Jan. 21st, 2012 07:47 pm
Shinya Shokudo 2 Drama Notes (Ep. 8)
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earth_colorsStory 18 (Ep8 of S2): "Cold Noodles"
Episode Synopsis. Hitomi (Sakai Wakana), a woman who is highly sensitive to cold weather, just got dumped by her much younger boyfriend. One day, she meets fifty year old Hashimoto (Ashikawa Makoto) in a pet store, and falls in love with him. He, a man who is sensitive to heat, loves to eat "hiyashi chuuka (cold noodles)." So he and Hitomi make it a habit to visit Master's diner to eat cold noodles every weekend...
During such a time, a well renowned detective nicknamed "The Tenacious Inuzuka" visits the diner. Inuzuka (Shiomi Sansei) will soon face retirement, though. Despite having an illustrious career as a detective, he admits that he did have one case that he was not able to solve. It was a suspect who managed to slip from his fingers 20 years ago... A man whose profile he could not exactly pinpoint except for one clue: he happens to like cold noodles...
(info/pic: mbs)
Character Spotlight: Manga characters who didn't make the cut
Episode Synopsis. Hitomi (Sakai Wakana), a woman who is highly sensitive to cold weather, just got dumped by her much younger boyfriend. One day, she meets fifty year old Hashimoto (Ashikawa Makoto) in a pet store, and falls in love with him. He, a man who is sensitive to heat, loves to eat "hiyashi chuuka (cold noodles)." So he and Hitomi make it a habit to visit Master's diner to eat cold noodles every weekend...
During such a time, a well renowned detective nicknamed "The Tenacious Inuzuka" visits the diner. Inuzuka (Shiomi Sansei) will soon face retirement, though. Despite having an illustrious career as a detective, he admits that he did have one case that he was not able to solve. It was a suspect who managed to slip from his fingers 20 years ago... A man whose profile he could not exactly pinpoint except for one clue: he happens to like cold noodles...
(info/pic: mbs)
Character Spotlight: Manga characters who didn't make the cut
Mayumi-chan (above pic, 3rd from left). One of the regular characters in the manga who did not become part of the live action drama (so far). A plus-sized woman who is forever on a 'see-saw' diet. She would successfully lose weight, only to gain it all back in time.
Shima-san (2nd from left). Said to be a sailor with a rather tearfully sentimental personality. He always wears a horizontally-striped shirt, a look which Adachi Saya somehow 'inherited.'
(info: ja.wiki) (pic: comics.shogakukan)
Shima-san (2nd from left). Said to be a sailor with a rather tearfully sentimental personality. He always wears a horizontally-striped shirt, a look which Adachi Saya somehow 'inherited.'
(info: ja.wiki) (pic: comics.shogakukan)
Drama Notes:
Hiyashi Chuuka (cold noodles). Literally means, 'cold Chinese.' It's a dish usually served during summer, and mainly consists of ramen noodles, topped with sliced ingredients (ham, tamagoyaki, cucumber, carrot, chicken) and doused in tare sauce.
(info: wiki)
Yamashita Yosuke. A jazz pianist and composer.
(info: wiki)
Japan Hiyashi Chuuka Lovers Association (Zen Nihon Hiyashi Chuka Aiko-kai). Yamashita did spearhead a group that comprised fellow enthusiasts of cold noodles. These included famous personalities like science fiction writer, Tsutsui Yasutaka, and actor, Tamori. Though short-lived (1975-1979), the group held annual hiyashi chuuka festivals, and even put out a publication. (info: ja.wiki)
Hiyashi Chuuka (cold noodles). Literally means, 'cold Chinese.' It's a dish usually served during summer, and mainly consists of ramen noodles, topped with sliced ingredients (ham, tamagoyaki, cucumber, carrot, chicken) and doused in tare sauce.
(info: wiki)
Yamashita Yosuke. A jazz pianist and composer.
(info: wiki)
Japan Hiyashi Chuuka Lovers Association (Zen Nihon Hiyashi Chuka Aiko-kai). Yamashita did spearhead a group that comprised fellow enthusiasts of cold noodles. These included famous personalities like science fiction writer, Tsutsui Yasutaka, and actor, Tamori. Though short-lived (1975-1979), the group held annual hiyashi chuuka festivals, and even put out a publication. (info: ja.wiki)
