Recap - Massan Week 14, Ep 82

Massan

Week 14: "There is kindness to be found everywhere"

Episode 82 (1/8/2015)

RECAP:  
The party is continuing at Kumatora's home. Massan falls asleep but wakes when Kumatora's daughter, Hana, comes to give him a blanket. Massan asks Hana how long this party will go on and she responds saying that with so many people returning from being away from home, it will be pretty late. Hana tells her father that Massan has awoken and Kumatora formally introduces Massan to everyone. 

Recap - Massan Week 14, Ep 81

Massan

Week 14: "There is kindness to be found everywhere"

Episode 81 (1/7/2015)

RECAP:  
Thanks to Ellie's hot toddy, Sanae's cough has calmed down a little and she appears to be getting a little bit better. Chikako takes this opportunity to convince her mother to finally accept Ellie as her daughter in law and have a wedding celebration but Sanae is still stubborn.

Recap - Massan Week 14, Ep 80

Massan

Week 14: "There is kindness to be found everywhere"

Episode 80 (1/6/2015)

RECAP:  
Ellie has gone to Hiroshima after receiving a telegram that Massan's mother Sanae has become critically ill. The doctor mentions that Sanae's condition was quite critical but has since stabilized. Ellie and Emma greet her but Sanae asks where Massan is and Ellie apologizes that he couldn't make it yet because he is in Hokkaido.

Recap - Massan Week 14, Ep 79

Massan

Week 14: "There is kindness to be found everywhere"

Episode 79 (1/5/2015)

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RECAP:  
Massan has been transfered to sales for their whisky while Eichiro is in charge of its production. Massan's challenge now is to promote their whisky and find people who will buy it. He is at Kohinobori talking with everyone about where to go and they tease him about not even having a fake smile to help his sales pitch.

Recap - Massan Week 13

Massan

Week 13: "Haste makes waste"

Episode 73 - 78 (12/22/2014 - 12/27/2014)

In an attempt to catch up on recapping, recaps for week 12 and week 13 will be done in two weekly posts rather than single episode posts. Thanks! :)

RECAP:  
It's November 1928 and four years have passed since the official opening of the Yamazaki Distillery. Emma has turned 4 years old and has quite the personality. She fights with Ellie and Massan about eating carrots, which she hates. One day, while Ellie is talking with her friends about Emma's eating habits, Emma comes up and asks to eat some candy but Ellie says that it is too close to dinner time, causing Emma to get upset and storm off. That night at dinner, Massan tells Ellie that he will get Emma to eat her carrots but instead he secretly offers to eat her carrots for her and is eventually caught by Ellie.

Recap - Massan Week 12

Massan

Week 12: "If winter comes, can spring be far behind?"

Episode 67 - 72 (12/15/2014 - 12/20/2014)

In an attempt to catch up on recapping, recaps for week 12 and week 13 will be done in two weekly posts rather than single episode posts. Thanks! :)

RECAP:  
Ellie is still in the hospital but Catherine comes by with lots of food that she made with Umeko and Momoko. Massan still hasn't returned to the hospital so they end up eating without him. As they are enjoying their dinner, Massan finally returns and begins to talk to Eichiro about work. Ellie tries to tell him that he doesn't need to continue taking time off, that he can return to work if he needs to but Massan says that it's not necessary. As they joke, Massan sees Ellie's smile and starts to tear up which both Eichiro and Catherine are quick to notice. Catherine asks if Eichiro will walk home with her and once they get to Massan and Ellie's home, she asks Eichiro if he is hiding anything. Back at the hospital, Ellie can also sense that something is wrong with Massan.

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.