When Cinderella noticed, it was almost 12 midnight.
When it hits 12 midnight, the magic will wear off...
Cinderella dashed off. The prince chased after her but...
There, a beautiful glass slipper which Cinderella wore...
Only one remained.
The prince set off to look for the woman...
who would fit the glass slipper to take her as his wife. He searched for Cinderella.
Then, the prince found Cinderella...
And they lived happily ever after.
A happy ending.
"Cinderella", the story that everyone knows.
But...
Maki!
Was it really a coincidence that...
Cinderella lost her shoe?
My foot is cold.
♪ Please, dance to your heart's content
♪ I'll be right here waiting for you
♪ However, if they want to take you away, refuse them
Excuse me.
♪ I'll always be right here
♪ Please, don't forget
- Yay! Yay! - Don't forget. Don't forget~!
Shut up! Stop that!
This isn't a song you should be saying "yay" for!
♪ Surely, for me - Ah... I'm sorry.
- Are you alright? - Yes.
Hey...
♪ Just that last dance
I'm sorry. He occasionally flips like that.
You guys don't know this, do you? In this song, the main character...
told his beloved to dance the last dance with him...
However, the main character cannot walk properly.
Therefore, he can't dance.
His wish would never come true.
What? I don't understand at all.
Or rather, that's scary.
Ah... sorry. Come on. The next time I come here...
I'll compensate for it. Right! Okay?
- The bill please. - Yes.
I haven't seen you wail and vomit like this for a while.
- Did something happen? - Nothing.
Can't I just get drunk occasionally?
Hey hey hey. Not over there!
- Ah~ I feel terrible. - Sorry, he has many things going on.
- No, it's alright. - There's no need to apologise.
- It's her job. - Huh?
- Hey. - I'm paying the money here.
- The customers are gods. - Stop it.
- You should worship me. - Well then, God.
Will you grant me my wish?
Huh? What is it?
Please don't come here again.
- You bitch...! - Alright, you lost. Let's go...
Let go of me!
[Juken no Cinderella]
[10th March, 2016]
In life, you either do it or not. It's about a series of such choices. [10th March, 2016]
In life, you either do it or not. Life is about a series of such choices.
You guys decided to do it and came here.
You decided to enter Todai. [T/N: Todai = Tokyo University]
Today is an important day revealing the outcome of your seniors' battles.
The announcement of Tokyo University's entrance results.
And next year, we will be asking you for your results.
[Heisei Year 27 Successful candidates for Tokyo University]
This is Tomon Seminar. Yes!
Inaoka Takashi-kun has qualified for Todai Science II class!
Alright~ the first person is Inaoka-kun!
Do you know the average deviation value of the people who qualified for Todai?
- 75. - Oh yes.
But I will say this clearly here.
I have no intention of raising your deviation value to 75.
Eh?
Then, how do you pass it? It's simple.
It's Tomon Seminar.
Congrats!
In the exam...
You just have to obtain the lowest score to qualify.
For example, if you get 240 out of 440 points for Science 1 Class, you will qualify.
- Takashi Yuuko-san, passed. - Ishimoto Kawane-san, Science 1 Class, passed.
Todai's Science classes aren't that difficult. For two science subjects,
if you can obtain 80 out of 120 points...
For the remaining 320 points...
you can obtain 160 points.
In other words, just half of the total score in the remaining subjects.
- Ah~! - Rest assured.
Once you enter this special advanced class in Tomon Seminar,
90% of you will pass.
- 90%... - I...
...will bring you to Todai!
It's hot! Hot!
Hmm! What a luxurious taste.
Ah! Give some to your mother too.
Don't sleep with the heater on. It's a waste of electricity.
But it's cold.
You were drunk. Don't fall asleep like that.
You could just cover yourself with a futon.
This year, in Tokyo University campus...
the voices of the successful candidates are ringing out too.
I'm really happy!
What will they become if they get into a good university?
Even if women have academic credentials, they won't be of any use.
After all, men dislike women who are smarter than them.
Another blackout again?
Hey. My breakfast.
Oh, it was the circuit breaker. Thank goodness~
Alright! With this, it will be fine.
Microwave it again.
Hello. Kuro-chan?
It's fine. It's fine. Will you come to the shop today?
Well~ 90% of students in the special advanced course were successful this year too.
Let's go with this momentum for this new year too.
- I'm taking a break for a while. - Eh?
No no no...
What do you mean?
I haven't rested a single day for the past 5 years.
I've earned so much money but I don't have the time to spend it.
- It's really rotting. - Ha ha ha.
Money doesn't rot.
I worked the hardest here as the representative. I feel belittled.
Wait... What are you saying? It's from now, isn't it?
Altair Education said they want to team up with us.
The biggest conglomerate in Japan said that they want to team up...
with this cram school which had started from a rundown room!
So?
"So"?
What will be in store for us?
Money, of course.
Money.
You'll come back for the lectures in the new semester, right?
Thank you very much!
Hamburger with egg, stir fried miso eggplant and pork, curry cutlet, Nanba set meal, fried squid bento...
- Thanks for waiting. - 3 seaweed fried chicken bento...
2 pork stamina bowls and stir fried vegetables, please.
3 seaweed fried chicken bento and 1... 1 pork stamina bowl.
- Ah, 2. And stir fried vegetables too. - Ah... stir fried vegetables. Sorry.
- Excuse me, is it ready yet? - Sorry.
2 chinese tempura prawns grilled with kimchi. How much longer?
School has ended.
Full-time students who don't have any other matters, please leave the school.
Alright, 3rd baseman!
He might be happy if you could give him some leftover bento.
Huh? What are you saying?
Don't point with both hands.
- Shall I tell him for you? - Eh?
You've always been looking at him but you never talked to him.
Aren't you coming here every day because you want to meet him?
No. Shut up!
Why are you keeping quiet?
You won't have anything to lose if you tell him your feelings.
- It's not that. - Then what's the problem?
It will trouble him.
Endo, come here 2 hours earlier next Friday.
You have to retake the English, Japanese and Math exams.
Yes.
If you keep getting less than 60 points...
you won't be promoted to the next grade. Focus. Okay?
- Yes, shortstop! - Second baseman!
Alright!
[Funds for independence Goal: 0.5 million]
My part-time pay today is...
4,850 yen.
- Ah! - Take it!
Come on! Pick it up!
Come on, pick it up! Take it!
Begin, began, begun. Build, built, bui...
Is this a spell?!
You have the key, don't you!?
...Jeez.
Open it yourself...
Toko!
Toko, it's my fault too!
...Perhaps.
I'll forgive you so come back. Okay!?
- Toko! - Wait!
Maki~
Who's that? Eh, are you...?
- Toko... - No! Wait!
Huh?
So you're a teacher from a preparatory school.
You don't remember anything?
You're too much! How can you not remember after...
what you did to my daughter...?
Um... what?
You tried to attack my daughter.
My daughter is so shocked that she's bedridden.
At this rate, my daughter will be hurt her whole life...
She might never be able to leave the house.
If I can find her a good counsellor...
Even if I say that, it's impossible for me to do that with only my earnings...
That's not it. It's not as if I'm asking for this...
Ah...
- Wait, what are you doing! - Wait, what!?
You're deceiving this guy and taking his money! What are you doing!?
"Deceive"? What are you saying?
Hey you. Didn't this guy leave you with a scary experience?
But you always said that we shouldn't rely on men!
Shh. Wait a minute. Who's relying on men?
I always said this, didn't I? That all men are trash.
After all, that guy probably thinks of us as foolish, poor people and
looks down on us. In that case,
we may as well take the money to make it worthwhile.
Give and take! This world is unequal after all.
We should wisely use foolish men who used women.
I don't like that!
Even if you don't like it, there's nothing we can do.
You're quitting high school, aren't you? You'll know when you work.
Sugar-coated words won't fill your stomach.
I...
Resisting is useless. Nothing good has ever come out of what you've done, right?
That's why it's better if you just listen to me.
I can't stand listening to you.
You never put in any effort.
You're just blaming everything on the world and everyone else.
And having a defiant attitude saying it couldn't be helped.
It's too miserable.
You're the worst.
What do you know!?
You don't know anything but you're acting high and mighty!
You don't even know how tough it is for us to survive...
Do you know how difficult it's been for me up to today...
That's enough!
I don't need this.
Ah...
Have you always lived here?
It's none of your business.
Are you going to say that we're living in such a pathetic place?
- You're really terrible. - No.
In the past, I rented that room to hold classes for the cram school.
Eh? In that place?
I started that during my university days with some friends.
Eh~ I can't imagine it at all.
But why here?
I can see that.
Are you a country bumpkin?
Did you yearn for that?
So? Why did you come here?
You missed the past?
Was this a memorable place for you and the Toko person?
Did I hit the bull's eye?
But in that case, what's with the "I'll forgive you so come back"?
If you want her to come back, you should properly acknowledge...
that you are trash.
You don't expect me to take that lying down, do you?
You can't simply assume a defiant attitude, can you?
Is that so. I'm sorry about that.
Wait!
If you're really sorry, teach me how to study.
- Huh? - I have to retake my exams next week.
If I fail those, I have to quit school.
You heard it, didn't you?
I'm a professional specialising in Todai entrance exams.
Why should I teach someone how to retake exams...?
I don't want to ask someone like you for a favour too.
But if you don't teach me, I'll tell the police you attacked me.
Why do you want to remain in high school that much?
If I graduate from high school, I can work in better places.
Do you want to earn money?
I want to leave this house quickly, even if it's one day earlier.
To do that, I need money.
- Here. - Eh? We're studying here?
- My acquaintance runs this place. - Eh~
- Welcome. - You can go to the back.
You can train your concentration when you study at a slightly noisy place.
20 minutes for each subject.
Eh? I told you to teach me how to study though.
I want to know what you can do...
No, I don't know what you can't do.
Begin.
Hurry up.
Huh...
- Your sigh is too long. - Thanks for waiting...
Alright, thanks for the hard work. Here.
Don't worry. I will pay.
Hooray! I shall partake.
- Hey! - What?
Why does 1/2 + 1/3
= 2/5 ?
Isn't that because 3 + 2 = 5
and 1 + 1 = 2 ?
This is 1/2.
This is 1/3.
Try putting them together.
According to what you said, if it's 2/5, it should be less than half.
Oh?
Try splitting it into sixths.
1/2 is 3 sixths.
1/3 is 2 sixths.
How many do you get when you add them?
1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
Ah. 5/6!
I learned this before! It's about matching the denominators, right?
I'm glad that you remembered.
But fractions are questions for elementary school students.
- Such questions won't come out anyway. - That's why you're hopeless.
Eh?
People like you don't understand the importance of foundation.
If you try to proceed ahead before knowing the foundation,
you won't understand even more.
Ah. That's totally me.
Firstly, let's return to where you stumbled. This is the fundamental rule.
In your case, it's in solving calculation problems.
Firstly, you have to start with building up your basic calculation.
You don't want to drop out of class, do you?
Yeah. I know that.
May I eat this?
I shall partake.
"She is stand bihind the carten." Why isn't there an article
in the sentence?
You can only attach one article to a verb. And so, for this verb,
- there are only two types. - That's few!
The verb "be" or other normal verbs. Only these two types.
"Is", "am", "are" belong to the "be" category. Other verbs are normal verbs.
Ah... I seem to have learnt that before.
Come to think of it, isn't this example strange?
"She stands behind the curtain."
Scary!
That was deliberate to catch your attention so that you can remember.
I wonder why she has to stand behind the curtain?
You don't have to think so deeply about that.
In any case, for English, you have to polish up your subjects and verbs.
What?
First time I see an adult eating that.
- Trying to appeal with cuteness? - No!
For classical literature, many people dislike it so it will be the easiest.
It's Japanese, after all.
If you can remember the words, when you write it out...
you'll roughly be able to understand it.
On top of that, if you can remember how to use the auxiliary verbs,
anyone can get full marks on that.
I can't remember those words.
- Use a play on the words. - Play on the words?
"Aramahoshi".
Oh my, it's a star. This is an ideal night sky.
"Aramahoshi". Ideal.
Don't be put off. I'm doing this for you.
If you put in your feelings when remembering, it remains in your memory.
"Yuyushi".
The oil is in the sea!? This is very ominous.
"Yuyushi". Very ominous.
Your life seems fun.
I'll send you flying.
You're able to do all this within only 2 hours.
I'm amazing.
You're not amazing. I'm the one who's amazing.
- Huh? - People who can't study are not stupid.
It's just that their way of studying is bad.
There is little difference between the intelligence levels people are born with.
Eh~
- Mochi with cheese. - Yes, mochi with cheese. Alright.
- With an egg. - An egg. Yes.
To start with, 3 beers and kimchi. After that, seafood without prawns.
- Yes, I got your order. - Um... Excuse me.
- Yes. - A refill of lemon sour cocktail.
- Yes. Lemon sour cocktail. - And an additional order of okonomiyaki.
Yes, I got your order.
Um... table #2... yes.
Salted kalbi monja with green onions and hotplate scallops.
Yes, I have your order.
- Your business is thriving. - Sorry, wait... please wait.
Sorry. Um... table #2 wants mochi with cheese. And an egg.
Table #3 wants 3 beers and kimchi. And seafood... what was it?
Seafood without prawns. Table #1 wants lemon sour cocktail and okonomiyaki.
The people at the counter wants salted kalbi monjayaki with green onions.
And hotplate scallops.
Thank you~ You're more reliable than our people.
Hey, can we employ her here?
How much is the hourly pay?
Hmm... 920 yen!
- Eh... you don't want? - This girl is a slave to money.
You can keep the change. From tomorrow, let us use the seats at the back.
- Alright, sure. - Thanks for the food.
- Thank you very much. - Then how about 970 yen?
He likes Chinese food. "He" is a third-person singular so
- I have to add "s" to the verb. - One Chinese bento, please.
Yes! Ah... sure.
"He asked what..."
- "What true freedom is". Interpret this. - What?
In (x-2)(x+3), the coefficient of x is...
-2 + 3 = 1. Ah!
Well then, please factorise the expression in this problem.
Then, this...
- Endo-san. - Yes.
Correct.
- Your acting sucks. - Were you this smart?
Or rather, it's the first time I see you listening in class seriously.
I'm in danger of dropping out here.
Yes. Now, let's move on to the next problem.
This problem...
Form a unit with a fatty (debu) and debut.
It's scary when you dance without music.
You remained until quite late.
Before I realised it, time has already flown by.
Somehow, you seem to be feeling good?
- Eh? - I don't know though.
You look different from usual. Somehow, you're sparkling.
- What? Are you making fun of me? - No, I said that seriously.
Then, if I pass my makeup exams, treat me to something.
Fine. For 300 yen, at most.
- Snacks for an excursion? - Nice retort.
- Hey. - Yes?
After I leave high school, I'll leave my house too.
Do you want to live together?
- Huh!? - In that way, we can save on rental.
I've been told to beware of such men.
I'll seriously earn a lot. I'll become big and go to America.
- America!? - I'm serious.
I'm seriously going to become the world's best dancer.
I'm studying English properly too.
Is this the pattern of "until I become famous, let me be a pimp"?
I won't do such an uncool thing.
I've thought through it properly.
When I said that I need money for my dream,
a senior at my part-time job told me he would introduce me to a more profitable job.
For the time being, it seems I can get by with that.
- A dream. - Yeah.
What? You have something, don't you? Like what you want to be in the future.
Hmm... I've never thought about it.
Or rather, you actually have a proper dream, Murai.
I thought you were just a dance-loving fool.
Saying I'm a fool is too much.
Hey.
When I succeed in America, I'll invite you to my mansion.
Wow~ I'm looking forward to that.
- You don't really think so. - I do.
- Do you really think so? - I do.
Ah!
[Kimura Shuichi Tomon Seminar]
[Notice of re-examination results]
I'm back.
- What? Are you studying? - Welcome back.
You won't achieve anything even if you work hard so...
you should stop it.
More importantly, can you lend me a bit of money?
- Eh? - You have it, don't you?
I know that you are saving up.
What will you use it for?
Nothing in particular. None of your business.
- A man? - Do you have any complaints?
- Not really. - What?
I have times when I'm helpless and lonely as well.
Maki, you'll understand it one day.
- Sorry, I'm studying. - Please.
Come on, Maki. Please!
Welcome.
Ah!
Alright!
The makeup exam will be a piece of cake now.
Alright!
Ah, but I'm not the one who's amazing.
- No. - Eh?
You're the one who decided to follow this through.
Well, do your best.
In appreciation, I'll tell you something good.
Hmm?
The plaza in front of Shiraishi Station. Have you been there before?
No.
You can see a very beautiful view of Tokyo Tower from there.
Why don't you bring Toko-san there?
Hey, don't tease me.
But somehow...
I don't really dislike studying as much as I thought.
It was unexpectedly fun.
You're good at teaching.
That's because I'm a professional.
Is it fun being a teacher of a cram school?
Does it pay well?
You're interested in that part the most.
Of course.
Come on, continue.
- Ah! - Eh?
Ah... you're early today.
Ah... yes. I have something on...
Ah. Is that so.
- Bye. - Yeah.
Thanks for waiting.
Alright, begin.
- The office is above. - Yes.
I'm from the ward office. We haven't received your reply about the special pension yet.
Yes. If we don't receive it, you won't be able to get your pension.
For the administrative fees, please pay them as soon as possible...
Grandma, your pension was paid less by mistake.
We want to pay you back so will you transfer the administrative fees?
Hey, you have a scooter licence, don't you?
Please transfer it by 3 pm today...
What do you mean!?
As I said, you don't have to come for classes anymore.
What will happen to the special advanced class?
I asked Kosaka-sensei for help.
Huh!?
Something hasn't been right with you recently.
This is how it is.
Wait! I'm the representative here.
Don't do as you please.
Aren't you the one who's doing as you please? You suddenly wanted a break.
You didn't pick up the phone too.
Because of that, you asked Kosaka to take my place?
How can a guy like him ever replace me!?
I'm telling you this.
When he replaced you for the special advanced class,
there wasn't a single student who quit or complained about it.
You! Who should you thank for making it to today?
I'm the best guy in Japan who can make 90% of my students qualify for Todai.
As expected, you don't know anything at all.
Huh?
You said this every year.
That the average annual salary of Todai graduates is the top among the universities.
Of course it will be. The children of Todai graduates...
have been receiving expensive education from young and
they can aim for Todai. These kids... in other words,
even if you didn't teach them, they can still qualify for Todai.
I searched for them, chose them and let you teach them.
For the sake of achieving a pass rate exceeding 90%.
Don't mess with me! Even if you didn't set the stage, I'll...
You were just a crowd-pulling panda.
Do you know how much I ran around to protect your brand?
You didn't realise that and were free from care.
I'm exhausted. I don't want to pull strings from behind the scenes anymore.
You... Who do you think I am?
Igarashi Toru.
Since I met you, you've always been arrogant and looked down on others.
You won't be satisfied if you're not the best.
You're a frog in the well.
Make up your mind whether I'm a panda or a frog!
Which part are you angry about!?
You've always behaved in a carefree manner.
If you're the president, then think more about Tomon Seminar a president would!
English, Japanese and Math.
You worked hard.
Thanks.
Alright!
Hey, why didn't you come to school today?
I passed my makeup exams.
You promised to treat me, didn't you? For 300 yen.
Sorry.
What? Are you unwell?
Are you alright? You don't look well.
Here. Look!
Aren't you going to say anything? Like "congratulations".
- Good for you. - You seem unexcited.
What is it? What's wrong?
- It's impossible. - Eh?
- I can't go to America, it seems. - Why?
Well, I think it's an amazingly huge dream and...
it won't be easy to fulfil it though...
But Murai, you said that you will definitely go, didn't you?
When I heard that, I thought you didn't know your limits...
But I realised that you really might be able to go for it.
Somehow, it gave me courage too...
What's wrong?
- It's impossible after all. - Eh?
Are you Murai Kazuya? You're under arrest for fraud.
- Eh? - Wait! Come with us!
- Murai! - Hey, you!
When I said that I need money for my dream,
a senior at my part-time job told me he would introduce me to a more profitable job...
A dream...
May we talk to you for a bit? Is he your friend?
Hey! It hurts!
Hey! Apologise!
What are you doing here at this time?
I can say the same to you.
I came here for a change.
How were your makeup exams?
I passed.
I see.
Where's your appreciation?
It's thanks to me, isn't it? Where's your appreciation?
Say it. "Thank you very much".
Say that it's all thanks to me!
If I'm not around, you would have dropped out of class!
Be grateful to me! Show your gratitude!
What's wrong?
Thank you.
But that's enough.
What do you mean?
I'm going to quit high school.
Huh?
I realised that this is pointless.
What do you mean?
Don't you want to get a better job, earn money and leave that house?
I wanted to. But it's impossible.
Wishes don't come true.
Poor people will just remain poor. Nothing will ever change.
It's impossible.
Hoping is useless.
But I'm glad that I realised it.
Working hard though it wouldn't help would just be a loss.
After all, I'm hopeless. Since I can't do anything.
Nothing good has ever come out of what you've done, right?
What are you saying? It worked out, didn't it?
You made a breakthrough in the makeup exams.
So what?
You can do it if you try.
Why are you throwing your life away here?
Why are you giving up halfway? You can do it if you try!
That's just fancy talk!
So what if I passed my makeup exams? So what if I graduate from high school?
It's something that anyone can do normally if they try.
What was that? I can do it if I try?
Such fancy talk will only work on those fortunate kids.
If I have money, I can go to a good cram school, high school and even university.
I can have a dream.
But because my family is poor, I can't even attend school properly.
A dream will only be shot down before it can take flight.
In that case...
It's better if I don't dream.
Since it can't be helped, it's better if I don't do anything from the start!
Hey! Wait!
Let me go...
It's cold! You...
- Hey! - What are you doing!?
Hey! Don't be so naive!
Do you feel better by blaming your circumstances!?
Are you so scared of working hard and getting hurt!?
You coward!
I can't stand listening to you.
You were just lining up your excuses and running away!
No!
You can do it if you try, right?
In that case, see it through to the end!
Dare to struggle for it!
Ouch!
You struggled, didn't you? It was painful, wasn't it?
You wanted to live, didn't you!? That's why you came up, right?
What are you doing? Damn!
Hey! Stop!
I'll struggle and get up no matter how many times it takes!
I'll struggle and get up too.
- Hey! - So what will I struggle and get up!?
Hey! Are you running away!?
Are you fine with that!?
If you feel frustrated, struggle and get up.
Even if you have to crawl, get up from rock-bottom.
Try to do everything you can!
Will you accept my challenge?
I will make you...
...go to Todai!
You want money, right?
In that case, I'll bring you to the university that lets you earn the most.
I'll grant your wish.
Therefore, follow me.
If you can qualify for Todai...
and your view still doesn't change,
I will admit my defeat.
What will you do? You pauper!
Cinderella didn't lose her glass slipper by chance.
She took the first step for her own happiness.
[344 days to Todai entrance exams]
Subtitles by carameltz