Edawakare-san.
They're filming a TV show about my place.
Oh, really?
Of course, I absolutely don't mind that you're here,
but things are going to get boisterous on the other side.
I just want to apologize for the inconvenience.
I don't mind at all.
Oh, I see.
A TV crew is coming to this establishment soon.
Life is a continuous series of turning points.
And here I am, at one of those turning points:
Should I change into my private clothes I coincidentally just purchased?
Or should I stay in my usual uniform?
Say.
Yes?
What's the program coming here?
Good Morning TV.
I see.
I can just be normal, right?
Enjoy your teatime as usual. Not a problem.
Understood.
Frankly, if I'm going to be on TV, I want to look good in my new clothes.
But if I changed clothes now, they'll think:
Ah, this guy changed clothes because the TV show is coming.
Which would be very embarrassing.
However, there aren't many people here,
compared to several tens of thousands of viewers of the TV show.
Which choice should I make?
Shirube-san, aren't your clothes different from your usual style?
You think so?
It's different, right?
It's different, like he's going to a formal occasion.
Right?
Did you buy those clothes?
No, I didn't.
What?
Shirube-san. Did you gussy up because the TV show is coming here?
I didn't gussy up.
He's gussied, right?
He's gussied.
He's gussied, right?
He's gussied.
I'm not gussied.
It's fine by me. I'm grateful you've gussied up for the show about my place.
But I didn't get gussied up.
I've always had these clothes, too.
I've never seen you wear these clothes.
It's an issue of clothes-rotation.
Any time I've come here, I coincidentally haven't worn this outfit.
But I've been always wearing these clothes.
From about three or four years ago.
Your Honor.
Yes.
Am I on trial?
Look.
I see.
Shirube-san. You said you've been wearing those clothes for three or four years.
Yes.
You are certain about this?
Yes.
Shirube-san. This is this month's fashion magazine.
As you can see from this "Winter coordinates special,"
there is an article matching that exact style and brand.
Must be a coincidence.
A coincidence...
Let's say, unreasonably, that it's a coincidence.
But you have said you've been wearing the clothes for three or four years.
That is a lie.
How could you be so sure?
The clothes are brand new styles on the market.
Those clothes were produced this year.
They were not even designed three or four years ago.
How could you have purchased them at that time?
Please give us a reasonable explanation.
Nothing further, Your Honor.
Shirube-san, you can't win.
Just admit it, and you can relax.
Shirube-san, let me ask you again.
Did you gussy up because the TV show is coming here?
Yes.
Let's close shop.
I'm staying in my uniform.
Episode 4 Choices of Money and Desire
November 4, 14:12
You're done.
Don't come back starting next week.
Fired. You're fired.
Here's the severance including what you've worked: 100,000 yen.
It should be enough. Here.
Take it. Boy, you're thick headed.
Take it and get out.
If you got nothing more to say, get your ass out of here.
I got work to do.
Hey.
Don't ever show yourself here again.
Hey.
Because if you do, you'll regret it.
Yes, sir.
Asakura.
You're quitting for real?
I'm fired.
He doesn't mean it, you know it.
Huh?
Think about it. You've been working here almost 10 years
in this small-town factory. We're all like family to him.
He doesn't just fire any of us willy-nilly.
He's the one who's going to have problems for this, you know?
We're short-handed here as it is.
What could I have done?
You should've been more agreeable, and apologized on the spot.
But it wasn't my fault.
I know, but you can't just stand there looking stupid.
Boss isn't going to just back down.
I don't know.
Come on, I'll apologize with you. Let's do it together.
I don't want to.
It wasn't my fault. Why should I have to apologize?
What are you going to do from now on, then?
You're going to be unemployed, do you realize that?
I'll work temp jobs.
Temp jobs? How will you support your wife?
You can't just stick to your guns like a stubborn brat.
I've had it. Shut up.
Wait.
You're going to regret this.
Next stop, Kakeda Housing Development.
Kakeda Housing Development
What am I going to do?
Choice - A
Welcome.
Excuse me.
We're filming right now. Could you please wait a moment?
We'll be done quickly.
What are they filming?
It's a drama, "Criminal Detective."
Okay, we're starting.
"Criminal Detective"?
Yes.
Oh.
Scene 15, cut 3.
And... action!
Hey. Are you all right, Delinquent Forensics Expert?
Criminal Detective, I'm a goner. The rest is up to you.
Don't be ridiculous.
Damn it... it's all the fault of our rotten society.
Don't be ridiculous.
My superiors have me bound up in chains: "Take the fingerprints,"
"Go do DNA analysis," and all that.
But what I've found is neither fingerprints nor DNA...
I've found freedom.
Delinquent Forensics Expert! Delinquent Forensics Expert!
What is this "Criminal Detective"?
Detectives are supposed to catch criminals, aren't they?
I am not a criminal!
I don't get it. Who watches this?
Okay, cut.
Okay.
Sorry about that. Thank you for your cooperation.
Oh. Okay.
Setting up for the next cut.
Director. How did I do?
It was perfect.
Um... Director.
Yes?
Someone's taking pictures.
Go get them.
Deluxe Lottery Ticket
Seriously?
To the nearest Tozai Bank, please.
Yes.
Vacant
Returning
It just isn't moving.
It's rush hour.
Oh, I see.
Are you in a hurry?
Let's see. I need to get there before the bank closes.
I see. If that's the case...
it's going to be a little tough.
Is it going to be tough?
This street gets jammed a lot, but it's especially bad today.
Maybe there's been an accident up ahead.
It's past 3:00.
Looks like we didn't make it.
Sorry I couldn't help.
Nothing you could do about the traffic.
I'll go there tomorrow.
I see.
Is it payday?
No.
Actually... I won the lottery.
Wow. Congratulations.
For how much?
100 million yen!
You're kidding!
Isn't it amazing?
It's a hundred million.
I could wait till tomorrow. I just wanted to confirm it now.
Because I just got fired from my job today.
It was a trivial incident, but I got in an argument with the boss.
I should've apologized, but I didn't want to take the blame.
So I got confrontational. But still, I'm a married man.
I was wondering what I was going to do, and then I got the winning ticket.
Sir?
Huh?
This is from last year.
I sometimes buy lottery tickets, too. This year's Deluxe Lottery is...
I think number 292. Number 286 was from last year.
What? So it's invalid?
It'll depend on the payoff expiration date.
What's the date?
Payoff duration: November 5 2013
to November 4 2014.
It's only till today.
Which means it was till just a short while ago.
If only you were 30 minutes earlier...
A hundred million yen is big.
It could've changed your life.
If only I had been ten minutes earlier.
Want to do it over?
Do it over?
What does that mean?
You'll be on time if you shortened your actions
prior to getting in this cab.
Shorten?
All you have to do is eliminate the time you wasted
before getting in this cab.
So all you have to do is go back and make the choice to do so.
Sorry, I don't understand what you're talking about.
Then let me explain.
Life has many turning points.
What kind of job will you land?
What kind of house will you live in?
What will you have for dinner?
How will you spend your time?
At these turning points, what choices are you going to make?
Because they're the choices that will shape your life.
Yeah.
This taxi can take you back to the past turning point you'd want to do over.
Past turning point?
Yes. For example, you go back to an hour before getting in the taxi.
Then you avoid everything that took up your time,
so that you catch the cab sooner.
Then you could be on time before the bank closes,
and you can receive your 100 million yen.
Dear Time Taxi Customer: We will return to the past of your choice
Time Taxi?
Of course, the further back you go, the more it will cost.
But it'll be a small price to pay to get 100 million yen.
You can really go back?
I can.
However, you won't be able to take that lottery ticket with you,
so please be careful.
Why can't I do that?
Because the lottery ticket will go back to where it was at that time.
I see.
What do you want to do?
I got on the bus around...
Please go back to 50 minutes ago.
Can you shorten your actions from then to when you get in the taxi?
Yes. I can do it.
Understood. Then let's retry from 50 minutes ago.
All right.
Time
I'll make a U-turn somewhere.
It's like a game, isn't it?
Is it?
Um...
Yes?
Have we gone back yet?
We're back.
Oh.
It doesn't feel like it, right?
Yes.
Right? There's no time-slip sensation.
No, as long as I'm back...
Sure, you're back.
But there's no sensation of it, right?
The sensation doesn't matter...
In that case, hang on.
What do you think? Feel the time-slip sensation?
Well, I do.
When I said, "Hang on," wasn't that convincing?
Yes.
Are we in a time tunnel now?
It's the freeway.
The tunnel of the freeway.
Just a regular freeway?
Yes.
But you got the time-slip sensation, right?
That was lucky. If there was a traffic jam here, it would've ruined it.
This is fun.
The best.
Choices
We've arrived.
Oh. Yes.
Did we really go back in time?
Check inside your pocket.
It's gone.
See?
Awesome.
You have to be at the park by 30 minutes from now, at the latest.
Understood.
Okay, then, go ahead.
30 minutes...
It's here, for real.
All right.
Okay, scene 15, cut 2.
And... action!
I can't do this anymore!
Choice - B
Excuse me.
Hey, just a second.
I'm going to make it big!
What the heck?
Cut! Cut, cut!
You made good time. You're here 15 minutes sooner.
We should be on time now.
All right! 100 million yen, here I come!
Tozai Bank
Excuse me.
I'm here to redeem this.
Yes, sir.
I will go confirm it. One moment please.
Okay.
Your identification and signature-stamp, please.
Huh?
When receiving over one million, personal identification and
signature-stamp are required.
Um...
I have an insurance card.
I don't have my signature stamp with me right now.
I am so sorry, but we cannot pay without it.
You're serious?
Isn't there any way around it?
The due date is today.
I am so sorry. There is nothing I can do.
I'll go get them.
Did you get the money?
Take me home as fast as you can.
What happened?
I need my signature-stamp. Please go.
Oh, boy, this is cutting it close.
Welcome home.
You're early today. What happened?
I'll explain later.
Huh? What?
Signature-stamp, signature-stamp...
What's going on?
Signature-stamp...
Where's the signature-stamp?
What's going on?
Found it.
What are you doing?
What happened at work?
I don't have time to explain.
Why are you taking the signature-stamp and not explaining?
I need it to get money.
To get what money?
I'll explain when I get back. I have to hurry.
Wait a second.
I'll explain when I get back.
Enough is enough.
You were at work, you come home at a weird time, you turn over the house
for the signature-stamp, then you say you're going to get money,
all without explanation. I'm not going to just say, "Oh, I see."
It's not what you think.
You did something weird, didn't you?
No, no, I didn't.
Anyway, I'll explain when I get back.
And I won't do anything weird.
Wait a second.
When I get back.
Hey.
Hello. I'm Asakura's wife.
Was my husband at work today?
Huh?
Please take me to the bank.
All right, let's hurry.
Feels like a game, doesn't it?
You think so?
Yes.
It's crowded.
It sure is.
This is bad.
It seems there was an accident up ahead.
Would it be faster if I got out and ran?
That might be faster.
I'm getting off.
100 million yen.
Are you okay?
Hang in there.
Not now...
Excuse me.
Wait.
Wait, wait, wait!
Hey, wait! Wait!
Damn it...
Asahi Kaori 15:01 I can't take it any more. I'm going back to my parents
How did it come to that?
Too late?
Yes. My wife left me, too.
What choices led to a result like that in such a short time?
I don't know anymore.
Anyway, 50 minutes back again.
Oh, yes.
Signature-stamp first.
Signature-stamp.
Excuse me, kid.
Choice - C
No!
Please stop!
No, you got it wrong.
You got it wrong.
Next stop, Kakeda Housing Development.
I'm getting off.
Are you okay? Did he touch you?
Hey, you! Hold it!
I'm in a hurry.
You tried to molest her, didn't you?
I didn't, I said!
Then why are you in a hurry?
I'm in a hurry.
You're a molester. We can't let you go.
The bus shook and I lost my balance.
There's no point discussing it here.
We're taking you to the police.
Why do I need to go to the police?
Never mind. Somebody call the police...
Hey, hold it!
Okay, scene 15, cut 2.
And... action!
I can't do this anymore!
Evidence this, evidence that.
I'm not a police dog!
I'm going to
make it big!
Somebody catch him!
That's a lie!
Excuse me.
Hey, just a second.
Cut!
I didn't do it!
Somebody stop him!
Go back.
To the same bus depot.
What's going on?
Never mind! Hurry!
The hell?
Retry, retry.
What the hell!?
Let's get out of here!
What did you do now?
My timing was off.
What kind of timing leads to a zombie-movie situation like that?
Hurry, but use caution.
Yes.
I have to pick it up after the bus jolts.
After the jolt.
All right. The signature-stamp first.
Choice - D
Welcome home.
I'm home.
Aren't you early?
I forgot something. I came to get it during my break.
You forgot something?
Paperwork for work.
I'll explain later.
Anyway, I gotta get back to work.
Hey, I want you see to this.
Just a second.
What? I have to get back.
Just a second.
A mini-tomato is budding. Isn't it amazing?
It's still green, so a little ways to go.
I see, I see. Isn't that nice?
Sorry, you have to get back, right?
Oh, yeah.
By the way, you don't have to make dinner tonight.
I got a bonus, so let's go out to eat.
Yeah.
Think of something you'd like.
I will.
All right, I'm off.
Have a nice day.
Be safe.
Yeah.
That was a little time loss.
Gotta hurry.
I am a criminal!
And cut!
Thank you very much.
That was good.
Yes.
Next, cut 4.
Oh, director.
Yes.
How did I do?
It was perfect.
You know, when I say, "I am a criminal,"
I thought I'd ad lib "All human beings are criminals,"
what do you think?
Well...
Criminal Detective it is. I'll watch it.
Excuse me?
You see...
I'm a fan! Just kidding!
Don't worry about it.
Good going, good going.
This is good. The time is feeling good.
I'll be on time now, right?
You should be this time around.
All right, a hundred million yen.
It's starting to jam up.
It'll get jammed up for real shortly.
We should still make it on time regardless.
I see. But I'll just get off here, just in case.
It's a more reliable way.
You think so?
Yes.
Oh, by the way.
Let me pay you what I owe you so far.
Already? You sure?
It's quite a high fare, you know.
I can wait till you get the money.
It's okay. I got my salary, anyway.
I see.
Also, after I get paid, I'm going straight to dinner with my wife.
So I should pay you now.
I see.
Sounds nice.
Yes.
Thanks.
100 million...
What can we do with 100 million?
Watch out!
Huh?
Actually...
I won the lottery.
100 million yen!
Also, after I get paid I'm going straight to dinner with my wife.
So I should pay you now.
Oh, boy...
we got in a jam with this timing...
I wonder if he did the right thing by getting out earlier.
100 million yen... how nice that must be...
Where to?
To Hinomecho.
Yes, sir.
You're looking somber. Something the matter?
Oh, no.
You can gripe if you like. I'll listen.
Well...
actually...
I see.
I'm too shocked right now.
There's no way to get over something like that, is there?
Would you like to undo it?
Huh?
Capital Central Bus
Sakimiya 1-chome
Destination / City Hall
Thank you very much.
So that's how it is...
Well, what're ya gonna do?
Choice - alpha
Next stop, Daiyama Kogyo, Daiyama Kogyo.
I guess I'd better go back and apologize.
Winter temp jobs Information quantity No.1!
Choice - E
You never can predict what happens in life.
Afterward, he reconciled with his boss,
and returned to his job without a hitch.
Since he had fired him impulsively out of anger,
the boss was glad he came back.
He never could win that 100 million yen,
but for him, he's happier with a steady job
instead of sacrificing work and home to gain a fortune.
Besides, it's a crime to redeem a lottery ticket that was found.
So you viewers shouldn't copycat that guy.
Welcome.
After the break, a special on sweets at cafés.
It's right after this.
I'm nervous.
You're all such a bunch of amateurs.
Because we are amateurs.
But you talked quite a bit, Shirube-san.
Weren't you at all nervous?
I've done a little of this stuff in the past.
I'm more used to it than all of you.
You were an actor, Shirube-san?
In my twenties, just for a little while.
Amazing.
I was an actor just for a little while.
Wow.
Did you know that, boss?
I had no idea.
It was a long time ago.
Wow.
I know I talked a lot, but I wonder which part they're going to use.
That's why I talked a lot, then I told the "D" to go ahead
and use whatever he likes.
So that's how they do it.
Yeah. They don't use all the footage.
The "D" only uses the interesting parts.
What's "the D"?
"Director."
Oh.
One Rank regal homes
We have over a million units
It's starting!
Next is our city's hideaway cafe, "Choice."
The ambiance is classical, and above all, we recommend their cheesecake!
This is good.
Is the cheesecake your most popular dessert?
Yes, it is the most popular dessert we serve.
Waitress Seki Kanna-san / Waitress Usami Natsuki-san / Proprietor Sakota Hiroshi-san
Some customers come from afar for our cheesecake.
Your voice is shaking, Natsuki-chan.
Some customers come from afar for our cheesecake.
How do you like Choice's cheesecake?
Edawakare-san.
I often come from afar...
He's practically whispering.
to enjoy the cheesecake here.
It's good. I like it.
Please come and enjoy our cheesecakes.
The next cafe we visited was Yokohama's number 1...
I was blushing so hard.
Oh, by the way, Shirube-san...
He wasn't in it.
But Edawakare-san was.
Shirube-san talked so much, and yet was totally cut out.
Sorry about that. You got gussied up for nothing.
I should've changed clothes.
I wish I could do it over.
Preview of the next episode
We're here.
A single lady doctor makes a big decision: seeking happiness, she heads to a marriage-finding party
Already?
Love-Finding Cooking Party
Please introduce yourselves.
She encounters her fated partner right away
I am Shinozaki Misako.
I am a doctor in the city.
However, a powerful rival enters the scene!
This woman is no ordinary woman...
She returns to the battleground in the Time Taxi!
I clearly lost.
This is a rematch. Please.
Oh, yes.
I think it's going well.
Marriage-finding Cinderella in Vengeful Fury to Find Her Ideal Man
All right!
We will now start the emergency procedure.
Make sure you keep an eye on the vitals.
Tomomi-san.
Thank you for everything today.
Now the battle begins.
I will definitely make him notice me.
That will be 33,000 yen.
This drama is a work of fiction.
Expensive.
It's cheap, considering you're going back in time.