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EXT. IN FRONT OF THE
RESTAURANT - DAY
The sign in front of
the restaurant reads, “Due to the death
of the owner, Kinachi,
Inochi is closed. We apologize for
any inconvenience.”
Fades to black
INT. JAPANESE
RESTAURANT - DAY
Next day, Manuel,
listening to the opera (Puccini), is making
a sashimi taco all by
himself. Suddenly, Hideo appears.
Manuel quickly hides
his experiment. Hideo glances at Manuel
with disgust. Hideo
confidently walks toward the CD player
and turns off the music.
MANUEL
Hideosan...
I’m really sorry about Kihachi...
HIDEO
To
you.. kinachisan... a
good man. also good father...
MANUEL
Definitely,
Sir...
HIDEO
He
lived good life, full life... Long
life...
MANUEL
Very
profound, Sir...
There is a little
awkward silence.
MANUEL
(CONT'D)
Well,
back to work... we are opening in a hour.
Manuel is about to
resume cutting fish.
HIDEO
Wait,
Manuel... Why don't you take the day off...?
MANUEL
...But,
sir... we are behind...
Hideo interrupts
Manuel.
HIDEO
Come
to think of it. Don’t come tomorrow either.
MANUEL
(confused)
HIDEO
Sit
down, my little brother (kodai)...
Hideo pushes Manuel
toward a chair and gently makes him sit
down.
MANUEL
What
is this all about, sir?
HIDEO
Well,
Manuel... You are a good man...
MANUEL
(extreme
confusion)
Hideo starts pacing
around.
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HIDEO
...
And I really appreciate how
hard you worked for my family...
But...
(Jeez... this is hard to
say)... but... You know what,
Manuel?
As a new owner, I have
dream... You have a dream right? I
want
this restaurant to be the best
“authentic”
Japanese restaurant
around... No weird experiment...
No
tacos other than octopus...
Manuel slowly getting
it.
HIDEO
(CONT'D)
the world-renowned restaurant...
...
when people hear about my
restaurant in Paris... You got the
picture
(changing the tone of
voice)...
Manuel stands up.
HIDEO
(CONT'D)
So,
you see the problem... it's a
little
weird to see “authentic” and
Mexican
working as a sushi chef...
MANUEL
(extreme
confusion)
...
But you don’t understand!
There is an awkward
little silence.
MANUEL
(CONT'D)
(disturbed)
...
Are you firing me....?
HIDEO
I’m
sorry but “we” don’t have any
other choice...
MANUEL
You
can’t do that!!!
HIDEO
Please,
Manuel... Let’s do this
without any commotion... This is
hard for me too... Brother...
MANUEL
But!!
I have nowhere else to go
(looking
at the woodcut print)...
HIDEO
Please,
Manuel... Leave... don’t
make
me call the police...
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