Serial TV Story
Tight Supplies of Crude Oil
Now that the situation in the world has changed...
...the strategy of rapid expansion by management has, honestly, come to a dead end.
The time has come for us as a company...
Kiaris
...to rethink how we will move forward in the future.
Please wait. I don't think now's the time to pull back...
...but instead we should be doing even more with our supply side.
A crisis is an opportunity. Please give me this chance.
Please allow me to keep doing things as I have.
Those companies that grow bigger will be the companies that survive...
...and I think our company is one that can make it through this crisis.
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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 133)
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
Iwasa Eisuke: Matsushita Yuya
Murata Sakura: Igashira Narumi
歩き続けよう Aruki tsudzukeyou And keep on walking
Murata Kentaro: Furukawa Yuuki
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
Adachi Takeshi: Nakajima Hiroki
Tamai: Tsuchihira Donpei
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
Kentaro-kun, can I have a moment?
Yes.
I think what is necessary right now...
...are things for babies.
Underwear, diapers, pajamas...
Even in a situation such as this, I want us to give them smiles.
I want to give them the feeling of being snuggled by their mothers.
That's the foundation of Kiaris.
I know. I think what you say is right.
I'm sure there will be a demand for baby and children's things no matter what situation there might exist.
Demand...
I want us to think about how much we can supply them with.
Supply...
"To the mothers who are at a loss when they have a crying child before them."
"It is just the same for us. You are not alone in that."
"Raising children never goes the way we think it will, does it?"
"But... that's why there is also something fun about it."
"We send off this guide in the hope it will become a path leading to..."
"...the happiness of mothers and their babies. Kiaris."
Kiaris Guide
I've brought some laundry soap.
Since it's just the two of us, we don't use that much.
Thank you, I'm so happy.
With this I can wash her diapers and underwear with all my might.
What is this? It feels like it did right after the war.
There weren't any genuine things...
But I guess the ones who were most distressed were the babies and their mothers.
There were babies born yesterday.
There'll be babies born today, too.
And there'll be babies born tomorrow, too.
Underwear, diapers, laundry detergent.
I could endure being without those things myself, but they are absolutely essential for a baby.
And that's why Sumire and the others work so hard.
Becoming a parent myself, I came to understand the lots they did.
Like the strength they brought to lots of mothers.
Or the smiles they brought to lots of babies.
I truly respect them for that.
Say that to your mother someday.
I should, huh.
Sammy-chan's Daily Life
You made a book about Sammy-chan, didn't you...
You didn't tell me about it.
This is what I made for Ai.
I don't want to have any of it associated with business.
I see...
Seems AIS's sales are on the decline.
That's not good.
That's certainly true. This is a recession.
I think sales everywhere are falling due to that, too.
It's not only that.
To be brief, they've gotten tired of AIS.
President Kokado, those words are...
If things aren't selling, there's no point in going on selling them.
It's impossible for me to make any further investments. I'm pulling out.
Please wait.
So far...
...I've been watching you, intending to make sure you were worth investing in.
You and your company.
Watching from the outside... and from the inside, as well.
Tamai...
Thanks for everything up til now.
I didn't think I'd be betrayed by you.
I'm grateful ta ya...
...fer picking me up back when I was a ragged mess...
...and making me inta dis fine a man.
I am but, I ain't going back down inta da mud with ya on dat sinkin' ship of yers.
Hello, this is the Bando residence.
Sumire?
Ah, Onee-chan. What's up?
Turn on your TV.
The TV?
Hurry!
Ah, it's Eisuke-san.
As reported, the AIS Ltd. Company...
...has made filings under the Corporate Reorganization law.
President Iwase held a press conference at a hotel tonight...
...where he announced that AIS has been declared bankrupt immediately.
Bankrupt?!
I truly apologize for any inconvenience this has caused.
This is truly...
...regrettable.
Is one of the reasons for this because you added stores too quickly?
With its unique fashion sense and designs that had captured the hearts of young people...
...AIS was able to grow into a leading brand nationwide in no time at all...
...but in recent years had begun to decline in popularity...
Excuse me.
Showa 48 (1973) had come to an end.
No one knew where Eisuke-kun had gone off to.
AIS goes Bankrupt
Has filed under the Corporate Reorganization Law
Have you seen this news article?
I wonder if Eisuke-san... is okay?
Hello, this is Kiaris.
Eh?! Ah...
Thank you.
Eisuke-san.
Congratulations.
Eh?
I heard that a child had been born to Sakura-chan.
Ah... that's right.
A girl. Her name is "Ai."
Ai-chan...
Come see her next time, okay?
I will.
All of us have been worried about you.
Well... I bumped into him in Osaka.
Really?
I was no good...
In the end, I just didn't cut it as a Manager.
What will you do after this?
Well, I'll get by okay...
As you know, the company has filed under the Corporate Reorganization Law.
Once I've waited through that...
That makes no sense.
There's no industry out there forgiving enough to let you rebuild...
...once you've gone through the Corporate Reorganization Law.
Eisuke, even if the company was still left, you wouldn't have any ability to do business with it...
...under the framework of the Corporate Reorganization Law.
In that case...
Just declare self-bankruptcy and zero it all out.
With the freedom that gives you, consider starting over from scratch.
What about your house?
My house in Tokyo... has been taken for the payments.
I've become homeless...
If it's like that, you can stay here with us.
Eh?
Right, Yuri?
Yeah, of course.
Eisuke-kun, our home is your home.
Still...
Eisuke. Rely on us.
Back together again like we were in the black market. That brings back memories.
Those times, huh... We had fun doing this and that, didn't we?
I miss those old times.
Just like the old times, right...
From here, Eisuke-kun would take his first new step again.
To Be Continued
Our four-leaf clover of happiness
Beppin-san
End
Fun friends the men of Kiaris!!