I reach out my hands and gathered up...
the scattered music notes in the 88th scene.
I don't know how to put my feelings in words.
I put them in the music score as the days passed by.
When we come across...
at the third time, the feelings will ring out here.
Let me put it straight forwardly like a song.
I write all of them in a song.
This endless crescendo is so strong...
and reaching out to someone.
The melody is heading to the pianist on the stage.
It's the melody of everything about life.
It's the real face.
A whole new world...
has opened up before my eyes.
A new prelude repeats.
Finished!
Nodame! Time to go to school!
Coming!
Unbelievable. Yeah, sure, be my guest. Use the Internet.
Well, you have broadband.
What's more, my phone's been disconnected.
Not again!
Wow, it's really coming down!
Urgh... it won't open.
Uh oh. _
Can we walk together under one umbrella?
- No way. - Don't be that way! Chiaki!
One month has passed since the concert.
The end of the rainy season. The worst season of the year.
Dammit! This wet and sticky weather's preventing me
from making a good sound.
And I was so bent on playing this piece on an animal skin tympani.
The humidity's ruined that!
Why isn't the air conditioner on?
I hear it's broken.
All right, let's play it through once more,
and then call it a day.
Take it from "C".
Don't waste your time!
The "monster" appears.
You can't play in weather like this.
So everybody, I've a better idea.
Let's all go get a drink
Whaaat?
Wait a second, Maestro. Didn't you quit the S Orchestra?
That's right!
You're just going to sexually harass the women, anyway!
Fine then how about...
Whoever wants to come along, rush into these arms!
What the!
He's got us.
If the girls are going, I'm going to!
Why do I have to go?
Because students must not disobey their teacher, that's why.
Then why don't you teach something!?
Chiaki!
Let me come to the party, too!
Dinner is... Graah!
My brand new dress!
What do you mean "new"!?
You've worn that for 3 days now!
Poor little Nodame.
How about if I buy you a new dress on the way?
"Izakaya"
You look lovely, Nodame!
You think?
Good work, Maestro!
That's the first good thing you've done!
What dress? Looks more like a swimsuit.
That's 'cause it is.
Okay, Nodame.
How about a little game of "Strip Rock, Paper, Scissors"?
What? I'm not that eage to see you strip, Milch.
Okay, then. If I lose, then Chiaki will strip.
- I accept that challenge! - Knock it off!
I keep coming back to the same question.
Is that really Stresemann?
I've been wrestling with that the whole time.
He's got no stateliness to him at all.
Get away from me!
He's a total letch. He's inhumane.
And it's rumored he's a crock.
We have no proof whatsoever.
It's really him.
I can tell by his conducting.
- You sure? - Yeah, unfortunately, I'm sure.
If not, who would even dare be his student.
Come to think of it...
I wonder if anyone's talking about Stresemann having come to Japan.
What the...
What's this strange font?
Oh, you found it!
I created that font myself! Impressive, huh?
I call it my "Miso" font. Treat it nicely, okay?
Who can read this junk!?
Get the old font back!
It's legible once you get used to it.
I don't care. Get it back!
Oh...
- It's not what you think. - I can't budge.
I can't believe you went and screwed up my font.
Wait a second. The English comes out okay.
What?
Maestro Stresemann's missing?
On February 8th,
Stresemann suddenly disappeared from the hotel he was staying
at the day after a concert in London.
It can't be!
- What's going on? - Is that helicopter landing here?
Do we even have a heliport here?
- Whoa... - Hey, Chiaki!
There you are! I've been looking all over!
"Adult Entertainment News"
Here, read this article about an establishment called
"Pink the Garden."
Why don't you get a grip on yourself?
What's that? You want to go?
Well then, why don't we go together?
- Franz! - Huh?
I've been looking for you, Maestro.
No... it's Elise!
He's running away.
- Oliver! - Yes, Fraulein.
For heaven's sake.
I was wondering why he's been so quiet lately. Now I know.
I've caught him.
Bring him to the helicopter. We're leaving immediately.
- Wait a second, Ms. - Huh?
Excuse me but may I ask who you are?
I am Maestro Stresemann's secretary and manager.
Manager?
If you're looking to file a suit against the Maestro,
you'll need to contact this lawyer.
No, that's not it.
How did you find out that he was in Japan?
And at this university?
Call it intuition.
Based on?
Well, the reason was this.
Minako Momodaira...
an old friend of Stresemann's from university days.
Wow, she's beautiful.
She's the chancellor of this school.
What?
The maestro always kept this photo close to him.
So there's your reason.
Goodbye, Milch!
It... it can't be.
"Franz Von Stresemann returns home"
"Deportation"
So he just came to see a woman.
Well, that's totally consistent with his character.
Yeah but I wonder if he succeeded in seeing the chancellor.
I don't know but the chancellor's been in a hospital somewhere
for some time now.
What, really? Then, he probably hasn't seen her.
Judging from his behavior.
That's too bad. I feel sorry for Milch.
Well, we're better off without that perverted old man around.
Right, Chiaki?
- Hey man, cheer up. - Want some of my curry?
Even from that lecherous old maestro
there was so much I could've learned.
Who'd have imagined that
the chancellor was once such a rare beauty.
What? Did you know her, Dad?
Yeah, I used to deliver food to her all the time.
I even have a photo of her.
See? This was taken to commemorate her ordering and eating 10 dishes.
"Maybe he's glad he didn't see her?"
Delicate, beautiful yet passionate piano.
And looks that could enchant anyone.
She was surely the "Jewel of the Orient."
Two days since Stresemann returned home.
Had I lost yet another mentor?
Come on, cheer up, Chiaki.
At least you still have me, right?
Don't say that. I'll get more depressed.
Why?
- Good morning, Chiaki! - Huh?
What good timing. Could you lend me 120 yen?
- But how? - Milch!?
We thought you returned to Germany.
I did, but then I immediately turned around and came back here.
I hijacked my own private jet.
Wow, why would he resort to such extremes to be in Japan?
I do! I do!
Obviously, because he wants to see the chancellor.
But the chancellor is off in some hospital, right?
If that's the case, he would've gone to see her by now.
Either way, she'll be leaving the hospital soon
and returning here.
- That's what my Dad says. - What?
And then comes the reunion with his first love.
I don't know...
I'll bet you 20 euros
he returns to Germany the moment he sees her.
- 30 euros! - 3 euros for reborn love!
Stop! Stop!
Why can't you guys get that part straight?
That's not how Chiaki told you to play it!
That part goes daa_ra_ta_pan! Got it?
Wh what? _
And as for you, Chiaki...
You need to study this section more.
Don't make light of Brahms.
It's true I was very tired last night when I went over this part.
Okay, take the 1st movement from the top.
Chiaki, get cracking.
What's this all of a sudden?
From a man who never talks of anything but partying.
Bravo! That was wonderful.
I feel revived listening to you.
It's been a while since I heard a vibrant orchestra in person.
- Mina! - Franz!
Gosh, it's good to see you!
What's it been? 45 years?
And look at you so successful!
Mina, you're as beautiful as ever.
- That's the chancellor? - She's pretty and thin again!
Maybe due to being sick?
This was such a surprise. I didn't think you'd ever get here.
For you... I'd do anything.
So marry me.
Did you hear that? Yeah, that was an abrupt proposal.
Stop your teasing.
And that was an abrupt rejection.
No, no!
You raise the music too fast.
You've got to relax a little more.
Conducting is like life.
Another day, another good deed.
That old fart! Suddenly, he's a saint!
I bet he plans to leave the moment he woos her to him!
Oh, let him be.
A love that still smolders after 45 long years.
I find it terribly romantic.
But I thought the chancellor was married.
No, she got divorced a long time ago according to my dad.
Really? Then they're obstacle free!
Huh? What's this all about?
This is your next project.
I'll take over conducting the S Orchestra for a while.
I'd like you to practice this piece on the piano.
Rachmaninov piano concerto No.2.
An incredibly difficult piece to play. And I'm to play it?
Chiaki's returning to the piano?
Why return to playing piano concertos?
You are a piano major.
So what's strange about playing piano?
But...
Stop defying your teacher at every step!
Okay. Let's play through to the 4th movement.
You get yourself to a practice room right away.
No, don't tell me he's doing this
just to look good in front of her!
This is bull! He's not a mentor!
He made the S Orchestra, and put me in charge of it...
all just as a diversion
until he could meet the woman he was looking for!?
What kind of bull is that!?
What are you all upset about, Chiaki?
- Huh? - You're him, right?
Stresemann's pupil, Chiaki.
Wanna piece?
Huh?
Bravo! Bravo!
Milch!
It was a very different kind of Chopin...
but it was great, very fun.
You think so?
What do you want to be in the future, Nodame?
What? Is this a pop quiz?
Not a quiz, but an aspiration. Your wish.
Hmm, let me think... Hmm... my wish.
Oh! A kindergarten teacher!
I see.
Although recently, I dream of becoming Chiaki's wife.
I guess my biggest dream would be to be Chiaki's wife
and at the same time a kindergarten teacher.
I said it!
Chiaki, huh?
But Nodame... as things are now,
you can't be with Chiaki, can you?
What?
You can't be together.
Franz played the piano during his school years.
But he was always skipping class.
Once he started chasing girls, he was uncontrollable.
He hasn't changed, either.
He came from a wealthy family.
And things were made worse by the fact that he had an older brother
who was a seriously talented pianist.
But then one day...
You have an amazing talent.
For conducting! You should become a conductor.
The person who told him
that was the university's number one pianist at the time,
Minako Momodaira.
Franz fell madly in love with her.
But she was already well known for her talent.
And with her beautiful looks and charm
was rapidly becoming a celebrity.
Milch chased after her, anyway,
knowing she was beyond his reach.
So he put all his effort into conducting.
But then, an illness with her hands
forced Minako to give up the piano and return to Japan.
She got married to a novelist she had just met.
So that's it.
Did you hear that from Stresemann?
No, I looked into it.
I was planning to publish an autobiography of him.
Thought it might sell.
So what's their relationship?
They're just friends, now as they were then.
But does he still pine for her?
Absolutely not. It's not like that anymore.
Then why come to Japan at this time?
He didn't come for her?
At first, I thought that was the reason.
But she asked him to come, right?
As a teacher and mentor.
What?
- What? He's teaching, isn't he? - Huh?
He made you his protege, hasn't he?
He never agreed to having a protege before.
For heaven's sake, boy...
if you're not serious, then return Franz to us.
This whole thing's an intrusion on business, if you ask me.
So? What do you think of our school?
We've got quite a few interesting students, don't you think?
It's one of those rare diamond studded years.
Is that why you brought me?
I didn't think you would come.
But I'm thrilled you did. And you've already found "him."
I came here just as a little diversion.
But thanks to you, I find myself unable to leave.
"He" can't leave Japan.
Something needs to be done about that.
Well, there's one more person that something needs to be done about.
- Huh? - Chiaki!
It's almost like looking at myself years ago.
It kind of breaks your heart just watching her.
I want us to be together always!
What?
Always!
It'd be nice to see that turn out interesting.
Well, now!
I say we all take a trip to the mountains for summer vacation.
Why the mountains?
There's a music festival in Nagano.
There, I will conduct a seminar and one performance.
I'm doing it for Elise.
It's the very least you can do!
So I invite all of you to come and bring your swimsuits.
No swimsuits!
Oh, come on!
Love is painful.
I realised it when I was with you that night.
Because I know you...
more than everyone in the world.
Your casual attitude and tenderness...
make my chest feels constricted.
I am here. I am here. I am here right next to you.
Tell me why. Tell me why. Why are we merely "normal friends"?
I love you. I love you. No matter how much I love you,
you still don't get it.
You don't understand. I'm so in love with you.
My heart breaks day after day.
I can't sleep night after night.
The day when I first met you...
I wish if time can go back to that day.
I'm so in love with you.