Kin-chan! Aren't you going home yet?
No, my pencils are popular. They're in great demand.
Oh, this book is a history and outline of this company.
Did you read this?
Yeah. Looking at the people working here,
everyone's job is compartmentalized into general affairs, accounting, sales...
You can only see your own small part.
Even though I'm nobody in this company,
I thought I could look at my job in a different way if I knew the entire company.
Kin-chan's planning to become President.
Oh, that's not a bad idea.
There's no regulation against salarymen fighting for themselves.
Arai, are you in on this?
This is war. What are you two going to do?
You'll only remain as low-level employees
if you stay working for this company without causing any trouble.
You need to declare war at some stage if you want to climb up.
It's all or nothing.
There's some scheme behind this, isn't there?
There're lots of scandals about President Ohshima.
It's not impossible to win this war.
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 BECOMES VERY POPULAR
Ch...Chairman!
I was in the neighborhood and thought I'd drop by.
Do you mind if I come in?
There's a guy who graduated from university in the same year as me,
who works in the Ministry of Construction.
He says that the person who used to be President Ohshima's rival,
is going to be the next Bureau Chief of the Construction Economic Bureau.
He's the strongest candidate to become the next Administrative Vice-Minister.
The President's influence with the Ministry of Construction
will decline a lot from now on.
And it's coming out, little by little...
Criticisms of Ohshima from the people in the Ministry of Construction?
Yes.
Ohshima's been making his family and friends buy lots of Yamato Construction shares
since it was decided that he become President of this company.
Of course, he's been buying them himself too.
That's insider trading.
What?
Our company was third-rate, and housing was our main business at the time.
But President Ohshima made this company mega
by getting the Ministry to place large public contracts with the company.
It took some time, but our company finally became very prosperous.
The shares went into orbit at the same time.
I see.
President Ohshima planned it from the start.
Yes, he did.
The reason he came to Yamato Construction from the Ministry of Construction
was to take control of the company.
It's more rewarding than being involved in small-time public enterprises
to build up a pension.
That's true.
It's a legal company takeover, planned by a bureaucrat.
The mass media will be interested.
Although it's legal, it's an ugly abuse of a position of trust.
That's interesting.
The mass media is into criticizing politicians and bureaucrats at the moment.
His shares will soon exceed the Chairman's
and he'll be the head of Yamato Construction in name and in reality.
But where does the money come from?
This is hypothesis, but it's common practice in the construction industry,
for there to be unaccounted expenditure.
If he was pretending he was giving the money to local governors
but he was actually spending it to buy shares for himself...
That's possible.
But...how do we prove it?
That's the problem.
If it's connected with company accounting, it must be on the computer...
But even if it's on the computer, it's not accessible.
Such data could only be accessed by the President and Executive Director Kakei.
It must be protected by several strictly secret passwords.
It would be conclusive evidence if we could obtain it.
Let's try it anyway.
Find evidence of the fraud and audit the accounts.
If we can do this, we'll make a proposal to the union and then the Chairman,
and we'll take action as a whole company.
Thank you, Arai. You're a good ally.
I feel disgusted.
What Ishikawa says must be the truth, but it's not pleasant.
He put his points across clearly and forcefully.
People are too naive.
Arai, you tell it like it is.
Your frankness makes me feel good.
And I don't approve of Kintaro. He's too impractical.
Arai, don't get the wrong idea.
There are good people around.
Er...You want a whiskey?
Well, I'd like shochu, if that's ok?
Certainly.
Do you mind?
N...no.
Oh, everyone's looking happy.
This is me and this is you.
It was a small village where we went for a subcontract paving job.
The road was water-logged when it rained.
Your feet would get muddy, even in a shower.
People in the village were very welcoming and made us tea,
and said 'T hank you' every time they brought us rice balls.
Doing work to make money, and making people happy at the same time.
I thought there's no better business than this.
Should we go back to that again, Kaminaga?
I don't care if it means being a third-rate company.
Why don't we go back to being a company where everyone trusts everyone else,
and there's always the sound of laughter.
Please...please...
Please forgive me for being a fool!
For a few miserable advantages, I've sold you out.
Please forgive me for being a fool!
I'm the worst kind of Judas.
I'm the idiot who betrayed himself.
Chairman!
Thank you for dinner.
Thank you.
- Bye-bye Ryuta. - Bye-bye.
I got evidence.
President Ohshima was using his wife's , daughter's and son's names.
And also his relatives and friends all bought large amounts of Yamato Construction shares
before the President came to the company.
I called a magazine publisher to sound him out anonymously, and he was interested.
Let's use the stairs.
I asked my friend, who works for Kyowa Stock Firm,
and he said Yamato Construction shares are still being purchased.
Ohshima's party has collected about 2.7 million shares this year.
That would cost about 3.2 billion yen.
He can't have borrowed that much money from the banks.
He must be embezzling from the company.
Right, let's tell the Chairman what we think.
You're going ahead with it.
Kin-chan!
Another phone call for you. It's Yuki, the same girl again.
She sounds like a high-school girl, I think.
Cheeky brat.
I'm working now. Say something nice to her.
OK.
Shut up!
Don't poke your nose into what you're not old enough to understand.
Kin-chan will be in the toilet all day today!
I thought so.
She used to be a gangster.
Don't be silly! An innocent girl like me?
Has Yajima Kintaro done something again?
No, that's not the reason I'm here.
Please keep an eye on him while the President's away.
He's a bit of a problem.
There's a rumor that he's the Chairman's love child.
Nothing unusual has happened.
Yajima's been sharpening his pencils quietly.
I thought so.
Executive Director Kakei worries about everything needlessly.
There's no way a brat like him could spoil things.
Managing Director Takeda!
Maeda and Tanaka have just entered the Chairman's office.
What?
Idiots!
Do you realize what you're saying?
Just get on with your jobs! Learn not to overstep the mark.
But Chairman...
Shut up!
Get out! Get out of here right now! This very instant!
This is no good. The Chairman's not interested at all.
Hey! You two troublemakers!
I hope you're prepared!
You'll be sacked when the President's back!
Wh...what are you talking about?
Don't play dumb with me, after that scene you've just created!
Clear your desks!
The President will be back in three days. Understand?!
Scene we created?
What did that mean?
Did he know that we talked to the Chairman?
- A bug. - What?
There must be a bug in the Chairman's office.
Chairman, there's something important we need to tell you.
What's that?
I'll make it short.
We'd like you to be reinstated and...
Idiots!
Do you realize what you're saying?
Just get on with your own work...!
Get out!
Is this all?
Yes.
We started recording soon after they entered the office.
We didn't miss anything.
I never thought petty officials like them would take action like this.
It must be because they know that they don't have a future
after the incident in the President's office the other day.
They must be desperate.
That must be it.
But the old man doesn't seem to be interested in Yamato Construction anymore,
shouting at them without even listening to them.
That's how it seems.
But I hope the executives aren't going to back this schoolboy conspiracy.
No. All the executives are behaving as usual.
I could end up dead if something happens while the President is away.
- The Chairman's interested. - What?
The Chairman knew we were tapped.
I see.
That's why he shouted at us straightaway.
If he wasn't interested,
he wouldn't have responded so violently, but he knew we were being tapped.
We conveyed our thoughts to him.
And he conveyed his thoughts to us, too.
Launch a swift attack.
There's no time to use the media to bring the scandal to light.
Just one thing to do. Access top secret data from the computers.
Is that true?
Yamato Construction is our company.
Most of the employees have cried, laughed, and worked together with the Chairman.
There's no justice in the company being taken over by this bunch,
who came from the world of bureaucracy.
Did the Chairman say that?
Yeah.
- I see. - I see.
Kin-chan!
Are you going straight home today?
Yeah. See you tomorrow.
- Take care! - OK.
Stupid Kazue!
- What? - What do you mean, "What?" ?
Go on!
- You fancy Kin-chan, don't you? - Go on!
Stop. Wait a moment, Yajima!
Could we go somewhere?
Kin-chan!
I called you many times.
Why didn't you answer?
Because I was working.
Have you any idea how hard it was for me to pluck up the courage to call you?
I'm sorry.
Don't be sorry.
I've been thinking about you all the time, ever since the day you saved me.
Hey, come here.
You know me?
Yeah. From way back.
You were in Kurosaki's troops, weren't you?
Y...Yes, in Haneda Hikouki.
Tell Kurosaki that I don't need bodyguards anymore.
And tell him I appreciate it.
I have a last favor to ask of you.
Kin-chan!
Take this girl home.
- Uh? - No.
I'm no playboy.
I can't pretend I'm interested in you when I'm not.
Got it.
Fool! You're a fool Kin-chan!
I won't give you up!
So what about me?
How about a date with a real woman?
I know a place with a great atmosphere.
Didn't you hear?
You're not my type. Bye.
Banzai! Kin-chan, banzai!
What? What are you doing?
THE ACCOUNTS DEPARTMENT
Oh, are you working overtime, Chief?
Y...Yeah, there was something I wanted to make sure of.
I see. Well, excuse me.
Now, I'll get in as far as I can access.
Three days.
- We need to do it in three days somehow. - I know.
Oh, it's open.
Mama! It's mama!
Is that your wife?
Yeah.
Ryuta's birthday and the anniversary of her death are on the same day.
It's today.
I'm sorry for calling round uninvited on a special day.
No, it's OK.
Mama!
Ryu is happy.
If you don't mind, can I cook you something for dinner?
Hi, Kin-chan... ...About dinner...
O...Oh...Sorry.
What?
Dad will be late tonight and mum needs to go out too.
So I was going to ask if you wanted to eat out.
But it's OK. I'll go on my own.
Come and eat with us.
She said she's going to cook for us.
Come on! I'll be in the way.
I'll mind Ryu for a couple of hours, if you like.
Are you stupid?
She said after she waited outside my flat for two hours,
the caretaker opened the door for her.
But she really looks like her, Kin-chan. She looks like your wife in the picture.
Yeah. I was surprised at first.
It seems like she fancies you.
Well...
Wow! Smells good! I wonder what she's making.
Sorry, it's only curry.
That's great. I wanted curry.
- Kin-chan? - What?
What was the answer to the question I asked you earlier?
Not interested. I'm in mourning for my wife.
But it's been two years since Akemi passed away.
How much longer will you be in mourning?
I don't know. Ten years? Twenty years? I don't know.
Have you found something?
No, it's only a mid-term settlement of accounts.
This is meant for the executive board, not ordinary staff.
This only says expenditure unaccounted for.
We need to find the details but I'm not sure if the data's in here.
And even if it is, I'm not able to get in.
I'm never going to come up with all the passwords and usernames.
Isn't there anyone?
Isn't there anyone in the Accounting Department who can get this secret data?
Mr. Mizuki?
You probably don't know the reason why Ishikawa moved to the Personnel Department
from the Accounting Department.
Ishikawa?
I was the only one who knew about it.
And I recommended him to the Personnel Department.
Why was that?
Ishikawa has an exceptional talent for computers.
It happened five years ago.
I think it was an accident, but he got into the top-secret files of the company.
It was dangerous information to come by,
but when you've done it once,
you can't resist doing it again when you see a computer.
I've noticed that he avoids having anything to do with computers.
Yeah.
It was the time that Personnel wanted someone versed in accounting.
So I had a chat with him and we made the personnel changes.
In that case...
Are you saying that Ishikawa could do it?
Otherwise...
Please read this letter.
Goodbye then.
Platform 1, doors are now closing.
Bye-bye!
I left my job at Chairman Yamato's today.
I'm going to be formally introduced to a prospective marriage partner in my hometown.
I used to be afraid of men, and I could never open my heart to a man.
But since I met you, Mr. Kintaro,
I've found out how generous men can be
and started to think that I might be able to look at men without feeling uneasy.
You gave me the courage.
The courage to trust men.
Kintaro!
Idiot! What are you doing?
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.