BARTENDER Glass of God
At Eden Hall, each glass has a story. A quiet bar lies tucked away in the streets of Tokyo, and it seems only the most desperate souls burdened by their own troubles manage to find its doors. But after a glass of God poured by the brilliant bartender Ryu, they leave renewed. Ryu has a gift—he knows how to soothe the soul with the perfect drink. Who will he meet next?
- Season 1
- E1 - A Gentle Perch
- E2 - Old Pal/One for the Road
- E3 - The Perfect Taste
- E4 - A Bar's Secret Ingredient - The Face of a Martini
- E5 - The First Drop
- E6 - The True Face
- E7 - A Bartender's Resolve
- E8 - A Challenge
- E9 - North Wind
- E10 - A Thorn in the Heart
- E11 - Bar Kaze - A Heartfelt Recipe
- E12 - An Important Job
Season 1
E1 - A Gentle Perch
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[00:03] Ryu
In this world,
[00:05] Ryu
there are two types of professions that
absolutely must not deceive the customer.
[00:12] Ryu
One is the physician or pharmacist.
[00:17] Ryu
And the other is...
[02:03] Miwa
Thank you very much for participating in
today's bartender test for Hotel Cardinal.
[02:11] Miwa
I'm from the Business Planning Division.
My name is Kurushima.
[02:16] Miwa
This hotel opened two months ago.
[02:19] Miwa
In addition to this large lounge,
[02:23] Miwa
we would also like to open an
authentic counter-type bar.
[02:29] Miwa
We will offer the position of bartender
to a person who passes this test.
[02:36] Yukari
Business Planning Division Chief Kamishima
shall now proceed with the test.
[02:41] Kamishima
Right now, I'd like each of you to
make me your specialty cocktail.
[02:46] Kamishima
You first.
[02:47] Bartender 1
Yes, sir.
[02:49] Bartender 1
I will make a martini.
[02:53] Bartender 1
Here you are.
[02:57] Kamishima
Do you...
[02:59] Kamishima
even know if I've eaten yet or not?
[03:01] Bartender 1
Huh?
[03:02] Kamishima
Am I drinking before or after my meal?
[03:05] Bartender 1
I haven't heard either way.
[03:09] Kamishima
The martini is a strong cocktail.
[03:11] Kamishima
How can you offer one without knowing
if I'm drinking on an empty stomach?
[03:14] Bartender 1
But you asked us to make our specialty!
[03:17] Yukari
Just like before.
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Smoothness of gestures
Cocktail crafting technique
Cocktail presentation
Cocktail taste
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[03:20] Kamishima
Enough. Next!
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[03:23] Bartender 2
I will prepare a Grasshopper.
[03:26] Kamishima
In that case, I'll take it
in pousse-café style.
[03:30] Bartender 2
Huh?
[03:31] Kamishima
Surely you know what that is.
[03:33] Bartender 2
Well, yes.
[03:35] Bartender 2
It's a method for layering ingredients
of different densities so they don't mix.
[03:42] Kamishima
A pro would have no trouble at all,
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[03:45] Kamishima
but they got mixed up.
[03:47] Kamishima
And you took too long.
[03:49] Bartender 2
I-I wasn't expecting an order like that.
[03:52] Kamishima
You must expect the customers to test you.
[03:54] Kamishima
Next!
[03:58] Bartender 3
'Sup.
[04:01] Kamishima
Kurushima-kun...
[04:03] Kamishima
Was this one your idea?
[04:05] Miwa
No, it was Higuchi-san's.
[04:06] Yukari
He's all the buzz right now!
[04:09] Bartender 3
So...
[04:10] Kamishima
That isn't what we're looking for.
[04:10] Yukari
He's so cool!
[04:15] Yukari
Why is Chief Kamishima
always so prickly, anyway?
[04:20] Yukari
No wonder the bartenders were upset.
[04:24] Miwa
The hotel is already operating for business,
[04:27] Miwa
but the bar still hasn't opened yet.
[04:32] Miwa
At this rate, that door
will never be unsealed.
[04:35] Miwa
I never thought it would be
this hard to find a bartender.
[04:39] Miwa
It's making me as prickly as the chief.
Giving me stomachaches, too.
[04:44] Miwa
I'm jealous of you, Yukari-chan.
[04:47] Yukari
You almost make it sound
like I'm not working at all.
[04:51] Yukari
I'm under pressure too, you know.
[04:54] Miwa
I guess we start again from scratch.
[04:57] Yukari
The search criteria are just too vague!
[05:00] Yukari
And then he gets so picky
over the littlest things.
[05:02] Yukari
I mean, take a look at this!
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SIGN We need a bartender who can make the "Glass of God."
[05:04] Yukari
What even is a Glass of God?
[05:07] Miwa
The chairman insists on it.
[05:09] Yukari
Yeah, I know. But what
is it supposed to mean?
[05:13] Yukari
If we can't figure that out, that door
really is going to stay sealed forever.
[05:17] Miwa
You're probably right.
[05:22] Miwa
The Glass of God, huh?
[05:39] Ryu
Yes, yes? I'm coming!
[05:42] Ryu
Um... Let's see...
[05:48] Ryu
How does this thing work?
[05:51] Ryu
Um, excuse me.
[05:56] Ryu
Do you mind if I ask you something?
[05:59] Miwa
Me?
[06:00] Miwa
You have to swipe right here.
[06:02] Ryu
Sue-wipe?
[06:03] Miwa
Touch it.
[06:03] Ryu
Okay.
[06:04] Miwa
Then slide.
[06:04] Ryu
Okay.
[06:05] Ryu
Oh, yeah! You saved my neck! Thanks!
[06:07] Maki
Hello? Hello?
[06:09] Ryu
Oh, hello? It's me.
[06:10] Ryu
Oh, Maki-san? All right.
[06:13] Miwa
What was up with him?
[06:14] Yukari
What a disaster, Miwa-senpai.
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[06:18] Yukari
Did that guy leave this?
[06:20] Miwa
Oh. Excuse me! Hey!
[06:25] Miwa
He's gone.
[06:27] Yukari
Tokyo Bar Book?
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[06:29] Yukari
I wonder if this is...
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Bar Mania Press
Item ID: 013648713012
Minato-ku Library
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[06:33] Yukari
It is.
[06:35] Yukari
This is a library book.
[06:37] Miwa
Huh? Oh, come on.
[06:40] Miwa
Why is this happening?
[06:44] Kamishima
Please accept my apologies.
[06:45] Taizo
Did they all fail again?
[06:48] Kamishima
Yes. That brings us to thirty people.
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[06:52] Taizo
If he was easy to find,
I would have done so long ago.
[06:56] Kamishima
Can you please at least provide me
with more concrete criteria?
[07:01] Kamishima
What exactly is a Glass of God?
[07:05] Taizo
Well, about that...
[07:08] Yukari
"You'll know it when you drink it"?
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[07:10] Yukari
Are you sure that's what the chairman said?
[07:13] Kamishima
Why would I lie to you?
[07:16] Yukari
But how can we search for that?
[07:19] Kamishima
Take your complaints to the chairman.
[07:23] Miwa
We're the only ones stuck with this.
[07:27] Yukari
Huh?
[07:29] Female employee
Thanks to your coverage, our number
of reservations has greatly increased.
[07:32] Yukari
You're right.
[07:33] Male employee
Regarding the event, correct?
Yes, we would love to!
[07:34] Yukari
Everyone's getting work done.
[07:37] Yukari
At this rate, we'll be left behind.
[07:40] Kamishima
Anyway, we can't leave things like this.
[07:43] Kamishima
Find someone as soon as you can.
[07:45] Miwa & Yukari
Yes, sir!
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[08:11] Female customer(s)
Look this way!
[08:12] Bartender 3
'Sup.
[08:14] Yukari
'Sup!
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[08:21] Yukari
What?!
[08:22] Yukari
What do you mean, expenses aren't covered?
[08:25] Miwa
Accounting said they won't pay any more.
[08:28] Yukari
You mean we have to pay for all of it?
There goes my salary!
[08:33] Taisho
You still haven't found someone
[08:35] Taisho
to be the bartender behind that sealed door?
[08:37] Miwa
That's right.
[08:39] Yukari
We may never find one.
[08:42] Miwa
Do you know anyone?
[08:44] Miwa
Any bartenders who can
make the "Glass of God"?
[08:49] Taisho
Sure I do.
[08:50] Miwa
Huh?
[08:51] Yukari
Where? Where is he?
[08:54] Taisho
He's right here.
[08:57] Taisho
I keep this place open so late,
it basically makes me a god.
[09:02] Yukari
Would you please refrain
from the unfunny jokes?
[09:04] Taisho
Is that how you talk to a god?
[09:07] Yukari
In that case,
[09:08] Yukari
if you're a god, get our expenses paid!
[09:11] Taisho
Hey. Welcome.
[09:13] Ryu
Hello. Highball, please.
[09:16] Miwa
Are you...?
[09:19] Ryu
Oh?
[09:19] Miwa
It is you! From before!
[09:21] Yukari
The guy who can't use a smartphone!
[09:23] Ryu
Yeah, I'm no good with those.
[09:26] Ryu
Oh, right. Did you happen to see a book?
I might have forgotten it there.
[09:31] Miwa
Yes, I have it.
[09:33] Ryu
Really?
[09:34] Miwa
I don't have it on me right now,
but I'll return it for you.
[09:37] Miwa
The library is near my office.
[09:40] Ryu
Will you? Thank you so much!
[09:43] Ryu
I guess I shouldn't give up on Japan just yet.
[09:47] Taisho
Here, your highball.
[09:48] Ryu
Ah, great. Thank you.
[09:51] Miwa
This is so weak! You call this a highball?
[09:54] Miwa
Did you skimp on the whisky?
[09:56] Taisho
The ice melted because
you weren't drinking it.
[09:59] Taisho
Oh, right. Speaking of bartenders,
this guy is a bartender too.
[10:03] Miwa
Huh?
[10:05] Ryu
I wanted to thank you for before.
[10:07] Ojisan
Oh.
[10:08] Yukari
Senpai, this must be fate.
Let's get him to take the bartender test.
[10:15] Ojisan
Kinda silly to have forgotten your wallet.
[10:18] Ryu
I'm so sorry. But I remembered it today.
[10:22] Ryu
Oh. I forgot to go to the bank.
[10:24] Miwa
Or maybe not.
[10:26] Yukari
Definitely.
[10:28] Miwa
But where are we going to find him?
[10:31] Miwa
Our bartender...
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[11:02] Miwa
Edenhall in Ginza?
[11:05] Yukari
Yes. It says the bartender there once
won a cocktail competition in Europe.
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Local Guide - 1024 Reviews
A great place to enjoy drinks.
He'll pinpoint your tastes and thrill you.
The service is excellent.
You'll want to keep going back
knowing that each time you do,
he'll thrill you with new pleasures.
The bartender is named Sasakura.
He won a cocktail competition
in Europe and has top-notch skills.
taka yamano
...but at some point they reopened.
[11:11] Kamishima
Wasn't Edenhall supposed to have closed down?
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[11:15] Yukari
It says, "The private bar with the
irregular schedule finally reopened."
[11:20] Miwa
It's a private bar? If he's so amazing,
then why's it private?
[11:25] Yukari
It does sound a little strange,
but it might be worth a visit.
[11:30] Yukari
If our expenses are covered.
[11:32] Miwa
You're right.
[11:33] Miwa
If our expenses are covered.
[11:40] Kamishima
Fine. Here's a donation.
[11:42] Miwa
Thank you very much!
[11:42] Yukari
Yes! You're a saint, Chief Kamishima!
[11:46] Miwa
Well, it should be around here.
[11:52] Yukari
Oh, is that it over there?
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[11:55] Yukari
See?
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[11:56] Miwa
I've been down this street
more times than I remember,
[12:00] Miwa
but I never even noticed this place.
[12:30] Yukari
It sure seems like a nice place.
[12:33] Miwa
Yeah, maybe.
[12:35] Maki
Sasakura-kun, you have customers.
[12:39] Ryu
Certainly. On my way.
[12:44] Miwa & Yukari
Oh!
[12:48] Ryu
Welcome.
[12:49] Miwa
It's you... again?
[12:51] Ryu
Oh. We keep running into each other.
[12:54] Ryu
Thank you for your help the other day.
[12:56] Ryu
Please, take a seat.
[12:57] Miwa
O-Okay.
[13:00] Maki
Acquaintances of yours?
[13:02] Ryu
Yes, well, sort of.
[13:04] Yukari
He seems kind of different from before.
[13:16] Yukari
Senpai, what do you think?
[13:19] Miwa
It is an impressive selection.
[13:23] Ryu
Here you are.
[13:26] Miwa
Thanks.
[13:27] Ryu
I'm surprised you found this place.
[13:30] Ryu
Did you ask the owner of Ogura?
[13:32] Yukari
I found reviews online
[13:34] Yukari
talking about an incredibly skilled bartender.
[13:38] Ryu
Oh? Have people been saying that?
[13:43] Ryu
Well, what would you like?
[13:44] Miwa
So he really was a bartender.
[13:45] Yukari
Hmm. Let me think a minute.
[13:48] Miwa
I wonder if the reviews are accurate.
[13:52] Itami
Sasakura-kun, I'll take a Grasshopper.
[13:56] Ryu
Certainly. Shall I prepare it
pousse-café style?
[14:00] Itami
That is nice once in a while.
[14:02] Yukari
Pousse-café? Like the one from the test?
[14:14] Ryu
Here you are. Your Grasshopper.
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[14:17] Yukari
Thirty seconds?!
[14:19] Yukari
That's pretty amazing, right?
And it isn't mixed at all.
[14:23] Miwa
You're right.
[14:25] Ryu
Your chaser.
[14:26] Itami
Thanks.
[14:27] Yukari
In that case...
[14:28] Yukari
Um...
[14:29] Ryu
Yes? Have you decided?
[14:31] Yukari
I'd like a martini, please.
[14:34] Ryu
A martini?
[14:39] Ryu
It appears you haven't dined yet.
[14:41] Ryu
Perhaps you would prefer a lighter beverage
with a lower percentage of alcohol?
[14:47] Yukari
I guess that would be the correct move.
[14:50] Yukari
Then please make me something lighter
than a martini. Something shaken, please.
[14:56] Yukari
Oh, and colored pink.
[14:58] Ryu
As you wish.
[15:20] Yukari
I don't know why, but when I see a
hard-working man use his fingers like that,
[15:27] Yukari
it's super sexy!
[15:29] Miwa
Uh, sexy?
[15:36] Ryu
Here you are. A Cosmopolitan.
[15:44] Yukari
Wow! This is really delicious!
[15:47] Miwa
It's that good?
[15:49] Yukari
It really is!
[15:52] Ryu
And what would you like?
[15:53] Yukari
This is so good!
[15:58] Miwa
If...
[15:59] Miwa
If this person truly is
an amazing bartender...
[16:04] Miwa
Whatever you recommend.
[16:07] Yukari
Senpai, you shouldn't do that.
It really puts bartenders on the spot.
[16:12] Miwa
That's right.
[16:13] Miwa
He doesn't know if I prefer strong drinks,
or what kinds of liquor I don't like.
[16:19] Miwa
He doesn't know enough about me
to know what to make.
[16:24] Miwa
And that's exactly why
it will test his skills.
[16:27] Miwa
Whatever you recommend.
[16:28] Miwa
Please make a cocktail that you
think would be perfect for me.
[16:33] Ryu
Very well.
[17:00] Miwa
A whisky base.
[17:02] Miwa
With a whisky base, the obvious choices
would be a Manhattan or a Godfather.
[17:08] Miwa
Or in that glass, a Whisky Buck.
[17:12] Miwa
Since he's using scotch,
maybe a Highland Cooler.
[17:20] Miwa
Soda?
[17:22] Miwa
Whisky and soda?
[17:29] Miwa
Isn't that just...
[17:31] Ryu
A highball.
[17:33] Miwa
A highball? That's the perfect drink for me?
[17:39] Miwa
It's just whisky diluted in soda.
[17:43] Miwa
Anyone could make something like that.
[17:50] Miwa
Let's drink these and leave.
[17:53] Yukari
Senpai?
[17:54] Miwa
It turns out
[17:56] Miwa
I was let down after all.
[17:59] Miwa
We'll have to start the
search all over again.
[18:15] Miwa
It has such a smooth, gentle flavor.
[18:19] Miwa
Is this really just a highball?
[18:23] Ryu
Yes.
[18:24] Ryu
And yet, it is a delicious highball.
[18:32] Miwa
Why is it so good?
[18:35] Ryu
In this world,
[18:37] Ryu
there are two types of professions that
absolutely must not deceive the customer.
[18:42] Ryu
One is the physician or pharmacist.
[18:45] Ryu
And the other is...
[18:48] Miwa
The other is...?
[18:50] Ryu
The bartender.
[18:52] Ryu
In either job, one small
change to the formula
[18:54] Ryu
is the difference between
serving poison or medicine.
[18:57] Miwa
Medicine?
[19:01] Ryu
I have an exhausted customer.
[19:04] Ryu
She has been so busy with work,
she can't pay attention to anything else.
[19:08] Ryu
Such as a loose sleeve button.
[19:11] Ryu
It appears it finally came off.
[19:16] Ryu
You're also wearing your watch differently.
[19:19] Miwa
Huh? How did you...?
[19:23] Miwa
Was it...
[19:25] Miwa
that one time before?
[19:28] Miwa
You paid attention to such tiny details
and remembered them?
[19:33] Ryu
For a body under so much stress,
[19:36] Ryu
I felt a normal highball
recipe would be too strong.
[19:41] Ryu
So I reduced the amount of alcohol.
[19:44] Miwa
No way. Then why isn't the flavor any weaker?
[19:48] Ryu
It's the ice.
[19:49] Ryu
Although I reduced the
alcohol as much as I could,
[19:52] Ryu
I used hard ice to maintain
the flavor balance.
[19:56] Ryu
If you freeze ice over a long period,
it becomes even harder.
[20:00] Ryu
Then, if you cut out the core parts and
rest them in a freezer for a few days,
[20:07] Ryu
the ice becomes denser and harder to melt.
[20:11] Miwa
You put this much thought
into just one drink?
[20:17] Ryu
Do you know the meaning
of the word "bartender"?
[20:23] Ryu
A "bar" is a perch upon which to rest.
"Tender" means gentle or kind.
[20:27] Ryu
So bartender means a "gentle perch."
[20:30] Ryu
This is merely a piece of wood
to place liquor on. A bar.
[20:34] Ryu
But there is also a bartender here.
[20:38] Ryu
Bar and tender. A place
where tenderness grows.
[20:43] Miwa
So that explains this highball.
[20:46] Miwa
And here I was trying to test you.
[20:51] Ryu
I want the customer on the other side of the
counter to enjoy the perfect drink for them.
[20:57] Ryu
Really, that's all there is to it.
[21:05] Miwa
We've finally found him!
[21:07] Miwa
Sasakura Ryu. I'm sure the
chairman will like him, too!
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[21:11] Kamishima
Chief bartender at the Ratz Hotel in Paris.
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Served as chief bartender at Sky Bar,
a bar on the top floor of the five-star
Ratz Hotel in the outskirts of Paris.
Took top prize at the International
Cocktail Competition in Europe.
After returning to Japan, went back
to work as a bartender at Edenhall
in Ginza.
Points of Investigation
° Assessment in Paris in addition
to experiences after returning
° Accomplishments in Japan
before going overseas
° Assessment at Edenhall
[21:15] Kamishima
So he lived abroad?
[21:17] Kamishima
No wonder he wasn't picked up as a candidate.
[21:20] Yukari
I know he's the one who
can make the Glass of God!
[21:23] Yukari
You'll know it when you drink it, too, Chief!
[21:26] Kamishima
Are you sure?
[21:27] Kamishima
But why did he come back to Japan?
[21:31] Miwa
I was wondering about that myself.
[21:34] Yukari
That's beside the point. The problem is
whether or not he'll come work for us.
[21:38] Kamishima
And whether or not he measures up
to the chairman's expectations.
[21:41] Kamishima
Hurry up and put a proposal together.
[21:42] Miwa & Yukari
Yes, sir!
[21:44] Yukari
Okay.
[21:49] Miwa
What's this?
[21:51] Yukari
Huh? Weren't you going to return it?
[21:54] Miwa
I totally forgot!
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[00:04] Miwa
We have our eyes on the target now.
Let's give it our best shot.
[00:07] Yukari
The problem is how to get Sasakura-san
to come and work for us, isn't it?
[00:13] Miwa
Yeah.
[00:14] Miwa
For travelers from overseas who arrive
at the hotel late at night,
[00:19] Miwa
the first human being they speak
to in this country is the hotel bartender.
[00:24] Miwa
With just one smile, with just one gesture,
[00:27] Miwa
he gives them their first
impressions of this country.
[00:31] Miwa
It isn't a job that just anybody can do.
[00:34] Yukari
We'll definitely get him to say "yes"!
SIGN Closed Today Due to
Personal Circumstances
SIGN Edenhall
SIGN Glass of God
[02:15] Chief of Lapin
You're a real lifesaver!
[02:18] Chief of Lapin
Sorry to ask you on such short notice.
[02:21] Ryu
Well, we've got to help each other out.
[02:23] Chief of Lapin
If there's anything you don't
understand, feel free to ask.
[02:27] Ryu
All right.
[02:29] Chief of Lapin
Oh, I forgot! Today is the 22nd.
[02:39] Ryu
Welcome.
[02:44] Taizo
Hi.
[02:45] Chief of Lapin
Welcome!
[02:47] Chief of Lapin
We've been expecting you.
[02:49] Taizo
Ups-a-daisy.
[02:52] Ryu
Please.
[02:57] Taizo
A new employee?
[02:59] Chief of Lapin
He's helping out today.
[03:01] Chief of Lapin
Another employee got ill, and Maki-san
introduced this fellow to me.
[03:06] Ryu
My name is Sasakura. Pleased to meet you.
[03:09] Taizo
Sasakura? Hmm. All right, then.
[03:15] Taizo
So, what can you make?
[03:17] Ryu
I believe I can handle most requests.
[03:20] Taizo
Then why don't you make me a cocktail
that you think I'd appreciate right now.
[03:26] Ryu
Very well.
[03:31] Ryu
A gin and tonic.
[03:33] Ryu
It's been hot recently,
so I added some bitters.
[03:41] Taizo
Awful.
[03:44] Ryu
My apologies. It appears it
did not appeal to your tastes.
[03:48] Taizo
Not even worth talking about.
[03:50] Ryu
I sincerely apologize. Well then...
[03:54] Ryu
a daiquiri.
[03:58] Taizo
Awful.
[04:01] Ryu
A Bellini.
[04:03] Taizo
Awful!
[04:05] Taizo
Every single one is really awful.
[04:09] Ryu
My apologies.
[04:14] Taizo
Phone call. Hello?
[04:21] Chief of Lapin
I'm really sorry, Sasakura-kun!
[04:24] Ryu
It's all right. What do you know about him?
[04:28] Chief of Lapin
When the late owner here
was still in training in Yokohama,
[04:32] Chief of Lapin
that gentleman used to be his customer.
[04:34] Chief of Lapin
He comes every month on the day of the
owner's death, and he always acts like that.
[04:39] Ryu
I see. So he's a long-time customer.
[04:45] Yukari
Sasakura-san wasn't here either.
[04:49] Yukari
If it said it's closed today,
maybe we won't be able to find him.
[04:54] Miwa
"Edenhall has an unscheduled off day today."
SIGN Bar Hopper
SIGN Edenhall has an unscheduled off day today.
SIGN When this happens, he usually goes to help at other bars.
[04:58] Miwa
"When this happens, he usually
goes to help at other bars."
[05:04] Miwa
There are 300 bars in Ginza,
and the night is still young.
[05:08] Miwa
Here we go, Yukari-chan!
[05:10] Yukari
What?!
[05:20] Taizo
Ups-a-daisy.
[05:22] Taizo
So, what are you planning to make me next?
[05:25] Ryu
Something orthodox.
[05:28] Ryu
A martini.
[05:32] Taizo
What a strange odor.
[05:34] Ryu
It's a Holland-style martini.
[05:37] Ryu
Today, it's common to use London gin
that has been distilled in a column still,
[05:43] Ryu
but instead, I tried using Holland gin that
has been aged for 15 years in the old style.
[05:49] Taizo
I don't need a lecture on booze.
[05:52] Taizo
You gave me old liquor because I'm old.
[05:55] Taizo
Do you have the imagination of a school kid?
[05:59] Taizo
Also,
[06:00] Taizo
that one is best drank chilled and straight.
[06:04] Ryu
You're quite knowledgeable.
[06:06] Taizo
If the owner was still alive,
he'd never serve something like this.
[06:12] Taizo
Oh well. I'll give you credit for trying
to squeeze something out of those brains.
[06:17] Ryu
You're very kind.
[06:19] Taizo
But anyway, about the next drink...
[06:21] Ryu
Yes, I can mix whatever you like.
[06:25] Taizo
The liquor shop on the corner has
a vending machine out front, right?
[06:28] Taizo
Go and buy me a cup of Japanese sake.
[06:33] Taizo
You can keep the change.
[06:35] Ryu
Sure.
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[06:45] Ryu
Awful.
[06:46] Taisho
Oh yeah? Well, too bad.
[06:48] Ryu
No, that's not what I mean.
[06:51] Ryu
Oh, right.
[06:52] Ryu
I should've asked you what you'd do
if a customer says your drinks are all "awful."
[06:57] Taisho
Huh?
[06:58] Taisho
Welcome.
[06:59] Yukari
Ah!
[07:00] Yukari
Of all places!
[07:03] Ryu
Oh, it's you...
[07:06] Taisho
What do you mean, "of all places"?
[07:07] Yukari
We went back to your bar today.
[07:09] Ryu
Oh... sorry. The owner asked me
to fill in at a different bar today.
[07:15] Miwa
We searched all over for you,
at bar after bar.
[07:19] Yukari
Even though we can't expense it.
[07:21] Ryu
Why were you searching for me?
[07:23] Yukari
For now, please read this.
[07:27] Miwa
Pleased to meet you.
SIGN Hotel Cardinal
Business Planning Division
Kurushima Miwa
[07:29] Ryu
Hotel Cardinal... Kijima?
[07:32] Miwa
It's Kurushima. Kurushima Miwa.
[07:36] Yukari
I'm Higuchi Yukari.
[07:37] Ryu
Oh.
[07:39] Miwa
I'll get straight to the point.
[07:41] Miwa
Will you come and work for us?
[07:43] Ryu
What?
[07:44] Miwa
We'd like to hire you to work behind
the bar as the Hotel Cardinal's bartender.
[07:50] Taisho
Huh?! The bartender you were
searching for was him?!
[07:54] Taisho
The guy who can make the Glass of God?
[07:57] Ryu
I appreciate that, but I did
just start working at Edenhall.
[08:02] Miwa
If the conditions aren't acceptable,
we're willing to review them.
[08:05] Ryu
That isn't really the problem.
[08:07] Miwa
Is it the benefits? The pay?
Please give us a number to work with.
[08:12] Ryu
Um... It's actually...
[08:15] Taisho
They're paying that much?!
[08:17] Taisho
I'm happy to go instead.
[08:19] Miwa & Yukari
We never asked you.
[08:20] Ryu
I'm not sure what to think.
[08:25] Ryu
I'll have another, Chief.
[08:27] Taisho
Long as you don't mind if it's awful.
[08:29] Ryu
I told you, I didn't mean your drink was awful!
[08:32] Miwa
What's that all about?
SIGN Ginza Shopping Center
SIGN Ginza M's Building
[08:41] (Flashback) Chief of Lapin
When the late owner here
was still in training in Yokohama,
[08:45] (Flashback) Chief of Lapin
that gentleman used to be his customer.
SIGN Closed Today Due to
Personal Circumstances
SIGN Edenhall
[08:56] Miwa & Yukari
Again?
[09:01] Taizo
I got a call from Maki-kun.
[09:04] Taizo
You wanted to see me?
[09:06] Ryu
Yes.
[09:07] Ryu
I apologize for requesting
your company like this.
[09:09] Taizo
What kinds of awful drinks
are you going to serve me this time?
[09:13] Ryu
Today, would you mind
listening to an old story?
[09:16] Taizo
Oh?
[09:18] Ryu
The time is right after the war.
[09:21] Ryu
The place is Yokohama.
[09:23] Ryu
The history of Japanese bars
begins in the harbor.
[09:27] Ryu
Imported Western liquors
weren't accessible to common folk
[09:30] Ryu
because the bars all started out of hotels.
[09:33] Ryu
Brilliant colors that you had
never seen. Complex odors.
[09:37] Ryu
I imagine that the drinks served then were
rich with flavor and sparkled with color.
[09:46] Ryu
Here you are.
[09:48] Ryu
An Old Pal.
[09:50] Ryu
The name means...
[09:54] Taizo
A dear old friend, huh.
[09:57] Ryu
You visit us every month on the 22nd,
[10:01] Ryu
the day that the former owner passed away.
[10:04] Ryu
I suspect that you are coming here
to meet him, in a sense.
[10:08] Taizo
You sure sound like you know it all.
But I'm sure this is just another...
[10:15] Taizo
Good! This is exactly the flavor...
[10:19] Taizo
The flavor that the late owner made!
[10:24] Ryu
In an age when ice and
refrigerators were still rare,
[10:27] Ryu
it wasn't possible to chill
the liquors or the glasses,
[10:30] Ryu
so apparently, cocktails
weren't as cold as they are today.
[10:33] Ryu
However, at a time with
little air conditioning,
[10:37] Ryu
even a slightly cooler flavor
could be quite refreshing.
[10:41] Taizo
That's right. This reminds me of that time.
[10:47] Ryu
"Do not change the flavor of the liquor."
[10:50] Ryu
That's something I learned from my mentor.
[10:53] Ryu
Because then you can be
reacquainted with your older self.
[10:57] Ryu
I am sure that no matter how the times
changed, the late owner here
[11:01] Ryu
continued to serve drinks with their
classic flavors unchanged, just for you.
[11:06] Ryu
Because, for you, they hold
memories of irreplaceable friends.
[11:09] Ryu
No matter how much time passes, the
memories of those flavors will always remain.
[11:15] Taizo
Out of respect for him, I never
drank anyone else's cocktails.
[11:21] Taizo
I never enjoyed them.
[11:24] Taizo
However...
[11:31] Taizo
To tell the truth, I may have been
searching for a man like you all along.
[11:38] Taizo
Starting today, you can be my new pal.
[11:43] Taizo
If you ever get into any trouble,
just give me a call.
[11:51] Ryu
Thank you very much.
[11:56] Taizo
Sasakura Ryu? The Glass of God?
[12:02] Taizo
Got me thinking back
on my times with the missus.
SIGN Kurushima Industries Chairman
Hotel Cardinal CEO
Kurushima Taizo
[12:07] Ryu
Hotel Cardinal?
[12:09] Ryu
Kurushima? I'm sure I've heard that before.
[12:14] Ryu
But where was it?
[12:21] Miwa
Aww! Where in the world did he go?!
SIGN Glass of God
[12:29] Yukari
He turned us down.
[12:31] Miwa
His response is still pending.
[12:33] Kamishima
So which one is it?
[12:34] Miwa
We'll definitely get him to say "yes."
[12:37] Kamishima
You sure you can handle this?
[12:39] Miwa
Yes. Please leave it to us.
SIGN French
[12:43] Miwa
Like I said, you can keep telling us "no,"
but our position hasn't changed.
[12:49] Miwa
We would like you to come work for us.
[12:52] Ryu
Well, it's like I told you before...
[12:53] Miwa
Isn't there something we can do?
SIGN French
SIGN Ginza Shopping Center
SIGN Ginza M's Building
[12:56] Ryu
You're putting me
in an uncomfortable position.
[13:12] Yukari
Please help us out here!
[13:15] Ryu
More importantly,
what would you like to drink next?
[13:18] Yukari
Huh? Um, let's see.
[13:22] Ryu
Welcome.
[13:30] Goshima
I wonder if you'd let me have one drink,
just to get out of the rain.
[13:35] Ryu
Yes, of course.
[13:38] Ryu
Please, have a seat.
[13:42] Goshima
I didn't expect to find a bar
in a place like this.
[13:45] Ryu
We were closed for a period of time.
[13:48] Ryu
Please. Use this to dry off.
[13:52] Ryu
May I take your order?
[13:55] Ryu
If you have any special preferences,
please let me know.
[14:00] Goshima
I'd love to get more drunk,
but I'm kind of sick of alcohol tonight.
[14:06] Ryu
I see.
[14:09] Goshima
If that sounds impossible,
just give me something strong.
[14:14] Ryu
All right. Very well.
[14:21] Goshima
People really are disgusting, aren't they?
[14:27] Ryu
Disgusting? Are they?
[14:29] Goshima
Like you with that forced smile on your face,
[14:32] Goshima
when you're really thinking,
"now this is a nasty customer."
[14:36] Goshima
But keeping that to yourself
is part of the job, right?
[14:40] Goshima
At the end of the day, a bartender earns
money just listening to people bitch.
[14:45] Goshima
It's a job for assholes.
[14:52] Goshima
Everyone is afraid of me.
[14:55] Goshima
Because I've got a dirty mouth,
as you can tell.
[14:57] Goshima
But despite that, they still come to me
with their ridiculous demands.
[15:02] Goshima
But the customer gets to be selfish.
That's what they're paying me for.
[15:09] Goshima
Are you even listening to me?
[15:11] Ryu
Oh! Pardon me.
[15:14] Ryu
I had been thinking about
what drink to serve you.
[15:19] Goshima
Ever the hypocrite, I see.
[15:22] Ryu
If the other option is to be called a
hypocrite, I'd rather be an asshole.
[15:30] Ryu
There is one drink, although
it may take a little time.
[15:34] Ryu
Would you mind waiting?
[15:37] Goshima
Go ahead. But one thing.
[15:40] Goshima
If you let me down,
I'm not going to be happy.
[15:45] Ryu
He stepped out even though he has customers?
[15:48] Miwa
She wants to get drunk,
but doesn't want to drink alcohol...
[15:51] Miwa
I wonder what he's going to do.
[15:52] Yukari
That really is selfish.
[16:02] Ryu
Thank you for your patience. I asked
the restaurant upstairs to share some.
[16:07] Ryu
I'll mix it straight away.
[16:11] Miwa
A pot?
[16:13] Yukari
That is a pot.
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Sauce
[16:24] Ryu
Thank you for waiting.
[16:27] Ryu
This is a cocktail called the bull shot.
[16:30] Goshima
A cocktail? Isn't it just soup?
[16:35] Ryu
I thought it would be perfect
for you right now.
[16:53] Goshima
This...
[16:55] Goshima
It seems like soup.
Is there really alcohol in it?
[16:59] Ryu
Yes. It's beef bouillon with vodka in it.
[17:04] Ryu
It was conceived by the owner of an
American steak restaurant in the 1950s.
[17:13] Goshima
Delicious.
[17:15] Goshima
It feels like it's warming my body to the core
and bringing me back to life.
[17:23] Goshima
Today...
[17:24] Goshima
I had to sit through three terrible parties.
[17:28] Goshima
Each one made me hate
how much of an asshole I am.
[17:32] Goshima
And I tried to take that out on you.
[17:35] Ryu
Do you know the phrase
[17:37] Ryu
"one for the road" and what it means?
[17:41] Goshima
No.
[17:43] Ryu
The dictionary says, "a final round shared
with someone before reluctantly separating."
[17:47] Ryu
So then, who would you be
reluctant to separate from?
[17:51] Goshima
If it's over a round of drinks,
[17:53] Goshima
a bartender?
[17:55] Ryu
That may also be true. However,
[17:58] Ryu
sometimes deceiving and fooling
yourself can be part of adult life.
[18:04] Ryu
Even then, not every day will be a good one.
[18:07] Ryu
So, with that one last drink
before returning home...
[18:12] Goshima
"One for the road"...
[18:15] Ryu
The person you're toasting
farewell to with that final drink
[18:18] Ryu
may be the bad part of yourself
you struggled with that day.
[18:21] Ryu
The asshole inside yourself.
It might just be.
[18:32] Goshima
So...
[18:33] Goshima
Would it be against the rules
to get one more "one for the road"?
[18:38] Ryu
It's perfectly okay.
[18:40] Ryu
In that case, how about I add lemon and tomato
juice to make the bull shot a bloody bull?
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SIGN Ginza M's Building
[18:51] Goshima
Thank you very much.
[18:53] Goshima
I came in to get out of the rain,
but then gave you a hard time. I'm sorry.
[18:57] Ryu
It's fine.
[18:59] Ryu
You were kind enough to rely on me
as your bartender in a very difficult moment.
[19:05] Ryu
That's another way to think about it.
[19:10] Ryu
I'm sure it's the same for you
[19:12] Ryu
and the clients you work with.
[19:20] Miwa
The same? But what kind of work does she do?
[19:25] Ryu
Oh, didn't you notice?
[19:29] Ryu
She had a particular kind of bag.
[19:31] Yukari
It looked heavy, didn't it?
[19:33] Ryu
Yes.
[19:34] Ryu
A former American Secretary of State
used to prefer a bag like that,
[19:38] Ryu
so it was called a Dulles bag.
[19:40] Ryu
It's very sturdy and can carry
a large amount of paperwork,
[19:42] Ryu
so it's sometimes also called a lawyer's bag.
[19:46] Miwa
A bag for lawyers and people working in law?
[19:49] Yukari
Wow, you can figure out
someone's job from just a bag?
[19:55] Miwa
Sasakura-san.
[19:57] Ryu
Yes?
[19:58] Miwa
Please come to work at our hotel.
[20:00] Ryu
Haven't we already discussed that?
[20:04] Miwa
You can say "no" all you want, but
I'll still recruit you one way or another.
[20:08] Ryu
I guess I have no choice.
[20:11] Miwa
What?
[20:11] Yukari
You mean...?
[20:13] Ryu
I didn't want to tell you this until now...
[20:16] Miwa & Yukari
Yes?
[20:18] Ryu
but... I'm actually afraid of heights.
[20:22] Ryu
I'm very sorry that
I cannot accept your offer.
[20:26] Miwa & Yukari
Huh...?
[20:31] Yukari
The bar at the Latz Hotel is on the
top floor! That's super high up!
[20:38] Miwa
Afraid of heights, huh?
Why would he tell such a transparent lie?
[20:45] Taizo
Sasakura Ryu? That sounds very interesting.
[20:49] Taizo
Do whatever's necessary to
get him behind the counter.
[20:53] Taizo
Got it?
[20:54] Miwa
Mm-hmm.
[20:58] Miwa
That's easy for Grandpa to say,
but this isn't going to be a walk in the park.
[21:07] Goshima
Yajima-kun, what's on the books for today?
[21:10] Yajima
Uh, estate division and child custody.
And there are two divorces.
[21:17] Goshima
Assholes!
[21:18] Goshima
Why is every single one of them "me, me, me"?
[21:22] Yajima
I'm not sure I have the answer.
[21:24] Goshima
But I shouldn't say that. They're relying
on my help in a very difficult moment.
[21:30] Goshima
That's another way to think about it.
[21:35] Goshima
Yajima-kun.
[21:37] Yajima
Yes?
[21:38] Goshima
Have you ever heard of a bull shot?
[21:40] Yajima
I have. The cocktail, right?
[21:44] Yajima
Or do you mean the mystery novel?
[21:47] Goshima
Mystery novel?
[21:49] Yajima
It's a story about a lawyer who acts really
tough but actually has a gentle heart.
[21:54] Yajima
Who calls everyone "assholes."
[21:59] Goshima
Yajima-kun, when we're done,
want to go out for a drink?
[22:03] Goshima
I found a really nice bar.
[22:05] Yajima
That sounds great!
[22:07] Goshima
The bartender is a complete asshole, though.
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SIGN The Perfect Taste
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[00:04] Miwa
Find a different candidate?
Did he really say something like that?
[00:08] Yukari
Yes.
[00:09] Miwa
The manager did?
[00:11] Yukari
He did!
[00:12] Yukari
I overheard him in the lounge talking
to chief bartender Nishizawa about it!
[00:17] (Flashback) Nishizawa
A new candidate? Do you mean as insurance?
[00:22] (Flashback) Kamishima
Yeah.
[00:23] (Flashback) Kamishima
The chairman has his
sights set on Sasakura Ryu,
[00:26] (Flashback) Kamishima
but if that guy doesn't give us the nod,
then we're dead in the water.
[00:29] (Flashback) Nishizawa
The chairman must be so
fixated on the counter bar
[00:33] (Flashback) Nishizawa
because he wants to compete against
Bar K at the Hotel Diamondstar.
[00:39] (Flashback) Nishizawa
It's a top-class bar that caters
to heavyweights in the financial world.
[00:43] (Flashback) Nishizawa
And it earned that reputation...
[00:45] (Flashback) Nishizawa
thanks to the presence of its
bartender, Kuzuhara Ryuichi.
[00:50] (Flashback) Nishizawa
People call him Mister Perfect.
[00:52] (Flashback) Nishizawa
I don't know of anybody else
who is even near his level.
[00:56] (Flashback) Kamishima
Which leaves us right back where we started.
[00:59] (Flashback) Kamishima
We've got to find someone
whose name we can put in lights.
[01:04] Yukari
But searching for
someone else at this point?
[01:07] Yukari
Senpai?
[01:08] Miwa
Sorry, Yukari-chan! You can
tell me all about it tomorrow.
[01:11] Yukari
Huh? Hold on!
[01:14] Yukari
That's odd. Senpai always
seems married to her work.
[01:19] Yukari
Is she going on a date?!
SIGN Glass of God
SIGN m 0 0 l 100 0 100 60 0 60
SIGN Bar K Bartender
SIGN Kuzuhara Ryuichi
SIGN Award Presentation Party
SIGN Hotel Diamondstar
SIGN Star Hall
[02:54] Miwa
I've never heard of a bartender
receiving a medal before.
[02:58] Miwa
Kuzuhara-san must be really amazing.
[03:01] Taizo
He's considered to be a pioneer
[03:03] Taizo
who raised the status of Japanese
bartenders to a world-class level.
[03:08] Taizo
Even customers are awestruck
by his perfect technique.
[03:12] Taizo
That is why they call him Mister Perfect.
[03:18] Taizo
Hey. Congrats.
[03:20] Kuzuhara
Now this is a pleasant surprise,
Chairman Kurushima!
[03:24] Kuzuhara
It is quite an honor to welcome
[03:26] Kuzuhara
the man who only drank cocktails
from the late owner of Lapin.
[03:29] Kuzuhara
Please, allow me to make you something.
[03:31] Taizo
Recently, I've been very impressed
with the bartender at Edenhall.
[03:38] Taizo
He hasn't been in the position long,
but he's a fairly interesting fellow.
[03:43] Kuzuhara
He's the new bartender there?
[03:46] Taizo
He's still a bit wet
behind the ears, though.
SIGN Ginza Shopping Center
SIGN Ginza M's Building
[03:53] Ryu
Welcome.
[03:55] Ryu
Oh.
[03:56] Ryu
I see you're together today.
[03:58] Taizo
Actually, this is my lover.
[04:02] Ryu
In general, I don't care to inquire
about customers' personal relationships,
[04:07] Ryu
but I suspect that while you two are close,
she's actually your granddaughter.
[04:13] Taizo
I guess he now knows that
I used to change your diapers.
[04:15] Miwa
Hey!
[04:18] Ryu
May I take your order?
[04:20] Taizo
How about something
that's good for a stiff neck?
[04:22] Miwa
Me too.
[04:23] Ryu
Hmm.
[04:24] Taizo
We had to stop by a pretty uptight party.
[04:28] Miwa
It was a little exhausting.
[04:30] Ryu
I see. Very well, then.
[04:34] Ryu
Welcome.
[04:39] Kyoko
Um, am I still all right?
[04:43] Ryu
If you're referring to closing time,
you don't need to worry.
[04:45] Kyoko
Thank you. Then...
[04:48] Kyoko
I'd like a B&B, please.
[04:54] Kyoko
A B&B
[04:56] Kyoko
is a cocktail you make by just mixing equal
amounts of brandy and Bénédictine, right?
[05:01] Ryu
Yes. Its name comes from the
first letter of each word. B&B.
[05:06] Kyoko
What's the best way to drink it?
[05:08] Ryu
As a nightcap.
[05:10] Ryu
It's said to be best enjoyed
just before bed.
[05:15] Ryu
It combines the rich flavor of brandy
with the unique sweetness of Bénédictine.
[05:21] Ryu
It is quickly intoxicating,
which may help the drinker fall asleep,
[05:26] Ryu
I suppose.
[05:28] Ryu
Your B&B. Enjoy.
[05:41] Kyoko
Bartender, have you been
in this line of work long?
[05:45] Ryu
Almost eight years.
[05:46] Kyoko
Eight years?
[05:50] Miwa
What's that lady doing?
[05:53] Taizo
You still can't read people well, can you?
[05:56] Miwa
Huh?
[05:58] Kyoko
Thank you.
[06:01] Kyoko
I finally worked up the courage
to quit my job today.
[06:07] Kyoko
Thank you for allowing me to stay so late.
[06:14] Miwa
Was she crying?
[06:16] Ryu
I wonder what happened.
Why would she want to quit bartending?
[06:21] Miwa
Is she a bartender?
[06:23] Ryu
A normal customer wouldn't have asked
about the bar hours when she came in
[06:29] Ryu
or stared at the way I swirled
the bar spoon so aggressively.
[06:34] Miwa
You sure notice a lot, don't you?
[06:36] Taizo
I'm more certain than ever that you
would be a valuable asset to our bar.
[06:41] Ryu
I believe I already declined that offer.
[06:44] Ryu
I'm simply too afraid of heights.
[06:48] (Flashback) Yukari
The bar at the Latz Hotel
is on the top floor!
[06:53] Miwa
Sasakura-san, about that fear of heights...
[07:01] Ryu
Welcome.
[07:03] Kuzuhara
Are you still open?
[07:04] Ryu
Of course. Please come in.
[07:10] Taizo
I thought you'd show up.
[07:15] Miwa
Why...?
[07:16] Ryu
An acquaintance of yours?
[07:18] Taizo
Let's say we were acquainted through
a certain business transaction.
[07:21] Ryu
Is that so.
[07:24] Ryu
Your order, sir?
[07:26] Kuzuhara
I'll take a Gin Fizz.
[07:29] Ryu
Very well.
[07:40] Kuzuhara
The Gin Fizz is a famous cocktail.
Do you happen to know who invented it?
[07:46] Ryu
In 1888, in New Orleans,
[07:50] Ryu
at the Imperial Cabinet Saloon, a bartender
named Ramos was credited with inventing it.
[07:55] Kuzuhara
What about the "fizz" part?
[07:57] Ryu
It supposedly comes from the sound
of the bubbles in soda water,
[08:03] Ryu
but it certainly doesn't
sound like "fizz fizz" to me.
[08:06] Taizo
Is that something you tell
someone like Mister Perfect?
[08:10] Miwa
That's right.
[08:12] Miwa
He trained in France, so he doesn't
know anything about Kuzuhara-san.
[08:17] Ryu
Here. One Gin Fizz.
[08:27] Kuzuhara
This flavor...
[08:29] Ryu
Do you not find it to your liking?
[08:31] Kuzuhara
No, it's good. However,
[08:34] Kuzuhara
what is this slightly rich flavor?
[08:37] Kuzuhara
Like an old, aged rum.
[08:40] Kuzuhara
Is this your own recipe?
[08:42] Ryu
Yes. I suspected that the standard
recipe might be somewhat boring
[08:48] Ryu
for someone who's a professional and,
I expect, a first-rate bartender.
[08:52] Kuzuhara
How did you know that I'm a bartender?
[08:56] Ryu
There are two reasons.
[08:58] Ryu
When a pro visits a new bar, what would
he order to test the bartender's abilities?
[09:04] Ryu
A Gin Fizz.
[09:06] Miwa
Is that true?
[09:07] Taizo
'Cause of this.
SIGN Eternity
[09:13] Miwa
Eternity?
[09:14] Taizo
Yeah.
[09:16] Taizo
The character for "eternity"
has vertical, horizontal,
[09:18] Taizo
point, jump, stop, and sweep strokes.
[09:21] Taizo
All of the basic strokes
in Japanese calligraphy.
[09:24] Taizo
In the same way, from the shaking,
to the ratio of alcohol and juice,
[09:29] Taizo
to the ice and the soda,
[09:31] Taizo
the one drink that includes
all the essential bartending techniques
[09:35] Taizo
is the Gin Fizz.
[09:38] Kuzuhara
So what was the other reason?
[09:40] Ryu
The pinky finger on your right hand.
[09:43] Ryu
It appears to be a callus developed
from many years of shaking.
[09:48] Kuzuhara
And you observed all that in
such a short amount of time.
[09:52] Ryu
If you're always evaluating and criticizing,
and you only drink for work,
[09:58] Ryu
then I want you to enjoy your experience
as a customer on the other side of the bar.
[10:05] Kuzuhara
Enjoy?
[10:07] Kuzuhara
You think I'm enjoying
this little guessing game?
[10:11] Ryu
If that was presumptuous of me, I apologize.
[10:15] Kuzuhara
And that's why you put rum in the Gin Fizz?
[10:17] Ryu
Oh, no. That's wasanbon sugar.
[10:21] Kuzuhara
What?
[10:22] Taizo
Oh.
[10:23] Miwa
Wasanbon? The sugar used
in Japanese confections?
[10:26] Ryu
Yes. Wasanbon is known for
its very delicate sweetness.
[10:30] Taizo
And the flavor is similar to rum,
so he got them mixed up.
[10:35] Taizo
You managed to put one
over on Mister Perfect!
[10:39] Kuzuhara
I see.
[10:41] Kuzuhara
You certainly are an amusing
bartender. However...
[10:47] Kuzuhara
I've known countless failed bartenders who
once tried to impress with eccentric drinks.
[10:56] Kuzuhara
If you intend to keep working as a bartender,
allow me to enlighten you on something.
[11:02] Kuzuhara
Your cocktail is still far from perfect.
[11:12] Miwa
I guess that upset him.
[11:14] Taizo
He isn't someone to take offense
over something so trivial.
[11:18] Taizo
But more importantly, would you make me
one of those Gin Fizzes with wasanbon sugar?
[11:23] Miwa
Oh! Me too!
[11:24] Ryu
Yes.
[11:26] Ryu
Certainly.
SIGN Glass of God
[11:33] Yukari
How was your date yesterday?
[11:35] Miwa
Date? I went out with my grandfather.
[11:38] Yukari
Huh?
[11:40] Yukari
You must get along really well
with your grandpa, then.
[11:43] Miwa
He's more like a father to me.
[11:46] Miwa
Both of my parents passed away
when I was little.
[11:49] Yukari
O-Oh, really? I'm so sorry.
[11:52] Miwa
It's okay.
[11:54] Kamishima
Less talk, more work!
[11:57] Yukari
All right.
SIGN m 0 0 l 100 0 100 130 0 130
SIGN Kuzuhara Ryuichi, Recipient of
the Yellow Ribbon Medal of Honor
SIGN Kuzuhara Ryuichi, bartender at Hotel
Diamondstar, has been announced as
the recipient of the spring Medal. An
award reception honoring Kuzuhara with
the Yellow Ribbon Medal was held at his
own hotel.
SIGN The Yellow Ribbon Medal honors
individuals in farming, business, and
industry who have shown diligence in
their professional activities and proven
themselves as role models to the public.
SIGN It is very rare for members of the food
service industry to be awarded. As such,
this medal recognizes Kuzuhara's vast
contributions to culture through his
exceedingly high skills as a bartender.
[12:00] (Flashback) Kuzuhara
Your cocktail is still far from perfect.
[12:05] Miwa
That was a really harsh thing
to say to Sasakura-san.
[12:08] Miwa
I wonder if he's okay.
[12:10] Yukari
So, Senpai.
[12:12] Yukari
Boyfriend. You don't have one?
[12:15] Kamishima
Higuchi!
[12:16] Yukari
Fine!
[12:26] Ryu
Is that...?
SIGN Palm
Reader
[12:29] Fortune Teller
You don't seem very confident
in your present job.
[12:32] Kyoko
So, do you think I should quit, too?
[12:44] Ryu
I'm glad you haven't quit bartending yet.
[12:47] Kyoko
Oh, you're that guy from before.
[12:53] Kyoko
Actually, that day...
[12:56] Kyoko
was the first time I'd made
a B&B for a customer.
SIGN Minami
[13:01] (Flashback) Kyoko
Here you are. A B&B.
[13:03] (Flashback) Itami
Oh. Let's see.
[13:08] (Flashback) Itami
Hmm.
[13:10] (Flashback) Itami
Not quite there yet.
[13:12] (Flashback) Minami
You still don't understand how to stir.
[13:17] Kyoko
That's what a regular
and the owner told me.
[13:21] Kyoko
To stir quickly so the ice doesn't melt
but the drink still blends evenly...
[13:27] Kyoko
I kept practicing that over and over,
until even my blisters split open.
[13:31] Kyoko
And it's still no good.
[13:33] Kyoko
What else am I supposed to do to get better?
[13:38] Ryu
What is it that bartenders are actually
stirring when they're mixing a drink?
[13:43] Ryu
Do you know?
[13:44] Kyoko
Huh?
[13:45] Ryu
Their imagination of what
the drink should become.
[13:48] Ryu
How will the drink move in the glass?
[13:51] Ryu
How will it have changed when
it touches the customer's lips?
[13:57] Ryu
Stirring brandy and Bénédictine
together in a way
[14:01] Ryu
that makes them reach the customer's
mouth in the ideal condition...
[14:04] Kyoko
...requires imagination, I guess.
[14:07] Ryu
A B&B appears simple,
but that's where it catches people.
[14:12] Ryu
It's a mistake that probably every
bartender in the world makes once.
[14:16] Ryu
But the important thing is what comes after.
[14:20] Kyoko
What comes after?
[14:22] Ryu
If this is enough to make you run away,
[14:25] Ryu
you probably shouldn't try to become
a bartender in the first place.
[14:30] Kyoko
How dare you!
[14:31] Kyoko
Why do I have to take that from you?
[14:35] Ryu
If you're that frustrated, then put
that energy into making a better cocktail.
[14:40] Kyoko
I'm the bartender at Bar Minami.
[14:43] Kyoko
Kawakami Kyoko.
[14:45] Kyoko
Feel free to grace us
with your presence any time.
[14:53] Ryu
Good luck.
[15:04] Ryu
Huh? Right now?
[15:06] Ryu
Well, I doubt we'll get
many customers in this rain.
[15:10] Ryu
As long as the owner says it's all right.
[15:21] Door man
Welcome.
[15:27] Chen
Welcome.
[15:30] Taizo
Hey! Sorry for the short notice.
[15:33] Ryu
Not at all.
[15:34] Ryu
So, you and the owner... Maki-san...
were already acquainted, weren't you?
[15:38] Taizo
Well, yeah.
[15:39] Taizo
But today, I have a somewhat
unreasonable request to make.
[15:43] Kuzuhara
What might that be?
[15:44] Taizo
Actually, I'd like you and him
to make the same cocktail.
[15:49] Ryu
Huh?
[15:50] Chen
Sir, we don't engage
in that sort of thing here.
[15:53] Kuzuhara
Chen.
[15:54] Kuzuhara
Close the bar.
[15:58] Miwa
What is it this time, Grandpa?
[16:00] Miwa
You made me race over here just
to show me something "interesting"?
[16:03] Taizo
These two are going to make the same thing.
What do you want to drink?
[16:09] Miwa
What? But why?
[16:12] Miwa
Make the same cocktail?
At least give me a minute to think.
[16:19] Miwa
Red...
[16:21] Miwa
How about a Manhattan or something?
[16:23] Taizo
Ooh. If the king of cocktails is the Martini,
then the Manhattan is queen.
[16:29] Taizo
Okay. That's what we'll have.
[16:31] Kuzuhara
May I make one request?
[16:34] Kuzuhara
If my Manhattan is more delicious,
[16:38] Kuzuhara
I would like you to drink
one of my cocktails, Chairman.
[16:42] Taizo
Why would a bartender of your status
care about something like that?
[16:46] Kuzuhara
Perhaps you could say it
is my pride as a bartender.
[16:50] Taizo
Very well.
[16:51] Taizo
But if you happen to lose?
[16:55] Kuzuhara
Then I'll take off my jacket and
retire from bartending here and now.
[17:00] Kuzuhara
Well then, shall we begin?
[17:05] Kuzuhara
What do you think is the most
important thing in a cocktail?
[17:09] Ryu
Balance, perhaps?
[17:10] Kuzuhara
Yes.
[17:12] Kuzuhara
But that cannot be merely about addition.
[17:14] Kuzuhara
It must become a question of multiplication.
[17:18] Kuzuhara
The back of the spoon touches
the inside of the mixing glass
[17:22] Kuzuhara
and turns in the same direction as the ice.
[17:26] Kuzuhara
If you stir too much, the ice
melts and the drink weakens.
[17:30] Kuzuhara
If you don't stir enough, the drink
will not taste complete.
[17:36] Taizo
Miwa.
[17:37] Taizo
Please close your eyes.
[17:40] Miwa
Mm-hmm.
[17:44] Taizo
All right.
[17:49] Miwa
What is this?
[17:50] Taizo
It would be boring if you already
knew who made which one.
[17:56] Miwa
Other than the different glasses,
they look identical.
[18:01] Miwa
Okay. I'll try them.
[18:04] Miwa
This one first.
[18:08] Miwa
Delicious! Even with a whisky base,
the flavor is light and refreshing!
[18:15] Miwa
Now this one.
[18:20] Miwa
I think I like this one more!
The flavor is well-rounded and delicious.
[18:25] Taizo
That one is Sasakura-kun's Manhattan.
[18:29] Miwa
Oh, is it? But... why do they taste different?
[18:34] Ryu
It's the human tongue.
[18:36] Ryu
It registers temperatures that are 25 to 30
degrees lower or higher than body temperature
[18:40] Ryu
as having a more delicious flavor.
[18:42] Ryu
I suspect that the drink I made was just a
little... perhaps one to two degrees warmer.
[18:49] (Flashback) Miwa
What is it this time, Grandpa?
[18:52] Ryu
You rushed over here to meet
your grandfather so quickly,
[18:55] Ryu
your body temperature rose,
and you broke a sweat.
[18:59] Ryu
And so...
[19:01] Ryu
I was careful not to make
the drink too cold for you.
[19:04] Miwa
You put that much thought into one drink...
[19:07] Kuzuhara
In a way, such inexperience can be
[19:10] Kuzuhara
quite a heartwarming thing to witness.
[19:15] Kuzuhara
A cocktail is a luxury item, so of course
personal preference comes into consideration.
[19:19] Kuzuhara
But the question here is, as a cocktail,
is this fit to be called a Manhattan or not?
[19:25] Miwa
Sasakura-san made a proper,
delicious Manhattan!
[19:28] Kuzuhara
Perhaps I could ask you to take another sip.
[19:42] Miwa
The flavor has changed.
[19:45] Ryu
If you don't mind.
[19:53] Ryu
Oh my gosh.
[19:54] Kuzuhara
Do you understand now?
That is the perfect flavor.
[19:59] Kuzuhara
If you start trying to please customers
rather than craft the perfect cocktail,
[20:04] Kuzuhara
it will be the beginning
of your decline as a bartender.
[20:07] Kuzuhara
A bartender must aspire to create
cocktails with such perfect flavor
[20:11] Kuzuhara
that they bring customers to their knees.
[20:14] Kuzuhara
If you realize now how green
you are, you may leave.
[20:21] Miwa
Sasakura-san! Wait!
[20:25] Taizo
It sure is nice being young.
[20:28] Kuzuhara
Lacking experience now means
[20:30] Kuzuhara
that you still have the potential
to gain much more.
[20:34] Kuzuhara
Are you going to put him
in charge of your counter bar?
[20:36] Taizo
Who knows? We'll see.
[20:39] Kuzuhara
Well, then. As you promised,
Chairman, what shall it be?
[20:45] Taizo
Let's see...
[20:48] Miwa
Hey. Wait up a minute!
[20:50] Miwa
You lost today, but you won
the last time, right?
[20:54] Miwa
Also, yours really did taste
better at the beginning.
[20:58] Miwa
I'm sure you'll make a better one next time!
[21:01] Ryu
An amateur like you wouldn't understand!
[21:04] Miwa
How could you... I'm just worried about you!
SIGN Ogura
[21:14] Ryu
There's more to his cocktails
than simple mixing.
[21:17] Ryu
He's transforming the ingredients into
a completely different beverage. A Manhattan.
[21:22] Ryu
That's why the flavor doesn't change,
even after a while.
[21:26] Ryu
"Mister Perfect," huh.
[21:30] Ryu
I absolutely lost to him today.
[21:32] Miwa
I don't really think so.
[21:36] Miwa
With experience and effort, you can
improve your skills as a bartender, right?
[21:41] Miwa
But the desire to please customers
isn't something you can get so easily.
[21:48] Miwa
You made that one drink just for me.
[21:52] Miwa
In that sense, I don't think
you lost to Kuzuhara-san at all.
[21:57] Miwa
Right?
[22:00] Ryu
Thanks.
[22:01] Ryu
You know, you're a pretty nice girl after all.
[22:06] Miwa
Don't look at me like that
when you compliment me!
[22:10] Ryu
Hey!
[22:10] Miwa
You're making me blush!
SIGN Ogura
[22:13] Ryu
After I finally dried off?!
SIGN Episode 4
SIGN A Bar's Hidden Flavor
SIGN The Face of a Martini
E4 - A Bar's Secret Ingredient - The Face of a Martini
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[00:05] Kamishima
Monsieur Yamanouchi, was it?
[00:09] Taizo
Yeah.
[00:10] Taizo
He's a chef at the most difficult restaurant
to get reservations for in Paris right now.
[00:15] Taizo
Our French chef had to suddenly return home
due to an illness in his family.
[00:21] Kamishima
Oh.
[00:23] Taizo
I scouted out a replacement,
and we're in talks now,
[00:28] Taizo
but his conditions are extremely
specific, as you can see.
[00:31] Kamishima
"All provided ingredients must be
identical to those used in Paris"?
[00:35] Kamishima
Even the water and vegetables?
[00:37] Taizo
It might be different
with a small restaurant,
[00:39] Taizo
but on the scale of a hotel,
that would be horrible for profits.
[00:42] Kamishima
I suppose you'll have to negotiate
and convince him to compromise on things.
[00:47] Taizo
Exactly right.
[00:48] Taizo
He's a tough opponent,
but he'd be great for the hotel.
[00:52] Taizo
It's in your hands now, Kamishima-kun.
[00:55] Kamishima
Wh-What? Do I have to do it?
[00:58] Taizo
I don't care how. Pray to a higher
power for help if you have to.
[01:02] Taizo
Or, maybe, pray for the Glass of God.
[01:05] Kamishima
Oh.
SIGN Glass of God
[02:48] Ryu
Here you are. A Moscow Mule.
[02:57] Kamishima
Whoa.
[02:59] Kamishima
I've never had such a delicious
Moscow Mule before!
[03:03] Ryu
Thank you very much.
[03:04] Kamishima
My boss and my staff kept saying,
"You'll know it when you drink it."
[03:09] Ryu
Would that be Kurushima-san?
[03:11] Kamishima
Huh? How did you know?
[03:13] Ryu
You have excellent posture when seated, so
I assumed you might be employed at the hotel.
[03:18] Kamishima
Wow. You really do have a sharp eye.
[03:23] Kamishima
Honestly, before I came here, I wasn't
really sure what "Glass of God" meant.
[03:29] Kamishima
Until now, with this one drink.
It isn't simply delicious.
[03:35] Kamishima
Yeah, it feels like it gave me a nudge.
[03:38] Kamishima
A little push to give things another shot.
[03:40] Kamishima
Your cocktails really can give people
an emotional boost.
[03:46] Ryu
That's very flattering.
[03:47] Kamishima
And that's why I'm here.
[03:49] Kamishima
I want your help with something.
[03:51] Kamishima
I want you to use your drinks
to change someone's mind.
[03:56] Ryu
Oh...
[03:58] Kamishima
Please! You'd be saving my neck!
[04:01] Kamishima
I'm begging you! I mean it!
SIGN Ogura
[04:06] Ryu
Ugh. Why does it have to be me?
[04:10] Taisho
Were those girls asking the impossible again?
[04:13] Ryu
Well, their boss asked me for a favor.
[04:22] Ryu
Chief, did you change the recipe?
[04:24] Taisho
I'm impressed you noticed.
I added a secret ingredient.
[04:29] Ryu
Miso? But there's something else.
[04:33] Ryu
What is it?
[04:34] Taisho
Honey.
[04:35] Ryu
Huh?!
[04:36] Ryu
You put honey in gyoza?
[04:38] Taisho
Sounds crazy, right?
[04:40] Taisho
Just goes to show that if you can
overcome your preconceptions,
[04:43] Taisho
you open yourself to discovering new flavors.
[04:48] Ryu
Preconceptions, huh.
[04:51] Yukari
Huh? You went to Edenhall by yourself, Boss?
[04:55] Miwa
Did Sasakura-san say
that he would work for us?
[04:59] Taisho
No, it was for something else.
The chairman sent me.
[05:03] Taisho
I'm trying to rope in Monsieur Yamanouchi.
[05:06] Yukari
Huh? That famous three-star chef?
[05:09] Kamishima
Yeah.
[05:10] Yukari
That's really asking the impossible!
[05:12] Kamishima
I played the hand I had.
[05:13] Miwa
Do you mean... Is that why
you went to Sasakura-san's bar?
[05:18] Kamishima
Yeah. This weekend,
we'll attend to Chef Yamanouchi.
[05:24] Kamishima
We'll finish the night at Edenhall.
[05:26] Kamishima
We can't make any mistakes.
I want you both there in top form.
[05:41] Kamishima
Well, hello there.
[05:58] Yamanouchi
Kamishima-san.
[05:59] Kamishima
Yes?
[06:00] Yamanouchi
I'm not telling you to source ingredients
from France because I'm a Francophile.
[06:07] Yamanouchi
Imagine if I wanted to start
a yakitori restaurant in Paris.
[06:10] Yamanouchi
The meat is one thing,
but what about the sauce?
[06:14] Yamanouchi
Can you make the sauce for yakitori
without mirin, soy sauce, and zarame?
[06:18] Yamanouchi
Would it be an unreasonable request
to have those ingredients shipped from Japan?
[06:23] Kamishima
Well, no.
[06:25] Kamishima
However, when you're talking about
the water for cooking and the vegetables...
[06:31] Yamanouchi
If it would be impossible, then I have
no interest in discussing this further.
[06:35] Yamanouchi
I'll finish eating and
then go back to the hotel.
[06:38] Kamishima
No! Please let me take you
to one more place.
[06:41] Miwa
Please allow us to take you there.
[06:43] Yukari
Yes, please!
[06:45] Yamanouchi
Well, if you insist.
[06:48] Kamishima
Thank you very much!
[06:53] Ryu
Welcome.
[06:55] Yamanouchi
I only came because they forced me.
[06:58] Yamanouchi
Are you supposed to be
the bartender serving me?
[07:02] Ryu
Yes. There is a beverage
I would like you to try.
[07:06] Ryu
Here it is.
[07:09] Kamishima
Please drink this and
try to guess what it is.
[07:13] Yamanouchi
What? Like a blind tasting?
[07:16] Kamishima
Yes.
[07:17] Kamishima
If you are able to guess correctly,
then we will stop pressuring you.
[07:21] Kamishima
But if you don't guess correctly...
[07:23] Yamanouchi
Then I have to consider
your offer. Is that right?
[07:28] Yamanouchi
I'm a chef of French cuisine. I'm rather
confident in my knowledge of alcohol.
[07:35] Yamanouchi
And you still want to test me?
[07:41] Yamanouchi
Very well.
[07:48] Ryu
Here you are.
[07:49] Ryu
I prepared the beverage
that Kamishima-sama selected.
[07:52] Kamishima
Huh?
[07:53] Yamanouchi
Hmm.
[07:57] Yamanouchi
It's more of an amber color,
like tea, than it is red.
[08:01] Yamanouchi
It's the shade of a vintage port wine.
[08:05] Yamanouchi
The legs are about average. It must
not have a high percentage of alcohol.
[08:11] Yamanouchi
The odor has slight notes of yeast,
like Japanese miso.
[08:25] Yamanouchi
If they chose this for me to taste,
it must be a wine.
[08:30] Yamanouchi
And this aftertaste...
[08:33] Yamanouchi
It's definitely a sherry, either
Amontillado or an oloroso.
[08:39] Yamanouchi
This is...
[08:42] Yamanouchi
an oloroso that has been aged
about twenty years.
[08:48] Ryu
The answer is...
[08:51] Miwa
Oh!
[08:53] Yukari
Is that...?
[08:55] Kamishima
Sasakura-san, is that it?
SIGN True Mirin
SIGN Original Recipe Made with Pure Glutinous Rice
SIGN Sanshu Mikawa Mirin
[09:02] Yamanouchi
M-Mirin?!
[09:04] Ryu
Yes.
[09:05] Ryu
It's true mirin that was aged
for ten years to let it mature.
[09:09] Miwa
Mirin, like the cooking ingredient?
[09:12] Ryu
Yes.
SIGN Sanshu
Mikawa
Mirin
[09:13] Ryu
True mirin is made by adding
glutinous rice and koji mold to shochu.
[09:18] Ryu
It's actually a sweet alcohol.
[09:21] Ryu
If you would like, why don't
the rest of you try it as well?
[09:27] Kamishima
I never thought mirin could taste like this.
[09:29] Yukari
I can understand why he
said it tasted like a sherry.
[09:36] Yamanouchi
Excuse me.
[09:38] Yamanouchi
This wasn't a fair challenge!
[09:40] Yamanouchi
You tried to trick me! I refuse
to work with people like that!
[09:44] Kamishima
Please wait!
[09:45] Ryu
You truly are...
[09:46] Ryu
a world-class chef...
[09:49] Ryu
if you guessed it was oloroso from the faint,
lingering odor of the koji mold.
[09:55] Ryu
I expect you may have heard this before,
but please allow me to share a story.
[10:00] Ryu
There was a sommelier
competition held in Tokyo once.
[10:05] Ryu
One participant said that a Northern
European alcohol was Japanese umeshu.
[10:10] Ryu
As the event was held in Japan, his
preconceptions probably affected his tasting.
[10:16] Ryu
But later, that same man was recognized
as the most talented sommelier in the world,
[10:21] Ryu
which proves that he did have
an excellent sense of taste.
[10:24] Miwa
How could such a top-class sommelier
confuse a European liquor for umeshu?
[10:30] Kamishima
Preconceptions, huh.
[10:33] Ryu
I imagine that you have also been burdened
by preconceptions of Japaneseness,
[10:37] Ryu
Chef Yamanouchi.
[10:41] Ryu
You were told that if you used
ingredients from outside of France,
[10:44] Ryu
your cuisine could not be called French.
[10:47] Ryu
Even if you carefully
followed authentic recipes,
[10:50] Ryu
you would be criticized
for using the wrong technique.
[10:54] Kamishima
So that's why he was so insistent
on using French ingredients.
[10:58] Yamanouchi
How could you possibly know that about me?
[11:01] Ryu
Because I had the same experience.
[11:04] Ryu
"Can a Japanese person understand Western
flavors? Can he really make our cocktails?"
[11:11] Ryu
The message you wanted
to express, Kamishima-sama,
[11:13] Ryu
was to not lose yourself to
such trivial preconceptions, I assume.
[11:17] Ryu
And that's why you chose
such a tricky alcohol.
[11:22] Yamanouchi
Did you really put
that much thought into this?
[11:24] Kamishima
Huh?
[11:25] Ryu
He certainly did. Right, Kamishima-san?
[11:27] Kamishima
Uh, well... yes.
[11:33] Yamanouchi
Kamishima-san.
[11:34] Kamishima
Yes?
[11:35] Yamanouchi
I suppose I would be interested in hearing
a little more about your hotel's offer.
[11:42] Kamishima
Thank you very much!
[11:46] Taizo
You did a great job.
[11:48] Kamishima
No, it was all thanks to your advice.
[11:52] Taizo
I wish I had been there to see
the look on Monsieur Yamanouchi's face.
[11:57] Kamishima
But that Sasakura sure is impressive!
[12:00] Kamishima
How do you become such a thoughtful and
considerate bartender at such a young age?
[12:06] Taizo
If you feel that way, then don't waste
any more time bringing him here.
[12:11] Kamishima
Yes, sir.
[12:13] Miwa
Yamanouchi-san saw through
the whole thing, though.
[12:16] Miwa
There's no way the manager would
have known about that mirin.
[12:20] Ryu
A bartender is no different than mirin.
He is merely the bar's secret ingredient.
[12:25] Miwa
Then what are the guests?
[12:27] Ryu
They are the main dish, of course.
The lead characters.
[12:31] Ryu
In the truest sense, the people who
actually make the bar are the customers.
[12:37] Kyoko
Hello. Good evening.
[12:39] Miwa
Oh.
[12:41] (Flashback) Kyoko
I finally worked up the courage
to quit my job today.
[12:48] Ryu
Please have a seat.
SIGN Glass of God
[12:52] Kyoko
Huh? You were here that day?
[12:55] Kyoko
Wow. Please forget about it!
[12:57] Miwa
What about your bartending job?
[12:59] Kyoko
I decided to stay on
after this guy lectured me.
[13:03] Miwa
Huh? Sasakura-san did?
[13:07] Kyoko
After that, I gave it my best shot, and
now I'm finally allowed to mix cocktails.
[13:14] Kyoko
But still...
[13:18] (Flashback) Kyoko
Here you are.
[13:19] (Flashback) Kyoko
A Martini.
[13:27] (Flashback) Minami
This Martini...
[13:29] (Flashback) Minami
has no face.
[13:33] (Flashback) Minami
I don't think making Martinis
like this will help your training.
[13:38] Kyoko
Geez.
[13:40] Kyoko
A "face"? What? I don't get it at all.
[13:44] Ryu
What would you like?
[13:48] Kyoko
Please use Beefeater gin and Noilly
vermouth at a three-to-one ratio
[13:53] Kyoko
and make me a Martini that has a face.
[13:56] Ryu
Understood.
[13:59] Ryu
The Martini uses only gin and vermouth
and is very simple to make.
[14:05] Ryu
So why is it called the king of cocktails?
[14:10] Ryu
It's because there are
infinite combinations.
[14:13] Ryu
Which brands will you use?
What ratio will you use?
[14:17] Ryu
Depending on who makes it,
[14:19] Ryu
the coupling of gin and vermouth could
produce many different expressions.
[14:25] Ryu
That's why the Martini is...
[14:29] Ryu
a very special cocktail.
[14:35] Kyoko
It gives off a fragrance.
[14:41] Kyoko
This is totally different from my Martinis.
[14:45] Kyoko
Even though I try to make them
the same way Minami-san does.
[14:48] Ryu
Most likely, you haven't been drawing out
the character of the Beefeater.
[14:54] Kyoko
Character?
[14:55] Ryu
If you water down Beefeater too much,
it starts to lose its fragrance.
[15:00] Ryu
If you stir it to mix air in,
but without melting the ice,
[15:05] Ryu
it starts to release a citrusy fragrance.
[15:08] Kyoko
Minami-san never taught me that.
[15:12] Ryu
Kawakami-san, why did you
choose Beefeater for the gin?
[15:17] Kyoko
Well, that's because it's what
Minami-san always used at the bar.
[15:21] Ryu
Regardless of which gin you use,
if you don't bring out its character,
[15:26] Ryu
bartenders will tell you,
[15:29] Ryu
"This Martini has no face."
[15:33] Kyoko
So that's what it meant.
[15:36] Ryu
I feel the same way as Minami-san.
[15:38] Kyoko
Huh?
[15:39] Ryu
It's impossible to learn something
from words alone.
[15:42] Ryu
The anxiety, the uncertainty you feel,
[15:44] Ryu
and the blood you shed doing something by
yourself are the only things that can teach you.
[15:49] Ryu
If that's too difficult for you, perhaps
you would find it more enjoyable
[15:54] Ryu
to remain seated on that side of the bar.
[15:58] Kyoko
How can you talk to me like that?
That time before, and now today...
[16:02] Kyoko
Who do you think you are, anyway?
[16:04] Miwa
Sasakura-san, that was a little harsh.
[16:06] Ryu
If you still have the energy
to get that angry,
[16:08] Ryu
would you like to go out
to have one more Martini?
[16:12] Kyoko
Huh?
[16:14] Kyoko
Where are we going?
[16:16] Ryu
To a bar I was taken to back
when I was still an apprentice.
[16:21] Kyoko
Hell's arms?
[16:23] Ryu
I haven't been here in a long time.
[16:31] Miwa
Huh. It's a music bar!
[16:34] Kyoko
I came for the Martini,
but isn't this a place for music?
[16:41] Miwa
And the bartender is a woman.
[16:43] Kyoko
Oh, you're right.
[16:46] Yuri
Welcome.
[16:49] Ryu
Is Uehara-san here today?
[16:52] Yuri
No, the owner took the day off.
[16:54] Ryu
Oh, okay. Well, I'd like a Martini, please.
[16:57] Miwa
Me too.
[16:59] Kyoko
Me too, please.
[17:00] Yuri
Three Martinis. Got it.
[17:06] Kyoko
A Vodka Martini?
[17:09] Ryu
Overseas, Martinis are often
made shaken with vodka.
[17:20] Yuri
Here you are. Three Martinis.
[17:29] Kyoko
I did expect it would have
sharper flavor than a Gin Martini,
[17:33] Kyoko
but it goes down easy
and has a strong punch.
[17:37] Kyoko
I guess this is still a Martini.
[17:39] Miwa
The peel sinks to the bottom.
That makes it a lot easier to drink.
[17:44] Ryu
I'm impressed that you noticed!
[17:46] Kyoko
Huh?
[17:48] Kyoko
You're right. Normally,
the lemon peel floats to the top.
[17:53] Kyoko
How did you do this?
[17:56] Yuri
Secret of the trade.
[18:01] (Flashback) Ryu
That must be...
[18:02] (Flashback) Uehara
Just a little something I thought of.
[18:05] (Flashback) Uehara
This way, the customer won't have to
move the lemon peel aside to drink it.
[18:13] (Flashback) Uehara
You've got to have a good eye
to work in the service industry
[18:17] (Flashback) Uehara
and be able to notice little things
that most people wouldn't.
[18:23] Ryu
I learned that from
Uehara-san a long time ago.
[18:27] Yuri
Pardon me, but who are you?
[18:30] Ryu
I used to work at Bar Kaze.
SIGN Sasakura Ryu
[18:33] Ryu
My name is Sasakura.
[18:35] Kyoko
Oh, I forgot to introduce myself.
[18:38] Kyoko
I work at Bar Minami in Ginza.
I'm Kawakami Kyoko.
[18:41] Yuri
So you're in the business too?
SIGN Kinjo Yuri
[18:44] Yuri
My name is Kinjo Yuri.
[18:46] Yuri
I just started bartending,
so this is only my third year.
[18:49] Kyoko
Third year? But this is so delicious.
[18:53] Kyoko
Even though you've only been
working as long as I have.
[18:56] Yuri
What would you like next?
[18:58] Miwa
Hmm, what should I go with?
[19:01] Kyoko
I wonder what kind of "face"
it will have when she makes it.
[19:06] Kyoko
A Gin Martini, please.
[19:13] Kyoko
You freeze the gin?
[19:15] Yuri
Not quite freeze, but I keep it
at minus five or six degrees.
[19:19] Yuri
60 milliliters of gin.
[19:20] Yuri
And for vermouth, I use
Martini Extra Dry. Two dashes.
[19:25] Kyoko
Dry and dry.
[19:27] Yuri
Yeah. Then I stir it a little longer
than normal to raise the temperature a bit.
[19:34] Kyoko
You raise the temperature?
[19:36] Ryu
When the temperature goes up
by one degree,
[19:38] Ryu
the fragrance and flavor
of the gin really open up.
[19:41] Ryu
But it maintains its coldness,
just like when you chill it with ice.
[19:46] Kyoko
I always thought that stirring and shaking
were only to lower the temperature.
[19:52] Miwa
Is it all right for you to be sharing
your technique with other bartenders?
[19:56] Yuri
Even if the amounts are exactly the same,
[19:58] Yuri
different people can't necessarily
create the exact same flavor.
[20:02] Yuri
This Martini is my very own Martini.
[20:10] Kyoko
This is her own Martini.
[20:14] Kyoko
It does have a kick, but the fragrance
and character of the gin comes through well.
[20:21] Kyoko
I'm ashamed to admit it,
but this is delicious.
[20:24] Yuri
Thanks.
[20:25] Miwa
Different Martinis really
can have different characters.
[20:29] Kyoko
The face of a Martini...
[20:32] Kyoko
is the character of
the bartender who makes it.
[20:37] Kyoko
But I still don't know
what kind of bartender I am.
[20:42] Ryu
You're the only person
who can make your Martini.
[20:45] Kyoko
Huh?
[20:45] Ryu
I'm sure you'll find it eventually.
[20:49] Yuri
I decided to enter a competition
for that exact reason.
[20:53] Kyoko
Huh? Competition?
[20:55] Yuri
You've heard of the Cocktail Award, right?
[20:57] Kyoko
Yes.
[20:59] Kyoko
The one where you're told to create
an original version of a specified cocktail.
[21:03] Yuri
I thought if I competed in that,
I'd be able to see a lot more clearly...
[21:09] Yuri
what kind of bartender I want to become.
[21:12] Customer
Excuse me.
[21:14] Yuri
Well, enjoy.
[21:19] Kyoko
What kind of bartender, huh.
[21:25] Uehara
Oh? Sasakura-kun dropped by?
[21:29] Uehara
The "Glass of God" guy, huh?
[21:32] Yuri
Glass of God?
[21:33] Uehara
Yeah.
[21:35] (Flashback) Uehara
So you're the new guy at Bar Kaze?
[21:38] (Flashback) Uehara
What kind of bartender
do you want to become?
[21:41] (Flashback) Ryu
One that can make the Glass of God
[21:44] (Flashback) Ryu
and relieve all of the guests'
worries with a single drink.
[21:49] Uehara
Yeah. He had a real hungry look
in his eye when he told me that.
[21:53] Yuri
He didn't look that way to me, though.
[21:56] Uehara
Oh?
[22:01] Taizo
All right, I can do that.
[22:02] Kuzuhara
I realize how presumptuous it is of me
to request that from you, Chairman.
[22:07] Taizo
It's fine. Don't sweat it.
[22:10] Taizo
I think I have a good idea, anyway.
SIGN Episode 5
SIGN The First Drop
E5 - The First Drop
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SIGN Kodama
SIGN Shin-Osaka
SIGN Nozomi
SIGN Hakata
SIGN Nozomi
SIGN Hakata
SIGN Nozomi
SIGN Nozomi
SIGN Nozomi
[00:05] announcer
The train arriving at
track number 17 is Kodama 718.
[00:12] Ryu
It's already so hot at this hour.
[00:14] Miwa
It is July already.
[00:16] Ryu
Ugh. I want to cool off
somewhere air conditioned.
[00:21] Kyoko
Good morning!
[00:24] Yuri
Hi.
[00:25] Kyoko
Thank you very much for inviting us!
[00:28] Ryu
Very much a morning person, I see.
[00:30] Kyoko
I've really been looking forward to this!
SIGN A Commitment to Cask Aging
SIGN Making the Various Pure Whiskies
SIGN Distillation
[00:32] Kyoko
It's holy ground that any bartender
would want to see once.
[00:35] Kyoko
The Yamazaki Distillery!
[00:38] Yuri
I'm surprised you were
able to get reservations.
[00:40] Yuri
I hear it's really popular among tourists.
[00:43] Ryu
Let's just say I pulled some strings.
[00:46] (Flashback) Taizo
I've already made arrangements
with the people there.
[00:50] (Flashback) Taizo
It has great historical value, and you
can study their production process.
[00:54] (Flashback) Taizo
It's a must-see for bartenders
who want to expand their knowledge.
SIGN Nozomi
SIGN Shin-Osaka
SIGN Reserved
[01:00] Kyoko
So, is it just the four of us going?
[01:03] Ryu
No, there's one more...
[01:06] Ryu
Oh. There he is.
[01:07] Kyoko
Huh?
[01:08] Kyoko
Check out that stud over there!
[01:11] Kyoko
Wait. I just can't.
[01:12] Yuri
Can't what?
[01:13] Ryu
Hey! Chen-kun!
SIGN Glass of God
[03:01] Kyoko
I'm Kawakami Kyoko from Bar Minami!
[03:05] Chen
I'm Kelvin Chen. Bar K.
[03:07] Yuri
Oh? Kuzuhara-san's place.
[03:10] Yuri
I'm from Hell's arms. Kinjo Yur—
[03:12] Kyoko
So, Chen-san, have you been in Japan long?
[03:16] Chen
No.
[03:17] Kyoko
But your Japanese is super good!
[03:21] Chen
My mother is Japanese.
[03:22] Kyoko
Oh? Is this your first trip
to the Yamazaki Distillery?
[03:26] Chen
Yes.
[03:27] Kyoko
So you wanted to see the holy ground
of Japanese whisky once?
[03:31] Chen
Kuzuhara-sensei sent me.
[03:34] Kyoko
Ah. Sounds tough.
[03:36] Yuri
Is this your first trip to Kyoto?
[03:39] Chen
I've been once.
[03:40] Kyoko
Huh? On vacation?
[03:44] Kyoko
Hey! What is up with this guy?
[03:46] Ryu
What's going on?
[03:47] Miwa
Looks like we have a long trip ahead.
[03:52] Miwa
Ah! We made it!
SIGN Taxi
Stand
[03:52] Ryu
Whew.
[03:54] Kyoko
Yeah!
[03:55] Miwa
Oh, I can see it!
[03:57] Kyoko
You're right!
SIGN Designated Parking Lot for Buses and Wheelchairs
[03:59] Kyoko
Since 1923, huh?
[04:01] Yuri
A hundred years ago.
[04:03] Ryu
The Yamazaki Distillery is the oldest
distillery of malt whisky in Japan.
[04:09] Kyoko
Wow.
[04:10] Ryu
Why do you think they built it here?
[04:13] Kyoko
Huh? Why?
[04:16] Kyoko
Close to the station?
[04:17] Yuri
For the rent?
[04:18] Chen
For the rivers.
[04:20] Chen
The Uji River, the Kizu River,
and the Katsura River.
[04:24] Chen
Those three rivers converge here,
and the area often gets covered in fog.
[04:29] Chen
Mild temperatures and a humid climate are
said to be ideal conditions for aging whisky.
[04:35] Miwa
You sure know a lot about it.
[04:36] Ryu
Good on you for studying up beforehand!
[04:39] Chen
I wouldn't want to reflect
poorly on the Bar K name.
[04:43] Kyoko
Then that would mean I'm...
[04:45] Yuri
...dragging the Bar Minami
name through the mud.
[04:48] Kyoko
Well, you're no better!
[04:50] Miwa
Come on, now. We're all here to learn.
[04:53] Guide
We shall now begin the educational tour.
[04:57] Ryu
The main ingredient
in malt whisky is barley.
[05:01] Ryu
They use barley and water to make wort...
[05:05] Ryu
and then add yeast to ferment it.
[05:11] Ryu
They then take that unrefined liquid and
distill it to make what's called a new pot.
[05:16] Miwa
It's clear, even though it's whisky?
[05:19] Ryu
After it's aged, it takes on a golden color.
[05:23] Miwa & Kyoko
Wow!
[05:27] Ryu
In the whisky world,
[05:28] Ryu
it takes five or ten years for the flavor
you've created to be appreciated.
[05:33] Ryu
You can't make excuses for failures
to drinkers in the future.
[05:38] Ryu
So makers put their heart and soul
into crafting each batch.
[05:44] Kyoko
Look at this cask! It's from 1924!
[05:48] Miwa
Huh.
[05:49] Yuri
So it's 100 years old.
[05:51] Kyoko
I wonder what it tastes like.
[05:54] Chen
I'm sure the contents
have all evaporated by now.
[05:57] Kyoko
Obviously. You don't need to tell us.
[06:00] Yuri
Oh. That cask is as old as me.
[06:02] Kyoko
Huh? I wonder if there's one
from the year I was born.
[06:05] Miwa
Yeah. I want to look too.
[06:25] Guide
And that concludes our
pure whisky tasting.
SIGN Yamazaki
SIGN Wine Cask
Pure Whisky
SIGN Mongolian Oak
Cask Pure Whisky
SIGN Spanish Oak
Cask Pure
Whisky
SIGN White Oak
Cask Pure
Whisky
SIGN Thank You Very Much Today
[06:30] Guide
In a normal program, we always ask guests
to make Highballs at the end,
[06:36] Guide
but in this case, I'd love to learn from
professionals how to make a delicious drink.
[06:43] Ryu
Well, then.
[06:45] Ryu
Chen-kun, would you do the honors?
[06:48] Chen
Very well.
[07:16] Chen
One Highball.
[07:17] Kyoko
"One Highball"?
[07:20] Kyoko
She said she wanted to learn. Don't you have
some techniques or tricks you can share?
[07:24] Guide
Thank you very much.
[07:26] Kyoko
Look, you're putting our guide on the spot.
[07:28] Guide
No, that was very helpful.
[07:31] Ryu
All right, why don't we go try a new pot?
[07:34] Miwa
What? You can drink it?
[07:36] Kyoko
Wait. What about this Highball?
[07:37] Kyoko
How could we leave it without drinking it?!
[07:43] Miwa
Wow, it tastes like barley shochu.
[07:46] Kyoko
And this eventually turns into that flavor?
[07:48] Yuri
I can't imagine that at all.
[07:51] Ryu
You're right.
[07:52] Kyoko
The aging process must be really important.
[07:55] Ryu
Chen-kun, don't you want some?
[07:58] Chen
I'm fine.
[08:00] Chen
I would never serve this to guests anyway.
[08:03] Yuri
So that's why you didn't try
the pure whisky either.
[08:06] Kyoko
Won't you get in trouble if Kuzuhara-san
asks you what you thought?
[08:15] Ryu
Well?
[08:16] Chen
It's quite harsh.
[08:18] Ryu
Even if you won't serve it, there's no harm
in learning what it tastes like, right?
[08:22] Chen
No, I still think it's rather meaningless.
[08:27] Ryu
Rather meaningless, huh.
[08:33] Ryu
I see. So you're competing
in the Cocktail Award.
[08:36] Yuri
After that time you came,
Kyoko came back to the bar alone.
[08:40] Yuri
She said, "I'm going to compete too!"
She just wanted to toot her own horn.
[08:43] Kyoko
So we've decided to go visit a bunch
of different bars later to study.
[08:49] Ryu
Huh. Now that's dedication.
[08:52] Ryu
What happened to Chen-kun?
[08:54] Miwa
He said he had something to do
and wanted to go off on his own.
[08:57] Kyoko
Hey, what is up with Chen-kun anyway?
He's really unfriendly and stubborn.
[09:03] Kyoko
Since his mentor is Mister Perfect,
does the disciple have to be Mister Robot?
[09:07] Kyoko
What a waste of his good looks.
[09:09] Miwa
I wonder if he's like that
with guests at the bar too.
[09:13] Kyoko
If he treats customers like that,
they're gonna leave!
[09:17] Ryu
Mm-hmm. That's why
I brought him on the tour.
[09:22] Ryu
To spend time with other bartenders.
[09:24] Ryu
I hope the trip helps him
figure something out.
[09:40] Passerby
Ah, if you mean the Takeyas,
they quit a long time ago.
[09:45] Passerby
Somebody else bought the property
and left the place as it is, though.
[09:57] (Flashback) Chitose
Are we really gonna go?
[10:03] Chen
Chitose...
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SIGN Minase Shrine
[10:11] Miwa
Are you all right?
[10:14] Ryu
We were out pretty late yesterday.
[10:16] Miwa
What time did you get back to the hotel?
[10:19] Ryu
Let's see...
[10:21] Ryu
We went to K6, right?
[10:23] Ryu
Then Calvador,
[10:26] Ryu
Gion Samboa,
[10:27] Ryu
Kiyamachi Samboa,
[10:30] Ryu
El Tesoro,
[10:32] Ryu
Talisker,
[10:34] Ryu
and Finlandia.
[10:36] Ryu
Then Rocking Chair.
[10:38] Ryu
I have no idea what time it was.
[10:42] Miwa
Chen-san, did you sleep well?
[10:46] Chen
Oh.
[10:48] Ryu
Let's go. There's something
I want to show you.
SIGN m 0 0 l 75 0 75 45 0 45
SIGN Nadamiya Water
Please bring your
own clean container
from home to draw water.
[10:54] Chen
Is this what you wanted to show me?
[10:56] Ryu
Yeah.
[10:57] Ryu
This is a source of famous spring water.
It was even mentioned in the Manyoshu.
[11:01] Ryu
They say Sen no Rikyu liked this water so much
that he decided to set up a tea room.
[11:07] Ryu
The distillery uses this water, too.
[11:11] Ryu
Water is the lifeblood of whisky, after all.
[11:15] Ryu
It all begins with one drop.
[11:17] Ryu
The droplets slowly trickle downward,
[11:21] Ryu
eventually into a creek,
which irrigates the trees.
[11:26] Ryu
After dozens or hundreds of years,
that becomes a river
[11:31] Ryu
which nurtures abundant life.
[11:35] Ryu
Each glass of whisky contains memories
of a very, very long history.
[11:42] Ryu
Don't you think that, rather than
serving customers drinks unknowingly,
[11:45] Ryu
it's better to know what
that glass represents
[11:49] Ryu
so you can convey something to them
with the drink that transcends mere flavor?
[11:53] Miwa
Thanks for waiting.
[11:55] Miwa
My grandpa asked me
to get some water for him.
[11:59] Ryu
Well then, since we're here...
[12:03] Ryu
Here. It's a good luck charm.
[12:05] Ryu
Minase Shrine's charms are
said to help improve skills.
[12:11] Chen
A charm...
[12:12] Chen
Um, is this also a good luck charm?
SIGN Hosho Yama Amulet
[12:19] Miwa
It does have "amulet" written on it.
[12:22] Chen
Amulet?
[12:23] Miwa
Yeah. Um...
[12:26] Miwa
Hosho Yama is one of the decorative
floats used in the Gion Festival.
[12:32] Chen
The Gion Festival?
[12:33] Miwa
That amulet is one you can buy
after dark at the festival.
[12:37] Ryu
So they only sell it during the festival?
[12:41] Miwa
It's named after a story about
the fulfillment of true love.
[12:45] Ryu
Huh.
[13:05] Chen
It was 12 years ago.
[13:18] (Flashback) Driver
Right about now is when they
start putting the floats together.
[13:23] (Flashback) Driver
Did you come to see the Gion Festival?
[13:27] (Flashback) Lee
Kelvin.
[13:29] (Flashback) Lee
We aren't here to sightsee.
[13:31] (Flashback) Lee
Try to keep your excitement to yourself.
[13:34] (Flashback) Lee
You are my heir, after all.
SIGN Takeya
[13:40] (Flashback) Mistress
Hello there! Thanks for coming.
[13:42] (Flashback) Lee
Thank you for having us.
[13:44] (Flashback) Mistress
You must be all tired out.
[13:47] (Flashback) Mistress
I'll show you to your room right away.
[13:52] (Flashback) Chitose
I'm sorry!
[13:54] (Flashback) Chitose
Hello there. Thanks for coming.
[13:57] (Flashback) Chitose
Uh... "Welcome"?
[13:59] (Flashback) Chen
Japanese is fine.
[14:01] (Flashback) Chitose
That's a relief!
[14:04] (Flashback) Mistress
Please excuse her. This way, then.
[14:12] (Flashback) Chitose
Oh. You can leave your footwear there.
[14:15] (Flashback) Chen
It's all right.
[14:16] (Flashback) Lee
We're heading out as soon
as we put our luggage away.
[14:19] (Flashback) Lee
Don't drag your feet.
[14:21] (Flashback) Chen
All right.
[14:24] (Flashback) Mistress
We'll prepare your meals.
[14:34] (Flashback) Lee
Oh? How clever of you to notice
that my son is left-handed.
[14:40] (Flashback) Chitose
I watched when he put his shoes away.
[14:44] (Flashback) Mistress
This is my daughter, Chitose.
[14:46] (Flashback) Mistress
She'll eventually be my successor.
[14:49] (Flashback) Lee
Is that right?
[14:50] (Flashback) Lee
I'm also thinking of leaving
my hotel in Singapore to my son.
[14:55] (Flashback) Mistress
Oh, to the boy?
[14:57] (Flashback) Lee
His name is Kelvin.
[14:58] (Flashback) Mistress
He looks like a fine young man.
SIGN Kyoto - Gion Festival
SIGN The Floats Appear
SIGN Takeya
SIGN Boys and Girls
Literature Collection
[16:22] (Flashback) Chitose
Stop saying that!
[16:24] (Flashback) Chitose
You decided all by yourself that
I have to follow in your footsteps!
[16:27] (Flashback) Mistress
Chitose!
[16:35] (Flashback) Chitose
It pisses me off so much!
[16:38] (Flashback) Chitose
I want to decide what to do with my life!
[16:42] (Flashback) Chen
Chitose-san.
[16:43] (Flashback) Chitose
Just call me Chitose.
[16:46] (Flashback) Chen
Chitose, do you want to become a dancer?
[16:48] (Flashback) Chitose
Huh? How'd you know?
[16:51] (Flashback) Chen
I saw you practicing.
[16:53] (Flashback) Chitose
What?
[16:54] (Flashback) Chitose
Oh no! That's so embarrassing!
[16:56] (Flashback) Chitose
Well, that is my dream. Just a dream.
[16:59] (Flashback) Chen
That's so cool. You have
something to aim for.
[17:04] (Flashback) Chitose
It won't happen, though.
[17:06] (Flashback) Chitose
I'm the only child.
[17:10] (Flashback) Chitose
If I don't take over,
it'll make my mom really sad.
[17:15] (Flashback) Chen
So you're just gonna do what you're told?
[17:18] (Flashback) Chitose
Chen-kun too, right?
You follow your dad's orders every day.
[17:23] (Flashback) Chen
But I don't want to
just follow orders forever.
[17:27] (Flashback) Chen
I'm going to destroy the tracks
that my parents put down for me.
[17:32] (Flashback) Chitose
Okay, wanna destroy them?
[17:34] (Flashback) Chen
Huh?
[17:35] (Flashback) Chitose
If your ice cream stick has "winner" on it,
[17:40] (Flashback) Chitose
then you have to boycott the plans
you were given for tomorrow.
[17:45] (Flashback) Chen
Okay, then if yours is a winner,
you have to boycott your chores at the inn.
[17:51] (Flashback) Chitose
It's a deal.
[17:53] (Flashback) Chitose
Then if we both get winners...
[17:57] (Flashback) Chitose
Let's go see the festival!
[17:59] (Flashback) Chitose
The Gion Festival!
[18:03] (Flashback) Chen
Fine with me.
[18:05] (Flashback) Chitose
Okay!
SIGN Winner
SIGN Winner
[18:08] (Flashback) Chitose
Wow, a winner!
[18:09] (Flashback) Chen
Both of them? You're kidding me!
[18:12] (Flashback) Chitose
No kidding!
[18:14] (Flashback) Chitose
Okay.
[18:17] (Flashback) Chitose
Are we really gonna go?
[18:21] (Flashback) Chen
Yeah, let's go.
[18:23] (Flashback) Chitose
Yes! It'll be fun!
[18:25] (Flashback) Chen
Yeah.
[18:36] Chen
But...
[18:38] Chen
I didn't go after all.
[18:41] Chen
I couldn't defy my father.
[18:45] Chen
But I've always wondered about it.
[18:48] Chen
If she went to the Gion Festival
or if she didn't.
SIGN Hosho
Yama
Amulet
SIGN Hosho
Yama
Amulet
SIGN Come back and
visit sometime.
SIGN Chitose
[18:58] Miwa
If she told you she had gone, maybe
she thought it would hurt your feelings.
[19:03] Miwa
So maybe she put her feelings
into this amulet instead.
SIGN Hosho
Yama
Amulet
[19:11] Chen
I don't know what Chitose is doing now.
[19:16] Chen
The inn she was at went out of business.
[19:20] Chen
I have no way to apologize anymore.
[19:24] Chen
I broke my promise to Chitose.
I hurt her feelings.
[19:30] Chen
I'm a terrible person.
[19:36] Chen
What's this?
[19:39] Ryu
Yamazaki 12 Year.
[19:41] Ryu
And in it...
[19:43] Ryu
a little water.
[19:50] Ryu
Have a sip.
[20:06] Chen
Just by adding water,
the flavor really opens up.
[20:11] Ryu
It's the flavor of twelve years passing.
[20:16] Ryu
Even that harsh new pot whisky
[20:20] Ryu
matures into this kind of flavor
after twelve years.
[20:25] Chen
The flavor of time.
[20:28] Ryu
You're the same way, Chen-kun.
[20:31] Ryu
Most people don't hold
on to their regrets for twelve years.
[20:37] Ryu
But I think that people who hold
on to difficult memories and regrets,
[20:42] Ryu
and let those feelings mature over time,
SIGN Hosho
Yama
Amulet
[20:47] Ryu
are the only ones able to grow into adults.
[20:56] Chen
I'm sorry, Chitose.
[21:02] Miwa
Thank you for allowing us
to use your bar on such short notice.
[21:05] Manager
Not at all! Please send
Chairman Kurushima my regards.
[21:09] Miwa
Sure.
[21:11] Miwa
Now, we just need to get
Kyoko-san and Yuri-san.
[21:14] Ryu
Where did they go, anyway?
[21:16] Kyoko
Ooh! This is so good!
[21:20] Yuri
Tastes good. Looks good.
No complaints!
[21:23] Miwa
They aren't picking up.
SIGN Tokaido, Sanyo Shinkansen Platforms
[21:29] Chen
Thank you very much. Really.
[21:32] Chen
I think I finally understand what
kind of work bartending actually is.
[21:38] Ryu
Aren't you glad you tried it? The new pot.
[21:42] Chen
Yes.
SIGN Tap Here
[21:49] Chen
It's Chen. I'm headed to the bar now.
[21:54] Kyoko
Ooh! It's so good!
[21:57] Yuri
Tastes good. Looks good.
No complaints!
[22:01] Bartender
Miss, are you planning
on staying in town tonight?
[22:04] Kyoko
Nah, we're goin' back. On the Shinkansen.
[22:10] Kyoko
Wait, what time is it?
[22:12] Bartender
There aren't any more trains today.
SIGN Episode 6
SIGN The True Face
E6 - The True Face
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[00:01] Kamishima
What?
[00:02] Kamishima
You forgot to send it to Accounting?
[00:04] Kamishima
What are we going to do if we
don't get the expenses covered?
[00:07] Kamishima
I'm gonna end up taking the heat for that.
[00:10] Kamishima
Would you get it together?
[00:12] Yukari
I apologize.
[00:13] Kamishima
Well, just be careful in the future.
[00:16] Yukari
Yes, sir.
[00:19] Miwa
What's going on? It isn't like you
to screw up like that, Yukari-chan.
[00:23] Yukari
I'm sorry.
[00:25] Miwa
Did something happen?
SIGN Ogura
[00:27] Miwa
Stop right there!
[00:29] Miwa
Marriage?
[00:30] Miwa
Marriage, as in... that kind of marriage?
[00:32] Yukari
There's no other kind of marriage, Senpai.
[00:36] Taisho
Whoa, there. Are you serious?
[00:38] Yukari
Yes, thank you! I, Higuchi Yukari,
am going to be happily married!
[00:44] Taisho
Good thing you found a partner
with such odd tastes!
[00:46] Yukari
Yes!
[00:47] Taisho
Hey, you gotta have
a good comeback for that!
[00:50] Taisho
Like, "Who the heck are you
calling odd?" or something.
[00:53] Yukari
I guess you're right.
[00:55] Yukari
But I am really happy I found someone odd.
[00:59] Miwa
So who is he? Where did you meet him?
[01:02] Taisho
Was it one of those
trendy online dating sites?
[01:03] Yukari
I think you meant to say dating app.
[01:06] Taisho
That's just another way of putting it.
[01:08] Yukari
But anyway, aren't you
going to celebrate with me?
[01:11] Yukari
Let's celebrate!
[01:12] Taisho
All right! Today I'll treat you!
[01:16] Yukari
Yes! I love you, Chief!
[01:19] Taisho
To a 20 percent discount.
[01:20] Yukari
Huh? You're so cheap!
Can't you do a little better than that?
SIGN Glass of God
[02:56] Exec 1
There's a mistake in the customs documents?
[02:58] Exec 1
And that's why we missed
the delivery deadline?
[03:01] Exec 2
The Industrial Machinery Department
has a decent performance record,
SIGN Boardroom
SIGN In Use
[03:05] Exec 2
but maybe you're letting
that go to your head.
[03:08] Hayase
No, absolutely not.
[03:10] Exec 1
Hayase-kun, you're a pushover as a manager.
[03:14] Exec 1
Make someone on your staff
take the fall for this.
[03:17] Hayase
No.
[03:19] Hayase
The responsibility is entirely my own.
[03:24] Exec
Ridiculous.
SIGN room
SIGN In Use
[03:29] Exec 2
A manager covering for his staff?
[03:32] Exec 2
No wonder your underlings look up to you.
[03:36] Female Employee 1
I deeply apologize for
causing so much trouble.
[03:41] Hayase
Forget it. Just go home.
[03:50] Female Employee 2
How did it go?
[03:51] Female Employee 1
Okay, I guess.
[03:53] Female Employee 1
But is that really how he's gonna act?
I totally apologized.
[04:04] Hayase
This is my third day.
[04:07] Hayase
I picked the worst possible time
to quit smoking.
SIGN Ginza Shopping Center
SIGN Ginza M's Building
[04:43] Ryu
Welcome.
[04:46] Ryu
Would you care to take a seat here?
[04:51] Ryu
What will you be having?
[04:54] Hayase
I want something light. A Bamboo.
[04:57] Rumi
Huh.
[04:59] Rumi
I've never heard of a cocktail
called a Bamboo.
[05:03] Rumi
Does it come served in a bamboo cup?
[05:05] Ryu
No.
[05:06] Ryu
It's actually a Japanese cocktail.
[05:08] Rumi
Oh, is it?
[05:11] Rumi
Maybe I'll try one of those next.
[05:16] Hayase
Pardon me, but if you
aren't going to smoke it,
[05:19] Hayase
would you mind putting that cigar away?
[05:22] Rumi
Huh? Are cigars prohibited here?
[05:25] Ryu
Not at all.
[05:26] Hayase
A Bamboo is a cocktail
with a very delicate aroma.
[05:29] Ryu
Well, would you prefer to
sit over there instead?
[05:33] Hayase
I'm good here.
[05:34] Hayase
But there's a non-smoker present.
[05:36] Hayase
That cigar is bothering me,
so please put it out.
[05:39] Rumi
No thanks.
[05:40] Rumi
The smoke from this cigar is just as
important to me as that cocktail is to you.
[05:48] Hayase
You know, a bar isn't a place
for self-centered people like you.
[05:53] Hayase
Just put it out.
[05:55] Rumi
Don't get so angry just because
you can't get your way.
[05:59] Rumi
Life doesn't always go
the way you want it to.
[06:03] Hayase
They're all the same.
[06:08] Hayase
They only think about themselves!
[06:14] Hayase
Sorry.
[06:17] Hayase
This should cover it.
[06:40] Ryu
Welcome.
[06:41] Ryu
Oh my.
[06:44] Hayase
I'm terribly sorry about yesterday.
[06:48] Hayase
I behaved in an inexcusably childish way.
[06:51] Ryu
No, please don't worry about it.
[06:54] Hayase
I just quit smoking, so the smell
of the cigar really bothered me.
[07:00] Hayase
I realize that's a pathetic excuse, though.
[07:05] Ryu
If you don't mind...
[07:07] Hayase
Hmm?
[07:08] Ryu
Would you care to step
behind the counter for a moment?
[07:11] Hayase
Huh?
[07:19] Hayase
I never knew. So this is how
things look from the other side.
[07:26] Ryu
It's taboo for a bartender to share one
guest's private information with another.
[07:32] Ryu
So please consider what I'm about to say
just one bartender thinking aloud.
[07:39] Ryu
This is a cigar band.
[07:42] Ryu
In the West, it's a tradition to share
cigars among friends when a child is born.
[07:49] Ryu
A child was born recently.
The doctor was given cigars to celebrate.
[07:54] Ryu
However, the child was born
with a serious disease.
[07:59] Ryu
So the doctor in charge decided she would
smoke the cigars once the child recovered.
[08:05] Ryu
And she spent the last six months
working tirelessly to save the child.
[08:10] Hayase
That doctor... was it
the woman from yesterday?
[08:16] Ryu
Ultimately, the doctor
was not able to save the child.
[08:21] Ryu
So when she did light a cigar,
[08:27] Ryu
she did not smoke a single puff of it.
[08:29] Ryu
She didn't feel that she had the right to.
[08:36] Ryu
A bar sure is a strange thing.
When I look at the guests from here,
[08:43] Ryu
sometimes, I can see their true
feelings in their expressions.
[08:48] Ryu
Like two coworkers who seem to be enjoying
talking but actually despise each other.
[08:54] Ryu
Or a couple who are arguing, but in the midst
of that are searching for a way to make up.
[09:04] Hayase
I wonder what kind of true
feelings she was expressing.
[09:12] Hayase
Does she come here often?
[09:15] Ryu
Recently, she often
comes late at night, alone.
[09:19] Hayase
I see.
[09:22] Hayase
Do you mind if I take this?
[09:28] Yukari
Anywhere I want, right?
And whatever I want, right?
[09:32] Yukari
No matter how much it costs, right?
[09:34] Miwa
Of course! We're celebrating
your marriage, Yukari-chan.
[09:38] Yukari
French! Italian! Japanese!
[09:42] Yukari
I can't decide!
[09:47] Ryu
Is that right?
[09:49] Ryu
Please accept my congratulations.
[09:51] Yukari
Thank you very much!
[09:53] Ryu
Well then, I should prepare a drink
for you that is fit for the occasion.
[09:58] Yukari
Okay! The Glass of God!
[10:00] Yukari
A Sasakura special Glass of God!
[10:04] Ryu
Something champagne-based
would be too obvious.
[10:08] Ryu
All right.
[10:10] Ryu
One-third brandy, one-third crème de cacao,
[10:15] Ryu
and one-third fresh cream.
[10:19] Ryu
Shake this well,
[10:23] Ryu
and then strain it with a sieve.
[10:27] Ryu
Finally, a touch of nutmeg.
[10:30] Yukari
Wow. It's like you're making candy.
[10:35] Ryu
Here you are. An Alexander.
[10:39] Yukari
It's all foamy.
[10:41] Ryu
The Alexander was invented in 1863.
[10:45] Ryu
It's said to have been presented
at the wedding ceremony of
[10:47] Ryu
Edward VII of England
and Princess Alexandra.
[10:56] Yukari
It's deliciously sweet!
[10:58] Ryu
Congratulations on your marriage.
[11:04] Yukari
Thank you...
SIGN Glass of God
[11:12] Hayase
One Bamboo.
[11:13] Ryu
Very well.
[11:19] Ryu
Are you waiting for someone, Hayase-sama?
[11:22] Hayase
Huh? Uh, no.
[11:26] Hayase
Not exactly, anyway.
SIGN French
[12:15] Ryu
Your Bamboo.
[12:18] Hayase
I'd like you to give something to someone.
[12:22] Hayase
It's been bothering me all this time.
[12:24] Hayase
Although I know buying a replacement
doesn't excuse my behavior.
[12:28] Ryu
The other guest from that day
seemed bothered as well.
[12:31] Ryu
"I acted very childishly," she said.
[12:34] Hayase
She did?
[12:35] Ryu
Even among Cuban cigars,
these cigars are very famous.
[12:41] Ryu
Churchill apparently used to smoke them.
[12:43] Ryu
In Spanish, they're called Romeo y Julieta.
[12:47] Ryu
In English...
[12:50] Hayase
Romeo and Juliet?
[12:51] Ryu
Yes.
[12:53] Hayase
That's a very romantic name.
[12:58] Ryu
Welcome.
[13:08] Rumi
We meet again. What a coincidence.
[13:11] Rumi
Hello, Mister Cigar Hater.
[13:16] Hayase
Hello.
[13:17] Ryu
Please have a seat here.
[13:18] Rumi
What's this? Do bartenders
always serve as wingman?
[13:24] Ryu
No, that isn't my intention.
[13:26] Rumi
Then is this a "from the gentleman
over there" sort of thing?
[13:30] Ryu
Most Japanese bartenders wouldn't
permit anything like that.
[13:34] Rumi
Huh. Guess you're out of luck.
[13:37] Hayase
I wouldn't do something like that at a bar.
[13:39] Rumi
I'm just joking! No need to get angry.
[13:50] Hayase
Oh, right.
[13:54] Hayase
For you.
[13:55] Rumi
Huh?
[13:55] Hayase
My behavior the other day was inexcusable.
[14:00] Rumi
Please don't worry about it. So was mine.
[14:04] Rumi
Also, aren't these cigars really expensive?
[14:08] Ryu
I believe so. One box could pay
for ten nights drinking here.
[14:13] Rumi
Huh? I can't accept something so expensive!
[14:16] Hayase
No, please do.
[14:18] Hayase
Please accept it with my apologies.
[14:20] Rumi
Still...
[14:21] Hayase
Just take it.
[14:22] Ryu
In that case, why don't I store
those cigars here for both of you?
[14:29] Rumi
You mean so we can only
smoke them when we're here?
[14:32] Ryu
Yes.
[14:34] Hayase
But I've quit smoking.
[14:36] Rumi
I've also told my work that I don't smoke.
[14:42] Rumi
Maybe it's okay if I keep quiet about it.
[14:44] Hayase
Maybe it's okay if I just stick to cigars.
[14:48] Ryu
It will be a secret between the two of you.
[14:50] Ryu
Cigars are quite appropriate for that.
[14:54] Ryu
In the past, cigar boxes were
used to exchange love letters.
[14:58] Ryu
During the Russian Revolution, they were
apparently used to smuggle secret documents.
[15:03] Rumi
Wow! What a nice aroma!
[15:06] Hayase
There's ten, huh.
[15:08] Ryu
I must apologize to you both, but some of
our other guests don't appreciate cigars.
[15:14] Ryu
Would you mind taking those seats over there?
[15:17] Hayase
Sure.
[15:23] Hayase
I'm Hayase.
[15:25] Rumi
I'm Kimishima. Kimishima Rumi.
[15:28] Hayase
Kimishima-san.
[15:29] Rumi
I am very sorry about how I acted before.
[15:33] Hayase
I should be the one to apologize.
[15:35] Hayase
It was pathetic of me to take
my frustrations out on you.
[15:38] Rumi
I basically did the same thing.
[15:41] Rumi
I was feeling depressed and
acted up over something silly.
[15:46] Hayase
You seem... different all of a sudden.
[15:50] Hayase
You were so feisty a minute ago.
[15:52] Rumi
I act like that when my guard is up.
[15:56] Hayase
Huh.
[15:58] Rumi
But if you like the other me better...
[16:02] Rumi
Well, my bad for spoiling your fun, Mister.
[16:13] Miwa
Yukari-chan, be sure to mark your
appointments down on the calendar.
[16:17] Yukari
What for?
[16:19] Miwa
Don't you have a bunch of meetings
to plan for the wedding?
[16:25] Yukari
Oh.
[16:26] Yukari
The wedding...
[16:29] Yukari
You don't need to worry about that.
I've got plenty of time.
[16:34] Miwa
That doesn't seem right.
SIGN Good night
SIGN Yukari, congratulations on
your marriage. I can't wait
for the wedding.
[16:52] Yukari
Grandma...
[17:00] Ryu
Welcome.
[17:01] Yukari
Good evening!
[17:03] Yukari
I'm by myself today. Is that all right?
[17:08] Yukari
I'd like another Alexander.
[17:11] Ryu
Very well.
[17:13] Yukari
You drink it to celebrate marriage, right?
[17:16] Yukari
Those people overseas... who was it again?
[17:19] Ryu
Edward VII and Princess Alexandra.
[17:23] Yukari
Oh, right!
[17:24] Ryu
There's actually one other famous
story about the Alexander.
[17:30] Yukari
One other?
[17:32] Ryu
In the film Days of Wine and Roses,
[17:35] Ryu
the protagonist pressures his wife, who
doesn't drink at all, to drink an Alexander.
[17:42] Ryu
However, as a result of that one drink,
the wife eventually becomes an alcoholic,
[17:48] Ryu
and their life together falls apart.
[17:50] Yukari
Oh.
[17:52] Ryu
It's sweet and has a good texture,
but it's actually a very strong cocktail.
[17:57] Ryu
That is the Alexander.
[18:05] Yukari
You're right. It is strong.
[18:07] Yukari
And sweet, like my dreams about marriage.
[18:11] Yukari
Maybe this is a sign that
I shouldn't rush into it.
[18:14] Ryu
Sweetness and bitterness, comedy and
tragedy, fortune and misfortune.
[18:20] Ryu
I suppose everything in life
has two different faces.
[18:26] Yukari
Two faces...
[18:31] Yukari
I'm actually full of doubt.
[18:35] Ryu
About your marriage?
[18:39] Yukari
My grandma, who I love, is really sick.
[18:42] Yukari
The doctors told me she doesn't have long.
[18:46] Yukari
I wanted her to see me in a wedding dress
so she wouldn't worry about me.
[18:53] Yukari
But I know that's a bad reason
to get married.
[18:58] Yukari
I know, but still...
[19:02] Yukari
I'm sorry. I didn't mean to cry.
[19:09] Ryu
Do you know why the lighting
in bars is so dim?
[19:13] Yukari
Huh?
[19:14] Ryu
It's to hide the guests' tears.
[19:21] Yukari
You always come up with the perfect line.
[19:41] Kamishima
Higuchi-kun, got a minute?
[19:43] Yukari
Yes.
[19:43] Kamishima
About the wedding speech...
[19:46] Kamishima
Regardless of who you pick, it'll take
time to write, so you should hurry—
[19:51] Yukari
I'm sorry.
[19:52] Yukari
About that... I called it off.
[19:55] Kamishima
Called it off?
[19:56] Miwa
What do you mean, you called it off?
[19:58] Yukari
I decided not to get married.
I realized I wasn't ready for it yet.
[20:06] Miwa
I see.
[20:07] Kamishima
Wait, so my speech is...
[20:09] Yukari
Canceled!
[20:10] Kamishima
I guess so.
[20:11] Yukari
I feel like Sasakura-san
already saw this coming, though.
[20:15] Miwa
Huh?
[20:16] Yukari
I think that's why he made me an Alexander.
[20:26] Miwa
I should have asked her about it after all.
[20:31] Ryu
After all? Was something
about it bothering you?
[20:35] Miwa
Yes.
[20:38] Miwa
From the minute she said she was
getting married, something felt off.
[20:42] Miwa
Did you notice it too, Sasakura-san?
[20:45] Ryu
Yes. Have you ever heard this saying?
[20:50] Ryu
"The moment someone realizes they
are asleep, they are already half awake."
[20:57] Ryu
Deep inside, everybody probably already
knows what the right choice is for them.
[21:04] Miwa
I think you're right.
[21:10] Rumi
There are only two left.
[21:13] Hayase
Once we smoke these, it's all over.
[21:16] Rumi
I really enjoyed drinking
with you, Hayase-san.
[21:19] Hayase
In the moments that the smoke was rising,
[21:22] Hayase
I feel like you shared
a wonderful dream with me.
[21:26] Hayase
Sasakura-kun. The bill, please.
[21:29] Ryu
All right.
[21:31] Rumi
Actually, I...
[21:32] Rumi
Starting next week, I'm being sent
to a hospital in Sendai for two years.
[21:37] Hayase
You...
[21:39] Rumi
I hope I can find a bar like this there.
[21:44] Hayase
If you're willing to put up with me,
[21:48] Hayase
can I invite you to dinner?
[21:49] Rumi
Huh?
[21:51] Hayase
Oh, well, you're probably too busy.
[21:57] Rumi
If you're willing to put up
with me, I'd love to.
[22:01] Hayase
All right, next week?
[22:04] Hayase
Let's meet here at seven.
[22:06] Rumi
All right.
SIGN Episode 7
SIGN A Bartender's Resolve
E7 - A Bartender's Resolve
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[00:01] Kamishima
Come on. A welcome drink means
one thing and one thing only.
SIGN Business Planning Division
[00:05] Kamishima
You go into your room,
open the fridge, pull out a beer...
[00:12] Kamishima
And "ahh!" That's about it.
[00:15] Yukari
Well, that might be good
enough for you, Boss.
[00:19] Miwa
In five-star hotels,
guests who stay in suites receive
[00:24] Miwa
a welcome drink, champagne,
fruit, and a flower bouquet.
[00:30] Nishizawa
A hotel bar is the first place
a traveler visits in a different country.
[00:35] Nishizawa
It determines their first
impression of that country.
[00:38] Nishizawa
The welcome drink is also
a foreign guest's first drink in Japan.
[00:44] Nishizawa
It would be best to serve a memorable drink.
One that leaves an impression.
[00:49] Miwa
So, on that note,
[00:51] Miwa
Judy-san and Leslie-san,
we would love to hear your thoughts.
[00:56] Judy
I really think it should be one that makes
the feeling of being in Japan sink in.
[01:00] Leslie
In the past, when I stayed at a Japanese inn,
[01:03] Leslie
I was given a zunda rice cake and
zunda shake. It was a real surprise!
[01:06] Yukari
That would definitely have an impact!
[01:09] Nishizawa
The welcome drink was originally
something sweet for tired guests
[01:14] Nishizawa
who traveled from far away,
to comfort them after an exhausting trip.
[01:19] Miwa
The important thing is
to show them hospitality.
[01:22] Miwa
That one drink has to let the guest know
[01:25] Miwa
that the Cardinal welcomes them
from the bottom of our hearts.
[01:29] Leslie
And it's nice if it's something flashy.
[01:31] Judy
And something seasonal!
[01:33] Nishizawa
Developing this menu is an important task...
[01:36] Miwa
So that's why we're here.
[01:38] Yukari
Please, Sasakura-san! Well you help us
develop our welcome drink menu?
[01:44] Ryu
I wonder this every time, but why me?
[01:47] Yukari
You always say that, but then
end up helping us anyway.
[01:51] Yukari
We're counting on you again!
[01:56] Ryu
Welcome.
[01:58] Miwa
Chen-san?
[02:00] Yukari
Huh? Senpai, do you know
this guy? He's so hot!
[02:05] Miwa
That's Kelvin Chen from Bar K.
[02:08] Yukari
Huh? Bar K? You mean Kuzuhara-san's place?
[02:13] Chen
Sasakura-san, please let me work here.
SIGN Glass of God
[03:51] Ryu
You want to work here?
What about Kuzuhara-san's bar?
[03:55] Chen
I was forced to quit.
[03:57] Miwa
You mean you were kicked out?
[03:59] Miwa
Why?
[04:02] Ryu
Why don't you take a seat for now?
[04:04] Chen
Sure.
[04:08] Chen
Yamazaki, straight.
[04:11] Chen
Please give me a little water to add.
[04:13] Ryu
Very well.
[04:17] Ryu
Here you are.
[04:19] Chen
Thank you very much.
[04:27] Chen
Where should I even begin?
[04:33] Chen
Do you know this hotel?
[04:35] Ryu
I'm not really familiar
with that sort of place.
[04:38] Yukari
You don't know it? It's super famous.
[04:42] Miwa
It's a hotel in Singapore, right?
[04:44] Chen
It's my father's hotel.
[04:45] Yukari & Miwa
Huh?
[04:46] Yukari
You mean you're the heir
to that famous hotel?
[04:50] Chen
My brother was actually
supposed to take over.
[04:55] Chen
He was much older than me,
and my parents' pride and joy.
[05:02] Chen
But before he was able to
take over, there was...
[05:07] Chen
an accident. Right when the
cherry blossoms were blooming.
[05:12] Chen
We came to visit Japan as a family but
couldn't see the cherry blossoms together.
[05:19] Chen
I'm my brother's replacement.
[05:22] Chen
I was sent to work at Bar K
to study customer service.
[05:27] Miwa
So, why did you become a bartender?
[05:30] Chen
I was only doing what my father told me.
[05:33] Chen
Well, until that tour we took together.
[05:40] Chen
That's the first time I seriously thought
I wanted to be a bartender.
[05:45] Chen
But then, when I told my father
that, he made me quit.
[05:51] Miwa
Oh, no.
[05:52] Yukari
How cruel.
[05:53] Chen
My father is coming to Japan
soon to take me home.
[05:58] Chen
But if I can get him to recognize
my skills as a bartender,
[06:01] Chen
I might be able to change his mind.
[06:04] Chen
Sasakura-san, please, I want you to
teach me how to make the Glass of God!
[06:10] Chen
I want to be able to make the perfect drink!
[06:13] Chen
One that will force my father
to acknowledge my abilities.
[06:17] Ryu
That I cannot do.
[06:20] Ryu
The Glass of God isn't
something you learn from others.
[06:25] Chen
But still...!
[06:27] Ryu
The one thing I can do
is give you a place here.
[06:31] Ryu
I'll talk to the owner about it.
[06:34] Chen
I understand.
[06:36] Chen
Thank you very much.
SIGN Ginza Shopping Center
SIGN Ginza M's Building
[06:55] Yukari
I wonder how it's gonna turn out.
[06:57] Miwa
It sure is taking a long time.
[07:00] Yukari
Well, of course it is. It's absolutely
crucial that it convinces him.
[07:05] Miwa
But he always makes them so
quickly. This is so unusual.
[07:10] Yukari
"Always"? What are you
talking about, Senpai?
[07:14] Miwa
Sasakura-san's welcome drink. What else?
[07:18] Miwa
Wait, what are you
talking about, Yukari-chan?
[07:21] Yukari
Chen-san, of course!
[07:23] Yukari
Today is the day his father arrives.
[07:28] Lee
Take me to Ginza.
SIGN Ginza Shopping Center
SIGN Ginza M's Building
[07:35] Yukari
Oh, I'm so nervous!
[07:37] Miwa
I'm sure it'll be all right.
[07:40] Ryu
Take a deep breath, Chen-kun.
[07:42] Chen
Okay.
[07:55] Ryu
Welcome.
[07:56] Chen
Welcome.
[07:58] Chen
I've been waiting for you, Father.
[08:04] Chen
Please have a seat.
[08:09] Lee
Just one drink.
[08:11] Chen
All right.
[08:32] Chen
Here you are. A Singapore Sling.
[08:42] Lee
Check, please.
[08:44] Ryu
Very well.
[08:46] Chen
But he hasn't even taken a sip.
[08:50] Lee
Your flight is in one week.
[08:53] Chen
I'm not going home!
[08:54] Chen
I'm serious! I've decided
to become a bartender!
[08:57] Lee
Serious? And yet you still don't
understand a thing about service.
[09:04] Lee
Thank you for watching over my son.
[09:06] Ryu
Not at all.
[09:11] Chen
Please wait, Dad!
[09:13] Chen
Just give me one more chance!
SIGN Sumida
River
SIGN Ogura
[09:21] Yukari
It'll be fine!
[09:23] Yukari
You'll get it next time. Next time.
[09:26] Miwa
I tasted your Singapore Sling afterwards,
[09:29] Miwa
and I thought it was delicious, Chen-san.
[09:34] Ryu
Chen-kun,
[09:36] Ryu
why did you choose a Raffles style Singapore
Sling as the one drink to serve your father?
[09:42] Chen
Because Singapore is the one thing
connecting me to my father.
[09:47] Ryu
That's it?
[09:50] Ryu
A Singapore Sling can be made
Raffles style or Savoy style,
[09:56] Ryu
but these days, it's more common
to make it Savoy style.
[10:00] Ryu
Is there a reason you chose
the more difficult Raffles style?
[10:05] Chen
Well...
[10:07] Ryu
Have you heard of the word "hospes"?
[10:09] Chen
No.
[10:10] Miwa
Don't you mean "hospice"?
[10:12] Taisho
It's Latin. It means someone
who watches over guests.
[10:15] Taisho
In ancient Rome, there were
people who would reach out
[10:19] Taisho
to help travelers who were tired or hungry.
[10:22] Taisho
Just like me.
[10:24] Yukari & Miwa
Wow!
[10:25] Yukari
That looks so good!
[10:27] Ryu
The English word "hospitality"
originally came from hospes.
[10:32] Ryu
It's also the origin for words
like "hotel" and "hospital."
[10:35] Ryu
Bartenders are the same.
[10:37] Ryu
They make drinks for weary travelers,
for the guests who sit before them.
[10:43] Ryu
How did your father look that day?
[10:50] Chen
He seemed exhausted.
[10:53] Chen
I was only thinking
about showing off my skills
[10:57] Chen
and didn't pay attention to my father,
who was sitting right in front of me.
[11:01] Miwa
When he said you don't understand service,
that must have been what he meant.
[11:09] Taisho
C'mon in.
[11:10] Kyoko
It's so hot!
[11:14] Chen
Hello.
[11:16] Kyoko
So it's all riding on that second chance, huh.
[11:19] Yuri
Chibariyo!
[11:21] Chen
Chiba...?
[11:22] Yuri
Uh, it's an Okinawan word
that means "do your best."
[11:26] Kyoko
Do your best, okay? Chen-kun.
[11:29] Chen
I will.
[11:31] Ryu
Hey, you two, how's your prep
for the Cocktail Award going?
[11:34] Kyoko & Yuri
Ugh.
[11:36] Yuri
I can see it in my mind, but still...
[11:39] Kyoko
My enemy is time.
[11:42] Kyoko
I have to make drinks for all of
the judges at once in a limited time.
[11:48] Kyoko
I never do that, so I'm not used to it.
[11:51] Kyoko
Please tell us what to do, Sasakura-san.
[11:55] Ryu
It's all about practice.
[11:57] Kyoko & Yuri
Ugh.
[11:58] Ryu
Beyond that, you just have to
build up more hidden ice.
[12:03] Kyoko
Hidden ice?
[12:05] Ryu
Yeah.
[12:06] Ryu
Like an iceberg that is held afloat
by the part that's hidden under the water.
[12:11] Ryu
You should watch movies and plays.
[12:14] Ryu
Look at paintings.
Read books. Listen to music.
[12:17] Ryu
Develop an artistic sensibility
that's reflected in your technique.
[12:21] Ryu
Feeling love, feeling pain,
feeling sadness, feeling regret...
[12:26] Ryu
All of that will help you.
[12:29] Ryu
There isn't much time left until the awards.
[12:31] Ryu
Build up your bartending skills
and do your best!
[12:34] Kyoko
Okay!
[12:36] Yuri
By the way, Sasakura-san,
[12:38] Yuri
Uehara-san told me that you once
won a famous cocktail contest.
[12:42] Chen
Oh? Is that true?
[12:44] Kyoko
Please tell us more.
[12:46] Miwa
I've been wondering about that myself.
[12:48] Miwa
What kind of cocktail did you make?
[12:51] Ryu
That's enough talk about work.
[12:54] Taisho
"Whereof one cannot speak,
thereof one must be silent."
[12:58] Miwa
Huh?
[12:59] Taisho
From Wittgenstein's
Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus.
[13:03] Ryu
Oh, geez.
[13:04] Ryu
That's what you get when the bar owner
is a Kyoto U philosophy major.
[13:07] Kyoko
What? You went to Kyoto University?
[13:10] Yukari
You don't seem like that type at all!
[13:11] Taisho
That's enough from you.
[13:12] Miwa
Oh, right, Sasakura-san. How's your
welcome drink recipe coming along?
[13:17] Ryu
Sorry, I'm sort of struggling with it.
[13:20] Ryu
I should have it by the start of next week.
[13:22] Miwa
I'll look forward to it.
SIGN Glass of God
[13:29] Nishizawa
And this is?
[13:31] Ryu
A Kir Royal.
[13:33] Leslie
Royal?
[13:34] Judy
How is it different from a Kir?
[13:37] Ryu
A Kir is made by combining white wine
and crème de cassis at a ratio of three to one.
[13:43] Ryu
If you use champagne instead of
white wine, it becomes a Kir Royal.
[13:48] Ryu
It's famous for being
a somewhat luxurious aperitif.
[13:54] Nishizawa
This doesn't taste like cassis.
[13:56] Ryu
Correct. I used kyoho grape wine.
[14:00] Ryu
This one has pear wine,
and this one fig wine.
[14:05] Judy
Delicious!
[14:07] Leslie
It's very good!
[14:09] Kamishima
Well, it does taste good, but...
[14:13] Nishizawa
Is this a Glass of God?
[14:16] Miwa
What's going on?
[14:19] Miwa
That isn't like Sasakura-san at all.
SIGN Ginza M's Building
[14:25] Ryu
I'm terribly sorry.
[14:27] Miwa
No, cut that out!
[14:30] Miwa
We're always asking too much of you.
We should be the ones apologizing to you!
[14:36] Ryu
No. I wasn't able to serve my
customers well. I'm ashamed.
[14:41] Miwa
Are you feeling ill or something?
[14:43] Ryu
Huh?
[14:44] Miwa
You usually think of great
drinks on the spot. So...
[14:50] Ryu
A bartender makes cocktails to soothe
the soul of the one person sitting before them.
[14:58] Miwa
That's the same thing you told Chen-san.
[15:01] Ryu
Yes, I guess you're right.
[15:04] Ryu
No matter who your guest is, sometimes
they may be feeling hurt or lonely.
[15:11] Ryu
One drink from the bartender
should be able to soothe those feelings.
[15:18] Ryu
That's why I might not be fit to create
welcome drinks for guests I've never met.
[15:26] Miwa
So that's what you meant.
[15:29] Miwa
"Soothe their soul," huh?
That's a lovely way to put it.
[15:38] Ryu
That's something I learned from my mentor.
[15:44] Miwa
Your mentor, Sasakura-san?
I'd love to meet him someday.
[15:50] Ryu
Do you have work after this?
[15:53] Ryu
If you don't mind, why don't you allow me
to make you a drink to apologize for today?
[15:57] Miwa
All right. Thank you very much.
[16:20] Ryu
A Gin and Tonic.
[16:26] Miwa
Delicious!
[16:29] Miwa
It tastes totally different than at other bars.
[16:32] Ryu
The amount of tonic, the shape of
the ice, the method of stirring...
[16:37] Ryu
Combining those small efforts
is how a pro creates his flavor.
[16:42] Ryu
That's what I've always believed.
[16:44] Ryu
When I'm unsure, when I lose confidence
in myself, this is the cocktail I always make.
[16:50] Ryu
Like after the mistake I made today.
[16:52] Miwa
Sasakura-san, you really
don't need to worry about that.
[16:56] Ryu
This is how I get back to my roots.
[17:00] Miwa
I feel like I lucked out, getting
to drink something this delicious.
[17:05] Ryu
On the contrary, you gave me an opportunity
to rehabilitate myself. Thank you very much.
[17:11] Miwa
Oh, good. He's back to his old self again.
[17:16] Miwa
Okay. I'd better get going.
[17:24] Chen
"Soothe the soul"...
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[17:34] Ryu
It's today, right? Your father's visit.
[17:36] Chen
Yes.
[17:38] Ryu
The important thing is
to learn from your mistakes.
[17:41] Ryu
That's pretty much
the only thing I can teach you.
[17:46] Chen
How many mistakes did you have to make
to become the person you are today?
[17:50] Ryu
Good question. So many
I don't want to remember.
[17:55] Ryu
Hey, was that a laugh?
[17:57] Chen
I apologize, but that gave me
a little confidence boost.
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[18:08] Ryu
Welcome.
[18:11] Chen
Welcome.
[18:15] Chen
You appear to be well rested today. I'm glad.
[18:18] Lee
Have you started to actually
think about your guests?
[18:22] Lee
So, what do you plan to serve me today?
[18:40] Lee
Raffles style didn't work out,
so now you're trying Savoy style?
[18:45] Lee
You're nothing but a disappointment to me.
[18:49] Chen
I want you to see it, Father.
[18:53] Chen
The scenery we were
supposed to see that day.
[18:56] Lee
What are you talking about?
[19:06] Lee
Is this...?
[19:11] Lee
Cherry blossoms?
[19:14] Chen
Yes.
[19:16] Chen
We were supposed to go see
them together as a family.
[19:19] Chen
Cherry blossoms.
But then we weren't able to.
[19:25] Lee
How?
[19:29] Lee
Japanese craft gin?
[19:32] Chen
The four seasons of Japan
are captured in this one bottle.
[19:35] Chen
Green and jade dew tea for summer.
Japanese pepper for autumn.
[19:39] Chen
Yuzu for winter. Finally,
cherry blossoms for spring.
[19:44] Chen
Every new spring I experience
without my brother,
[19:48] Chen
I think of how I wouldn't have to take
over the hotel if he was still alive...
[19:53] Chen
and how the gentle father I knew
in the past has somehow disappeared.
[19:58] Chen
I finally realized it.
[20:02] Chen
That I'm not the only person who
struggles with feelings like this.
[20:07] Chen
A bartender makes drinks to soothe
the soul of the one guest sitting before him.
[20:14] Chen
That's what I've learned.
[20:16] Chen
Your regret and anger over losing an heir,
[20:19] Chen
your sadness and helplessness
at losing a son,
[20:23] Chen
your frustration and irritation with me.
[20:26] Chen
I tried to take your feelings into
consideration when I made this drink.
[20:47] Lee
Did you come up
with this variation yourself?
[20:49] Chen
Yes.
[20:51] Lee
Running a bar requires all
of the skills of customer service.
[20:54] Lee
Sending you to train here
was the right move.
[21:01] Lee
That was delicious. A perfect drink.
[21:05] Chen
Then... does that mean
I have your approval, Dad?
[21:09] Lee
Your flight is tomorrow. Don't be late.
[21:13] Lee
You are my successor.
I won't let you become a bartender.
[21:18] Chen
Dad, wait!
[21:19] Lee
If you want to make cocktails,
build a bar in a room at home.
[21:24] Chen
I want to live my life as a bartender!
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River
[21:39] Chen
What else can I possibly do?
[21:44] Ryu
It's up to you alone now, Chen-kun.
[21:47] Ryu
If your father won't
accept it, will you give up?
[22:11] Chen
I...
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E8 - A Challenge
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[00:02] Ryu
What? You want... me for that?
[00:06] Miwa
Yes. My grandfather absolutely insists.
[00:10] Taizo
Mm-hmm. I'd like you to.
[00:12] Ryu
I don't think it's my place to comment
on who you hire at the hotel.
[00:17] Taizo
Well, I'm not asking you to act like
you work in the HR department.
[00:23] Taizo
You've heard of the Cocktail Award, right?
[00:27] Ryu
Yes. Some bartenders I know are competing.
[00:31] Ryu
I've been hearing a lot about it.
[00:34] Taizo
The Cocktail Award is a competition
for original cocktails.
[00:39] Taizo
It isn't just about demonstrating
your abilities to the judges.
[00:43] Taizo
It's also a test of your imagination
in creating a new cocktail.
[00:48] Taizo
The hotel's lounge bar is a kind of stage
where one performs for a large audience.
[00:52] Taizo
I'm not looking for mere skill.
[00:55] Taizo
I want a bartender
who's willing to try new things.
[01:00] Miwa
Well, yes, that's about it.
[01:03] Miwa
So we'd like to ask you to observe the
Cocktail Award finals and share your opinions.
[01:10] Taizo
You don't need to put
too much thought into it.
[01:12] Taizo
All we ask is that you tell us
which contestants you found interesting.
[01:18] Miwa
So, would that be all right with you?
[01:22] Ryu
You always ask the impossible
as if it's nothing.
[01:25] Ryu
I'm sure this is difficult
for the contestants too, though.
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[03:02] Kyoko
Have a good evening.
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[03:04] Minami
Good work today.
[03:05] Minami
Are you going to stay and practice again?
[03:07] Kyoko
Yes. I'll be sure to clean up afterward.
[03:11] Minami
Don't wear yourself out, okay?
[03:14] Kyoko
All right.
[03:18] Kyoko
That's easy to say, but I've got to practice
a lot more to compete for the award.
[03:26] Kyoko
I've got to make a cocktail
in front of all of those judges,
[03:30] Kyoko
so I'd better be confident
about what I'm doing.
[03:34] Kyoko
Ouch.
[03:36] Kyoko
If they see how clumsy I am, it'll tarnish
the reputation of Bar Minami.
[03:43] Kyoko
Anyway, it's all about practice!
[03:48] Uehara
So, how's it going? Decide on a recipe yet?
[03:51] Yuri
Not yet.
[03:53] Uehara
Oh? Are those past winners?
[03:55] Yuri
I thought they might give me a hint.
[03:58] Uehara
The award is a competition
for original cocktails.
[04:01] Uehara
That "original" part is
the real tricky part, huh?
[04:04] Yuri
Yes. Every year, many
new recipes are submitted.
[04:09] Yuri
I have to make something different
from all of them. A real original.
[04:12] Uehara
I guess, historically speaking,
the most famous one was Snow Country.
[04:17] Yuri
It seems so.
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[04:19] Yuri
1959, huh.
[04:22] Yuri
How old were you then?
[04:24] Uehara
Oh, I wasn't born yet. That was even
before Okinawa was returned to Japan.
[04:29] Yuri
Is that right? What a surprise.
[04:31] Uehara
What's a surprise?
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(Blended with Sakura Barrel-Aged Plum Liqueur
from Yamazaki Distillery)
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SIGN Calvados Boulard Grand Solage 10ml
SIGN Fresh Orange Juice 10ml
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[04:33] Uehara
What's that one?
[04:34] Yuri
The cocktail that won last year.
The Umemiyabi.
[04:37] Yuri
"The plum wine-based Japanese craft cocktail
that enchanted the world," huh.
[04:43] Uehara
People sure think up
some interesting drinks.
[04:46] Yuri
The recipe is hard enough, but the part
I'm struggling with most is the name.
[04:52] Yuri
It has to be memorable,
easy to order at a bar,
[04:56] Yuri
and have some kind of story behind it.
[04:58] Uehara
You always have an eye
for details like that.
[05:01] Uehara
Don't you think eye'm right?
[05:03] Yuri
If I could just figure out the name,
everything else would fall into place.
[05:07] Uehara
Well, don't overthink it, or else
you're gonna make your chiburu yamu.
[05:12] Yuri
Nobody says "head hurts"
in the Okinawan dialect anymore.
[05:17] Uehara
Nankuru nai! It'll all work out!
[05:19] Yuri
Okinawan dialect, huh...
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30 Percent
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Awamori
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Up
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[06:00] Kyoko
Have a good evening.
[06:06] Minami
Good work today.
[06:07] Kyoko
Oh, Minami-san!
[06:09] Kyoko
I'm sorry. I start to worry
when I'm not practicing.
[06:14] Minami
Two things that are crucial for a
bartender are to see and to be seen.
[06:20] Minami
Your customers are also watching you,
just like the judges will.
[06:25] Minami
You mustn't make your guests
feel uncomfortable.
[06:28] Kyoko
Right.
[06:29] Minami
Why don't you actually take a look
at yourself? To see how you look?
[06:35] Kyoko
Huh?
[06:38] Kyoko
Good idea.
[06:39] Kyoko
If I watch a video of myself, I may spot
some mistakes and things I need to change.
[06:47] Kyoko
I shouldn't get so nervous recording myself.
[06:53] Ryu
So you already went to the semi-finals?
[06:55] Kyoko
Yes. Last weekend.
[06:58] Miwa
How did it go?
[06:59] Kyoko
I think it went well.
[07:02] Kyoko
Now I just have to wait for
the judges' decision.
[07:05] Kyoko
While I continue practicing, of course.
[07:08] Kyoko
I've been shaking that big shaker
so much that I built some muscle!
[07:12] Miwa
That must have been really tough.
[07:15] Kyoko
Oh, that's right.
He was one of the contestants!
[07:19] Ryu
Huh?
[07:20] Kyoko
Chen-kun! Chen-kun. I was so surprised.
[07:25] Ryu
Chen-kun was there?
[07:26] Kyoko
Yes. I heard that he quit Bar K, but I wonder
if he's been training at another bar.
[07:32] Miwa
How did he seem then?
[07:35] Kyoko
Well, he was unfriendly, as usual,
[07:39] Kyoko
but what really frustrated me was that...
[07:45] Kyoko
he was still so hot.
[07:49] Miwa
Sasakura-san, have you heard anything?
[07:53] Ryu
No. I haven't heard anything
since the meeting with his father.
[07:58] Ryu
But I guess he didn't give up
on being a bartender.
[08:14] Miwa
I'm so glad that everybody
made it into the finals!
[08:19] Ryu
So am I. They've spent every waking moment
practicing for their big performance.
[08:26] Miwa
I hope everything goes well.
[08:38] Uehara
Haisai, gang!
[08:42] Uehara
I brought something for you all to eat.
[08:45] Uehara
Sata andagi.
[08:48] Uehara
Try to keep your composure.
[08:50] Uehara
Don't get so flustered you
can't speak a ward. Yeah.
[08:54] Uehara
Just go grab that award.
[08:57] Contestant
What was that? Some kind of dad joke?
[09:01] Uehara
Yuri-chan.
[09:03] Uehara
Chibariyo!
[09:06] Yuri
I will!
[09:14] (Flashback) Chen
I want to live my life as a bartender!
[09:22] Chen
If Dad doesn't want to allow it,
[09:29] Chen
then I'll have to force him
to accept the fact
[09:33] Chen
that I'm a bartender!
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[09:49] Announcer
Ladies and gentlemen,
thank you for joining us today.
[09:53] Announcer
It's time for the Suntory
Cocktail Award finals to begin.
[09:59] Announcer
But first, we would like to ask
the representative from the judges,
[10:03] Announcer
Kuzuhara Ryuichi, to say a few words.
[10:07] Kuzuhara
In 1931, The Cocktail Award was established
as the first cocktail competition in Japan.
[10:15] Kuzuhara
It was held to facilitate the spread
of Western cocktail culture in Japan.
[10:19] Kuzuhara
What we ask of you bartenders
is your unfaltering discipline
[10:24] Kuzuhara
and creative innovation.
[10:27] Kuzuhara
We hope that each of you can fully
demonstrate the fruits of your labor today
[10:31] Kuzuhara
and wish you the best of luck.
[10:35] Announcer
Well then, on to entry
number one: Kinjo Yuri.
[11:11] Announcer
And now, please present your cocktail.
[11:15] Yuri
This cocktail is called the Chimugukuru.
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SIGN Lejay Pear 10ml
SIGN Hermes Blue Curaçao 10ml
SIGN Suntory Sudachi Watsunagi 5ml
SIGN Fresh Lime Juice 5ml
[11:19] Yuri
When I left my home in Okinawa and was
struggling to fit into a new environment,
[11:24] Yuri
my bartending senpai, who was also
from Okinawa, came to my rescue.
[11:29] Yuri
The name is an Okinawan word
that means "heart" or "empathy."
[11:34] Yuri
The drink expresses the warmth
of friendship with a vodka that,
[11:38] Yuri
like Okinawan Awamori,
is made from rice. Haku.
[11:41] Yuri
It is also made to be
reminiscent of the blue sea.
[11:46] Announcer
Thank you very much.
[11:53] Announcer
Next up is entry number two: Kawakami Kyoko.
[11:59] Kyoko
The glasses are chilled.
[12:01] Kyoko
The positioning of the shaker,
measuring cup, and bottles is okay.
[12:06] Kyoko
Now I just have to do what I practiced.
[12:22] Kyoko
Why... can't I move?
[12:26] Kyoko
I practiced so much for this.
[12:30] Kyoko
I'm gonna run out of time.
[12:33] Kyoko
If I fail now, it'll look bad for Bar Minami!
[12:40] Kyoko
Minami-san... came to root for me?
[12:48] Kyoko
He's the one who sent me to the
competition to represent his bar.
[12:54] Kyoko
He believes in me!
[13:18] Kyoko
My cocktail is called the Headwind.
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[13:21] Kyoko
Since deciding to become a bartender,
I've faced a lot of challenges and setbacks.
[13:27] Kyoko
I decided to to face that wind of pain
and confusion head on and inhale all of it!
[13:33] Kyoko
That's why I made this drink.
[13:35] Kyoko
The flavor has a big kick to it.
[13:38] Kyoko
But don't give up. Face it head on!
[13:53] Announcer
Next up is entry number 12: Kelvin Chen.
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[14:05] Miwa
His movements really are graceful.
[14:08] Ryu
Yeah. But...
[14:16] Chen
I thoroughly researched cocktail contests
around the world, not only those in Japan,
[14:20] Chen
and studied what points
they were evaluated on.
[14:23] Chen
Movements have to be big, but smooth.
Use your whole hand, down to the fingertips.
[14:29] Chen
That said, I never expected
Kuzuhara-sensei to be one of the judges,
[14:33] Chen
but he isn't the type of person to let
personal feelings cloud his judgment.
[14:36] Chen
There's no need to hesitate.
[14:39] Chen
I'll serve an equal amount with each pour.
[14:44] Chen
I sent my dad the address for the online
video stream. This is my response to him.
[14:50] Chen
Now they'll all have to accept me.
[14:52] Chen
The judges... as well as my dad!
[15:08] Chen
I've failed?
[15:10] Chen
I can't expect a decent result now.
[15:15] Chen
Is this the end of my life as a bartender?
[15:27] Miwa
Huh?
[15:30] Miwa
Why?
[15:33] Chen
I named this Lion City.
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SIGN Fresh Pineapple Juice 20ml
SIGN Fresh Lemon Juice 10ml
[15:36] Chen
I wanted to make a cocktail that would
represent my home, Singapore.
[15:43] Kuzuhara
May I ask a question?
[15:44] Kuzuhara
Why did you only finish one cocktail?
[15:48] Kuzuhara
Even if you couldn't make the required five
cocktails, you at least could have made four.
[15:56] Chen
I decided to participate in the award
because I wanted to be praised and accepted.
[16:05] Chen
But I realized that, for a very long time,
[16:07] Chen
all I've cared about
is being accepted by others.
[16:12] Chen
But that wasn't because
I wanted to improve myself.
[16:15] Chen
I think I was simply afraid
of not being accepted.
[16:20] Chen
However, after I made that mistake, I still
strongly felt that I didn't want to give up.
[16:28] Chen
Even if I am disqualified for this, I wanted
to complete the cocktail that I created.
[16:33] Chen
I put all of those feelings
into this one glass.
[16:38] Kuzuhara
Well then, why did you use a recipe
different from the one you submitted?
[16:43] Kuzuhara
That recipe shows only one chrysanthemum,
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[16:47] Kuzuhara
but your final drink is garnished with two.
[16:52] Chen
I made this cocktail to represent Singapore.
[16:56] Chen
However, I then realized that wasn't enough.
[17:01] Chen
I don't have one home country.
[17:04] Chen
I also have roots in the country
with a flag of red and white. Japan.
[17:09] Chen
In addition to my pride in my fatherland,
[17:12] Chen
I want to show my respect to the country
that taught me how to live as a bartender.
[17:15] Chen
To the culture of Japan.
[17:17] Chen
And this is the cocktail I wanted
to make. This is my cocktail.
[17:23] Kuzuhara
I have no further questions.
[17:27] Miwa
Chen-san!
[17:34] Announcer
Well then, it is time to present the winner.
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[17:44] Chen
Hello?
SIGN Chimugukuru
SIGN Kinjo Yuri
SIGN Congratulations!
Winner
[18:00] Uehara
Yuri-chan, one more Chimugukuru.
[18:03] Yuri
Coming up.
[18:08] Miwa
I wonder what happened
to Chen-san after that.
[18:12] Ryu
I hear he's continuing to train
as a bartender in Singapore
[18:16] Ryu
at the bar in his father's hotel.
[18:18] Miwa
Really? I'm glad.
[18:22] Ryu
Have you decided on a bartender
to work in your lounge yet?
[18:26] Miwa
Yes. Following your recommendation,
we made an offer to Kyoko-san.
[18:31] Miwa
My grandfather was happily saying, "I bet
she'll put a new wind in this bar's sails."
[18:38] Ryu
I'm glad to hear it.
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[18:43] Minami
Kawakami-kun.
[18:45] Kyoko
Yes?
[18:46] Minami
I'm going out for a bit.
Keep an eye on things.
[18:49] Kyoko
All right.
[18:54] Kyoko
It's been four years
since I first came to this bar.
[19:01] (Flashback) Kyoko
Oh, shove it! I'm not drunk at all!
[19:05] Kyoko
I drowned my sorrows a little too much
and was an awful customer.
[19:11] (Flashback) Minami
Do you know what kind of job
bartending really is?
[19:16] (Flashback) Minami
It's to make sure that
when a guest goes home,
[19:21] (Flashback) Minami
they're just a little happier than
when they walked through the door.
[19:26] (Flashback) Minami
That's what this work is for.
[19:30] (Flashback) Minami
As such, perhaps it's best to
make that your last drink.
[19:37] Kyoko
And now I'm standing here behind the bar.
[19:44] Kyoko
Welcome.
[19:45] Kyoko
Uh. Minami-san?
[19:48] Minami
I came alone. Is that all right?
[19:52] Minami
I'd like a Horse's Neck.
[19:56] Kyoko
Uh, sure. As you wish.
[20:03] Kyoko
Could this possibly mean...?
[20:08] Kyoko
Here you are. A Horse's Neck.
[20:23] Kyoko
Um...
[20:24] Kyoko
I, Kawakami Kyoko, would like
to move on from Bar Minami.
[20:29] Kyoko
Is that all right?
[20:31] Minami
A bartender never moves on.
[20:35] Minami
From day to day, from second to second,
a person is always changing.
[20:39] Minami
The cocktails you mix for guests
should also always be changing.
[20:44] Minami
Bartending is a job with
a beginning but no end.
[20:50] Minami
Thank you very much. I wish you
the best of luck at your new position.
[20:56] Kyoko
Sir!
[20:58] Kyoko
Was I able to make you just a little happier
than when you walked through the door?
[21:08] Minami
Yes.
[21:14] Kyoko
Thank you very much.
[22:49] Taizo
So, how did things go
with that fellow from Singapore?
[22:53] Kuzuhara
He was extremely immature. Very green.
[22:57] Taizo
That sounds like he has promise.
[23:00] Taizo
The Western cocktail was
originally an imported culture,
[23:03] Taizo
but Japanese bars made
their own new developments,
[23:06] Taizo
and now young people come
from overseas to study that.
[23:09] Taizo
How the times have changed.
[23:13] Kuzuhara
Speaking of green, do you still have
your sights set on that one bartender?
[23:19] Taizo
There's nobody else worth
opening up the counter bar for.
[23:26] Kuzuhara
Do you think he'll eventually
make his way there?
[23:27] Taizo
With the Glass of God?
[23:30] Taizo
We're certainly making progress toward that.
[23:34] Taizo
But he is moving very slowly.
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taking pains to work as safely
as possible, so we hope you
can please forgive this temporary intrusion.
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E9 - North Wind
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[00:03] Miwa
I'm sure it's around here somewhere.
[00:06] Miwa
It's supposed to be really fancy.
[00:09] Miwa
It doesn't even have a sign. A hidden bar!
[00:12] Ryu
Really?
[00:14] Ryu
It feels like we're headed somewhere sketchy.
[00:17] Miwa
It'll be fine! I checked
the reviews online and...
[00:21] Miwa
Oh. It's probably over there.
[00:24] Miwa
Sometimes the best bars are
the hardest to find, right?
[00:29] Ryu
Well, you might have a point.
[00:31] Miwa
Today is my treat.
[00:48] Miwa
U-Um, is this Bar Grace?
[00:53] Kitakata
Upstairs.
[00:55] Kitakata
Geez. Ever since a bar like that
moved into this building,
[01:01] Kitakata
I've had to deal with these brats
wandering in. What a pain.
[01:04] Miwa
I don't like this. Let's leave.
[01:09] Miwa
Hold on!
[01:18] Ryu
It's been a long time, Kitakata-san.
[01:22] Kitakata
Huh.
SIGN Glass of God
[03:00] Kitakata
Look at you, eyeballing the place
like some detective.
[03:04] Kitakata
That's the thing with these damn bartenders.
[03:07] Miwa
Hey.
[03:08] Ryu
Sorry.
[03:10] Ryu
You should go on home.
[03:11] Miwa
B-But...
[03:14] Ryu
It's been eight years.
[03:16] Kitakata
Sorry, but this isn't the type of place
to reminisce about the good old days.
[03:21] Kitakata
If that's what you're here for,
try somewhere else,
[03:24] Kitakata
sir.
[03:27] Ryu
Very well. In that case,
may I order just one drink?
[03:32] Kitakata
What about your girlfriend?
[03:34] Kitakata
I don't make flashy cocktails here.
I also don't allow lovers' quarrels.
[03:41] Miwa
I'll order one too.
[03:46] Kitakata
All right, what do you want?
[03:49] Ryu
A Bloody Mary.
[03:56] Kitakata
A Bloody Mary. Sure.
[04:06] Miwa
Hey. Eight years since what?
[04:11] Ryu
He's my senpai.
[04:13] Ryu
We used to work at the same bar.
[04:15] Miwa
Is that right?
[04:18] Miwa
I don't think Sasakura-san has ever
talked about his past with me.
[04:25] Keiko
Good evening!
[04:27] Kitakata
Yo.
[04:29] Keiko
Kitakata-san, the usual.
[04:31] Kitakata
You got it.
[04:34] Man
So you really will go with me
after this drink?
[04:39] Keiko
Oh, totally. But the Bloody Mary here
is the best in the world.
[04:55] Miwa
He's shaking just the vodka first?
[05:04] Kitakata
You know, sir, "Bloody Mary" was
the nickname of an infamous tyrant.
[05:10] Kitakata
What I'm about to make
is a little different.
[05:14] Kitakata
A Bloody Caesar.
[05:16] Man
How is that different?
[05:17] Kitakata
I use tomato juice with clam broth in it.
[05:22] Miwa
That clam?
[05:23] Ryu
Yeah, the shellfish.
[05:25] Ryu
The extract from the clam
gives it a more complex flavor.
[05:29] Kitakata
You two good with the same?
[05:34] Miwa
Huh. It looks just like a Bloody Mary.
[05:43] Man
All right, down the hatch.
Tonight's the night I'm finally—
[05:47] Man
Oops!
[05:47] Keiko
Whoa!
[05:48] Man
What the he—? That wan't
enouf to gemme drunk.
[05:52] Keiko
Too bad. I guess you'll have
to head home for today.
[05:56] Man
Oh... uh...
[05:59] Keiko
Oh, come on.
[06:00] Miwa
This really is delicious!
[06:04] Ryu
You already drank it all?
[06:07] Miwa
Huh?
[06:09] Ryu
This Bloody Caesar uses
extremely strong vodka.
[06:14] Ryu
It's 88 percent alcohol.
[06:18] Miwa
It's that strong?
[06:19] Ryu
He shook the vodka first to mix air into it
[06:24] Ryu
so you don't notice how strong it is.
[06:29] Ryu
Kitakata-san, a bar is like
a hospital to heal wounded souls.
[06:34] Ryu
A bartender is the physician
who cares for those guests' souls.
[06:38] Ryu
You know who taught me that? It was you.
[06:43] Ryu
Alcohol can be a poison or
a medicine. It has two sides.
[06:48] Ryu
If you serve drinks to get people drunk,
it becomes a poison that harms them.
[06:53] Ryu
It isn't a bartender's job
to serve drinks like that.
[07:04] Kitakata
Ryu, listen up.
[07:06] Kitakata
This isn't some frilly Ginza bar
[07:08] Kitakata
where guests come to hear you
show off your knowledge of booze.
[07:12] Kitakata
That hostess who was just here,
[07:15] Kitakata
she had a kid at 16, was sold off
to some debt collector at 19,
[07:19] Kitakata
and tried to kill herself at 25.
[07:22] Kitakata
She piles on the makeup, tricks horny
old men into thinking she likes them,
[07:27] Kitakata
and takes their money.
[07:29] Kitakata
Sure, a bar is a hospital for the soul.
But there are all kinds of hospitals.
[07:35] Kitakata
This is a field hospital on the front lines.
[07:39] Kitakata
Guests come in here all bloodied
[07:41] Kitakata
to drink that one drink that might
somehow get them through the day.
[07:46] Kitakata
Doesn't matter if it's poison or something.
[07:49] Kitakata
No, some guests need that drink
because it's a poison.
[07:55] Ryu
Still, our mentor...
[07:58] Ryu
Kase-san never would have
allowed something like this.
[08:02] Kitakata
Aw, come on. I even got your girl drunk
so you could get her in the sack.
[08:09] Ryu
Let's go.
[08:10] Miwa
Mm-hmm.
[08:22] Ryu
I'm sorry about today.
[08:24] Ryu
After you were kind enough to ask me out.
[08:26] Miwa
It's okay. I'll see you
another time at Edenhall.
[08:30] Ryu
Good night.
[08:43] Kitakara
Hey, Pops.
[08:47] Kitakara
That kid—that Ryu kid who went
off to France—he came back.
[08:53] Kitakara
That same amateur who always had a cloud
hanging over him when he was shaking a drink.
[08:57] Kitakara
And then he shows up here
to try to lecture me.
SIGN 15 Authentic Bars
SIGN Cheers to Bars That Let You Feel the Past
[09:08] Miwa
It's the guy from yesterday.
[09:11] Miwa
Then this must be Sasakura-san's mentor.
[09:16] Yukari
Senpai!
[09:17] Yukari
Oh, what is that? A new bar?
[09:21] Miwa
No. It's where Sasakura-san
worked a long time ago.
[09:25] Yukari
Oh! I'd love to try it out!
[09:28] Yukari
Let's get Sasakura-san to take us.
[09:31] Miwa
Oh, I don't know. He doesn't seem
to want to talk about the past.
[09:36] Yukari
It'll be fine! You're good friends
with him, right?
[09:42] Yukari
You just gotta keep attacking!
[09:48] Ryu
Yes. Kitakata-san was my senpai at Bar Kaze.
SIGN Ginza M's Building
SIGN Ginza Shopping Center
[09:53] Ryu
Of course he taught me
how to make cocktails,
[09:55] Ryu
but also how to clean the bathroom
and deal with drunk guests.
[10:00] Ryu
I learned a lot from him.
[10:03] Miwa
It sounds like he was a good senpai.
[10:06] Ryu
Yes, but as you saw, he isn't very friendly.
[10:15] Ryu
Would you like me to make you something?
[10:16] Miwa
Um, okay...
[10:21] Ryu
Welcom—
[10:22] Ryu
Oh.
[10:26] Kitakata
For two.
[10:38] Keiko
Hey, Kitakata-san.
[10:41] Keiko
I came because you said you're buying,
[10:43] Keiko
but why don't we go to a more
laid-back place, like an izakaya?
[10:46] Kitakata
My kohai is working here.
[10:48] Kitakata
I've got a responsibility to
stop by at least once, right?
[10:52] Kitakata
And I also want to see what
kinds of drinks he's making now.
[10:57] Ryu
What will you be having?
[11:00] Keiko
That's a good question. I usually
only drink beer and shochu.
[11:06] Kitakata
Well, that's a problem.
I don't think this place even has shochu.
[11:11] Keiko
I feel really out of place here.
[11:14] Ryu
A bar is a place for everyone.
[11:17] Ryu
If a bar makes you feel uncomfortable,
that's the bartender's fault.
[11:24] Keiko
Since you like shochu, if you
don't mind, just leave it to me.
[11:31] Kitakata
I'll have the same as her.
[11:33] Ryu
Very well.
[11:38] Ryu
First, cut half of a lime into
large chunks with the peel on.
[11:43] Ryu
Put that in a glass, add sugar,
[11:48] Ryu
and then use this to muddle
the lime and mix the sugar in.
[11:54] Keiko
That seems kind of rough.
[11:56] Keiko
I thought you'd try to show off or something.
[11:59] Ryu
Well, no bartender does this just to show off.
[12:06] Ryu
And finally, add Cachaça.
The popular Brazilian liquor.
[12:12] Ryu
It's made from squeezing the juice of
fermented sugar cane and then distilling it.
[12:16] Ryu
The same process as shochu.
[12:19] Keiko
Huh.
[12:20] Ryu
Here you are. A Caipirinha.
[12:24] Keiko
Caipirinha?
[12:27] Ryu
Yes. In Portuguese,
it means "peasant maiden."
[12:31] Ryu
Perhaps to invoke the image
of a simple, unadorned beauty.
[12:34] Keiko
Huh.
[12:37] Keiko
This is delicious!
[12:39] Keiko
It's refreshing, but it has
a slightly sweet and rich flavor.
[12:43] Ryu
Doesn't it?
[12:45] Ryu
The government of Brazil has established
an official recipe for the Caipirinha.
[12:50] Keiko
Sounds like it's quite a big deal.
[12:53] Ryu
That's how much the people adore it.
[12:56] Ryu
It might be an indication of
how much they love this liquor.
[13:02] Ryu
Here you are.
[13:12] Kitakata
I guess your skills improved a bit.
[13:16] Keiko
Hey, Kitakata-san.
[13:18] Keiko
I didn't know there were
cocktails that tasted like shochu!
[13:22] Kitakata
Try a sip of mine.
[13:24] Keiko
Huh? But...
[13:26] Keiko
It's the same Caipirinha, right?
[13:31] Keiko
Oh! It's totally different!
[13:33] Keiko
It doesn't have the same bite as the
other one. It's refreshing and light!
[13:37] Kitakata
Because he made them differently.
[13:39] Kitakata
In one, he muddled the limes with
the peel on to give it a wilder taste.
[13:44] Kitakata
In the other, he squeezed the limes
gently to reduce the bitterness.
[13:48] Kitakata
He also used brown sugar
to bring out a shochu-like richness.
[13:54] Kitakata
In the other, he used granulated
sugar for a milder flavor.
[13:58] Keiko
We ordered the same thing,
but you did all that?
[14:03] Ryu
Yes, as you informed me that
you don't normally drink cocktails.
[14:08] Keiko
It's really unusual these days
[14:11] Keiko
to find a business that puts
so much thought into good service.
[14:15] Ryu
Well, bartending isn't a business.
[14:19] Ryu
The man who mentored Kitakata-san
and I had a favorite saying.
[14:23] Ryu
We heard it so often, we got sick of it.
[14:27] Ryu
"Bartending isn't a job
people are hired to do.
[14:32] Ryu
Bartending is a lifestyle that one chooses."
[14:36] Ryu
It's physically taxing, and
it doesn't really pay that well.
[14:41] Ryu
But despite that, I'm very happy to have
discovered the profession of bartending.
[14:48] Ryu
I'm grateful to my mentor, my senpai, and
even the guests who helped me realize that.
[14:56] Kitakata
"Bartending isn't a profession."
[15:00] Kitakata
Do you understand what that means?
[15:05] Kitakata
That's what Pops always said.
Do you know where he is now?
[15:10] Kitakata
Do you know how he's doing?
[15:12] Ryu
Do you know where Kase-san is right now?
SIGN Glass of God
SIGN Kawasaki Station
[15:24] Ryu
So Kase-san did leave Tokyo?
[15:29] Ryu
Why did he move to a different bar?
[15:33] Kitakata
You'll find out soon enough.
[15:43] Ryu
Why are we driving up this hill?
[15:50] Kitakata
This is it.
SIGN Kawasaki General Hospital
[15:55] Ryu
He's in the hospital? Since when?
[15:58] Kitakata
Seven years ago, he collapsed at work.
[16:01] Kitakata
He never fully recovered after that.
He eventually had to close the bar.
[16:06] Kitakata
At first, he couldn't speak
or even move very well.
[16:10] Kitakata
He's finally gotten a little better recently.
SIGN Kase Goro
[16:20] Ryu
Kase-san, it's me!
[16:22] Ryu
Sasakura Ryu!
[16:25] Kase
Ryu...
[16:38] (Flashback) Kase
Is that so?
[16:40] (Flashback) Kase
A bar in Ginza?
[16:42] (Flashback) Ryu
Yes. I'm just an employee, though.
[16:45] (Flashback) Kase
You sure have grown up.
[16:49] (Flashback) Kase
Here.
[16:53] (Flashback) Kase
Please take this.
[16:55] (Flashback) Kase
I can't finish it all by myself.
[17:03] Kitakata
Pops kept the bar open every day
so guests could come anytime.
[17:07] Kitakata
He never took a single day off.
[17:11] Kitakata
If you keep saying,
"Bartending is a way of life"
[17:16] Kitakata
and devote yourself totally to this job,
that's how you end up.
[17:22] Kitakata
You're still young. Why don't you
quit bartending and get a proper job?
[17:30] Ryu
Please don't say things you don't mean.
[17:33] Ryu
If that's how you really felt,
why name your bar "North Wind"?
[17:40] Ryu
The "North" comes from "Kita" in your name,
[17:42] Ryu
and the "Wind" comes from
Kase-san's "Bar Kaze," right?
[17:48] Ryu
So, for the last seven years,
you've been watching over Kase-san?
[17:52] Kitakata
Pops doesn't have any relatives.
[17:55] Kitakata
He kept working for the sake
of his customers,
[17:59] Kitakata
but now nobody gives a hoot about him.
[18:02] Kitakata
It's downright cruel.
[18:05] Kitakata
But you know, the guests will never forget
that one drink that gave them relief.
[18:11] Kitakata
Me and Pops are fine with that.
We don't regret anything.
[18:18] Kitakata
It's still one way to live a bartender's life.
[18:22] Ryu
A way of life...
[18:25] Kitakata
Are you still chasing the Glass of God?
[18:29] Kitakata
Still going after that one last drink
that will soothe your customers' souls?
[18:34] Ryu
Yes.
[18:36] Kitakata
You never change, do you?
[18:38] Kitakata
You're still that same punk
who showed up at the bar
[18:40] Kitakata
with a look in his eyes that
would scare a yakuza away.
[18:48] Nishizawa
Let's review today's guest reservation list.
[18:51] Nishizawa
First, at 5 PM, we have...
[18:53] Kamishima
It looks like things are working out
with staff for the lounge bar.
[18:57] Kamishima
All that's left is...
[19:00] Yukari
That one sealed door, right?
[19:02] Kamishima
Don't call it that. It's creepy!
[19:05] Kamishima
Give me a break.
[19:06] Kamishima
So, how are things with that one bartender?
[19:10] Yukari
Yeah, Senpai! Hurry up and talk him into it!
[19:13] Kamishima
That's your job too, Higuchi!
[19:15] Yukari
Yes, sir!
SIGN Osada
Hiroshi
SIGN Two
Poems
[19:31] Ryu
It's unusual to see you here alone.
[19:36] Taizo
Is it really?
[19:39] Taizo
Does my granddaughter come often?
[19:41] Ryu
Yes. I believe she's taken
a liking to this bar.
[19:44] Taizo
In that case, I'm sure you've
been asked this countless times,
[19:48] Taizo
but have you made up your mind to join us?
[19:52] Ryu
No.
[19:53] Ryu
I'm very sorry, but I must refuse.
[19:57] Taizo
If you're worried about this place,
I've already spoken to Maki about it.
[20:02] Ryu
Uh, but...
[20:04] Taizo
Listen, son, when I've made up
my mind, I always get what I want.
[20:09] Taizo
I'm going to get you behind the bar at the
Hotel Cardinal. No matter what it takes.
SIGN Thank You for Your Patronage
SIGN Kabukicho Ichi Bangai
[20:39] Kitakata
So you want him for your hotel bar?
[20:43] Miwa
Opening the ideal hotel bar was always
Grandpa's... my grandfather's dream.
[20:50] Miwa
I agreed that if we were making the ideal bar,
[20:53] Miwa
the bartender needed to be Sasakura-san.
[20:56] Miwa
I couldn't imagine anyone else doing it.
[21:00] Miwa
But now, the more I visit Edenhall,
[21:05] Miwa
after watching the service Sasakura-san
always provides for his guests,
[21:10] Miwa
I've started thinking I don't
want to interfere with that.
[21:14] Kitakata
What did Ryu say?
[21:15] Miwa
He turned us down.
[21:17] Miwa
When I ask him why, he dodges the question.
[21:20] Kitakata
Huh.
[21:22] Miwa
I want to make Grandpa's dream come true,
[21:26] Miwa
but I doubt that I can convince Sasakura-san.
[21:30] Miwa
Maybe I should stop pushing.
[21:34] Miwa
But if he does have some reason,
why doesn't he just tell me?
[21:42] Kitakata
Miss, can you keep a secret?
[21:45] Miwa
Huh?
[21:46] Kitakata
He took first prize at a
European cocktail competition
[21:49] Kitakata
and got a job at a top-class hotel in Paris.
[21:52] Kitakata
As a bartender, he had an unbeatable record.
[21:56] Kitakata
But then he came back to Japan.
Why do you think he did that?
[22:03] Kitakata
Because of him, a customer died.
[22:08] Kitakata
Sasakura Ryu, at least,
is convinced it's his fault.
SIGN Episode 10
SIGN A Thorn in the Heart
E10 - A Thorn in the Heart
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[00:01] Kitakata
Because of him, a customer died.
[00:06] Kitakata
Sasakura Ryu, at least,
is convinced it's his fault.
SIGN Glass of God
[01:47] Kitakata
Bars in America have an old saying.
[01:53] Kitakata
When a man is considering suicide,
[01:55] Kitakata
he'll choose one of two types of people
to be his final companion.
[01:59] Kitakata
One is the priest.
[02:01] Miwa
And the other is...
[02:03] Kitakata
The bartender.
[02:05] Kitakata
"I feel like dying."
[02:07] Kitakata
I get tons of customers here
who tell me that.
[02:12] Kitakata
Normally, I just laugh it off
and ignore them.
[02:15] Kitakata
But the guest who said that
to Ryu that time was serious.
[02:21] Miwa
What kind of drink did
Sasakura-san serve him?
[02:25] Kitakata
Who knows.
[02:26] Kitakata
Maybe something like the original cocktail
he won the competition with.
[02:32] Kitakata
But then, the next day,
[02:35] Kitakata
that customer walked off
the top of a building into the clouds.
[02:39] Miwa
But that can't possibly
be Sasakura-san's fault!
[02:45] Kitakata
I know you're right. But still...
[02:48] Kitakata
"What if I had just served
a different drink?"
[02:52] Kitakata
That's what anyone would think.
[02:56] Yukari
Senpai, what do you think about this?
SIGN Hotel Cardinal Counter Bar
[03:02] Miwa
What the heck is that? When did that happen?
SIGN Relax and Enjoy a Drink in an
Exquisite Atmosphere
SIGN Bartender
Sasakura Ryu
[03:05] Yukari
It was the chairman's idea.
[03:07] Yukari
"Let's leave Sasakura Ryu no choice."
[03:10] Bucho
Which means the chairman
is serious about this.
[03:13] Bucho
Higuchi! Do it again.
[03:15] Yukari
Huh? Isn't this good enough?
SIGN Relax and Enjoy a Drink in an
Exquisite Atmosphere
SIGN Bartender
Sasakura Ryu
[03:18] Bucho
It isn't!
[03:18] Yukari
Okay.
[03:24] Ryu
It's a rare pleasure for
the owner to visit me so early.
[03:29] Maki
Yeah, I guess so.
[03:33] Maki
Have you made up your mind
to go to the Cardinal?
[03:36] Ryu
You must have spoken to Chairman Kurushima.
[03:38] Maki
Yeah. He's been asking me
for quite a while now.
SIGN Oden
[03:43] (Flashback) Taizo
Maki-kun, what does business mean to you?
[03:48] (Flashback) Maki
Ambition, I suppose.
[03:50] (Flashback) Taizo
Greed alone can get you
to 500 million or a billion yen.
[03:54] (Flashback) Taizo
Getting to five or ten billion
will depend on your own ambitions.
[03:57] (Flashback) Taizo
But then what comes after that?
[04:00] (Flashback) Taizo
Maki-kun, the most important part of business
is to raise up the next generation.
[04:06] (Flashback) Taizo
To rein in any loose obstacles blocking
a youngster's path and show them the way.
[04:12] (Flashback) Maki
Raise the next generation...
[04:15] Maki
It sounds like Chairman Kurushima recruits
the main Hotel Cardinal staff all by himself.
[04:23] Maki
He already researched your work
in Paris a long time ago.
[04:27] Maki
That man isn't trying to force you to
work at the hotel because he's selfish.
[04:32] Maki
He's doing it for your own sake.
[04:36] Ryu
But then, what will happen to Edenhall?
[04:40] Ryu
This bar accepted me when
I was at the end of my rope.
[04:43] Ryu
I haven't repaid that debt yet.
[04:45] Maki
I'll shut Edenhall down.
[04:56] Miwa
I've been wondering this the whole time.
Why did he keep dodging the question?
[05:02] Miwa
He must not want to remember the past.
[05:09] Ryu
Here you are.
[05:11] Ryu
This is called an A-1.
[05:13] Ryu
It was created to be served
on luxury cruise liners
[05:18] Ryu
and is always the first drink
listed in any cocktail manual.
[05:22] Hayase
So it's a top-level cocktail.
[05:25] Ryu
My sincerest congratulations
on your promotion.
[05:29] Hayase
Thank you.
[05:31] Hayase
I was chosen to be a branch
manager in North America.
[05:36] Hayase
This is delicious. It's clean
and refreshing but still fruity.
[05:42] Hayase
Once I get to America, I won't
be able to drink your cocktails.
[05:45] Hayase
I'm going to miss them.
[05:48] Hayase
I've visited here many times now,
[05:51] Hayase
but I feel like you've
only seen me at my worst.
[06:01] Hayase
Sasakura-kun, do you know what makes
an office worker want to climb the ladder?
[06:06] Ryu
The sense of responsibility and purpose,
[06:08] Ryu
and the praise and pay that
is commensurate with that work.
[06:11] Ryu
But that's a little too obvious, isn't it?
[06:13] Hayase
It's sacrifice.
[06:16] Hayase
I'd like the same drink again.
[06:19] Hayase
Two of them.
[06:24] Hayase
Nobody can climb the career ladder
without making some sacrifices.
[06:29] Hayase
Obviously, you have to put more time
into your work than anyone else
[06:33] Hayase
and sometimes drink bitter drinks
with people you don't want to.
[06:37] Hayase
Sometimes, you begin to hate yourself
because of that self-deception.
[06:42] Hayase
But even then, some ruin their health
and some get caught up in internal rivalries,
[06:49] Hayase
only to fade away
before reaching their goals.
[06:52] Ryu
Here you are.
[06:54] Ryu
Hayase-san, what did you have to sacrifice?
[06:58] Hayase
My family.
[07:00] Hayase
My late wife was born with a weak heart.
[07:04] Hayase
When I was on a business trip overseas,
she suddenly became ill at home.
[07:09] Hayase
What do you think I was doing
at that moment?
[07:12] Hayase
I was at a department store
selecting options for a birthday party
[07:16] Hayase
for the wife of my client.
[07:21] Hayase
Why do people want to move up the ladder?
[07:23] Hayase
Because if you don't keep winning, all of
those sacrifices would have been in vain.
[07:29] Hayase
It's not just my late wife.
[07:30] Hayase
I had senpai that were far more talented
and very hard-working colleagues.
[07:35] Hayase
I owe it to them as well to keep winning.
[07:42] Hayase
Kimiko, this is a cocktail from the top.
[07:47] Hayase
I owe it all to you, darling.
[07:52] Hayase
I'm sorry. I didn't mean to tell
such a sappy story.
[07:55] Ryu
It's all right.
[07:56] Hayase
But this sure feels strange.
I've never told anyone that story before.
[08:01] Ryu
As a bartender, I'm extremely honored.
[08:05] Hayase
Perhaps people are destined to be trapped
with all of the regrets they've piled up.
[08:12] Hayase
Like there's a small thorn
stabbed into your heart.
[08:16] Ryu
I suppose so.
[08:18] Hayase
Well then, I guess I should get going.
Thank you very much.
[08:25] Ryu
Welcome.
[08:27] Ryu
It's been quite a while.
[08:28] Rumi
Yes.
[08:36] Hayase
Kimishima-san?
[08:38] Hayase
I thought you went to work
at a rural hospital.
[08:42] Rumi
I came back.
[08:44] Rumi
There was an issue with my family.
[08:46] Hayase
That other time, when I asked you out...
[08:50] Hayase
I'm very sorry about that.
[08:55] Hayase
I got a last-minute work assignment.
[09:02] Hayase
If you don't mind, would you
allow me to make it up to you?
[09:09] Rumi
That would make me very happy.
[09:13] Rumi
But if you stand me up this time,
I'm gonna knock you out, okay?
[09:18] Hayase
Ah. All right.
SIGN Ginza Shopping Center
SIGN Ginza M's Building
SIGN Glass of God
SIGN Ginza Shopping Center
SIGN Ginza M's Building
[09:48] (Flashback) Rumi
What? America?
[09:50] (Flashback) Hayase
Yes. I'll probably be there
for about five years.
SIGN Potato
Salad
SIGN Chicken
Wings
SIGN Boiled
Tofu
SIGN Wasabi
Squid
SIGN Braised
Snapper
SIGN Miso
Crab
[09:54] (Flashback) Rumi
Why didn't you tell me?
[09:57] (Flashback) Hayase
I wasn't trying to hide it!
[10:02] (Flashback) Rumi
And after we finally get to
drink together again...
[10:09] (Flashback) Rumi
Hayase-san, why did you come out to meet me?
[10:20] Hayase
Sasakura-kun, do you have a lover?
[10:25] Ryu
Huh?
[10:26] Ryu
A lover?
[10:29] Hayase
Oh, I'm sorry. I shouldn't ask
about something so private.
[10:33] Ryu
Well, unfortunately, right now
I'm only in love with my work.
[10:39] Hayase
I'm the same way.
[10:43] Hayase
Looks like it's almost closing time.
I'm sorry to have stayed so late.
[10:55] Ryu
Oh. Hayase-san. What happened?
[10:58] Hayase
If you don't mind, would you
join me at one more bar?
SIGN Kabukicho Ichi Bangai
[11:07] Ryu
This is my senpai's bar.
[11:09] Ryu
It isn't exactly an authentic bar, though.
[11:14] Kitakata
C'mon in.
[11:18] Hayase
I leave for America tomorrow.
[11:20] Ryu
Huh?
[11:22] Ryu
Then is it all right
to be drinking this late?
[11:25] Hayase
That might be why I want to drink.
[11:28] Hayase
Something has been bothering me recently.
[11:32] Kitakata
I'm guessing you aren't
being chased by loan sharks.
[11:36] Kitakata
The look on your face says woman trouble.
[11:40] Ryu
This bar can be very frank with its guests.
[11:44] Ryu
It's a kind of field hospital.
[11:46] Hayase
"Woman trouble," huh?
[11:49] Hayase
You aren't wrong.
[11:52] Kitakata
I'm so jealous.
[11:55] Kitakata
My customers are always chasing
or running away from something.
[11:59] Kitakata
They don't have the leeway to hesitate.
[12:03] Kitakata
In that case, why not decide it with these?
[12:07] Kitakata
In the old days, rolling the dice
was a required skill for bartenders.
[12:12] Kitakata
Like this, keeping your wrist loose
and shaking the cup,
[12:17] Kitakata
it was great practice for using a shaker.
[12:19] Ryu
And then you imagine the movements
of the dice in the cup.
[12:24] Ryu
That also helps you imagine how
the ice moves inside the shaker.
[12:34] Kitakata
This is called dice stacking.
[12:36] Kitakata
The odds of all five stacking are,
well, about 1 in 30.
[12:42] Hayase
Those odds make it sound
more like luck than skill.
[12:46] Kitakata
Definitely. But you know, sir, you might
dig your own grave betting on a long shot,
[12:53] Kitakata
but life is more interesting
when you bet big.
[12:57] Kitakata
Do you have any idea why?
[12:59] Kitakata
Instead of hedging your bets
and regretting it later,
[13:02] Kitakata
it's easier to accept
losing big on a big bet.
[13:06] Hayase
I understand.
[13:08] Hayase
Please roll them one more time.
[13:11] Kitakata
Happy to.
[13:14] Hayase
If the five dice don't stack up,
I won't see her again.
[13:20] Hayase
But if they do stack up,
[13:23] Hayase
if a miracle like that happens,
I will go to meet her.
[13:27] Hayase
Even if it makes me lose this promotion.
[13:38] Kitakata
People, you know, sometimes
pretend to be unsure.
[13:42] Kitakata
Just like you, sir.
[13:44] Hayase
"Pretend to be unsure"?
[13:46] Kitakata
The important thing is having
just a little confidence.
[13:49] Kitakata
But cowards can't be honest with themselves.
[13:52] Kitakata
They try to leave their
decisions in God's hands.
[13:56] Hayase
You might be right.
[13:58] Kitakata
Okay. Let's see which one God chose.
[14:03] Hayase
Please wait a minute.
[14:04] Hayase
Before that, there's one cocktail
I have always wanted to try.
[14:10] Hayase
I couldn't drink it at Sasakura-kun's bar.
[14:12] Ryu
Huh?
[14:13] Kitakata
We're on the front lines here. What'll it be?
[14:17] Hayase
A Boilermaker.
[14:24] Kitakata
Beer and bourbon.
You can handle the rest yourself?
[14:28] Hayase
Yes.
[14:36] Hayase
The important thing is having
just a little confidence.
[14:47] Hayase
Oh.
[14:49] Ryu
The whiskey has a higher alcohol
percentage and tries to rise to the top,
[14:53] Ryu
so all the foam from the beer
gets forced out.
[14:57] Kitakata
Well, that's how a smart-ass
bartender might explain it.
[15:02] Kitakata
But when you drink that thing,
it bubbles up inside you like a boiler.
[15:06] Kitakata
It gives you a little confidence.
[15:08] Kitakata
That's why it's called a Boilermaker.
[15:19] Hayase
It is like a boiler.
[15:23] Hayase
Something else I always wanted to try...
[15:26] Hayase
is this.
[15:29] Hayase
Thank you. It feels like I yanked
the thorn out of my heart.
[15:32] Kitakata
Good. When you get stuck by a thorn,
you shouldn't wait to pull it out.
[15:36] Kitakata
That's what bars are for.
[15:39] Hayase
If I'd known that before, my life
might have been a little easier.
[15:44] Hayase
Sasakura-kun, thank you.
[15:46] Ryu
What about these? Aren't you going to look?
[15:49] Hayase
No. I know how I feel now.
[15:53] Hayase
Actually, I might have known all along.
[15:59] Ryu
A thorn in the heart, huh?
[16:02] Kitakata
Wanna make a bet? You look like
you're struggling with something.
[16:06] Ryu
Oh, I don't think I could
beat you, Kitakata-san.
[16:09] Ryu
When the time comes, I'll decide for myself.
[16:16] Kitakata
Maybe you don't need to ask God after all.
[16:34] Kyoko
Here you are. A Headwind.
[16:37] Miwa
Thank you. I wanted to try this.
[16:44] Miwa
Delicious!
[16:45] Miwa
It has a little bite but then tastes sweet.
I could get hooked on these.
[16:50] Kyoko
Thank you very much!
[16:52] Kyoko
It sounds like things are
all set for the counter bar.
[16:55] Miwa
It actually isn't decided yet.
[16:58] Kyoko
Huh? But the flyer said...
[17:00] Miwa
Sasakura-san still hasn't agreed yet.
[17:03] Kyoko
Huh? You jumped the gun?
[17:05] Nishizawa
Kawakami-san.
[17:07] Kyoko
Ah... Pardon me.
[17:10] Miwa
I'm not sure what's best for Sasakura-san.
[17:15] Kyoko
Another headwind, I guess.
[17:17] Miwa
Hmm?
[17:19] Kyoko
Like you're running against the wind.
[17:22] Kyoko
Do you wait for the wind to die down
or run head-first into it?
[17:25] Kyoko
Or something! Do I sound like Sasakura-san?
[17:39] Miwa
Are you afraid to work at the hotel bar
because of what happened?
[17:44] Miwa
But that wasn't your fault.
[17:48] Miwa
I've got to say that to his face!
SIGN French
[18:00] Ryu
Welcome.
[18:09] Miwa
Good evening.
[18:11] Ryu
It has been a while.
[18:13] Ryu
I haven't seen you recently, so I had
been wondering how you were doing.
[18:20] Ryu
What would you like?
[18:22] Miwa
Say you have a guest.
[18:25] Ryu
What?
[18:26] Miwa
Someone who is really upset.
[18:30] Miwa
So much that they want to die.
[18:33] Miwa
To a guest like that, for a bartender,
what drink would you want to serve?
[18:43] Ryu
You must have talked to Kitakata-san.
[18:47] Miwa
Yes.
[18:49] Ryu
Well, what would you do?
[18:52] Miwa
If it was me, I'd slap some sense into them.
And say, "Quit acting like a child!"
[18:59] Ryu
Ooh, scary.
[19:01] Miwa
I mean, you'd never get over that. Ever.
[19:06] Miwa
When someone close to you dies,
and you're the only one left behind,
[19:11] Miwa
you keep blaming yourself.
[19:17] Miwa
I did too. I lost my parents in an accident.
[19:20] Miwa
I thought, "Why am I still alive?
What's the point of living?"
[19:27] Miwa
Sasakura-san, don't you feel the same way?
[19:30] Miwa
You can't find an answer,
so you can't decide what to do next.
[19:34] Miwa
Like about working at our bar.
[19:37] Ryu
Right now, if a guest was so troubled
they were considering suicide,
[19:44] Ryu
this is the only answer I could provide.
[19:49] Ryu
It's called a Tom and Jerry.
[19:51] Miwa
Um, like that cat and mouse?
[19:53] Ryu
Yes. Well, not actually.
[19:56] Ryu
Apparently, it's because it was created by
a 19th century bartender named Jerry Thomas.
[20:05] Miwa
It has a delicate sweetness,
like mousse, and it's warm!
[20:10] Ryu
All a bartender can do is serve the perfect
drink to the guest sitting before him.
[20:18] Ryu
Make sure it's not too strong, not too sweet,
not too sour, not too hot, not too cold.
[20:28] Miwa
That's why you made this.
[20:30] Ryu
There's one other thing.
[20:32] Ryu
Leave questions of life and death to a priest.
[20:36] Miwa
Is that something your mentor taught you?
[20:38] Ryu
It most certainly is.
[20:41] Miwa
Sasakura-san, have you stopped
worrying about what happened?
[20:48] Ryu
Mm-hmm.
[20:49] Miwa
I'm so glad. I guess I made
a big deal out of nothing.
[21:00] Ryu
Here, please use this.
[21:02] Miwa
Thank you.
[21:04] Miwa
All right. See you later.
[21:08] Ryu
Please take care.
[21:11] Ryu
Kase-san, I remember what
you wrote in your letter to me.
[21:16] Ryu
"No matter how much a bartender is suffering,
he can't show those emotions to his guests.
[21:22] Ryu
A bar is where guests come
to seek refuge from the rain.
[21:26] Ryu
The bartender should be
handing them an umbrella.
[21:28] Ryu
He shouldn't be the one
telling sob stories."
[21:33] Ryu
I had thought I had cleared
my conscience ages ago.
[21:37] Ryu
However, a guest tonight
made me realize that I hadn't.
[21:44] Ryu
I am still a very inexperienced bartender.
[21:48] Ryu
But despite that,
[21:49] Ryu
I have a guest who can relate to that
inexperience, and worries about me for it.
[21:56] Ryu
All I'm able to do right now
is express this one heartfelt emotion.
[22:06] Ryu
Miss, thank you very much for today.
SIGN Episode 11
SIGN Bar Kaze
SIGN A Heartfelt Recipe
E11 - Bar Kaze - A Heartfelt Recipe
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SIGN Ginza M's Building
[00:10] (Flashback) Taizo
Listen, son, when I've made up my mind,
I always get what I want.
[00:16] (Flashback) Maki
I'll shut Edenhall down.
[00:25] Kitakata
Ryu.
[00:27] Ryu
What's the matter, Kitakata-san?
[00:30] Kitakata
Kase-san is scheduled to be temporarily
discharged from the hospital.
[00:34] Ryu
Huh?
[00:35] Kitakata
This will probably be the last time
he's able to go out.
SIGN Glass of God
SIGN Kawasaki Station
[02:13] Miwa
I apologize for tagging along like this.
[02:18] Kitakata
Well, it's no surprise that you'd
want to come and meet Ryu's mentor.
[02:23] Kitakata
If he didn't want you here,
he would've said so. Right?
[02:26] Ryu
Yes.
SIGN Kaze
[02:45] (Flashback) Kase
Welcome.
[02:47] (Flashback) Ryu
Um, I saw your ad for the part-time job.
[02:53] (Flashback) Kase
And you are?
[02:55] (Flashback) Ryu
Would you accept a college student?
[02:57] (Flashback) Kase
Mm-hmm.
[02:59] (Flashback) Kitakata
You know, bartending doesn't pay much,
and the hours are long.
[03:04] (Flashback) Kitakata
And if you think it'll make you popular
with girls, you're way off.
[03:07] (Flashback) Ryu
I'm serious about this.
[03:09] (Flashback) Ryu
However, if being a bartender means
I have to get a haircut like yours,
[03:14] (Flashback) Ryu
I'll happily give up on it.
[03:17] (Flashback) Kase
He got you there, Kitakata.
[03:19] (Flashback) Kase
My name is Kase Goro.
[03:21] (Flashback) Kase
It isn't easy work, but do you
want to give it a shot, son?
[03:27] (Flashback) Ryu
My name is Sasakura Ryu.
SIGN Kawasaki General Hospital
[03:33] Ryu
Kase-san... How is your condition?
[03:37] Ryu
And your legs? Are you
able to walk by yourself?
[03:42] Kase
Stop treating me like an old man, Ryu.
[03:46] Ryu
I'm sorry.
[03:48] Kase
And who might the young lady be?
[03:50] Miwa
Oh...
[03:51] Kitakata
She's recruiting Ryu to work
at a hotel bar. Uh...
[03:56] Miwa
My name is Kurushima Miwa.
It's an honor to meet you.
[03:59] Kase
Is that right? Please watch over Ryu for me.
[04:04] Ryu
Uh, no, nothing has been decided yet.
[04:08] Miwa
I have faith that we'll get Sasakura-san
to mix the Glass of God at our bar.
[04:15] (Flashback) Kitakata
So, what made you want to become a bartender?
[04:20] (Flashback) Kitakata
You must have plenty
of other options for work.
[04:23] (Flashback) Ryu
It's the Glass of God.
[04:24] (Flashback) Kitakata
Huh?
[04:26] (Flashback) Ryu
My father told me about it.
[04:28] (Flashback) Ryu
He said there's a kind of last drink
that can heal someone's soul.
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SIGN Users
SIGN Images
SIGN Barhopper
Bar memories #175 Bar Kaze
A legendary bar that takes
you back to the good old days.
The many regulars there gave it
a lively atmosphere.
[04:36] Miwa
Even today, you can find a lot of posts from
people saying they want to go to Bar Kaze.
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SIGN Sato
I'll never forget the feeling the first
time I opened the door to Bar Kaze
I wish I could drink there one more
time.
[04:41] Miwa
It seems you have many loyal fans.
[04:44] Kase
At this point, the majority of
my customers have passed away.
[04:50] Kase
It'll be my turn next.
[04:53] Kase
I did want to stand behind
the counter one last time, though.
[04:57] Miwa
In that case, can't we
borrow a bar somewhere?
[05:01] Kitakata
Oh, right! I can close my bar for today.
[05:06] Kitakata
So please do stand behind the counter again!
[05:10] Ryu
Kase-san?
[05:12] Kase
I think I feel up to that.
[05:15] Ryu
Great! Bar Kaze will live again
for one more day!
SIGN Kabukicho Ichi Bangai
[05:21] Kase
When I see these liquor shelves,
built the same way as mine,
[05:25] Kase
it feels like I've come back to Bar Kaze.
[05:29] Kitakata
It's the same with the bar tools.
I saved all the old ones.
[05:35] Kase
Well then, I should give you
these while I can.
[05:40] Kase
Please accept them.
[05:44] Kase
If there's anything else you want...
[05:46] Kitakata
Pops.
[05:48] Kitakata
I want you to have this, Pops.
SIGN Kaze
[05:51] Kitakata
It's the actual sign from the old bar.
[05:54] Kase
Ah.
[05:57] Kase
This is...
[06:02] Kase
where I belong.
[06:09] Itami
This isn't fair, Kase-san.
[06:12] Itami
Suddenly reopening Bar Kaze for just one day?
[06:15] Yukari
Excuse me! Please let me through!
[06:18] Miwa
How...?
SIGN m 0 0 l 100 0 100 60 0 60
SIGN The legendary Bar Kaze is
reopening for just one day!!
SIGN Has it been about 7 years?
8 years?
SIGN And that's where I am right now!
[06:20] Yukari
What do you mean, how?
You were the one who put out the news!
[06:24] Yukari
I convinced the boss to
let me go and came running!
[06:27] Miwa
I apologize. I never meant
for this to become a big deal.
[06:31] Kase
Well then, let's pull out the bar
chairs and let everyone in.
[06:37] Ryu
Huh? But...
[06:39] Kase
One or two hundred
cocktails will be a breeze.
[06:45] Kase
Let's get things ready.
[06:49] Kase
I'm going to change clothes,
so please give me a moment.
SIGN Kaze
SIGN Kaze
[07:00] Kase
Well then, everyone, please
order whatever you would like.
[07:05] Itami
That's a tough one. Do I go for
the first drink I ordered from him?
[07:11] Miwa
That must be a difficult decision.
[07:13] Miwa
Especially since it might be the last time
you drink one of his cocktails.
[07:17] Yukari
All right! May I place an order?
[07:20] Kase
Certainly.
[07:22] Yukari
I'd like a Bond Martini.
[07:25] Yukari
"One vodka Martini. Shaken, not stirred."
[07:29] Yukari
Like that! I always wanted to
drink one of those!
[07:32] Customer
You're kidding. Not stirred?
[07:34] Customer
Must not be a regular.
[07:36] Miwa
Please forgive my coworker.
[07:38] Yukari
Oh. Was that a bad idea?
[07:39] Kase
Not at all. Many wonderful cocktail
recipes have come from the movies.
[07:45] Kase
Kitakata?
[07:47] Kitakata
Yes, sir.
[08:16] Kase
Here you are. One Bond Martini.
[08:26] Yukari
It's delicious! It's really delicious!
[08:29] Kase
Thank you for saying so.
[08:32] Kase
What shall I make next, then?
[08:35] Itami
Kase-san, I'll have...
[08:40] Kase
I'll take your orders one at a time.
[08:53] Yukari
Bar Kaze really is a wonderful place.
[08:56] Miwa
It is.
[09:02] Kase
Thank you very much for coming today.
[09:06] Kase
To tell the truth, there are some other
customers I'd also like to drink with.
[09:18] Kase
Please turn off the lights.
[09:29] Kase
Shiroyama-san, you always
said you'd stop at three,
[09:34] Kase
but then drank five or six cocktails.
You drank too much.
[09:41] Kase
Kimoto-san, the epicure.
You did enjoy your single malts.
[09:46] Kase
Even thought I kept telling you to cut back.
[09:49] Kitakata
The "flame of the dead."
[09:52] Kitakata
A light to mourn your lost comrades in arms.
[09:57] Miwa
I guess for bartenders,
their guests are like comrades.
[10:23] (Flashback) Ryu
I'm so sorry!
[10:25] (Flashback) Ryu
I know this glass was
very special to you, Kase-san.
[10:29] (Flashback) Kase
You have to handle special glasses carefully.
[10:33] (Flashback) Kase
That's why this is good training.
[10:35] (Flashback) Kase
If it breaks, then that's unfortunate.
[10:39] (Flashback) Ryu
Tomorrow, I'll go buy a replacement.
[10:41] (Flashback) Kitakata
Don't you give a damn about a pro's craft?!
[10:43] (Flashback) Kitakata
You idiot, that glass
[10:45] (Flashback) Kitakata
was one of a dozen that his late wife
scraped together the money to buy for him.
[10:49] (Flashback) Kitakata
It was the last one!
[10:58] (Flashback) Kase
There's only one kind of person
that never makes any mistakes at work.
[11:02] (Flashback) Kase
Do you know what kind of person that is?
[11:05] (Flashback) Ryu
No.
[11:06] (Flashback) Kase
The answer is someone
who doesn't work in the first place.
[11:10] (Flashback) Kase
A person's mistakes are
the proof that he's alive.
[11:12] (Flashback) Kase
That's exactly why...
[11:15] (Flashback) Kase
you can work as hard
as you can toward something,
[11:17] (Flashback) Kase
but you'll learn the most from
the mistakes you make along the way.
[11:22] (Flashback) Kase
Right now, I'm mixing a cocktail.
Do you know what it is?
[11:30] (Flashback) Ryu
An Old Fashioned.
[11:32] (Flashback) Kase
Yes.
[11:33] (Flashback) Kase
One month ago, when you first came to
this bar, you didn't even know that much.
[11:39] (Flashback) Ryu
Thank you very much.
[11:43] (Flashback) Ryu
What?
[11:44] (Flashback) Kase
Even after just one month,
when you've been training behind the bar,
[11:48] (Flashback) Kase
the same cocktails will start
to taste differently to you.
[11:51] (Flashback) Kase
That's proof of how you've grown
over the last month.
[11:57] (Flashback) Ryu
But... will I ever be able to become
a bartender like you, Kase-san?
[12:02] (Flashback) Kase
Sasakura-kun...
[12:05] (Flashback) Kase
Bartending isn't a job
people are hired to do.
[12:09] (Flashback) Kase
Bartending is a lifestyle that one chooses.
[12:16] Ryu
In that moment, Kase-san became my mentor.
[12:27] Ryu
A bartender's...
[12:30] Ryu
way of life.
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[12:36] Interviewer
The Hotel Cardinal will be celebrating
its one-year anniversary before long.
[12:41] Interviewer
Chairman Kurushima, would you mind
telling us how you entered the hotel business?
[12:47] Kurushima
At first, I was working at
a Japanese restaurant and inn in Yokosuka.
[12:51] Kurushima
I was the fourth-generation owner there.
[12:54] Kurushima
I realized that the future would be
in hotels, so I changed tracks.
[12:59] Interviewer
I imagine that inns and hotels must
provide very different kinds of services.
[13:04] Kurushima
They're fundamentally the same, though.
[13:06] Kurushima
Hotels and inns both sell much
more than just lodging and meals.
[13:11] Interviewer
What do you mean?
[13:13] Kurushima
I can remember a school trip
I took as a child.
[13:17] Kurushima
There were 100 students. We walked through
the rain and made our way to an inn.
[13:23] Kurushima
Our shoes were soaked from the rain and mud.
[13:26] Kurushima
But the next morning, our shoes were
spick-and-span, lined up neatly on the shoe rack.
[13:32] Kurushima
That's 100 pairs of shoes!
[13:35] Kurushima
Our hosts stayed up all night cleaning
and polishing them to save us the trouble.
[13:41] Kurushima
That sort of thing fills guests' hearts
with an unforgettable feeling of gratitude.
[13:47] Kurushima
For me, that became the foundation
of what I consider service work.
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SIGN Chairman Kurushima, praised far and
wide for his ability to successfully manage
numerous hotels across Japan.
His Objective Moving Forward
To make the Hotel Cardinal a world-class
hotel. That was his late son's dream.
Originally, his decision to enter the hotel
business was inspired by one thing his
late son told him. "In an age of
international competition, one must not
simply preserve traditions, but also be
able to provide a level of service that will
fully satisfy guests from overseas. Taking
on new challenges is the best way to
preserve the generations-old family
business."
[13:52] Ryu
"His objective moving forward is 'to make
the Hotel Cardinal a world-class hotel.'
[13:58] Ryu
That was also the dream of his son,
whose life was taken in an accident."
[14:02] Ryu
Is that so?
[14:04] Miwa
Yes.
[14:07] Miwa
Actually, I'd like to ask
for your advice on something.
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SIGN Chairman Kurushima, praised far and
wide for his ability to successfully manage
numerous hotels across Japan.
His Objective Moving Forward
To make the Hotel Cardinal a world-class
hotel. That was his late son's dream.
Originally, his decision to enter the hotel
business was inspired by one thing his
late son told him. "In an age of
international competition, one must not
simply preserve traditions, but also be
able to provide a level of service that will
fully satisfy guests from overseas. Taking
on new challenges is the best way to
preserve the generations-old family
business."
[14:12] Miwa
It isn't about the Cardinal.
It's something more personal.
[14:16] Ryu
And what would that be?
[14:17] Miwa
I'd like you to find
a certain kind of liquor for me.
[14:21] Miwa
Certain people weren't able to drink it
because of a mistake I made 25 years ago.
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River
SIGN Ogura
[14:29] Ryu
They were arguing?
Your father and grandfather?
[14:33] Miwa
Yes.
[14:35] Miwa
My father kept saying
that hotels were the future,
[14:39] Miwa
but my grandfather was
completely opposed to that.
[14:42] Miwa
Anyhow, I'm sure you've seen
how stubborn he can be.
[14:44] Miwa
And at the time, he still
hated Western things.
[14:48] Ryu
Now that you mention it, he does
always wear traditional Japanese clothes.
[14:52] Ryu
So they both refused to budge,
and that drove a wedge between them.
[14:57] Taisho
It's not an uncommon story.
[14:59] Ryu
So then, what is this liquor
you want me to look for?
[15:03] Miwa
One day, my father invited
my grandfather to our house.
[15:08] Miwa
He wanted to patch things up.
[15:11] Miwa
And then...
[15:12] Ryu
He set aside a special bottle
for the occasion?
[15:15] Miwa
Yes.
[15:16] Miwa
But that special bottle my father had...
[15:20] Miwa
I was still a child.
I knocked it over and broke it.
[15:24] Miwa
And they never made up after that.
[15:27] Miwa
Six months later, my father
was killed in an accident.
[15:31] Miwa
Back then, I thought that
if I hadn't broken the bottle,
[15:34] Miwa
maybe things would have turned
out differently between them.
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SIGN Chairman Kurushima, praised far and
wide for his ability to successfully manage
numerous hotels across Japan.
His Objective Moving Forward
To make the Hotel Cardinal a world-class
hotel. That was his late son's dream.
Originally, his decision to enter the hotel
business was inspired by one thing his
late son told him. "In an age of
international competition, one must not
simply preserve traditions, but also be
able to provide a level of service that will
fully satisfy guests from overseas. Taking
on new challenges is the best way to
preserve the generations-old family
business."
[15:38] Miwa
Whenever my grandfather talks about my
father, I can't help but think about that.
[15:44] Miwa
It's not like I was punished.
They didn't blame me for it either.
[15:48] Miwa
But I still want to apologize
to my father and grandfather.
[15:53] Ryu
All right. Let's find that bottle together.
[15:58] Ryu
What do you remember about your father?
[16:01] Ryu
Did he have any favorite foods? Did he
enjoy luxury items like coffee or cigarettes?
[16:07] Miwa
I don't know. All I can remember...
[16:11] Miwa
is that the bottle seemed to sparkle.
[16:15] Ryu
The bottle sparkled?
[16:17] Taisho
Could it be a crystal bottle, then?
[16:19] Ryu
Definitely. In that case, maybe cognac.
[16:23] Taisho
They wouldn't be drinking a cheap bottle
on such an important occasion.
[16:27] Taisho
If Rémy Martin, then maybe Louis XIII.
If Hennessy, then Richard.
[16:32] Ryu
First Landing would also be
perfect for mending bridges.
[16:35] Taisho
Oh. That's a safe bet.
[16:38] Ryu
Well, there must be even better ones.
[16:41] Taisho
Yeah, it's hard to be sure.
[16:44] Miwa
Um...
[16:45] Ryu
Oh, sorry. We got carried away.
[16:48] Miwa
Could you tell me those names again?
[16:50] Miwa
I'll buy them and take a look.
[16:52] Ryu
Uh, but none of them are cheap.
[16:54] Taisho
And they're more than just a little expensive.
[16:57] Miwa
That's fine.
It's 25 years worth of atonement.
[17:03] Ryu
Wow. You have a... really nice home.
[17:09] Miwa
This is what you call a ship bottle, right?
[17:11] Ryu
Right.
[17:12] Ryu
Ship bottles are one kind of crystal bottle.
[17:15] Ryu
And Yokosuka, where your grandfather grew up,
is intrinsically linked to ships.
[17:19] Ryu
Well? Do any of these look familiar?
[17:23] Miwa
Hmm. They're all very pretty.
[17:26] Miwa
But I feel like it was more sparkly overall.
[17:30] Ryu
In that case,
[17:33] Ryu
could it be like a decanter?
Like ones you pour liquor into?
[17:37] Ryu
There are a lot of different styles, though.
[17:40] Miwa
Hmm.
[17:42] Miwa
I do think it was the original bottle.
[17:46] Ryu
Okay.
[17:47] Taisho
Hmm, okay.
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[17:50] Ryu
If it isn't a ship bottle or a decanter...
[17:55] Ryu
Then what's left?
[17:56] Taisho
In the first place...
[17:58] Ryu
Hmm?
[17:58] Taisho
Well, her grandpa hated things
from the West, right?
[18:03] Taisho
Do you think his son would use
a Western liquor to make up?
[18:06] Ryu
Oh. You're right. It might
not be an imported bottle.
[18:16] Taizo
Miwa explained it to me.
Sorry for the trouble.
[18:19] Ryu
It's all right.
[18:21] Ryu
I thought about it one more time. I tried to
imagine how your father might have felt.
[18:26] Ryu
If it had been me, I would
definitely have used this.
[18:32] Miwa
Is that...
[18:35] Taizo
A Kakubin square bottle?
[18:38] Ryu
The person who designed
this bottle was Japanese.
[18:42] Ryu
Do you know what this design is?
[18:45] Taizo
It's a tortoise-shell pattern, right?
[18:47] Ryu
Yes. And the glass is cut
in the Satsuma kiriko technique.
[18:53] Miwa
That's why I thought
it looked like it sparkled!
[18:57] Ryu
This is a bottle of whisky,
[19:01] Ryu
but it's a distillation
of very Japanese preferences.
[19:05] Ryu
I expect your son was trying to say that,
even if the inn was replaced with a hotel,
[19:09] Ryu
that he would still be able to
provide Japanese-style service.
[19:15] Ryu
And wanted to express that
while sharing this drink with you.
[19:22] Taizo
He put that much thought
into this one bottle?
[19:28] Taizo
It tastes a little different
from current batches, though.
SIGN Special-Grade Whisky
SIGN Suntory Whisky
[19:32] Ryu
It has the "Special-Grade" mark.
It's a bottle from before 1989.
[19:36] Ryu
I was able to find one.
[19:39] Miwa
Because the flavor changes as it gets older?
[19:41] Ryu
The ingredients transform inside the bottle.
[19:45] Ryu
Also, perhaps some difference in materials
and numbers of bottles produced.
[19:49] Ryu
There are a lot of different theories, but
the reason older bottles seem to taste better
[19:54] Ryu
may be because they hold
experiences that can never be relived
[19:58] Ryu
or perhaps memories that
only live on in our hearts.
[20:05] Taizo
I might have been working myself
to the bone all this time
[20:08] Taizo
to try to forget that accident 25 years ago.
[20:15] Taizo
I'm sorry to have put you through all that.
[20:19] Miwa
Grandpa...
[20:21] Taizo
But for today, would you mind
leaving me alone with my son?
[20:26] Taizo
It's been 25 years. I want to
listen to whatever he has to say.
[20:45] Miwa
I'm worried I might have
hurt Grandpa all over again.
[20:53] Ryu
Well, then! I've worked up an appetite,
so today will be my treat!
[20:58] Ryu
Anything you want. Don't hold back.
[21:01] Miwa
Okay, what I want is a Kaku Highball.
[21:08] Ryu
Very well.
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SIGN Ginza Shopping Center
SIGN Ginza M's Building
[22:43] Taizo
Thanks for coming so far out the other day.
[22:47] Ryu
It was nothing.
[22:49] Taizo
After my son died, I tried
to build up a world-class hotel
[22:55] Taizo
as a way of atoning for my sins.
[22:58] Taizo
I was extremely lonely during those years.
[23:02] Taizo
The only thing that gave me comfort
was a drink from the late owner of Lapin.
[23:09] Taizo
In the end, comfort doesn't come from money
or possessions, but only from other people.
[23:16] Taizo
It's all about the person.
It's all about the bartender.
[23:19] Taizo
That's the reason bars exist.
[23:22] Taizo
And that final Glass of God, well,
[23:27] Taizo
it's the last salvation for a soul, hurt by
loneliness, that has nowhere else to go.
[23:33] Taizo
And I think you're able to make that.
[23:35] Taizo
No, I absolutely want you to make that.
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SIGN An Important Job
E12 - An Important Job
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SIGN Osada Hiroshi
SIGN Two Poems
SIGN I Will Take a Flower and Go to See You
SIGN Life is One Day in the Forest
[00:07] Kamishima
Excuse me!
[00:09] Kamishima
Chairman?
[00:10] Miwa
Grandpa?
[00:13] Taizo
You're late!
[00:15] Taizo
The general managers and
board members already came to visit.
[00:19] Miwa
We got here as fast as we could!
[00:21] Kamishima
We heard that you collapsed.
[00:24] Taizo
Oh, what? I was a little anemic
and just got dizzy.
[00:28] Taizo
Look at me now! I'm strong as an ox.
[00:31] Miwa
Thank goodness.
[00:33] Taizo
If you're satisfied, then
hurry up and get back to work.
[00:36] Miwa
Aww. One second you yell at us for
being late, the next you tell us to leave?
[00:40] Miwa
I shouldn't have been worried about you.
[00:42] Yukari
Um, didn't you just call him "Grandpa"?
Senpai, does that make you...
[00:47] Miwa
His granddaughter.
[00:48] Yukari
What?!
[00:49] Miwa
Didn't I tell you?
[00:50] Yukari
No, you didn't!
[00:52] Kamishima
Oh, settle down. Let's head back.
[00:54] Kamishima
Excuse us, Chairman!
[00:55] Miwa
Anyway, try to get some rest, Grandpa.
[00:58] Taizo
Sure.
[01:01] Nishizawa
Chairman, do you think
Sasakura Ryu will join us?
[01:07] Taizo
I've done everything I can.
[01:09] Taizo
The rest all depends
on how he feels about it.
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[03:01] Staff
Oh.
[03:03] Staff
Is this garbage?
SIGN Will
[03:06] Staff
Huh?
[03:09] Editor
Kurosawa-sensei, have you
gotten adjusted to the hotel yet?
[03:14] Editor
How's the writing coming along?
[03:16] Editor
You know, people say that an author's
first new work after winning an award
[03:20] Editor
is what really cements their reputation.
[03:23] Kurosawa
I apologize. I'm having
trouble finishing it.
[03:27] Editor
Kurosawa-sensei, what's crucial
for a young author is speed! Speed!
[03:31] Editor
You've got to finish your next work
while the public is still interested.
[03:34] Kurosawa
I know that.
[03:35] Editor
You do already have
the concept, though, right?
[03:37] Kurosawa
The ending... isn't done.
[03:39] Editor
But I'm sure you've started writing, right?
[03:43] Kurosawa
Sure.
[03:44] Editor
Then could you at least tell me
the title for now?
[03:48] Editor
I need it to write an
announcement for advertising.
[03:51] Kurosawa
The title is "Will."
[03:55] Editor
Huh?
[03:56] Editor
Sounds a little gloomy, but something
unexpected like that might be good.
[04:01] Editor
Well then, please have the
manuscript ready by next week.
[04:05] Kamishima
A novel manuscript named "Will," huh?
[04:08] Staff
Yes. That made me worry a little.
[04:12] Kyoko
If you mean Kurosawa-sama in room 1125,
I do see him here often.
[04:17] Kyoko
He says he's been holed up in the hotel
and comes here to let off steam.
[04:21] Yukari
Holed up?
[04:22] Kamishima
It sounds like he's locked himself
in a hotel to finish a manuscript.
[04:27] Yukari
Does that mean he's
a novelist or something?
[04:30] Miwa
If it's Kurosawa Junichiro, then he's
an author who suddenly became man of the hour
[04:35] Miwa
after he won the Mystery
Novel Award this year.
[04:37] Staff
Oh, is that right? Then I'm sorry
for jumping to conclusions.
[04:41] Kamishima
No, I think you made the right decision.
Thanks for speaking up.
[04:45] Miwa
How often does Kurosawa-sama
come to the lounge bar, then?
[04:49] Kyoko
He comes every day.
[04:50] Miwa
Every day?
[04:51] Kyoko
Yes. He drinks here and then goes
barhopping around town at night.
[04:56] Kyoko
It's a daily thing for him.
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SIGN Ginza M's Building
[05:09] Miwa
Sasakura-san, do you like reading books?
[05:12] Ryu
Yes, quite a bit.
[05:14] Ryu
I typically borrow them
from the library, though.
[05:16] Miwa
Not that you mention it, you had a
library book with you when we first met.
[05:23] Ryu
Oh, that's right. Thank you again
for your help back then.
[05:27] Ryu
Reading a variety of books gives me
new things to talk about with my guests.
[05:31] Ryu
I make a habit of checking out books
that are currently popular.
[05:36] Ryu
Out of what I've seen recently,
Kurosawa Junichiro's book was quite interesting.
[05:41] Ryu
He was apparently a corporate employee
before becoming an author.
[05:44] Ryu
He drew on that experience when
writing his award-winning novel.
[05:48] Ryu
Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to ramble.
[05:52] Ryu
Did something happen?
[05:57] Ryu
I see. He named it "Will"?
[06:04] Miwa
He is a professional writer, so it was
probably just part of a manuscript...
[06:14] Miwa
This isn't exactly
a pleasant thing to talk about.
[06:18] Miwa
But I'm still a little worried about it.
[06:32] Kurosawa
Whoa. Oof.
[06:35] Ryu
Welcome. Please sit wherever you like.
[06:40] Kurosawa
Thanks.
[06:46] Kurosawa
I was walking around, lost in thought, when
I saw a light coming from the basement.
[06:55] Miwa
So it's true that he goes
barhopping every night.
[07:00] Miwa
But he doesn't seem to be drunk.
[07:03] Kurosawa
Maybe I'll start off with a vodka cocktail.
[07:08] Ryu
I'm very sorry, sir,
[07:10] Ryu
but today, this bar has no alcohol
that I'm able to serve you.
[07:18] Ryu
If I said that to you, what would you do?
[07:22] Kurosawa
Tell me one thing.
[07:24] Kurosawa
If a man can't drink alcohol,
what is he supposed to drink
[07:27] Kurosawa
when he's given up on work and life?
[07:31] Ryu
May I ask what you think is the most
important job any person can perform?
[07:37] Kurosawa
Good question. A pretender might answer,
"making oneself useful in society."
[07:43] Kurosawa
If he's trying to sound like a tough guy,
he might insist it's making money.
[07:46] Kurosawa
Getting famous and sleeping with all of
the women in the world might also sound good.
[07:50] Ryu
Those are all incorrect.
None of those matter at all.
[07:54] Kurosawa
Think so?
[07:54] Ryu
Yes.
[07:58] Ryu
The most important job
that any person can perform...
[08:03] Ryu
is simply living. To keep on living.
[08:07] Ryu
A bar offers drinks to serve
that one purpose alone.
[08:10] Ryu
No person has the right to die.
[08:14] Ryu
Because your life doesn't belong to you alone.
[08:18] Kurosawa
So you're telling me it belongs
to your parents or family?
[08:21] Ryu
On occasion, it may also be
in the hands of the bartender.
[08:30] Kurosawa
Huh.
[08:33] Miwa
I thought so.
[08:35] Miwa
Sasakura-san also noticed
that something isn't right with him.
[08:39] (Flashback) Kitakata
When a man is considering suicide,
[08:42] (Flashback) Kitakata
he'll choose one of two types of people
to be his final companion.
[08:46] (Flashback) Kitakata
One is the priest.
[08:47] (Flashback) Miwa
And the other is...
[08:50] (Flashback) Kitakata
The bartender.
[08:54] Kurosawa
According to Bernard Shaw, there are
apparently two tragedies in life.
[09:00] Kurosawa
One is not to get your heart's desire.
The other is to get it.
[09:06] Kurosawa
But if you gain your heart's desire,
you'll face other tragedies.
[09:09] Kurosawa
I didn't realize that at the time.
[09:13] Kurosawa
When I was bowing down to incompetent
bosses every single boring day,
[09:17] Kurosawa
the only chance I had to forget
everything else and lose myself
[09:20] Kurosawa
was when I was at home
working on my manuscripts.
[09:23] Kurosawa
Those were better days.
[09:25] Ryu
Sir, do you know the difference between
a professional and an amateur?
[09:29] Kurosawa
Hmm? No.
[09:30] Ryu
Years ago, when I was depressed
from constantly making mistakes,
[09:33] Ryu
my mentor told me this.
[09:36] (Flashback) Kase
Ryu. Becoming a professional is simple.
[09:40] (Flashback) Kase
The truly difficult thing is
maintaining that professionalism.
[09:44] (Flashback) Ryu
Maintaining professionalism?
[09:46] (Flashback) Kase
Yes. You should drink this.
I made this for that reason.
[09:54] Ryu
When I drank that cocktail,
[09:56] Ryu
I finally understood what it meant
to maintain one's professionalism.
[10:02] Kurosawa
Huh. You've piqued my curiosity.
[10:05] Kurosawa
So what does it mean
to maintain your professionalism?
[10:08] Ryu
If you drink it, I'm sure you'll understand.
[10:12] Kurosawa
Oh, nice.
[10:13] Kurosawa
I'd like to know what kind of cocktail
your mentor served you, then. Make me one.
[10:39] Ryu
Here you are. A Sledgehammer.
[10:42] Kurosawa
The name is a bit of an overstatement.
[10:48] Kurosawa
It goes down easy but still packs
a big punch. It really is a hammer.
[10:54] Ryu
A sledgehammer is like a large mallet
that you have to swing with two hands.
[11:00] Ryu
It lets you break down walls. That's
what maintaining professionalism means.
[11:05] Ryu
I believe that's what my mentor
was trying to tell me.
[11:08] Kurosawa
Does that make this ice cube
a chunk of that destroyed wall?
[11:12] Kurosawa
But then, what makes you think
I've hit a wall in the first place?
[11:18] Ryu
The way you were walking.
[11:21] Ryu
A bartender can learn a lot from the few steps
a guest takes from the door to the bar.
[11:28] Ryu
It's one thing if he's drunk,
[11:30] Ryu
but when a guest has had nothing to drink
and still can't walk straight,
[11:34] Ryu
he's in danger.
[11:36] Kurosawa
"In danger," huh? You sound
like you've seen a lot.
[11:40] Kurosawa
Are you speaking from your own experience?
[11:46] Ryu
Anatole France is known for saying,
[11:49] Ryu
"Dying takes a great deal of effort."
[11:52] Kurosawa
So if it takes the same amount of effort,
why not just live on?
[11:56] Kurosawa
You sure can be preachy, you bartenders.
[12:00] Ryu
Well, it's the life I chose.
[12:04] Kurosawa
I guess it is an important job.
[12:13] Kurosawa
I feel like I'll be able to
write my novel now.
[12:17] Kurosawa
For now, I'm imagining a story about a nosy,
cocky, preachy bartender who...
[12:24] Kurosawa
"Bang!" Gets murdered.
[12:27] Kurosawa
When it's done, I'll let you read it first.
[12:31] Ryu
Certainly. I'm looking forward to it.
[12:33] Kurosawa
Your Sledgehammer was delicious.
[12:37] Kurosawa
It feels like it gave me
a good kick in the pants.
[12:40] Kurosawa
I was lost, wandering around in the dark
because I couldn't write a single word.
[12:47] Kurosawa
But Edenhall...
[12:49] Kurosawa
When my lonely soul felt like
it was on the verge of death,
[12:53] Kurosawa
it was saved in this underground paradise.
[12:57] Kurosawa
I'll be back.
[13:00] Ryu
Thank you very much.
[13:04] Miwa
That's a relief.
[13:10] Miwa
The Glass of God saved a guest's soul.
[13:16] Miwa
Your drink did it this time, Sasakura-san.
[13:25] Ryu
Thank you.
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[13:38] Taizo
You spend your days off
reading library books?
[13:42] Taizo
What an admirable bartender you are.
[13:45] Ryu
Bartenders work for such little pay that
I can't indulge in more expensive hobbies.
[13:50] Ryu
How are you feeling?
[13:53] Taizo
Quit treating me like a sick man.
[13:55] Ryu
Of course. My apologies.
[13:57] Taizo
Now that I think of it,
[13:59] Taizo
this is the first time we've sat
next to each other to talk.
[14:03] Taizo
At Edenhall, we were always face to face.
[14:07] Ryu
You're right.
[14:08] Taizo
So, how about it? Wanna have
a drink with me now?
[14:11] Ryu
Shall we head to a bar somewhere?
[14:14] Taizo
Oh, no need for that.
[14:17] Taizo
I'll make you a drink here.
[14:22] Taizo
British royalty sure were a playful bunch.
[14:26] Taizo
When they were out hunting, they used to
have a toast over the game they had just shot.
[14:30] Taizo
See? I filled it with brandy.
[14:33] Ryu
Thank you.
[14:36] Taizo
Cheers.
[14:38] Ryu
In a bar...
[14:39] Taizo
Hmm?
[14:41] Ryu
there are two things that the bartender
cannot make, no matter how skilled.
[14:46] Ryu
Do you know what they are?
[14:48] Taizo
Some kind of riddle?
[14:49] Ryu
Yes.
[14:50] Ryu
The first is this cocktail.
[14:56] Ryu
Here you are. A Nikolaschka.
[15:00] Ryu
Named after the nickname of
the last Russian emperor, Nikolai II.
[15:03] Ryu
It was named that because it resembled
the shape of the emperor's hat
[15:06] Ryu
and because the emperor supposedly
took brandy wherever he went.
[15:11] Taizo
How are you supposed to drink it?
[15:13] Ryu
Fold the lemon with sugar in half
and put it in your mouth,
[15:17] Ryu
and then pour the brandy in. It's like
making a Sidecar inside your mouth.
[15:22] Taizo
I see. There's no need for a bartender
if you mix it in your mouth.
[15:33] Taizo
It tastes very different from the kinds
of cocktails you get at bars at night.
[15:39] Taizo
And then? What's the second thing
a bartender can't make?
[15:45] Ryu
The mark that each guest makes there.
[15:50] Ryu
After serving many different drinks,
[15:52] Ryu
trying to make each one
the ideal beverage for that one guest,
[15:57] Ryu
the memories those guests have,
and the marks they leave,
[16:00] Ryu
become the history of the bar itself.
[16:04] Taizo
And whenever you go to the bar,
you can meet your old self again.
[16:10] Ryu
Yes.
[16:11] Taizo
Is that your condition
for coming to work at my bar?
[16:15] Ryu
Well, no. It's merely a request.
[16:17] Taizo
Hmm.
[16:22] Taizo
Come with me.
[16:24] Ryu
Huh?
[16:32] Taizo
Thanks for waiting.
[16:35] Ryu
Why are you dressed like that?
[16:38] Taizo
Makes me look young and fresh, right?
[16:41] Taizo
I'll accept your condition completely.
[16:43] Ryu
Will you really? Thank you very much.
[16:46] Taizo
But in exchange...
[16:50] Ryu
A glove?
[16:52] Taizo
Spend a little time with me.
[16:57] Taizo
It's brand new.
[16:59] Ryu
I'm going to be your sports partner?
[17:02] Taizo
I never got a chance
to play catch with my son.
[17:06] Taizo
It's my one and only regret in life.
[17:10] Ryu
I never did with my father either.
He was a very busy person.
[17:14] Taizo
I see. So neither of us got a chance.
[17:19] Taizo
I won't go easy on you!
[17:22] Ryu
Please don't strain yourself.
[17:26] Taizo
Here!
[17:27] Ryu
Oops.
[17:31] Ryu
Please try to throw it better!
[17:33] Taizo
No, you need to catch it better!
[17:36] Ryu
Oh boy. Here I go.
[17:39] Ryu
There!
[17:41] Taizo
Got it!
[17:46] Taizo
Spring already.
[17:47] Taizo
"On that spring day,
I will go to see you," was it?
[17:52] Ryu
Shouldn't that be, "I will take
a flower and go to see you"?
[17:56] Taizo
Oh, you know it?
[18:01] Taizo
"On that spring day, I will go to see you.
[18:06] Taizo
You are someone that I have lost.
[18:10] Taizo
You are someone who is no longer here.
I will go see you who are no longer here.
[18:17] Taizo
With a glass of pure water
and a lovely flower in my hands.
[18:22] Taizo
'I am no longer here? That is not true,'
the missing person says.
[18:29] Taizo
'I am not nowhere. In fact,
I am not going anywhere.
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[18:35] Taizo
I will always be here.'
[18:38] Taizo
As the branches of the spring
trees race to blossom
[18:42] Taizo
and reach upward to grasp for the misty sky.
[18:47] Taizo
On that spring day, I will go to see you.
[18:51] Taizo
With a glass of pure water
and a lovely flower in my hands."
[18:55] Ryu
This isn't catch, this is chase!
[18:59] Taizo
You're getting some good exercise, though!
[19:01] Ryu
Oh, don't act so high-handed!
[19:07] Taizo
All right, take this!
[19:11] Ryu
Nice throw!
[19:12] Taizo
Yeah!
[19:15] Ryu
Here I go!
[19:18] Taizo
What do people leave
with others after they're gone?
[19:21] Taizo
Only the thoughts and memories
of the time they were alive.
[19:27] Taizo
Will you hold on to that memory of me?
[19:31] Taizo
Of the day you and I played
catch together?
[19:42] Yukari
The day has finally arrived.
[19:46] Miwa
It's time to open the sealed door.
[19:49] Taizo
It sure was a long road getting here, though.
[19:53] Kamishima
I'm very sorry for all the trouble.
[19:54] Kamishima
As you requested, I went and borrowed
the exact sign from the door in Ginza.
[20:00] Taizo
That was something I promised him.
[20:03] Miwa
This marks the beginning
of a new age for Edenhall.
[20:07] Ryu
By the way, what does "Edenhall" mean anyway?
[20:11] Taizo
It's from an old English tale.
[20:14] Taizo
A long, long time ago, the fairies used to
gather to drink and carouse every night
[20:18] Taizo
at a mansion named Edenhall.
[20:21] Taizo
But then, one day, they were
seen by some humans.
[20:26] Taizo
The fairies departed the mansion,
leaving only one glass behind,
[20:31] Taizo
saying, "If you knock
over or break this glass,
[20:34] Taizo
you will say farewell to
the good fortune of Edenhall."
[20:39] Yukari
So if we hadn't carried on the Edenhall name,
[20:43] Yukari
we might have said farewell
to its good fortune too.
[20:46] Taizo
Yes, exactly.
[22:15] Ryu
Welcome.