"Excuse me" "Have you seen this man?" "This man with the glasses?" "Someone saw him in this area" "Nope" "Excuse me, have you seen this man?" "This man" "Nope" "I see" "Sis, let's drink together" "What are you doing!" "Hey, what's the big deal?" "It's my fault" "It's not anyone's fault, is it?" "Shouldn't you feel at least a little responsible?" "Then doesn't a wife bear any responsibility?" "That's EX-wife" "But..." "Ultimately it's that man's own fault" "Perhaps" "No..." "How did things end up like this?" "The average annual salary of a salaryman is around 4.3 million yen" "This 38-year-old once-divorced man..." "With a salary far below this average..." "Won 320 million yen in Lotto 6" "Based on a true story," "This is a drama brimming with love and desire" "Loto 6 de 3-oku 2-senman en ateta Otoko The Man Who Won 320 Million Yen in Lotto 6" "Summer 2007, Tokyo" "Sales Department No. 2" "Episode 1 "A loser's life suddenly changes"" "Tachibana-san" "You're making things difficult for me" "I'm sorry, I'm working on it now..." "You know the deadline for submitting the accounts is Friday noon, right?" "Why can't you finish doing them earlier?" "I'm sorry..." "Past 12 and you'll have to hand them in next week" "Tachibana-san, this is very troubling" "Here!" "What is 'pointed' (dongari) toast?" "I thought we told them to correct it to 'browned' (kongari) already" "Why wasn't it corrected?" "Oh!" "At that time, Section Chief, you and I went to see the client..." "And you said you would tell them yourself" "Are you saying it's my fault?" "Shouldn't you be checking it in the first place, since you're the person in charge of this?" "Sorry" "Before the client comes to complain, go and apologize to them first" "What?" "You can't deal with this by yourself?" "I understand, but I also have to finish the advance accounts by noon..." "Till next week then" "What?" "You're not thinking that I'm pushing my own responsibility to my subordinate, are you?" "Of course not!" "Right?" "It's hard for me too, working with a subordinate who's older than me" "But practically speaking, the only good use of the guy is..." "To take my place in such situations, isn't it?" "Managing Director, you're here!" "Would you like to go for lunch with me?" "Nice car here, eh?" "It'll be a waste not to ride it" "Is this your car, Managing Director?" "No" "Today I feel like eating unagi" "Do you?" "Yes, unagi's delicious" "No, I'll have soba" "Excuse me" "Excuse me" "Excuse me..." "Yes?" "Thank you for your company's support to us" "I'm Tachibana from Asunaro Advertising" "Oh, thanks as always!" " Is Section Chief Yamada in?" " Yamada?" "Oh, he's in a meeting" "I see" "Hello, Publicity Department" "I'll wait over there then" "Erm, where are you from?" "Asunaro Advertising" "Can you help me carry these?" "Sure" "The storeroom over there" "Yes" "Look, look" " This cost 4,800 yen" " So cute!" "Where did you buy it?" " You can get that for even less online" " Really?" "Don't slack off, go back to work" "Kinoshita-san's amazing" "Wearing a Hermès so nonchalantly" "Did her boyfriend buy that for her?" "Must've bought it herself." "She's not the type to demand stuff from men" "So cool" "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, are you alright?" "I'm alright" "Sorry, sorry" "Whoa!" "Tachibana-san!" "You're here" "PR asked me to come to talk about the autumn campaign" "The girl on the left's great, eh?" "But you know..." "Female employees of our client company don't look at us as men" "Because they always see us bowing and scraping" "I don't really think about that" "I see" "What are you doing anyway?" "You won't get anywhere playing so small" "A man's gotta go all out" "Or should I say, that machine's unlucky" "Tachibana" "Good evening, everyone" "Today, I suddenly thought of something" "Am I a loser?" "Am I the 'working poor'?" "Once you become a loser, it's impossible to bounce back" "Impossible to get out of the rut" "That's how society is these days" "Annual salary 3.6 million [~US$33,600]" "Once divorced" "Zero savings" "Since getting divorced, no girlfriend" "If you talk about pleasures, there's the monthly outing to the hostess club" "What will I become in 5 years' time, 10 years' time?" "No, I can't give up." "I'll obtain happiness for sure" "I want to try obtaining happiness someday" "Publish" "Publishing..." ""Murmurs of a once-divorced salaryman"" "Hits analysis" "Today's hits: zero" " Papa!" " Oh, Kenta!" "How have you been?" "[Genki shiteta ka?" "]" "That should be "genki-NI shiteta ka?", shouldn't it?" " Teach him the proper Japanese" " Alright" "Daimon Publishing" " You work on Sundays too?" " Yeah, I had a meeting with the writer" " That's tough on you" " We're not a big publishing firm..." "So people put off submitting their manuscripts" " Welcome" " I'll have milk tea" "Kenta, what do you want?" "We'll order later then" "I'm worried he becomes an indecisive man like you" "Choose *carefully*" "It looks like my annual salary this year will exceed 5 million" "That's great" "What?" "You haven't gone past 5 million yet?" "Nope, actually..." "It's lower than before" "Aren't you vexed that you're earning less than your ex-wife?" "Well..." "Papa, Gabu has the element of lightning!" "Oh really?" "So the water-element Spinosaurus's moves are weaker than Gabu's then" "Yes, that's why he's finished off by Giga-lightning" "Wow, that's amazing" " You're still driving this?" " Yeah, it's a memento from Dad" "So I'm leaving Kenta to you till the evening, okay?" "Oh yes, the child support payment." "I'll receive it by tomorrow, right?" " What, it's time already?" " Today's the 1st" " But it's Saturday..." " If you have many bills to pay on Saturday..." "Then you should've transferred the money the Friday before, right?" "The same for rent and other things" "Sorry, I'm a little tight this month." "Can you wait a little longer?" "I married you thinking you were a good man" "Well, although you're not a bad man..." "You're completely hopeless after all" "But even someone like you..." "Is Kenta's one and only father" "Lottery" "You're not thinking of paying for child support by winning the lottery, are you?" "No I'm not" " Stop it already!" " I got it, I got it" "Kento, be a good boy" " Shall we go?" " Yeah" "Was Mama angry with you again?" "Yeah, she was" "Why?" "Because Papa's a hopeless person" "Papa's not hopeless!" "You know about Dinosaur King" "Thanks, but you know, for adults, that's not enough" "Hey, another one there" "Are they telling me to just do it?" "We choose 6 of our favourite numbers" "Kenta's birthday is the 15th of July, right" "Then, 7 and 15" "What other numbers do you like?" "Um... 1!" "1!" "Any more?" "Um... 4!" "4!" "Kenta, you don't like any two-digit numbers?" "What's two digits?" "Like 13 or 23" "Um... 28!" "That's Mama's age" "What?" "Did Mama tell you she's 28?" "What a lie" "Okay, one more number!" "Um..." "Ah, wait, Kenta" "Shade just one of the boxes you like" " Done!" " Alright" "Please" " Yes?" " No, nothing" "That'll be 200 yen" " Thank you for waiting" " Thanks" "Aren't you vexed that you're earning less than your ex-wife?" "You're completely hopeless after all" "You're not thinking of paying for child support by winning the lottery, are you?" "Don't litter" "Then help throw it in there, okay?" "Why?" "Mama just told me not to do this, and yet I did it anyway" "Can I have it then?" "Sure" "Kenta, don't tell Mama we bought that, okay?" "Because she'll get angry" "Subbed by lzydata Japanese transcript by davidt, jdrama.cc" "There it is!" " What are you doing?" " Oh, sorry" "The accounts, right?" "Sorry" "Every single week, you are the last" "Sorry" "But if I don't get the advance payment portion this week, I'll really be in a pinch" "Sorry" "What, that's amazing!" "You made a 500,000 yen profit?" "With stocks, by the time you get the info and buy them it's already too late" "What counts is long experience and instinct!" "Remember that!" "It's really true after all that money chooses the man" "Managing Director looks just like the kind of man who attracts money!" "There it is, the aura!" "There it is!" "Excuse me, sorry" "And money shuns people like him" "Really?" "Sorry to keep you waiting." "Your blended coffee" "Please enjoy" " Here you go" " Thanks" "Shouldn't you have transferred the child support payment on Monday?" "Today's already Friday" "This isn't good, right" "It's because you're so sloppy like this that Mika became disillusioned with you" "The affair was just the excuse" "Yeah man" "People shouldn't let their younger sisters marry their university juniors after all" "If it goes well, that's alright" "But because you two got divorced," "I'm going to be stuck between a rock and a hard place for my whole life!" "I'm so sorry, Elder Brother" "That's EX-elder brother, okay?" " We're just senior and junior now" " Yes, Senior" "In the first place, by asking me to lend you 50,000 yen..." "Does it mean you don't even have 50,000 yen in savings?" "Yes" "What do you spend your money on?" "You live alone right?" "Then you shouldn't need to spend a lot" "Pachinko?" "Better know when to stop" " I only play within my allowance" " Really?" "Yes" "Is today..." "Friday?" "The lottery numbers are out." "Sorry, can I borrow that?" "You play this Lotto 6?" "I only bought one ticket" "Forget it man, you won't strike anyway" "Isn't the chance of winning 1st prize only one in a few million?" "I have a wife and a child to support, and a 35-year home loan to repay" "My monthly allowance is 20,000 yen" "That's the proper lifestyle for common people like us" "As your senior, let me give you some advice" "You'd better fundamentally start your life anew" "You know this book?" ""The Art of Saving Steadily"" "You should read books like this and learn something" "The very popular "The Art of Saving Steadily"" "Saving steadily, eh..." "Kenta's birthday is the 15th of July, right" "Just confirming, just confirming it" "What other numbers do you like?" "Um... 1!" "4!" "What...?" "1... 4... 28!" "Explanation" "3rd prize: 5 of 6 picked numbers match the drawn numbers" "Around 500,000 yen" "Wow, I won 500,000 yen!" "What if I get one more correct?" "2nd prize: 5 of 6 numbers match AND the 6th number matches our bonus number" "Around 1,500,000 yen" "1st prize:" "All 6 picked numbers match the drawn numbers" "Around 100 million yen" "Alright!" "One more, one more... 38?" "Ah, wait, Kenta" "Shade just one of the boxes you like" "I don't know the number!" "Can I have it then?" "Excuse me!" "Excuse me!" "Yes, what's the matter?" "I'm Yoshimura Kenta's father." "Thank you for taking care of Kenta" " Kenta-kun's..." " Is Kenta in?" "I'm sorry, but why are you looking for him?" "What?" "A father needs a reason to see his son?" "Kenta-kun's entrusted to us by his mother, you see" "Well, I, er..." "I have some man-to-man things with him" "We once had a divorced father who came here and took away his child" "It was right in the middle of their custody fight in court" "Afterwards, the mother asked us why we let him take the child away" "We took a lot of heat for that" "Well, I, er..." "it's not like that, really" "Perhaps I could call his mother and get her permission, then..." "No, no, don't kick up a fuss over this" "Alright, I don't need to see him personally, just his bag..." "Wait, wait!" "Just his bag?" "Isn't that strange?" "What's that?" "(This one?" ")" "(No, that one)" "(Is it this one?" ")" "(Yes!" ")" "What is it?" "I found it!" "3,3,3,3... 38!" "Papa, are you alright?" " Are you okay?" " I'm fine" "Papa" "Thank you, Kenta!" "Thank you!" "Kenta!" "Emergency button" "Is something wrong?" "I struck..." "Lotto 6..." "Please take a number and wait" "Yes" "Will the customer holding card no. 253 please approach the ticket window..." "YES!" "Sorry to keep you waiting" "I am the branch manager Inoue" "Please take a seat" " This is first prize, right?" " Indeed, sir" "Once we confirm that this is a genuine winning ticket" "It's 100.. 100.. 100 million yen, right?" "Well... no" "Oh, so it's less than that?" "My mistake" "No, this time, together with previous prize money carried over..." "Your winnings are..." "To be exact, 320 million and 380 thousand yen" " Oh, 320 million..." " Yes" "What?" "!" "3,3,3... 320 million?" "!" "Thousand... million... 100 million!" " Are you alright?" " I'm sorry" "320 million..." "For today we'll keep the ticket" "Sometime later we will send you a passbook for the bank account with your winnings" "We'd like you to fill in this form and keep the receipt carefully" "Yes" "320 million..." "But practically speaking, the only good use of the guy is to take my place in such situations, isn't it?" "Aren't you vexed that you're earning less than your ex-wife?" "You'd better fundamentally start your life anew" "Wait and see" "Please hold on" "I am a counsellor." "My name is Kakei" "Counsellor?" "I've been commissioned by this bank" "All lottery winners of large sums must speak with a counsellor like me" " Why's that?" " Because it's necessary" "I don't need this" "If you go on this way, you will become unhappy" "What?" "What do you mean, become unhappy?" "For example, a man named Jack Whitaker in America..." "Won over 10 billion yen in a lottery called Powerball" "But his life after that was a tragedy" "His wife divorced him, all his friends distanced themselves from him..." "And his granddaughter died of a drug overdose" "It's not just him" "The lives of winners of large sums in lotteries are thrown out of order" "A considerable number of people say that they were worse off than before winning" "W..." "Why?" "Suddenly getting a huge sum of money, they did not know what to do with it" "So they latch on to strange investment opportunities," "And get taken advantage of by people who swarm on money" "But..." "It can't be that everyone meets with such a fate" "You see, I'm a plain and simple guy." "I get frightened easily." "I'll be alright" "I can't spend lots of money quickly too" "People like you are all the more in danger" "For the moment, you'd better not tell anyone around you that you've struck the lottery" "For now." "Even people you trust" "Why?" "I know you want very much to show off, but..." "Even if you tell only one person, the word will spread fast" "People who ask you to lend them money, people who have good investment tips for you..." "They will swarm on you like ants on sugar" "You must think carefully about how to use your money" "How you can spend it to maximize your own happiness" "Happiness?" "If there's anything, please contact me" "I'm available to talk anytime" "Thank you" " Tachibana-san" " Oh, you're here" "That man's annual salary is 100 million yen" "For people like me who lead far harder, tougher and riskier lives than you all," "The only way I get peace of mind is to use this audio set totalling 12 million yen..." "To listen to classical music while sipping my espresso" "I ordered these speakers from Germany;" "they cost around 4 million yen" "And I'm not bragging, but this player's 1.2 million yen" "Emphasize that his amps are our brand 'Global', okay?" "Yes" "Regarding the amps..." "More importantly, will my photos be appearing properly?" " Yes, we'll have a big shot here" " I see" "My CG department will be making some adjustments to my photos, alright?" " What?" " We've always done that" "Yes" "I'm always around when we go to these interviews with celebrities" "I take photos of their rooms, and stick them in my notebook" "Do you know about the Law of Attraction?" "Once you imprint something onto your subconscious, someday it'll become your own" " This place cost 200 million, it seems - 200 million?" "However much honest work we do, we'll never earn that kind of money" "I'm going to take photos of the other rooms" "200 million, eh..." "Hey, I *can* buy it!" "Who are you?" "I'm sorry" "I accompanied Section Chief Yamada here..." "What's the problem?" "Please don't touch anything without permission, okay?" "That espresso machine was made in Italy." "It cost 3 million yen, alright?" "I'm very sorry!" "You break that and it's 3 million yen!" "*You'll* pay for it, get it?" "Sorry..." "Ow, hot!" "Congratulations on your winning" "We have confirmed that you have a genuine winning ticket" "Please confirm the amount" "To tell you the truth, a big surprising change happened to my life the other day" "What's that, you ask?" "I can't say yet" "Don't tell me you're going to withdraw it all at one go?" "No, I wasn't going to do that" "I believe I told you to first think of how to carefully use the money" "I know, I know" " Then why a bag like this?" " Erm, well..." "I just wanted to get a feel of the money I have, you know?" "Fine" "But it'll be bad if you lose it, so I recommend you withdraw a moderate amount for now" "I understand" "Then, 3 million?" "But there's one thing I can say" "My life from now on may change in a big way" "I will change my life in a big way" "Publish" "Publishing..." ""Life's turning point"" "How to change it?" "Ways to use it 1." "Indulging in pachinko" "Anything else?" " May I speak with you, Tachibana-san?" " Yes, what's the matter?" "The money advanced by the President for replacing the company cars has been lost" " 3 million" " What?" "3 million?" "!" "He left it in the office on Monday when he forgot to take it home" "By the next morning it was already gone" "So, someone in the office...?" "Who knows?" "I don't want to suspect any one of our employees, but..." "Tachibana-san, you were the last to leave the office on Monday night, right?" "What?" "Oh, yes" "Well, you wouldn't have the guts to do such a thing, right?" "If you learn anything, please tell me, alright?" "It wasn't you, was it?" "The President's money..." "What are you talking about?" "Yeah, you're not the kind who'd do such a thing..." "Because you talked about wanting money, so I got strange ideas" "I'm sorry, forget I asked" "My... my family's always been poor" "When I see rich people like that guy the other day," "I just..." "I can't stand it" "I felt like I can't go on this way" "Don't tell me you..." "You fool!" "Can I live in a 200-million mansion just by working normally?" "But what can you do with just 3 million anyway?" "I had a tip that a stock would increase three times in value" "I thought I could return the 3 million later once I made a profit" "So what happened?" "How could such a thing be profitable anyway?" "Please turn me in" "There's 3 million in there" "Take it" "Why?" "Just quietly return it later, alright?" "Tachibana-san, how did you get this money?" "I... inherited some money from a relative" "How much?" " Around 30 million" " That's wonderful!" "30 million?" "So much?" "You're too loud!" "Keep it, quick" "I'll pay you back, for sure" "I've done a stupid thing" " Thank you so much!" " That's enough" "Thank you, Tachibana-san" "Shall we go drinking tonight?" "Have you come to a place like this before, Tachibana-san?" "Well, a long time ago, just once" "Don't worry, it's okay" "Welcome!" "May I know who introduced you?" "What?" "Oh, um..." "I came a long time back with a designer, Hashimoto-san...?" "Welcome, welcome" " Welcome, I'm Misato" " I'm Kaori" " Nice to meet you" " Nice to meet you" "I'll come back later then" "Take good care of them" "Please take a seat" "Is it alright to dilute with water?" " So you work at Global Electronics" " Please don't tell the company..." "Of course, we'll keep it a secret" "Branded goods really suit you." "Once you buy one you just want the next, right?" "Actually, it's more like when you reach my age," "If I don't put on such things, I won't look stylish, right?" "Indeed" "But even with a first-rate company, a mere OL's salary wouldn't be enough..." "Well, that's alright" "Someone like you can earn plenty" "Tachibana-san" "Why do they have 4 people but we only have 2 here?" "Do they think we're not rich or something?" "Oh, it's already so late..." "Should we get going?" "What, already?" "No way" "New people like you start by assisting your senior hostesses" "Let me see..." "The girl in a pink dress over there is Kanna-san, our Number One" "And the girl with a blue dress over there is Number Two... 161,800...!" "In Ginza, those who pay in cash are the poor" "The really rich people, like that guest, pay by black card" " I'll be going then" " See you next time" "Shall we go drinking later?" "My treat!" "Sorry to keep you waiting" "High-class harami on specially selected galbi!" "[short ribs]" " Liver slices next!" " And tongue salt on the loins!" "All high-class, alright?" "My family's really poor, so..." "It's my dream to zoom down the streets of Ginza in a chartered limousine" "While sipping Dom Pérignon" "One more Dom Pérignon?" "I said I'd treat them, so why did the girls go home?" "*You* treat them?" "It's all my money!" "Let's go to one more place" "Go back to your own home, man" "Oh, I can't move anymore" "We spent around 700,000 yen tonight" "Serious?" "Amazing!" "... Can I have some water?" " Over there" " Thanks" "But you have 30 million right?" "What are you going to use it on next?" "I don't know" "Don't know what?" "What my happiness is" "That can't be" "With 30 million yen, you can do many things" "Not just for yourself, for your family too" "I don't have any family" "Oh, I see" "My wife and I split 2 years back, and the kid's living with her" "Won't your wife come back to you now that you have money?" "Yeah..." ""I read your blog all the time." I didn't know anyone reads it" ""What's this big surprising change to your life?"" ""I'm curious." "Please tell us."" ""Actually..."" ""I won 320 million yen in Lotto 6"" ""I plan to use this money to become happy"" "Publish" "I know you want very much to show off, but..." "Even if you tell only one person, the word will spread fast" "Tachibana-san" "Publishing" "Forget it, it's a pseudonym anyway" "6623..." " Kenta!" " Papa!" " What is this about?" " Well, come in" "Why this place?" "Kenta, happy birthday!" "Thank you!" "How did you pay for this?" "Wow, great!" "It's Gabu!" " Isn't it great?" " Yeah, thanks!" "What's this?" "The child support every month's not enough, is it?" "How did you get this money?" "Actually I..." "You must've won at horses or gambling, right?" "What?" "Am I wrong?" "Well, yeah..." "So you've made a little profit at gambling" "Why are you wasting it like this?" "I'm not wasting..." "You're making things difficult for me" "When I left you I resolved that I would live independently from then on" "But Kenta's our child" "I have no intention of accepting any more money from you other than the monthly child support" "Especially not easy money like this" "I... don't want Kenta to become like you" "I see" "I'm sorry" "What's wrong?" "No, nothing." "Sorry" "I don't know whether you won 500,000 or a million," "But do you think your life's going to change with that money?" " Kenta, let's go" " What, so soon?" "Come on!" "I'll change it" "3458 comments?" "Die.." "Die.." "Die.." "Die.." "Die.." "Die.." "Gimme money.." "Gimme money.." "Gimme money.." "You're dead!" "Are you stupid?" "An assassin will show up... go to hell" "Give me money, give me money" "Lend me money" "Idiot!" "Don't mess around with me" "Die!" "Is this what they call flaming?" "Yes" "You're the Once-Divorced Salaryman, right?" "What?" "I read your blog" "That's nice, 320 million" "Share some of that money, man" "Who was that?" "How did he get my number?" " Money used this time " " Money used this time - Money lent to Satake: 3,000,000 yen" " Money used this time - Ginza club: 161,800 yen" " Money used this time - High-class yakiniku: 72,000 yen" " Money used this time - Chartered limousine: 300,000 yen" " Money used this time - Dom Pérignon: 176,000 yen" " Money used this time - Hotel suite: 1,300,000 yen" " Money used this time - Others: 40,000 yen" " Money used this time - Total: 5,049,800 yen" "Balance: 315,330,200 yen"