E9 - North Wind

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SIGN    Kabukicho Ichi Bangai
[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.
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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