This is Yamato Morinosuke speaking.
This is Mita Zenkichi.
I've heard a lot about you. What can I do for you?
I heard you had an executive committee meeting yesterday.
I'd like to meet you to cement our new friendship.
I'd like to invite you to dinner. Would you like that?
Certainly!
Would you bring your employee, Yajima Kintaro with you?
Yajima Kintaro?
Yajima!
The Chairman wants you.
Chairman?
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 DOESN'T IMPRESS ME
Kazue-chan?
What?
Will you pack up my things for me?
Kin-chan.
It's been really great.
Even if it was only a short time.
I'd like to thank you all for your kindness!
Kin-chan!
What?
I... I'll never forget that you worked with us!
Thanks!
I like you! It's not a boy - girl thing.
I just like you.
We'll talk things over in the car.
Where are we going?
A battlefield.
Where our lives are at risk.
Excuse me, would you take us to Mr. Mita's room?
We were waiting for you.
He's already here.
Is he here already?
But we're 30 minutes early for the meeting.
Please come in.
I'll show you the room.
Is he always this early?
Mr. Mita is here
before the other party on all occasions.
Is that right?
That's too bad.
I'm Morinosuke Yamato.
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting.
Are you the young hooligan, Yajima Kintaro?
I don't know if I look like a hooligan or not,
but my name is Yajima Kintaro.
You broke my son's jaw, didn't you?
Tell me what you did and why you did it.
Your son is...
not very nice.
For certain reasons,
I slapped the girl, who was in your son's car.
Then your son grabbed me.
All he was concerned about was his car...
not bothering about the girl he was with.
I broke his jaw and he's lucky I didn't kill him.
As men go, I don't think much of him.
What about the henchman of mine you nearly killed?
I can't stand people who think too much of themselves
on account of their position, status, or their physique.
I won't back down, no matter who it is, even if I have to pay with my life.
Mr. Yamato.
Yes?
What are you going to do about this man?
First, I must tell you that I told Yajima beforehand...
to answer your questions honestly without worrying about the results.
Moreover.
This man is my employee.
When an employee of mine is in trouble...
and can't handle it by himself, and needs my help...
I'll take whatever comes with him and we'll face the music together.
Kid.
In this world, there are many like you, who don't think of consequences.
You kick back at the stone every time you trip over it.
When are you going to smarten up?
What will you do if the Chairman, who's like a father to you,
loses everything because of your stupidity?
You can't solve it with your death!
How are you going to react when your stupid acts...
involve other people?
Answer me!
Don't talk big when you don't know your ass from a hot rock!
I don't know.
I don't know the answer.
But...
A man should live with pride.
I'm not going to be intimidated.
Chairman!
Please forgive me.
I don't just pick a fight with anyone.
But I'm not going to be intimidated by these people.
And I don't know what else I can do.
I don't know how I can compensate you...
for the trouble I've caused.
He is ridiculously honest, isn't he?
He certainly is.
Hey kid! That's enough.
Stop crying. Our fight is over.
I didn't get an answer but I like your style.
Mr. Yamato.
Yes?
There's a rumor that this kid is your illegitimate son.
Is that true?
It would give me great pleasure if it were, but I'm afraid it is not true.
I see.
My son was a long-wished-for boychild, but he's such a fool...
I can't do anything with him.
This one's as bad as the other.
What?
The project of Sagara city office construction work...
has returned to the drawing-board?
Why is that?
You don't know?
That's not possible.
This must be the revenge of former President Ohshima!
He must have put pressure on the Ministry of Construction!
The drastic measures you took at your board meeting...
have never been seen in the construction industry,
nor in the financial circles of Japan.
The world can no longer keep in balance like this.
It's time for reform.
However, the politicians and bureaucrats don't have a definite plan.
There is a mountain of things for our leaders to do.
Anyway...
Mr. Yamato.
I humbly apologize for my lack of courtesy since you came here.
Mr. Mita, you are a powerful figure.
You can behave however you like.
But it's a great relief to know you are an upright man.
Thank you.
Please leave the matter of former President Ohshima to me.
Thank you.
I really don't like bureaucrats.
But, that doesn't mean I don't understand how they feel.
Their wages are low for the work they do carrying the future of this country.
Executives should be paid better,
so they don't just think about a position in a private company after retirement,
and think more about the country.
Hey kid, do you know what I'm talking about?
Some.
If they remain poorly paid and have to live off their pride,
they're going to stay corrupt.
Good.
When the fighting is over, courtesy is crucial for human relations.
Mr. Yamato, won't you leave this kid in my care?
What?
I want to educate him.
It's up to him.
I'm prepared to kill anyone who provokes me in the least way.
Without a word, I would have killed you and Yamato Morinosuke.
Master, please don't kill him as if he were just an insect.
Please.
You must be remarkable.
I'm amazed that you could make an opponent say that.
His words made me want to see you.
So, won't you come over to me so you can fight as much as you like?
Kintaro, answer him.
I cannot accept your offer.
Even if I keep fighting all my life, I want to fight for a decent world.
The relations you had when you were students were with your peer group.
But in the real world we have a pecking order.
If you don't know how a person helps his subordinate...
and how a person in a lower position earns the approval of his superior...
you'll feel angry with your boss and drop out...
or you'll get lost in the system...
and become a de-motivated employee who works only by the rulebook.
I'll tell you the leadership requirements when you are executives.
One of them is honesty.
And another is generosity.
Generosity means having the spirit to protect your subordinates,
as well as being generous with money.
I'm President, but in a way I'm a newcomer just like you.
Please tell me when I lose my honesty and generosity.
Then I will retire.
Thank you very much.
Please look after it well.
Mr. Kaminaga!
Oh! Kintaro!
Have you become a gardener?
Yes. Since I behaved so badly at the Executive Committee.
The Chairman tried to stop me though.
But I decided to retire.
This is my dream.
I always wanted to do this.
Cool.
It really suits you.
It's fantastic, Mr. Ishikawa! You're the Personnel Department Chief.
No one's more surprised than I am.
But Arai, you're the youngest ever head of a department.
That's the way it is.
It's too early to think about skipping two or three ranks.
Hey, come over here!
This is for Kintaro.
There's an official announcement for Kintaro too!
Kin-chan!
What are you doing Kin-chan?
You're going to work in Sales as a team member from now on!
There's a desk ready for you in the Sales Department.
Huh?
Stop sharpening pencils in here!
Huh!
At last, I don't need to do this anymore.
Yajima just cannot be ignored any longer.
Let's see how Kintaro does his job as a salaryman from now on.
Nice to meet you!
Kintaro, hurry along to the training!
Your shame is the Sales Department's shame
Remember that!
Trainee salesman Yajima Kintaro, going to training!
Don't pick a fight with the newcomers!
OK!
What?
Kintaro?
Yes, when we were having an informal talk on the last day of training.
This is the last day of your training.
I'm glad to see that this day has come around without any of you having failed.
Please speak out if you have any hopes, wishes, questions or anything else.
A few fearless youngsters said youthful things as usual.
And then Kintaro said...
Yes...l'm Yajima Kintaro, from Sales Department 1.
This is not a request but a demand.
Go ahead.
I want to be present at a board meeting.
Hey, Kin... No, Yajima!
I've never heard of a new member...
wanting to see a board meeting before.
That's radical.
Your reason?
I'm going to spend a lot my life being involved in Yamato Construction.
Your job is as important as choosing a woman to share your life with.
It seems to me that's a fair comparison.
When you're in love, keeping secrets from your partner is taboo, isn't it?
We all work for the same company, don't we?
Don't be so uptight, show me what you do at a board meeting.
- In love with the company? - Yes.
I've never even thought about it. "Don't be uptight" , he said.
I felt as if I'd received a blow to the crown of the head.
It's not good.
When we stay in a company for a long time, we become set in our ways.
If that man came by time machine, which time do you think he'd have come from?
The past or the future?
That's a difficult question.
Mr. Mizuki, congratulations on assuming your Executive responsibilities!
Thank you Kin-chan.
Everyone is saying that you skipped three ranks...
and that it's unprecedented.
I can't believe it.
For a third-rate university graduate like me.
It was worth waiting for.
About board meetings, you are right.
Maybe Japanese companies don't realize they're seriously weakened,
by being bound by foolish regulations and customs.
President Kurokawa is planning to accept your request.
It was worth trying.
Pervert!
It must be him!
Control yourself!
Coward!
What?
If you want to do it, do it while you look into my eyes!
Yeah, but will you carry these?
I'm really sorry.
I insulted you publicly.
It's OK.
Anyway, do you want to clear things up?
Eh?
I'll help you if you want to find out who the pervert was.
Please get off at the next stop.
What are you doing? Hey, you.
Hey, you can't just do this!
Hey! You! I'm in a hurry!
No one else but these three could touch her body.
The pervert must be one of them.
What?
How can you prove that?
This is a human rights question!
Move! You're in my way.
I'm sorry but that's enough. What happens if this is a mistake again?
This really is a human rights question.
I have a wife and children.
You can't get out of this by saying that it was just a mistake.
I'm worn out and on my way home.
Do you really think I have the energy to run my hand over a girl's bum?
Are you saying it's one of us?
How are you going to prove it?
I can...prove it.
I felt something like hard metal on the finger which touched me.
I'm not wearing a ring!
Me neither!
Kin-chan, stop!
Don't run him down!
Go!
To where?
Anywhere! Speed up!
Anywhere?
Chiba! To Chiba! Get on the motorway and speed up!
At last!
Quick!
Oh, what luck!
Hey, I'm borrowing this!
What the...?
I'll tune this up for you before I return!
Wasn't that Kintaro?
What?
Has he returned to his old ways?
Dummy! It's going to turn into something serious if he's involved.
Chase him!
No helmet!
What's happening?
He's a wanted criminal. Don't let him get away!
MATSUI
Wh...What have I done?
Darling?
I'm finished. I'll lose my job. Everything is finished.
Wh...What happened?
Pop!
Darling!
Pop!
There must be a lot of important things in this, aren't there?
There you go.
Hey, Kintaro! What was that?
You weren't just delivering him his bag...
ignoring red lights and not wearing a helmet, were you?
Sure.
You don't need to hide anything. There're no secrets between you and I.
I killed someone and buried him in the mountains.
What?
Apart from that, I don't have any secrets.
Don't be a wiseguy.
You booking me?
No problem.
Hey, someone lend him a helmet.
Do you still have any points left?
No worries. I haven't done anything this past year.
MIZUKI
I'm home!
What happened? Kin-chan?
I'm afraid I couldn't get him.
That's good.
The other two went home soon after that.
Well, that's the way it should be.
Why's that?
Salarymen get tired. And stressed too.
Are you saying that it's OK for salarymen to be perverts then?
That's disgusting!
I don't want to become a salaryman.
You idiot!
I didn't mean that.
But, it seems like you're speaking up for perverts.
You get up to that too on the train sometimes, do you?
Don't be silly! You two!
Oh, he's getting uptight.
Suspicious!
Hey, hey! Even Ryuta!
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.