Aug. 15th, 2012 02:50 am
Soup Curry Ep. 2: Drama Notes
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
earth_colorsSpice 2: "Soup Curry Hige Danshaku (Bearded Baron)"
Episode Synopsis. Actor and stay-at-home dad Urata Hiroshi receives some good news from his manager. He is up for an audition for a father's role in a drama starring a very popular female idol. However, he still has to deal with his daughter whom he learned has been skipping school for the past few days. He feels he has no right to scold her since he does not hold a regular job. Upon receiving some encouragement from a friend, he tries to confront her the next night...
In the meantime...
Miura Yuji (cram school teacher) is buoyed by the idea that a young girl still finds him attractive despite being nearly forty. Meanwhile, his fiancee who is in a hurry to have a child makes an attempt to get him in the mood...
Hirame Kiyoshi (the ceremonial planner) learns that that his good friend, Yamashita (Ikeuchi Mansaku) is having a divorce and wants the planner to handle the divorce ceremony. Hirame is bothered by it since he does not want to make money out of his friend's misfortune but then...
Wada Shingo (the department store salesman) comes home to find his mother sadly staring at his late father's picture again. Later, his sister in Tokyo calls up to nag him about what to do with their father's eatery...
And lastly, Igarashi Seiji (cooking expert/host) finishes making the basic soup curry. He teaches Megumi about the different spices that go into the dish...
(info and pix: tbs soupcurry homepage)
Drama Notes:
Featured Soup Curry Master's Shop:
Teishoku-ya. 'Teishoku' means set menu. They usually sell set meals with a bowl of rice, main dish (like fish) and some side dishes.
(more info: japan-guide, japantimes)
Ceremonial Occasion Planner. A 'Kan-kon-so-sai' planner is hired to handle and coordinate important occasions in a Japanese person's life. These include birth or coming of age ceremonies ('Kan'), wedding and marriage customs ('Kon'), funerals and memorial services ('So'), and annual celebrations like New Year's and festivals ('Sai').
(info: eno)
49th Day Memorial Service. "On the 49th day after the death, a service is reverently observed at home or at a temple, for it is believed that by the 49th day the karma of the deceased takes a new form. Thereafter, a memorial service is held at home or at the temple on the anniversary of the death every year, or on the third, seventh, 13th, 17th, 23rd or 33rd year, respectively." From Buddhanet.
Cardamom. An aromatic spice with a strong taste, it is used in both food and drinks like Indian spiced milk tea. It is also the third most expensive spice after saffron and vanilla.
(info: wiki)
Episode Synopsis. Actor and stay-at-home dad Urata Hiroshi receives some good news from his manager. He is up for an audition for a father's role in a drama starring a very popular female idol. However, he still has to deal with his daughter whom he learned has been skipping school for the past few days. He feels he has no right to scold her since he does not hold a regular job. Upon receiving some encouragement from a friend, he tries to confront her the next night...
In the meantime...
Miura Yuji (cram school teacher) is buoyed by the idea that a young girl still finds him attractive despite being nearly forty. Meanwhile, his fiancee who is in a hurry to have a child makes an attempt to get him in the mood...
Hirame Kiyoshi (the ceremonial planner) learns that that his good friend, Yamashita (Ikeuchi Mansaku) is having a divorce and wants the planner to handle the divorce ceremony. Hirame is bothered by it since he does not want to make money out of his friend's misfortune but then...
Wada Shingo (the department store salesman) comes home to find his mother sadly staring at his late father's picture again. Later, his sister in Tokyo calls up to nag him about what to do with their father's eatery...
And lastly, Igarashi Seiji (cooking expert/host) finishes making the basic soup curry. He teaches Megumi about the different spices that go into the dish...
(info and pix: tbs soupcurry homepage)
Drama Notes:
Featured Soup Curry Master's Shop:
Soup Curry Hige Danshaku
Address: Kita 1 Higashi 2, Beans Court Bldg. 1F,
Teishoku-ya. 'Teishoku' means set menu. They usually sell set meals with a bowl of rice, main dish (like fish) and some side dishes.
(more info: japan-guide, japantimes)
Ceremonial Occasion Planner. A 'Kan-kon-so-sai' planner is hired to handle and coordinate important occasions in a Japanese person's life. These include birth or coming of age ceremonies ('Kan'), wedding and marriage customs ('Kon'), funerals and memorial services ('So'), and annual celebrations like New Year's and festivals ('Sai').
(info: eno)
49th Day Memorial Service. "On the 49th day after the death, a service is reverently observed at home or at a temple, for it is believed that by the 49th day the karma of the deceased takes a new form. Thereafter, a memorial service is held at home or at the temple on the anniversary of the death every year, or on the third, seventh, 13th, 17th, 23rd or 33rd year, respectively." From Buddhanet.
Cardamom. An aromatic spice with a strong taste, it is used in both food and drinks like Indian spiced milk tea. It is also the third most expensive spice after saffron and vanilla.
(info: wiki)
