So, Mr. Executive Director Kurokawa resigned.
Bad news for the Sales Department.
Yeah...
The influence of Mr. Chairman Yamato's camp,
who worked their way up since the company was established, will decline.
Well, we're not involved as we joined this company after those changes.
But it's a bad atmosphere.
Yeah. But in another two years or so,
this will be the way Yamato Construction develops, you wait and see.
Thank you.
Oh.
That's my bride.
What?
Is that a present for your girlfriend with your first salary?
I'm Maeda from the Architectural Department,
who fell in love with you the other day.
Hi.
Is he the newcomer you were talking about?
Yeah. This is Yajima Kintaro.
This is Tanaka from Sales.
Hello, I'm Yajima.
How could you stay so cheerful, just sharpening pencils, day in, day out?
That's my job.
I was stunned. Everyday, the pencil sharpness kept changing.
I wouldn't have believed the point of a pencil could keep on improving over a month.
Fancy a drink with us? It's payday.
A salaryman's training goes on into the evening.
Yeah.
I nearly get there, Then I lose my confidence.
I look at the sky and wonder, Will I get to where my dreams come true?
Life used to be so easy for me, And now time is running out.
I left my mistakes behind me, Because I wanted to change.
But I haven't changed.
I built a rainbow over the thunder clouds, And time and space, and I started to run.
I'll climb that rainbow to a world beyond, Where my heart will learn to sing.
And I will come to see tomorrow.
I can flow,
I can go endlessly.
If I find my peck of courage in time and space,
I will start walking again.
KINTARO HAS A FIGHT
Alcohol tastes great, after a long time going teetotal!
By the way, how's your little boy, Ryuta?
He's at private nursery. I called to say I was gonna be late.
Can you play mah-jongg?
Mah-jongg? Yeah, just about.
MAH-JONGG CLUB
Yo, sorry I kept you waiting.
I brought Ishikawa.
Suckers are all welcome!
Oh...
You must be Yajima, the newcomer in General Affairs.
Hi.
Did you know him, Ishikawa?
He's famous in the Personnel Section,
as he was employed by Mr. Chairman personally.
W...What?
You used to be the head of a motorbike gang of 10,000 members, didn't you?
I'll go off first.
Are you doing your "I am the judge" thing again, Tanaka?
Kintaro, he always invites people to mah-jongg, when he wants to judge them.
He has a theory that mah-jongg exposes the real person.
I don't mind but I always go for YAKUMAN,
'cos I don't know any other tactic.
I know some dubious people who say that,
then try to cheat by changing their hand afterward.
It's his deal and he has good tiles from the start.
Looks good.
It's going to be a knockout if his opening attack works.
What? Are you going for YAKUMAN like you said?
That wasn't a joke then?
No.
You're pushing your luck. I'll beat you hollow.
There's no need to watch Kintaro. He's gonna get thrashed.
LON, MANGAN
LON, MENTANPIN DRAGON, MANGAN
CHI TOLI CHUAN NI
NIKO NIKO DRAGON NI
SANSHAKU DRAGON SAN NI PIN
Yajima's got HAKOTEN.
Right, let's go again?
No problem. It's happy payday! Let's go for it!
OK.
What? What am I trying to remember looking at this guy?
Damn, I came last again.
Keep waiting for the great parrot fish.
I'm happy with a small fish.
I know.
It's the time my father went away,
to find work during the winter, when I was at junior school.
I waited and waited on rainy days and windy days, too.
LON!
Oh, blocked again.
I've had it.
Yeah. It's the day.
The day it started to snow even though the apple blossoms were out.
Dad!
- Masakazu! - Dad!
Why am I remembering this now?
I got it!!
What did you get?
And this is the last tile!
What?
This is ALL HONORS.
You announced that you were going for YAKUMAN, didn't you?
It's against the rules, you know?
This is called something, isn't it?
BIG DRAGONS, ALL HONORS, SUANKO SANKIN
Brilliant!
I've never even seen this hand before.
This win makes us even.
This man's caliber is too high for a salaryman.
The man used to be head of 10,000 members. Yajima Kintaro.
He's absolutely no ordinary man.
But when did I lose,
the ability of being open and honest with myself, like Kintaro?
I love my dad. He really was a great dad.
Honestly...I have a kid.
What's the matter, Tanaka? You've been acting strange today.
If I've been acting strange, it's because of Kintaro.
It's really, really true.
Hey, Mr. Maeda! Does he really work for your company?
Yeah. Why?
Why, yes, his topics are totally different from other salaryman's topics.
Haruna!
The customer over there is calling you.
No way. That table is a graveyard. I'm staying at this table tonight.
I won't give up my seat. I like Kin-chan!
This is work. Get over there.
Good luck! Let me take care of this!
Don't get too close!
All right! Let's have a song!
- Cool! - Go on! Go on!
Yeah!
Kin-chan! Cool!
Kin-chan is great! Cool!
Gosaku cuts his hair Hoi Hoi Hee
That sounded like a lawnmower. Don't want it to mow the customers down.
I enjoyed it, Kin-chan!
Hey, Maeda,
you don't judge people by educational background, career or family, do you?
Don't reckon so.
Then, you can see Kintaro without prejudice, can't you?
I feel happy looking at him.
I recognize Kintaro as a proper member of our company.
Will you take me home, Kin-chan?
Will you take me, too?
No.
What's that? Is that a present for your girlfriend?
Yeah, something like that.
Be quiet! You think this bar belongs to you?
Your work starts early in the morning, doesn't it?
Go home, have a shit then go to bed!
You're picking a fight with me, aren't you?
What was that?
Stop, Kin-chan! You don't want to get into a fight.
No. The way they look, they're yakuzas.
It's too late. There's nothing you can do to stop this now.
You're the one who's dead!
Hey, Tanaka! Tanaka!
Joutou University Karate Club Tanaka Masakazu revived!
N...No! I'm different.
You're dead!
Maeda! You're going at it too?
Kanto University Judo Club Leader, Maeda Ichiro! You ready?
This is big trouble, I'm in big trouble.
- Sir... - Yes?
This is all the money I have on hand.
We destroyed your bar. I'll pay you the rest later.
That was the first good fight I've seen in a long time.
Don't worry about the damages.
Expenses for these occasions are included in the bills.
Your real problems have yet to come.
I don't want to spend my life quietly worrying about the consequences all the time.
Screw that! Don't you think so, Maeda?
Oh, yeah. We used to be a lot more fun when we were students.
Why did we have to lose the fun when we became salarymen?
Have another drink, Ishikawa!
You're both fools.
Do you realize that you could ruin your whole life for that "bit of fun" ?
What are they?
Maeda! Tanaka!
Oh, sorry, sorry. I drank too much last night.
Idiot! What on earth have you done?
What do you mean?
S...surely not.
It's the yakuza. The yakuza marched into the office and started making a racket.
Th...Those guys from last night?
What are you doing? I cannot believe this.
The leader came in person with about 30 members.
The General Management Department is saying this is no concern of theirs.
The General Management Department?
The General Management Department
is a department which settles all customer relations as well as dealing with the law.
But this time they've come to the conclusion that this wouldn't
have any bearing on the companies profit.
The Senior Executives already know about this. The President is furious.
The company will have to do something about it as we want to keep it from the public.
But you'll end up paying for it. It would be as well if you prepared for the worse.
I told you!
I told you we could blow our lives for a moment of pleasure.
They are in reception room 3.
The General Affairs Department is dealing with them instead of General Management.
They're threatening us and asking for the President.
Not to me. This shouldn't happen to me.
Where's reception room 3?
Hey, get us the President quickly.
It's not worth talking to the minions
We want the President. Bring the President here!
Hey, you!
Him again.
You're dead.
Who do you think you're kidding?
Is that you? Are you Yajima Kintaro?
What we had last night was a fight, wasn't it?
You have to be prepared to be killed or to kill when you fight. That's the way it is!
But you appear here with bandages on. That's really sad!
You're a comedy act, young man.
You've got way too much to say.
This isn't the playground. This is business.
It's got nothing to do with being amateurs or professionals.
If the fight didn't end last night, it's still going on, so let's do it.
I'll take you on, no holds barred.
You shit!
I may be just an amateur but I'm not afraid of death, so let's do it.
I'll fight a war against you.
If you want to do it, do it now.
If you let me live two days longer, at least half of you will end up dead.
How many members are there in my gang willing to die for me?
There must be still at least a hundred guys who would die for this man.
He's certainly not bluffing.
Young boss!
Friends are the most precious thing in life. They'll die for each other.
It doesn't change when they grow up.
Shiina!
All right!
Make them crash into the traffic checkpoint!
All right!
Excuse me for my long silence.
Shiina?
Yes. I knew you were back.
I'm sorry I couldn't come to greet you. My father's funeral fell on that day.
Did you inherit your father's position and become a yakuza after all?
Yes. I really, really missed you.
I never even dreamed that I would be able to see you in here.
Young boss, is this the leader of the motorbike gang when you were a boy?
He is.
He is Yajima Kin-chan, head of Hasshu League.
He could make a good yakuza.
What a shame! I understand why he was in charge.
What happened?
Hey! This is not a show!
Shiina, I'm sorry for showing you up in front of your boys.
Not at all.
I don't try to preserve my dignity when I bow to you. Excuse me.
Disgusting! Just looking at you makes me sick. We live in different worlds.
You're not the kind of person we want here.
The President is calling you.
Go to the President's office now.
Ishikawa, you were right. You ruin your life if you do what makes you feel good.
It's the way the world turns.
It's too late. It's too late now.
I don't want it like this. I don't want to meet the President because of something like this.
I don't want it like this.
Did you bring your resignation letters then?
You think it's all a joke!
Do you think you could get away with it, after giving the company all this trouble?
Why don't you say something?
I'm sorry. It won't happen again.
I love this company.
I still consider I have something to offer this company.
I'm not resigning.
I feel the same way as Tanaka.
If you're firing me though, there's nothing I can do.
What?
H... Hey, Tanaka! Maeda!
It must've cost us 100,000,000 yen.
I don't know why the bunch left quietly,
but the company must have spent at least 100,000,000 to satisfy them.
The union can't defend you in a case like this. You should be prepared.
Are you Yajima Kintaro?
I don't know why someone with a background like you,
who dropped out of technical high school, got hired midway through the year.
You don't warrant consideration. I'll fire you now.
Being President of a company is like being a parent, isn't it?
What?
Hey!
Isn't it a parent's duty to protect his child, even at the risk of his own life,
when the child makes a mistake?
Hey! Do you know who you are talking to?
Shut it!
What have you done?
Where were you hiding when the enemy was at the door?
Did you disappear, leaving the trouble with the foot soldiers?
You're a shit who ran away when your children were crying.
Then you bully the children after everything's over.
Don't try to be tough, you dimwit asshole.
Hey you! What are you trying to do?
Don't touch me, slime ball! Or my reflexes will will make me flatten your face!
Get out! Get out of my sight! You are all fired! Get out!!
Ch...Chairman!
They answer to me.
Yamato Construction was originally a heavy construction industry.
You can't be in something like this if you can't fight.
Come with me.
Mr. Yamato! I won't allow you to do this your way.
I am Chairman. I'm still the owner of Yamato Construction.
If we keep the old man, he'll ruin this company!
I made this company grow with my own hands, didn't I?
How much longer do we have to hold ourselves back? Kakei!
We...Well.
How long do I have to refrain from doing things my own way because of the old man?
Just for a little longer.
You at least need to have more shares than Mr. Yamato has.
What does being President mean, if I don't even have power to fire a monkey?
I've never been so humiliated in my life! That Yajima Kintaro's not human.
He's a stray dog. I will never forgive him.
Kintaro! I'm going fishing tomorrow. Why don't you come?
OK.
See you then.
All right.
After climbing up a long road,
The lights of the city flicker in the distance.
I realize why I look up at the sky,
And the dream I had that day comes into my mind.
I've kept searching for what never changes, And I've reached my goal at last.
It's you, in my arms, That will change everything in heaven.
We'll start walking together, Our long way journey to heaven.
As long as it's true that we're together again, I don't need anything else in heaven.