Recap - Massan Week 11, Ep 66

Massan

Week 11: "There is no treasure more precious than a child"

Episode 66 (12/13/2014)

RECAP:  

Massan comes out of Ellie's hospital room and finds that Eichiro has been waiting outside. He apologizes for everything and says that it was his fault Ellie fell.

The next morning at the Yamazaki distillery, Mr. Kamoi gets everyone together and tells them that Massan will be taking some time off to be with Ellie. He also announces that he has invited several reporters to come and will hold a formal tour of their Yamazaki distillery next month where he would like to introduce the first making of whisky in Japan.

Recap - Massan Week 11, Ep 65

Massan

Week 11: "There is no treasure more precious than a child"

Episode 65 (12/12/2014)

RECAP:  

Eichiro is arguing with his father as he refuses to apologize to him. He eventually retreats to his room upstairs and Mr. Kamoi apologizes to Massan and Ellie for the embarrassing display. Ellie brings up what Eichiro told her about his mother being in the hospital while his father just stayed at work. Mr. Kamoi says that what he said was true, he did keep working while his wife was in the hospital. He admits that he may not be a very good father but he wants Eichiro to become a man and by leaving him in Massan and Ellie's care, since Massan is currently chasing his dream and Ellie is in the midst of living an adventure of her own in a foreign country, he thinks Eichiro can learn a lot from them.

Recap - Massan Week 11, Ep 64

Massan

Week 11: "There is no treasure more precious than a child"

Episode 64 (12/11/2014)

RECAP:  

The next day after Massan and Ellie's celebration at Kohinobori, Eichiro is helping Ellie wash dishes and apologizes for his behavior at the party last night. Ellie asks him why he was crying and Eichiro answers that it was because of everything, he was moved by the kindness of everyone in the neighborhood and their caring for Ellie's future child. He says that Ellie is truly amazing with her strength and kindness. 

Recap - Massan Week 11, Ep 63

Massan

Week 11: "There is no treasure more precious than a child"

Episode 63 (12/10/2014)

RECAP:  

Massan tries to get Eichiro to have some interest in the work at the distillery but Eichiro just wants to take the afternoon off. When he arrives home, him and Ellie talk for a bit and Ellie finds out that his mother passed away 10 years ago. 

Recap - Massan Week 11, Ep 62

Massan

Week 11: "There is no treasure more precious than a child"

Episode 62 (12/9/2014)

RECAP:  

Once Eichiro's father leaves, he finally opens up to Massan and Ellie and explains that he will take care of his own meals and laundry himself and does not want to interfere with their lives. He ends up staying in a room upstairs and when Massan and Ellie go to leave him be, Ellie tells him that English lessons will begin from tomorrow. Eichiro tells her in English that he already has a pretty good command of English so lessons won't be necessary. Instead he would rather she taught him about the Western idea of "liberty."

Recap - Massan Week 11, Ep 61

Massan

Week 11: "There is no treasure more precious than a child"

Episode 61 (12/8/2014)

Recaps will be a little shorter for the next few weeks. During this time of year, my job keeps me pretty busy so I find it hard to spend a lot of time on recaps. I will try not to leave out anything too important though. If you have any questions about anything I left out, let me know and I would be happy to explain! :)

Recap - Massan Week 10, Ep 60

Massan

Week 10: "It is darkest under the lamp post"

Episode 60 (12/6/2014)

Toshio stays with Massan for a bit and meets Mr. Kamoi and we flash forward a few years to see that the Yamazaki distillery is almost complete. Ellie also gives Massan some surprising news!

Recap - Massan Week 10, Ep 59

Massan

Week 10: "It is darkest under the lamp post"

Episode 59 (12/5/2014)

Massan and Mr. Kamoi are making progress with their whisky plans and Ellie finishes her renovations around the house. 

Recap - Massan Week 10, Ep 58

Massan

Week 10: "It is darkest under the lamp post"

Episode 58 (12/4/2014)
Today's episode focuses on Ellie and Massan's relationship. They spend an entire day together as they visit Yamazaki and Ellie finally gets the chance to tell Massan what she really wants for her present. 

Recap - Massan Week 10, Ep 57

Massan

Week 10: "It is darkest under the lamp post"

Episode 57 (12/3/2014)
Massan and everyone at Kamoi Shop are now trying to recruit workers to help in their whisky department and end up choosing an interesting bunch. 

Recap - Massan Week 10, Ep 56

Massan

Week 10: "It is darkest under the lamp post"

Episode 56 (12/2/2014)
Massan is still struggling with deciding a place for the future whisky distillery and Ellie begins to make plans with Umeko's husband to renovate their home. 

Recap - Massan Week 10, Ep 55

Massan

Week 10: "It is darkest under the lamp post"

Episode 55 (12/1/2014)
Massan offers to get Ellie a present but doesn't really listen to her when she tries to tell him what she wants. He also tries to make progress with his whisky making but hits a bump in the road in deciding where to build the distillery. 

Recap - Massan Week 9, Ep 54

Massan

Week 9: "Nothing ventured, nothing gained"

Episode 54 (11/29/2014)
Massan and Ellie head to his home in Hiroshima to share the good news and as expected, everyone except Sanae is happy to hear the news. 

Recap - Massan Week 9, Ep 53

Massan

Week 9: "Nothing ventured, nothing gained"

Episode 53 (11/28/2014)
Massan makes a decision about Mr. Nonomura's offer to work as a teacher at Sumiyoshi Gakuin but it is not the decision that Ellie was hoping for. However, he receives another attractives offer that he finds he cannot refuse in the end. 

Update

To all readers of my Massan recaps:

I just wanted to update you and apologize for taking so much time to post the most recent recaps (episodes 53, 54, 55 and 56). I will be doing my best to catch up on those and get them up on the blog ASAP!

In the meantime, how about a tutorial on how to make Japanese Christmas cake:

Recap - Massan Week 9, Ep 52

Massan

Week 9: "Nothing ventured, nothing gained"

Episode 52 (11/27/2014)
Things don't go as well as hoped at the meeting between Massan and Mr. Kamoi which is really beginning to get frustrating for everyone involved (including the viewers of this show I'm sure).

Recap - Massan Week 9, Ep 51

Massan

Week 9: "Nothing ventured, nothing gained"

Episode 51 (11/26/2014)
Ellie tries to set up the perfect meeting for Massan to talk with Mr. Kamoi. 

Recap - Massan Week 9, Ep 50

Massan

Week 9: "Nothing ventured, nothing gained"

Episode 50 (11/25/2014)
Ellie helps Mr. Kamoi by interpreting for a meeting he has with a Scottish man but things do not go as well as Mr. Kamoi had hoped. 

Recap - Massan Week 9, Ep 49

Massan

Week 9: "Nothing ventured, nothing gained"

Episode 49 (11/24/2014)
Massan and Ellie head back to Osaka and Massan is prepared to go to Mr. Kamoi to ask to work for him but it's not as easy as he had hoped. Since being gone, Mr. Kamoi has made a lot of changes and developments in the company. 

Recap - Massan Week 8, Ep 48

Massan

Week 8: "Pie in the sky"

Episode 48 (11/22/2014)
Massan and Ellie have made their decision about where to live but they receive some unexpected protests from Massan's father. 

Recap - Massan Week 8, Ep 47

Massan

Week 8: "Pie in the sky"

Episode 47 (11/21/2014)
Chikako's baby is born and this brings up new concerns for Massan and Ellie. 

Recap - Massan Week 8, Ep 46

Massan

Week 8: "Pie in the sky"

Episode 46 (11/20/2014)
Chikako has her baby!

Recap - Massan Week 8, Ep 45

Massan

Week 8: "Pie in the sky"

Episode 45 (11/19/2014)
Massan and Ellie are still hard at work and while Toshio is still giving Massan the cold shoulder, Chikako appears to be warming up a little towards Ellie. 

Recap - Massan Week 8, Ep 44

Massan

Week 8: "Pie in the sky"

Episode 44 (11/18/2014)
By returning home, Massan starts to realize how much he enjoys the atmosphere of the brewery and asks Ellie to stay a little longer while Ellie is doing her best to please Sanae by working as a housemaid for them.

Recap - Massan Week 8, Ep 43

Massan

Week 8: "Pie in the sky"

Episode 43 (11/17/2014)
Massan and Ellie return home and it appears that round two of the conflict between Ellie and Massan's mother has begun while Massan is forced to stay and help out at the brewery.

Recap - Massan Week 7, Ep 42

Massan

Week 7: "Let sleeping dogs lie"

Episode 42 (11/15/2014)
Yukiko's party goes well as Sachiko overcomes her issue of not being able to call Yukiko as her mother. Massan gets an urgent message from his home in Hiroshima. 

Recap - Massan Week 7, Ep 41

Massan

Week 7: "Let sleeping dogs lie"

Episode 41 (11/14/2014)
Everyone is preparing for Yukiko's birthday party as Sachiko worries whether her father will come or not. 

Recap - Massan Week 7, Ep 40

Massan

Week 7: "Let sleeping dogs lie"

Episode 40 (11/13/2014)
In today's episode we see what happened to make Sachiko come running to Ellie and Massan's home. Sachiko refuses to go home and continues to blame herself for the situation at hand. 

Recap - Massan Week 7, Ep 39

Massan

Week 7: "Let sleeping dogs lie"

Episode 39 (11/12/2014)

Mr. Kamoi asks Ellie to interpret for him and surprises Massan when she comes home with a recruitment letter looking for an expert in whisky making. He is stubborn though and tries to think of a way to make money so he can make whisky on his own. 

Recap - Massan Week 7, Ep 38

Massan

Week 7: "Let sleeping dogs lie"

Episode 38 (11/11/2014)

Today Ellie tries to connect with Sachiko by sharing her own past when she lost her father. There seems to be progress as Sachiko opens up to Ellie but she has yet to open up to Yukiko.  

Recap - Massan Week 7, Ep 37

Massan

Week 7: "Let sleeping dogs lie"

Episode 37 (11/10/2014)

Today we are introduced to the Nonomura family. Massan and Ellie visit their home to ask for more time but Mr. Nonomura offer's Ellie an opportunity.

Recap - Massan Week 6, Ep 36

Massan

Week 6: "He who gives to another bestows on himself"

Episode 36 (11/8/2014)

Ellie receives help from everyone who knows her as they come by bringing food and supplies. Massan realizes how well she is liked in their neighborhood and starts to realize some of his wrongdoings. 

Recap - Massan Week 6, Ep 35

Massan

Week 6: "He who gives to another bestows on himself"

Episode 35 (11/7/2014)

After helping Taro get better, Ellie falls ill herself. Catherine, Umeko, and Momoko do everything they can to help while Catherine blames Massan for not taking better care of Ellie. 

Recap - Massan Week 6, Ep 34

Massan

Week 6: "He who gives to another bestows on himself"

Episode 34 (11/6/2014)

Ellie is scouted by the mysterious man from the previous episode to dress up and sing as "Ms. Marmalade" to advertise for him. Umeko's son falls ill and they fear that it might be the Spanish flu.

Recap - Massan Week 6, Ep 33

Massan

Week 6: "He who gives to another bestows on himself"

Episode 33 (11/5/2014)

Ellie keeps searching for work but has no luck and Massan is still in the same rut but he eventually asks for work at the local restaurant where he can at least make a little income. I sure hope we can get out of this rut soon. It's becoming difficult to watch the same struggle for almost an entire week!  

Recap - Massan Week 6, Ep 32

Massan

Week 6: "He who gives to another bestows on himself"

Episode 32 (11/4/2014)

Massan is still struggling to find a job that he is willing to keep and Ellie finally finds something she can do at home to make a little extra money. Is it enough to pay for their rent though...?