So the long wait is over, and here it is, the next installment to Hitoshi Matsumoto's Suberanai Hanashi.
Going by logical order, I should be releasing episode 6, but I decided to skip that one, as it just got comedians to retell particularly popular stories that they had told in past episodes. So basically I thought, "F** that shiz" and just did 7. Hopefully you have no problems.
As you probably noticed, I've been very very inactive on this blog recently. Unfortunately you will have to expect much of the same from now on, for about a year. I have priorities outside of subbing that require more attention now and therefore can't spend so much time doing this.
This guy is a legendary rock musician. He started out in the band, Carol, and later had a very successful solo career. He is often parodied in GnT, including a few times in the "Don't Laugh" series by the producer Nakamura.
EBISU Ebisu is one of the "7 Gods of Fortune" along with some other stuff like fishing and kid's health. He's also the mascot character for "Ebisu Beer" (Wiki)
TOUKA EBISU FESTIVAL
This is a video of the festival that Kendo Kobayashi was talking about.
Hey, here's another video sub. Finally another Suberanai Hanashi episode. Much of the same sort of stuff as the previous ones. There were a couple that just don't work in English, and so I've put some translation notes up the top so try not to miss those. This episode features two new talkers, Yahagi Ken of Ogiyahagi and Arita Teppei from Cream Stew, who is also famous now for being on Shabekuri 007 (among fans of this blog anyway).
Member List
Matsumoto Hitoshi (Downtown)
Chihara Junior (Chihara Kyoudai)
Hosshan
Miyagawa Daisuke
Koumoto Junichi (Jicho Kacho)
Kendo Kobayashi
Arita Teppei (Cream Stew)
Yahagi Ken (Ogi Yahagi)
I had this done about three days ago but no access to an internet source to upload it quickly until now.
So, here's the third installment of the popular series, Matsumoto Hitoshi's Suberanai Hanashi!
It's a nicer quality video than the previous ones because I actually own the dvd with this and episode 4 on it.
If you don't mind, I'd lie it if you could tell me which stories, or comedians you found the funniest. They start to do this later on in the series by crowning them the MVP but not for these first few, so I thought we might as well kind of just say which ones we liked the most. I'll leave mine on the bottom so that it doesn't affect your decision. People's opinions are easily swayed even when you don't think so. I do psychology so I know this kind of shizam.
Ohh, and Happy Easter I suppose lol. It's a bit late though.
Sugawara Bunta was a very famous actor, mainly for the "Jingi Naki Tatakai" aka 'Battle Without Honour or Humanity' series. It's a yakuza gangster film and I suppose would be something like the Japanese version of Godfather.
HANSHIN TIGERS
Hanshin Tigers are a baseball team mainly supported by the fans in the kansai region. They were originally a team from Osaka but now are based in Kobe. They are one of the oldest and biggest clubs in Japan and are the main rival the Yomiuri Giants from Tokyo. Their rivalry is described as Japanese version of New York Yankees vs Boston Red Sox but I've no idea what that is like. Hopefully you do....
Here's their theme song "Rokko Oroshi", which refers to the cold wind that blows down from the Rokko mountains in Hyogo prefecture. Hanshin fans are extremely passionate and fanatical. I've even been in a pachinko parlour that plays this song nonstop at full blast lol.
RANDY BASS
Randy Bass was very popular foreign baseball player in the Hanshin Tigers between 1983~1988.
He is now a Democratic State Senator in Oklahoma apparently. He has left several legends of his exlpoits in Japan including a .400 batting average, the highest ever for a player in Japan. There is also one called the "Curse of the Colonel". Here's an exert from wikipedia.
Curse of the Colonel
Bass is also famous in Japan for the "Curse of the Colonel." Following the 1985 Series victory, revelers celebrated by calling off the names of team members one by one. At each name, a fan who looked like that player would jump into the filthy Dotonbori canal. For Bass, someone threw a life-sized model of Colonel Sanders, the mascot of Kentucky Fried Chicken and the only close-at-hand likeness of a bearded American, into the river. The statue disappeared and is said to have caused the subsequent decade-long dismal performance in the Central League.
In an attempt to remove the curse, fans made repeated attempts to find the model, making offerings to the statues of the Colonel for forgiveness. In 2003, when the Tigers returned to the Japan Series after 18 years with one of the worst records in the Central League, many KFC outlets in Kōbe and Ōsaka moved their Colonel Sanders statues inside until the series was over to protect them from rabid Tigers fans. The newly replaced Colonel Sanders statue in the Dotonbori KFC branch was bolted down to prevent a repeat of the incident.
On March 10, 2009, the top half of the statue (minus hands and legs) originally thrown into the Dotonbori River was recovered during construction of a walkway. A diver said that he had thought he had found a large barrel, but was surprised when it turned out to be the upper body of the Colonel.[2] The statue's legs and right hand were recovered the following day. The statue is still missing its glasses and left hand. The statue of Colonel Sanders is currently in a KFC franchise across the street from Koshien Stadium.[3]
MANZU
Manzu are a type of tile in the Chinese game of Mah Jong. They refer to the tiles with number characters on them. They're also called Wanzu. I think the "dirty joke" was mean to be the similarity of 'manzu' with the word, 'manko' which means vagina, but I'm not really sure.
KYOU UTAKO
Kyou Utako was a popular manzai comedian with Ootori Keisuke as a pair called "Kyouko Keisuke" in the 1950's and 60's. She eventually married her comedy partner but divorced later on. Aside from comedy, she has also starred in many dramas and several films.
RYOKAN
Ryokan are traditional styled Japanese inns. They often set up business around in hot spring towns or places out of the city like mountains etc, although there are some in the cities too (mainly for tourists though I think). They often made out of wood and have tatami mat floors and get you to sleep on the floor in futon. In my opinion a good ryokan is one of the best places you can stay as the customer service is done by diligent women owners and the buildings are very beautiful. Not always though ;p. Obviously the building would depend on the price you pay, and the service will depend on the persons personality.
YUKATA
At most ryokan and even hotels, a yukata is prepared for you to use. A yukata is a traditional styled, loose fitting garment worn by both men and women. It is summer clothes so thinner and lighter than normal kimono and is often worn by people after bathing at hot spring resorts. Some people also wear them to summer festivals when it can be a bi humid. They can be very colourful with floral patterns but those are mainly for females and children. By the way, the ones at hot springs are usually just plain styled ones. Kind of like the ones in the picture or even more plain. The sash isn't as flashy as that though.
SOoo, if you care enough about it here are some of the suberanai hanashi that I liked from this episode. I think I mainly like Kendo Kobayashi with the turtle and the "Keep of Soul train" stories. I also liked Chihara Junior's story about his brother yelling out "You don't need the chair then!!" to the crazy kid though. The last one by Matsumoto with the censorship eraser was also funny.
My opinion may be a bit different since I could understand the Japanese, and it might not be as good with the English subs I've provided. It's hard to sync the words with what they're saying for this show because the sentence structures are a bit different. I've done my best though and hope you enjoyed it!
It felt like it took a while subbing this episode of Suberanai Hanashi compared to the previous one. It's not quite as funny and has a few unmemorable ones....but also still had some hilarious stories too.
SHIMAKI JOUJI + NGK
Shimaki Jouji is a veteran comedian now mainly known for his role in the Yoshimoto Shin-kigeki, a comedic stage play performed at the Namba Grand Kagetsu. One of his staple jokes involve banging his head with a pair of ash trays.
Observe from the youtube.....
YAMAMOTO KANSAI
He is a famous fashion designer, mainly noted for his avante garde designs. Among his works include costumes for David Bowie in his Ziggy Stardust tour.
UETO AYA
You might know of her. She's a very famous, cute faced actress and appears in so many commercials that she is known as the CM Queen.
GOT MILK?
AIKAWA SHO
Is a very famous actor, mainly known for his yakuza roles and v-cinema movies. V-cinema are direct to video movies of Japan. There is less censorship of this type of movie so you usually get the experimental types and ultra violent stories with these videos. Anyway, he is/was one of the biggest stars.
BLIND PILE
A blind pile is a lump from when a part of the wall in you anus gets swollen.
Hemorrhoids is a scary illness....I'm not gonna go into a lesson but you can research yourselves....
Sooo here I come with another video subbing, and this time it's one that I chose to do myself rather than a request. The show I subbed is Matsumoto Hitoshi's Suberanai Hanashi, or just Suberanai Hanashi, as often shortened down to.
Basically it's a show where a group of comedians sit around a table and tells stories that are guaranteed to make you laugh. Well that's the aim anyway.
'Suberanai' is the negative of the word 'Suberu', which literally means 'to slip'. (So subernai= don't slip). In comedic terms it used to refer to a situation where a joke fails to get laughs. You can think of it as the person 'slipping up' in English I suppose. 'Suberu' can also be used outside comedy too such as when you fail an exam or mess up a speech.
Anyway, these guys have gathered to tell their 'suberanai' stories and although my subtitles may affect whether you laugh or not, they certainly made me laugh listening to them in Japanese.
*I will not be uploading on megaupload. Sorry about that.
It will be on dailymotion in a few days ~ 1 week
