I once made sushi for the royals, I can make it for you once more
But it's strange. Look, everybody is looking at me
Have you had fun doing this?
Hahaha, I'm gone
Who Am I
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Oh, this is great
Hi, hello
Mr. Hua Hua?
Yes, Hua Hua -Hi
You, er... er...know me?
Yeah -Oh, okay
How are you?
Hello
Hello
Ah
This is...
What is this?
Isn't it great?
This boat is gasoline-powered
with radio control
It's so great
I'm repairing this thing
That's cool
You can be my assistant
Now, let's go to my house
Okay
Let's go
Go
Huan Chenyu's new identity
is the assistant of inventor Kenji Kawakami
Mr. Hua Hua
Here, it's here
Cool
This is a master piece of Chindogu
"What the heck is this?*
You put it on like this
*Stunned*
PM 2.5
*It turns out to be a piece for blowing nose*
Kenji Kawakami, a Japanese inventor, is the founder of the Chindogu association
He invented hundreds of odd pieces
They're all related to people's lives
A solar panel has been attached to this
It can be used anytime
It's turning on
Ah~
This solar powered thing can only be used in places with lights
We could have used a flash light, and this wouldn't be necessary
*It seems that something is wrong*
After get drunk at night
many Japanese still need to spend an hour riding the subway to home
With this, they could sleep better
This is the kind of invention
This is fun
This is a scary thing
Knife, this is a knife
If you play golf with it, it can also mow the lawn
Hahaha....
A little like the knife of death
"Death Inventor. Am I scary?"
It turns out to be a Chindogu for practicing golf and drying clothes at the same time
I am poking fun at those who play golf
*A 'dark' inventor*
*Get fully equipped for drying clothes outdoor*
Haha... *A well equipped Hua Hua from the anime world is set to go*
*An elderly and a younger gentleman from an alternative time-space*
They must think that I'm strange. Just look
Everybody is looking at me
Chindogu
Hahaha... Hey, hey, hey
Bye-bye
Hahaha, I'm leaving
Are you enjoying Chindogu? -Yeah
Enjoy it. I like it
Thank you
Hi
He is so fun
Chindogu will not upset anyone
I think a lot of people will love it
Okay?
You are running out of time
*Hurry up, we have to dry the clothes*
You should spread your feet apart more like this
*Strict on posture*
Hua Hua, are you good at using chopsticks?
Chopsticks? (I'am) okay (with it)
When you try to pick up slippery stuff with them, it is quite hard
See, this is an interesting thing
Oh~, dangerous
Very slippery
Now, let's try a Chindogu
Let me try it
*Super! It won't slip at all*
Because it is a Chindogu
if you are not careful, you will bleed
It's really thorny. It's pretty easy to get pricked on the lips
Please be really careful
It's pretty hard to eat like this
Usually, you can just use a spoon to eat this
*Why do we need it?* This is Chindogu
This thing is amazing!
It's all about reverse thinking
It was all within a few hours
Suddenly, it led me to invalidate all the things I've been doing for more than 20 years
There are a lot of rules here
These are the rules for Chindogu
Ten rules for Chindogu
First rule: A Chindogu cannot be useful generally
It cannot be a practically useful thing
Yet, the second rule is
It must still be useful. It cannot be just invented for parties
Then, there is the third rule
It cannot be (invented) with a confined mindset
You must have a free mindset while inventing a Chindogu
It cannot be used for commercial purposes
Chindogu itself is not a purpose
To broaden my mind
This is a kind of mindset
that will be helpful for your work and study in real life
This idea--I haven't thought about it before
This is so amazing
To think of a thing and then to make it
Yet, the thing could be useless for our daily life
It's another kind of creation. This would be quite difficult
Because most of the time, (we) are strongly purposeful
Just break the confinement of our minds--
all the conservative thoughts
Then, you will have many ideas
You will have a free mindset and a lot of ideas
He doesn't mean to make useful things
What he means is that unpractical things are Chindogus
But there is still creativity
It's still useful, but just not practical
*Lunch Time*
You must be hungry
Yes -Then please go ahead
Thank you -Taste good?
*Another Chindogu, a flat two dimensional tableware*
Sense (Mr.), do you live alone now?
Do you live all by yourself?
Yes, alone
It's good to live alone
(I have) a lot of freedom
In solitude, one can have a lot of ideas
To me, to have freedom is the most important thing
To have freedom is more important than having money and a woman
That's right, I agree with you
Because... I...
Right, I write music
Because when I write music
When you write a song,you are also creating
and you need to live alone
It allows my mind to frequently let go of thoughts
so that it can freely imagine and create melodies
Right, being free is the most important thing
Hope that you will not be confined in anyway in the future
Ah, no way
For real, right?
This kind of idea...It's the first time I feel that
it is supper, super, useful. It's off-the-charts (useful) for me
A lot of times, for example, when I write songs without lyrics...
The so-called non-commercial music is music that people can't understand
You can't make money with such music
It's not going to be practical and commercial
I felt very released and relived
Like I've found the truth
Inventor Kenji Kawakami's favorite hobby is to fly kites
There is wind this morning
Is that going to work?
That's it
He said that when he was young, he'd thought of flying it!
I can feel that he was really sorry that he didn't get to fly the kite
How about tomorrow morning
There's a bit wind
Oh, it is rising up
Hey, this is fun!
You are good at this
Haha! Thank you
You are really good at this
Our kites are the same, yet mine dropped
At that time, my parents divorced
Hua Hua is the same as me
I was only five at that time
Maybe in eyes of onlookers, it's not easy for him
But actually, he could turn the table and feel that it's a rather wonderful thing
These are not the bases for determining the quality of life
But you've flown it so high
You are so good at it
Kites are really interesting, right?
Whenever I see him, I would think
Well, when I get old, maybe I would be like this
Like an elderly playful "kid"
Certificate
Hua Chenyu
Congratulations to you for being the first member of Chindugo from P.R. China
I certify you
Thank you sir -You are welcome
I am member now
as a Chinese
I have the stamp. It is certified
Thank you very much, sir
You are welcome. Wish you all the best in your career
Yes
Yes
As the first member of Chindogu from China
he bid farewell to his teacher
With his mysterious prop, he departed
Should it be this way?
Over here
It's a lovely door.
Welcome
Wow! What is this?
Are these sushi? Like those in movies?
That is...
Not in movies, like in animies
there will be a....
Could you wipe your hands first?
Oh, thank you. -It's a hot towel
Thank you
*Back to reality*
I once made sushi for the royals
I will make them once more for you
This is the greatest sushi
Oh, thank you
So, please wait for a little while
Hahaha
I am really happy
Inside here...
Hi, sorry about this
Oh Thank you
Thank you!
It's okay
What is this?
Is it ramen?
Sorry, what is this?
This is...
*Nervous*
It is made of minced fish meat
I don't know the Chinese of it
Generally Japanese use hands to eat it
Just take it like this
For example, sorry, it's like this
Sorry, it should be dipped (in the sauce) like this
Dip the meat in the soy sauce
Like this? -If you want to use chopsticks
Please wait for a second
*Get nervous again*
I am sorry -No worries
You seems to be nervous
*Awkward*
I hope to do better
So, I was nervous
I had this nervous feeling
I felt that I couldn't make mistakes anymore
Wow, this tastes so good
I'm so happy
I made a pair of chopsticks myself today
The the pair of chopsticks is a Chindogu
Do you know about Chindogu? -No I don't
Chindogu
*Turns into empress Hua in a second*
This is the first Chindogu that I made in my life
Cause it is not for practical use
*These two must be relatives in their previous lifes*
As expected, it can't pick it up well
If it were practical, then it won't be a Chindogu
Do you understand me?
But what was it made for?
It is meant to be impractical
Then it's a Chindogu
*What is this?*
This plate, it was used to serve the royals
On this plate, it is the most proud sushi creation of this shop
This fish has been simmered for 5 hours
It's made specially for you
Five hours for one bite?
That's right
Wonderful
Thank you
Really tastes good
So you have learnt how they make (sushi) here?
It takes ten years to start as an apprentice and become an (sushi restaurant) owner
Wow, ten years!
Right
It takes that long to learn these?
But it looks so easy
But it is really hard
When you shape this, if you shape it too tight, then there will be no air left
Then, it won't feel good when guests chew them
So, when they squeeze (the rice to form the rice ball), it needs to be done in a loose way
to retain the air
He learnt this for many years
Is this what you've made?
I made this for you
Ah, this rice is different
Not the same, really?
Really not the same. -How is it different?
I feel that yours is a bit...
Don't worry, just tell me directly
(It) is a bit harder than those of Shifu's
Without air, right?
So, it is really so
This is why Shifu had to practice for so many years before he finished his apprenticeship
Ah, this is the best sushi that I've had in my life
Thank you very much
Thank you
Thank you
Thank you, bye-bye
Thank you, bye-bye
Look, I got you something fun
This is for testing radiation
Keep it away from me
I'm going to test you using this high tech stuff to see how you've been doing
I should be fine
It's 0.14
It's normal
No problem, right? 0.14
Approximately here
Wow, 0.05
It's safe
Today is the day for the three friends to meet
Hi, how are you?
Aren't you... the... waitress?
Onagawa, Ishinomaki, Miyagi
Lost 1300 lives during the 311 Japanese tsunami
Almost everyone has a relative who was the victim of the misfortune
At the site of the tsunami, they met Mr. Takahashi, who is an activist for the rebuild of Onagawa
How is the rebuilding process after the disaster?
Normally the rebuilding takes 10 years
But here, we only have 8 years to rebuild
We are entering our fifth year now
Just like that
Cemetery? -Look it's black over there
Is this cemetery built recently?
During the tsunami
1 out of 10 people died
So there are a lot of cemeteries all of a sudden
A lot of people died during the tsunami
There was one who was like a brother (to us)
His name was Sato
He had his own factory
There were 20 Chinese graduate students in the factory
He heard the alert of the tsunami
and sent all the workers to the highland except himself
By the time he was about to escape
The tsunami came
Then he sacrificed
He became the only victim in the factory
Wether you are from China or Japan, we all are families
Sato sacrificed himself to save everyone else's live
So we are proud of him
This place....This is a very peaceful place
Only looking from here, one couldn't imagine that there are tsunamis
But look, there is only a short distance (between the cemetery and us)
It's so nice when I turn back. But when I turn to the other way, it's like…
I'm gonna look around this city by myself
Take a look of this city
After hearing Mr. Takahashi's story
The 3 friends agreed that Hua would continue his stay at Onagawa
Chao, whom Hua Hua met at a seafood store, invited him to visit his family
Hello
Hello
Do you work here?
Right, I work here
Where is your hometown?
My hometown is Hubei
My hometown is also Hubei
Fellow-townsman
Nice to meet you
Chao's family is a mixed Chinese-Japanese family
His wife is from Onagawa
After the 311 tsunami, Chao came to Japan
to live with his wife, daughter and in-laws
What's your name?
Hello, Hua Hua -Hello~ what's your name
What's your name -Deng Mengxi
Deng Mengxi -Hahaha, you're pretty
You can also call her Mona
You be careful standing here, be careful
Come sit over here -Okay
Hello -This is my wife
Hello
Can you speak Chinese? -A little bit
I used to play with my little sister like this
How about I make you an airplane
A car
Look, what's this
I made a half
This really is a car
Then, I'll make it into a car
I don't usually see a family like this
It feels different than the families I've seen
Hua Hua, are you interested in making Chinese bentos with us?
Bento? Sure
Later, we are making bento together
Because we are going out later I wanna show you around Onagawa
I've never made a bento before
It's really really easy -Really easy
I believe in your skills
But I've never cooked before. I'll try
Don't cut all the way
She took out her own house
Her own house
She always plays by herself in this house
You're making an onigiri
That's cool
So you cook the rice first and then put it in there
Shake it
Shake the little hammer
Do you wanna shake it
Smells good
in a place like the kitchen, you rarely see a man or a child
All 3 in the family are in the kitchen. It is such a warm family
When I was very little, I would really long for a family like this
Maybe this is what I wanted to see when I was little
Back then, I would think that at my age, these weren't problems I was supposed to see
to hear, to feel and to be exposed to
Not only the divorce of my parents, there were still a lot other things that I can't tell
I don't want to hurt the characters in this story
I want to protect them
Back then my dad'd just started his business
So, he was rarely home when he got busy
He would hire nannies to take care of me
I would reject often
Whenever someone came, I would drive them away
After I grew up, I gladly accept everything
I accept any kind of life
My butt is so numb
It's fun My butt is numb
Let's do it together
Okay, okay
Octopus
Onigiri
Mona took a bite of this one
A life like this is such a joy
It feels warm and sweet
Then visit us more often
Come visit us when you come to Japan
After lunch, Hua Hua and Deng Chao will sail in the ocean. What is awaiting them?
Hua Hua, now we are heading to Webisu
Webisu
Sailing
I'm finally going out sailing
I wanna become the man of the sea
Man of the sea
of the sea…
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