The biggest issue is how to secure participants.
Since we have to make more than 1585 Snowmen in an hour,
we need at least 1000 people.
1000 people?! Since it's a town with a population of 10000 people,
it's very tough to secure 1000 people.
How about kids?
We ask kids to join the event.
Our only high school will be closed down in this spring.
There're only a few high school students and they study at home in winter.
Then, it's so much the better.
It'll be their last memory of school days.
But we won't force them to join the event.
It should be a good memory of this town.
I want them to experience the moment that we'll break the world Records.
That NORTHMAN,
Snowman!
I don't need such a joke right now!
You've been saying "Snowman" so many times until now.
You should know the word!
It's not funny at all!
He is harsh.
I'm serious.
But can kids handle that?
Snow ball is heavy.
We let their parents and teachers help them.
But it still doesn't reach 1000 people.
That's right. It's impossible to secure 1000 people.
We can ask not only kids but also citizens or people from the outside.
I'm not sure if that's a good idea.
Right.
This is our town's event, right?
Do you let people from other towns participate it?
Why not? We should welcome anybody who wants to join us.
If you seek attention to the public, we should welcome outsiders.
Even though he used to hate this town, he puts a lot of efforts for this town now.
I invited Mr.Kajiyama who is Snowman Researcher to give us a lecture about Snowman.
He may have stayed up and prepared this all night.
Does such an occupation exist?
There're all sorts of researchers and commentators in this world.
Sensei, are you ready?
Kid?!
Hello, I'm Kajiyama, a Snowman researcher.
In the first place, Snowman has been made from the ancient times.
Its origin is unknown.
Sensei, please talk about Snowman in Guinness World Recordss.
Don't you want to know the history of Snowman?
No we don't.
That's not fun.
Sorry, but please continue.
Well, Snowman in Guinness World Records is different from the one in Japan.
Yukidaruma (Snowman in Japanese) in Japan has 2 layers.
But Snowman has 3 layers.
It has 3 layers.
Please remember! 3 Layers!
And we need to put eyes and a nose.
2 eyes and a nose.
We'll use coal for eyes and coal or carrot for a nose.
And don't forget to put arms. You can use branches.
Arms! We'll use branches for arms.
Can you be quiet?
Sorry.
The authorization standard of Guinness World Records is to make as many as 3-feet Snowmen in an hour.
The current world Records was set by Iiyama city, Nagano in 2015.
They made 1585 Snowmen.
Let's break this world Records together!
It's the story about a young screenwriter who is the sport of irresponsible people nowhere in Hokkaido.
It's fiction.
Do our best!
Inconvenient handymen
Episode 11
Let's try by ourselves first and see how's going so that we can explain everybody how to do.
We have an hour. Ready?
Yes.
Time limit is
an hour.
Start now!
We have to dig deeper.
All right.
Get out.
You can't use a shovel.
What?
You can't use
any tools
You can't use a shovel.
Can't we?
It's against the rule.
Then, how we dig? With bare hands?
That's right. You can't use anything.
Look.
It seems to be a piece of cake. Let me do that.
Try it. Ready?
Ah, this needs moisture.
I have an idea.
I pour hot water.
No! You can't use anything.
You can't wet snow
with water or hot water
You can't use hot water either.
Can't we use water?
Of course, not!
All we can use is
snow on the ground!
We must use only snow on the ground.
If I use a bucket only for bringing hot water?
It doesn't matter. You can't use hot water, period!
How's going?
It'll take forever.
Seriously?
Bullshit...
Why don't we use hot water, anyway?
Even though we want to secure a lot of people, we don't have enough parking lots.
We only have one public washroom.
Please prepare portable toilets.
Since a lot of kids will help us, portable toilet is the highest priority.
If we can't, bring potty seats or bedpans.
That's not funny at all.
Not at all.
Please take this.
Good evening.
I created a homepage.
Let's check that out!
I like it.
Katsura-chan, what are you looking at?
I'm looking at the world most beautiful thing.
Please confirm that there no omissions about precautions.
I've already checked that so many times.
Since the number of parking lots is limited, we should ask them to take public transportation.
And we should let them know that there's hardly any accommodation in this town.
Otherwise, it'll cause a trouble.
Takeyama-san.
Yes.
What should we do this?
He is such a dependable man.
Yes, he is.
This is no business of ours.
What are you talking about?
I let you make as many as Snowmen tomorrow.
It's a hard work.
Everything is same. It's not easy to achieve great things.
That's right.
I make you guys do your best tomorrow.
All right. Why don't we toast for pre-victory celebration?
Ah, I want to tell you something before toasting.
Why are you so serious?
After this event, I'll leave this town.
I want to imprint the Snowman event on my memory.
Are you going to Furano?
No. I'm going back to Tokyo.
I don't have to go to Furano anymore.
I had precious experience in this town.
Batsu-san.
What?
I'll face the reality in Tokyo.
We'll miss you.
I'll come back. So, please keep that house.
All right, I treat you tonight.
Are you sure?
Yes. So, do your best tomorrow.
Here's my signature dish, "A while cabbage".
What are you talking about?
Momono-san, you have to attend too.
It's too early for me to wake up.
There's no exception.
I'll rout you out of bed.
Let's toast!
Cheers!
I drank again.
I drank a lot again.
But beer filled with hope tasted the best.
Matsui-san
Well, we'll inform all of you about precautions and this place.
Please come this way.
Good morning.
Thank you for your help.
Good morning.
Hey!
Good morning.
Let's have fun!
Didn't he pick up a phone?
We drank a lot last night.
They're hopeless.
Now, I let you move to the different area.
I'll guide you in turn.
So, please wait for a little bit.
Let's do our best!
Good morning. Thank you for coming.
It finally starts.
I'll explain about this event and how to start.
When I say, 3-2-1-Go, you can start.
So, don't start until I say so.
What?
Hey!
Good morning.
Don't we forget something very important?
Do we?
No!
What time is it now?!
What time is it now?
Bullshit!
I got tons of calls from Matsui-san.
I have to skip my breakfast.
Just forget about your breakfast.
Damn, it!
Bullshit!
Please follow the instruction and move to your area.
Now, Orange 2 group, please move to your area.
Where's my jacket?
What are you doing?
Use a sled.
Let's do your best making as many as Snowmen!
Wake up!
Momono-san.
We're late! Wake up!
Today is the very important day for this town!
Take off your PJ. We're late!
I can do that by myself!
Hurry up!
All right.
Hurry up.
Sorry! We're late.
It's already started!
Since he overslept, we tried to wake him up.
Why am I wearing a costume of Ramen Donbuler?
Let's do our best!
Hurry up!
I'm going too!
I see some cute Snowmen with a carrot nose.
How many Snowmen can we make?
Please give an extra support between layers.
And try not to drop eyes and a nose.
Don't forget to add arms.
It's not high enough.
Please follow the rule.
It should be 3 feet or higher.
See? It's high enough.
I brought a carrot.
I have to watch my steps.
Momono-san, press more.
All right.
Please try to make a round Snowman.
And it's about the time to reinforce Snowmen.
Policeman!
Yes?
Give me branches.
I'll bring them.
Not high enough.
Really?
Please cooperate with other people and make as many as Snowmen.
I see people who are considerably tired by having made a lot of Snowmen.
Jun-kun?
Are you Jun-kun?
Toast for reunion of dad and son who got separated a long time ago!
It's a mistake.
I haven't received any letters.
And I'm not his son.
I have nothing to do with this town!
I want to go to Furano.
Wait!
Eyebrow...My eyebrow!!!
Kyusyu Pork bone soup Donbuler!
A small town that nobody knows...
It prospered once as a town of the coal mine.
But it was 50 years ago.
Only a few people remember those days.
After having lost war,
people put a lot of efforts for the economic revival of Japan.
High-growth period,
It was coal to have supported it.
And it was people in this town who dug for coal.
Only a few people remember such a thing too.
Life dwells in a lot of Snowmen.
Coal was once called Black Diamond in old days.
But it came to hardly be used.
Diamond dust...
Please check if you put eyes and a nose, and height so that we won't make disqualified Snowmen.
Policeman!
Yes?
Since eyes are easy to come off, we should push them into the snow well.
All right.
Would you let everybody know that?
I got it.
There's little time left.
Please cooperate with other people and make as many as Snowmen.
And try not to break Snowmen that you've already made.
Please make sure to put eyes, a nose and arms,
so that we won't make any disqualified Snowmen.
And please make sure to reinforce between layers.
There's little time left.
Do your best!
Let's put them together.
It's not round.
You stand like this...
Ready?
I'll put them together.
Wait!
Where're branches?
Branch!
Where're branches?
Bring branches!
Bring a branch.
No! Damn, it!
I found branches.
Wait!
We don't have time.
It's done.
Yeah!
When the time is up, authorized committee of Guinness World Recordss will say, STOP.
Then, please don't touch Snowmen after that.
Handymen, they need help.
Let's go!
Over there.
Don't give up yet.
Make one more snowball and put on top of this.
Ready?
Put eyes! Give him life!
15 seconds left.
Hurry up!
Branches!
Hurry up!
Branches!
We need branches!
10 seconds left.
It's done!
Stop!
Time is up!
Look!
Awesome!
Now, we announce the results!
Here's Ishikawa-san who is a member of authorized committee of Guinness World Records Japan.
The review is completed.
The current world Records was set in Nagano in 2015. They made 1585 Snowmen.
And the number of Snowmen that were officially approved today is,
2036 Snowmen! You achieved the world Records!
Congratulations!
We did it! We broke the current world Records!
Now, we move to the certificate presentation ceremony of Guinness World Records.
Representative of this event, please come to the stage.
You go!
Not me...
Go!
I present a certificate.
February 28, 2015,
The number of Snowmen having been made in an hour,
Since having made 2036 Snowmen in an hour, you as Akahira city, Hokkaido set new Guinness World Records.
Congratulations!
Takeyama-san, could you say a few words?
We did it!
We're awesome!
Jun-kun, Jun-kun, Jun-kun...
We could break the current world Records with your cooperation.
Thank you very much!
February 28, 2015
2036 Snowmen
Akahira city, Hokkaido
1406 challengers
Hundreds and hundreds of Yukidaruma (means Snowman).
Ah, Snowmen.
It's overwhelming.
Yes.
I didn't care for a Snowman at the side of the road.
But if it's this much, it's quite touching.
I think so too.
Jun-kun, this was your idea. You're awesome.
That's not true.
I didn't make all of them.
I couldn't do this without everybody's help.
That's right.
You can't do this by yourself.
That's right.
Director, a lot of dialogues are changed.
This isn't my original anymore.
This is a joke. I'm out!
I decided to make my own story.
Same as all of you, I'm a leading character in my life.
Why do you try to look good?
Why did I try to look good?
What's wrong?
I'm not sure, but...
I have so many things to think at once.
We planned this event for the revitalization of a town.
We wanted public to focus on this town.
But how many participants would think so?
At least kids didn't think so, right?
But they seemed to have fun, anyway.
They enjoyed a lot.
As I recall, this event was for the revitalization of a town.
I'd completely forgotten that.
That's the point.
What?
As the cliché goes, what's important isn't a Records.
Do something memorable is important.
You taught me that.
You sound to be a real man.
Thank you very much for everything.
You're so weird.
Am I?
Yes.
Where is he going?
To the exit.
The exit?
He finally found his exit.
Toast to our success of Snowman event!
And to Takeyama Jun-kun who is going to leave this town tomorrow!
You're too formal. Get out!
Here're 3 rings.
Knock, knock, and two are connected.
Who is paying more attention to my breast?!
And if I do this, it's a Snowman!
Congratulations for set the new Guinness World Records!
Yeah!
Yeah is a dead word...
Jun-kun, give us a speech.
Hey, we don't need it.
I want!
It won't be our last meeting.
But...
Cheers!
Anyway, I'll miss you.
Are you going to write scripts for movies after going back to Tokyo?
I'll do my best.
I'll watch your movie.
Thank you.
It was the best night.
Drinking with usual people has a lot of fun.
I learned of that now after all this time.
The best! The best!
This town is the best!
Where's Batsu-san?
He said that he had severe headache. He stays in bed.
He is helpless.
He must have a hangover.
He drank a lot last night.
I see.
Let's go.
What? 10,000-yen bill?
Don't you have a smaller bill?
I gave that because I don't have a smaller one.
If I had, I'd give you that instead.
What? Did you just click your tongue?
Did you give me clicking?
No way! A fish bone stuck in my back teeth.
Here's 8,000 yen.
And 170 yen.
Thank you.
Hey!
Why did you come here?
I was about to leave here...
Mother, why did you come to this town?
Mother?
Is she your mother?
Ki-chan!
Didn't your father die?
Be prepared and listen to my story.
Your mother was happy because you became a mature man.
Please tell me the truth.
Are you my father?