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Opening Song Omohide (Memories) by Suzuki Tsunekichi

STARRING ~ Kobayashi Kaoru ~

~ Tabata Tomoko ~

~ Taguchi Tomorowo ~

kimi ga hai ta shiroi iki ga The white breath you exhale

~ Odagiri Jo ~

ima, yukkuri kaze notte Is slowly riding in the wind

Directed by Matsuoka Joji

sora ni ukabu kumo no naka ni And little by little vanishing

sukoshi zutsu kie te yuku Inside the clouds up in the sky

tooku takai sora no naka de From inside the high and faraway sky

te o nobasu shiroi kumo The white clouds reach out to you

kimi ga hai ta iki o sutte And drink the white breath you exhale

pokkari to ukan de iru Gently floating up high

zutto mukashi no koto no you da ne Feeling like a memory long past

kawamo no ue o kumo ga nagareru Clouds floating above the surface

As the day comes to an end,

and people make their way home,

my own day begins.

~ Traditional Tonjiru ~ 600 yen ~ Beer ~ 600 yen, ~ Sake ~ 500 yen ~ Shochu ~ 400 yen Max. three drinks per customer

My menu is all there.

The possibility of getting served anything else...

as long as it's possible,

my business model.

I am open from midnight to seven of the morning after.

People call this...

Midnight Restaurant.

How is business doing?!

Well enough, I'd say.

~ WITHS2 4th Anniversary Special ~ SHINYA SHOKUDO - midnight restaurant

Episode 2 Nekomanma (Cat Food)

The first time she came...

was right around half past six in the morning,

when I was about to close.

You have katsuobushi*? (*dried fish scrapings)

I do have it, but...

I wanted some on top of warm rice, sprinkled with soy sauce.

You mean nekomanma (cat food)?

You like it as well?

Yeah.

Can you...

wait a little while?

Yeah... I'm a little short on money, though.

Since we're here,

should I make it from fresh rice?

I suddenly got the urge to eat some myself.

Really?

Yeah...

Bon apetit.

How is it?

After that day,

and right around the same time...

Hey!

Here I am again.

What is it you do until this early in the morning?

Is it work?

Karaoke box.

You know...

Promise you won't laugh.

Yeah.

I'm an enka singer.

Although "unsuccessful" should come before that, I guess.

I get no work, but I still want to sing,

so I spend the whole night singing there.

Even though they're not my songs...

Do you have songs of your own as well?

Just one.

You won't find it at most karaoke bars,

and nobody really knows about it.

Among our regulars...

there is this composer.

Really?

Bring your poster next time.

I'll hang it there.

Really?

As the day comes to an end,

and people are rushing back home,

they sometimes get this uneasy feeling,

getting the urge of spending the night somewhere else.

Thanks for that.

~ Life, Wherever Fate Leads Me ~ Chidori Miyuki

What's this?

I live to witness this thing here, now I've seen them all.

Want to buy one?

I even have a CD.

So you've completely fallen for her?!

It's this kiddo who often comes by to eat nekomanma.

I like it, too.

Nekomanma.

That doesn't sound like much of an answer, Master.

Does anyone sing "wherever their fate leads them"?!

I hate that stuff.

What stuff?

You know the stuff they sing in the southern end?

Of the street?

Yeah... Who listens to that anyway?

Listening to them will only make you sad.

Must be the same for her.

But that's where the next popular star might come from.

Isn't that all the more cruel and sad?

"I might become a star just like them!"

You know, spreading hope and the like.

Let's listen!

If I like it, you can sell me one.

All we have here is an old radio.

Sensei...

How about it?

He's a composer, I hear.

The kiddo, does she come here frequently?

Then, how about you have her sing here instead?

That's an idea!

Let's do it, let's do it!

If she's good, I'll buy her CD.

Could become a hit.

This world of ours...

is like the Nile's tide, what goes around comes around.

Don't belittle life.

Still....

Is he curious to listen her song or something?

Or maybe he just wants to meet her?!

When they're young and breathe, anyone is fine.

- Men are simple, aren't they? - Yes!

Master, another round of ochazuke*.

(*rice with green tea and toppings)

- Tarako for me. - Ume. - Salmon.

Coming.

Didn't you say so yourself once?

Time isn't kind to anyone, darling.

- Like it's kind to you. - Life, wherever fate leads me?!

Isn't it?

~ Shinjuku Golden Street ~

~ Enka's New Star ~ Chidori Miyuki CONCERT ~ Free Admission ~

Wherever fate leads me,

wherever fate leads my life to.

From your childhood...

to your adulthood,

life goes wherever fate leads it to.

Wherever fate leads me,

wherever fate leads my life to.

Finding a back alley...

and walking around in circles...

is what I enjoy the most.

I'm buying!

Give me a CD!

Here you go.

Don't know how to explain it, but it has personality.

Still, your voice makes quite the impression.

As for the song, I don't really know whether it's sad or whatever.

But a young lady like you eating nekomanma, isn't that a little strange?!

You're from the northeast, aren't you?

How did you know?

Yeah... What they call nekomanma in the western regions...

is usually rice with soybean paste.

But soy sauce is not too good for cats' health.

Because it's too salty.

But without soy sauce it would have no taste.

No, no way.

Because cats have weak kidneys and don't sweat,

they really don't need that much salt.

But I love salty foods...

Here... Miyuki-chan. A present for you.

Why do you always contradict each other?

Why do you?

Why do we...

If you think about it, don't you get along just fine?

Stray cat.

Listening to your voice,

the words just came out naturally.

Sensei!

Miyuki-chan.

The most important thing...

is your desire to sing.

Never forget that, all right?

Thank you very much.

Man who cry never return.

A life of wandering filled her days from the very start.

Once again, a stray cat...

wanders the street which never sleeps, Shinjuku.

From a back alley far away from the business quarters,

a woman wandering the streets in search of a...

blossoming love a man left withering in the wind.

Where am I headed now?

Here is newcomer Chidori Miyuki,

singing "Stray Cat."

From the lips of a hostess who no longer knew love,

it listened, in her lap's embrace.

She sang the old pleas of men from her past.

Roaming the nights of Shinjuku,

was the stray cat.

Today we feature the hit singer of "Stray Cat," Chidori Miyuki.

- Welcome. - Thank you for having me.

~ Chidori Miyuki's "Stray Cat" ~ 100,000 Copies Sold

In our fleeting everyday life,

~ Chidori Miyuki - 5 Straight Weeks on Top ~ Sad memories accumulate.

Giving your body and soul...

Ahh, are you there? Just a moment.

- He's in the parking lot. - Yes.

To a lying man...

Roaming the streets of Shinjuku

I can't really explain it, but I'm just giving my best for now.

Is the stray cat...

I've gotten used to waiting now

Chidori Miyuki Entering Red & White Song Contest

To a woman...

- The Red & White Contest! - She's something.

Love is hell even if drenched by the bottle

The wet neon lights glowing in the dark

The very last time she came to my restaurant...

was about a month before she died.

Miyuki-chan...

Do you have katsuobushi?

Bon apetit.

This taste is just...

Master.

Thank you so much.

Uh? For what?

If I hadn't come to this place,

I would have never gotten the chance to experience so much happiness.

No words can express how thankful I am.

Should I have one as well?

Can you?

Yeah.

It's not that cold. Is it all right with you?

Yeah.

Remember Chu-san?

The one who bought your CD.

He always said that he'd get your autograph next time you come,

so, sorry if I ask, but will you...

~ Closed for the Day ~

I never expected it to happen to someone as popular as she was.

Miyuki-chan really made it big.

She was the Miyuki-chan from this place.

The one we knew...

Wherever fate leads you.

Wherever it leads your life to.

From your childhood to your adulthood...

it is wherever fate leads you to, indeed.

It was quite the peculiar song,

but it sure suited Miyuki-chan.

You said something strange happened this morning, Master?

~ Chidori Miyuki ~ Bravely Fights Illness Until Death

Miyuki-chan.

Glad you came.

~ To be continued ~

With katsuobushi, it's always better to scrape it fresh.

But these days you don't quite get the chance, do you?

Look at that!

I knew it!

This must be the best way to do it.

Good night everyone.

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~ Starring ~ KOBAYASHI Kaoru as Master

TABATA Tomoko as Chidori Miyuki

SUDO Risa as Miki

KOBAYASHI Asako as Rumi

YOSHIMOTO Saeko as Kana

and ODAGIRI Jo

~ Subtitles by MisterX ~ Timing QC: ay_link

~ On The Next Episode Of ~ SHINYA SHOKUDO

- Ume. - Salmon. - Tarako.

We pursue pure and innocent love!

A marriage meeting? That's cheating!

Seems like Salmon-chan is dating Ume-chan's ex.

So there is no friendship between women?

You will find the man of your dreams for sure!

Right?!

~ My cat seems to approve of nekomanma, so it has to be good ~

~ Then again, the fat bastard eats anything ~

~ And that's no fiction. Although this drama is ~