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{\an8}THE 20TH KARAKU CUP
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{\an8}SIXTH STORY
TERAKOYA
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{\an8}This year marks the 20th Student
Rakugo Competition, the Karaku Cup.
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Traditionally, the rules allowed
for students over 18
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enrolled in junior college, college,
or trade schools to take part.
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Yes. That's what I've been told.
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But at my request,
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I had them expand the entrants
to include high school students.
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It's not often that I get the chance
to see Rakugo performed by amateurs,
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more so by the younger generation.
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If possible, I wanted to see performances
by a wider range of Rakugoka.
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I asked them to humor me.
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Oh, is that right?
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Not what you expected, maybe?
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I get that a lot, you know.
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"I thought you were scarier!" And so on.
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I may not seem like it, but I'm
in the business of making people laugh.
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Come now, don't be so nervous.
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Relax, relax!
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F-Forgive me!
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All right, so why did you decide
to serve as a judge this year?
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It's the 20th anniversary event,
so it's a turning point.
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Most of all, I'd like to show the younger
generation how wonderful Rakugo can be.
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Most young people have never seen Rakugo.
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And you know, I find that quite alarming.
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I see.
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So you have a keen interest in promoting
Rakugo to the younger generation.
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Of course I do.
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Just think about it.
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A form of entertainment
that can't draw new audiences.
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Do you think it has a future?
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The world is flooded
with ways to amuse yourself.
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In order to make sure that the cultural
flames of Rakugo are never extinguished,
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{\an8}we must do whatever we can.
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Oh, right.
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I'd like to hear the younger
generation's thoughts on Rakugo today.
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Why not set up some time
for a conversation
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between myself and the winner?
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What? Do you really mean that?
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Of course!
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All right, let's offer the winner
the chance to talk to me as a bonus.
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Amazing!
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I see.
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You're stretching
your boundaries as usual.
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And so you're here to get permission
from the master
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to take part in this tournament.
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That's right.
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{\an8}Take my advice.
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{\an8}You should either go home,
or help me clean the yard.
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{\an8}What's with those choices?
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Well, this Karaku Cup is a competition
for amateurs, right?
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Taking part in this
is the same as telling the world,
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"I'm not a professional. I'm an amateur!"
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Not to mention,
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{\an8}I think it's an ungrateful thing.
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And you gotta talk
to Master Issho if you win, right?
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I call that torture!
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Just forget about it.
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That's what my objective is.
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Objective? To talk to Master Issho?
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What would you even talk about?
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His reason for expelling Dad.
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You...
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- Thank you.
- Huh?
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I know that you're trying
to dissuade me because you care.
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But I don't know when I'll ever
get another chance like this!
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So...
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- I'm sorry!
- H-Hey!
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I know this is nothing to be proud of.
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Still, I don't want
to let this chance slip away!
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So I have to get Master to...
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{\an8}I have no problems if you enter.
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A-Are you sure about that?
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Didn't I just say so?
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Besides, Guriko already said
everything I wanted to say.
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What?
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S-So you were listening?
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How could I help but overhear
those booming voices?
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Well, even if I hadn't heard you,
my answer would've been the same.
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Remember what Masaki-chan said?
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It's no use trying to stop you.
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Master.
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That said, in return for allowing you
to compete in the Karaku Cup,
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I'll be giving you one condition.
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{\an8}That's "Jugemu."
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{\an8}Win that competition with "Jugemu."
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Jugemu jugemu goko-no-surikirezu...
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{\an8}"Jugemu."
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{\an8}Something wrong? Not confident enough?
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{\an8}Uh, no, I can do it!
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{\an8}I'll win that tournament with "Jugemu"!
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{\an8}Now that that's settled,
throw yourself into practice.
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{\an8}Right!
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Please excuse me!
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KARAKU CUP
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{\an8}This is so not your style.
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You're as reckless as ever, aren't you?
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The key to this story
is how many laughs you can get
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by repeating a single catchphrase.
In other words...
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He was telling me to win it
with just a right cross.
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He gave you permission?
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I'm sorry about before.
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I just totally lost it.
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Hey, no.
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Well, if the master's okay with it,
then it's all good.
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Still, telling you
to perform "Jugemu" is pretty harsh.
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There are people who may not know
Rakugo, but have heard of "Jugemu."
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That's how famous it is.
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It doesn't get that many laughs
because it's so familiar.
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That's why it's hardly ever called for
as a performance.
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To be honest, it's not a story you should
be performing to win a contest.
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Still, I just told the master
that I'd win with "Jugemu."
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I'll just have to do it.
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Oh, is that right?
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Then there's no way around it, huh?
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- Come on!
- Huh? Where?
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To see Koguma Ani-san. Here!
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Koguma Ani-san? Why?
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Why are you asking?
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Koguma Ani-san is the Shiguma School's
"Terakoya," the grassroots teacher.
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I mean, he scored in the 95th percentile
and went to Tokyo University!
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Todai?
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{\an8}- And he was in Rakugo clubs, no less!
- What?
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Rakugo clubs!
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He's the perfect guy for the job, right?
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He'll be at the library
at this time of day.
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Let's go pick his brain.
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He'll be able to help you in some way.
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No, I'm not doing that.
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- Please, isn't there any way?
- Please help her out, Ani-san!
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I don't want to.
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I don't know what's happening,
but competing in an amateur competition
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{\an8}when you've been accepted
as an apprentice is just ignorant.
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Unheard of.
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Unbelievable.
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Incomprehensible.
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Um, he's nothing like I thought he'd be.
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When Ani-san speaks up,
he pulls no punches.
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- Are you listening?
- Yes! Sorry!
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In the first place,
isn't it Kyoji's job to mentor you?
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Shirking his duties. What is he thinking?
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With all due respect,
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just because he's not here,
you shouldn't drop the honorifics.
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Idiot!
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Koguma Ani-san is Kyoji Ani-san's
elder fellow apprentice!
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Huh?
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Both age-wise and career-wise,
Koguma Ani-san has seniority!
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AGE 29 11TH YEAR
AGE 28 9TH YEAR
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Sorry for not showing respect.
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S-Sorry, so sorry!
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It's all right. It doesn't bother me.
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Go talk to Kyoji Ani-san, why don't you?
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Please don't say that!
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Help me out, please!
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I want to win the Karaku Cup,
no matter what!
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{\an8}What do I care about...
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Please reconsider!
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Fine, then. I'll do it.
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- Huh?
- Huh?
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What are you waiting for?
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I have a Rakugo performance later.
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If you want to do this, let's go.
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I see.
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That explains it.
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Then let's start
by showing me your "Jugemu."
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Huh? Y-You mean right here?
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Well, how can I give you advice
unless I see it?
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Understood. I'll give it a shot.
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JUGEMU
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Hey, honey. What are we going to do?
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It's been seven days
since our baby was born.
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Ah, time for a memorial service?
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How silly of you.
It's the name-giving ceremony.
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Name-giving?
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"Jugemu."
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Hachigoro visits the monk to consult him
on a name for his son.
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The monk gives Hachigoro
a list of auspicious names.
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And because Hachigoro stuck them
all into a single, long name,
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all hell breaks loose.
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He hit me on the head
and now I have all these lumps!
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What's that? You're telling me
that my Jugemu jugemu
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goko-no-surikirezu
kaijari-suigyo no suigyomatsu...
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The key to this story is, above all,
your enunciation.
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Meaning what you need to pull it off
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is dialogue skill.
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To utter long lines without stumbling,
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pronouncing each syllable and phrase
clearly, rhythmically, at a good tempo.
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...got hit on the head?
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What? Our Jugemu jugemu goko-no-surikirezu
kaijari-suigyo no suigyomatsu
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ungyomatsu furaimatsu kuu-neru
tokoro ni sumu tokoro
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yaburakoji no burakoji paipo-paipo-paipo...
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Wait, but with this performance...
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...gurindai no ponpoko-na no ponpoko-pi
no chokyumei-no-chosuke did such a thing?
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Huh? Kin-chan, let's see those lumps.
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Huh?
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What? I don't see any lumps!
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Well, his name was so long,
the lumps healed up!
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Yeah, that was amazing.
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Performing that to the end right here.
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You've got nerves of steel.
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Huh? But Ani-san, you said...
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What I meant was for you to show me
a video of you practicing.
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You suddenly launched into it,
so I was taken aback.
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Then you should've stopped me!
So embarrassing!
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What did you think?
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To be honest,
if she's going up against students...
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That's naïve.
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"Jugemu" is a basic Rakugo story.
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It's for Rakugo beginners to learn.
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And most of the Karaku Cup
audience are, like the participants,
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members of Rakugo clubs at college
or high school, so they know Rakugo.
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In other words...
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most of the audience can perform "Jugemu."
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They've learned "Jugemu" by listening
to the masters, so they're discerning.
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It won't be easy to get laughs
from an audience like that.
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{\an8}And one more thing.
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{\an8}At the Karaku Cup, you'll be judged twice,
in the preliminary round and the final.
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DOCUMENT SCREENING
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Though there'll only be
professional judges in the final,
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most of the audience
will be the same people.
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Needless to say, the other participants
will change their stories between rounds.
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But if you were told to win with "Jugemu,"
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that means you'll be performing that
for both, right?
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Right.
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You're already at a disadvantage
with "Jugemu,"
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and now you have to perform the same
story in the preliminary and final rounds.
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By the second time, the audience's
reaction will be more lackluster,
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and that will affect the judging.
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If you want to win the Karaku Cup, you'll
need to perform a story that's difficult
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or a story where you can
add playful touches.
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"Jugemu" is not suited for that.
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But knowing the master, I'm sure
he chose "Jugemu" for a reason.
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But you're right, it's going to be tough.
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What should I do?
Will it help to polish my enunciation?
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Look, do you know
the original ending for "Jugemu"?
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What? It's not the one I just performed?
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No. In the original ending...
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Jugemu dies.
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When Jugemu grows up,
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he and his friend
fall into a river, and drown.
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His friend was able
to call for help right away,
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but because Jugemu's name was too long,
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it took him too much time
to call out, and he perished.
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Hoping for his happiness,
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the name his parents chose
ended up killing him.
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It's a story laden with irony about, "How
you can have too much of a good thing."
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I never knew that.
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You don't study enough.
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Aren't you interested in the stories?
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Don't you want to understand them better?
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Well, I...
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It struck me just now,
listening to your Rakugo.
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Your enunciation is still just sounds.
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They're not words yet.
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That's it for my advice.
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Now you need to brood
and think over it yourself.
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"Study hard and often,
lest it slip through your fingers."
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- Excuse me.
- What?
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I'm sorry.
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I'm really grateful for your help,
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but I was wondering why you did this
for me when you really didn't want to?
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You sure study hard, Koguma.
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It's fine.
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It seems like I'm the type
to hold a grudge after all.
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Okay, I'm going now.
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From this point on, do as you will.
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Sorry about this, Ani-san. Thank you!
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Wait.
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Sorry, I have one more request.
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I didn't think you'd ask Ani-san
to let you study his Rakugo.
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Well, it really bothers me.
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What did he mean, they're not words yet?
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I just don't have a clue yet.
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And that's why you want
to watch and learn, right?
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You really are predictable.
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Is that wrong?
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No, it's absolutely right.
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The only Rakugoka I know who researches
stories like that is Koguma Ani-san.
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You'll learn from his performance,
and you'll see that Koguma Ani-san...
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...is a totally different person onstage.
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KOGUMA ARAKAWA
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{\an8}Welcome. Thank you for joining me tonight.
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That's Koguma Ani-san?
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He's like a totally different person!
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"To be a Zenza is to be less than human."
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In this day and age,
that's a rather anachronistic to say.
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But becoming a fully-fledged Rakugo
performer requires training that rigorous.
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And it was even harsher in the past.
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Back in the Edo period, there was
a Rakugoka named Karaku Sanshotei.
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{\an8}He's known as the earliest
professional Rakugoka.
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Now at the time,
Karaku was extremely popular.
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The Karaku Cup is named after him.
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Didn't you know that?
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Yes, I did.
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What kind of story is this?
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This is a story called "Foxes of Imado."
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FOXES OF IMADO
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"Foxes of Imado."
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Through Karaku Sanshotei's apprentice,
the Zenza, Ryosuke,
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describes the performances
of customs from the Edo Period,
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as well as a commotion that arises
due to the harshness of training.
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FIRST GENERATION
KARAKU SANSHOTEI
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Oh, really?
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{\an8}- Make sure you listen up.
- They worried about it.
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At the time, Zenza received no salary.
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But you had to take pride in being
an entertainer back then,
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so it was strictly forbidden
to have any side jobs.
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The only money a Zenza made
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was from selling lots for prizes
at Rakugo performances.
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The prizes were Kinkato,
candies made of just sugar and water.
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He's performing this story
because of what he just told you.
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Ani-san's probably trying
to tell you something.
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Many took on side jobs
behind their masters' backs,
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and Ryosuke was one of them.
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Ryosuke lived in Imado, in Taito Ward.
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What an unusual story.
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In Rakugo, the story normally advances
through the characters' conversations.
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But this story
is being driven by narration.
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It was the wife of a neighbor
across the street who told him
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about a side job painting these foxes.
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This wife was a former courtesan
from Senju, and quite attractive.
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Because she was from Kotsukappara,
a former execution site,
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- Senju was called "Kotsu" at the time.
- That's why, compared to other stories,
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there aren't many "humorous exchanges"
that're typical of Rakugo.
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She was the wife,
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- or "sai," from Kotsu, the "Kotsu-no-Sai,"
- Still, it's well worth the listen.
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Now, after the performances,
the Zenza would gather,
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and start counting their revenue
from the lots, cha-ching, cha-ching.
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And a yakuza happened to pass by,
and thought to himself,
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"Aha! Karaku's apprentices are gambling!"
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It was a misunderstanding.
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At the time, gambling with dice
was very popular in Edo.
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The more I listen, the more I discover
things I'd never known before.
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The world inside the Rakugo story expands.
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Kitsune, a game using three dice.
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How entertaining knowledge can be.
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I never knew that Rakugo
could be entertaining in this way!
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The dice, or "sai," used in gambling
were often made of deer bone.
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They were known as "Kotsu-no-Sai."
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This is awesome.
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This kind of historical story
is hard to memorize,
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and I bet you'd have to do
tons of research to pull it off.
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00:17:36,242 --> 00:17:39,079
That's not only true for this story.
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What?
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{\an8}Koguma Ani-san always does a deep dive
into the historical background,
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{\an8}the customs, and even the settings
of the stories he performs.
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Why would he do that?
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It's probably in his nature.
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He was always a pretty negative person.
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He said that unless he did his homework,
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he'd be too uncomfortable to perform
with confidence.
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But the biggest reason is...
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By digging into the stories,
I can understand them better.
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I might even find a way
to make them more entertaining.
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Give me a reason
why you wouldn't research.
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Using the knowledge he consumed
voraciously to enhance his stories.
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That's the Rakugo style
of Koguma Arakawa, the "Terakoya."
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So you're Ryosuke, huh?
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{\an8}Listen, I hear
you're secretly getting foxes.
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So where are they?
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Oh, uh, the ones I finished
are in that cupboard.
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Cupboard?
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What the hell are these?
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Um, they're foxes.
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I don't mean these!
I'm talking about Kotsu-no-sai!
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00:18:40,807 --> 00:18:46,062
Oh, Kotsu-no-sai is the neighbor's wife
across the street.
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Koguma.
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00:19:03,454 --> 00:19:05,165
Why don't you pull back your bangs?
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What?
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"Foxes of Imado."
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You sure picked
an unusual story to perform.
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I'd never seen it before.
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Not really. I was just setting an example.
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I wonder if she got it.
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00:19:24,976 --> 00:19:28,313
There are lots of things you can use
in Rakugo if you learn about them.
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00:19:28,396 --> 00:19:31,316
But that depends on how much you want it.
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00:19:32,108 --> 00:19:34,569
Now then, let's see what happens.
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So you're competing in the Karaku Cup.
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All right, then I'll fill out
all the paperwork.
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00:19:42,702 --> 00:19:45,079
Iwashimizu-sensei, you'd do that for me?
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It's not for you.
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00:19:46,748 --> 00:19:50,293
The school should have
a good grasp of who's entering.
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Sure, of course!
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Oh, one more thing.
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Are there any books about the Edo Period
that you'd recommend?
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Books? May I ask why?
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I'm not sure how I can make use of it yet.
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00:20:04,766 --> 00:20:09,020
But I can't move forward unless I learn.
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00:20:09,103 --> 00:20:10,396
That's just a feeling I have.
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00:20:12,899 --> 00:20:15,526
I have no idea
what you're trying to tell me.
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00:20:15,610 --> 00:20:17,153
Sorry.
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00:20:17,237 --> 00:20:19,822
But being fond of books,
I'm an avid reader myself.
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00:20:19,906 --> 00:20:20,990
As for what to recommend...
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Just one would be fine!
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00:20:23,618 --> 00:20:25,495
I can't narrow it down,
there are too many.
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Would a historical volume do?
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{\an8}But the novels of Shugoro Yamamoto
are a must.
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00:20:31,417 --> 00:20:33,169
{\an8}No, an illustrated reference and a book
on dietary habits
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- would be intriguing.
- No, really, one book will do.
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00:20:35,755 --> 00:20:38,049
It's no use racking my brain.
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00:20:38,132 --> 00:20:39,217
Let's head to the library.
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00:20:39,300 --> 00:20:41,636
- Huh?
- What are you standing there for? Hurry.
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00:20:42,679 --> 00:20:45,890
Wow, compared to last year, there are
triple the amount of applications!
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00:20:46,516 --> 00:20:49,769
Not only that, but we're being flooded
with requests from all the media outlets.
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00:20:49,852 --> 00:20:52,355
This year's Karaku Cup is unbelievable!
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00:20:52,438 --> 00:20:54,649
{\an8}Really, who knew
it would blow up like this?
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00:20:54,732 --> 00:20:56,567
{\an8}It's pandemonium day in and day out!
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00:20:56,651 --> 00:20:58,653
{\an8}Hey, pandemonium's a good thing!
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00:20:59,362 --> 00:21:01,281
{\an8}Let's hope the hype keeps building up...
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{\an8}...and maybe a super rookie
carrying the hopes
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{\an8}of the Rakugo industry
could arrive on the scene.
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00:21:05,994 --> 00:21:08,246
You really like to say that, don't you?
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00:21:08,329 --> 00:21:10,623
Oh, yes, and I'll repeat it over and over.
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{\an8}You see, I believe that it's possible
to start a movement to elevate Rakugo
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{\an8}to equal heights as the current
manzai and comedy sketch booms.
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00:21:18,965 --> 00:21:22,302
And it's always young talent
who creates booms!
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00:21:22,385 --> 00:21:24,095
There you go again.
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In that sense, this year's Karaku Cup
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is something
I'm really looking forward to.
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{\an8}Issho Arakawa, the undisputed
best of his generation,
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leading a lineup of top-tier judges.
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00:21:37,233 --> 00:21:40,486
The up-and-coming Futatsume,
Kaisei Arakawa, as the emcee.
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00:21:40,570 --> 00:21:43,990
Then three times as many diamonds-
in-the-rough are set to gather here.
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00:21:44,073 --> 00:21:46,576
With all that, don't tell me
that nothing will happen!
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Jugemu jugemu goko-no-surikirezu
kaijari-suigyo no suigyomatsu
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ungyomatsu furaimatsu kuu-neru...
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00:21:54,876 --> 00:21:56,794
Mark my words.
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00:21:57,378 --> 00:22:01,132
This year's Karaku Cup
is going to be special!
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NEXT EPISODE
KARAKU CUP
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Akane Small Talk!
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Do you know when and how Rakugo started?
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00:23:47,238 --> 00:23:48,239
No!
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00:23:48,322 --> 00:23:50,867
From the Muromachi Period
to the early Edo Period,
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there were attendants called "Otogishu,"
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employed by shoguns and daimyo
as storytellers.
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00:23:55,580 --> 00:24:00,668
One of them was the monk of Seiganji
in Kyoto, Anrakuan Sakuden.
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00:24:00,751 --> 00:24:02,962
- Have you heard of him?
- No.
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00:24:03,045 --> 00:24:07,216
It's said that Sakuden compiled
comical tales told by the "Otogishu,"
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00:24:07,300 --> 00:24:09,802
and Rakugo's origins
can be traced back to that book.
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00:24:09,886 --> 00:24:11,762
Do you know who the first Rakugoka was?
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00:24:12,763 --> 00:24:14,056
No.
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00:24:14,140 --> 00:24:15,516
A man named Tsuyu-no-Gorobei
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would tell Tsuji-banashi, or crossroad
stories, in Kyoto during the Edo Period.
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00:24:19,145 --> 00:24:21,397
This Tsuyu-no-Gorobei is called
the founder of Kamigata Rakugo.
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00:24:21,480 --> 00:24:23,941
{\an8}At around the same time,
Buzaemon Shikano in Edo,
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{\an8}and Hikohachi Yonezawa in Osaka
were making names for themselves.
447
00:24:27,820 --> 00:24:30,114
{\an8}Huh? What's the matter?
448
00:24:30,198 --> 00:24:34,327
{\an8}Oh, it's just that
I haven't said anything but "No" today.
449
00:24:35,119 --> 00:24:36,704
Is that a problem?
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00:24:37,747 --> 00:24:38,706
No.