The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House (2023–…): Season 1, Episode 3 - Episode #1.3 - full transcript
Mmph!
Ouch.
♪ In summer ♪
♪ Fireflies... ♪
Oh...
Okay...
All right.
Mmm.
Hello there, and good morning.
Mmm.
The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House.
EPISODE THREE
- TABOO -
I'd work on being
more graceful if I were you.
With everything.
Right back at you.
What are you talking about?
- I'm very graceful.
- Mother, I'll get going now.
- Yes, take care.
- Let's go to Shinshindo.
- Watch me walk.
- I'll be off now.
- Yes, have a good day.
- Yes. See you later.
I'll look after all of you
for three days starting today, all right?
Who, uh...
Who are you talking to?
To the umeboshi.
Uh, coming!
Uh, can... you hold this real quick?
I'll... I'll be right back. Thanks so much.
I'm coming!
I'm exhausted.
- Hello there.
- Are you one of the initial apprentices?
Uh, no, I'm the makanai. I'm Kiyo.
- The makanai?
- Uh-huh.
Huh!
I'll ask about the details later.
I need to sleep.
Aah!
I'm back! It's Yoshino!
- Uhh...
- Were you a geiko?
Huh? Hey, look.
See that? That's my retirement
certificate right there.
Momoko and I were colleagues.
We were like rivals,
fighting for number one.
Anyway, it's so hot, isn't it?
- Um...
- Okay.
- Actually, Mother Azusa isn't here.
- Huh? Where is she?
Oh! Did she get married?
Um, what was that guy called?
Good-looking guy,
head in the clouds mister.
- Tanabe, isn't that right?
- Not really sure.
- Oh.
- She went to the salon.
Oh, okay.
Oh! Hey. Uh...
What about Mother?
She still alive?
- With Mother Azusa.
- Oh, I see.
I guess that makes sense.
I'm sure she'll live a long life, right?
Ah! Look here!
I brought a gift, a lemon cake.
It's from Setouchi. Here.
- Oh, thank you so much.
- Oh, where are all your sisters?
Uh, they're over at their mai lesson.
- Ah! Learning the dance.
- Yes.
- Ahh...
- I'm here to deliver a package.
Oh, those poor girls.
Yes, I'm coming!
Those days of sore hips.
- Yes. Hello.
- Hello.
- Mm-hm.
- Here you go.
All right.
- Here. I'll let go now. It's a bit heavy.
- Okay. Whoa!
- It's heavy.
- It's heavy.
- So heavy! You're kidding me, right?
- Yes.
Wow!
- Huh?
- This weight.
- Must be Tetsuko!
- Huh?
- Why are you here, Sister?
- Oh! It's you!
Look at you!
- You've grown so big!
- Yeah! What brings you here, Sister?
- It's none of your business.
- Oh.
- Need a signature? I'll sign.
- All right.
- Oops! Sorry. I wrote my name.
- Huh? Oh.
Here. Ōkini.
- Oh. Ōkini!
- All right. Goodbye,
Aah! Ryoko!
Oh! You're so big now.
Are you in... high school yet?
- Second year.
- Aah...
Ah! Ah!
Let me get a cup. Here.
I'd love some, yeah?
You're still as cold as usual, isn't she?
Anyway, oh my gosh!
The nostalgia!
Looks like nothing changed
in the yakata, huh?
Ah!
Ah. I'll go take a nap in the attic
until they return, okay?
- Ōkini.
- Sure.
Oh goodness,
the overnight bus is just so... Ugh.
Ow. Ow...
So she came back after all.
She said she and Momoko were colleagues.
And she said they competed
for the top rank.
That's so not true.
If it were a marathon,
Momoko would come in first,
and Yoshino would come in
last of the second group.
Oh...
She's just like you.
Mm. Then shame on us.
There, that's Miss Yoshino's.
- Oh, really? Oh, you're right.
- Mmm. Mmm.
- She fell asleep...
- Hmm...
And on my bunk bed!
Oh, also, uh, I heard she got married.
Did you know?
- Oh.
- How nice.
But you do have to quit
if you get married. Remember that.
And once you quit, you can't start over.
TENTH GRADE KENTA NAKAWATARI
- Kenta grew a little.
- I know.
- Getting married isn't everything.
- You think so?
- Some historical women never did.
- Mm-hm. Look at the photo.
- Really?
- Joan of Arc, Nightingale...
- Isn't Miss Tetsuko one?
- Mm.
- Kuroyanagi. "Today's guest is..."
- His uniform changed for high school.
- How could I forget my caramel pudding?
- Could you get the bread?
- Where is my spoon... There.
- Is Nightingale a person, for real?
- My favorite part of the day! So good!
- If she's not a person, what is she?
- Well... an angel, perhaps?
- Okay, it's not in the...
Come on. You think Nightingale's
in the same group as Michael and Gabriel?
- They're just angels...
- Nooo!
- Is it a cockroach?
- It's gone!
- There! There! There!
- Gone...
- Get it, get it! You go, Kiyo, get it!
- My caramel pudding is gone!
- Pudding?
- Hm?
The only reason I'm able to endure
the morning lessons
and the ozashiki at night
is because I know my caramel pudding
is waiting for me at the yakata.
What? You rarely even
book ozashiki anyway.
Is it a special caramel pudding
or something?
It's just an ordinary one
from the convenience store.
Huh? Then it's fine.
- Just go get it again, right?
- Yeah.
You know we're not allowed
to enter a store with our hair like this!
- Goodness!
- Okay, okay, okay!
- For five days!
- You're so dramatic, jeez.
- I know, right?
- I can't undo it for another five days!
Is this good?
- Mm.
- Hmm...
Ooh! Hey, don't do that.
- Nothing happened yet.
- Keep it down.
Mmm...
Huh? Hey...
Hey! Oh...
- Seriously? It's just a movie.
- Sh, sh.
You scared me.
We're only five minutes into it.
Well... well, I can't.
The way they walk...
The way they walk?
Yeah. How can I put this?
It's that... way. That grotesqueness.
Show it.
- Huh?
- Show it to me.
- What, here?
- Mm-hm.
It's like...
No!
That's not it at all!
- They don't walk like that?
- You didn't pay any attention at all!
Just watch closely.
It's like this.
Wh...
Who, whoa, whoa!
Whoa!
- We're back.
- We're back.
It's so hot out there.
Oh... Ryoko?
Ryoko, do you know Insta-something,
and, uh, could you help me use it?
Sure, but, uh...
Chiyo, you have a gara-ke, right?
Huh? Karaage?
Oh!
No, not fried chicken. A flip phone.
Flip phone?
Yes, this is Saku House.
I wonder what's for dinner tonight.
- Yes.
- Karaage?
- Ōkini.
- Great!
Yes.
Well, that's a little sudden, you know?
Yes. Ah...
You're requesting Momoko?
Well, on that day, the earliest she can do
would be nine o'clock. Is that okay?
Yes. Then, nine o'clock it is.
Ōkini.
Great, so... Momoko...
Mother Azusa,
you still write everything down?
Yoshino?
It's been a while, right?
- Well, you seem to be doing fine.
- Mother!
MOMOKO
It's been a while, Mother, hasn't it?
Don't ya... think?
And who are you?
Oh, please.
Your jokes aren't even funny. Come on.
It's Yoshino.
- Ah... It's my returning geiko. Ah.
- Mmm!
- Mm-hm!
- Okay.
in this world we affectionately call you
an "acquaintance." Isn't that right?
This is the New Year's greeting
she sent us.
Oh, that's right!
This is an amulet
from Hiroshima's Sorasaya Inao Shrine.
It's yours. Please enjoy it.
Oh! You went?
She wants to be a geiko again.
If I can.
Azusa, hear me out.
Uh, my tag, it's...
Could you kindly place it
in front of the home again, please? Huh?
- Hmm.
- I kept it just in case...
Safe and sound.
Unscathed.
YOSHINO
Well...
She can stay.
Oh! Mother, thank you.
You're the greatest, Mother! Yay!
Sure, but this decision doesn't
just affect the two of us, all right?
You still need to ask the others,
and Master, for permission.
- Mm-hm. Mm-hm.
- Mmm.
How is it? Good?
Very good indeed.
Oh!
And what do you think?
An entire town?
Yup. We just got the approval.
We just need to know where we'll do it.
Everything from residences,
parks, schools...
and all based on one consistent approach.
That sounds very interesting.
I didn't even think Kyoto would be
a town that offers such an opportunity.
Well, uh, yeah...
I admire Mr. Tanabe.
That's why I interned.
And I've learned a lot also.
But Tokyo's where I'm headed.
Well, congrats.
Thank you.
I see you have that look again.
It must be good news, no?
Hmph.
Well, um...
Um, I guess it is, yes.
Well, you should
just rebuild this place too.
This whole town stinks of mold.
- Oh, this is delicious.
- Kiyo, your cooking is the best.
It's homey, you know?
You get how homey is the best, right?
It's a huge compliment.
Hopefully, I'll get a rest soon.
- There's more cucumber if you'd like.
- Oh! I'll take some, I'll take some.
- Help yourself.
- That's the third time.
- Give me more of the nukazuke.
- Okay.
...stretch.
- I don't know how to stretch.
- I can help you practice.
- Really?
- I would love to.
Ah! Thank you.
I have something
to discuss with all of you.
So good.
Mother from Umemura and I talked,
and she told me
that she saw one of my maiko using
a cell phone outside just the other day.
What?
Come on, you can't get caught, girls.
You can't get caught!
It breaks the illusion, the dream
you're selling as a maiko, you know?
We don't take away your cell phone rights
so that you still have
some of your freedom, yes?
You all understand that, don't you?
Now, listen. I'm not going to say
anything harsh to you girls,
but just know that yes,
people are watching us.
Be careful not to cause
strong winds, okay?
It causes ripples.
It's strong waves.
Like ocean waves, Mother.
- Don't cause waves for a small issue.
- Yes!
- And stir up the turbulence...
- Hi! This is Yoshino! Hi, there!
Turbulence?
- Mmm. Anyway, that's that.
- Oh, yes!
All right?
Please don't make me tell you again.
Mmm.
Ōkini, Mother.
- Ōkini.
- Hmm.
Hey, hey, hey, hey.
What do you think she's saying
by "stirring the turbulence"?
Like preparing matcha. Like this.
- Oh!
- Stirring the turbulence!
- Uh-huh.
- Stirring the turbulence!
Waves and ripples!
Here.
That's actually starting to sound
kind of like a cheesy pop love song.
Huh? A Fukuyama Masaharu song.
- Oh, Fukuyama.
- Thanks for the food.
But who got caught? Was it you?
- I don't even own a cell phone.
- Seriously?
Azusa.
What's wrong?
You have to be reasonable.
In what way?
Banning cell phones
and trips to the convenience store.
You'll get sued eventually.
And who do you think would sue us?
The WHO.
The WHO is extremely busy.
They don't have time nor interest
in any of our maiko issues.
Well, I'll be the WHO
of this yakata, then.
Ryoko...
I don't even think they're the ones
who defend children's rights.
Hm.
It's not the WHO who does it...
- WHO...
- No, it's not them.
- Um... It's, uh, not the WHO that does it...
- Hmm...
Uh, what was it? Don't you know? Um...
UNICEF does it.
- UNICEF, that's right.
- That's right.
- Hi, there.
- Oh, hey, Kiyo.
- Um...
- Mm?
- I'd like two silken tofu, please.
- Two silken tofu. Sure!
- Hey, Kiyo.
- Hi there.
We've got good squid in stock.
Uh... I'll think about the squid.
- Sure, I'll be waiting.
- Great.
- Hi there.
- Oh, hi!
Oh! Are these from Aomori?
That's right. The leaves are edible too.
Two in one together, huh?
I'll take it.
Great. Ōkini!
Uh-huh.
Sumire, what did you want to be
before you wanted to be a maiko here?
A doctor.
But then I saw you, Sister Momoko,
on a school field trip.
Ah. Right, you did
say something like that.
Sister Momoko, how about you, huh?
Well, I guess...
that's all I ever wanted, really.
Even as a kid,
that's all I could see myself doing.
As far as I remember, of course.
Amazing.
Momoko, you're fascinating, you know that?
Well, actually...
Yoshino's the fascinating one.
I can't imagine how us girls could
ever live outside of this city...
It's unimaginable, really.
Sister...
You're in love with someone, aren't you?
Kenta, you gave up
lots of hits today again.
Shut up.
I just lost a game. Why do I also
have to deal with you and Kiyo?
It's the other end of the old
"you win, you buy me something" deal.
Well, that's a terrible deal.
Hey!
Sumire! Kenta! I found it, I found it!
Sweet takoyaki! They have it this year!
Easy, they're hot.
Okay. There we go. All right.
Sweet takoyaki!
- Hey.
- It's hot!
- Kiyo.
- Careful!
Oh...
- Mm. Mmm!
- Mmm!
Hm?
Okay, fine.
Jeez, Kenta...
Here.
It's hot.
- It's so good.
- Mm.
Right?
Give me another one.
- Hm?
- Hm?
- What are you talking about?
- I want another one.
- Another one?
- All right.
We're all set.
Are you all ready?
Hm.
- Miss Yoshino.
- Yes?
Did you eat an umeboshi?
Umeboshi?
I don't know.
Maybe it was a cat.
Are the umeboshi ready?
- Oh, well, not yet.
- Hmm.
They need to be fermented a little longer.
They're not perfect.
Oh, I see.
Oh, hello, Sister.
Hello, nice to meet you. I'm Yoshino.
I'm Yumi. It's very nice to meet you.
- Are you an initial apprentice?
- Yes.
Hmm... And where are you from?
- I'm from Shiga.
- Oh, so, by Lake Biwa, yes?
You give us amazing water, so ōkini.
I take a guess that every day here
gives you a new reason to cry, right?
Mmm.
Mother scolds you, and then she says
that it's just a scolding,
and she's not really angry at you,
isn't that so?
Yes. Sometimes.
She's scolding you
with your best interests at heart, right?
- Yes.
- Mm-hm.
Well, it's a lie.
Don't believe it for a second.
- Oh. Really?
- Mm-hm.
Here, look. Don't take the lies like this.
Throw it out of the ring!
- Out... of the ring.
- No, no, no!
I guess you don't know sumo, huh?
Hey, Kiyo!
- Dosukoi!
- Dosukoi!
Come on!
Take them out of the ring. Got it?
Hm.
Ow, ow, ow, ow.
I'm sorry, on behalf of Saku House.
Please accept my apology.
I'll send Momoko your way
immediately though.
Sure.
I'm sure they're not happy.
Yes, truly...
Yes.
Please accept my apology.
- I'm sorry.
- Momoko, we've been waiting!
- Mother, I'm sorry.
- Come in!
- It's a complete mess in there.
- What?
Hurry to the Crane Room.
- The Crane Room!
- Hurry!
- Whoa!
- It's coming, it's coming... Aah!
- Okay...
- Aww!
- Wait!
- What?
Right, I think I'm leaving here.
Wait...
- You got it? No?
- First base.
- Here.
- On first base.
- I'm here.
- No. Are you catching?
- Then here!
- I'm here.
- It goes over there!
- Okay!
I'm right here.
- Nooo!
- Are you ready?
- This one...
- So you're batting...
- So if we do this...
- And... and...
- Okay. Take that!
- Go!
- Shoo, shoo, shoo! Huh?
- Huh?
Ah! Ouch!
- Ohh...
- Ow, ow, ow!
- Wait a second.
- Just watch her!
- Ow, ow... Oh!
- Isn't that...
- Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh!
- Oh...
Just guess!
- I know!
- Yes, Mr. Yamada.
- The swindler on the field! Tatsukawa!
- Oh! Yes!
- That's correct!
- Wait, how did you...
- I'm super good at this.
- That's not fair!
- I thought I had it.
- Well, well, well.
- Looks like Sister Momoko's just arrived!
- Oh! Oh!
- Oh! Welcome, Sister Momoko.
- Welcome. Join us.
So that is the end of our opening act,
brought to you by none other than...
You know who she is.
I'm sure you do, right?
- Oh...
- Yoshino! That's right!
- Thank you so much!
- Won't you stay?
- Oh, yeah, that's right. Here, here, here.
- How can we reach you?
- Oh?
- These are the Reiwa version.
- If you have the old one, throw it away.
- Oh, okay.
- Thank you all!
- What, are you going?
She's really entertaining.
- Don't go!
- You can't stay longer? Come on!
- Can we have a closing act?
- Yoshino!
- I don't want you to leave.
- Stay!
What the heck are you doing here?
- Don't tell Mother, all right?
- Come on!
If she finds out,
she'll scold the heck outta me.
- If we stop being textbook jerks...
- Good luck now.
- Thanks.
- ...a competition.
- Winning is important.
- It's about getting her to stay.
- Come on, guys!
- Okay? Guys!
Kiyo!
The beans!
Coming right up!
Eh.
Tsurukoma.
- Yeah?
- Hey, wanna eat beans with me?
- Sister...
- Huh?
I'm sorry, not right now.
Aw, okay.
Rest up.
Will do.
Hey, Kiku, Koto.
You wanna eat beans with me?
Ōkini.
Aww... What's with them?
- All right.
- Who does she think she is?
- Coming into our privacy place.
- Mmm.
- Um...
- Don't wanna do what she's doing.
- Oh!
- Oh!
Oh! Aaah-ha-ha-ha-ha!
All right! Everyone, listen up, listen up!
Gather round! Gather round!
- Come on, Kiyo. Have a seat too.
- Huh?
All right. Gather round!
Okay. Yes, all right.
- I'd like to take this moment...
- Yes? Yes.
To, uh... well, uh... So it seems that...
Turns out that I, Yoshino,
saved Momoko's neck
after the double-booking issue
that plagued our yakata.
It was all so sudden
that I'm sure that ozashiki
would've turned into an awful catastrophe.
So I will be rewarded
with the great gift of coming back,
so that I can invigorate and enliven
things up here in this maiko house.
Yay!
Yeah, huh? Huh?
Oh my, Ryoko. It's like
you're trying to scare the joy outta here!
- So that's what's going on.
- Wait, uh...
- Good night.
- Mother, uh...
Good night!
If it's a concern, if it's a secret,
feel free to come to me.
- You can tell me anything you'd like.
- Oh...
Mm-hm?
Uh...
- Hm?
- Oh. Right.
- Sister Yoshino...
- Oh, uh, Sister Yoshino...
We're grateful to be here with you.
Yes, I'm grateful to be here too.
Oh my gosh! Hey, hey!
It's been a while, everyone.
- Oh!
- What?
- Who is it? Yoshino!
- It's Yoshino, that's who!
- If it isn't Miss Yoshino! Yeah!
- Whoa!
You take me back, huh!
- You really haven't changed, huh?
- Nah!
- Furutachi, come on. Oh? Oh? Let's see.
- Huh?
- You haven't changed either!
- What? Always joking around.
- You haven't changed.
- What's going on?
Well, since you asked...
As you know, I'm Yoshino.
- Here's a little card for you.
- Whoa!
- I'm grateful to be here with you.
- You made these fast!
- Tanabe! Professor! Hi!
- You're a Carp girl.
- Very well.
- Hello.
- I'm grateful to be here with you.
- Yoshino. Thanks.
- You're so handsome, as always.
- Not at all.
Well, it's really been a while.
It feels like
you just brightened up the whole space.
Don't you think so?
- Yes!
- Sure.
You're so nice. You should save
that kind of flattery for Azusa.
- Miss Azusa?
- Yeah. You'll sweep her up that way.
Just like that, huh?
Aww, well, hurry up, then, yeah?
What is taking you so dang long anyway?
As soon as Azusa gets engaged and retires,
I'd like to take over
the Saku House, please, huh?
- Uh...
- So get it going, why don't you?
Sure, I will...
Ah. Speak of the devil...
- Ōkini, Mr. Seino.
- There she is.
- Oh, and Furutachi.
- Good evening.
What have you been doing?
- How are you doing?
- Very well.
This is a Notting Hill, sir.
- What's that?
- Thank you very much.
- Good.
- Really?
If you don't ask her out,
nothing will happen, so...
- How's your daughter?
- Yes, you're right.
This is very nice.
- You know...
- Mother Azusa, Mother, Mother!
- She talks to me.
- I've warmed up the seat.
- Next to Professor Tanabe.
- I have to say, I think she's into you.
Ōkini.
- Oh, I see.
- What are you talking about?
- Oh, nothing. Ahem.
- Nothing!
- It's just a secret talk between us guys.
- Mother, Mother. Here, here.
- You partake in those kinds of talks?
- Oh, how cute.
- It's adorable.
- How lewd.
Uh... uh... just...
Yeah, well, you know...
- Oh!
- Momoko.
- Oh! Oh!
- I'm so sorry for what happened today.
- It's all right, Mother.
- Mmm.
- Oh, there's another girl.
- Congratulations.
- Good work today.
- Over here.
Kagai's become more tolerant.
Allowing you
to suddenly come back, just like that.
Aaah!
And just who was it
that saved the day today?
Oh! Um...
Yes, my geiko returns!
- Yes, yes!
- Mother...
- The carp returns!
- Yes! Yes! Yay!
- Let's go for a beer.
- So nice to see...
- And you?
- I'll take a shot of whiskey.
- Yes, Miss Momoko.
- Hey, how was the ozashiki after all?
- Ugh. Don't even ask me about it.
- Why not?
Ugh. Oh gosh, they were asking about you.
- So annoying.
- Aah! Sorry!
- Aah!
- Yeah, well, I'll have you know...
Good morning.
Hi!
- You're up early.
- Mm-hm.
I went to bed early.
I see.
Can I sit here?
Yes, go ahead.
Um...
Uh...
I'm not too hungry this morning,
so, uh... Let's see.
Bread?
Some bread would be great.
Hmm, bread...
Is there any?
There is?
Aaah.
- Oh!
- Look at that.
- Aah!
- So, now what?
Hm? What? What?
There's only one slice left.
Don't say anything.
Oh. Oh.
Oh... Aah!
- Shh!
- Shoot!
Aah! Yeah.
Hey, I, uh...
I've got a little sister, you know?
- She's nine years younger.
- Oh!
I'd split everything with her.
Every single piece of bread.
So then I couldn't... I couldn't wait
to be able to eat everything by myself.
But, well...
Now that I actually get to do that...
I, um... I actually feel sad about it.
Doesn't food taste the best
when you share it, huh?
I suppose that's right.
That's right,
but I didn't realize it until I got here.
Aaah...
It smells so good.
But what if we get caught?
- Let's open a window.
- Mm-hm.
- This one.
- Yeah.
- Aah.
- There.
Oooh.
Aah!
Ten, nine, eight, seven,
six, five, four,
three, two, one.
Here we go!
Quiet, quiet!
All right!
Wow, wow, wow, wow!
Wow!
So pretty.
- Are you ready?
- Smells good.
Oh! Right on top.
Ahhh...
There we go.
You're good at that.
Okay.
- Mmm.
- Here you go.
- Thank you so much.
- Mmm.
Mmm.
It's so fluffy!
Oh! Whoa.
It's hot, right?
It's hot.
- Mmm... Mm!
- Is it hot?
Aah!
Mm... Mmm.
Mm...
Hm? Kiyo?
- Hm?
- Mmm... Mmph... Hmm.
Oh my gosh! Aah!
This bread pudding tastes like caramel!
All right!
Mmm...
Mmm, mmm.
You know...
I'm the one who got caught with...
my phone out.
- Mmm.
- Mmm.
- Mmm.
- Mm-hm.
Huh? You knew that?
I had a feeling.
Wow, that's so cool, Kiyo, you know?
You have intuition.
- Not at all!
- Like Mother Azusa.
Aah... Mmm.
Mmm. Mmm, mmm.
Yeah, so... I guess it was karma
that my pudding was gone.
Mmm.
But...
I get to enjoy this delicious
caramel pudding now!
Ōkini, Kiyo.
Yeah, it's nothing!
Mm. Mm. Mmm.
- You're mumbling.
- Hm-hm-hm.
- Hey! What are you eating?
- Whoops.
- Hm?
- Is that caramel pudding?
Oh.
- Oh, no you don't.
- Oh.
Kotono! Get her!
Yeah!
Sumire! Tsurukoma's hogging
Kiyo's caramel pudding!
No way, it's all mine!
- She made it for me!
- Kiyo's caramel pudding?
Who wants to eat
Kiyo's caramel pudding?
Me!
- No! That's my caramel pudding!
- I know!
- How about we include Kiyo and split it?
- Grandma.
It's been a while since I held Tetsuko.
She's really heavy!
- Look!
- I'll make another.
- Still... I like cooking in her the best.
- Stop!
- You can only look at it.
- No, no, no!
- It's mine! Stop!
- Sumi, don't look at me like that!
Ouch.
♪ In summer ♪
♪ Fireflies... ♪
Oh...
Okay...
All right.
Mmm.
Hello there, and good morning.
Mmm.
The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House.
EPISODE THREE
- TABOO -
I'd work on being
more graceful if I were you.
With everything.
Right back at you.
What are you talking about?
- I'm very graceful.
- Mother, I'll get going now.
- Yes, take care.
- Let's go to Shinshindo.
- Watch me walk.
- I'll be off now.
- Yes, have a good day.
- Yes. See you later.
I'll look after all of you
for three days starting today, all right?
Who, uh...
Who are you talking to?
To the umeboshi.
Uh, coming!
Uh, can... you hold this real quick?
I'll... I'll be right back. Thanks so much.
I'm coming!
I'm exhausted.
- Hello there.
- Are you one of the initial apprentices?
Uh, no, I'm the makanai. I'm Kiyo.
- The makanai?
- Uh-huh.
Huh!
I'll ask about the details later.
I need to sleep.
Aah!
I'm back! It's Yoshino!
- Uhh...
- Were you a geiko?
Huh? Hey, look.
See that? That's my retirement
certificate right there.
Momoko and I were colleagues.
We were like rivals,
fighting for number one.
Anyway, it's so hot, isn't it?
- Um...
- Okay.
- Actually, Mother Azusa isn't here.
- Huh? Where is she?
Oh! Did she get married?
Um, what was that guy called?
Good-looking guy,
head in the clouds mister.
- Tanabe, isn't that right?
- Not really sure.
- Oh.
- She went to the salon.
Oh, okay.
Oh! Hey. Uh...
What about Mother?
She still alive?
- With Mother Azusa.
- Oh, I see.
I guess that makes sense.
I'm sure she'll live a long life, right?
Ah! Look here!
I brought a gift, a lemon cake.
It's from Setouchi. Here.
- Oh, thank you so much.
- Oh, where are all your sisters?
Uh, they're over at their mai lesson.
- Ah! Learning the dance.
- Yes.
- Ahh...
- I'm here to deliver a package.
Oh, those poor girls.
Yes, I'm coming!
Those days of sore hips.
- Yes. Hello.
- Hello.
- Mm-hm.
- Here you go.
All right.
- Here. I'll let go now. It's a bit heavy.
- Okay. Whoa!
- It's heavy.
- It's heavy.
- So heavy! You're kidding me, right?
- Yes.
Wow!
- Huh?
- This weight.
- Must be Tetsuko!
- Huh?
- Why are you here, Sister?
- Oh! It's you!
Look at you!
- You've grown so big!
- Yeah! What brings you here, Sister?
- It's none of your business.
- Oh.
- Need a signature? I'll sign.
- All right.
- Oops! Sorry. I wrote my name.
- Huh? Oh.
Here. Ōkini.
- Oh. Ōkini!
- All right. Goodbye,
Aah! Ryoko!
Oh! You're so big now.
Are you in... high school yet?
- Second year.
- Aah...
Ah! Ah!
Let me get a cup. Here.
I'd love some, yeah?
You're still as cold as usual, isn't she?
Anyway, oh my gosh!
The nostalgia!
Looks like nothing changed
in the yakata, huh?
Ah!
Ah. I'll go take a nap in the attic
until they return, okay?
- Ōkini.
- Sure.
Oh goodness,
the overnight bus is just so... Ugh.
Ow. Ow...
So she came back after all.
She said she and Momoko were colleagues.
And she said they competed
for the top rank.
That's so not true.
If it were a marathon,
Momoko would come in first,
and Yoshino would come in
last of the second group.
Oh...
She's just like you.
Mm. Then shame on us.
There, that's Miss Yoshino's.
- Oh, really? Oh, you're right.
- Mmm. Mmm.
- She fell asleep...
- Hmm...
And on my bunk bed!
Oh, also, uh, I heard she got married.
Did you know?
- Oh.
- How nice.
But you do have to quit
if you get married. Remember that.
And once you quit, you can't start over.
TENTH GRADE KENTA NAKAWATARI
- Kenta grew a little.
- I know.
- Getting married isn't everything.
- You think so?
- Some historical women never did.
- Mm-hm. Look at the photo.
- Really?
- Joan of Arc, Nightingale...
- Isn't Miss Tetsuko one?
- Mm.
- Kuroyanagi. "Today's guest is..."
- His uniform changed for high school.
- How could I forget my caramel pudding?
- Could you get the bread?
- Where is my spoon... There.
- Is Nightingale a person, for real?
- My favorite part of the day! So good!
- If she's not a person, what is she?
- Well... an angel, perhaps?
- Okay, it's not in the...
Come on. You think Nightingale's
in the same group as Michael and Gabriel?
- They're just angels...
- Nooo!
- Is it a cockroach?
- It's gone!
- There! There! There!
- Gone...
- Get it, get it! You go, Kiyo, get it!
- My caramel pudding is gone!
- Pudding?
- Hm?
The only reason I'm able to endure
the morning lessons
and the ozashiki at night
is because I know my caramel pudding
is waiting for me at the yakata.
What? You rarely even
book ozashiki anyway.
Is it a special caramel pudding
or something?
It's just an ordinary one
from the convenience store.
Huh? Then it's fine.
- Just go get it again, right?
- Yeah.
You know we're not allowed
to enter a store with our hair like this!
- Goodness!
- Okay, okay, okay!
- For five days!
- You're so dramatic, jeez.
- I know, right?
- I can't undo it for another five days!
Is this good?
- Mm.
- Hmm...
Ooh! Hey, don't do that.
- Nothing happened yet.
- Keep it down.
Mmm...
Huh? Hey...
Hey! Oh...
- Seriously? It's just a movie.
- Sh, sh.
You scared me.
We're only five minutes into it.
Well... well, I can't.
The way they walk...
The way they walk?
Yeah. How can I put this?
It's that... way. That grotesqueness.
Show it.
- Huh?
- Show it to me.
- What, here?
- Mm-hm.
It's like...
No!
That's not it at all!
- They don't walk like that?
- You didn't pay any attention at all!
Just watch closely.
It's like this.
Wh...
Who, whoa, whoa!
Whoa!
- We're back.
- We're back.
It's so hot out there.
Oh... Ryoko?
Ryoko, do you know Insta-something,
and, uh, could you help me use it?
Sure, but, uh...
Chiyo, you have a gara-ke, right?
Huh? Karaage?
Oh!
No, not fried chicken. A flip phone.
Flip phone?
Yes, this is Saku House.
I wonder what's for dinner tonight.
- Yes.
- Karaage?
- Ōkini.
- Great!
Yes.
Well, that's a little sudden, you know?
Yes. Ah...
You're requesting Momoko?
Well, on that day, the earliest she can do
would be nine o'clock. Is that okay?
Yes. Then, nine o'clock it is.
Ōkini.
Great, so... Momoko...
Mother Azusa,
you still write everything down?
Yoshino?
It's been a while, right?
- Well, you seem to be doing fine.
- Mother!
MOMOKO
It's been a while, Mother, hasn't it?
Don't ya... think?
And who are you?
Oh, please.
Your jokes aren't even funny. Come on.
It's Yoshino.
- Ah... It's my returning geiko. Ah.
- Mmm!
- Mm-hm!
- Okay.
in this world we affectionately call you
an "acquaintance." Isn't that right?
This is the New Year's greeting
she sent us.
Oh, that's right!
This is an amulet
from Hiroshima's Sorasaya Inao Shrine.
It's yours. Please enjoy it.
Oh! You went?
She wants to be a geiko again.
If I can.
Azusa, hear me out.
Uh, my tag, it's...
Could you kindly place it
in front of the home again, please? Huh?
- Hmm.
- I kept it just in case...
Safe and sound.
Unscathed.
YOSHINO
Well...
She can stay.
Oh! Mother, thank you.
You're the greatest, Mother! Yay!
Sure, but this decision doesn't
just affect the two of us, all right?
You still need to ask the others,
and Master, for permission.
- Mm-hm. Mm-hm.
- Mmm.
How is it? Good?
Very good indeed.
Oh!
And what do you think?
An entire town?
Yup. We just got the approval.
We just need to know where we'll do it.
Everything from residences,
parks, schools...
and all based on one consistent approach.
That sounds very interesting.
I didn't even think Kyoto would be
a town that offers such an opportunity.
Well, uh, yeah...
I admire Mr. Tanabe.
That's why I interned.
And I've learned a lot also.
But Tokyo's where I'm headed.
Well, congrats.
Thank you.
I see you have that look again.
It must be good news, no?
Hmph.
Well, um...
Um, I guess it is, yes.
Well, you should
just rebuild this place too.
This whole town stinks of mold.
- Oh, this is delicious.
- Kiyo, your cooking is the best.
It's homey, you know?
You get how homey is the best, right?
It's a huge compliment.
Hopefully, I'll get a rest soon.
- There's more cucumber if you'd like.
- Oh! I'll take some, I'll take some.
- Help yourself.
- That's the third time.
- Give me more of the nukazuke.
- Okay.
...stretch.
- I don't know how to stretch.
- I can help you practice.
- Really?
- I would love to.
Ah! Thank you.
I have something
to discuss with all of you.
So good.
Mother from Umemura and I talked,
and she told me
that she saw one of my maiko using
a cell phone outside just the other day.
What?
Come on, you can't get caught, girls.
You can't get caught!
It breaks the illusion, the dream
you're selling as a maiko, you know?
We don't take away your cell phone rights
so that you still have
some of your freedom, yes?
You all understand that, don't you?
Now, listen. I'm not going to say
anything harsh to you girls,
but just know that yes,
people are watching us.
Be careful not to cause
strong winds, okay?
It causes ripples.
It's strong waves.
Like ocean waves, Mother.
- Don't cause waves for a small issue.
- Yes!
- And stir up the turbulence...
- Hi! This is Yoshino! Hi, there!
Turbulence?
- Mmm. Anyway, that's that.
- Oh, yes!
All right?
Please don't make me tell you again.
Mmm.
Ōkini, Mother.
- Ōkini.
- Hmm.
Hey, hey, hey, hey.
What do you think she's saying
by "stirring the turbulence"?
Like preparing matcha. Like this.
- Oh!
- Stirring the turbulence!
- Uh-huh.
- Stirring the turbulence!
Waves and ripples!
Here.
That's actually starting to sound
kind of like a cheesy pop love song.
Huh? A Fukuyama Masaharu song.
- Oh, Fukuyama.
- Thanks for the food.
But who got caught? Was it you?
- I don't even own a cell phone.
- Seriously?
Azusa.
What's wrong?
You have to be reasonable.
In what way?
Banning cell phones
and trips to the convenience store.
You'll get sued eventually.
And who do you think would sue us?
The WHO.
The WHO is extremely busy.
They don't have time nor interest
in any of our maiko issues.
Well, I'll be the WHO
of this yakata, then.
Ryoko...
I don't even think they're the ones
who defend children's rights.
Hm.
It's not the WHO who does it...
- WHO...
- No, it's not them.
- Um... It's, uh, not the WHO that does it...
- Hmm...
Uh, what was it? Don't you know? Um...
UNICEF does it.
- UNICEF, that's right.
- That's right.
- Hi, there.
- Oh, hey, Kiyo.
- Um...
- Mm?
- I'd like two silken tofu, please.
- Two silken tofu. Sure!
- Hey, Kiyo.
- Hi there.
We've got good squid in stock.
Uh... I'll think about the squid.
- Sure, I'll be waiting.
- Great.
- Hi there.
- Oh, hi!
Oh! Are these from Aomori?
That's right. The leaves are edible too.
Two in one together, huh?
I'll take it.
Great. Ōkini!
Uh-huh.
Sumire, what did you want to be
before you wanted to be a maiko here?
A doctor.
But then I saw you, Sister Momoko,
on a school field trip.
Ah. Right, you did
say something like that.
Sister Momoko, how about you, huh?
Well, I guess...
that's all I ever wanted, really.
Even as a kid,
that's all I could see myself doing.
As far as I remember, of course.
Amazing.
Momoko, you're fascinating, you know that?
Well, actually...
Yoshino's the fascinating one.
I can't imagine how us girls could
ever live outside of this city...
It's unimaginable, really.
Sister...
You're in love with someone, aren't you?
Kenta, you gave up
lots of hits today again.
Shut up.
I just lost a game. Why do I also
have to deal with you and Kiyo?
It's the other end of the old
"you win, you buy me something" deal.
Well, that's a terrible deal.
Hey!
Sumire! Kenta! I found it, I found it!
Sweet takoyaki! They have it this year!
Easy, they're hot.
Okay. There we go. All right.
Sweet takoyaki!
- Hey.
- It's hot!
- Kiyo.
- Careful!
Oh...
- Mm. Mmm!
- Mmm!
Hm?
Okay, fine.
Jeez, Kenta...
Here.
It's hot.
- It's so good.
- Mm.
Right?
Give me another one.
- Hm?
- Hm?
- What are you talking about?
- I want another one.
- Another one?
- All right.
We're all set.
Are you all ready?
Hm.
- Miss Yoshino.
- Yes?
Did you eat an umeboshi?
Umeboshi?
I don't know.
Maybe it was a cat.
Are the umeboshi ready?
- Oh, well, not yet.
- Hmm.
They need to be fermented a little longer.
They're not perfect.
Oh, I see.
Oh, hello, Sister.
Hello, nice to meet you. I'm Yoshino.
I'm Yumi. It's very nice to meet you.
- Are you an initial apprentice?
- Yes.
Hmm... And where are you from?
- I'm from Shiga.
- Oh, so, by Lake Biwa, yes?
You give us amazing water, so ōkini.
I take a guess that every day here
gives you a new reason to cry, right?
Mmm.
Mother scolds you, and then she says
that it's just a scolding,
and she's not really angry at you,
isn't that so?
Yes. Sometimes.
She's scolding you
with your best interests at heart, right?
- Yes.
- Mm-hm.
Well, it's a lie.
Don't believe it for a second.
- Oh. Really?
- Mm-hm.
Here, look. Don't take the lies like this.
Throw it out of the ring!
- Out... of the ring.
- No, no, no!
I guess you don't know sumo, huh?
Hey, Kiyo!
- Dosukoi!
- Dosukoi!
Come on!
Take them out of the ring. Got it?
Hm.
Ow, ow, ow, ow.
I'm sorry, on behalf of Saku House.
Please accept my apology.
I'll send Momoko your way
immediately though.
Sure.
I'm sure they're not happy.
Yes, truly...
Yes.
Please accept my apology.
- I'm sorry.
- Momoko, we've been waiting!
- Mother, I'm sorry.
- Come in!
- It's a complete mess in there.
- What?
Hurry to the Crane Room.
- The Crane Room!
- Hurry!
- Whoa!
- It's coming, it's coming... Aah!
- Okay...
- Aww!
- Wait!
- What?
Right, I think I'm leaving here.
Wait...
- You got it? No?
- First base.
- Here.
- On first base.
- I'm here.
- No. Are you catching?
- Then here!
- I'm here.
- It goes over there!
- Okay!
I'm right here.
- Nooo!
- Are you ready?
- This one...
- So you're batting...
- So if we do this...
- And... and...
- Okay. Take that!
- Go!
- Shoo, shoo, shoo! Huh?
- Huh?
Ah! Ouch!
- Ohh...
- Ow, ow, ow!
- Wait a second.
- Just watch her!
- Ow, ow... Oh!
- Isn't that...
- Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh!
- Oh...
Just guess!
- I know!
- Yes, Mr. Yamada.
- The swindler on the field! Tatsukawa!
- Oh! Yes!
- That's correct!
- Wait, how did you...
- I'm super good at this.
- That's not fair!
- I thought I had it.
- Well, well, well.
- Looks like Sister Momoko's just arrived!
- Oh! Oh!
- Oh! Welcome, Sister Momoko.
- Welcome. Join us.
So that is the end of our opening act,
brought to you by none other than...
You know who she is.
I'm sure you do, right?
- Oh...
- Yoshino! That's right!
- Thank you so much!
- Won't you stay?
- Oh, yeah, that's right. Here, here, here.
- How can we reach you?
- Oh?
- These are the Reiwa version.
- If you have the old one, throw it away.
- Oh, okay.
- Thank you all!
- What, are you going?
She's really entertaining.
- Don't go!
- You can't stay longer? Come on!
- Can we have a closing act?
- Yoshino!
- I don't want you to leave.
- Stay!
What the heck are you doing here?
- Don't tell Mother, all right?
- Come on!
If she finds out,
she'll scold the heck outta me.
- If we stop being textbook jerks...
- Good luck now.
- Thanks.
- ...a competition.
- Winning is important.
- It's about getting her to stay.
- Come on, guys!
- Okay? Guys!
Kiyo!
The beans!
Coming right up!
Eh.
Tsurukoma.
- Yeah?
- Hey, wanna eat beans with me?
- Sister...
- Huh?
I'm sorry, not right now.
Aw, okay.
Rest up.
Will do.
Hey, Kiku, Koto.
You wanna eat beans with me?
Ōkini.
Aww... What's with them?
- All right.
- Who does she think she is?
- Coming into our privacy place.
- Mmm.
- Um...
- Don't wanna do what she's doing.
- Oh!
- Oh!
Oh! Aaah-ha-ha-ha-ha!
All right! Everyone, listen up, listen up!
Gather round! Gather round!
- Come on, Kiyo. Have a seat too.
- Huh?
All right. Gather round!
Okay. Yes, all right.
- I'd like to take this moment...
- Yes? Yes.
To, uh... well, uh... So it seems that...
Turns out that I, Yoshino,
saved Momoko's neck
after the double-booking issue
that plagued our yakata.
It was all so sudden
that I'm sure that ozashiki
would've turned into an awful catastrophe.
So I will be rewarded
with the great gift of coming back,
so that I can invigorate and enliven
things up here in this maiko house.
Yay!
Yeah, huh? Huh?
Oh my, Ryoko. It's like
you're trying to scare the joy outta here!
- So that's what's going on.
- Wait, uh...
- Good night.
- Mother, uh...
Good night!
If it's a concern, if it's a secret,
feel free to come to me.
- You can tell me anything you'd like.
- Oh...
Mm-hm?
Uh...
- Hm?
- Oh. Right.
- Sister Yoshino...
- Oh, uh, Sister Yoshino...
We're grateful to be here with you.
Yes, I'm grateful to be here too.
Oh my gosh! Hey, hey!
It's been a while, everyone.
- Oh!
- What?
- Who is it? Yoshino!
- It's Yoshino, that's who!
- If it isn't Miss Yoshino! Yeah!
- Whoa!
You take me back, huh!
- You really haven't changed, huh?
- Nah!
- Furutachi, come on. Oh? Oh? Let's see.
- Huh?
- You haven't changed either!
- What? Always joking around.
- You haven't changed.
- What's going on?
Well, since you asked...
As you know, I'm Yoshino.
- Here's a little card for you.
- Whoa!
- I'm grateful to be here with you.
- You made these fast!
- Tanabe! Professor! Hi!
- You're a Carp girl.
- Very well.
- Hello.
- I'm grateful to be here with you.
- Yoshino. Thanks.
- You're so handsome, as always.
- Not at all.
Well, it's really been a while.
It feels like
you just brightened up the whole space.
Don't you think so?
- Yes!
- Sure.
You're so nice. You should save
that kind of flattery for Azusa.
- Miss Azusa?
- Yeah. You'll sweep her up that way.
Just like that, huh?
Aww, well, hurry up, then, yeah?
What is taking you so dang long anyway?
As soon as Azusa gets engaged and retires,
I'd like to take over
the Saku House, please, huh?
- Uh...
- So get it going, why don't you?
Sure, I will...
Ah. Speak of the devil...
- Ōkini, Mr. Seino.
- There she is.
- Oh, and Furutachi.
- Good evening.
What have you been doing?
- How are you doing?
- Very well.
This is a Notting Hill, sir.
- What's that?
- Thank you very much.
- Good.
- Really?
If you don't ask her out,
nothing will happen, so...
- How's your daughter?
- Yes, you're right.
This is very nice.
- You know...
- Mother Azusa, Mother, Mother!
- She talks to me.
- I've warmed up the seat.
- Next to Professor Tanabe.
- I have to say, I think she's into you.
Ōkini.
- Oh, I see.
- What are you talking about?
- Oh, nothing. Ahem.
- Nothing!
- It's just a secret talk between us guys.
- Mother, Mother. Here, here.
- You partake in those kinds of talks?
- Oh, how cute.
- It's adorable.
- How lewd.
Uh... uh... just...
Yeah, well, you know...
- Oh!
- Momoko.
- Oh! Oh!
- I'm so sorry for what happened today.
- It's all right, Mother.
- Mmm.
- Oh, there's another girl.
- Congratulations.
- Good work today.
- Over here.
Kagai's become more tolerant.
Allowing you
to suddenly come back, just like that.
Aaah!
And just who was it
that saved the day today?
Oh! Um...
Yes, my geiko returns!
- Yes, yes!
- Mother...
- The carp returns!
- Yes! Yes! Yay!
- Let's go for a beer.
- So nice to see...
- And you?
- I'll take a shot of whiskey.
- Yes, Miss Momoko.
- Hey, how was the ozashiki after all?
- Ugh. Don't even ask me about it.
- Why not?
Ugh. Oh gosh, they were asking about you.
- So annoying.
- Aah! Sorry!
- Aah!
- Yeah, well, I'll have you know...
Good morning.
Hi!
- You're up early.
- Mm-hm.
I went to bed early.
I see.
Can I sit here?
Yes, go ahead.
Um...
Uh...
I'm not too hungry this morning,
so, uh... Let's see.
Bread?
Some bread would be great.
Hmm, bread...
Is there any?
There is?
Aaah.
- Oh!
- Look at that.
- Aah!
- So, now what?
Hm? What? What?
There's only one slice left.
Don't say anything.
Oh. Oh.
Oh... Aah!
- Shh!
- Shoot!
Aah! Yeah.
Hey, I, uh...
I've got a little sister, you know?
- She's nine years younger.
- Oh!
I'd split everything with her.
Every single piece of bread.
So then I couldn't... I couldn't wait
to be able to eat everything by myself.
But, well...
Now that I actually get to do that...
I, um... I actually feel sad about it.
Doesn't food taste the best
when you share it, huh?
I suppose that's right.
That's right,
but I didn't realize it until I got here.
Aaah...
It smells so good.
But what if we get caught?
- Let's open a window.
- Mm-hm.
- This one.
- Yeah.
- Aah.
- There.
Oooh.
Aah!
Ten, nine, eight, seven,
six, five, four,
three, two, one.
Here we go!
Quiet, quiet!
All right!
Wow, wow, wow, wow!
Wow!
So pretty.
- Are you ready?
- Smells good.
Oh! Right on top.
Ahhh...
There we go.
You're good at that.
Okay.
- Mmm.
- Here you go.
- Thank you so much.
- Mmm.
Mmm.
It's so fluffy!
Oh! Whoa.
It's hot, right?
It's hot.
- Mmm... Mm!
- Is it hot?
Aah!
Mm... Mmm.
Mm...
Hm? Kiyo?
- Hm?
- Mmm... Mmph... Hmm.
Oh my gosh! Aah!
This bread pudding tastes like caramel!
All right!
Mmm...
Mmm, mmm.
You know...
I'm the one who got caught with...
my phone out.
- Mmm.
- Mmm.
- Mmm.
- Mm-hm.
Huh? You knew that?
I had a feeling.
Wow, that's so cool, Kiyo, you know?
You have intuition.
- Not at all!
- Like Mother Azusa.
Aah... Mmm.
Mmm. Mmm, mmm.
Yeah, so... I guess it was karma
that my pudding was gone.
Mmm.
But...
I get to enjoy this delicious
caramel pudding now!
Ōkini, Kiyo.
Yeah, it's nothing!
Mm. Mm. Mmm.
- You're mumbling.
- Hm-hm-hm.
- Hey! What are you eating?
- Whoops.
- Hm?
- Is that caramel pudding?
Oh.
- Oh, no you don't.
- Oh.
Kotono! Get her!
Yeah!
Sumire! Tsurukoma's hogging
Kiyo's caramel pudding!
No way, it's all mine!
- She made it for me!
- Kiyo's caramel pudding?
Who wants to eat
Kiyo's caramel pudding?
Me!
- No! That's my caramel pudding!
- I know!
- How about we include Kiyo and split it?
- Grandma.
It's been a while since I held Tetsuko.
She's really heavy!
- Look!
- I'll make another.
- Still... I like cooking in her the best.
- Stop!
- You can only look at it.
- No, no, no!
- It's mine! Stop!
- Sumi, don't look at me like that!