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Dec. 16th, 2014 07:55 pm
Shinya Shokudo 3: Drama Notes Ep. 8
Ep. 28: "Sautéed Burdock Root"
Episode Synopsis:
Meshiya's patron and local yakuza thug, Gen (Yamanaka Takashi) eats his usual order of burdock cooked "kinpira" style. Then, an older, smart-looking woman, Ichikawa Chizuru (Tsumiki Miho) comes and orders the same dish, too. The usually tough looking Gen suddenly lights up, and smiles. He recognizes the woman as a teacher and club adviser from his high school days, and his long-time crush. An ecstatic Gen goes out drinking with Chizuru, and in his drunken state, admits his love for her... Gen has learned that Chizuru had moved to the US, and has been working there as an interpreter. For the first time in 10 years, she came back to spend two weeks in Japan, meeting and catching up with her old friends. While waiting for Chizuru to spend time with him, Gen admits to Master that it was she who said kind words of farewell to him when he quit high school and left for Tokyo many years ago. "Come back a good man," she had told him. That is why he now vows to quit the yakuza in order to make her happy...
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Episode Synopsis:
Meshiya's patron and local yakuza thug, Gen (Yamanaka Takashi) eats his usual order of burdock cooked "kinpira" style. Then, an older, smart-looking woman, Ichikawa Chizuru (Tsumiki Miho) comes and orders the same dish, too. The usually tough looking Gen suddenly lights up, and smiles. He recognizes the woman as a teacher and club adviser from his high school days, and his long-time crush. An ecstatic Gen goes out drinking with Chizuru, and in his drunken state, admits his love for her... Gen has learned that Chizuru had moved to the US, and has been working there as an interpreter. For the first time in 10 years, she came back to spend two weeks in Japan, meeting and catching up with her old friends. While waiting for Chizuru to spend time with him, Gen admits to Master that it was she who said kind words of farewell to him when he quit high school and left for Tokyo many years ago. "Come back a good man," she had told him. That is why he now vows to quit the yakuza in order to make her happy...
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