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00:00Thank you!
00:02Next...
00:06To Hakata, Fukuoka...
00:10Actually, at the airport...
00:12It's cool!
00:15This radio cassette player is broken and cannot be played.
00:19I would like the experts to fix it.
00:24This is a double-cassette radio cassette player released by Sharp in 1961.
00:32Even if you put a tape in it, it won't play.
00:37Since many of the Showa household appliances have not been manufactured, it is difficult for manufacturers to repair them.
00:45I see...
00:46However, here in Hakata, there is a craftsman who has a godly skill to revive the Showa household appliances.
00:54Good morning!
00:56Konnichiwa!
00:58I'm Michau.
01:00Nice to meet you!
01:02Nice to meet you, I'm glad to meet you!
01:08Great place!
01:10I've always wanted to see this place.
01:13This is a double-cassette radio cassette player.
01:15Wow!
01:17It's amazing!
01:19The person who welcomed me was Mr. Obakeishi, who has been on this road for 22 years as a craftsman who can repair things.
01:27Mr. Katsumi, a craftsman and recycler who started by retiring from the electronic appliance manufacturer.
01:35He took it from manufacturers and electronics and repaired it.
01:39There are almost 10,000 household appliances from around the 1930s.
01:44This is amazing!
01:47It is said that he is a craftsman with a magic hand.
01:53I put it here because I like it, not because it will sell.
01:58If it sells, I'm happy.
02:03Wow!
02:05It's exactly the same as my shop.
02:09This is the one that came out in 1953.
02:15I'm going to repair just one more.
02:17Would you like to see it?
02:19Sure, of course.
02:22This is a Showa 34-year-old brown can TV that is currently being repaired.
02:27How do you fix it?
02:29We are investigating the cause because the image is not reflected.
02:35Will it really be reflected?
02:41What you're looking at now is a circuit diagram?
02:45It is a circuit diagram of each manufacturer from the beginning of the TV to about Showa 36.
02:53This is the first, second, and third stage.
03:00The era of Showa.
03:02The circuit diagram that was indispensable to electric shops in the city.
03:08There was a culture of having local electric shops repair it.
03:14In the Showa 30s, when TVs began to be sold in general,
03:19the price was 100,000 yen per unit when the basic price was about 6,000 yen.
03:29It was common to repair and use it even if it broke down because it was expensive.
03:35All the electric shops in the city visited with the circuit diagram provided by the manufacturer and repaired it.
03:47The circuit diagram of each manufacturer from the beginning of the TV was compiled,
03:54and it was dispatched every year until the Heisei Era.
03:59What?
04:02Isn't it hard to find a defective part from a complicated circuit?
04:08It takes about a month to find the cause,
04:11and the treatment ends in a few seconds.
04:14That happens from time to time.
04:18Yes, the difficult thing is to find a defective part.
04:23This is amazing.
04:25What is this?
04:28There are nearly 300 parts in total.
04:32That's amazing.
04:34By examining each one carefully,
04:37it is possible to find out the cause of the defect.
04:42Also, in order to find out the cause,
04:45an old lady does an important job in advance.
04:51When the broken TV is disassembled,
04:57this is the dust.
04:59The dust from 50 years ago.
05:02Inside, there is a lot of dust and dirt that has accumulated over the years.
05:09I see.
05:11Then...
05:13What?
05:14Look at this.
05:18This is it.
05:20What?
05:25Is it okay to pour water on it?
05:29It takes about a month to turn it on,
05:32so there is no problem at all.
05:35By washing it with water,
05:37dust and dirt, which are the cause of poor contact,
05:41can be removed.
05:43At the same time, it makes it easier to see the defect during repair.
05:50After a week or so,
05:52it can finally be repaired by drying it in the sun.
05:57That's amazing.
05:59It takes an hour to carefully observe the circuit.
06:09Now, this part...
06:12This part is a little...
06:15It's strange.
06:16This is the exchange.
06:18It's certainly rusted.
06:21What Mr. Ooba diagnosed as a defect was...
06:24the socket for the vacuum tube that controls the electrical signal.
06:31This part is rusted, and the current is not flowing.
06:38He removed the old socket...
06:48and replaced it with a new one.
06:53Where did you get the socket for the exchange?
06:57We don't have the exact same parts right now,
07:01so we stocked them up,
07:03took the parts from there,
07:06and used them for repair.
07:10He takes out only the parts that can be used
07:13from the irreparable electrical appliances,
07:16and collects the parts.
07:21In 20 years, he has collected nearly 10,000 parts
07:25and stocked them up.
07:27That's amazing.
07:29If there's no one to use it,
07:32there's no point in repairing it.
07:35So I'm always repairing it,
07:38hoping that someone will use it when it's fixed.
07:42After I sell my products,
07:44I receive photos of my customers using them,
07:48and I'm very happy about that.
07:51The same, the same.
07:53He wants to use the electric appliances
07:56not as an interior, but as a source of income.
08:00With that in mind,
08:02Mr. Ooba named the shop,
08:04Fukkatsu no Katsu.
08:07He connected a new socket to the drawing.
08:10I think it's OK.
08:15OK, I'm going to turn it on.
08:19When you insert the vacuum tube...
08:23It's stuck.
08:25I'm going to play a DVD.
08:45Wow!
08:53Wow!
08:56OK, cut!
09:01Amazing!
09:02A video is shown on a TV set from the 1930s.
09:06Wow!
09:08By attaching a digital tuner to this TV,
09:12you can watch the current broadcast.
09:17And...
09:21Would you like to see this radio?
09:24Wow!
09:26It's stylish.
09:28Finally,
09:30Mr. Mihao will show us
09:32a radio that doesn't move.
09:35Yes, yes.
09:37I've never repaired a radio in this era.
09:41Wow!
09:42I don't know what's inside.
09:44Wow!
09:45This is a double mechanism.
09:48In fact, the household appliances that he usually repairs
09:51are mainly from the 1930s.
09:54More than that,
09:56a new radio from the 1960s,
09:58which is nearly 30 years old,
10:01has a rare cassette that overlaps vertically.
10:06Can he really repair it?
10:12What does it look like?
10:17It doesn't respond at all.
10:20OK, I have to open it.
10:23Have you ever opened it yourself?
10:26I haven't opened it yet, but...
10:29This arrow...
10:31Remove the part with the arrow.
10:35Mr. Mihao also helps to disassemble it.
10:40Yes, yes, yes.
10:42Well, let's see what's going on.
10:45It's disassembled.
10:48The belt...
10:50The belt...
10:52It's not that loose.
10:55It doesn't move at all.
10:58There seems to be no problem with the rubber belt to send the tape.
11:05But...
11:08Oh, it's spinning.
11:12It's spinning.
11:14And...
11:16It's spinning and not spinning.
11:20The movement of the parts for playback is unstable.
11:26And...
11:32This is still hard.
11:36I have to clean it once and make the switch smoother.
11:42I have to clean it once and make the switch smoother.
11:45Then...
11:47One place is...
11:49On the contrary.
11:50He started painting something with a cotton swab.
11:54What are you painting?
11:58I'm washing it.
12:01He's removing the grease on the parts.
12:05What Mr. Mihao was painting was soy sauce.
12:09In fact, in order for the parts to move smoothly,
12:13purified oil, known as grease, is applied to the inside.
12:18However, if it is left unattended for a long time, it will mix with dust and harden.
12:25So, by applying soy sauce, which has the effect of dissolving oil stains,
12:31it melts the grease and makes it move smoothly.
12:38And it takes 30 minutes to apply soy sauce to the corners of the parts.
12:44Can I do this?
12:48And...
12:50I'll put the tape in.
12:53I'll reassemble it again.
12:58Here it is.
13:00Two.
13:02Is it OK?
13:04Oh!
13:06It's done!
13:09Yes!
13:11Wow!
13:14Mr. Mihao is the god of repair!
13:17Wow!
13:20It's great!
13:23Bravo!
13:24Bravo!
13:28The music comes from the parts that didn't move.
13:32Wow!
13:34Thank you very much.
13:36I'm going to smoke.
13:39And...
13:41Ha-ha-ha!
13:45Here you go.
13:46It's a present.
13:48For me?
13:49Yes.
13:50Thank you very much.
13:51Inside, there is a calendar for the year 2025.
13:582025?
13:59Yes.
14:00Look, Sui-chan.
14:01Oh!
14:02Oh!
14:03This is great.
14:05Thank you very much.
14:09Thank you very much.
14:11I'm so happy that I can't express it in words.
14:15I had a wonderful meeting in such a wonderful country.
14:20I feel like I'm dreaming.
14:25I'm glad.
14:26I had a lot of fun.
14:28I'm happy.
14:30I'm going to look back at the photos I took here in Poland for a while and enjoy them.
14:37Thank you very much.
14:43Yummy.
14:51Thank you very much.
14:54Bye-bye.
14:55Bye.
15:01Thank you very much.
15:08In fact, Mihau went to a place like this in Hakata.
15:16I was excited just by looking at the entrance.
15:20He came to the Taguchi Shoppe Keyaki, which specializes in used records and CDs with the oldest history in Kyushu.
15:29Keyaki.
15:33He came here because he had a record that he really wanted to get.
15:44Then...
15:46Here it is.
15:49I found it.
15:59Taiyou ni Hoero.
16:04I've seen a drama before, and I fell in love with the theme song.
16:10I really wanted to enjoy it with a record.
16:15After that, he found a record with the theme song of Taiyou ni Hoero and bought four of them.
16:28Mihau, I'm looking forward to seeing you again.