Feb. 1st, 2016 09:23 pm
KodoGuru S5 Ep12 Finale: Drama Notes
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earth_colorsEp. 12 Finale: "One-Person Sukiyaki of Nishi-Sugamo, Toshima Ward, Tokyo"
Episode Synopsis. Inogashira Goro (Matsushige Yutaka) arrives at real estate company in Nishi-Sugamo in Toshima Ward. At the request of his client Morita (Keiichi Noda), he has come to preview a shop his client is eyeing to rent. While he is filling in an entry form, the company president (Tsuchiya Nobuyuki) and employees (Hanawa Nobuyuki, Hosono Kyoko) are all trying to read his last name, and somehow pronouncing it wrong. Goro is bewildered since he assumes his last name is pretty easy to read... Then, later on, after previewing the shop, Goro feels hungry. He hurries and finds a shabu-shabu and sukiyaki shop called "Shabu Tatsu" along an old-fashioned, quaint shopping street. Inside, there is a rarely seen U-shaped counter. Goro finds the set meals quite tempting. When asked by the proprietress (Yasuko Tomita) what his order is, Goro chooses a luxurious solo order of sukiyaki set meal with prime beef cuts. What a fitting choice for an advanced year-end banquet!
Drama Notes:
Eatery:
Nishi-Sugamo. It is located in the western part of the neighborhood of Sugamo in the Toshima Ward of Tokyo. It is best known for the shopping street for senior citizens, the Jizo Dori or nicknamed the "Harajuku for Grannies". As an infamous side note, this area is also known as the place where the 1988 child abandonment incident took place which was made into a movie called "Nobody Knows". Other places to visit in Nishi-Sugamo include the Buddhist temple, Myogo-ji, Nishi-Sugamo Arts Factory, and the Taisho University.
(info: tokyo-tokyo) (pic: tamagazou)
"Inogashira". Goro's surname is written as [井之頭] while the "Inokashira" in Inokashira Line (as well as Inokashira Park) is written as [井の頭]. That is why Goro is confused as to why the people in this episode cannot read it properly since the name "Inokashira" is fairly common.
"Kodoku no Gurume" Manga Part 2. As you know, the manga's first volume was published in 1998. The newest 2nd edition was just recently published, in September of 2015. Samples of the new volume are the ones shown in the opening title credits of this Season 5. I noticed that mangaka Taniguchi Jiro's rendering of Goro's facial features are different, slighter thinner in this edition than before, maybe to match Matsushige Yutaka's appearance. In this new edition, Goro as usual, discovers new eateries during his business trips. In Chapter 5, he gets to show off his martial arts skill once again when he arm-locks and judo-flips an attacking salary man/boss who was "power-harassing" his subordinate in an eatery. In Chapter 6, Goro had a dream wherein we also get a glimpse of his late father (his back towards the viewer) which appeared to be a memory from his childhood (pic above). He also gets to visit an Algerian Cafe in a trip to France.
Warishita [割り下]. The main ingredients for this basic sukiyaki stock are soy sauce, sake, mirin, and sugar. Here is another recipe: simplerecipes.
(pic: gnavi)
Kishimen [ きしめん]. These are flattened noodles, often eaten with hot soup but recently can also be eaten with pasta sauce just like tagliatte pasta. For a recipe using these noodles, jrecipes.
(info: jnto) (pic: chuplus)
Shungiku [春菊]. The leaves that Goro ate with his sukiyaki are edible leaves of a chrysanthemum plant, specifically the Glebionis coronaria. They are also used in stews and hotpots in Chinese and Korean cuisine as well.
(info/pic: wiki)
Episode Index (link)
Episode Synopsis. Inogashira Goro (Matsushige Yutaka) arrives at real estate company in Nishi-Sugamo in Toshima Ward. At the request of his client Morita (Keiichi Noda), he has come to preview a shop his client is eyeing to rent. While he is filling in an entry form, the company president (Tsuchiya Nobuyuki) and employees (Hanawa Nobuyuki, Hosono Kyoko) are all trying to read his last name, and somehow pronouncing it wrong. Goro is bewildered since he assumes his last name is pretty easy to read... Then, later on, after previewing the shop, Goro feels hungry. He hurries and finds a shabu-shabu and sukiyaki shop called "Shabu Tatsu" along an old-fashioned, quaint shopping street. Inside, there is a rarely seen U-shaped counter. Goro finds the set meals quite tempting. When asked by the proprietress (Yasuko Tomita) what his order is, Goro chooses a luxurious solo order of sukiyaki set meal with prime beef cuts. What a fitting choice for an advanced year-end banquet!
Drama Notes:
Eatery:
SHABU TATSU
『しゃぶ辰』
Address:
Tokyo, Toshima Ward, Nishi-Sugamo 4-13-15
Tel. No: 03-3910-1020
Tel. No: 03-3910-1020
How to get there:
Just a step away from Metro Station-Nishi-Sugamo Station
Nishi-Sugamo. It is located in the western part of the neighborhood of Sugamo in the Toshima Ward of Tokyo. It is best known for the shopping street for senior citizens, the Jizo Dori or nicknamed the "Harajuku for Grannies". As an infamous side note, this area is also known as the place where the 1988 child abandonment incident took place which was made into a movie called "Nobody Knows". Other places to visit in Nishi-Sugamo include the Buddhist temple, Myogo-ji, Nishi-Sugamo Arts Factory, and the Taisho University.
(info: tokyo-tokyo) (pic: tamagazou)
"Inogashira". Goro's surname is written as [井之頭] while the "Inokashira" in Inokashira Line (as well as Inokashira Park) is written as [井の頭]. That is why Goro is confused as to why the people in this episode cannot read it properly since the name "Inokashira" is fairly common.
"Kodoku no Gurume" Manga Part 2. As you know, the manga's first volume was published in 1998. The newest 2nd edition was just recently published, in September of 2015. Samples of the new volume are the ones shown in the opening title credits of this Season 5. I noticed that mangaka Taniguchi Jiro's rendering of Goro's facial features are different, slighter thinner in this edition than before, maybe to match Matsushige Yutaka's appearance. In this new edition, Goro as usual, discovers new eateries during his business trips. In Chapter 5, he gets to show off his martial arts skill once again when he arm-locks and judo-flips an attacking salary man/boss who was "power-harassing" his subordinate in an eatery. In Chapter 6, Goro had a dream wherein we also get a glimpse of his late father (his back towards the viewer) which appeared to be a memory from his childhood (pic above). He also gets to visit an Algerian Cafe in a trip to France.
Warishita [割り下]. The main ingredients for this basic sukiyaki stock are soy sauce, sake, mirin, and sugar. Here is another recipe: simplerecipes.
(pic: gnavi)
Kishimen [ きしめん]. These are flattened noodles, often eaten with hot soup but recently can also be eaten with pasta sauce just like tagliatte pasta. For a recipe using these noodles, jrecipes.
(info: jnto) (pic: chuplus)
Shungiku [春菊]. The leaves that Goro ate with his sukiyaki are edible leaves of a chrysanthemum plant, specifically the Glebionis coronaria. They are also used in stews and hotpots in Chinese and Korean cuisine as well.
(info/pic: wiki)
Episode Index (link)
