at 6:50 Interviewer: Not sure if you feel the same way, but after watching so many episodes I've realised that many characters often don't have their problems resolved - the ochanomizu women are still single, and one aspiring musician eventually (spoiler) passes away. Kobayashi: Well...I don't know about the deeper themes the characters portray, but when you look at the idea of being 'unfinished', as long as one is still alive you won't ever have a time when things are finished. For humans, living is always unfinished, the future is unknown, only when you leave this world can you say that life is truly complete. So from this perspective, the customers of shinya shokudou are all 'unfinished', because all of them are still in the midst of living their lives. That's why so many of their problems are still unresolved. But in some ways they are beginning to be. All of them gain some sense that as long as we are still living, we are not alone, that we will be influenced by those around us, and do the same for others. That beside them they have companions, they have friends. Once they realise this, rather than feeling all alone in the world, they are able to let go and have a much lighter heart, more courage, and can perhaps muster the strength to fight through yet another day. So even though their problems may not be solved, when you compare with how they were yesterday, today they are stronger and more fired up. As long as there's this change, then you can in fact already say that they have moved forward, that they have resolved some aspect of their troubles. 9:15 Those who gather in shinya shokudou seem to be those who have lost their way in the city - some have homes they cannot go back to, others have homes they don't want to go back to. Many are young people working in the big city, whom you can say are drifting through the city without anyone or anything to rely on. For these orphans of the city so to say, shinya shokudo becomes like a home for them. Now in real life, from Beijing to Tokyo, many people do in fact lead lives like this - what would you wish to say to these people? Kobayashi: Ah...from my point it view it may be hard to say something to them, for myself, I too was like that when I was young, then once I started acting those around me didn't see me with any understanding, so I only relied on work to pass the days, try to support myself with what little I earned, to the point where often it was often only late at night that I would start to think about what to eat. You could say my life back then was perhaps indistinguishable from that of shinya shokudou's characters. Youth really is like that. Perhaps everyone will in their youth have a kind of wandering, drifting feeling. I believe probably everyone spends some time feeling this way, don't we?
I absolutely love Midnight diner. It is one of my favorite shows. I keep watching it over and over, and I never get tired of it. I use to live in Japan, I think the Japanese people are the most Honorable people I have ever met and I respect them and the Japanese culture. My wife is from Japan also. Kaoru Kobayashi is such a talented actor. I know if I met him, he would be a close friend. I wish I would have stayed in Japan. Midnight Diner really brings the emotions out in me. It is heart felt. I also very much enjoy all of the characters. I feel at home when I watch this show. I have tried to buy in Japanese language with English subtitles, however I am finding this to be very difficult. I hope I find it. I also love the theme song by Tsunekichi Suzuki, every time I hear it, it brings tears to my eyes, because I think of my Father-in-law who passed away in Japan in 2017. This broke my heart.
0:36 Interviewer: Midnight Diner's second movie is about to premiere in China. Compared to other movies and dramas made about Midnight Diner, what similarities and differences can we expect from the new movie? Kaoru-san: I cannot represent the director in answering this question, but as the actor of Midnight Diner's owner, Master, I personally feel that it retains much of the elements from its predecessors (the previous movie and the drama series). As people get on with their days, it is natural for some to have a void pertaining to their relationships. As the shop opens for business the interactions between customers and customer and Master fills the void (by a little bit), and changes the mood (by a little bit). Finally, the customer leaves. From this perspective, the premise has not changed. 1:46 Interviewer: From 2009, it has been 8 years since you have started acting in Midnight Diner. Surely, Surely, you'll feel bored and frustrated, yes? Kaoru-san: To be honest, a little bit. Since 8 years ago, the premise of the show has not changed. The space (referring to the physical space), the "regular guests" (actors) and my role as the owner of Midnight Diner has not changed since inception. When I return for filming and I meet with the "regular guests", I would think to myself - "Ah, it starts again" (feeling of dread). That said, however, I can't help but to reminisce about the past when we start filming.. 2:49 Interviewer: I don't know if you have such a habit, when you're busy with work or stressed, would you have a bowl of ramen or a bowl of ochazuke (rice with tea and miscellaneous toppings)? Kaoru-san: Let me think... For me, I think I'd gather a few friends, and chat with them while having drinks (sake). After that, it would feel like I have released all my pent-up frustrations (frustrations would have evaporated like clouds), and I will feel relaxed. 3:33 Interviewer: Everyone has different ways of dealing with stress. For example, when I was in Tokyo and visited some izakayas (Japanese bars), I'd sometimes see people shouting after they had a couple of drinks. In the few occasions that they had too much to drink, they would sleep on the pavements through the night. This made me curious - I understand that Japanese have a lot of self-control, why do they tend to lose their self-control during the wee hours? Kaoru-san: Don't we have a saying about how we act and what we think are typically different? I think the Chinese should probably also have a common saying like this too. Sometimes, a Japanese may feel embarrassed or bad about some of the things they do around the people they are with, but after having a drink or two, he may not be aware of the trouble that he is imposing on others (meiwaku or 迷惑). With regard to drunkards sleeping on the roadside or pavement, I think this is common in Japan. But why would they do it? I'm not really sure, but I think pressure and stress plays a huge role. From a Chinese's point of view, they may have a different perspective on why this happens. However, I feel that instead of saying that others are relying on alcohol to forget their woes, one can also say that they are enjoying themselves in the company of others. 5:37 Interviewer: One of the central themes of Midnight Diner is about the interaction/conversation between strangers in the wee hours of the night. How do you understand this appeal/request? In modern society, do you think there is a need for us to interact or converse with strangers? Kaoru-san: To be honest, from the start of the series, we did not face any pressure with regard to sending the message that you must interact and converse with strangers. Unbeknownst to us (the actors and the directors)w, this quite naturally became part of the conversation that we had with our viewers - in the small shop that he owns, Master will be standing behind the counter while customers are not restricted in any sense (they can take off their coats, and relax), and feel comfortable enough to talk about their own stories. But we definitely did not face any pressure to force others to communicate.
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at 6:50
Interviewer: Not sure if you feel the same way, but after watching so many episodes I've realised that many characters often don't have their problems resolved - the ochanomizu women are still single, and one aspiring musician eventually (spoiler) passes away.
Kobayashi: Well...I don't know about the deeper themes the characters portray, but when you look at the idea of being 'unfinished', as long as one is still alive you won't ever have a time when things are finished. For humans, living is always unfinished, the future is unknown, only when you leave this world can you say that life is truly complete. So from this perspective, the customers of shinya shokudou are all 'unfinished', because all of them are still in the midst of living their lives. That's why so many of their problems are still unresolved. But in some ways they are beginning to be. All of them gain some sense that as long as we are still living, we are not alone, that we will be influenced by those around us, and do the same for others. That beside them they have companions, they have friends. Once they realise this, rather than feeling all alone in the world, they are able to let go and have a much lighter heart, more courage, and can perhaps muster the strength to fight through yet another day. So even though their problems may not be solved, when you compare with how they were yesterday, today they are stronger and more fired up. As long as there's this change, then you can in fact already say that they have moved forward, that they have resolved some aspect of their troubles.
9:15
Those who gather in shinya shokudou seem to be those who have lost their way in the city - some have homes they cannot go back to, others have homes they don't want to go back to. Many are young people working in the big city, whom you can say are drifting through the city without anyone or anything to rely on. For these orphans of the city so to say, shinya shokudo becomes like a home for them. Now in real life, from Beijing to Tokyo, many people do in fact lead lives like this - what would you wish to say to these people?
Kobayashi: Ah...from my point it view it may be hard to say something to them, for myself, I too was like that when I was young, then once I started acting those around me didn't see me with any understanding, so I only relied on work to pass the days, try to support myself with what little I earned, to the point where often it was often only late at night that I would start to think about what to eat. You could say my life back then was perhaps indistinguishable from that of shinya shokudou's characters. Youth really is like that. Perhaps everyone will in their youth have a kind of wandering, drifting feeling. I believe probably everyone spends some time feeling this way, don't we?
Amazing translation. Thanks for your hard work :)
Thank you
Thank you for investing your time in translating this. It’s beautiful to read.
Legend, thank you.
Thank you for translating.
there is something so relaxing and reassuring about Master's eyes and gaze...the casting could not have been any better
International fans here , subtitles please 🥺
I absolutely love Midnight diner. It is one of my favorite shows. I keep watching it over and over, and I never get tired of it. I use to live in Japan, I think the Japanese people are the most Honorable people I have ever met and I respect them and the Japanese culture. My wife is from Japan also. Kaoru Kobayashi is such a talented actor. I know if I met him, he would be a close friend. I wish I would have stayed in Japan. Midnight Diner really brings the emotions out in me. It is heart felt. I also very much enjoy all of the characters. I feel at home when I watch this show. I have tried to buy in Japanese language with English subtitles, however I am finding this to be very difficult. I hope I find it. I also love the theme song by Tsunekichi Suzuki, every time I hear it, it brings tears to my eyes, because I think of my Father-in-law who passed away in Japan in 2017. This broke my heart.
'Midnight Dinner' was such a good show and Kobayashi Kaoru was perfect in it.
0:36
Interviewer: Midnight Diner's second movie is about to premiere in China. Compared to other movies and dramas made about Midnight Diner, what similarities and differences can we expect from the new movie?
Kaoru-san: I cannot represent the director in answering this question, but as the actor of Midnight Diner's owner, Master, I personally feel that it retains much of the elements from its predecessors (the previous movie and the drama series). As people get on with their days, it is natural for some to have a void pertaining to their relationships. As the shop opens for business the interactions between customers and customer and Master fills the void (by a little bit), and changes the mood (by a little bit). Finally, the customer leaves. From this perspective, the premise has not changed.
1:46
Interviewer: From 2009, it has been 8 years since you have started acting in Midnight Diner. Surely, Surely, you'll feel bored and frustrated, yes?
Kaoru-san: To be honest, a little bit. Since 8 years ago, the premise of the show has not changed. The space (referring to the physical space), the "regular guests" (actors) and my role as the owner of Midnight Diner has not changed since inception. When I return for filming and I meet with the "regular guests", I would think to myself - "Ah, it starts again" (feeling of dread). That said, however, I can't help but to reminisce about the past when we start filming..
2:49
Interviewer: I don't know if you have such a habit, when you're busy with work or stressed, would you have a bowl of ramen or a bowl of ochazuke (rice with tea and miscellaneous toppings)?
Kaoru-san: Let me think... For me, I think I'd gather a few friends, and chat with them while having drinks (sake). After that, it would feel like I have released all my pent-up frustrations (frustrations would have evaporated like clouds), and I will feel relaxed.
3:33
Interviewer: Everyone has different ways of dealing with stress. For example, when I was in Tokyo and visited some izakayas (Japanese bars), I'd sometimes see people shouting after they had a couple of drinks. In the few occasions that they had too much to drink, they would sleep on the pavements through the night. This made me curious - I understand that Japanese have a lot of self-control, why do they tend to lose their self-control during the wee hours?
Kaoru-san: Don't we have a saying about how we act and what we think are typically different? I think the Chinese should probably also have a common saying like this too. Sometimes, a Japanese may feel embarrassed or bad about some of the things they do around the people they are with, but after having a drink or two, he may not be aware of the trouble that he is imposing on others (meiwaku or 迷惑). With regard to drunkards sleeping on the roadside or pavement, I think this is common in Japan. But why would they do it? I'm not really sure, but I think pressure and stress plays a huge role. From a Chinese's point of view, they may have a different perspective on why this happens. However, I feel that instead of saying that others are relying on alcohol to forget their woes, one can also say that they are enjoying themselves in the company of others.
5:37
Interviewer: One of the central themes of Midnight Diner is about the interaction/conversation between strangers in the wee hours of the night. How do you understand this appeal/request? In modern society, do you think there is a need for us to interact or converse with strangers?
Kaoru-san: To be honest, from the start of the series, we did not face any pressure with regard to sending the message that you must interact and converse with strangers. Unbeknownst to us (the actors and the directors)w, this quite naturally became part of the conversation that we had with our viewers - in the small shop that he owns, Master will be standing behind the counter while customers are not restricted in any sense (they can take off their coats, and relax), and feel comfortable enough to talk about their own stories. But we definitely did not face any pressure to force others to communicate.
nice!
Thanks for this!
Thank you
Thank you for translating.
Thanks
Fine actor... plays the part so well
I hope there are another season of Midnight Dinner coming out.
Season 3 Please :)
Diner*
Most likely not, the master is getting old and i think i herd somewhere that he is done with the show.
Not the chinese copy please
❤️ for midnight diner!
Master! 💕
I just found this on netflix .. now im addicted lmfaoo
YAAAAAH, i Loved ❤️ ‘’ Midnight Diner’’, it was a AWsuM Netflix drama,...yes English Subtitles would have been great ‼️
Usually the makers of the video can tick automatic language translation. IT really should be an automatic feature in RUclips anyway.
It did have english subtitles
YAAAAH, on Netflix, but Not here on RUclips ⁉️‼️⁉️‼️
He's handsome 💋
I love this series...wanna be just like Master.
m.ruclips.net/video/ZXsQAXx_ao0/видео.html
I love his eyes ❤ you are the best Master
I Love The show
Me volvi fan de Kaoru san, por su trabajo actoral y porque es muy guapo, amo el show y a él 😍❤❤❤
No subtitles for the 500 million international fans of the show?
私はこのドラマに深く影響を受けました、それは深く感じます.
Excelente ator
es un capo este actor...
El propio Master.
English subs plzzzz
Don't underestimate life !
Please 🙏 translate the closed captioning into English. There are a lot of Americans and Canadians who love Midnight Diner!!!
Oh c'mon! No ENG subs?
some people have translated it now, sincere thanks to them.
Where is his scar?
Where the 2nd part can be found.?
So there are 2 midnight diner movies?
Too bad there's no English sub