This is about Yoshioka Keigo from Class 1B...
who has been skipping class ever since the second semester started.
I'm the school counselor, Aizawa.
I think he was bullied at school.
On the basketball team too.
If something like this ruins Keigo's life,
I'll never forgive the school or his teachers.
Masuda?
I...
I killed my mom.
The choice of not be trapped by your mom.
I can't live with you anymore.
Thank you for taking care of me.
Did Yoshioka say anything?
He said he was afraid of tomorrow.
My favorite color is black.
Black.
Yoshioka...
He committed suicide at home.
Why?
Keigo.
Mr. Yoshioka.
The teachers are at the door.
I'm Keigo's dad.
Are you...
his teachers at Tsubakigaoka High School?
Yes.
I'm Kirishima.
I'm Keigo's homeroom teacher.
I'm the school counselor, Aizawa.
I see.
So my wife informed the school.
After talking to the principal, we decided to come.
Well...
About this incident...
I'm sorry.
Can you please leave?
I don't want my wife to be affected.
The police is asking her about what happened.
I wasn't at home for a while.
I just got back.
My mind is a mess.
Please leave us today.
But...
I know that Keigo wasn't going to school.
I'll contact the school later regarding that matter.
For real, Keigo?
Makiko.
Are you okay?
They killed him.
Keigo.
The school killed him.
The school.
(I'm taking a break from school.)
(Why? Are you going on a holiday?)
(My brother is dead.)
We're having an emergency staff meeting soon.
Homeroom teachers,
please tell your classes to self-study for the first period.
Form an emergency task force.
Contact parents to let them know about the situation.
There are so many things to do.
But during this kind of situation,
shouldn't we have a meeting with the students as well?
Contact the parents and tell them first.
After that, we'll tell the students what happened.
But the students will hear about it from other sources.
We can't say anything about it right now.
We don't even know why he did it.
Right, Ms. Aizawa?
Yes.
We shouldn't rush to make announcements.
We haven't been notified if he left a suicide note or not.
We shouldn't announce it yet.
The meeting will start in 10 minutes.
All right.
Why do you think they've canceled homeroom today?
Who knows? Did something happen?
Maybe we'll get school off too.
That's possible.
(My mom just told me that the school contacted her.)
(Keigo is dead.)
Hey, what's this?
What?
Look at this.
What is it?
Look at this.
No way.
What is it? What happened?
Keigo...
is dead.
What?
So...
Are you okay, Mr. Kirishima?
Well.
I'd be lying if I said I don't feel bad.
But for the students,
I have to stay calm.
Mr. Kirishima.
- What's wrong? It's break time now. - Is it true that Yoshioka is dead?
Who did you hear it from?
A lot of students heard it from their parents.
Get back to the classroom.
Please return to your seats.
We will not be having class...
for the first period.
Is it true about Yoshioka?
It's true.
This morning,
Yoshioka passed away at home.
We are not sure about the details yet.
The school...
is looking into the matter now.
We will hold a school meeting soon.
You will hear from the principal.
As your homeroom teacher, I hope that you...
will not be affected by this incident.
I hope you will continue learning in school as usual.
(If I die, it's your fault.)
Are you kidding me?
(Second period at the chemistry laboratory)
I like you, Ms. Hinata.
I want you to be my girlfriend.
I can't be your girlfriend.
I'm the school counselor.
You are my student.
(School Counselor)
(Tsubakigaoka High School, Class 1B, Regarding Yoshioka Keigo)
The phone in the office has been ringing nonstop.
Even I'm getting yelled at.
They're saying he killed himself because he was bullied.
You shouldn't slack off here though.
Well.
I'm not slacking off.
Even though I'm not directly involved,
I'm still very sad that a student died.
Come in.
Excuse me.
Ms. Oomiya, I found you.
We're very busy right now.
Well, you came to hide here too.
No, I didn't.
I need to speak to Ms. Hinata.
What is it?
The meeting for parents of Class 1B students...
will be held tonight.
I see.
Also,
Masuda from my class just contacted me.
She said she's coming to school tomorrow.
Great.
I wanted to thank you.
As her homeroom teacher,
I didn't even notice...
that Masuda had problems.
It might not be the best time,
but thank you.
No, it's my job as the school counselor.
You also wanted to help Yoshioka, right?
Mr. Kitami, it's insensitive to say something like that.
No, that's not what I mean.
I just think that we should investigate the matter...
and find out what caused this incident.
It will probably affect many students mentally.
My job is to take care of them.
Not to find out what happened.
But we aren't solving the root of the...
Excuse me.
Before the meeting, I need to talk to Mr. Kirishima.
I don't need to attend Class 1B's parent meeting, do I?
Keigo's mom believes that he was bullied on the team,
which is why he refused to come to school.
Also...
Be careful about what you say, Mr. Kirishima.
If the team members hear that,
can you imagine how hurt they will be?
That's why I want you at the meeting.
It's better to reach a consensus with the parents first.
This is also to protect the team members.
I'll be there later.
You can start without me.
Take five. We'll be working on triangle offense next.
Hey.
Ms. Aizawa, the parent meeting will be at 5:30pm.
Please understand that I hope you can attend.
I will.
By the way,
has anyone talked to his parents yet?
I just talked to Yoshioka's dad briefly.
He's preparing for the funeral on the day after tomorrow.
But...
He doesn't want any teachers or students from the school...
to attend the funeral.
Why would he?
Of course,
even if he shuts us out,
the principal and I will still be there.
What about you, Ms. Aizawa?
I'll be there too.
All right.
Also,
they didn't find a suicide note in Yoshioka's room.
Then the cause...
We can only be sure of one thing.
I've failed as a homeroom teacher.
I'm home.
Welcome home.
You're late today.
Hey.
What do you think about this?
It's going to get colder.
I was thinking of getting a kotatsu.
I'm torn between blue and beige.
I think they're both good.
What do you mean by that?
I'm asking for your opinion.
You always do this every time...
Blue.
I like the blue one.
Really?
Yes.
The blue one is better.
All right.
It must have been a long day for you.
I'm still working.
The moms of the bride and groom I told you about...
are fighting over the color of the wedding dress.
Either one is fine.
Thank you for your hard work.
You're probably really busy, but don't tire yourself out.
I'm also really busy with work lately.
Honjo, is it your girlfriend?
No wonder you're smiling even though we're working late.
Sorry.
I'm so jealous that you're almost there.
I'm still arranging banquets for other people's weddings.
I'm still quite far away from getting married.
There are a lot of obstacles and challenges...
waiting to be overcome.
I'm not even at the starting line. You're doing great already.
I think it's another client.
What?
Really?
What? Did someone file a complaint?
No, my high school friend just told me...
that a student at our old school killed himself.
Suicide?
Wait.
Ms. Tsuzuki, you went to...
Tsubakigaoka High School.
How could that happen?
What a shock.
(Tsubakigaoka High School)
Okay.
Yes. Thank you.
A lot of students are absent today.
I think...
most of the students found out about what happened.
They are probably shocked.
Yes.
There are reporters asking about what happened.
Should we hold a press conference?
Hello, this is Tsubakigaoka High School.
Yes.
I understand. Bye.
Mr. Kirishima.
Yes?
Tadokoro Nami from Class 1B is taking the day off.
Got it.
(Yoshioka is being bullied.)
Hello, Ms. Hinata.
Hello, Masuda.
Thank you for before.
It's nothing.
My aunt and uncle told me...
to not worry about anything from now on.
Really? That's wonderful.
Also,
I heard about what happened to Keigo.
I was shocked.
How could that happen?
As the manager...
of the basketball team,
did anything happen in the team...
that might have caused Yoshioka to stop coming to school?
Honestly,
I don't know.
What do you mean?
Usually, everyone gets along quite well.
But when the practice sessions get tough,
the seniors would scold the younger team members.
How Keigo felt about that,
I'm not really sure.
You're Tadokoro from Class 1B, right?
I thought you...
I called to take the day off.
Because I didn't want to be in that classroom.
Why?
Yoshioka...
He was bullied by our classmates.
It all started...
at the end of the first semester.
Let's all leave the chat group.
Won't he come ask us about it?
Keigo doesn't have the guts to do that.
That's true.
Okay, let's do it.
One, two...
(Group chat, no members)
You know?
Hey, Junya.
Let's go.
A few boys started to ignore Keigo.
Did he talk to Mr. Kirishima?
School was out for summer before he did.
Then...
he stopped coming when the second semester began.
If only...
I had told you earlier.
If I did that, Yoshioka wouldn't die.
Tadokoro.
I...
liked Yoshioka.
Ever since junior high school.
It feels kind of weird.
A person from the same school and team died.
I still can't believe it.
What are we going to do?
What do you mean?
What if they find out what we did to Keigo?
So Tadokoro told you all that.
I also looked...
at the forms I asked them to fill in.
It must be Tadokoro who wrote this.
Did any other students write that he was being bullied?
No. No one said there was a problem.
I don't want to say this,
but Tadokoro might have persecutory delusion.
Persecutory delusion?
She was bullied in junior high school.
Was she?
Yes.
She is a class committee of Class 1B,
but she's not very outgoing.
She doesn't really open up to anyone.
I think she might be sensitive to personal relationships.
(Funeral for Yoshioka Keigo)
I'm Todoroki, the principal of Tsubakigaoka High School.
I'm sorry.
The client has requested...
not to allow any school personnel to attend.
We just want to pay our respects.
I'm sorry.
I told you I didn't want you here.
I know it's quite rude of us, but as his homeroom teacher...
How about this?
Could you kneel...
before Keigo's memorial tablet?
Kneel?
You should kneel to apologize for not saving him in time.
My son...
You killed my son.
If you refuse to do that, please leave.
Please don't make it harder for us.
I'm sorry.
We'll leave now.
This is my first time wearing mourning clothes.
When Grandma passed away, I wore my school uniform.
So?
What do you want to ask me about?
You were waiting for me to come out, right?
You must have something you wanted to ask.
Nothing specific, actually.
Really?
I have a question for you then.
Why did Keigo die?
Was he bullied at school?
I don't know.
It's possible, but we don't know yet.
It makes me mad that you're being vague.
- I'm not being vague. - Let me tell you something.
I also dropped out from school because I was bullied.
Unlike Keigo, I failed at taking my own life.
You...
It was two years ago, there is no need to pity me.
I've moved on since then.
Thanks to Keigo.
What do you mean?
Keigo...
was a good person.
I don't know what others say,
but I believe he's a good person.
I'm going home now.
Honestly, I don't really like sitting down with a stranger...
and talking about my past.
You're paying, right?
That I can do.
If it's possible,
can you give me your number?
Why?
I want to know more about Yoshioka.
Do you want to investigate...
why he died?
If that's the case, I can tell you if you tell me what you find out.
(Aizawa)
They changed their clothes.
It didn't go according to our plan at all.
We were shocked and it's quite...
They were okay with it in the end.
So that's good, but...
Welcome home.
Why?
Sorry for coming over so late.
Not that.
Where are your manners?
Mr. Honjo came because he was worried about you, right?
Well.
I should leave now.
It's all right.
Hinata just got home.
Look, Honjo brought some deserts as a gift.
I'll make tea. You should go change.
Come here.
Why did you come without telling me?
I'm sorry.
I heard that a student died at your school.
I was worried about you, so I came over.
You should've called me first.
If I called you, you would tell me not to worry.
I'm sorry I came without asking you first.
What a great room.
I've heard that you collect stationery,
but I never imagined you had so much.
Hey.
Kazu, I...
You haven't told your mom about me.
Tea is ready.
Coming.
We'll talk later.
But...
You'll probably get a staff discount for your wedding, right?
Yes, you're right.
That's great, Hinata.
You don't have to worry about your wedding venue.
Why aren't you saying anything? You're always like this.
I'm just tired from work.
Yes, it's quite late now.
I should leave now.
Really?
I'm sorry. She's always like this.
I'll walk you to the station.
It's fine. It's dark outside.
I'm walking you.
Honjo.
Please come again soon.
Thank you.
I'm sorry.
I didn't tell my mom about you.
You used to work in Tokyo.
I was quite surprised...
when I heard that you moved home after your dad passed away.
Is it because you were worried about your mom?
Your mom seems to be losing control of her hands.
Did she tell you anything?
She said it was an accident in the past.
Is that so?
I thought about telling her, really.
It's fine.
It was wrong of me to come without asking you.
But it was nice to finally meet your mom.
I also got to go inside your room.
By the way,
why did you start collecting stationery?
In junior high school,
I bought a fountain pen with my allowance.
I loved it,
but then I lost it.
That was probably the start of it.
That's interesting.
Is it?
It is.
I've been dating you for three years now.
But there's still a lot I don't know about you.
That's because I don't like talking about myself.
From now on,
I hope that you can tell me about your worries.
Hinata, promise me.
Don't keep everything bottled inside.
I'll always...
be on your side.
Thank you.
I'm home.
Isn't she mean, Pipi?
They've been dating for three years,
but she never told her own mom.
I'm taking a shower before bed.
How annoying!
She got herself a boyfriend behind my back.
She does something like this,
but she thinks she is such a good school counselor.
That's why that student committed suicide.
Hinata!
Don't you have something to tell me?
Wait!
I'm sorry.
I'm really tired today.
Who do you take me for?
That face when you got home. You embarrassed me.
You're always like that.
You don't understand me.
I'll listen to you tomorrow.
You don't deserve a good man like that.
My mom is a genius...
when it comes to hurting my feelings.
And...
I lied to Kazu.
I didn't lose the fountain pen.
A junior high student shouldn't use such an expensive pen.
How dare you?
Why?
I bought it.
You don't deserve something so expensive.
Stop disobeying your parents.
She snapped the fountain pen in half and threw it away.
- Why? - Stop crying!
You don't deserve it.
That's what she told me.
I don't deserve anything.
(Conference room)
A press conference?
The school board requested...
that we hold a press conference regarding Yoshioka.
Besides, Yoshioka's mom has been telling everyone she knows...
that the school killed her son.
But what should we tell the public?
There hasn't been bullying in the school, right?
Actually, I had the students fill out some forms.
One student said that Keigo had a fallout with some other students.
- What? - What?
So was bullying really the reason?
No, we don't have proof yet.
Even if he really was bullied,
it might not be the direct cause of his suicide.
Ms. Aizawa said that...
after her home visit to his house,
she felt like there were family problems as well.
Is that so, Ms. Aizawa?
Yes.
Well, his mom is the kind of person that says her son has left home...
during the daytime even though he's already in high school.
But still, we should be cautious about the press conference.
He's really strong.
Maybe he's as tall as the Tokyo Tower.
No, he's probably taller than that.
Did you bring the book I lent you?
Sorry, I forgot. I'll bring it tomorrow.
Really.
Please, can you let me copy your homework?
Again?
This is the last time, please.
Really?
Wait.
Let go of me. What are you doing?
What are you doing?
Sorry.
I want to talk to Tadokoro again.
Of course.
I'll talk to the students again, just to be sure.
Mr. Kirishima, come quickly.
What's wrong?
Tadokoro is causing trouble in the classroom.
What's wrong with you?
Why?
Why are you acting so normal?
Yoshioka is dead.
He killed himself because of you guys.
Why are all of you so calm?
How is it our fault?
You bullied him by ignoring him.
You're the reason he killed himself.
Is there something wrong with your brains?
Tadokoro.
Don't be like this. Let's talk in the office.
Murderers!
You're despicable.
Why did Yoshioka...
Hey.
Are you innocent then?
I didn't stand up for him.
You didn't stand up either although you knew he was being bullied.
I...
Why do you think you have the right to point fingers?
Do you think you're the only person affected?
We have to act normal.
Because nobody ever thought something like this would happen.
I still can't believe it.
Ueno.
Do you really think it was our fault?
We ignored him because he was so arrogant.
We didn't take his stuff.
We didn't hurt him.
People don't kill themselves because of this.
If it's our fault...
If it really is our fault, what should we do?
Calm down, everyone.
Remember, something like this...
It's fine not to calm down.
What?
A classmate has died.
It's normal that you're shocked.
There's no need to hide your feelings.
There's no need to act normal.
Ms. Aizawa.
You shouldn't tell them that.
Suppressed emotions cause greater pressure.
That's the same for you,
Tadokoro.
I feel like...
I'm going backward.
Backward?
I feel like I'm going to be bullied...
like junior high school again...
because I said those things in the classroom.
During junior high school,
everyone in my class ignored me.
They drew on my school bag and textbooks.
I asked my homeroom teacher for help, but he didn't help me.
I couldn't tell my parents either.
At that time,
I really thought that it would be easier to just die.
But...
Yoshioka was different.
We weren't even in the same class.
This is yours, right?
I saw the students from your class...
throw it in the trash behind the building.
I tried to wipe it off, but it's not coming off.
Hey.
Yes?
If you hang out will me,
they'll bully you too.
I see. No worries.
I'm always alone in class.
Hey.
I guess life sucks for me too.
But I always think,
maybe things will change tomorrow.
Or else, I'll feel even sadder.
You're very brave...
to think that way.
I don't think I can.
I'm used to it.
It can only get better from here.
Thank you.
I feel better now.
Good.
Since then, we talk every once in a while.
That's why you...
But...
I couldn't...
help him.
Ueno was right.
They...
ignored him.
But I didn't have the courage to stop them.
If our whole class is the reason why he killed himself,
then I...
It's too early to make a conclusion.
Then...
why?
Ms. Hinata.
Why...
did Yoshioka die?
Why did he choose to die?
Please tell me.
Ms. Hinata.
I promise you...
two things.
The first one is about you.
I won't let you be bullied like you were in junior high school.
I'll protect you.
The second...
is about Yoshioka.
I'll find out the truth.
I'll get to the bottom of this.
I'll find out why he decided to do it.
Not just for him,
but also for all his classmates.
I want to find out the truth.
According to what we know,
a few students...
once decided to ignore him.
But...
we believe that during that period,
there were no aggressive actions that could be defined as bullying.
Do you mean that concerning the death of this student,
the school bears no responsibility?
Having a student at our school pass away...
is very heartbreaking for us.
But...
Concerning this matter,
the student's homeroom teacher and our school counselor...
made a home visit when the student stopped coming to school.
We believe we have adopted preventative measures.
And...
As for the students,
they were joking around. No harm was meant.
Even if they were joking around, someone died.
Are those students who joked around the killers then?
Killer.
They made me uneasy.
How could they use the word "killer"?
They probably did it on purpose.
So that they can write the article they need.
Why did he do it?
Ms. Aizawa.
Do you read detective novels?
No, not really.
When there's a murder, the detective needs to solve it.
Even though they all go like this,
no matter how brilliant the detective is at solving crimes,
the terrible feeling of a victim dying doesn't go away.
In other words,
trying to find the killer is just a revengeful entertainment.
That's what detective novels are like.
So...
It's the same with this case.
The society and the media...
are going to try to find the murderer.
To them,
we're all suspects.
(Suicide of First-Year High School Student)
(The School Does Not Admit To Bullying)
Who are they kidding?
(The principal said the problem between the students were trivial.)
(Yoshioka Keigo Memorial Tablet)
I'll make them pay.
Kei.
Mom.
I'm going out with a friend tomorrow evening.
Come in.
Sorry to keep you waiting.
It's gone.
Come in.
Masuda.
Ms. Hinata.
What is it?
Keigo may be dead...
because of the basketball team.
What?
Tomorrow's promises.
For 10-year-old Hinata.
March 10.
I ripped up and threw away the love letters...
in your school bag.
I never thought you were such a shameless child.
I'm shocked.
I hope you won't let Mom down again.
Tomorrow's promise.
Do not secretly like any boys behind my back.
You must fulfill this promise.
Mom...
loves Hinata.
I'm mad.
There must be a bad guy.
They're hiding something.
Be prepared.
I want you to be happy.
I feel scared.
They are tiny incidents I don't remember.
That program is very hostile.
What will happen to our school?
Maybe it is our fault.
It's no use saying that to me. I don't trust teachers.
She's not a good mom.
He can't live without me.