"In the novels that I write, nobody dies." "It's because my father is a murderer." "Six months ago, I started living under the same roof with five women." "They received invitations to come to my house from an unknown source." "They pay me one million yen a month in rent." "I have found out who all these women are, but I still have no idea who sent the invitations." "Or what they want these women to do to me." "Thanks to the involvement of these five women." "My life will change a lot." "Mr. Michima." "are you related to the condemned criminal Tatsuyuki Michima?" "He is my father." "50TH JAPAN OUTSTANDING LITERATURE PRIZE" "What a busy schedule." "It must be hard." "Not at all." "It's our job, after all." "You sure are busy." "Well, I guess so." "Okay, Nanaka." "We're ready for you." "Okay." "Are you ready?" "Do your best, Nanaka." "Nanaka's coming through." "Watch your step." "Good morning." "It's nice to be working with you." "Me, too." "Okay, we're ready to roll." "Yes, sir." "Okay, rolling!" "Rolling!" "Ready!" "Action!" "GO TO HELL!" "MICHIMA" "Mr. Michima, can we speak with you?" "EPISODE 7 AFFECTION" "Mr. Michima, I know you're in there!" "I know you're in there!" "Mr." "Michima!" "I'd like to ask some questions." "Hey!" "Excuse me." "Could I ask you some questions?" "Just one question!" "Please, let us speak with you!" "I'm with the Weekly Inquirer ." "Is Mr. Michima home?" "He's not!" "Please, stop!" "When will he be home?" "I am not telling you!" "Midori!" "Get out of the way!" "Whoa!" "No comment, you motherfuckers!" "I will hunt you jerks down!" "Get out!" "Did you get that?" "Get the fuck out!" "We will be back." "MURDERING AUTHOR!" "What a pain in the ass!" "Where's Nanaka?" "She snuck out this morning." "It's hard for her, too." "That's for sure." "These nasty news reports would end her acting career." "MURDERING AUTHOR!" "So, where is the cause of all this bullshit?" "He's gone." "He made breakfast." "What?" "What the hell?" "Shin will be back, right?" "Don't worry." "He will be back by dinner." "So, Sensei." "Yeah?" "Sensei, have you ever been in love with a woman?" "Well..." "Yes, I have." "Then, have you ever been deeply in love?" "Deeply..." "I don't think you have." "I can tell from your novels." "You always make love with me." "Do you enjoy it?" "Don't you love me, Hotaru?" "You know I do." "I really doubt" "I will ever fall deeply in love with anyone." "I don't think there's anything I can do about that." "Shin!" "This is really amazing!" "It's so cool!" "Really?" "I'm glad to hear it." ""Really?" You know it is." "Yeah, I guess so." "The last time I had a girlfriend was five years ago." "Here." "I had been going out with her since high school." "It's your reward for finishing your story." "Wow!" "Thank you." "You're welcome." "But a few days after my father committed his crime, she left me without saying a word." "POPULAR NOVELIST LIVING IN THE SAME HOUSE WITH FIVE WOMEN!" "Mr. Sakurai, can I talk to you?" "What?" "Actually, I have a huge favor to ask you." "What is it?" "WEEKLY SALES RANKING" "Well..." "I would like to arrange a secret dinner with the actress Nanaka Hiraki and Mr. Hanaki." "I was hoping you could help me." "What?" "She just did an interview with him." "Mr. Hanaki insists on seeing her again." "If he doesn't, he said he won't publish his next book with us." "Really?" "I didn't expect him to think of us as his rival." "Excuse me?" "1." "DRIFTING EMOTIONS 4." "THE EASYGOING MESSIAH" "Fine." "I will take care of it." "The issue of revoking the Japan Outstanding Literature Prize..." "Thank you very much!" "Good night." "Good night." "Just a moment ago, the selection committee restated that they would not change their decision." "Do you think you will take back the Japan Outstanding Literature Prize from Shin Michima?" "We will not take back the prize." "We cannot understand how the author's work and his personal life are connected." "Some people believe that awarding him this prize hurts the families of the victims." "Listen, all we did was honestly judge his work." "Drifting Emotions is a masterpiece." "You're the novelist Shin Michima, right?" "Damn you!" "Did I surprise you?" "You're creepy, Nanaka." "Michi." "Let's go on a date, right now." "What?" "It's already dinner time, you know." "It will be fine." "But what about the rules?" "Rules... are meant to be broken." "What's that supposed to mean?" "Watch out!" "That's dangerous!" "Come on!" "I'm so hungry!" "Don't worry." "Mr. Michima will come home." "I'm not worried about..." "It's just that the rule is that we eat dinner together." "Novel, I'm going to kick your ass." "Hey, are you sure you wanted to come here?" "Yes." "This is super delicious." "You don't think Shin is with Nanaka, do you?" "I am really going to kick your ass." "Here!" "Cheers." "Yuck!" "Your book's selling, right?" "Tons of people were lined up at the bookstore." "I heard more than 400 thousand copies have been sold." "Really?" "Amazing!" "Isn't that great?" "Lots of people are reading it." "Yeah." "Aren't you happy?" "It's not selling because it's interesting." "What?" "They're just reading it because it's a hot topic right now." "It's a novel by an evil man's son." "It was interesting." "Have you read it?" "I have read all your books, Michi." "You have?" "By the way..." "Yes?" "Why did you come to my house, Nanaka?" "That's against the rules, you know." "But rules are meant to be broken, right?" "You see..." "When I was little acting made me happy." "But then, it became less and less interesting." "So..." "I decided to only take roles... that, through my acting, I could turn into characters" "I'd feel happy with." "That way, I can make lots of people happy, right?" "I hope you can find a role like that soon." "I have a favor to ask you, Michi." "You do?" "If..." "Drifting Emotions becomes a movie, let me play the leading role." "If it becomes a movie?" "I'm the best person to play the main character." "When I first read that book," "I can't explain why, but I felt I had to play that role." "Nanaka..." "I would be happy to have you play her." "Do you promise?" "Yes, I promise." "All right!" "Bartender!" "Two more tequilas." "What?" "Michi, are you all right?" "Sorry." "I'm really sorry." "Here." "Wipe your mouth." "Thank you." "You haven't wiped your mouth at all." "Oh, you!" "I can't reach." "Come here." "You stink!" "What?" "Oh, sorry." "But... your lips are soft and nice, Michi." "One more time." "What?" "NANAKA'S FIRST SCANDAL!" "DARING KISS WITH THE POPULAR NOVELIST!" "FIRST SCANDAL!" "NANAKA'S DARING ROADSIDE KISS!" "FIRST SCANDAL!" "NANAKA'S DARING ROADSIDE KISS!" "Was that useful?" "I'm sorry for making such a difficult request." "But thanks to you, he has sold over 600 thousand copies." "I'm glad to hear it." "It's hard to feel comfortable in here." "My hobby is collecting chairs." "By the way, I also sleep in a chair." "You sleep in chair?" "But why?" "Since I was a kid, it was normal for me to sleep in a chair while on location." "I got used to it." "I see." "Mr. Sakurai." "I have cooperated with you, so..." "I want you to take care of Michi, all right?" "Of course." "Actually..." "I have one more favor to ask." "FIRST SCANDAL!" "NANAKA'S DARING ROADSIDE KISS!" "She hasn't moved in a while." "She says that pose is supposed to make her calm." "IS THEIR LEADER THIS NAKED WOMAN?" "Who are they calling a leader?" "Who's the goddamn publisher?" "I will burn the place down." "You will burn what?" "Shin." "Yes?" "Are you dating Nanaka?" "What?" "Hitomi, she would never fall for this loser." "She got all kinds of hot guys hitting on her." "Thank you for your time today." "It's all right." "I was asked to come." "Are you interested in yoga, Shin?" "No." "I was wondering if I stared at you long enough, would I fall in love with you?" "Did you?" "No, not yet." "What?" "Ouch!" "I hope you die three times!" "Ouch!" "Ouch..." "Are you really dating Shin Michima?" "That's personal, so I can't answer." "I read his novel, Drifting ..." "Drifting ..." "Drifting Emotions ." "Drifting Emotions ." "It was complete rubbish." "It's not even good for killing time." "Reading it was a waste of time." "I also read your novel, Mr. Hanaki." "World ..." "World Theory ." "How was it?" "Interesting, right?" "It wasn't interesting at all." "I'm sorry to hear that." "I guess it was a little difficult for you." "It wasn't difficult at all." "I understood it." "However..." "Honestly, the story was totally pointless." "The writing seemed like a bad poetry." "It was unbearable." "Thank you for your opinion." "There was a story in there, but it felt like I was only reading you talk about yourself." "To be honest, it was tiring." "Like I thought, Nanaka." "You have a very original outlook." "Mr. Hanaki." "Do you... honestly love novels?" "Of course!" "What you love are the novels you write." "Don't underestimate the power of expression." "Hello." "This is Mr. Michima." "Oh!" "Michi?" "I'm coming home." "Could you get my bath ready?" "Okay, sure." "You're pretty late tonight." "That's right." "Today's job was very long and boring." "I see." "You must be tired." "Michi?" "Yes?" "What is it?" "How would you like to have another date like before?" "What?" "No." "We can't." "I mean..." "You're getting embarrassed again." "You're so sweet, Michi." "Come on." "Stop teasing me like that." "I'm just kidding." "Okay, I will be home soon." "Okay." "Novel." "Novel!" "Get up, now." "What's wrong, Minami?" "Wake everyone up right now." "What?" "Okay." "This is going to be a long day." "THE TRUE ATONEMENT BEGINS NOW." "THIS DRAMA IS FICTIONAL." "ALL CHARACTERS AND ORGANIZATIONS IN IT ARE FICTITIOUS." "NEXT EPISODE" "The dead person ends up with nothing." "Don't try to run away!" "Why did you kill them?" "You mean, you know who sent the invitations?" "I have known for a while." "Subtitle translation by Brian Athey"