"It's a real storm" "Hey, take this" "Yes" "Who's in charge of the body-fat scale?" "I think it's Shimada san" "Right" "We're here from Dalian, China" "I'm Shao Yen" "Nice to meet you" "Your Japanese is good" "We've been studying night and day" "As soon as the telephone lines to Dalian are installed, you can hire 3 young locals like her for what you pay one Japanese employee here" "I understand" "That sounds good" "Excuse me" "We're going forward with the plan to move the Administration Dept. to Dalian" "I see" "I'm aware of the great job you've done as the director of Administration" "So, Sasaki san, what will you do after you leave Administration?" "What?" "What are your skills?" "You tell me" "What can you contribute to our Tanita Corporation?" "It's entirely up to you" "Either you contribute your fullest here or you leave our company" "About that air conditioning estimate" "Oh, that Yes" "I think we should accept Uchida System's bid" "What do you think, Director?" "Can I have that?" "What?" "That" "Right" "Did you visit Hello Work?" "No" "You've got to stop by Hello Work before you come here" "Oh, right" "Go before your luck runs out" "Otherwise, you'll be stuck here for life, like me" "Reception Closed for Today" "Hey" "It's open" "You sure carry a lot around" "It's too heavy" "I'm home" "Honey!" "When did you get home?" "Just now" "Don't surprise me like that" "Did you get off work early?" "Yeah" "What are you doing?" "Just making sure all the doors are locked" "I see" "That's all" "Anything wrong?" "No" "But you could use the front door" "You're right" "Thanks for the food" "Sure" "I'm off" "Off you go" "Will you be home early again today?" "No, I've got a busy day" "I see" "Takashi?" "Not yet" "He's a mess" "I'm off" "Off you go" "See ya" "I'm home" "Welcome home" "Hungry?" "No thanks" "I'm going to bed Don't vacuum" "So, on to the topic of mastering honorific diction" "Keigo diction is the skillful use of 3 different types of honorific speech in order to show respect to the other person" "We want you to use respectful language to your elders, so we'll investigate the meaning of each..." "Sasaki, what is that?" "Show me" "Ridiculous" "I profoundly despise anyone who would sneak this into my classroom" "Stand" "But..." "You have no right to attend my class" "Go stand in the back" "That's not mine" "Is that an excuse?" "It's true" "I was just passing it on" "I told you to stand" "In the back, hurry" "Teacher" "What?" "I saw you reading porn manga on the train the other day" "I was sitting in front of you" "You were trying hard to hide it, but I could see the cover, "Weekly Eros Mania"" "Why do you say that?" "Because it's true" "He's got balls" "This is hardly the place" "You're right" "It's not fair" "Quiet!" "Back to the lesson" "So, honorific diction" "Let's conjugate standard diction into honorific" "OK?" "Start with "To see"" "Sasaki, you're amazing!" "He looked so scared What a laugh" "Let's call him Ero-Bayashi" "Excellent" "Ero-Bayashi!" "Ero-Bayashi!" "Ero-Bayashi!" "What?" "I'm sorry about before" "Right" "I went too far" "I didn't think the other kids would react like that" "You came to say that?" "Yes" "All this way?" "Forget it" "You'll graduate in less than a year" "It's not going to change how we get along" "But that manga really isn't mine" "So I didn't think it was fair that I was the only one who had to stand" "Sasaki, let's stop poking at each other's wounds" "You can ignore me and I'll ignore you, too" "You got that?" "Let's stop" "More distinction between crescendo and decrescendo, OK?" "Again, from here" "That's right, continue" "A little stronger here" "What was that other piece in C Major, that you learned to play so well?" "Let's see..." "We're sorry to keep you waiting" "Will the person holding ticket number 86 please proceed to window..." "Your hours are midnight to 9 in the morning" "Security guard at a factory" "There's never been a single robbery there" "So you don't have to worry" "Sasaki san, how about administrative work?" "I'm much more suited to that" "Well, maybe this is perfect for you" "Please" "A manager at a Happy Mart store," "Monday through Friday, from 7 AM through 3PM 850 Yen an hour" "I wrote it in the form I gave you, but I used to be Administrative Director at Tanita" "It's not easy to say this, but it's 100% impossible you'll match your former position" "We're sorry to keep you waiting" "Here you go" "Here's this month's salary" "Thanks" "I think it's time for a new stove" "Yeah" "I guess it can wait 'til your Bonus" "Where's Takashi?" "He left this afternoon for one of his classes" "I see" "I hope he's not getting into trouble" "Right" "Your qualifying exams are coming up?" "Yeah" "Hang in there" "Maybe I'll play piano" "I want to play piano" "It's OK, right?" "No" "Why not?" "It's just a whim" "Maybe you should play in music class at school" "No means no" "Welcome home" "I'm home" "I've saved your meal" "Yeah, I'll eat it" "Look" "What?" "You got your driver's license" "But you won't use it" "It's just a form of identification" "An expensive form of identification" "Use your insurance card" "I like this one better" "It's rice porridge today" "Hello" "Hello" "It's cold today, isn't it?" "Sure is" "Please wait a little longer" "Hello, hello" "Thanks for your patience" "Here you are" "Thanks for your patience" "Sorry to keep you waiting" "Here you are" "Hey, Kurosu?" "I thought it was you, Sasaki" "Long time no see" "You haven't changed since high school" "Neither have you" "Sorry" "Hello" "Sure, OK" "I'm meeting with a client right now" "I'll talk to the Senior V.P. about that myself" "And don't worry about the bid on the Municipal Hall" "Sure, sure, thanks" "You dropped this" "Oh, thanks" "You seem busy" "You're in construction?" "Something like that" "What about you?" "Healthcare equipment" "Sounds great" "Hey, what's that?" "I think they're giving away food" "You'd be surprised how many guys line up" "Maybe I'll check it out" "It's a rare chance to taste it" "Are you by any chance, unemployed?" "You can tell?" "Yeah" "Right" "You are, too, right?" "Yeah Got down-sized last week" "I got downsized 3 months ago" "What about that phone call?" "That's just for show" "I do it to calm my nerves" "I know it's stupid" "No, it was amazing" "Aren't you going to eat that?" "I already ate" "Yeah..." "It tastes lousy, right?" "Yeah..." "It's lousy" "You can stay here as long as you want" "Excuse me" "I set up my phone to ring 5 times an hour" "I didn't know you could" "It's not a very well-known feature, so it fools most people" "Oh, I see" "Have you told your wife yet?" "No" "You hand her the monthly cash?" "Yeah" "That means you'll last for a while" "Your severance pay?" "Have they paid it all?" "Not yet" "Set up a separate bank account for it" "Any irregular deposits will stand out" "Unemployment insurance?" "I'm just applying now" "Make sure to submit all the paperwork on time" "One day late and you're disqualified" "Oops" "You're really amazing" "Ero-Bayashi" "Now, Kobayashi's totally lost his authority over us" "Yeah" "This is like a revolution" "A revolution!" "Yeah" "What's wrong?" "You're the one that started it all" "Kenji?" "Welcome home" "Kenji," "I'm making donuts Why don't you come down?" "I'm fine" "Don't you want to eat donuts?" "No thanks" "Thanks for the food" "Thanks" "Hey Kenji" "Your monthly lunch money Put it in your bag" "It's due tomorrow, right?" "In China, a massive natural gas development project..." "Want a donut?" "Let's examine China's current energy sources breakdown" "In fact, China is the largest producer of coal in the world, and the world's 6th largest oil producer..." "How about a donut?" "In 1 990, they depended on coal for 76% of their energy, and 17% on oil" "But by 2002, their coal dependency was reduced to 65% and their oil dependency rose to 24% ..." "You were having a nightmare" "Kaneko Piano School" "I'd like to pay for a month of lessons" "Thank you" "Did you come alone?" "They said I'm in 6th grade now, so I'm on my own" "OK, we'll start next week" "OK" "Do you have a piano at home?" "Yes, a small one" "Come here" "Can you play anything?" "Try playing" "Keep playing" "I'm home" "Welcome home" "Takashi, you're home" "That's rare" "I don't have work today" "Right" "Do you want to shower first?" "No, I'll eat now" "Kenji, it's dinnertime" "Come on down" "Takashi, your book" "I'll have a beer" "I'll get it" "Sure tasty" "Let's eat" "Let's eat" "It's bad" "I'm starting to get home early these days" "Yeah?" "Think she knows?" "What?" "Has my wife figured it out?" "Just because you get home a little early?" "No" "She stares at me with eyes full of mistrust" "I'm telling you, it's bad" "I have to find a way to make her trust me" "Let me treat you to dinner" "What do you want?" "Please, come to my house" "OK?" "I'm home" "Welcome" "Hello" "My daughter, Mika" "Good evening" "Good evening" "Junior High?" "I'm in 8th grade" "You're so tall" "Hey, didn't you order sushi?" "But you said a home cooked meal was fine" "I guess I did" "It's a delicious meal" "Oh, no, a job-related call at this hour" "Do you put in overtime every day, too?" "Well, yes" "Is the company doing that well?" "All of us employees are working hard" "My husband won't tell me anything about it" "The company's doing fine You don't need to worry" "I see" "Sasaki san, please look after my husband" "I will" "That was our president, calling about that estimate" "You're the one that wrote it up, right, Sasaki?" "You need to be more diligent" "I covered for you this time as best I could" "Get it together, OK?" "I will" "Please, use this" "Oh, thank you" "You have it rough, don't you?" "The Tokyo National Museum was..." "I'm home" "The main building was constructed in 1 938" "It is a magnificent edifice, exuding authority" "Stepping inside, visitors are..." "Welcome home" "I'm home" "Didn't you eat dinner?" "No" "I thought I'd make tempura" "It's been a while" "You'll eat, right?" "No, I already ate" "I see" "My boss invited me out after the meeting" "I'm really wiped" "I'm going to bed" "I'll go to bed, too" "Pull me up" "Somebody, please pull me up" "Sasaki Ryuhei, please" "Yes" "You're 46 years old?" "Yes" "What can you do?" "I'm willing to do anything" "That's too vague" "We want to know your specific skills" "What?" "We want you to show us what you excel at" "Right here?" "Yes, right now" "Do you mean like singing Karaoke?" "What skills can you contribute to this company?" "That's what we want to see" "Not right here, now..." "Then how are we expected to judge your merits?" "I've worked in administration so I'm confident of my interpersonal skills" "I see, what else?" "What else..." "Did you really do nothing to prepare, figuring you might just get lucky?" "No" "I understand" "Your Karaoke is fine Please sing" "Start singing What's wrong?" "You're good at it, right?" "Use that pen instead of a microphone and sing" "When you think about it, we're like a slowly sinking ship" "The lifeboats are long gone, the water's up to our mouths" "We know it's hopeless, but we're still looking for an exit" "But then, we don't have the courage to dive underwater, either" "Tell me, Kurosu, why is it?" "I'm prepared to accept anything" "But why aren't they prepared to accept us?" "The lifeboats are gone" "They loaded them up with women, children and young people" "They're gone" "It folds up like this, making a perfect space for bicycles" "Your whole family could go car camping" "It's really great Get away with just the family" "That's exactly what this car is perfect for" "This car is all the rage now" "But most people find it more attractive as a second car, than as the family car" "Check out this handy feature" "The roof goes away?" "Please, please" "Please" "Please" "I can't get rid of any" "All gone" "When's that giant earthquake coming?" "The one that'll turn everything upside down, beat up all those arrogant bastards, and make me Prime Minister, so I can pass a No Helmet law" "Yes, I understand" "I'll notify my lawyer" "Yes" "Good bye, then" "I won't contact you, so please don't call me, either" "OK" "Good bye" "I'm sorry" "That's all for today's lesson" "Thank you" "Don't worry about me" "But..." "You're worried?" "Sure, you are" "I went and got a divorce" "Our marriage was over, so it doesn't really change anything" "Once, he was a stranger, and now, we're back to being strangers again" "You're not going to see him again?" "No, never again" "That's what marriage is like" "I understand" "You do?" "What do you understand?" "How you feel" "You do, huh?" "Recently, I feel calmer being alone, too" "When I'm with someone, I end up saying the wrong thing and we both get hurt" "It's time for you to go home and study" "See ya" "Hey" "What?" "I need to ask you a favor" "This is the Japanese version" "You're signing up for the American military?" "Yeah" "There's a new policy You don't have to be an American" "You saw it on TV, right?" "It's news to me" "I..." "Already passed the paper test" "Wait a minute" "I only have to pass the physical exam and the thought exam and I'm in" "If you're in the military, you go to war, right?" "It depends" "But you should have consulted us before" "Have you told your father?" "No" "I see" "The thing is, I'm still a minor, so I need a parent to sign" "Here and here" "C'mon, sign" "If you won't, forget it" "There are organizations that'll sponsor me instead of parents" "Don't ask some strange organization to sign for you" "Then, sign" "Kurosu?" "Kurosu san passed away With his wife" "The other afternoon From gas poisoning" "Really?" "A double suicide, but one forced the other" "Welcome home" "I'm home" "Honey, listen to him and try not to get mad" "What is it?" "I want you to sign these papers" "I absolutely forbid it" "Why?" "I raised you so you could lead a happy life" "This couldn't be farther from that goal" "But in the military, you can work for peace" "That's just rationalizing" "But it's true Why should I alone be happy?" "It's better to make the whole world happy" "The whole world?" "What's that?" "Who cares about that?" "I'm not worried about the world, I'm worried about you" "Huh" "That's why Japan's so hopeless" "What?" "It's the American military that protects Japan" "So what?" "Think about it, at least a little" "The reason I want to join the American military is to protect you and Mom and Kenji" "That's how it works" "Don't be a smartass" "In this house, I protect you That's how it works" "You can't just do whatever you want" "You're the one that needs to think about it" "I don't want your protection" "Get out, then" "Get out!" "Get out!" "Forget it" "I'll ask someone else" "Takashi, wait!" "Can't you figure out a better way to talk to him!" "Takashi, it's fine if you want to leave us" "But not for America" "Stay in Japan and do what you can here, OK?" "What am I supposed to do?" "You say you're protecting us, Dad" "But what do you do, every day?" "You can't even answer me" "I have to get ready" "Can you listen to me?" "Yes" "You're talented" "Extraordinarily so" "Are there any musicians in your family or relatives?" "No" "I see You were just born with it" "Once in a while, there are children like you" "Is that so?" "I think you should go to a Jr." "High specializing in music" "Of course you'll have to take an exam" "But this is an important discussion I need to have with your parents" "Impossible" "Why?" "My father is against my learning piano" "I didn't realize..." "And there's stuff going on at home" "I don't know what'll happen if I start talking about piano..." "I can explain it to them" "I'll tell them myself" "Please wait a little longer" "It's a cleaning job at a shopping mall Is that OK?" "Yes" "Any preference for working hours?" "It's up to you" "I see When can you start?" "Anytime" "This is for plastics, this is for wood, this is for veneer" "But use this one for painted veneer" "And this is multi-purpose Use it for anything, got that?" "Can't I just clean everything with that one?" "No" "Why not..." "It's not professional" "I see" "Why do we carry it around?" "It's for just in case" "Excuse me, we need to clean the restroom" "Stay in touch, OK?" "Yeah" "And swear to me you won't get into trouble" "I won't" "You swear?" "Yeah" "Listen" "Why don't you divorce him, Mom?" "Just get a divorce You're still totally fine" "What are you talking about?" "That's the one thing that worries me" "Who else will play mother in that family?" "What difference does it make?" "It's more complicated than that" "You sure?" "Playing mother isn't all bad, you know" "I just don't get it" "I'm off" "National Border" "There's no question that he owes 3 months' worth of lunch money" "I see I give it to him every month" "Also, he's excused himself early..." "Countless times" "Do you know of a reason?" "I don't" "Is he bullied?" "If anything, he does the bullying" "Which student?" "Me" "What?" "I'm an adult so it hardly bothers me, but your son is definitely out of place here" "I see" "It's something your family should discuss" "Yes" "Hey!" "You can't just barge in!" "What is that?" "It's nothing!" "Get out!" "What did you do with your lunch money?" "You haven't paid in 3 months" "I was embarrassed when your teacher told me" "What did you spend that 1 5,000 Yen on?" "This?" "No, I found this on the street" "Then what did you spend it on?" "And tell me the truth" "On piano lessons" "I'll get a job and pay back the 1 5,000 Yen, OK?" "You're kidding Piano lessons?" "You should have told me I would've paid for them" "But you said, "No piano"" "Yes, I did" "But pocketing your lunch money is worse" "Go ahead, learn piano" "I think men who play the piano are attractive" "Don't tell Dad" "You know he'll never let me" "OK" "Kaneko Piano School" "Welcome home" "It seems Kenji's been sneaking off to piano lessons" "I see" "He's been lying to us this whole time" "He's a mess" "Kenji, get down here" "I need to talk to you!" "Honey, please don't get too mad at him" "I won't." "But he needs to hear some straight talk" "We got a letter from the Kaneko Music School" "It says you should apply to the Jr." "High at a Music School" "What's going on?" "Tell me" "Tell me!" "I just studied a little piano" "Behind our backs?" "Who cares what I do?" "I told you "No piano"" "That makes no sense" "If you think I don't make sense, come out and say so" "Don't go behind our backs, hoping you won't get caught" "I hate that kind of cowardly attitude more than anything" "Honey, this..." "The letter from Kaneko" "It says Kenji's a genius piano player" "That he's a rare child prodigy" "How can you possibly believe that?" "How could our child be a prodigy?" "Who the hell is this Kaneko, anyway?" "This guy's a real bullshit artist" "My teacher, Kaneko, isn't like that!" "Besides..." "What?" "She's a she, not a guy" "You're a real idiot" "These music schools praise everyone" "That's how they make a living" "I'll quit playing piano!" "So just leave me alone!" "This is all your fault for not telling us" "You're lying" "What was that?" "You're lying when you say you'll listen if I talk" "No matter how much I talk to you, you won't change your mind!" "Just like Ero-Bayashi" "All you really want is to lecture me and act tough!" "Honey, stop it!" "Are you OK?" "You go on upstairs" "Don't hit him" "Sure" "Why can't he play piano?" "Once I've said "No" I can't take it back" "It affects my authority as a parent" "I was too lenient with Takashi" "So I'm shoving our parental values down Kenji's throat, if I have to" "You have to help me" "He needs a clear message from both of us" "What's that look?" "I saw you the other day" "You were standing in the free food line at the park" "You're unemployed, right?" "You knew?" "Yes, all along" "Why didn't you tell me?" "Because if I do, your authority is screwed" "Screw your authority" "What?" "Kenji!" "Kenji!" "Honey, call an ambulance!" "I was just trying to catch him..." "Shut up and call!" "This is the 11 O'clock News" "The U.S. has announced it is expanding its war in the Middle East and is planning a military troop surge" "According to the Dept. of Defense, this deployment will include soldiers of any nationality" "This means it is likely that the 1 38 soldiers recently recruited from Japan will also be deployed" "A growing number of Japanese youths are volunteering for the U.S. military" "We interviewed youths in order to find out what they think about this" "I support it" "We have a lot of trade with America, so if American has a problem, that means Japan's directly affected" "So I think it's a good thing to cooperate with America to try to help solve their problems" "I think like..." "Like it's really great if they're serious about it" "I support the troops..." "The Japanese Constitution explicitly prohibits our country from going to war" "So I couldn't believe it..." "That our government let them join up" "Kenji!" "How is he?" "I detected no brain abnormalities" "He does have a concussion but he's fine otherwise" "Thank goodness" "Take care" "Thank you" "I told you not to do that!" "Come" "Takashi!" "I'm home" "I'm exhausted" "You should have told us you were coming home" "We saw it on the news and were so worried about you" "But I'm glad you're home" "I killed so many people" "I killed too many" "Takashi..." "Excuse me, I need the number for the Foreign Ministry" "My son volunteered for the U.S. military" "I wanted to find out if there's any way to determine his safety" "Yes" "Whether he's safe..." "Oh, I see" "So it's impossible..." "No!" "It's not" "Like that" "3 Hours Earlier" "You scream, I'll kill you!" "The cash!" "Where is it!" "You don't have any?" "Liar!" "There's no cash here" "Why!" "That was close" "She saw my face!" "Fuck, she saw my face!" "What should I do?" "Get up!" "What are you doing?" "You're my hostage Come with me" "May I take my jacket and purse?" "Can you drive?" "Yes" "OK, do it!" "Oh, right" "What are you doing!" "Put it back!" "What kind of car is this?" "I don't know" "I just stole it" "Drive!" "Who's that!" "My neighbor, Okada san" "Not a cop?" "No" "Just go straight" "Yes" "The next left" "Yes" "You forgot to signal" "Oh, sorry" "Not those!" "Oh, sorry" "Watch the road!" "Yes" "Um..." "What?" "Can you put that thing down?" "Do you do this sort of thing a lot?" "A lot?" "Are you nuts?" "Why, then?" "I was good at picking locks" "I could pick any lock in a flash" "So I decided to go professional" "A professional thief?" "Of course not" "A locksmith" "But I quickly failed" "I'm not a good businessman" "No matter how many times, I always failed" "I just can't get along with people" "And now finally..." "I even failed at robbery" "I understand" "The hell you do!" "I can always crash this damned car!" "Um, can I use the bathroom?" "Running away?" "No!" "Welcome" "Why did you come back?" "That was the deal, right?" "What are you thinking?" "Nothing" "OK" "I'll drop you off at some station" "I'll go on alone" "You go home" "I can't go home" "I've come this far," "I can't go home now" "Hey, Sasaki" "Taguchi, what's up?" "Running away" "For real?" "I'm so sick of it all" "School, cram school, family hour" "Give me a break" "Hey, thank you" "How about your piano lessons?" "I quit" "Yeah?" "Grownups just please themselves" "It's Dad, shit" "He's chasing me" "Hey, what's wrong?" "It's an asthma attack" "Are you OK?" "Are you OK!" "I'll go buy juice" "Don't go" "You'll be fine" "If they find me, Dad'll beat me up" "I'll be right back" "A dead end" "I don't care what happens anymore" "How about you?" "I'll go see what's up ahead" "Do you think I can start over?" "From this moment on, do you think I can start over?" "Is that land over there?" "Or a boat?" "I can't see" "I can't see a thing!" "How wonderful it would be, if my whole life so far, turns out to have been a dream" "And suddenly I awaken and I'm someone else entirely" "How can l..." "How can l..." "Start over..." "How can l..." "I want to start over" "To start over" "What am I doing..." "I'm nothing more than a string of failures" "I'm just a total failure" "Don't hurt yourself, please" "You're the only person who can be you" "That's all we have to hold onto" "Are you..." "Actually..." "God?" "Hey, wake up" "What do you think that is over there?" "It looks like a star, but it's so low in the sky" "Hey, wake up" "Wake up, wake up!" "Hey!" "Gotcha!" "He was sneaking into the baggage compartment" "A fare cheater?" "Hey, is that true?" "He won't say a word" "I understand I'll take him in" "Name, address, phone number, school name" "I don't care which, tell me" "You can't go home if you don't talk" "You won't talk?" "You leave me no choice but to book you as an adult fare cheater" "OK with that?" "This way, straight" "That way" "Don't move" "Hey, get up" "They dropped your case." "You're free to go" "I'm home" "Where's your father?" "Not home" "Aren't you hungry?" "Yeah" "I'll cook something" "What?" "Lost and Found Box" "You look strange, Dad" "This is the 9 O'clock News" "Since last month, the U.S. military has been expanding its war zone in the Middle East" "But the Department of Defense is expected to announce yet another development later today" "According to sources, they are expected to announce a pullback in U.S. troop strength in the Middle East, with the result that the 3,000 international volunteers, including the 1 38 Japanese soldiers, will be returning to their native countries" "4 Months Later" "It's been a while" "I hope you are all well" "Recently," "I've learned that America isn't the only one that's right" "That is why I've decided to stay in this country a while longer, so I can understand them better" "I've come to the conclusion that the best path for me, is to fight alongside the people of this country, in order to find true happiness" "Please don't worry about me" "I'm doing fine" "I'll write again" "Shiroyama Music School Prep Audition" "He's so good" "I know" "He's next" "I hope Kenji will be OK"