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Just as you'd expect from the ones who passed, right?
Yeah.
This was given to them as a challenge and left unsigned.
That's true, isn't it?
Among these are ones made by my daughter, Bando Sakura, and Kimi-chan's son, Murata Kentaro-kun.
Which are Sakura-san's drawings?
These two.
I do think they're incredible.
Just because they're family members, they won't be given any special treatment.
And nothing will change between you and I, and we will go on as usual.
If anything happens, you can discuss it with me at any time.
Yes.
Ah, Sumire-san.
Ah, Take-chan.
Can I have a minute?
He's shouting?
Yes.
Who is it?
Tsuchida-kun, the student who was dropped during the second round.
Graduating from Kyoto University, my name is Tsuchida Masakazu.
I don't want to talk to you! Please bring someone in who's higher up!
I'm the Senior Managing Director, Bando.
What seems to be the matter?
He wants to have explained to him why he was dropped.
I cannot accept this.
Anyhow, please have a seat.
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Beppin-san
Serial TV Story
『雨上がりの空に七色の虹が架かる』 "Ameagari no sora ni nanairo no niji ga kakaru" "A seven colored rainbow appears in the sky after a rain"
Week 21 "Welcome to a New World" (Episode 119)
Screenplay: Watanabe Chiho
Music: Semu Yuko
って そんなに単純じゃない Tte son'nani tanjun janai It's not as simple as a saying like that suggests
Theme Song: "Atelier of Light"
この夢想家でもそれくらい理解ってる Kono muso-ka demo sore kurai wakatteru Even wistful dreamers know that much
Narrator (Bando Hana): Kanno Miho
Cast:
たとえば 100万回のうちたった一度ある奇跡 Tatoeba 100 man-kai no uchi tatta ichido aru kiseki Let's say a once-in-a-million miracle were to come along
Bando Sumire: Yoshine Kyoko
Bando Norio: Nagayama Kento
Nogami Yuri: Renbutsu Misako
下を向いてばかりいたら見逃してしまうだろう Shita o muite bakari itara minogashite shimaudarou You could miss it if all you're doing is just looking down
Ono Akemi: Tanimura Mitsuki
Ozawa Ryoko: Momota Kanako
Murata Kimie: Tsuchimura Kaho
さぁ空に架かる虹を今日も信じ Saa, sora ni kakaru niji o kyou mo shinji Now, believe a rainbow will appear in the sky again today
Ozawa Katsuji: Tanaka Yoji
Murata Shoichi: Hiraoka Yuta
Iwasa Eisuke: Matsushita Yuya
歩き続けよう Aruki tsudzukeyou And keep on walking
Bando Sakura: Igashira Narumi
Murata Kentaro: Furukawa Yuuki
Adachi Takeshi: Nakajima Hiroki
Nakanishi Naomasa: Mori Yusaku
優しすぎる嘘で涙を拭いたら Yasashi sugiru uso de namida o fuitara After wiping away your tears from a too gentle lie
Tokida Asuka: Onishi Ayahoshi
Sato Kumiko: Kurejo Kumi
Abe Yasuo: Kamikawa Shusaku
Shimano Naoko: Aoyama Yuka
Tsuchida Masakazu: Nakayama Yoshihiro
虹は もうそこにある Niji wa mou soko ni aru That rainbow will already be there
Nogami Kiyoshi (photo): Kora Kengo
きっと 虹は もうここにある Kitto niji wa mou koko ni aru A rainbow will surely already be there
Kodado Mitsunobu: Nishioka Tokuma
When people review people, there can be no clear answers.
No answers?
Yes. There is no specific cause as to why you were dropped.
It's just that you didn't cross over the finish line.
Please tell me the reason why I didn't cross over the finish line.
Unless I'm properly convinced, I won't be able to sleep at night.
Will you be continuing your hunt for a job from here on as well?
Of course.
I understand. I'll give you an answer.
Tsuchida-san, I do think you are a very excellent student...
Hmm... who writes with very tiny characters.
That was my first impression of you upon seeing your resume.
Eh?
This has some connection to how large the characters are written?
Yes. Characters represent the person.
Those who write their characters in a carefree way are, as you'd guess, carefree people.
I think if you want to be accepted by other companies from here on...
...it would be best if you consciously wrote in larger characters.
I think it's great having lots of things you can point to in making yourself appealing.
But shouldn't you give some thought to the person who will be looking at this?
The other person?
When you job hunt in the future...
...I think it would be best if, out of consideration for those other people...
...you practiced at how to get who you are across in a clear and concise manner.
I'm sure that if you do, you will find a place...
...that can make use of your abilities.
Thank you very much.
Not at all.
I'm very sorry for having disturbed you.
Please excuse me.
No way...
Sumire-san, did you use some magic spell on him?
He was a smart person from the start.
Thank you for the tea.
Okay...
In this way, the employees for the next year were decided upon.
Showa 45 (1970) March
It is now Showa 45, March.
Starting now, we will be holding the opening ceremonies for Japan's World Expo.
The Minister for the World Expo...
It's come at last, hasn't it?
We close the books on the war, twenty-five years later. This is a moment when history changes, Sumire.
Yes!
Japan has come this far at last.
That's right. I guess Japan is about to be reborn.
I wonder if Ryu-chan is watching this from somewhere...
I wonder. Just where and what he's doing.
With the Expo's theme of progress and harmony...
...and for the miraculous growth that had occurred to it in the twenty-five years after the war...
...Japan held a major cultural festival in Osaka to raise its profile in the world.
Japan stands again just twenty-five years after being burned to ruins in the war.
This international expo has been opened as a monument to economic revitalization...
...being the starting point towards an even better future.
The skies are clear; the previous night's snows have vanished...
...and the huge festival covering 183 days has started.
The opening ceremonies for the Japan World Expo have concluded.
We will now be discussing the meaning...
World Expo Begins at Last
...and the significance of this World Expo.
We have asked celebrities from various fields to be our guests.
The Director of the major trading company, KADOSHO's...
Major Trading Company KADOSHO's Director Kodado Mitsunobu
...Kodado Mitsunobu-san.
It's nice to be here.
Professor at Tokyo Liberal Arts University and Economic Analyst, Sanjiro Tetsuro-san.
And the wonder boy who created the fashion boom among today's youth's...
...we have the honor of having AIS Ltd. Co.'s Iwasa Eisuke-san with us, as well.
It's great to be here.
Eisuke-san!
Ah, awesome! He's on TV!
It is awesome! He's a celebrity, isn't he?
One of us from Kobe is now above the clouds, isn't he?
That's true, huh?
Well then, let's have a commercial.
Men of Japan!
Ah!
Eh? What? What is that?
Whaa... He's cool, isn't he?
He appears in his own commercials...
Well, Eisuke-san does have the looks for it.
He's something else, isn't he?
That's true, huh?
The men's classic that flies across the world.
Fashionable men wear AIS!
Eh... to change subjects...
What is it? What's going on?
I figured since everyone is here, I could get this done all at once.
Asada-san's old place... The one that's now a storeroom and break room...
Could you loan it out to me?
I'm still living there.
That's true, but...
I want to turn it into a coffee shop.
A coffee shop... over there?
That's right.
Truth is, the other day...
"In Showa 18 (1943), Ryoko and I were married through an omiai."
"At that time, Ryoko would say "thank you" with a smile at whatever I did."
"Thinking back on it now, that was a very unaffected and charming thing she did."
"It was only well after the war was over..."
"...that I was able to express that to her in words.
Ah, Akemi-san, welcome back.
What are you doing here today?
Ah...
I was just re-reading the memoirs I had finished.
You've been doing that same thing for quite some time now, haven't you?
Eh? Have I?
Keep on doing that and in no time at all you'll have turned elderly.
Saying such a terrible thing.
This isn't just a way of killing some time, but a way of crushing it instead.
Give a little more thought to your own life.
Both Chu-san and Kiyo-san found a second life for themselves...
...by merrily going off on a journey, didn't they?
You finished your primary work splendidly and you have time now, too...
...so shouldn't you be asking yourself...
...what it is you want to do or would like to do?
"What is it I really want to do," I asked myself.
And that's... a coffee shop?
That's right.
Truth is, I've been working the morning shift part-time at a coffee shop in Sannomiya for a while now.
Eh?!
Katsuji-san, you working a part-time job?
I wanted to study how to run one.
I hadn't heard a word about you wanting to run a coffee shop.
When I say, "I want to run a coffee shop," I want a place where...
...everyone who works can come in and take a little break while drinking delicious coffee...
I think that's a fine thing!
Really, Sumire-san?
Yes!
I'd want to come drink coffee there every day.
How about you, Akemi-san? Anyhow, your house will be above it.
I'm fine with it.
That's great, isn't it?
Yes!
From here on, our Tanoshikana gatherings...
...will be held at Katsuji-san's coffee shop, right?
Gotta get started! Yeah!
It has become April.
Both Sakura and Kentaro-kun have become company employees.
I'm Abe Yasuo. Let's work together.
I'm Bando Sakura.
I'm Murata Kentaro.
Let's work together.
Sumire promised in her heart that just because they were parent and child...
...she would never treat her leniently.
Good morning.
Good morning!
Congratulations upon joining our company. Eh... starting today, you are all working members of society.
Please do your best to take responsibility for your own behavior and keep in mind you are company employees.
Yes.
Starting today, you will begin your training immediately.
You'll be at it harshly the entire day. Please work hard.
Yes!
Good luck, Sakura.
To Be Continued
Our four-leaf clover of happiness
Beppin-san
End
However old we get, the four of us will happily take trips!!