♫ Atashi no hokori de jiman de kakugo nano ♫My honor, my pride, and my resolve 26 00:01:50,500 --> 00:01:58,460 ♫Morai naki morai warai morai ikari ♫Infectious weeping, infectious laughter, infectious anger 27 00:01:58,490 --> 00:02:04,010 ♫Moraippaji don to koi! ♫Infectious embarrassment. Bring them on! 28 00:02:04,010 --> 00:02:08,020 ♫Seiten mo donten mo hekireki mo ♫Sunny days, cloudy days, thunderous days too 29 00:02:17,960 --> 00:02:21,370 I'm really sorry. 30 00:02:21,370 --> 00:02:24,320 It's okay. Don't worry about it. It can't be helped. 31 00:02:24,360 --> 00:02:29,060 That's right. Of course you should help Manpei-san with the ramen. 32 00:02:29,060 --> 00:02:31,960 This is not the time to be helping out at a worthless shop like this. 33 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:35,270 - What do you mean worthless shop? - Ouch! I'm sorry. 34 00:02:35,270 --> 00:02:37,340 - It's your own shop. - Yes indeed. 35 00:02:39,960 --> 00:02:40,940 Fuku-chan. 36 00:02:44,250 --> 00:02:50,480 Your pay for this month. Since it's the last one, I added a little extra. 37 00:02:50,900 --> 00:02:52,620 Thank you very much. 38 00:02:52,620 --> 00:02:54,550 She took it out of my allowance. 39 00:02:58,420 --> 00:03:03,120 It's sad that we won't be seeing you every day anymore, but we wish you the best. 40 00:03:03,850 --> 00:03:06,470 We'll be rooting for you. 41 00:03:06,480 --> 00:03:09,400 Come show us your face once in a while. 42 00:03:10,100 --> 00:03:11,210 I will. 43 00:03:13,730 --> 00:03:14,960 That's right... 44 00:03:16,920 --> 00:03:19,910 This is the packaging for Manpuku Ramen. 45 00:03:22,340 --> 00:03:26,590 - This is "very good". - It's exciting. 46 00:03:26,590 --> 00:03:29,720 From here, the content is visible. 47 00:03:31,260 --> 00:03:32,360 Oh, yeah. 48 00:03:32,440 --> 00:03:38,450 - Amazing. - Fuku-chan, well done. 49 00:03:38,450 --> 00:03:41,370 - This is Manpei-san's idea. - No. 50 00:03:43,130 --> 00:03:46,610 Manpei-san came this far because you supported him. 51 00:03:46,610 --> 00:03:50,400 - Master. - Yes indeed. 52 00:03:51,440 --> 00:03:54,770 I'm happy as if it was about myself... 53 00:03:54,780 --> 00:03:59,040 - Why are you crying... - Not you too, Mama-san. 54 00:03:59,060 --> 00:04:03,650 Fuku-chan, when Manpuku Ramen goes on sale, I'll go buy a bunch. 55 00:04:03,660 --> 00:04:06,530 I'll eat it every day. 56 00:04:07,140 --> 00:04:11,080 - Me too. - Thank you. 57 00:04:11,340 --> 00:04:12,530 Good luck. 58 00:04:15,220 --> 00:04:17,080 We'll be rooting for you. 59 00:04:28,530 --> 00:04:31,580 Okay then, will this fit here... 60 00:04:37,050 --> 00:04:40,790 This is the flow of the ramen making process. 61 00:04:41,220 --> 00:04:45,820 First the soup extract. Then make the noodles, 62 00:04:45,820 --> 00:04:49,470 and in order to turn them into curly noodles, crumple the noodles like this. 63 00:04:49,680 --> 00:04:53,470 Next, steam the noodles and pour soup extract over it. 64 00:04:53,470 --> 00:04:54,570 With a watering can. 65 00:04:55,500 --> 00:04:58,540 Then deep fry the noodles that have been shade dried. 66 00:04:58,560 --> 00:05:01,120 Finally, cool it down and package it. 67 00:05:02,610 --> 00:05:04,220 I see. 68 00:05:04,220 --> 00:05:08,210 The making of the soup extract is our unique method of making Manpuku Ramen tasty 69 00:05:08,260 --> 00:05:11,090 - so we'll make it ourselves. - It's a trade secret. 70 00:05:11,090 --> 00:05:14,860 - But of course. - But for the noodles, for efficiency's sake, 71 00:05:14,860 --> 00:05:17,940 we decided to have Matsuki Noodle Making Factory in the Ikeda Shopping Center make them for us. 72 00:05:17,970 --> 00:05:23,570 Leave it to the specialist, huh? - Yes. - Making noodles is a lot of work. 73 00:05:23,860 --> 00:05:26,080 Is all the work going to be done here? 74 00:05:26,120 --> 00:05:30,580 - Of course. - We'll use the lab in the back, the kitchen here, 75 00:05:30,580 --> 00:05:33,380 and this living room to get the work done. 76 00:05:33,560 --> 00:05:39,380 That's how you're going to make thousands of packs? That's going to be a major undertaking. 77 00:05:39,440 --> 00:05:41,970 So here's the main issue. 78 00:05:42,530 --> 00:05:47,010 In order to mass produce Manpuku Ramen, this series of processes 79 00:05:47,060 --> 00:05:50,800 must be performed by a number of people in an assembly line operation. 80 00:05:51,660 --> 00:05:54,270 First of all, we need at least two people to 81 00:05:54,270 --> 00:05:57,170 handle the processes of making soup extract to shade drying. 82 00:05:57,170 --> 00:06:00,890 I'll do it, so we need one more person. 83 00:06:01,330 --> 00:06:04,540 I'll handle the process of deep frying the noodles. 84 00:06:04,540 --> 00:06:08,130 Finally, cooling down and packaging. 85 00:06:08,140 --> 00:06:11,650 I'm thinking of having the children help out with this, but... 86 00:06:11,720 --> 00:06:17,890 Gen and Sachi can only do it from the time they come home from school until they eat dinner. 87 00:06:18,040 --> 00:06:20,940 I'll take over after that. 88 00:06:20,940 --> 00:06:24,840 I'll rush over as soon as I'm done with my job at the credit union. 89 00:06:24,850 --> 00:06:29,900 We'd appreciate that. But don't you need more than one person to do the packaging? 90 00:06:30,960 --> 00:06:37,420 Which means besides us, we need two more people. 91 00:06:39,890 --> 00:06:43,450 - I'll help. - No you can't, Shigeru-san. 92 00:06:43,450 --> 00:06:48,250 - After I get off work. - Daisuke is still a newborn, you know. 93 00:06:48,250 --> 00:06:51,160 You want your father's attention, don't you, Dai-chan? 94 00:06:51,160 --> 00:06:53,930 Of course he does. Don't count on Shigeru-san. 95 00:06:53,930 --> 00:06:55,860 Give up. 96 00:06:55,860 --> 00:06:57,060 Okay... 97 00:06:59,610 --> 00:07:04,220 I'd like to help too, but I have my own work to do. 98 00:07:04,250 --> 00:07:09,370 I'd like to stay home until Taka recovers from childbirth. 99 00:07:09,380 --> 00:07:11,210 I'm sorry, Uncle Manpei. 100 00:07:11,210 --> 00:07:15,880 - That's all right. We're not trying to force anyone into it. - That's right. 101 00:07:16,400 --> 00:07:20,220 I can do it after I get off work. I can help. 102 00:07:20,220 --> 00:07:24,090 Really? We'd appreciate that, Yoshino-chan. 103 00:07:24,500 --> 00:07:28,880 Shinichi-san will be coming in the evening too, so we'll ask you two to help with the packaging. 104 00:07:31,370 --> 00:07:36,060 What's left is help during the day. 105 00:07:36,240 --> 00:07:38,240 Yes. 106 00:07:45,720 --> 00:07:47,010 What?! 107 00:07:47,910 --> 00:07:51,050 - Mom, won't you help us? - Me?! 108 00:07:51,060 --> 00:07:55,920 - You're the only one that's left. - What do you mean only one left... 109 00:07:56,240 --> 00:08:03,730 I am the daughter of a samurai. The daughter of a samurai does not make ramen... 110 00:08:03,940 --> 00:08:06,420 - What does that have to with... - Excuse me? 111 00:08:06,450 --> 00:08:07,850 Of course it does. 112 00:08:09,570 --> 00:08:13,070 But if you won't help them, Grandma, 113 00:08:13,070 --> 00:08:16,080 Auntie Fukuko has to do everything from making soup extract 114 00:08:16,080 --> 00:08:19,210 to shade drying the noodles. 115 00:08:19,210 --> 00:08:21,150 Day in and day out, all by herself. 116 00:08:21,150 --> 00:08:23,400 That's a lot of work. She's going to fall ill. 117 00:08:23,420 --> 00:08:25,320 - Tadahiko-san. - Yes. 118 00:08:25,320 --> 00:08:30,780 I'll make the soup extract by myself so you don't have to come so early in the morning, Mom. 119 00:08:34,810 --> 00:08:38,020 Please help us, Mother. 120 00:08:38,970 --> 00:08:40,620 Please. 121 00:08:42,520 --> 00:08:45,720 You're not going to help when they're practically begging you? 122 00:08:46,700 --> 00:08:48,510 I'm not helping. 123 00:08:48,510 --> 00:08:52,240 - Grandma. - Grandma. 124 00:09:00,890 --> 00:09:03,860 What do I need to do? 125 00:09:03,960 --> 00:09:07,760 Just a minute. First... 126 00:09:09,320 --> 00:09:16,490 See these noodles? You crumple them like this and turn them into curly noodles. 127 00:09:19,540 --> 00:09:22,250 What? A-all this?! 128 00:09:23,690 --> 00:09:24,420 Yes. 129 00:09:27,800 --> 00:09:32,690 Do you think Grandma's doing all right, Dai-chan? 130 00:09:33,760 --> 00:09:36,850 I wonder if she really is. 131 00:09:41,140 --> 00:09:43,230 Steaming time is 7 minutes. 132 00:09:43,230 --> 00:09:45,560 A-all this?! 133 00:09:48,540 --> 00:09:52,040 Then Yoshino-chan's going to President's place? 134 00:09:52,040 --> 00:09:54,490 She's going there to help every day. 135 00:09:54,530 --> 00:09:57,800 That means going to see a movie with us... 136 00:09:57,820 --> 00:10:02,450 - Would be impossible. - Those poor guys. 137 00:10:03,080 --> 00:10:07,920 Actually, this is more like comedy. 138 00:10:07,920 --> 00:10:13,590 That aside, the problem is the fact that Manpei-san didn't ask you guys for help. 139 00:10:13,590 --> 00:10:16,290 - You're right. - Why didn't he? 140 00:10:17,930 --> 00:10:20,630 You've been forgotten. 141 00:10:24,500 --> 00:10:30,330 - It is a comedy. - Isn't that what I said? 142 00:10:36,170 --> 00:10:42,940 - Pour soup extract on them like this. - On all this?! 143 00:10:42,960 --> 00:10:45,740 Yes. The goal is 400 packs a day. 144 00:10:46,530 --> 00:10:47,730 400 packs! 145 00:10:54,500 --> 00:10:56,240 Okay, this is good. 146 00:10:56,240 --> 00:11:00,640 At the time the noodles are deep fried, the water content should be 45 percent. 147 00:11:00,970 --> 00:11:03,940 Can you tell just by touching with your fingers? 148 00:11:08,580 --> 00:11:12,650 Wah! He's really frying the noodles! 149 00:11:13,340 --> 00:11:16,590 It will be done in 2 minutes. Please keep them coming. 150 00:11:18,520 --> 00:11:21,010 This is not the time to be watching, Mom. 151 00:11:26,600 --> 00:11:29,600 Okay. There, it's done. 152 00:11:31,500 --> 00:11:35,600 The two of them worked endlessly. 153 00:11:36,490 --> 00:11:39,140 - I brought them. - Thanks. 154 00:11:39,140 --> 00:11:45,140 At 3 o'clock, Gen-chan and Sacchan came home from school and helped with the packaging. 155 00:11:53,290 --> 00:11:54,490 I did it. 156 00:11:56,200 --> 00:11:58,500 - Here. - Thanks. 157 00:12:04,680 --> 00:12:06,360 Uncle Shinichi. 158 00:12:06,370 --> 00:12:10,580 In the evening, Shinichi-san and Yoshino-chan came and... 159 00:12:10,580 --> 00:12:12,910 We'll take over from here. 160 00:12:13,010 --> 00:12:16,780 Gen-chan and Sacchan, you'd better go to bed as soon as you eat and take a bath. 161 00:12:18,860 --> 00:12:22,730 - Thanks for coming when you're tired. - It's all right. 162 00:12:27,050 --> 00:12:28,930 You can go home, Mom. 163 00:12:33,330 --> 00:12:35,690 I'm exhausted~. 164 00:12:35,800 --> 00:12:40,560 I can't believe I'll be doing this every day... 165 00:12:43,680 --> 00:12:48,450 Days like this continued for 1, then 2 weeks. 166 00:12:52,280 --> 00:12:54,820 Manpuku Ramen. 167 00:12:56,090 --> 00:13:00,840 I'm amazed you were able to make all this in 2 weeks. 168 00:13:00,850 --> 00:13:06,600 We made 400 packages a day and right now we have a total of 5,000 packages. 169 00:13:06,660 --> 00:13:10,520 - 5,000! - Fuku-chan's working the hardest. 170 00:13:10,560 --> 00:13:12,920 She's working nonstop from morning to night. 171 00:13:13,450 --> 00:13:17,110 - Are you all right, Fuku-chan. - I'm physically tough if nothing else. 172 00:13:17,370 --> 00:13:21,910 Don't overexert yourself. Right now, I'm negotiating with 173 00:13:21,910 --> 00:13:24,820 Daikyu Department Store to see if they would sell Manpuku Ramen. 174 00:13:24,820 --> 00:13:27,410 - The place in Umeda? - Yeah. 175 00:13:27,440 --> 00:13:30,490 - It's the store with the longest history in Osaka. - That's awesome! 176 00:13:30,490 --> 00:13:35,360 I'd like to start selling them in August, but are you all right with that, Tachibana-kun? 177 00:13:37,080 --> 00:13:39,250 Yes, I'll do my best. 178 00:13:39,370 --> 00:13:43,140 Then the problem is the price. 179 00:13:43,420 --> 00:13:48,610 Wouldn't you like to sit down and talk? Please come inside. I'll get you some tea. 180 00:13:48,610 --> 00:13:53,450 How much are you planning to charge per pack? 181 00:13:53,500 --> 00:13:55,610 I was thinking about 10 yen would be reasonable. 182 00:13:55,610 --> 00:14:01,420 10 yen?! Don't be ridiculous! Manpuku Ramen is an epoch-making product, you know. 183 00:14:01,540 --> 00:14:05,420 30 yen... No, it's worth 40 yen. 184 00:14:05,420 --> 00:14:09,210 - 10 yen is definitely too cheap. - Right? 185 00:14:09,210 --> 00:14:13,230 But cheap is the criteria for the new ramen. 186 00:14:13,230 --> 00:14:16,900 - A serving of udon noodles is about 6 yen. - Even if you bought a serving of udon noodles. 187 00:14:16,900 --> 00:14:19,570 you have to spend some time for this and that before you can eat it. 188 00:14:19,570 --> 00:14:21,910 But all you have to do with this is pour hot water over it. 189 00:14:22,040 --> 00:14:23,840 You're selling time too. 190 00:14:24,050 --> 00:14:26,900 - Sera-san certainly has a point here. - Don't I? 191 00:14:27,580 --> 00:14:30,920 Why don't we take the middle ground and decide on 20 yen. 192 00:14:31,240 --> 00:14:33,920 Will housewives buy it for 20 yen, Fuku-chan? 193 00:14:37,590 --> 00:14:40,100 - Fuku-chan! - What's the matter, Fukuko! 194 00:14:40,170 --> 00:14:45,130 Fukuko! Fukuko! Fukuko! Fukuko! 195 00:14:45,130 --> 00:14:48,600 - Call for an ambulance! Hurry! Hurry! - Telephone, telephone... 196 00:14:48,600 --> 00:14:51,500 Fukuko! 197 00:14:51,840 --> 00:14:54,800 What's wrong, Fukuko? Fukuko!