1 00:00:58,191 --> 00:01:02,962 When people finish their day and hurry home, 2 00:01:03,863 --> 00:01:05,965 my day starts. 3 00:01:06,032 --> 00:01:07,500 PORK MISO SOUP COMBO BEER, SAKE, SHOCHU 4 00:01:07,567 --> 00:01:09,302 That's all I have on my menu. 5 00:01:09,736 --> 00:01:12,405 But I make whatever customers request 6 00:01:12,739 --> 00:01:14,707 as long as I have ingredients for it. 7 00:01:15,008 --> 00:01:17,043 That's my policy. 8 00:01:18,278 --> 00:01:23,416 My diner is open from midnight to seven in the morning. 9 00:01:23,950 --> 00:01:27,320 They call it "Midnight Diner." 10 00:01:27,987 --> 00:01:29,389 Do I even have customers? 11 00:01:30,223 --> 00:01:32,192 More than you would expect. 12 00:01:45,138 --> 00:01:47,140 -Thanks for the food. -Thanks. 13 00:01:57,951 --> 00:02:00,553 Master, another bowl of natto, please. 14 00:02:00,653 --> 00:02:01,721 Sure. 15 00:02:03,857 --> 00:02:08,394 Master, you haven't been to my bar lately. 16 00:02:08,795 --> 00:02:10,830 You're right. 17 00:02:12,098 --> 00:02:14,534 Next time, I promise. 18 00:02:14,801 --> 00:02:17,403 That's what you said last time. 19 00:02:17,871 --> 00:02:21,441 Sorry. I'll keep my promise this time. 20 00:02:21,975 --> 00:02:23,576 You'd better. 21 00:02:24,377 --> 00:02:27,080 -I hate it when they're just being polite. -This is June. 22 00:02:27,147 --> 00:02:28,047 He has to work, you know. 23 00:02:28,114 --> 00:02:33,119 You'd never guess, but she's a transwoman working at Lady Murasaki, a gay bar. 24 00:02:33,419 --> 00:02:35,321 She met her boyfriend, Yoshida, 25 00:02:35,421 --> 00:02:38,491 through their mutual love for natto. 26 00:02:38,591 --> 00:02:41,461 You'll stay the night, won't you? 27 00:02:41,561 --> 00:02:45,298 Sorry, I can't. I have a meeting first thing tomorrow. 28 00:02:45,398 --> 00:02:49,502 What? You can still go to your meeting. 29 00:02:49,836 --> 00:02:51,971 Stay the night. 30 00:02:52,238 --> 00:02:53,673 But I... 31 00:02:53,773 --> 00:02:55,108 Come on. 32 00:02:55,208 --> 00:02:57,810 Okay. I'll stay. 33 00:02:58,077 --> 00:02:59,579 That's so sweet of you. 34 00:03:19,365 --> 00:03:22,902 Their natto bond was strong enough to transcend gender boundaries. 35 00:03:23,002 --> 00:03:25,538 As they say, it takes all sorts to make a world. 36 00:03:33,980 --> 00:03:35,381 Here you go. 37 00:03:35,615 --> 00:03:36,783 Thanks. 38 00:03:57,303 --> 00:03:58,471 Well... 39 00:03:58,571 --> 00:04:01,908 That's enough about June. 40 00:04:04,043 --> 00:04:05,078 Welcome. 41 00:04:05,178 --> 00:04:07,714 Let me introduce you to these three instead. 42 00:04:07,814 --> 00:04:09,949 -Pickled plum. -Salmon. 43 00:04:10,016 --> 00:04:12,385 -Cod roe. -Sure. 44 00:04:12,585 --> 00:04:15,054 These three are known 45 00:04:15,154 --> 00:04:18,157 as the Ochazuke Sisters among my regulars. 46 00:04:27,867 --> 00:04:30,303 Here you go. Pickled plum. 47 00:04:32,505 --> 00:04:33,840 -Let's eat. -Let's eat. 48 00:04:39,279 --> 00:04:41,748 I didn't know Yukari was so eager to marry. 49 00:04:41,848 --> 00:04:43,850 I bet she just wanted to quit her job. 50 00:04:43,950 --> 00:04:47,420 He's eight years older. Did you see his hairline? 51 00:04:47,520 --> 00:04:49,722 I know, right? He's so old. 52 00:04:49,822 --> 00:04:53,459 If it were me, I'd pick someone ten years younger. 53 00:04:53,559 --> 00:04:55,561 -Right? -Right? 54 00:04:56,996 --> 00:05:00,566 They must have come from a wedding after-party. 55 00:05:00,667 --> 00:05:02,869 That's so depressing. 56 00:05:02,969 --> 00:05:05,805 Women in their thirties sulking into their ochazuke. 57 00:05:05,905 --> 00:05:06,906 They can hear you. 58 00:05:07,006 --> 00:05:09,275 So? I don't care. 59 00:05:12,345 --> 00:05:14,414 -Thanks for the food! -Thanks for the food! 60 00:05:14,514 --> 00:05:17,550 -Nothing beats pickled plums. -Nothing beats salmon. 61 00:05:17,650 --> 00:05:19,419 The pickled plum was nice and sour. 62 00:05:19,519 --> 00:05:21,587 Salmon goes so well with rice. 63 00:05:21,688 --> 00:05:23,222 So does cod roe. 64 00:05:23,323 --> 00:05:25,391 You can't go wrong with ochazuke. 65 00:05:25,491 --> 00:05:27,760 -Right? -Right? 66 00:05:28,561 --> 00:05:31,297 The food they served at the reception was awful, wasn't it? 67 00:05:31,397 --> 00:05:32,298 Horrendous. 68 00:05:32,398 --> 00:05:34,334 The appetizers were ridiculously tiny. 69 00:05:34,434 --> 00:05:36,569 They were so small I could barely taste them. 70 00:05:36,669 --> 00:05:37,603 Exactly. 71 00:05:37,704 --> 00:05:41,107 We paid a fortune for their wedding gift. It's so unfair. 72 00:05:42,342 --> 00:05:45,978 This is why I hate weddings. 73 00:05:46,079 --> 00:05:48,514 -Right? -Right? 74 00:05:56,089 --> 00:05:57,523 That said... 75 00:05:58,591 --> 00:06:00,727 Yukari looked so beautiful today. 76 00:06:02,862 --> 00:06:03,763 I agree. 77 00:06:04,530 --> 00:06:07,300 I've never seen her so happy. 78 00:06:09,235 --> 00:06:13,439 I guess she's found her happily ever after. 79 00:06:14,440 --> 00:06:16,409 Of course she's happy. 80 00:06:17,110 --> 00:06:19,846 Why wouldn't she be? 81 00:06:22,248 --> 00:06:26,886 Say, do you want to go to a matchmaking party? 82 00:06:27,353 --> 00:06:29,222 -A matchmaking party? -Yes. 83 00:06:29,322 --> 00:06:32,492 My colleague is a regular at these parties. 84 00:06:32,859 --> 00:06:35,962 -What kind of men does she meet there? -I'm not sure. 85 00:06:37,063 --> 00:06:40,900 But she says she's met quite a few young men there. 86 00:06:41,000 --> 00:06:42,335 -Really? -Yes. 87 00:06:43,436 --> 00:06:45,605 A matchmaking party? 88 00:06:47,140 --> 00:06:48,641 All right, that's enough! 89 00:06:49,442 --> 00:06:52,412 Have you lost your minds? 90 00:06:53,012 --> 00:06:55,181 A matchmaking party? Are you nuts? 91 00:06:55,281 --> 00:06:56,849 Are we that desperate? 92 00:06:56,949 --> 00:06:58,618 -Oh, but-- -Have you forgotten? 93 00:06:58,818 --> 00:07:01,320 We're looking for our one true love. 94 00:07:01,421 --> 00:07:04,123 It will be beautiful and thrilling, like in the movies! 95 00:07:04,223 --> 00:07:06,893 We must not give up! 96 00:07:07,560 --> 00:07:09,028 You're right. 97 00:07:09,128 --> 00:07:10,463 Of course I am. 98 00:07:10,897 --> 00:07:12,532 Like in the movie Pretty Woman! 99 00:07:12,632 --> 00:07:15,101 We'll keep looking for our one true love! 100 00:07:15,701 --> 00:07:16,836 -Exactly! -Exactly! 101 00:07:17,036 --> 00:07:17,937 Matchmaking? 102 00:07:18,037 --> 00:07:19,639 To hell with it! 103 00:07:19,739 --> 00:07:20,873 Marriage interviews? 104 00:07:20,973 --> 00:07:22,175 Screw that! 105 00:07:22,275 --> 00:07:24,677 No compromises. It has to be true love! 106 00:07:25,144 --> 00:07:26,546 -True love! -True love! 107 00:07:26,646 --> 00:07:28,948 There are good men out there, waiting for us! 108 00:07:30,116 --> 00:07:32,218 -Right? -Right? 109 00:07:33,419 --> 00:07:35,755 Master, another ochazuke with pickled plum. 110 00:07:35,855 --> 00:07:37,824 -Salmon. -Cod roe. 111 00:07:40,426 --> 00:07:41,427 Sure. 112 00:07:45,665 --> 00:07:50,303 The Ochazuke Sisters visit the diner at the same hour every night. 113 00:07:51,370 --> 00:07:52,305 Pickled plum. 114 00:07:52,605 --> 00:07:54,474 -Salmon. -Cod roe. 115 00:07:58,578 --> 00:08:00,346 They order ochazuke or rice with tea 116 00:08:00,446 --> 00:08:03,316 and gossip about men while they eat. 117 00:08:05,351 --> 00:08:08,387 They're kind of cute, aren't they? 118 00:08:09,088 --> 00:08:10,323 Yes, they are. 119 00:08:11,190 --> 00:08:13,125 Kana, why don't you go talk to them? 120 00:08:13,926 --> 00:08:15,127 That's a terrible idea. 121 00:08:15,228 --> 00:08:18,865 They must be extremely poor to eat at a dump like this. 122 00:08:19,699 --> 00:08:21,000 -That's true. -That's true. 123 00:08:25,738 --> 00:08:26,939 Sorry. 124 00:08:36,449 --> 00:08:40,419 And then, about three months later... 125 00:08:50,863 --> 00:08:51,898 Pickled plum. 126 00:08:52,198 --> 00:08:53,266 Salmon. 127 00:08:53,699 --> 00:08:54,634 That's a rare sight. 128 00:08:55,668 --> 00:08:58,204 Where's Ms. Cod Roe? 129 00:08:58,471 --> 00:09:02,041 She's gone back to Kyushu to look after her sick mother. 130 00:09:02,808 --> 00:09:03,976 I see. 131 00:09:04,410 --> 00:09:07,113 -That isn't all. -What? 132 00:09:07,947 --> 00:09:12,318 Rumi is going to a marriage interview. 133 00:09:13,019 --> 00:09:15,021 What? 134 00:09:15,121 --> 00:09:18,057 And he's ten years older. 135 00:09:18,491 --> 00:09:19,926 Are you serious? 136 00:09:20,026 --> 00:09:21,093 A marriage interview? 137 00:09:22,628 --> 00:09:25,264 A marriage interview? In Kyushu? 138 00:09:25,631 --> 00:09:27,767 Yes. 139 00:09:28,100 --> 00:09:32,738 My mother is sick. I want her to stop worrying about me. 140 00:09:32,838 --> 00:09:36,142 -Is that right? -Wait, don't misunderstand. 141 00:09:36,576 --> 00:09:39,946 I don't actually want to get married. 142 00:09:40,846 --> 00:09:44,884 But I'm an only child, so... 143 00:09:45,551 --> 00:09:46,452 I see. 144 00:09:49,855 --> 00:09:51,257 I wish you happiness. 145 00:09:53,759 --> 00:09:55,561 Screw this! 146 00:09:58,130 --> 00:09:59,098 You idiot! 147 00:09:59,765 --> 00:10:02,234 Take that! 148 00:10:04,570 --> 00:10:06,372 We haven't been in touch since then. 149 00:10:06,472 --> 00:10:07,406 I see. 150 00:10:07,740 --> 00:10:11,444 Her loneliness got the better of her. 151 00:10:11,677 --> 00:10:13,913 She's just using her mom as an excuse. 152 00:10:14,880 --> 00:10:17,216 She used to sneer at older men. 153 00:10:17,316 --> 00:10:18,818 She compromised. 154 00:10:18,918 --> 00:10:22,722 She's given up on her one true love. 155 00:10:24,857 --> 00:10:26,225 That's it! 156 00:10:26,659 --> 00:10:28,527 I'll never speak to her again! 157 00:10:28,628 --> 00:10:30,396 That traitor... 158 00:10:30,696 --> 00:10:32,999 She betrayed us! 159 00:10:34,533 --> 00:10:36,602 Master, where's our ochazuke? 160 00:10:36,702 --> 00:10:38,004 Step on it! 161 00:10:38,871 --> 00:10:41,173 I sympathized with them, 162 00:10:41,273 --> 00:10:43,909 but I wished they wouldn't take it out on me. 163 00:10:45,511 --> 00:10:49,615 The two of them remained friends after that. 164 00:10:50,683 --> 00:10:52,318 When Miki, or Ms. Pickled Plum, 165 00:10:52,385 --> 00:10:54,854 was hospitalized because of a gynecological condition, 166 00:10:54,920 --> 00:10:56,222 Wow, really? 167 00:10:56,589 --> 00:11:00,793 Kana, or Ms. Salmon, looked after her as if she were family. 168 00:11:00,893 --> 00:11:04,397 I've been dying to eat this! 169 00:11:04,630 --> 00:11:05,731 DINER 170 00:11:05,798 --> 00:11:07,667 Congratulations on your recovery! 171 00:11:07,767 --> 00:11:09,402 Thanks. 172 00:11:12,505 --> 00:11:14,206 It's all thanks to you. 173 00:11:14,306 --> 00:11:16,242 I'm so glad you're all better now. 174 00:11:16,342 --> 00:11:17,677 Let's stick together. 175 00:11:17,743 --> 00:11:19,045 My thoughts exactly. 176 00:11:19,145 --> 00:11:21,981 You're all I have left, Kana. 177 00:11:22,248 --> 00:11:23,315 Oh, Miki. 178 00:11:26,919 --> 00:11:28,154 Matchmaking? 179 00:11:28,254 --> 00:11:29,388 To hell with it. 180 00:11:29,488 --> 00:11:31,691 -Marriage interviews? -Screw that. 181 00:11:31,791 --> 00:11:34,160 Don't ever compromise. 182 00:11:34,727 --> 00:11:36,062 I won't. 183 00:11:36,162 --> 00:11:37,997 It has to be true love. 184 00:11:38,698 --> 00:11:39,965 -Right? -Right? 185 00:11:40,066 --> 00:11:43,335 They say that women can never be friends, 186 00:11:43,736 --> 00:11:46,839 but I was sure the saying did not apply to these two. 187 00:11:48,307 --> 00:11:49,442 I was wrong. 188 00:11:50,776 --> 00:11:53,779 DINER 189 00:11:53,879 --> 00:11:57,783 Say, Master, have you seen the Ochazuke Sisters lately? 190 00:11:58,951 --> 00:12:02,888 Now that you mention it, I haven't. 191 00:12:02,988 --> 00:12:05,191 -See? I knew it. -You were right. 192 00:12:05,591 --> 00:12:06,559 What? 193 00:12:07,293 --> 00:12:10,963 They got into a huge argument at my bar. 194 00:12:11,731 --> 00:12:15,067 From what I heard, Ms. Salmon got together with Ms. Pickled Plum's ex. 195 00:12:15,701 --> 00:12:16,635 What? 196 00:12:17,970 --> 00:12:20,039 According to June, 197 00:12:20,139 --> 00:12:23,509 the two of them had been going to her bar lately. 198 00:12:23,609 --> 00:12:25,111 LADY MURASAKI 199 00:12:27,046 --> 00:12:30,783 Don't get together with Mitsuhiko. You'll regret it. 200 00:12:30,883 --> 00:12:33,352 Why do you care? Let me live my life. 201 00:12:33,452 --> 00:12:35,121 You're making a mistake. 202 00:12:36,455 --> 00:12:38,157 Are you jealous? 203 00:12:39,592 --> 00:12:40,559 What? 204 00:12:40,993 --> 00:12:43,729 You're just jealous, Miki. 205 00:12:43,829 --> 00:12:46,532 What are you talking about? Of course not! 206 00:12:46,632 --> 00:12:48,167 Oh, really? 207 00:12:48,768 --> 00:12:51,771 Why would I be jealous of you? 208 00:12:51,871 --> 00:12:53,506 Why wouldn't you be? 209 00:12:53,706 --> 00:12:55,107 Don't get smart with me. 210 00:12:55,207 --> 00:12:56,976 I'm just concerned about you. 211 00:12:57,076 --> 00:12:59,278 It's none of your business! 212 00:12:59,445 --> 00:13:01,680 He dumped you, remember? 213 00:13:04,850 --> 00:13:06,252 Excuse me? 214 00:13:06,786 --> 00:13:08,254 You're just jealous. 215 00:13:08,554 --> 00:13:11,690 Jealous of my true love. 216 00:13:23,669 --> 00:13:25,504 What's your problem? 217 00:13:25,604 --> 00:13:27,573 Are you crazy? Let go! 218 00:13:27,673 --> 00:13:28,707 What's wrong with you? 219 00:13:30,409 --> 00:13:31,977 Hey, stop it! 220 00:13:33,546 --> 00:13:35,848 -That's enough, you two! -Let go! 221 00:13:36,248 --> 00:13:39,151 -Come on, break it up. -Hands off! 222 00:13:39,251 --> 00:13:40,753 -Calm down! -You're hurting me! 223 00:13:44,190 --> 00:13:45,958 You bastard! 224 00:13:46,692 --> 00:13:48,227 Screw you! 225 00:13:49,328 --> 00:13:50,596 What's your problem? 226 00:13:50,863 --> 00:13:52,064 Stop it! 227 00:14:00,806 --> 00:14:04,043 Get out, you stinking bastards! 228 00:14:07,513 --> 00:14:08,981 Oh, yes. 229 00:14:13,485 --> 00:14:16,222 Can't women be friends? 230 00:14:18,424 --> 00:14:19,325 Never. 231 00:14:20,326 --> 00:14:22,394 Not as long as men exist. 232 00:14:25,264 --> 00:14:27,366 That's depressing. 233 00:14:57,129 --> 00:14:58,030 What are your interests? 234 00:15:00,699 --> 00:15:02,735 I dabble in ballroom dancing. 235 00:15:05,471 --> 00:15:06,805 Really? 236 00:15:07,406 --> 00:15:08,574 Yes. 237 00:15:22,821 --> 00:15:26,191 DINER 238 00:15:38,203 --> 00:15:40,439 If you trace the history of ballroom dancing, 239 00:15:40,539 --> 00:15:43,342 you'll find that it began with the waltz. 240 00:15:45,277 --> 00:15:47,479 Some historians have claimed 241 00:15:47,579 --> 00:15:51,116 that it originated from the volta, a folk dance from Provence. 242 00:15:58,157 --> 00:16:00,392 There are good men out there, waiting for us! 243 00:16:00,993 --> 00:16:02,528 -Right? -Right? 244 00:16:33,959 --> 00:16:35,494 This is stupid. 245 00:16:50,275 --> 00:16:51,410 Welcome. 246 00:16:55,214 --> 00:16:56,181 Pickled plum. 247 00:17:00,052 --> 00:17:00,986 Sure. 248 00:17:05,657 --> 00:17:10,262 The Ochazuke Sisters are now down to one. 249 00:17:31,383 --> 00:17:34,486 As you get older, 250 00:17:37,956 --> 00:17:39,258 you start to get 251 00:17:40,993 --> 00:17:44,430 pigheaded about the silliest things. 252 00:17:45,397 --> 00:17:46,432 I know. 253 00:17:51,303 --> 00:17:52,838 I just... 254 00:17:54,940 --> 00:17:57,643 can't let things go. 255 00:18:04,583 --> 00:18:06,018 I wonder why? 256 00:18:08,220 --> 00:18:09,421 It never works out, 257 00:18:10,689 --> 00:18:14,126 but I can't help it. 258 00:18:25,037 --> 00:18:27,239 I'm not one to talk... 259 00:18:31,477 --> 00:18:34,246 but I think you're overthinking it. 260 00:18:34,980 --> 00:18:37,249 Life is simple, like ochazuke. 261 00:18:42,054 --> 00:18:45,357 You don't need a logical reason for every single thing. 262 00:18:47,559 --> 00:18:49,261 We enjoy delicious food. 263 00:18:50,829 --> 00:18:52,764 Isn't that good enough? 264 00:18:57,102 --> 00:18:58,170 You're right. 265 00:19:01,473 --> 00:19:02,875 Thanks for the food. 266 00:20:11,243 --> 00:20:12,844 It's too salty. 267 00:20:14,913 --> 00:20:16,615 You've lost your touch. 268 00:20:17,716 --> 00:20:19,251 Maybe. 269 00:20:22,654 --> 00:20:27,526 Why don't you try the other ochazuke flavors? 270 00:20:30,295 --> 00:20:31,463 It's on the house. 271 00:20:32,965 --> 00:20:36,435 Would you like to try it with salmon? Or cod roe? 272 00:20:40,772 --> 00:20:41,773 I'll... 273 00:20:43,842 --> 00:20:46,311 have salmon then. 274 00:20:47,045 --> 00:20:48,013 Sure. 275 00:20:51,383 --> 00:20:52,384 Welcome. 276 00:21:01,627 --> 00:21:02,961 Ochazuke with pickled plum. 277 00:21:04,263 --> 00:21:05,230 Sure. 278 00:21:21,613 --> 00:21:22,881 We broke up. 279 00:21:24,783 --> 00:21:26,752 He's a total loser. 280 00:21:28,820 --> 00:21:30,756 I told you. 281 00:21:37,229 --> 00:21:38,997 Here you go. 282 00:21:39,231 --> 00:21:41,366 Pickled plum and salmon. 283 00:22:06,525 --> 00:22:08,060 The pickled plum is nice. 284 00:22:09,561 --> 00:22:10,862 So is the salmon. 285 00:22:18,403 --> 00:22:19,771 I'm sorry. 286 00:22:21,139 --> 00:22:22,541 Don't be. 287 00:22:23,275 --> 00:22:25,911 I was out of line. 288 00:22:27,579 --> 00:22:32,050 I let my jealousy get the better of me. 289 00:22:33,618 --> 00:22:34,453 I know. 290 00:22:45,297 --> 00:22:48,867 Did you hear? Rumi is coming back to Tokyo. 291 00:22:49,267 --> 00:22:51,236 What? Really? 292 00:22:51,336 --> 00:22:54,639 Yes. Her mother is better now. 293 00:22:54,840 --> 00:22:55,941 Really? 294 00:22:56,341 --> 00:22:58,744 I bet her marriage interviews didn't go anywhere. 295 00:22:58,844 --> 00:23:00,212 That's probably it. 296 00:23:00,445 --> 00:23:03,248 That's what you get when you compromise. 297 00:23:03,348 --> 00:23:06,118 Why marry older men when there are younger men out there? 298 00:23:06,218 --> 00:23:07,285 Exactly. 299 00:23:07,586 --> 00:23:10,188 It has to be a fiery, passionate romance! 300 00:23:10,822 --> 00:23:12,691 -Right? -Right? 301 00:23:15,827 --> 00:23:16,962 Cod roe. 302 00:23:21,500 --> 00:23:24,503 What happened to your marriage interview? 303 00:23:24,803 --> 00:23:26,104 What are you talking about? 304 00:23:26,204 --> 00:23:28,340 You're not fooling us. 305 00:23:28,440 --> 00:23:32,978 The Ochazuke Sisters are back in action. 306 00:23:33,245 --> 00:23:35,647 I don't know what you're talking about. 307 00:23:35,747 --> 00:23:38,250 -Oh, come off it! -Oh, come off it! 308 00:23:39,918 --> 00:23:43,922 TO BE CONTINUED 309 00:23:44,089 --> 00:23:46,825 Do you want to make ochazuke? Here are a few tips. 310 00:23:48,593 --> 00:23:51,596 Pour the tea or soup onto the rice right before you serve it. 311 00:23:51,696 --> 00:23:54,466 This helps prevent the rice from getting too soggy. 312 00:23:54,766 --> 00:23:57,602 Top it with whatever you like, and you're done. 313 00:23:58,136 --> 00:24:01,873 Ochazuke is so easy to make. It's the best! 314 00:24:01,940 --> 00:24:03,508 -Right? -Right? 315 00:24:03,608 --> 00:24:04,810 Until next time. 316 00:24:05,243 --> 00:24:07,446 -Good night! -Good night! 317 00:25:09,674 --> 00:25:12,110 THIS STORY IS A WORK OF FICTION. 318 00:25:12,177 --> 00:25:14,179 Subtitle translation by Chen Li Woon