"Presented by Pierre Revault 100-year old Vine Village Nouveau "
"November 15 Release"
Be ready to take over in 5 minutes.
"11/7 (Wed) 9:00 Weather Chart"
- How's it going downstairs? - It's going fine.
- Is Shinoda doing okay? - She's managing to hang in there.
She doesn't appear to be too comfortable at Terminal Radar yet.
You know Yano-san and his hands-off policy. She might be feeling a little lost.
I see.
Are you worried about her?
All Nippon 364. Turn left heading 030.
Woah. That was a good angle.
Yano-san. Watch Shinoda, not us.
Oh...yes.
Japan Air 566. You are No. 5 sequence so far
heading 200 for arrival spacing.
Descend and maintain 6,000.
Reduce speed to 190.
Japan 566. Say again please?
Japan Air 566. Reduce speed to 190.
The gap is closing.
At this rate, it'll close the gap in 3 minutes.
Inter Asia 552. Reduce speed to 200 for spacing.
That will be all for today.
The team makeup will be irregular again tomorrow, but
please bear with it while Yuuki-san and Kondo-kun are away.
Yuuki-san and Kondo-san might be
- going at each other in Fukuoka right now. - That's a real possibility.
What do you think? While the boss is away, shall we go for a drink?
- Da? - Har-Es-Sore?
She's probably talking to her Russian language teacher.
She's taking the Russian Language Certification Exam soon.
Okay, done with class registration.
Sakai-san, how many certifications do you have now?
11 Certifications (sounds like shikaku- square). Zero triangles (sankaku).
Huh? What're you gonna do with all that?
I don't know if I want to be an air traffic controller forever.
I'll do my job at work, and use my private time
to have more options in my life.
We have quite a few people here who get certifications and leave.
- Yano-san. - Yes.
- Is Shinoda back yet? - Oh, did she stay behind?
I thought she came back with me.
How's Shinoda doing at terminal radar control?
She's coming around slowly. I think she likes the Tower better.
Please have her replaced immediately if she starts falling behind.
- It's for her own good. - Well, yes. We'll see how it goes.
I want you to show her by example in advance.
At the Tower, communication with one aircraft lasts 1 to 2 minutes, but
with terminal radar, you're in contact for over 10 minutes.
Furthermore, you have to deal with more than 10 aircraft at the same time.
There will likely be delays with Shinoda, who likes to provide a lot of information.
I understand.
Anyway, we'll see how it goes.
I'm heading out first.
I'll catch up with you in a bit.
I don't understand why Yano-san's supervising Shinoda.
Did Yuuki-san say anything to you?
Not really.
Ah~. That's good.
Don't just say that's good.
Can't you be more specific?
Sorry. I'm late.
What happened?
He can't drink, but he volunteered for
the executive committee of the Beaujolais Nouveau event.
And he dragged us into it too. What a pain.
The decision's been made already, so
no more whining.
Is it that "3, 2, 1 Released" event?
Yes. It's a countdown event.
This year's wine is special.
Beaujolais Village Nouveau, was it?
- Yeah. -It's wine made from grapes
picked from a hundred-year old vine.
The media's coming too, so it'll be pretty big. We're planning other things too.
That sounds like fun.
One of the things we're planning is a wine tasting contest.
It's a real special Beaujolais, so we want people to compare it to other expensive wines, and
find out that it's not inferior.
That's why we were choosing the wines to use for comparison, but
- none of us are wine savvy. - Are there really people
who can tell the difference?
I doubt it.
Taste with depth.
Smooth and mature taste characteristic of
grapes from an old vine. Superb blend.
Chateau Enigus from Côtes du Rhône.
Is it?
It is. She knows more about it than the menu.
What are you doing here?
I was drinking with some friends over there.
- You're very knowledgeable. - I'm a wine expert.
What's that?
One of the certification recognized by the Japan Sommelier Association.
It's extremely difficult to obtain.
Let me introduce you.
Yabuki-san. She planned this event.
She's a wine buyer for JALUX, a trading company
- affiliated with us. - I'm Yabuki.
You mean the event for Beaujolais from the 100-year old vine?
This is the first time this wine will be imported to Japan.
Please come to the event.
The Nouveau produced by Pierre Revault is truly extraordinary.
I think even an expert would find it hard to believe it's a new wine.
After all, it's from a 100-year old vine, right?
That too, but what's amazing is the brewing method.
He doesn't use a stainless tank, but...
You mean he uses barrels?
- That's right! - He must be very particular.
I don't understand what they're talking about at all.
- It means he spends a lot of time and effort. - I'm thrilled
you know what I'm talking about.
It will be released on the 15th at midnight. It was my dream to
introduce this wine to Japan on that day, at that moment.
This Nouveau is scheduled to leave France today.
- You're being scouted? - Da. To be their wine buyer.
Isn't that awesome? They just happened to be looking for
a capable wine taster, so they want me to come work for them.
So are you going to change jobs? You know, Yabuki-san
wanted to introduce Pierre's wine to Japan and
traveled to the vineyards every summer.
Pierre?
Pierre has the spirit of a true artisan, so
he persisted that he would only produce
what he could personally oversee himself.
But he finally gave his okay this year.
- Isn't that neat? - You're so easy.
That's what made you want to do it?
Don't you have something like a pride as an air traffic controller?
- Pride? - Then why did you
decide to be an air traffic controller?
I thought it was an easy desk job.
How about you, Yama-yan?
For me...it was my dream. Right?
My dream is to work at Tokyo Control in Tokorozawa.
You're an odd one, aren't you?
How about you, Motoharu?
I thought it was similar to shogi.
It's the way you advance the pieces. You see, with shogi...
How about you, Dacchi? Dacchi?
Why did you change jobs to be a controller?
I...
I heard you became an air traffic controller.
- Yeah. - That's great.
- Someday, when you... - I'm
not going to be a pilot.
Let's end it all. Don't get hung up on me anymore.
I'll find a new path for myself.
So Kaori, you too...
do what you want to do.
Shinoda-san. Euro Sky 878.
Euro Sky 878.
Descend and maintain 5,000.
218 301 line up.
Euro Sky 878. Roger.
Inter Asia 224. You are No. 4 sequence.
Reduce speed to 190.
Descend and maintain 7,000.
Inter Asia 224. Roger.
Turn right heading 190.
Descend and maintain 7,000.
Inter Asia 224 misheard the speed for direction.
Tokyo Approach. Sky Japan 442.
Still not heading 090?
It's alright. You just need to bring it back. Continue.
Inter Asia 224. Turn left heading 330.
Descend and maintain 7,000.
Inter Asia 224.
Oh, staying late again?
Yano-san. About what happened today...
Didn't I tell you? Let it go.
The pilot's the one who misunderstood.
My instructions didn't get conveyed properly.
In that instant,
I lost the confidence of all the pilots who were connected via the radio.
You may be right.
Just let it go. You'll be fine tomorrow.
Relationship of trust with the pilot is what I value the most.
That's why I want to provide them with as much information as I can.
So that the pilot in the cockpit can feel at ease.
But it's meaningless if my instructions are misunderstood because of that.
Relationship of trust, eh?
Shinoda-san, you focus a lot on pilots, don't you?
Anyway, go do something fun and cheer up. Okay?
Here. I don't need it.
Thanks. For thinking about me.
That's right. Wine's arriving today.
What's with this work tour of a private business?
Because you know... I might change jobs.
Yeah, but this isn't our normal duty.
Ah. So this is working overtime. Looks like fun.
What's fun about it?
- Kaori, you're here too? - Yabuki-san.
Say, yesterday was the shipping date for the wine so
- it should be arriving today, right? What time's the flight arriving?
- Uh.... - Yabuki-san.
- It's not coming. - What's not coming?
The wine won't come. I'm sorry.
Why isn't it coming?
Pierre is saying that
he wants to let it rest in the barrel for 4 more days
- because it's lacking flavor. - 4 more days would be...
the 12th, right? That's no problem. It'll get here in time if it gets shipped.
No. There's final processing to be done, so
it will be late afternoon on the 13th by the time it's bottled and ready for shipment.
It won't make it for that day's scheduled flight.
What about the morning flight on the 14th?
It won't get here in time due to the time difference.
What do we do? This release event is
predicated on getting this guy's special wine, right?
The flavor doesn't have to be perfect.
Have him ship it right away.
- I can't do that. - Why?
That would mean betraying his trust.
I was struck by Pierre's passionate desire
to produce the best Nouveau and I bought this wine.
He put his trust in me and agreed to the shipment.
Making an unreasonable demand now means disavowing his wine making and
turning my back on his trust.
I can't do that. I'm truly sorry.
It might be too soon to give up.
It's the scheduled flight that won't make it here in time, right?
Yes. It's the 7:00 pm flight from Paris on the 13th.
If a scheduled flight won't work, how about a charter flight?
Charter flight? You mean get one to fly?
Fly a special direct flight from the airport closest to the vineyard.
We might make it then.
- Do we have time? - That's right.
What about the schedule adjustment? Can you get an aircraft?
Are you really gonna go to that extreme?
I want to do whatever I can to get Pierre's wine here.
A charter flight's the only way we can get it here
- by midnight on the 15th. - Even for that wine,
that's going overboard. -We can't even arrange for a plane.
There's a charter flight that went to London.
It's coming back empty anyway, it can bring back the shipment of wine.
Where's the guarantee that it'll make it here in time?
If it doesn't, I'll take the responsibility.
Hello.
Are you here to see the dispatcher?
Yes.
Come with me. My junior's there.
- Thank you. - I'm a member of the executive committee after all.
- This would not be possible. - Why?
There's only 5 days until departure date, right?
It usually takes over a week for the request to be accepted.
Please help us.
This wine needs to be delivered to
- Japan by the 15th. - Can't you do something about it?
I wish I could do something about it, but
before a charter flight can fly, we need authorization from
the originating airport and the aviation bureau of the countries the aircraft will be flying over.
That's the most time-consuming part.
Authorization from foreign countries?
Isn't there a way?
Authorization from foreign countries? Okay. Let me think about it.
- How's it going at terminal radar? - I'm managing by trial and error.
Is there any way we can expedite getting authorization
from foreign aviation bureaus?
My former colleague's making arrangements for an urgent charter flight.
What did you change jobs for?
If you can't get out of the ground staff mode,
you shouldn't have become an air traffic controller.
I had my own reasons for becoming an air traffic controller.
In that case, whether that charter flight flies or not
shouldn't matter to you. If I were you,
I'd be putting more effort in my own job.
Well, it can't be helped. We did everything we could.
I asked around, but
apparently, it takes time to get authorization from
- Russia's aviation bureau. - Russia, huh?
I'm sorry I couldn't be of any help.
No, please don't be. Thank you very much.
We can do this project again next year. Right?
Ah~. Doesn't anyone have connections in Russia?
- I know Tatiana. - Who?
Tatiana. She's with Russia's Federal Aviation Authority.
She came to Haneda last year for the Far East Airport Exchange.
I'm learning Russian from her on TV phone.
- Huh? What? - You should've said so sooner.
I was able to get a hold of Tatiana-san.
She's going to try to get it expedited.
- When will you know? - In 2 days, on the 12th.
The charter flight's leaving on the 13th, so it's just barely going to make it.
You got authorization from the other countries, right?
- Yes. - At any rate,
there's still hope. Good job.
It's good.
They're all pretty similar.
Might not be a bad idea to have one light one from New Zealand.
I'm not going to be a pilot. If Kaori became a controller...
I'd be putting more effort in my own job.
...I'll listen to your voice all the time.
Let's end it all.
Take care then. Yes. Good bye.
That was Yuuki-san. Obviously he's worried about how things are going here.
- Yano-san. - Yes.
About Shinoda.
Ah, yes. I know. I'll see how it goes.
How long are you going to see how it goes?
Yano-san, what are you planning to do?
Well... It's like this.
Right now, after climbing the stairs, one at a time,
Shinoda-san's at a long landing.
This happens to be a rather long landing, and she may get impatient to climb up, but
why don't we wait patiently for her?
She could also collapse while we're waiting!
I understand you have your way of doing things.
But when I'm acting as the supervisor,
please abide by my decision.
I ask for your cooperation.
Are you okay about Honjo?
Well, I have to admit it hurt.
He was so calm and didn't mince any words,
there was nothing I could say.
You did what you could for Honjo.
You became an air traffic controller too.
Are you maybe thinking that it's meaningless for you to be a controller now?
It's not meaningless. Absolutely not.
It's Yabuki-san.
- Hello. - It's flying!
We got the authorization for the charter flight.
Thank you all so very much.
Let's hold off rejoicing until tomorrow.
We can't relax until the wine gets loaded onto the plane.
Yes. I'll make sure it gets loaded.
- What's the arrival time at Haneda? - 10:00 pm.
That's only 2 hours till midnight.
Just barely enough time. Considering
we have to receive it, transport it, and get it ready,
it can't get here a minute too soon.
We have to be prepared for anything.
We will be.
Sakai-san, do you have a minute?
After this event is over, can you spare me some time?
- Why? - I want you to
give serious thought to coming to work for us.
- Are you serious? - Yes.
I told my boss about you. He said he'd definitely like to meet you.
Please think about is seriously.
An interview, she said. Isn't that great?
Are you serious about changing jobs?
I'm starting to get really excited.
What should I do?
Is it really gonna make it in time?
You said yourself you'd take responsibility.
If the wine doesn't get here on time, you'd better be prepared.
I understand.
The 100-year vine Beaujolais departed on time.
Charter flight JAL 456.
Sounds like Yabuki-san intends to take responsibility if something happens.
I wonder if she was ready to take responsibility.
That's why she asked me to come for an interview.
Yabuki-san probably put her career on the line for this.
That it would be meaningless if this particular wine
couldn't be enjoyed here tonight at midnight.
Let's go. Briefing's about to start.
What a rotten time for a storm.
It's taking quite a long way around.
How much impact would it have on arrival time?
We barely have time to get ready.
It's requesting a shortcut from the local air traffic controller.
- Shortcut? - It's bypassing the next VOR
and heading directly to the VOR after that.
The distance becomes shorter, so it may be able to make up for the delay.
Sky Japan 335.
- Request heading 330 due to Charlie Bravo.
Thunderclouds are appearing.
Hopefully, it won't get too big.
- Yano-san. - Yes.
Remember what we talked about the other day.
-Pardon me? - About Shinoda.
If anything happens, please abide by my decision.
Ah, yes.
American Air 952. Tokyo Approach.
Descend and maintain 7,000.
Turn right heading 090.
- This is Takeuchi, supervisor. - This is Nakajima at Tokyo Control.
Japan Air 456, which I'll be passing on to you shortly,
was struck by lightning and its instrument is malfunctioning.
It's requesting priority.
Roger.
Sakai. A request priority aircraft is coming our way.
It's Japan Air 456.
- Is something wrong? - It's that charter flight.
Tokyo Approach. Japan Air 456.
Japan Air 456. Tokyo Approach.
I will speak in Japanese to ensure safety.
We were informed that your instrument is malfunctioning.
I will now guide you to Haneda on a priority basis.
Currently, we have several thunderclouds over Haneda.
Do you want to take a roundabout route?
We can see that from our end as well.
We see an opening in the cloud. Can we get through?
I think you can.
Alright. We'll go through the opening in the cloud.
- Radar vectors requested. - Roger.
Sakai. Just to be on the safe side in case something happens,
make sure you leave enough separation between the aircraft in front and behind.
It's gonna be pretty difficult to guide it through this.
Japan Air 456. Turn right heading 240.
Japan Air 456. Turn left heading 160.
That was a great move!
- Can you be quiet for a while? - Sorry.
Hmm. What to do with that alternative route.
Is it a little too far to the north?
We'd better bring it down a bit, huh?
Shinoda-san, give it a try.
Yano-san, this is beyond Shinoda's capability.
She'll be fine. All she has to do is adjust the route a little.
Japan Air 456 has a malfunctioning instrument.
Let's clear a path here so that even if it loses its bearing
and gets close, it can avoid it.
That route needs plenty of distance to land from the North while avoiding the thunderclouds.
Shinoda can't handle it by herself.
- Let's give it a try. - Yano-san.
Shinoda. Move over. I'll take it from here.
It hasn't arrived yet.
We barely have enough time as it is.
Apparently, its radio navigation system was damaged.
So there's a delay in arrival.
Bring the replacement wine immediately.
- But... - I don't want to hear any "buts."
We're still not sure if it won't make it on time.
Can you stay out of this?
You said yourself you'd take the responsibility.
You're prepared, aren't you?
What was that about taking responsibility and being prepared?
I'm going to Customs. I'll make sure it gets here on time.
Kirishima-san.
Please step aside. I'll take over.
Shinoda-san will do just fine.
Okay, let's do it.
Japan Air 456. Turn right heading 200.
Japan Air 456. Turn right heading 220.
All Nippon 238. Turn left heading 180.
That was a bold move.
All Nippon 238. Confirm heading 180?
All Nippon 238. Affirmative.
Turn left heading 180.
All Nippon 238. Is that heading, not speed?
All Nippon 238. Affirmative.
Due to priority traffic.
All Nippon 238. Roger.
All Nippon 238. Turn left heading 080.
J Prime 226. Turn left heading 180.
J Prime 226. Roger.
Turn left heading 180.
Japan Air 456. Turn right heading 240.
Brilliant.
Japan Air 456. Descend to reach 4,000 5 Cream.
Cleared for ILS Zulu Runway 34 Right approach.
Contact Tower 124 decimal 35.
Japan Air 456. Descend to 4,000 5 Cream.
ILS Zulu Runway 34 Right approach. Contact Tower.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Good luck!
Japan Air 456. Runway 34 Right cleared to land.
Wind 360 at 10.
It's here.
Japan Air 456. Wind 340 at 12.
Japan Air 456. Wind 350 at 10.
- Yabuki. - Yes.
- Go make an apology announcement. - But...
The replacement wine's ready to go too.
How many minutes left?
10 minutes. 10 minutes left.
Please make it.
I'll go explain.
10 seconds to go. 9, 8, 7
6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
Beaujolais Nouveau released.
To the 2012 Beaujolais Nouveau. Cheers.
Cheers.
We apologize again
for replacing the wine for the toast.
This is good too.
It's not bad.
It was worth the wait, huh?
They're bringing something in. What is it?
Say, is that Pierre Revault's?
I'm very sorry. This, um, didn't make it on time.
Did it just arrive?
That's very appropriate for a Nouveau.
- Let us have a taste. - Yes, however...
We'll start serving right away.
Glasses... Please wait a moment.
Woah! This is what I was waiting for!
Is this Nouveau? It's completely different from what I expected.
- This is very smooth. - Really?
This wine is
the heart and soul of its producer, Pierre Revault.
It's a truly... truly extraordinary wine.
I'm leaving.
I'm sorry about what happened today.
It worked out in the end, didn't it?
I was able to detour it.
But I had my hands full just giving instructions,
I didn't give the pilots enough information.
I thought you had guts.
You were talking slowly, weren't you? That time.
That's why the pilots on the other side of the radio
gave you full attention. Because your pace changed.
It may have been subconsciously, but
in that situation, that was a courageous thing to do.
The pilots felt it too, don't you think?
That they had your undivided attention.
- Good night. - Good night.
Shinoda-san was pretty gutsy today, wasn't she?
I was surprised.
By any chance, is this Yuuki-san's strategy?
Did you intentionally separate us?
Ah. No I didn't. It just happened that way.
- Yano-san. - Yes.
It was a good learning experience.
Good night.
The fruity scent is the characteristic of this...
Do you have to quit your job?
You knew about that?
I was told earlier to "Take responsibility and
work hard."
- Oh great. I'm happy for you. - Thanks.
I'll try to keep on buying good wine.
Sakai-san.
Are you sure you don't want to work with us?
I'm not really sure, but
I think I'm fine where I am.
I love wine, but the fact that this wine is here...
It's thanks to you.
Not entirely.
Air traffic controllers are cool, aren't they?
Maybe.
I wonder if I was rushing things all this time.
Maybe it's okay to stand still
for the other person instead of just trying to convey something.
I'm not sure what you're talking about, but if you realized something
that's a good thing.
Are you okay?