Serial TV Story
Sakura, it's something amazing.
What is it?
It seems we can enter into a licensing agreement with the stationery manufacturer, Matsumoto.
I... didn't make Sammy-chan for that kind of business.
Sakura?
It was meant to be...
...the first best friend to a newly born baby...
"I would be happy if lots of children came to love it..."
I made it thinking that.
I know.
It's only natural you would.
How about giving Sakura a little time to think about it?
That's true.
Yeah.
Why?
"Why"?
I think you're being too hasty about this.
My Father, who was also in business, said this to me, long ago.
"Don't rush things."
That story... was from a long time ago, wasn't it?
I don't think that fits in with these current times.
When I was a child...
...I saw how my Mom and you and the others worked to make Kiaris.
I think my feelings...
...for how important the company is isn't lost on any of the employees.
I will do my best at this...
...so please just watch me.
Yeah.
We should, huh.
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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 23 "What Ai Inherits" (Episode 131)
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
歩き続けよう Aruki tsudzukeyou And keep on walking
Iwasa Eisuke: Matsushita Yuya
Murata Sakura: Igashira Narumi
Murata Kentaro: Furukawa Yuuki
Ozawa Ryuichi: Morinaga Yuki
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
虹は もうそこにある Niji wa mou soko ni aru That rainbow will already be there
Nogami Kiyoshi: 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
Kokado Mitsunobu: Nishioka Tokuma
Here are the results for this month's sales at the main store.
Oh...
We've been open for three months.
Our sales are soaring.
Oh... this is a big deal.
And I thought it'd be great if you kept sales at the level they had been...
My goal is to at least double the sales we made last year.
Double them?
What's more, within this year.
Within this year? Well... that's a bit...
It certainly will be difficult.
In fact, that's why I've made this my goal.
Really?
Here are the documents for the Sammy-chan licensing agreement.
Please look them over.
Yeah. All right.
Excuse me.
Yeah.
These are all fully booked, aren't they?
Fully.
What are you doing?
Ah, Kiyoshi-san.
These are the street-level store candidates we wanted to contract with next year...
...but they've already been fully booked...
Fully?
Yes.
How many candidates do you have?
There are only six in the Kansai region.
And yet every last one of them is booked... Why?
It's AIS.
AIS has signed contracts with all of them...
As expected, AIS has enough force to even bring down birds on the wing...
We have Iwasa Eisuke-san of AIS here today for that...
I'm home.
Ah, welcome home.
Only they can sell jackets that cost the same as an entire month's salary...
Welcome back.
I'm home.
Eisuke-kun is on the radio right now.
I want to ask you just this...
As President of the company, do you have any further ambitions?
Yes, I do. I want to expand our shops across Japan.
I hope to double the stores we currently have within the year.
And what is your driving force as the company's President?
I want men throughout Japan to look cool.
I want to make them fashionable.
Dat Eisuke-san is pretty cool, ain't he?
Eisuke-san has become someone far removed from us, hasn't he?
The after-dinner coffee... Isn't it still too early for that?
That's true, huh? It is a bit early.
Early, right?
It'll be cold by den, Dad.
This is "Economic Frontline."
Today we're talking with the President of AIS, Iwasa Eisuke-san.
That Eisuke-kun is something else.
Yeah.
Well then, I'll take the final photo.
Ah, very well.
Just a moment, please.
Yes.
Go ahead.
Tokyo
Yes. Thank you very much.
The next interview will be up soon.
Eisuke.
Kiyoshi-san! What brings you here? On a business trip to Tokyo?
I had this agonizing feeling.
A balloon that just keeps on expanding will eventually explode one day.
If you keep on going the way you are now... you will explode.
Is that some kind of threat?
I'm just...
I know.
Eisuke...
Thank you very much for your advice.
I will be sure to keep your words in mind, Kiyoshi-san.
I'm sorry. I'm supposed to take part in another interview now...
Tamai. Prepare a car for Kiyoshi-san's return.
Eisuke.. Will you really... really keep what I said in mind?
I will.
Kiyoshi-san.
This way.
This is it.
Their sales have been declining year after year.
There was a 20% decline last year.
Fashion didn't become the real deal I hoped it would...
Please... keep this confidential.
Hello, this is Kiaris.
Eh?! Yes, right away... I'll come home right away.
Yes, please take care of her!
Ah, she's giving birth!
Eh?
Really?! That's sooner than we expected!
Seems the midwife is there already!
What should we eat?
Hmm...
Borscht, maybe?
That is tasty, isn't it?
What's going on?
She's giving birth!
Eh?!
I'm comin', too!
Sakura!
Huh?
Ah, Ken-chan.
How's Sakura?
Ah, Norio-san.
Ah, my, is it the entire gang?
Sumire. How's Sakura?
She's doing her best right now.
Ah, it's born!
So small... and fragile...
A girl, huh...
A grandchild. Our grandchild.
Right?
She's an angel.
Truly.
Sakura-chan... Thank you so much for your hard work.
You really did your best, didn't you? Thank you.
Dat's right. A name... Have yas thought up an name ta give her?
If ya wants, kin we think up a name tagether?
Eh?
I've already thought of one.
What name is it?
Ai.
Ai...
The Ai from "aiiro."
(indigo blue)
The name of a pretty flower that blooms about this time.
"Aiiro" is said to give you peace of mind.
I felt I wanted her to become a kind girl...
...who brings peace of mind to all those around her...
Ai-chan...
You have a great name, don't you?
Let's get along well together... from here on, okay?
Ai-chan, happy birthday.
Ai-chan... welcome.
Ai-chan. I'm your grandma.
On the day of the beginning of your life...
Murata Ai
...all of them showered you with smiles and happiness, Ai-chan.
Ai-chan...
Thank you for being born.
And then...
There we go!
Ah, she really is adorable, isn't she?
Here's your grandpa.
Kentaro... shouldn't you come back to our home?
Well, Kimie, right now that's... Right?
I thought since Ai's been born, this would be a good chance to do that.
We'll give some thought to it.
Kimi-chan, you can come over here anytime.
Thank you.
Look, Ai-chan.
Why didn't you just turn her down?
Well... unconsciously I...
It wasn't "unconsciously"!
You said, "we'll think about it"...
Even so, that just seemed to be the best thing to say right then.
Don't just say nice things because it seems best at the moment!
I know.
You'll turn her down properly at the next opportunity?
Yeah.
This is a really important matter!
I'm going to wash my hands...
Ken-chan!
Do you really understand?
If they keep talking that way...
...Ai will hear them. Right, Ai-chan?
You'll definitely tell her tomorrow, right?
Yeah...
Say, Kimi-chan... is acting just like Kotoko-san did, isn't she?
Ah... Shoichi-san's mother, right?
Right, right.
Yeah, you're right. She's totally acting like she did.
Well... We've gotten to be this old, haven't we?
That's true.
I'm going to wash my hands...
Ken-chan.
Do you really understand?
To Be Continued
Our four-leaf clover of happiness
Beppin-san
End
Both Mamas and babies are all classmates!!