I'm Nishihara Yui.
Haven't you confused me with someone else?
You're Taira Kei, the famous dancer.
I saw it on the internet.
Please go out with me.
My last chance was the Berlin audition... but I failed.
I have talent but no position.
With no position, do I have no talent?
I want you to save me.
If you like me, will you hold me?
I'm off to work.
Yui, please put the key in the letter box by the door
when you leave. Kei.
So cold...
- Come in. - Excuse me.
I'll undress myself. I'll do it.
- Turn off the light. - You won't be able to see.
Good...
What am I doing...
staying the night at a man's place in my 30s.
Where's the nearest train station?
The nearest station!
Thank you.
What am I doing...
buying pantihose and knickers in the morning?
Why's there no Medium?
- You have no eyebrows! - What? I do so!
They're just thin.
Mum...!
The outbound train will arrive...
For your safety, please do not cross the yellow line...
- Come in. - Excuse me.
I'll undress myself.
Turn off the light.
What a place. Just old men.
What is it?
No side dishes?
It's free.
Hey...what's this?
You get surly men like him.
It's a law of humanity.
Are you his girl?
Ex-girlfriend.
I didn't get Berlin.
That's too bad...
But you don't look too upset.
You seem kind of happy this morning.
Did something happen?
Good morning.
Good morning!
Good morning...
- Good morning! - Good morning...
Good morning...
- Lower it more that way. - Okay.
You can reply!
You're smiling!
He can do it!
Good morning.
These students in your class arrived late.
Ah, thanks.
Miss Nishihara, a moment.
Oh, yes.
Well, your private life
isn't school business, but
your mother's very worried, so please phone her immediately.
Has my mother done something?
She had no idea where you were last night
and was extremely worried.
She repeatedly called the school
and my home number.
My mother called your home?
- Er, yes. And school. - I'm so sorry!
Anyway, please call her now
or she might report you missing to the police.
I'll call her now. I'm truly sorry.
My phone...isn't here!
- Nishihara speaking. - It's Yui.
Yui! You're safe!
- Sorry. I was drinking with a friend. - A friend? Who?
- Saito Ruriko. - Ah, Saito!
I was at her house till morning.
Couldn't you call me?
You scared me.
I'm sorry. We'll chat at home.
- Don't worry. - What's up with your phone?
I left it at Ruriko's.
Oh! You need your phone.
I'll bring it to you from Ruriko's.
- No need! - No, it's fine, fine.
I'll get it now. No problem.
- I have class. Bye. - Yui?
I must email Saito Ruriko.
Her email address...
I've no idea.
~ SECOND LOVE ~
Over there...
Idiot!
Over there...
She looks like a cop.
Good morning.
Today we'll use the bifurcation test tube for vapour occurrence.
Put magnesium in the test tube
- for reaction with hydrochloric acid... - Nishiboo looks pretty today.
Surely not. I'm sleep deprived.
What were you doing?
I was preparing an exam.
Take care with today's difficult experiment!
Nishiboo's strong.
Strong.
Strong. Strong...
You can give teachers nicknames but...
using them in class is rude.
Strong...strong...
I forgot the roll so I'm going back to the staff room.
Continue the experiment.
She's in the same clothes.
Okay, pop quiz.
Okay, start.
Everyone out of the way. Move.
- You got lots of calls. - Really!?
I can't believe you came here.
You need your phone.
I have class. Don't do it again.
Want to meet this evening?
Did you hear me?
Don't misunderstand.
It was only the one time.
So you can't come here!
Hurry and go.
7pm, that place, I'll wait.
Where's the roll?
It was here all along. Maybe it's lack of sleep...
[What are you doing?] [You're not replying]
[Are you angry?] [Not angry?]
[I'm off to bed. Good night]
My friend just brought my phone back.
Sorry I got drunk last night.
Do you have a cold?
- What's that? - I'm buying my wife a car...
Cool, an SUV! I'd like one.
- What? - SUV, like this. - Cool!.
So I should get an SUV?
- No! I like sports cars. - Yeah? Me too.
I suggested a convertible
but my wife said we're not stars...
- Do stars drive convertibles? - Who knows.
Boys talk soccer or baseball.
Men only talk cars and golf.
It's not the only thing...
Miss Nishihara, did you get a cold?
How can you get a cold now!?
Some parents even delayed their child's exams.
- I'm sorry. - Did you gargle? - I did.
I didn't.
I haven't had a chance.
- Take some medicine. - Yes.
You didn't bring lunch. Have this.
Thank you.
[It's short notice but can we meet today?]
[Today I must go home]
[But I want to talk]
[I'll text you the place later]
Hello.
I recognise your talent
but we have no place for you.
- What? - Your contract ends this season.
- But why? - With your talent...
another place will open up for you.
Good luck.
Is Ichinose staying?
You think we no longer need you, because he's getting a contract?
- Sorry this is so far. - It's fine.
- If we get seen, it's a mess. - Yes.
- Welcome. - Mont Blanc cake set.
Of course.
7pm, that place, I'll wait!
Thanks for waiting.
Say, if you meet a guy you like, tell me.
What?
If he makes you happy, I promise you my blessing.
I was only out drinking with an old uni mate.
That's the truth!
- You do that when you lie. - No...
Fate let us meet in this order.
What if I'd met you first?
But I can't go back in time.
I have responsibilities.
I can't change the order of things.
But my feelings aren't a lie.
As much as for my wife, I want your happiness.
Don't cry.
Ah, did you catch a cold? Miss Ueda will be cross.
She's scary like that.
Next time, we'll do something new.
Like in a novel...
Sorry for the wait.
Would you like half the cake?
What should I do?
This cake is good.
Excuse me. Another coffee?
Well, I'm going.
I'll drive you home.
- What? - Any problem?
No.
Have you had dinner?
No.
I thought you'd need food.
I'm going home. My audition's tomorrow.
- For the musical? - Yes.
Your hated musical.
Good luck.
Why are you acting nice?
What's so good about that teacher Nishihara?
She's having an affair with an older man, Takayanagi. Did you know?!
She gave him a panicky excuse for last night,
about drinking with a friend.
What's good about that cheater?
How come you know all that?
I overheard them in a family restaurant.
She was merrily telling lies.
Why're you infatuated with her?!
I'm not.
I like her.
When can we meet next?
- Ah... - Think about it.
Yes.
I have a cold....
I don't mind.
- Mum! - Ah...
Hi, good evening.
I teach Japanese at Sano High. My name is Takayanagi.
Miss Nishiwara and I oversee 2nd year students.
She's my deputy.
Thank you for looking after her. Yui, invite him in.
Come in, come in...
- No, I have to go... - It's a small house...
Wait! A lot happened today, so I drove her home.
What happened?
Well, I wore yesterday's clothes
so people talked, and he covered for me.
- Well, see you at school. - Yes. - In different clothes. - Yes.
- Excuse me. - Thank you.
- Keep watching over my daughter. - It was no bother.
- Sorry... - Excuse me. - Thank you..sorry..thank you.
Take care.
What a good teacher.
Aah. I'm tired. I'm off to bed.
I'm sorry I worried you.
I'm glad you're back alive!
There's salad. I'll wash, then sleep. Good night.
- You're really off to bed? - I've had no sleep!
What's so good about that teacher Nishihara?
She's having an affair with an older man, Takayanagi.
- Hello... - Where are you?
Where are you? I want to see you.
Where are you?
I'm sorry...
Today's impossible.
Why?
Yesterday or today...
Are you alone?
- Mum's here. - I'll come to you.
- Where are you? - You can't.
I want to see you... not talk on the phone.
- I want to see you... - Stop it.
I need prep to meet you.
What prep? You're fine as you are.
It's tough to think up excuses to Mum.
I don't like having to buy pantihose and knickers at the local shop.
I want to stop being played with by a younger man.
Is this so difficult?
It is difficult in my 30s.
I need to see you.
I must talk to you.
Doing this in my 30s is like a tv drama.
Those dramas weren't so bad.
What do you want to say?
I don't get what you said.
But...if it's such a drag...
let's call it a day.
But I want to sleep with you...
one last time.
No...
This is the last time, so I want to look at you.
I want you to look at me too.
Why'd you become a dancer?
I wonder...
It just happened.
My dad hated me doing ballet.
Mum worked part time so I could take lessons.
You were a contemporary dancer as a kid?
No... First I did classical. The basics are the same.
And after that...
modern dance, jazz dance, hip-hop, Spanish flamenco.
At 17, you won a study place at Lausanne.
I know about you...I looked you up.
In 2009 you became a Dresden Fortner company soloist.
In 2010 you won an international competition.
Dresden Fortner Company fired me last summer.
A new dancer came from Japan ...and I got cut.
Not many European companies hire Japanese people.
I searched for a position in another European company
but I was unsuccessful.
I had to return to Japan.
But...I think I want to try again overseas.
That's why I have to be free and only work part-time.
I don't want to teach dance
so I'm running out of money.
Every night before sleeping,
I thought I'd be better off dead.
That's how I felt...
but somehow when I saw you, I lost the urge to die.
You were like a goddess come to save me.
It's true.
Meeting you made me feel I could keep going.
I could take on the world
one more time.
I'm glad I could tell you this at the end.
- Mornings are cold. - Yes.
No, I don't want this to end
but the words won't come out.
Is it really okay to end this here?
Good morning.
- Morning. - Morning.
Did you sleep well?
Yes.
Yui.
Your lunch is here.
Thank you.
What's wrong?
Nothing.
What a strange child.
Good morning.
- Miss Nishihara, morning. - Good morning.
Good morning, Miss Nishihara. How's your cold?
I'm much better. Sorry to worry you.
Lack of sleep is bad for a cold.
Yes.
Good morning.
I'm sorry for calling you out.
- No. Sit. - Sorry. Excuse me.
- Welcome. - Excuse me.
The truth is...
My daughter...
She stayed out two nights in a row.
What?
She went out again after coming back with you.
After we came back?
I think she's having problems with a man.
Could that child be having an affair?
I want him to be as crazy about me, as I am about him. . .
[ YUI ] .
I don't want us to end. . .
I want to see you today. . . .
It's Yui. . .
I don't want us to end.
Please...
That guy you're seeing...
Break up with him.
- I want to see and touch you, Yui. - You talked to Mr Takayanagi?!
- So that's your man. - Don't go.
- Please end it. - It's disgusting!
Kei's no good for you.
My stalled life is restarting.
I won't oppose you but my feelings won't change.