On the morning I was born, snow covered the town
Tiny small hands reached for the blue sky
Like a girl next door we'd always known
With one ear, I hear the graduation song
Even alone, I am OK, turning the pages of my own story
I want to blame someone It hurts, no I hate it.
In sadness I cried, and the bud disappeared
Autumn comes, then winter, and I am another year older
You can run far away, but your story never ends.
Grinning from ear to ear, I'm such a coward. I can't stand it.
You may step over me, but I will follow and cling to you
I try to fill the hole in my heart Without a doubt, I can't stand it.
I'm such a coward. I can't stand it. It hurts. No, I hate it.
The thing from that time is burned into my mind
and won't go away…
President… President.
Huh? Oh. what is it. Tatsuo?
President, it's the final interview for the employment exam…
Interview? I want someone who makes good curry.
President, please be a little serious.
Finished! Hey, Tatsuo! Look at this!
It's finally complete. The Remote Control Walker!
First, I set commonly lost remote controls
for the air conditioner, TV and VCR in the Remote Control Walker!
Then I let it loose in this area and call it!
Where are you, mister remote control?!
And then, how mysterious!
No matter where they vanished,
they'll gather in the direction of the voice!
How about that?!
Say, President… I mean, Tsukasa.
What?!
I don't think you need that.
If you clean up the room…
Come on. Tatsuo!
You've always been like that! Nothing but sound arguments!
You're such a boring guy!
Saying stuff like, "Don't neglect the cleaning. "
and "Don't draw eyebrows on the dog with a permanent marker!"
Stuff like that aren't called sound arguments.
They are bare minimum rules.
Something's wrong with your head to begin with!
If I cut watermelon, you just gnaw the tops off.
- What shall we do? - Come on!
- The students have already gathered… - You're still bearing that grudge?!
- Let them hear it. - That's a story from back in kindergarten!
- It'd be best that they quickly learn of - No! It was fifth grade!
- the true form of Morita Technology Research. - The little league training camp!
Uh, we will now begin the final interview.
We'll go in order from the person whose number is called…
No, that's such a pain in the neck.
I'll have them show me their skills rather than listening to them talk!
Build an airplane using the materials in this room!
I'll hire the one who can get his to fly the farthest!
- What?! - What?!
Your time limit is three hours.
And your participation is also compulsory!
- P-President! - President!
I'll build one. too!
All right! My sons will also participate!
Not only will you be denied employment if you lose to elementary school students,
you will run ten laps around campus!
- Forceful as always… - Forceful as always…
This eccentric company that my father built is small
but vibrant…
There were many inquiries from overseas
for the machine parts my father created…
The thing from that time is burned into my mind…
An airplane that easily flies in the air and
- my father gazing proudly at my little brother. - Awesome, Shinobu! That's my son!
Young men expressing their feelings of admiration towards my father.
And…
And so you're the winner, Shinobu! No hiring this year!
N-No way!
P-Please give me one more chance!
I want to work here, no matter what!
- Standing there beside me… - I admire you so much, President Morita!
- holding an airplane that wouldn't fly… - This year is my third time applying!
Dad. I found Shinobu!
Where was he?!
He fell in a hole in the cement factory vacant lot!
You idiot!
But there were a bunch of loquats…
Don't give me that loquats garbage!
Dad, we should get him to a doctor quickly…
Hang on tight! Here we go!
Kaoru, go back to the company and tell everyone that we found Shinobu!
Yeah. Got it.
I'm counting on you!
Oh…
Oh, yeah…when I was running to get Dad…
I was in a rush…
and fell off the stone steps of the shrine…
and then…
What's the matter. Kaoru?
You okay?
Uncle Negishi grew up together with my father.
He was my father's best friend…
and an important business partner.
I see…
So Shinobu was dazzled by loquats
and fell into a hole in the cement factory, huh?
I guess it can't be helped.
He's just like your father when he was little.
He was avaricious and wanton.
If there was a sick kid absent from school in the east.
he'd be off to eat that kid's school lunch.
And if there was a fight to the north.
he'd be off to pour oil on the fire.
Man, he really did as he pleased, darn it.
But…
Even so, he was loved by everyone.
Batting fourth…
The pitcher, manager, general manager and owner…
Tsukasa Morita…
He never gets scared.
Either he holds it down with a strong heart
even though he's scared…
or he doesn't even have the emotion of fear itself…
I can't even tell being this close to him.
He'll be smiling even if he's the last batter in a losing game.
He only sees opportunity in jams.
He had many things that I didn't.
I envied him…
being so beloved… and dazzling…
I was so blinded, I would stop breathing.
But, I thought there must be something that only I could do.
I wanted to think that…
Uncle?
Yeah…
I…
All along I wanted to think that.
I still hadn't realized it at that time.
But at around that time.
he already had an incurable disease.
I know now…
Get up, Mom… Come on. it's mealtime.
Thanks. Dad…
It's not Dad. it's me. Tatsuo.
Tatsuo? That's right. You're all grown up now.
Hey, that girl you liked from the cigarette shop, Ricchan.
I wonder if she won't marry into our family…
Mom…
Ricchan isn't… anymore…
Mr. Negishi, please admit yourself into the hospital now.
But I'll never get out once I'm in, right?
I want to work until the very end.
There's a reason why I have to work…
Who will take care of mom if I die?
Tsukasa…
It was a mystery to me the whole time…
Why is the world divided up into the "haves" and the " have nots"?
Why are there "those loved" and "those not loved"?
Who divided them up? Where was the fork in the road?
Or, was there even a fork in the road to begin with?
Maybe everything was already determined when I was born…
If… this is true…
God…
What was the purpose of my life?
Umm. now for the next matter.
Concerning the license application for the motor in question,
I think this time it would be best to make it in the name of the company,
not you individually, President.
Hm? Really?
And I would like to increase the operational capital
in order to expand the factory, so I would like to issue more shares.
I leave it to you…
Do what you think is best.
I'm not great at stuff like that.
I'm depending on you, Tatsuo.
Tsukasa, please show me…
Are you human like I am…?
If not, then I'd like you to show me
that you were a person from a different world from the start.
smash me to bits and return me to the mud…
I switched the license name to the corporation aggregate
and the preparations for capital increase are complete.
All that's left is to establish a date to carry it out.
Good work, Mr. Negishi.
It must've been very painful to betray a friend.
If I may say so, in exchange for that,
I shall promise you compensation appropriate for your pain and courage.
Please show me. Tsukasa.
Is your light the real thing?
Will it not fade, no matter what happens?
This sure is a dirty laboratory.
Call a renovation company.
It'd probably be best to change this into a layout that could raise efficiency.
Who're you?
Well, well, Mr. Morita. I'm glad to meet you.
As of today, I would like to welcome you
as the most important technician for my Floyd Electric.
The management rights will go to my Floyd Electric.
But you and your employees will stay the same.
In order for you to be able to concentrate even more.
I promise sufficient capital as well as compensation for all of you.
Hey, Tatsuo, what's this guy talking about?
It seems an explanation is not necessary.
It's just nonsense anyway, right?
The conditions are quite good.
Nothing about the site will change.
You'll be able to concentrate freely on research under much larger capital.
See? I knew it was nonsense…
I've been beaten, Tatsuo. Totally defeated.
I'm leaving here.
I love money,
but I hate being driven by other people's money.
Don't make snap decisions. Think carefully about it.
Everyone's salary will nearly double.
Of course you'll get a top-class yearly salary…
Tatsuo, that's enough.
I'd really like to beat you up right now, but I won't today.
I leave everyone to you. It's weird to ask you…
but I'm counting on you just for this.
I'll kill you if you go back on that. Got it. Tatsuo?
Ahh. Tsukasa…
I finally feel like…
I'll be able to… sleep now…
I hadn't been able to sleep all the while recently…
But now.
I feel like I'll finally be able to sleep…
Deep, deep…
Like mud…
Hey, Tatsuo, are you going to die?
Yes…
I'm sorry, Tsukasa…
Don't apologize, you idiot! Even you were deceived!
Yeah…
So it's a contract where you're paid as an employee.
So in the event of your death,
unfortunately, the rights all move to Floyd Electric.
You idiot…
Yeah…
Don't give me that, "yeah," garbage.
I won't forgive you. I'll resent you until you die!
Yeah…
I'll resent you even if you're reborn a hundred times!
Yeah…
So…
You guys, don't resent him! Never resent him!
- Got it! - Heck no!
That's impossible! There's no way! Why, Uncle?!
Why?!
Why?
Kaoru…
It's my duty to curse and resent him.
I won't concede that to you…
So you guys move forward…
Got it? Forward.
Now then…
I hate to leave, but I guess we should get going.
Okay?
Kaoru. Dad made this…
Floyd Electric…
It's Dad's…
Dad's…!
Hey, what're you doing?!
Let's get out of here! Hurry!
Hold it!
Hurry, Kaoru! Faster!
Stop!
Hurry!
Move forward… Got it? Forward.
Don't be overtaken by dark feelings.
Run towards the lightl
It's no good. Dad, it's no good…
I can't run fast like him…
You see. Dad… I…
I can't help, but understand how U ncle feels!
You see, Dad, I don't have anything.
That's right.
I also wanted to think I had something that only I could do…
But…
But!
Kaoru!
No, Big Brother!
Nooo!
If you're going to sleep, go to your bed.
There's nothing else I need you to do…
Leave the rest to me. You can go away.
No, that's okay…
I'm staying here, Big Brother…
The car is ready.
Right.
Now then, shall we get going?
We'll send them all to hell together.
Right.
Oh. the wind.
That's quite a wind.
I wonder if the articles on display outside will be okay.
And here, it's the Hamabi Festival and everything.
I didn't know…
I couldn't even realize it…
No way could I predict…
What would happen from here on…
And the days from here on…
Nothing…
Everything would be so much easier
If all these emotions would disappear
Without a word.
We each take our separate roads
And our paths part
We'll never meet again
Meeting is just too sad.
We gather the emotions we miss.
But emotions cool as quickly as they warm
We believe it can't be true
How long will we hold onto these words
How long?
Next time: "We didn't know"