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With the current medical technology, there is no cure.
You will need to manage living with this disease for the long term.
The muscles all over your body will weaken.
You will have difficulty in talking and swallowing food.
And there will be a respiratory problem.
In order to keep living, you will be required to be on a ventilator.
In most cases, in three to five years from the onset of symptoms...
patients will have paralyzed respiratory muscles...
and die.
The name of the disease is ALS.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
[Sawada Takuto] [Winter of junior year in college]
[Let's talk to them directly.]
Takuto.
Hey, Mamoru.
Are they all our competitors?
We will be fine.
This is like a survival game, isn't it?
We are like little pegs in the Game of Life.
I feel like I'll get lost.
They all look the same. They are like ants.
Right, ants, huh?
I feel like I'm not good at job hunting.
It just started.
We don't have time to think whether we are good at it or not.
I'm going that way.
- Please apply to our company. - Thank you.
[Sawada Takuto] [Spring of senior year in college]
- Good morning. - Oh, good morning.
I am interested in your company because I empathize with...
your company's vision 'Innovation Expressing.'
Your company leads the field as an opinion leader. Working as a B2B sales...
Now please give us a one-minute self introduction.
You don't need to tell us the name of your school. Please go ahead.
My name is Kaneko Kenta.
My goal is to keep challenging the new businesses.
I have overseas intern experience for a marketing firm in Singapore.
By participating in events and meetings I was able to learn global business skills.
I would like to...
Don't you need to answer your phone?
It could be a job offer from another company.
It stopped.
I'm sorry.
I forgot to turn off my cell phone.
I'm sorry but do you mind if I turn it off right now?
No, please.
Thank you very much.
I apologize for the interruption.
I'm sorry.
Please continue.
Yes.
I would like to work for your company's overseas business development.
Thank you very much.
Next, please.
Um, yes.
I'm an economics major at Seifu University...
Ah, I didn't need to tell you my school, I'm sorry.
Um, my name is Hongo Megumi.
I work part-time at a...
I work part-time at a restaurant chain and...
what I learned from working there is...
Excuse me.
Why did you do that?
You knew that was my cell phone, didn't you?
You are an economics major at Seifu University and...
what was your name?
I'm Hongo.
Hongo-san. What's your first name?
Megumi.
I didn't do it to cover up for you.
What?
I did it for myself. To impress interviewers.
To impress?
To show them that I can handle problems in a calm manner.
Well... see you.
'See you?'
[The Hours Of My Life]
I found a nice one on the home shopping channel.
The machine that bakes bread... what was the name?
Um... I got it...
The Home Bakery.
I was wondering if I should buy one.
What? Is that why you called me?
If I buy it without asking you, you'll get mad that I bought a useless thing.
You knew that I had a job interview today, didn't you?
Hey, sounds like it was my fault.
Right, right. It was my fault that I didn't turn my cell phone off.
You can try harder next time.
I will. You don't have to tell me that.
- Thank you for the food. - Sure.
So delicious.
[Sawada Takuto] [Summer of senior year in college]
Hello.
- Hello. - Thank you for all your help.
Looks like he got a job offer.
I see, that's a big company.
Um, excuse...
Excuse me.
I bet he hasn't got one yet.
I had an interview with him once and his voice was trembling badly.
You can't afford talking about others like that.
- The... the interviews... - What did you say?
I'm having a hard time during interviews...
This is my job application.
I didn't notice anything specific.
So it's okay?
I said it in a bad way.
What?
Saying 'I didn't notice anything' means I have no interest in your life.
I thought I highlighted my strong points.
This is a typical example of someone who is shallow, pretending to be something.
That's pretty harsh.
[I'm sorry to inform you that you have not been selected for this position.]
[We wish you success in the future.]
You can try again.
I can't be laid back about it anymore.
I'm on the verge of not being able to find a job before finishing college.
I have to pay back my scholarship after I graduate.
You know? It's 6,450,000 yen.
You can find a job if you aren't picky.
I had many kinds of part-time jobs.
I don't want anything except a full-time job.
I want to die.
What?
- How long does job hunting take? - [Fall of senior year in college]
- Until you find a job. - [Fall of senior year in college]
I can't do this anymore.
I'm here for you.
[Unknown number]
Unknown number...
Hello?
Yes, this is Mizushima.
Yes.
Thank you very much.
I really appreciate it.
Yes, yes. Good bye.
I'm so surprised.
- I... I don't know what to say... - You got a job offer.
Congrats.
I was first.
I can't believe you were first.
- I'm surprised too. - Really.
I have to tell this to the career advisors.
A match-making party?
With bankers.
You are taking it easy. You haven't found a job yet.
I've half given up.
If I can't find a job, I'll get married.
I will definitely get married.
Do it.
Did you just make fun of me?
- I didn't. - You did.
- No, I didn't. - You definitely did.
A little bit.
That's not nice.
But your ideal type is him, right, Hina?
Right, Ed.
- A man like that really exists? - He will come into my life.
My Prince Charming, that is.
Prince Charming?
I know you are waiting for one too.
That's...
Well...
See you.
There is no such thing as Prince Charming.
What's wrong?
Why are you here?
Finally we meet.
You are in the same school?
And same major.
- Did you know me before? - No.
That time was the first time.
What? What do you mean by 'that time?'
I'm in the same class with him. Nice to meet you.
Hina, can you wait for a minute?
Please.
And how did it go?
I didn't get the job.
Me neither.
How about other companies? I haven't got any job offers yet.
Me neither.
I'm sorry.
- I don't know if that was the reason... - But it could be the reason.
I'm sorry.
- I did it on my own. - But...
I'm really sorry.
Then should we ask them?
What?
The reason why we didn't get the job.
I asked the person in charge and...
he said 'another candidate matched our company's requirements.'
'So please keep trying to find a job with confidence in the future.'
We wish you success.
I know they don't wish that.
Right.
I gathered my courage and came.
But they just gave us a bland answer. I feel worse now.
You wish you wouldn't have come?
No, it was kind of exciting.
Until now, I wasn't sure why I couldn't get any job offers.
But I couldn't ask.
I didn't think they would tell me anyway.
But going there to ask them was...
Exciting?
Yes.
What do you want to do?
Do you want to go back to school?
Yes, I have to collect job information.
Although I want to escape from reality.
Oh god...
Let's do that.
What?
Escape from reality.
The ocean is so nice.
Yeah.
I feel like my existence and worries are so small now.
Here.
Ah, thanks.
- I don't know what it's for, but cheers! - Cheers!
Can you drink a lot, Megu?
Megu?
Wasn't it?
No, I can't drink that much.
I see.
And how about you?
You can call me Takuto.
How about you?
Why didn't we meet until now?
We are in different classes.
There must be a ton of people we won't meet even when we graduate.
It's a shame.
I wonder about that.
What?
I think you do meet people that you are destined to meet.
You might be right.
- Oh! - It's nice.
This is beautiful.
That was close. That was so close.
- I don't know about this one. - How is that?
I'll do it.
Wait... no.
Rock, paper, scissors. Look that way.
- Rock, paper, scissors. - Rock, paper, scissors.
Look that way.
Let's put something inside and bury it.
Something?
Something.
Are we going to dig it out in the future?
Yeah.
How about letters? A letter for oneself?
Good idea.
Here.
- You can put the paper on this. - Thank you.
Hey, don't look.
How many years from now?
How about a year?
Isn't that too early?
Five years?
We might forget it.
Then three years.
Okay, three years.
Hey, you are doing it on purpose.
Ready?
Yes.
Facing Enoshima...
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
Can you give it to me?
Okay.
Done.
Thank you.
It's cold, isn't it?
A little bit.
Let's go back.
Okay.
All right. Let's go.
Your phone was ringing.
A boyfriend?
What? I don't have one.
[Hina]
[I'll skip tomorrow's seminar.]
If you get a boyfriend, bring him home, okay?
I don't have one.
I won't be surprised whoever you bring.
Are you sure about that?
I don't care as long as he is healthy and energetic.
I care who he is.
And I'm too busy looking for a job right now.
- Oh Takuto. - Hmm?
[Expert on Job Interviews]
I think those books helped me the most.
Thank you.
By the way, can you take your stuff home?
What is this, all of a sudden?
Your stuff is accumulating.
Ah!
That text was from Megu-chan, wasn't it?
You're thinking of inviting her here now.
And then you'll do that and you'll do this.
'No, Takuto-kun. You should turn the light off, so we can be romantic.'
I'm not jealous at all.
I'm determined to stay a virgin until 30.
What for?
I have pride too, you know?
Nonsense.
What I'm saying is you can have sex as much as you want.
My little brother and my mom are coming.
I see.
They are coming to see the school he is trying to get in.
Which school?
Beats me. Some medical school.
If he passes, he will live here with me starting in April.
You are lucky.
Your parents bought this apartment for that purpose.
I heard your family has a well known hospital in Yamanashi.
Can you find a job through your parents' connections?
I don't think so.
You actually have one but you're hiding it, aren't you?
That connection or this connection?
If I had a connection, I would use it right way.
You are right.
How many job offers have you gotten so far?
- I haven't gotten any. - Why is that?
That's...
Don't you analyze yourself?
You don't think about anything?
You are not worth enough to be interviewed.
The colleges nowadays are really nice.
A young man cooks food in the car and serves it right there.
Um... a food stand? A camping trailer?
- A food truck? - That's it.
It's so stylish.
And all the buildings have heaters and AC units.
There are even bus stops on campus.
Makes me want to go school.
- I'm home. - Welcome home.
You should have told us if you would be out.
I'm sorry.
We didn't know what time you would be home, so we started already.
How are you?
Yeah, you came too, Dad.
Yeah.
It's been a while.
Yeah. How was the school?
I'm more motivated now.
I see.
Apparently if you look at the school in advance you can imagine yourself going there and...
you are more likely to pass the exam.
Ah, it could be the same for job interviews.
Why don't you go visit the company in advance?
And imagine yourself working at the company.
- I will try. - You should.
Thank you for the food.
Oh right, the room you sleep in...
can you switch it with Riku-chan when he moves in here?
What?
That's the most comfortable room.
Going to medical school is a lot of work.
I want him to study in the best environment.
You are right.
Thank you.
Mom, it's too early to talk about that.
Although, I know I'm going to pass the exam.
We are going to the Yushima Tenjin shrine tomorrow.
We'll say hello to the God of Learning.
- We don't have to. - Yes, we do.
[Cyber Innovation]
Yes.
It looks like it's tough finding a job.
There are still some job openings.
Do you want to work in the office at my hospital?
Eventually you can become the office manager.
But...
I know it doesn't mean anything to talk about the past.
But if you kept the grades you had in junior high...
you could easily get into medical school.
I'm sorry, but I'm not the type who would improve later.
I will try to find a job on my own.
What I'm saying is that it would look better if you work in the office at the hospital...
rather than work for some company that no one recognizes.
- Next person, please. - Yes.
- Excuse me. - It's important to eat delicious food.
When people think the food is delicious, they feel happy.
I have tried your company's spicy...
I think we go to the same school.
Yeah.
Um... hey.
Hmm?
Ah, nothing.
How many companies have you tried?
I don't know. I'm not counting them.
Um, me neither.
Actually this is my 48th company.
My 79th one.
Wow.
Ah, I'm sorry.
No, it's better than trying not to hurt my feelings.
Did you get a call?
A job offer? Not yet.
The frivolous guy.
The frivolous guy?
He's good looking. He looks like he has a few girlfriends.
You'd better watch out.
What are you talking about?
Maybe it was part of his plan to save you at the interview too.
So he could get close to you.
It didn't look like that.
And he hasn't called me anyway.
[Sawada Takuto]
It's him!
Don't answer it right away. He'll know you've been waiting for his call.
Wait, let it ring three times.
What? Hello? Hello?
You should have answered it after two times.
You said it.
What is it?
'What is it?' You called me, didn't you?
I had no idea that you called. I just noticed...
So... if you have nothing to tell me...
Do you want to meet up?
What? I... I have to work today.
You want to see me today?
What? Well...
I'm working today too.
Oh.
You work at a restaurant chain, right?
How do you know?
At the interview.
You tried every dish and memorized where all the ingredients are from.
I feel like I said that.
Where is the restaurant?
I see.
Bye.
Yes.
- Teacher. - Hello.
Hello.
Do you want to study math?
Can you help me with writing a composition?
'My Dream?'
I'm a different character at school, so I don't know what to write.
What kind of character?
I'm always smiling and agreeing on everything.
I pretend like I'm a little bit dumb too.
What kind of dream would a girl like that have?
I'm serious.
No, I was thinking it must be a lot of work for you.
It's exhausting, you know?
Yeah, I do.
Excuse me.
[Unfortunately...]
[We wish you success in the future.]
Your girlfriend?
No, a prayer message.
Ouch.
What happened?
Are you okay?
- I got a leg cramp. - A leg cramp?
Here?
Bear it. Bear it.
I feel pathetic. Ouch.
Welcome.
- How many people? - Two.
- Do you smoke? - No, we don't.
I will take you to the table.
May I take your order?
Oh, I thought you weren't here.
I'm so hungry. What's the most delicious dish here?
This is the limited-time-only chef's choice menu.
Not chef's choice. Your choice, Megu.
That's...
- You've eaten everything, right? - Everything?
Yes.
Ah, this is Shigeyuki-senpai from my club.
- Second year in graduate school. - Hello.
Your girlfriend?
She's not.
I thought she was. We have the same taste in girls.
What?
Just kidding.
What would you like to order?
- Megu's choice. - Me too.
Yes.
It's tough.
Sometimes I think I should have applied to graduate school too.
Going to graduate school doesn't mean you will find a job.
But you found one.
To be honest with you, I was so relieved when I got the job.
Especially it's a company that would make my parents happy.
I wish there was something I could do.
I'm grateful that you can have a meal like this and play futsal with me.
My close friend found a job, so I feel a little bit awkward.
I can hang out with you anytime.
Thank you very much.
- I've got to go. - Yes.
- It's too much, Shigeyuki-senpai. - Don't worry.
Bye.
Thank you very much.
Welcome.
I will take the empty plates for you.
What time are you getting off work?
What kind of work do you do?
Can you call me Takuto?
What do you do?
I'm a tutor.
For a high school girl? So dirty.
No, a fifth grader.
Even dirtier.
What was your dream when you were in elementary school?
What? All of a sudden.
Nothing special.
You will laugh.
Really?
A ballerina.
Were you taking a class?
No, it was too expensive.
I only have a mother.
I'm not trying to tell you that I had an admirable childhood.
It is admirable.
How about yourself?
Can you call me Takuto?
What was it?
A doctor.
What? A doctor?
A medical doctor.
You are lying.
I used to play pretend doctor a lot.
I bet you are still doing it. So dirty.
Want to try?
What? Don't be silly.
Aren't you cold?
Yeah, I'm cold.
Let's go then.
Okay.
I will walk halfway with you.
Thank you.
That way.
[Sawada Takuto] [Winter of senior year in college]
- No kidding. - Seriously?
Takuto!
Oh, hey.
This is a big deal.
- What is it? - Do you know Sakashita?
He was always nervous and it was hard to tell what he wanted to say.
My 78th one.
Yes.
He died.
What?
He killed himself.
[Sakashita Shuji]
Ah.
Hey.
Are you alone?
Yes.
Me too.
I see.
- Shuji. - Why?
Shuji.
Were you close to Sakashita-kun?
No.
I talked to him for the first time, recently.
I saw him at an interview.
Me too.
Why did he die?
I don't know if this is true, but...
he had applied to 100 companies, and he was rejected by all of them.
Hey.
Can I kiss you?
Huh?
Um... can I kiss you?
How can you joke around at a time like this?
I'm not joking.
What are you thinking?
I'm not thinking anything.
And you want to kiss?
No?
You are awful.
I didn't think you were that kind of person.
I was thinking somewhere in my mind...
that you actually tried to help me when my phone rang at the interview.
But I was completely wrong.
Hello?
Hello, Takuto. We just arrived at the apartment.
Ah, okay.
Here you go.
So tonkatsu cutlets after all.
Of course, Riku-chan's taking the entrance exam tomorrow.
Let's eat.
- Let's eat. - Let's eat.
Here.
I have an interview tomorrow too.
I didn't know there are opportunities this time of the year.
This could be the last one.
What's the name of the company?
- Miyamae Furniture. - I see.
I've never heard of it, but good luck.
Yes.
Even if you can't get the job, you can still work at Dad's hospital.
So you should feel relaxed at the interview.
Did you go see the company in advance?
No.
That's not good.
This is good.
What I learned most during my years at school is to enjoy planning events.
I belonged to the Event Planner Club in my college.
And as a sub-leader of the club I created many...
[New graduates recruiting] [First interview]
What did you learn most during your years at school?
What I learned most is the importance of perseverance.
I've been working part-time at a tavern for three years.
In the beginning, there were many unfamiliar things and...
I made many mistakes on orders and was scolded by the manager.
What I learned most during my years at school was...
the importance of perseverance.
I have prepared the same answer...
I'm sorry.
Now I am also in charge of training the new part-time employees.
I learned the importance and excitement of being creative.
Next person, please.
Yes.
What I learned most during my years in school is to enjoy planning events.
I belonged to the Event Planner Club in my college.
And as a sub-leader of the club...
Is something wrong?
I'm sorry.
Please continue.
What I learned during my years in school was...
to play a character.
In elementary and junior high school, I acted around so I wouldn't stand out
and be left out in the classroom.
At home, I played the role of a child who lived up to my parents' expectations.
In high school, when I couldn't fulfill my parents' expectations anymore...
I played the character of a frivolous guy at home and school.
Surprisingly people accepted me saying 'Takuto is that kind of person.'
After entering college, I didn't have to play a character as much...
but since the job hunting began, I had to play a character again.
I practiced my answers for interviews...
many times in front of a mirror.
Someone who I just met at an interview would judge me in a few minutes...
and reject me.
And it feels like I'm being completely denied.
If that happens 50 times, 80 times and 100 times...
I would wonder why I'm still alive.
I would feel like there is no point in living.
Ah, I'm not really answering your question. I'm sorry.
[Miyamae Furniture] [Regarding the result of the interview...]
[We regret to inform you that you have not been selected.]
[Notice of second interview and health exam]
[Sawada Takuto-sama] [Hello, this is Miyamae Furniture.]
[Hired]
[Miyamae Furniture] [Health check-up site]
Yes. Okay.
Sawada-san, please work at our company.
May I ask why you chose me?
You showed us a little bit of your true self at the interview.
It made me think I wanted to work with you.
Am I not answering your question?
Yes, thank you very much.
Thank you in advance.
[Home]
Yes.
Hello? Takuto?
Riku-chan passed the exam for the school of his first choice.
Oh, I'm glad to hear.
I'm really glad.
- Um, I also... - I want to start preparing for school...
so we will come over soon.
Okay.
Bye.
Hitomi is still wearing a suit.
Which means she's gotten a job offer. Congratulations!
Tell us how you feel now?
I was worried because I couldn't get any job until the last minute.
I'm extremely happy.
Thank you for waiting.
Manager, I would like to keep working here after April.
Although I will be looking for a job, I would like to work as much as possible.
I understand.
Thank you very much.
What are you doing?
I thought you called me, so...
I wanted to exchange job information.
Since we were at the same interview.
I didn't get the job.
I see.
I got the job offer.
I knew it. Somehow I could tell.
Congrats.
Thanks.
I'm sorry for what I did at the wake.
No, I'm sorry too.
I'm sure Sakashita-kun's death was so shocking to you.
You kept thinking about him, didn't you?
It's not like that.
I know.
You went to his wake even though you only met him once at an interview.
So did you.
Are you being shy?
Me?
- See? You are being shy. - I'm not being shy.
I wonder if he was scared when he died.
Isn't it cold?
No, it's not cold at all.
Really, I'm not cold.
You should only do this to your girlfriend.
I don't know why...
but I want to protect you.
I'm sorry.
I forgot to turn off my cell phone.
- That time too? - It's late. Let's go.
I'm sorry.
- Are you okay? - I'm really sorry.
Well, I will ride it.
Okay.
- Oh, this. - Give it back to me anytime.
Okay.
Bye-bye.
Takuto.
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Let's eat.
The name of the disease is ALS.
Are you seeing each other?
- You look happy. - Did you do it already with Takuto-kun?
You should worry about yourself more than me.
[As the disease progresses...]