• Editor's Note: 1 (3:31) - Soumen are extremely thin wheat noodles. They are usually eaten in a cold dish.

Cold soumen recipe - https://www.justonecookbook.com/somen/

• EN: 2 (4:08) - Yoshi Ikuzō is the stage name of Yoshihito Kamata, a Japanese enka singer-songwriter.

His Apple Music page (with pics and songs) - https://music.apple.com/ca/artist/ikuzo-yoshi/193509158

• EN: 3 (4:18) - Takuro Morinaga, a Japanese economist.

Picture (Randomly found a good one on RT) - https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/takuro_morinaga

Wiki - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takuro_Morinaga

• EN: 4 (5:27) - Akiko Wada is a Japanese singer, tarento and businesswoman

Her YT music page with a pic and her songs - https://music.youtube.com/channel/UC-o0qVSpZLpHmsOTh66YfXw

• EN: 5 (5:56) - Yoshio Nomura is a Japanese guitarist, music producer, narrator, former idol and actor

His MyDramaList page, with a pic - https://mydramalist.com/people/65601-nomura-yoshio

• EN: 6 (11:38) - Shin Nichi refers to New Japan Pro-Wrestling. It was founded by Muhammad Hussain Inoki (born Kanji Inoki, ring-name Antonio Inoki).

Their site - https://www.njpw1972.com/

Wiki - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Japan_Pro-Wrestling

• EN: 7 (12:35) - Masashi Ozawa is a Japanese retired professional wrestler. His wrestling name was "Killer Khan".

Wiki with a pic - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killer_Khan

• EN: 8 (12:54) - He's doing a parody of Kinpachi-sensei; The main character in the TV Drama "Mr. Kinpachi in Class 3B". The show ran from 1979 to 2011. Masahiko Kondo (Matchy) was in season 1 of the show.

Wiki - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinpachi-sensei

• EN: 9 (27:06) - Akihito Kurokawa, aka Kuro-chan, is a Japanese comedian and actor. He's the "star" of Wednesday Downtown's Monster House & Monster Idol. He was also in Documental 4.

Wiki with pic - https://wackidol.fandom.com/wiki/Kuro-chan

• EN: 10 (28:54) - Shohei Baba, ring-name Giant Baba, was a Japanese professional wrestler, promoter, and professional baseball player. Baba also means 'old maid' in Japanese.

Wiki with pics - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_Baba

• EN: 11 (33:14) - Minamikawa is a Japanese comedian who has a bit about Systema nullifying all pain through breathing techniques. Systema itself is a Russian martial art technique which translates to "System".

A page with his info/works - https://www.shochikugeino.co.jp/talents/minamikawa/

Video with Minamikawa - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jrh8rSCiFr0

Systema breathing exercise - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=669JtCFtLj0

• EN: 12 (37:37) - Yoshio Kojima is a Japanese comedian who has appeared many times in Gaki-no-Tsukai. Some of the more memorable moments were during Matsumoto's birthday, and Hosei's trial.

Wiki - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshio_Kojima

Matsumoto's Birthday - https://www.reddit.com/r/GakiNoTsukai/comments/qctapy/matsumotos_%E6%9D%BE%E6%9C%AC_%E4%BA%BA%E5%BF%97_44th_birthday_celebration_yoshio/

Yamasaki's Trial - https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x86b7b6

• EN: 13 (45:40) - This is one of Hamada's catchphrases from the comedy show "King of Conte". The show is a skit contest hosted by Downtown.

Hamada saying the phrase at 0:11 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfQiE8Ly6Iw

2022's King of Conte opening - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoDNJsuijt0

Their site - https://king-of-conte.com/

• EN: 14 (47:03) - Tanaka Kunie was a Japanese actor. One Piece's Kizaru was modelled after him.

Video of him: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imsiuAOvrW0