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...
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
{6}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 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