Apr. 29th, 2012 12:58 am
KodoGuru Ep. 10: Drama Notes
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earth_colorsEp. 10: "Ginger Pork Rice Bowl with Fried Egg of Higashi-Nagasaki, Toshima Ward"
Episode Synopsis. For his next appointment, Inogashira-san goes to Toshima Ward. He stops and buys from a cheerful fruit vendor who has a knack for telling puns. Then, he meets up with his client from the movie industry who in turn has a propensity to talk using mimetic words. Afterwards, Inogashira-san takes a stroll through a park and happily gazes at hard-working students from a nearby arts college, practicing their required routines. His growling tummy reminds him that it's time to eat so he goes back to a place where a diner had earlier caught his eye. It was "Dining Sekizawa," an eatery that offers a myriad of home-made, affordable set meals...
(pic: tv tokyo)
Manga Spotlight: The Author
Qusumi Masayuki. A graduate of Hosei University, Qusumi is a manga author, artist, essayist. His "Kodoku no Gurume" has been published from 1997 to 2008. It has been translated into English, Italian and French. He has authored and co-authored other books. He also provided the drama adaptation's theme music and its opening and ending songs.
(official homepage: qusumi)
Drama Notes:
(info: wiki)
Bancho Sarayashiki. In this ghost story, a lovely woman named Okiku was tricked by her employer into believing that she lost one of his ten precious plates. She kept counting them from one to nine repeatedly. Since punishment was death for losing a plate, her employer demanded she become his lover so her life will be spared. She refused and was killed. From then on, the employer keeps hearing her voice, counting from 1 to 9, followed by a ghostly shriek.
(info: wiki)
Yuki Onna. A spirit called Snow Lady said to have black hair and skin so white that she blends in a snowy landscape.
(info: wiki)
Mimetic words. Words used in this episode: Papa~n! (*Slap!* *Pow!*); Piit! (*Beeep!* a high-pitched sound); Zubat! (*Slash!*); Cha-Cha (quick beats/tempo); Pii~n (*Flash!* like a revelation); Jaan~! (Ta-dah!); Do-Don! (*Ka-Blam!*); and Po-wah~! (*Fwoosh~!* SFX for an end of a transformation).
(info: jadednetwork)
Nihon University College of Art. The school that Inogashira was staring at is in Ekoda, Nakano Ward. He was seen walking through Ekoda Forest Park where the students where practicing.
(info: nihon-u)
Episode Synopsis. For his next appointment, Inogashira-san goes to Toshima Ward. He stops and buys from a cheerful fruit vendor who has a knack for telling puns. Then, he meets up with his client from the movie industry who in turn has a propensity to talk using mimetic words. Afterwards, Inogashira-san takes a stroll through a park and happily gazes at hard-working students from a nearby arts college, practicing their required routines. His growling tummy reminds him that it's time to eat so he goes back to a place where a diner had earlier caught his eye. It was "Dining Sekizawa," an eatery that offers a myriad of home-made, affordable set meals...
(pic: tv tokyo)
Manga Spotlight: The Author
Qusumi Masayuki. A graduate of Hosei University, Qusumi is a manga author, artist, essayist. His "Kodoku no Gurume" has been published from 1997 to 2008. It has been translated into English, Italian and French. He has authored and co-authored other books. He also provided the drama adaptation's theme music and its opening and ending songs.
(official homepage: qusumi)
Drama Notes:
Featured Eatery: Sekizawa Shokudo [ せきざわ食堂 ]
Address: 4-28-10 Nagasaki, Toshima Ward, Tokyo
Nearest Station: Higashi-Nagasaki Station
Map: r.tabelog
Yotsuya Kaidan. A popular ghost tale of murder and revenge. The character Oiwa is a woman who was disfigured and had bled to death. She blamed her death on her cheating husband and exacted revenge by haunting him and tricking him into murdering his new wife and father-in-law.Address: 4-28-10 Nagasaki, Toshima Ward, Tokyo
Nearest Station: Higashi-Nagasaki Station
Map: r.tabelog
(info: wiki)
Bancho Sarayashiki. In this ghost story, a lovely woman named Okiku was tricked by her employer into believing that she lost one of his ten precious plates. She kept counting them from one to nine repeatedly. Since punishment was death for losing a plate, her employer demanded she become his lover so her life will be spared. She refused and was killed. From then on, the employer keeps hearing her voice, counting from 1 to 9, followed by a ghostly shriek.
(info: wiki)
Yuki Onna. A spirit called Snow Lady said to have black hair and skin so white that she blends in a snowy landscape.
(info: wiki)
Mimetic words. Words used in this episode: Papa~n! (*Slap!* *Pow!*); Piit! (*Beeep!* a high-pitched sound); Zubat! (*Slash!*); Cha-Cha (quick beats/tempo); Pii~n (*Flash!* like a revelation); Jaan~! (Ta-dah!); Do-Don! (*Ka-Blam!*); and Po-wah~! (*Fwoosh~!* SFX for an end of a transformation).
(info: jadednetwork)
Nihon University College of Art. The school that Inogashira was staring at is in Ekoda, Nakano Ward. He was seen walking through Ekoda Forest Park where the students where practicing.
(info: nihon-u)
