Ah, that was delicious.
Thank you for the meal.
Shall I order a pork dish next...?
Hello, Mr.?
Wait a second.
Hold this here, and split them in two like this. Here you are.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
Kyoko-chan, we're not having any side dishes?
Right.
Only Ochazuke?
(Ochazuke: A traditional Japanese dish consisting of rice with tea poured over)
Right.
We had udon noodle soup for lunch yesterday... (Another Cheap Dish)
You think too much about saving money.
I don't want to keep telling you the same thing.
"We have no money", right?
That's right.
Thank you for the meal.
Ah, I feel the Japanese "Wabisabi". ("aesthetic sense in Japanese art emphasising quiet simplicity and subdued refinement")
Even with the 'wasabi', this lunch is really sad.
Thank you for the meal.
Kyoko-chan, why can Takano-san eat anything he wants?
Takano-san's appetite is connected to our work...
But Ryosuke-kun is "Gluttonous with no accomplishments".
I've accomplished things.
And they are?
There are plenty...
Name one of them.
I'm back.
Please come in.
Oh, it's a foreigner.
As I told you earlier, these are our very talented and very untalented detectives, Kyoko-chan and Ryosuke-kun.
I'm the very talented detective, Ryosuke.
And I'm the more talented one, Kyoko.
This is Shiketa-san.
Nice to meet ya!
(As a foreigner, Shiketa sometimes speaks with disjointed or Slang Japanese. The Subtitles will reflect this.)
You too.
Nice to meet ya!
You too.
He has a weird name, doesn't he?
Mind your manners.
Ryosuke-kun, Shiketa-san is looking for a certain dish.
What kind of dish?
Soft and a little hard.
Soft and a little hard...
How long are you going to do that?
Soft and a little hard...
Kyoko-chan, do you have any idea what this is?
Is it a meat dish?
Yes.
I'll try to look for it.
Please.
Soft and a little hard...
It has Pork,
radish,
and 'mushroom'.
Pork, radish and 'mushroom'.
'Mushroom' is "kinoko". Perhaps he means Shiitake.
Ah, is this it?
Ah, this is "Buta no Kakuni" (Boiled pork with sugar, soy sauce, sweet sake and salt. 'Buta' = 'Pork')
Yes! This is it!
I want to eat it!
You want to eat it?
As I thought, it's Buta no Kakuni.
But which restaurant is he looking for? Let's find it!
Takano-san, you should narrow down the choices a little.
But we won't be able to narrow it down until we eat some!
Then, I'll make a few sample dishes.
It'll be more efficient if we search after that.
Can you make Buta no Kakuni?
"Kakuni no tame ni". ("So I can confirm". Kuitan's lame Japanese pun..)
That was a joke. Joke...
Takano-san, can we talk?
Will he pay us for this?
Kyoko-chan, our foreign friend is in trouble.
But it's just a bother for us if we don't make any money.
Kuitan, this...
What is this? A flier?
It's money.
May I see that...?
It's beautiful
Kyoko-chan, you have money now, so let's make some Buta no Kakuni!
How 'bout this guy?
Here you go.
This is Chinese style,
Japanese style,
and this is cooked with red wine.
Wow, everything looks delicious.
She is an excellent cook. Very good.
Do you understand?
Okay, everybody. Let's eat.
Thank you for the meal.
Thank you for...
Thank you for the meal.
Please eat.
Shiketa-kun...
This is how to use chopsticks.
First of all, put one between the thumb and index finger.
Firmly grasp the other with the middle finger, index finger, and thumb.
And move the middle finger and index finger like this.
Got it?
I got it.
Okay.
Oh, you're doing a good job.
Even though you just learned, you use them very well.
Well, I'm a good teacher.
You're all right.
Well...
Ryosuke, terrible.
What?
Ryosuke! What now?
Chopsticks... no.
Hands.. yes.
It's common sense.
Quit lecturing me!
Don't get carried away just because you got a compliment.
How about this!
Ryosuke!
What do you want now?
Don't you know about the "Chopstick Taboos"?
What?
Ryosuke-kun...
Licking chopsticks is called "Neburi Bashi".
Pulling bowls near you is called "Yose Bashi".
Sticking chopsticks into food is called "Sashi Bashi". (This is the worst Chopstick Taboo. Chopsticks are stuck in bowls of rice at funerals as an offering for the dead.)
All of them are taboo.
Really?
It's common sense.
It's common sense!
You really don't know anything, do you...
Why does a foreigner know about this..?
Shiketa-san, have you lived in Japan before?
This is... first time.
Then, when did you eat Buta no Kakuni?
Shiketa-san, which one is the closest to the taste that you remember?
This one.
Kyoko-chan, this is...
This is Japanese style.
I see.
Alright then, let's eat Buta no Kakuni until we're sick of it!
Menu 3. Eat everything in sight that's "Soft and a Little Hard"!
Ah, thank you for waiting.
They're from the Kingdom of Elmina.
The Kingdom of Elmina is famous for gold and diamond...
That's right.
My name is Momo Ogata. Nice to meet you.
My name is Raymond.
The royal prince of my country has disappeared.
Disappeared?
And..ah... ah..I think...
Since we replaced the pilot for another, it seems he flew to Japan on his private jet yesterday.
It seems he has some business to be in Yokohama.
And since we are at a loss as to what we can do, could you please like to help us out?
Assassins have apparently targeted the Prince.
Please find and protect him immediately.
Yes.
I understand.
And please, this is top secret.
So, please don't leak this information to the public.
Yes.
Thank you.
This is a picture of the Prince.
Yeah, that's him.
Prince...
This wasn't the place, eh...
The taste was similar... but.. different.
Mouth...Bite...
Ah, the texture of when you bite into it?
How are we going to find the right place?
You should check perfectly. (This is another of Kuitan's lame Japanese jokes)
Making a pun again?
A pun?
What's that?
Don't worry about it.
That's him.
Are you ready, Leon?
Ready.
Hurry up, let's go!
Thank you for the meal. Thank you for the meal.
Okay, let's go!
Ahh, Ryosuke-kun, what a nice day!
Can we please hurry this up!
This girl... who?
This is the statue of a girl from a Japanese children's song called "Red Shoes".
She was kidnapped by a great-grandfather.
A great-grandfather?
(Ryosuke-kun was mistaken. The word for foreigner, 'ijin' sounds like great-grandfather, 'hiji')
Ah, was it a foreigner?
Yes, it was a foreigner.
A foreigner?
Was he famous?
He was just a common foreigner.
Really?
You're really ignorant.
If you call people ignorant you'll become one too.
Was this girl kidnapped..
to across the sea?
Pika...Pika...Pika...Pika...Pik...
Here it is!
"1 Elmina Pika=100,545.80 Yen" (About $1000 Canadian dollars)
No way!
Kyoko-san, I have big news!
What?
I've just found out that 1 Pika is worth about 100,000 Yen!
What?
Then this 10 Pika bill is worth 1 million Yen..! (About $10,000 Canadian dollars)
Oh, 1 million Yen!!!
Hello?
Papa. Rei.
Father.
You have no right to call me father.
Rei-chan, I'm really hurt.
Sorry.
Damn you...
What's up, Igarashi-san?
I'm looking for a person.
Have you seen this guy?
Ah, we know him.
What? Are you sure?
Detective Igarashi, who is he?
This is...
Where is he?
He's with Takano-san and Ryosuke-kun.
The girl who wore red shoes...
Well...
Hehehe...
She was taken by a foreigner...Ah!
This looks delicious.
Don't eat on the bus.
I'm just checking to make sure that it's still warm.
Ah...Ah!!!
Everybody, get down!
It seems that someone is targeting us.
Hitmen? Yes.
Takano-san, do you have any idea what's going on?
Not at all.
Ryosuke-kun, aren't they aiming at you?
Me?
Did you do something bad?
Get out! Hurry up!
Momo-chan!
Kuitan, where's the Prince?
The Prince?
Weren't you with him?
Where's the foreigner who was with you?
What?
Are you talking about Shiketa-san?
Right. He is the Prince Shiketa.
What? He's a prince?
Where'd he go?
So, their target was Shiketa-san...
Where is the Prince?
It seems like he ran away.
My prince needs to be(?) protection!
Why is prince Shiketa targeted?
The dissidents are planning a coup d'etat!
The prince is soon going to be Crowned King.
Coup d'etat...
He must be around here. Find him!
Yes.
It just became really serious.
Right? Right?
Where are you going?
Buta no Kakuni.
Please! How can you be thinking of that?
We're in danger.
He came to Japan looking for Buta no Kakuni.
Why didn't you tell that to Momo-chan?
If he is detained by Momo-chan, he won't be able to move around freely.
It's very sad to not be able to eat what you really want to eat.
This is impossible! They're trying to collapse the royal family!
We'll protect him.
Ah, there you are!
Where the heck have you been?
We're pissed!
Oh, it looks delicious.
Aren't you just looking for Buta no Kakuni? Why did you order this other stuff? Didn't you just eat?
Kyoko-chan is gonna be disappointed in you.
Because I got excited, I became hungry.
Please forgive my manners earlier, I didn't know you're a prince.
That's okay.
It's okay, okay. Everything's okay.
Well, why don't we eat?
Thank you for the meal.
Next place.
What?
We're going to the Minato police station next.
Since we've already got food, let's finish it first!
I can pay.
This isn't a matter of money.
Leaving food like this is disrespectful to people who made it.
So, please go ahead!
Okay, let's eat!
Wow, it's delicious.
This too.
What's this?
This is Yuba. (Soymilk
Yuba?
Yes.
Do you know what Tofu is?
Tofu is made from soymilk.
I don't like Tofu. I don't like soymilk too.
I see.
Well, Yuba is a layer of dried skin processed from the surface of tofu.
Right, Takano-san?
Oh, that's Ryosuke-kun.
Is something wrong?
This taste is like the Buta no Kakuni...
that I've tasted before.
No way!
We don't usually cook Buta no Kakuni and Yuba together.
When did you have that?
I was a kid. 5 years old.
5 years old...
You're looking for a taste from so long ago?!
Something wrong?
I didn't mean anything by that...
Welcome!
My countrymen!
Look, Ryosuke-kun.
Let's go!
Money is on the table.
Everybody, get out of here immediately!
Hurry up!
Oh, over here, over here.
Let's go!
Dammit!
Okay, let's leave!
What are you doing?
What's this? What?
That's 'Issun Boushi' (Lit: 'One-Inch Boy').
Can I keep this?
What?
Why don't you go to the Minato police station to ask for help?
That's right. It's safer than staying here.
I think so too. Kyoko-chan, can you call Momo-chan?
Wait. We haven't found his Buta no Kakuni yet.
Hey, enough of Buta no Kakuni, already.
Ryosuke-kun, those who laugh at Buta no Kakuni, cry over Buta no Kakuni.
What are you talking about?
Please tell me... what is he doing?
Kindaichi, do you know who he is?
Yes. It's 'Issun Boushi'.
It's a Japanese fairy tale.
He went to a capital city and killed an ogre.
What's this? It's a Japanese bowl.
And he holds a chopstick.
His grandparents gave that to him to make sure he will always be fed.
They wished for him to be successful in his travels.
Kyoko-san. Yes?
Hajime-kun and I have done some research about it...
The grandparents felt that because Issun Boushi never grew, he was kind of a monster.
He wasn't a monster!
Issun Boushi knew how they felt, so he decided to go on a journey.
Prince Shiketa, about Buta no Kakuni...
Wait. We're talking about Issun Boushi.
I think we should talk about Buta no Kakuni!
Issun Boushi first!
Buta no Kakuni is more important.
This is getting silly..
Right?
Prince Shiketa, what's this?
There's a family crest on them.
Right.
Chopsticks and a bowl...
(In the legend, Issun Boushi grew to normal height after being hit with 'Uchide's Mallet', which the Ogre he defeated dropped.)
Prince Shiketa became large with a mallet.
Are you an Issun Boushi?
I got it.
Indeed, my speculations were right.
When did you ever speculate anything?
What Prince Shiketa is looking for isn't Buta no Kakuni.
Wasn't he looking for it?
The person who made Buta no Kakuni and gave him this...
You're looking for your mother?
That's right.
I'm right?
I was...
Was?
'Was'.. it's past?
I came to... look for my mother.
Is your mother Japanese?
My father... defected to Japan.
Met my mom... I was born.
I lived in Yokohama... with just my mother.
Five years old... A messenger came from my father!
I was like.. that red-shoes girl.
He was taken by a foreigner.
Mother... didn't go.
She gave this.
Why didn't your mother go with you?
My father.. had wife and child.
That child died. That was why they needed me.
So, they took me from mother.
So the King's first son died and you were next in line?
Ryosuke-kun, you don't need to repeat. Really?
I was told... mother had died.
I believed.. my stepmother was.. real mother.
A long time.. A long time I believed!
My stepmother had treated me as a real son.
But 3 days ago... I figured out
My real mother is still alive!
I was upset!
I asked my father!
My mother.. was in Japan.
So I am here!
I want to see her!
I see.
But... I am Issun Boushi..
My mother must hate me.
She took money.. instead of me.
It's true.
You know, you're more foolish than Ryosuke-kun.
Hey, Takano-san. That's rude.
Prince Shiketa.
People's feelings and emotions aren't so simple.
Since you went through a lot of trouble to come to Japan...
we might as well find your mother.
I know a restaurant that uses a bowl with a family crest.
Where's that?
Was that the same family crest?
I'm not sure, I'll go check that out.
I see.
I have some places that I want to check, myself.
Okay.
Let's go, Rei-chan. Okay.
What a sweet couple!
Ryosuke-kun.
Do you envy them?
A little...
I see.
I'm sorry. We're only open for dinner.
I came here with my father a long time ago.
If you don't mind, may I see one of your bowls?
Excuse me, but who are you?
I'm sorry, I'm Kaneda from Holmes Agency.
Thank you for the meal.
Well, that wasn't the one.
It might be that way.
No, this way.
What?
Where does your confidence come from? Where? Where?
Ah...
Ah, You should have listened to me.
Ryosuke-kun, they can't use guns here.
Ah, Kuitan!
Hey! Thank you! Thank you!
Aw man, a call at this time?
Hello, Kindaichi?
We're busy right now.
We've found where Shiketa's mother is.
Really, Kindaichi?
Yes. She works at "Kanazawa En" in Muro city.
Where are you?
We're at a restaurant where one of the staff has worked with her before.
Hajime-kun, call the Minato police station and tell them the Prince needs protection.
Okay.
Thank you very much.
That's a good idea.
It'll be the end if they captured the prince.
They haven't figured out where the Prince is yet, right?
But there's a person who will tell them if that person's captured.
Are you talking about me?
What? Prince Shiketa is...?
I see. I'll do that immediately.
Has the Prince been found?
Yes.
The Prince came here to find his real mother.
Right?
Real mother? I don't know.
I got it.
We'll go to Holmes Agency.
What this got to do with them?
Don't ask, just go!
Ah.. yes..
The Prince is there.
And Kuitan has found where the Prince's real mother is.
They're really quite useful aren't they?
Definitely more useful than you.
Takano-san, I think we should fight!
Ryosuke-kun, are you nuts?
I think I can win today.
No way. Let's escape!
Escape where?!
Ryosuke-kun, the river!
I can't.
They're going to get us!
I can't swim.
Really? Yes.
It'll be all right.
No way. No way. No way. No way.
Let's jump!
Ryosuke-kun, you want '1.2.3'? Or 'Let's go'?
1.2.3...no, Let'...Ah!
Ryosuke-kun.
Crap!
@#$%#@!!
#!!
Come this way.
Prince Shiketa!
Where have you been?
We've been looking for you.
We've been worrying about you.
The landlady is single and has no kids.
I see.
May I see her?
She is out right now.
I see.
She decides the menu line-ups for restaurants, doesn't she?
Yes.
Then, may I try some of your dishes?
(Random Elminian)
I see.
So, they went to the restaurant, right?
Yes.
I called Ryosuke-kun.
What's wrong?
Where's the... toilet?
Ah, it's over there.
Okay.
Wow, it's delicious.
Wow, this eel is of an excellent breed!
What?
Ryosuke-kun, don't try to be a gourmet.
Your culinary skill is outstanding.
Thank you very much.
Don't be rude. Even I know the difference between a cultured eel and a wild eel.
Ryosuke-kun, this isn't eel.
Then, conger?
No, It's Tofu, Japanese potato and seaweed.
You make imitation dishes, right?
That's right.
Imitation dishes?
Yes. Imitation dishes are made from vegetables...
The taste of meat or fish is mimicked using only that.
Yes. It's the landlady's idea to cater for vegetarians and little kids who don't eat meat or fish.
And people who don't like vegetables can enjoy them too.
That's right.
Let's eat.
Then, what is this Buta no Kakuni made from?
I was right! Excuse me.
It's Yuba.
Yuba? Yes.
He is right.
Some of restaurants use Tofu or vegetables...
But we use Yuba.
Where's the landlady?
Another man also asked a while ago; she is at "Shin Yoko Stadium".
She went there to sell lunches for kids.
Wait a second...
Another man?
Can you describe this person?
Really? I see.
Okay.
What's wrong?
Shiketa's mother is at "Shin Yoko Stadium".
But there was a man who got that information first.
Who?
The Prince is taking a lot of time.
Igarashi...
Yes.
The Prince is gone!
What?
Please have some.
Is "Kanazawa En"'s landlady here?
Excuse us.
Is "Kanazawa En"'s landlady here?
She is over there.
Are you the landlady of "Kanazawa En"?
Yes, I am.
Good.
Well you see...
What the...?
Ah!
What's he doing here?
The Prince is in danger.
Where is the Prince?
No, it can't be...
Please?
I will have to contact my country.
Good job.
Hold on!
It's okay.
Hi, Mr. Raymond.
It's regrettable, but thank you very much for co-operating with us.
You're acting innocent, Mr. Raymond.
What do you mean?
You can speak Japanese.
The mastermind of the Prince Shiketa assassination plan is you.
No. I don't understand.
You wrote a fake letter that the Prince's real mother was alive...
And lured him to Japan.
But you lost the Prince. So you used the Japanese police to search for him.
When you found out his real mother was at the Stadium today...
You told that to the Prince.
Where's your proof?
I can show that to you later.
What are you talking about?
Thank you for asking.
L..L.L...Ladies and gentlemen.
His name is...
I am the gluttonous detective...
Everybody calls me...
Kuitan! Come on!
Kill him.
Freeze!
Momo-chan, you came too early.
I have diplomatic immunity.
The Japanese police can't arrest me.
That's right. The laws of your country'll judge you.
Hahaha! I've told them the Prince is dead!
Our unit will start a coup d'etat soon.
I will BE the law!
We've received an order from the Prince to arrest you immediately!
Where did he ask you?
In Hell?
Ryosuke-kun.
Wait!
Wait a second!
Everybody, pay attention!
Presenting, the Elmina Kingdom Prince, Shiketa!
No way!
Raymond!
I've brought all your units under my control.
Give up!
Just give up!
But... the sniping should have been successful!
Let's get out of here.
Ryosuke-kun, finishing move!
Ryosuke special!
Where's the landlady?
She's in there.
Well, let's leave them alone.
You gave this... to me.
It's a bit broken... they shot it.
This saved me.
My mother... saved my life.
I'm glad you're safe.
Certainly, I'm your mother.
But not quite your mother.
I chose money, not you.
Lies.
My father.. didn't allow you.. to meet me... yes?
I've never thought of meeting you before.
Because... my stepmother's feelings... right?
Because it's troublesome!
I have my own family.
I have a kid too.
It's troublesome if you enter my life now.
Please don't destroy my present happiness.
I always remember...
When I close my eyes... it comes.
Your face...
You're... my mother.
No!
Please hurry back to Elmina Kingdom!
I was wrong... to come here...
and meet you...
But whenever I close my eyes...
I see... my beloved mother.
Excuse me.
Mother!
He never forgot that one childhood memory.
He didn't forget how to sit straight.
The Prince will go back tomorrow.
You've been single for a long time, right?
You don't have any children other than the Prince, right?
And you didn't recieve any money from Elmina Kingdom.
Even though they send you money, you send it back.
You gave him chopsticks and a bowl because you want him to be successful, right?
I want the Price to be stronger.
Stronger?
If he who will be a king of a country clings to his mother, he is hopeless.
Everybody has a mother.
Even the King does.
It's important not to lose the feeling of when you think of your mother.
Landlady, do me a favor?
Stay here.
Yes, sir.
Prince Shiketa, welcome.
Holmes Agency... has my thanks... for help.
That's enough. We're friends, right?
Kyoko-chan, can you serve 'THAT'?
Okay.
Are you eating lunch?
Not right now; We were waiting for you.
Right, Hajime-kun?
Please.
This is a dish that Prince Shiketa, no... Takeshi-san was looking for.
Takeshi? Yes.
That's your Japanese name.
The Kanji (Chinese Character) is "Ken" as in 'healthy'.
Takeshi...
Ah, at Elmina Kingdom, they reverse your name.
Ta Ke Shi...Shi Ke Ta.
Yes. She hoped for you to be a healthy boy.
That was why she arranged nutritious meals for you to eat.
This 'Yuba Kakuni' is one of these dishes.
Please have some.
Thank you for the... meal.
That's right.
This is it!
Where's mother's... restaurant?
Please... tell me where.
Thank you for coming.
Thank you... for the meal.
Good bye. Good bye.
Be well.
Takeshi! Takeshi!
Mother!
I'm hungry!
Thanks for watching! Vulcan 300 Fansubs Staff: Project Leader: vulcan300 Raw Provider: gryzze Translator: chigubon Editors: dohri, KitsuneRisu and vulcan300 Timer: chigubon Quality Checker: KitsuneRisu
Higashiyama Noriyuki as Kuitan
Morita Gou as Noda Ryosuke
Kyono Kotomi as Ogata Momo
Ichikawa Mikako as Idemizu Kyoko
Suga kenta as Kaneda Hajime
Sanshirou as The Prince
Ameku Michiko as The landlady
Sano Shirou as Igarashi Shunen
Ito Shirou as The Police Chief
A lunch box!
The suspect left a lunch box at a murder scene.
I'll kill him.
There's something weird.
It was tasty but not tasty.
What?
Igarashi, shoot him!
Why did you eat that?
Because there's a lunch box there.