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Right after this
Downtown's Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!!
Dear Hamada, it's been 30 years since Downtown's formation.
TEAM Gaki presents:
Timing/Typesetting: Slayeer (Alex) Kazuma Inugami Sacro
Translation: Carley Half-San Scion
It's unlike "Gaki"..
a lot of people have been saying that
...but we will do it anyway.
"You're not allowed to disband!"
Previous broadcast
"I want you to give your all", he said.
Congratulations on turning 50! Hamada's serious letter of appreciation surprise
To celebrate Hamada's birthday, they planned a surprised.
Things that aren't usually said..
They write their thoughts of appreciation.
So since then,
little by little,
we were getting more jobs,
I was able to repay my debts, and I was able to make a living as a comedian.
And now for tonight.. after 30 years of formation.. his partner..
30 years since the formation
And now for tonight
Matsumoto write down his thoughts for the first time.
His first memories..
This is not a live broadcast, right?
Dear Hamada..
it's been 30 years since Downtown's formation.
When I think about it now..
Tears
Tears.. and the reason is..
Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai
ya Arahende!!
Presents:
Because this person is here, I can continue being a comedian with ease,
I still remember it clearly to this day.
During that time, in the middle of the studio..
First time since 30 years of their formation: feelings of gratitude
What is with that fully prepared face?
I think it's about time we close the shop.
Just wait a minute. I want to drink some more.
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Should we close shop?
Good work today.
Maybe we should wait for a little while more.
Endo. Endo from Cocorico!
I'm Cocorico's Endo.
We're about to close the shop.
Is that so? Well, if you're closing..
There are other shops, why did you come here?
The others are closing too.
But this shop is not..
You're so quick to whip out the letter!!
You're so quick to whip out the letter!
I really wrote this letter.
Today's program
Write an appreciation letter to convey to Hamada
Who did you write it for?
- It's for Hamada-san.
So you wrote a letter for Hamada.
- Yes.
Endo.
Read it!
A man who yearns Hamada like a brother
With memories that are still special
This is tiresome..
Dear Hamada-san..
The first time I was able to appear on "Gaki no Tsukai" was 16 years ago.
But, behind the scenes, as a performer..
I had my own troubles as well.
Cocorico debut at that time
That time, the Cocorico combi, compared to other comedians..
We had no traits whatsoever.
Gaki no Tsukai first performance
We were like the honor students in a negative way.
We couldn't even move forward.
Situations like that happened.
So, I..
was really troubled.
For me, the difference between heaven and earth was too huge.
So I gathered the courage to consult with Hamada-san.
And then, Hamada-san..
before the recording, for my sake
specially booked a high class private room in Nishiazabu.
He gave me a one-on-one counsel.
And then, Hamada-san..
as if he known what I wanted to consult about
he frankly just said
"It's going to be fine because you got me", was what he said.
I was so young at that time,
but I had a person like Hamada-san to learn from.
If that's the case, at once,
the name Cocorico's Endo would gain attention.
I felt that was the intended meaning.
In fact, Hamada-san's retorts..
Even now, I still can't do it like him.
At that time, I know that Hamada-san was thinking that far ahead about me.
Because this person is here,
I can continue being a comedian with ease,
I still remember it clearly to this day.
Furthermore, a few days later,
In the recording of another program,
Hamada-san called me "Shozo",
The other staffs and performers were impressed towards my relationship with Hamada-san.
And then,
after my divorce,
My image as a comedian took a turn for the worse.
I was suffering alone,
but Hamada-san,
somehow guessed that something was wrong,
invited me out for a meal.
"This divorce, as a man,"
you have to take responsibility for it all."
"Don't ever give out excuses for it on television."
"And if you have anything you really have to say..
Just tell it to me." Was what he said.
And in the program, Hamada-san and Matsumoto-san, managed to make my divorce laughable.
And in the year-end specials,
we even manage to co-star together.
I am sincerely grateful to Hamada-san from the bottom of my heart.
My life as a comedian up until now,
I've been saved countless times by the rescue boat that is Hamada-san.
From now on too,
the idiotic me,
I think I'll have many more things I want to consult.
But please don't be disgusted by it.
And,
In 10 years, when Hamada-san greets his 60th birthday,
we'll do our best,
so that a boat by the name of Cocorico,
even if it's a bit,
grows to become bigger and better.
And until that time, once in a while,
Please ride our boat as leisurely as possible.
Cocorico's Endo Shozo.
Sorry.
Thank you.
Enough already, my stomach is hurting.
My stomach hurts. What is this anyway?
You wrote well.
Thank you for accepting the letter.
It was a good letter though.
It was good, yes
But what are you doing?
And what the hell are YOU crying for!!
Well, of course..
Well, we been through all that together.
We feel the same way about Hamada-san and Matsumoto-san.
And this time..
But of course, anybody would feel that way towards your senior who would save you, right?
Well, that's obvious. I know how grateful you feel after saying it.
Why do you have that fully prepared look with you?
Hamada-san, he's here.
What's with that long awaited feeling. Did you come fully prepared?
He's here.
Even Yama-chan came.
Why are you here?
Well, I came because I wrote a letter.
Not you too, Yama-chan.
Is this okay?
But, still, amongst these members, you've been friends with him the longest.
But he's friends with Matsumoto-san too.
That's why this letter for Downtown-san is the longest..
What do you mean? You wrote a letter for Downtown?
No, it's for Hamada-san.
yes
It's not for Downtown but a letter for Hamada, right?
That's right.
... Read it.
I'll read it.
It's weird. It's weird if it's Yama-chan.
The man who knew Hamada from the start of the program
That passionate feelings...
He is the man who knew Hamada from the beginnings of Gaki no Tsukai, that's why, his feelings are more passionate than anyone else.
Dear Hamada-san.
Congratulations on your 50th birthday.
I wonder when was it?
It was 12 years ago.
Is he asking it to himself?
Isn't it weird if you answer your own question?
You wrote it like that?
He wrote it just like that.
But he answered himself.
That's how he wrote it.
He wrote down the answer.
That's right.
Well, I guess that's fine.
It's just weird.
Well, he's a weird guy.
It was during my wedding with Aya.
We held it at that place in Tokyo.
Me and Aya's wedding recepdghlkourgh.
Can I have..
I see. Understood.
What didn't you understand?
Did you even wrote this yourself?
What drink would you like?
Some mizuwari shochu..
Shochu mizuwari
Shochu is a bit.. ah, we have some.
He's having trouble reading.
Let's toast.
Cheers!
Maybe you were reading the letter too fast.
We held it at that place in Tokyo. Me and Aya's wedding reception.
Even though it was just a simple wedding party attended by about 150 people,
Hamada-san still came.
"Here", with just that one word he gave me my gift.
The party..
was filled with laughter and tears from beginning till end,
Wedding reception party
it was a very nice atmosphere.
I was really happy.
Even though I wanted to thank Hamada-san..
I didn't.. and the party ended.
And then, that same night..
after the party ended,
Me and Aya
had a huge fight due to practicing every single day.
And even though the atmosphere was bad,
we started to arrange the wedding gifts to send out our thank you letters accordingly.
And there, we opened Hamada-san's gift for the first time.
Because it was from Hamada-san, I thought we would get a huge sum of money but when I look inside,
And inside was..
a 500 yen coupon for toys.
At first i thought, "What the hell?"
And when she saw that, Aya spontaneously yelled too.
The two of us were wrapped up in laughter, and we made up immediately.
At that time, I thought,
Even though Hamada-san is often mentioned as an "S",
That S doesn't stand for "Sadist" but stands for "Superb" instead.
And when we had our next shooting I went to his dressing room to give my thanks and Hamada-san said, "Yamachan, here."
And I received a wedding gift again.
What a superb person, right?
It was really..
What the hell is this
He is really an S.
A superb S.
Hamada-san, please let me say this again.
Really.. Thank you so much.
Truthfully, that toy coupon is a treasure in the Yamazaki household. I still have it even now.
Truthfully, that toy coupon is a treasure in the Yamazaki household. I still have it, even now.
Truthfully, that toy coupon is a treasure in the Yamazaki household. I still have it even now.
Please become an even more superb person from now on. From Tsukutei Housei.
I really brought it along, this treasured coupon.
It's just a piece of paper?
Yup. This is all it is.
Kid's gift card.
Do you remember this?
Yes, I do.
You didn't have a kid yet during that time, right?
Well, we were already pregnant with our child during that time..
No,
I mean Hamada.
Ah.
That's right.
Well, maybe that was it.
It's the timing too.
This is really a treasure. Thank you so much.
Can we end this already?
But, erm..
Let's end this here.
The both of you
have been together for 30 years, right?
Well, Downtown has been formed for 30 years.
I see.
But in the case of Hamada and me knowing each other
Around 40 years?
But we already knew each other since our first year of elementary school..
More or less
around 45 years.
45 years? That's a long time.
That's a long time.
You've been together more than anyone else, right?
I see.
That's true, if you think about it.
Even longer than a parent-child relationship.
No one ever really says
longer than a parent-child relationship?
Because of the long period of time?
Yes, yes.
Well, the period is really like a parent-child relationship.
And there was that play about Downtown's tale too.
That's right.
And there were a lot of things we didn't know back then.
That's right.
There's a lot of things we didn't know.
Well, I didn't watch it so I can't comment about it.
Yes.
Eh..
what are we doing today actually?
Hmm?
What are we doing?
"Beron beron" bar.
"Beron beron" bar. That's what we're doing.
When we look at it..
Well, at first look it's not Hamada's birthday special or anything..
Yes.
But when we look at it again, we can tell it's Hamada's birthday.
So this is how we're going with it?
Yeah, basically.
Seriously,
what the hell is this?
Don't feel disappointed.
What's wrong?
It feels weird.
What's wrong with this pants?
Maybe it's your belt?
Endou
there's something at my butt..
I wonder what it is?
There's something there.
There's a letter...
It was really there, huh.
I wrote this
for Hamada.
What the hell.
This letter.
This letter?
Matsumoto-san wrote one too?
Enough already of this.
Let's read it.
Let's read it!
Let's do this.
To be honest..
Yes?
I don't really
want to read it either.
Well, we understand that feeling.
I don't care about that. I think we had enough of this.
I already have a feeling of what kind of things he wrote.
Well, about that..
Just please have a seat.
Calm down and have a seat.
Really..
I mean, really.. I have something to say..
And I'm saying this to the staff too..
Seriously..
If this gets uploaded on Youtube..
delete it.
Well, that's obvious.
No matter how many times..
I don't want to see it again. For real.
Because the whole world could see it then.
Yes, the whole world watching it would be a bit..
Well, we are doing this out of respect after all.
Isn't this fine?
Yes.
Yeah, because this is for Hamada-san's 50th birthday after all.
But this is.. as I thought..
This is really..
Yes?
I mean I don't like this particular project as well.
Honestly, roughly a week before this..I had a really bad feeling about it.
It's better if you stop now.
I think it's fine if I stop here anyhow.
Well, anyway..
Since it'll be better if this is aired, I'll read it.
Please go ahead.
This isn't a live broadcast, right?
Yes.
Dear Hamada.
30 years since the formation
This is the first time.. Matsumoto wrote down his thoughts.
His first memories..
A different side from the usual Matsumoto..
We witness a different facial expression from his usual cheerfulness.
Well, anyway..
Since it'll be better if this is aired, I'll read it.
Please go ahead.
This isn't a live broadcast, right?
Dear Hamada,
I think it's better if I don't read this.
You can do this.
Let's do your best.
Do your best.
Well, just give me a moment.
Just take your time.
Can we change the lighting in here?
It's already set up this way.
Doesn't matter if you are reading or listening
i think you're going to be embarrassed either way.
But..
But like this.. is a bit hard.
Well, that's true.
Well, this is for Hamada-san's birthday after all.
50 years old
is a turning point.
That's true.
You're right.
What you said is true.
I think so too.
A second use
is prohibited.
Absolutely.
Must I read this?
This is the first time you wrote a letter, right?
Must I read this?
Please read it.
Things about broadcast or anything, just stop thinking about it.
Even if you want to cut it later, it's okay.
Just stop this already.
For now, let's read it.
Let's read it..
What's up with you?
Housei-san, not yet.
Not yet.
Should I really go on with this letter?
I'm sorry. I'm a bit..
Housei-san.. last February with Downtown-san..
The last part
there was Downtown-san's
video came out, right?
After watching that.. he'll cry almost everytime.
It's true.
I also happen to understand everyone's pressure.
But I guess
it's better if I don't read this..
It's scary, I know.
That's fine.
I drank a lot, but that's still very bad
But..
After I sober up
I'm really gonna hate myself
But this is really amazing..
I think the fact that he wrote something
is already a good thing.
It feels better if we hear it.
I'm sorry, but..
Of course, it's an opportunity for us too..
Opportunity.
It's bothersome.
But everyone is looking forward to this.
You guys have waited, right?
That's right. Everyone feels the same.
If I drag this out more, it's going to be bothersome, right?
Well, if you drag this..
But I can't help it if I feel like dragging it out
this feeling of mine
Of course.
Is it better if I just go ahead and do this?
It's been 30 years since Downtown's formation.
When I think about it now..
As I thought, let's stop this.
Please go on a bit more!
Seriously I can't.
ENDO! Stop forcing me, Endo!
I really understand how you feel.
Stop it, Endo. Seriously.
Let's end this here.
If Hamada
is dead,
if he's gone
I can normally read it.
It's not something to be read when he's alive.
But it's his birthday.
But we never know, I might be gone first.
Don't talk about death.
Just do it somehow.
When that time comes, I'll read it.
What if someone else reads the letter?
Well that wouldn't be as good as Matsumoto-san reading it.
That's right.
That's true.
Well, I know it too.
I mean, for Gaki no Tsukai
Yes.
however you look at this program,
especially from a director's point-of-view,
Yes.
Or from a producer'spoint-of-view..
Or from a producer's point-of-view..
Yes, of course.
If you overlook the whole thing.
Yes.
After Matsumoto's letter,, we could have a good ending.
After Matsumoto's letter, we could have a good ending.
That's right.
But, this is really..
My throat can't go on.
It's impossible.
I understand.
My throat is cramping up.
Do you understand?
Even though I wrote almost 3 pages of this.
I can't read it.
I understand.
Who should read this?
It has nothing to do with this being aired or anything.
Could we see it for a bit?
It's not a matter of this being broadcast or not.
It's a little hard to say that you feel bound by it.
I understand it but..
But somehow I can't help but feel like reading..
I'll read it at the end of the year.
At the end of the year?
Do you promise?
I'll read it at the end of the year.
It's a promise!
End of this year, right?
Yeah, this year.......
That's right.
How should I read it then?
My throat..
My throat might still be bad.
Staff
Hamada-san, a moment..
And here a staff enters to break Matsumoto out of this deadlock
Staff
I think it's better if we have Tanaka read it...
Is it okay to read for another person?
Well, if he reads it himselfthe atmosphere gets a bit uncomfortable
Well, if he reads it himself the atmosphere gets a bit uncomfortable
I see.
But if a third party reads it, it might be better..
That's why, it's better if Tanaka reads it.
We have to read this today.
That's true.
We have to read it.
After this Tanaka will read on his behalf
Is it alright to have someone else read this?
Please excuse me.
But... let's just get this over with.
Here I go.
What is this?
Water.
Maybe it's better if Tanaka reads it after all?
Dear Hamada.
It's been 30 years since Downtown's formation.
When I think about it now..
We weren't really favored from the beginning.
But as the same generation, we steadily..
Tanaka, I think..
It's better if you stop.
But why? But why?
Why? Why?
Enough!
I had enough of this.
He looked disinterested.
Disinterested?
He looked so distant I want him to stop.
I had
enough
of you guys!
You might be afraid, it's the same thing.
But we understood what you wrote.
Seriously, enough of this.
It's really bothersome.
This is the worst.
This whole thing is the worst!
We terribly apologize, it was impossible after all
Maybe somewhere someday..
After recording
It was impossible, after all.
You guys keep forcing me.
It's all your fault!
It was really an impossible thing to do.
When I was told about this, I already had a feeling I can't do it.
(Director) Well, I should have known.
Maybe we could read it during the last episode?