Ah! Seriously!
Who said I'll do it at Echizen-ya?
Eh?
Don't tumble so easily, please.
You look happy.
You're wearing a vibrant face.
If we crush her, it's the end of Echizen-ya.
Major department stores Matsuyoshi and Tenman store have announced...
...that they will merge. (Amano Kinue - Assistant Buyer, Echizen-ya.)
What's gonna happen? (Amano Kinue - Assistant Buyer, Echizen-ya.)
Unfortunately, we could not prevent it.
Matsuyoshi is well known for high priced goods such as jewelry and kimonos. (Jinbo Miki - Women's Clothing Department, Executive Manager, Echizen-ya)
(Tamura Aya, Kimura Mizuho - Jinbo Miki's assistants) Matsuyoshi is well known for high priced goods such as jewelry and kimonos.
Tenman is targeting young people and increasing their sales. (Tamura Aya, Kimura Mizuho - Jinbo Miki's assistants)
Tenman is targeting young people and increasing their sales.
(Ozaki Takashi - chief manager of the Business Development Department) Tenman is targeting young people and increasing their sales.
If they get together...
...there'll be a large department store right in front of our noses.
I'm saying, I told you about that before. Everything is as planned!
Tabuchi-san.
Boss!
It might overturn our contract with Jean Luci. (Tabuchi Yusaku - Chief Buyer, Echizen-ya)
They want to talk to Matsuyoshi too. (Tabuchi Yusaku - Chief Buyer, Echizen-ya)
Put me on. (Tabuchi Yusaku - Chief Buyer, Echizen-ya)
Hello, this is Yusaku speaking.
I'd like to meet...
What?! With Matsuyoshi?
Tabuchi-san, brands which have strong connections with Tenman...
...are calling one after another, saying they want to cancel our contract!
Hold on. Tell them Tabuchi will visit in the afternoon.
Come on! That wasn't our...
Hello?!
Shit! They hung up.
What? Move it!
Hello.
So, do you understand?
A twinge?
What is this?
It's for the end-of-year shopping season.
Now is the most important time for department stores.
Matsuyoshi have already announced the renewal of their sales floors.
For Echizen-ya, I think that each section should work together and...
...that we need a big policy change.
At the most important time...
How can we lose sight of our own footsteps?
Echizen-ya needs to work as Echizen-ya.
Then let me ask you, do you have any plans?
"Siela & Keith" has yet to make inroads in Japan.
If we can bring this popular brand over...
...it'll be the standout for the end-of-year shopping season.
We're aiming to bring it over for the Christmas event and...
...negotiating it as an exclusive contract.
I'll find out what the higher-ups think about this.
I have already told them about it.
In the end, we completely rely on that woman.
A representative from Siela & Keith contacted us.
And then?
They assigned this factory.
Fine.
Ah!!
It hurts...
What?!
This is Siela & Keith from New York.
All over the world, fashionistas are currently scrambling to...
...get hold of this up-and-coming popular brand.
If it makes inroads in Japan, it would be a big thing.
For the contract to be accepted, there is a key item.
The best invention for women.
Women can change themselves in an instant with it.
It is a "must have" to express femininity.
High-heels?
Their high-heels of beautiful form make up 30% of their sales and are very popular.
For expanding into Japan, they have their eyes on...
...a place that has been in business for 65 years - Takeuchi in Asakusa.
If we get this factory...
...we will be able to work with Siela & Keith.
Visit them with Tabuchi.
What? Me?
Such an important contract...
Certainly.
Fine.
As usual, chief manager Jinbo favors Amano-san.
What are you trying to say?
Maybe it's time to think about our plans for the future.
(Hachiya Hideaki - Goldy Boutique, Buyer)
What are you standing around for?
President Takeuchi...
...would you consider the contract I mentioned on the phone?
I don't want it.
Take-san, this is a really good offer, listen to me.
(Takeuchi Yuzou - shoe craftman)
I don't want it. (Takeuchi Yuzou - shoe craftman)
(Takeuchi Yuzou - shoe craftsman)
Don't say that.
For just a bit, won't you listen seriously?
For old time's sake.
I'm telling you seriously.
I don't want it.
You have been so successful. I am filled with awe.
For old time's sake?
You already threw away your past.
Do you know this myth?
Never give a pair of shoes as a present to your lover.
Why?
(Shirokawa Nicolas Bouquet - Assistant Buyer, Echizen-ya)
Is everyone ready? (Shirokawa Nicolas Bouquet - Assistant Buyer, Echizen-ya)
Go! Nicolin! (Shirokawa Nicolas Bouquet - Assistant Buyer, Echizen-ya)
Go! Nicolin!
[Echizen-ya United Meeting]
Especially in these difficult circumstances... [Echizen-ya United Meeting]
Especially in these difficult circumstances...
...all us employees should work together and do our best!
We can do it!
Okay.
Do it, do it!
(Tahara Rika - Assistant Buyer, Echizen-ya)
What is this, Nicolin? (Tahara Rika - Assistant Buyer, Echizen-ya)
What is this, Nicolin?
To win against Matsuyoshi, Milanese pork cutlet.
Itadakimasu!
Oh, it's yummy!!
(Yano Kaori, Hoshino Sayuri, Sakano Yukari - "The Space" Sales People)
Oh, it's yummy!!
Right, right?!
It's lacking a sense of urgency. (Sasaki Ryo, Hayashi Yoko - "The Space" Sales People)
Mm. (Sasaki Ryo, Hayashi Yoko - "The Space" Sales People)
Is Echizen-ya really going to be okay? (Sasaki Ryo, Hayashi Yoko - "The Space" Sales People)
Amano, we got an appointment with Takeuchi in Asakusa.
We'll go first thing tomorrow morning.
Are you listening?
You're really carefree, aren't you? In these circumstances.
It's nice to be lowly employee.
Geez... hello? Yes.
What? Another twinge?
Amano-saaan.
Is something going on?
Uh.. err... well... since this morning, when I look at Tabuchi-san...
I keep feeling twinges and pain around here.
I could only eat half a doughnut at our 10 o'clock break.
I see it.
Huh?
You fell, during Echizen-ya's state of emergency.
What're you talking about?
Love.
Love?
Love?!
And to think you fell for Tabuchi Yusaku.
Wait!
I think that it's wonderful.
I've been thinking that you two would suit each other.
If a person like Amano-san doesn't take care of him...
...he'd be alone for the rest of his life.
Amano-san, I'll be cheering you on.
There's no way I like him!!
To think that Amano-san's in love.
[Can we meet and have a talk sometime? - Hachiya.]
I fell in love with that Tabu-pig?
There's no way that's true.
I've already talked to you about that, right?
Don't make me repeat myself.
Self-centered, indecent, slave-driver, always using sexual harassment phrases.
How many times do I have to tell you before you understand?
Huh? He looks cool?
That is correct. Goodbye.
What are you looking at?
Nothing...
What?
Good work for today.
Amano.
Ye, yes.
Why?
A relationship is like choosing a pair of shoes.
What?
First, you choose by appearance.
But you don't know if they fit you or not, so you have to try them on.
Even if they fit others perfectly...
...you might get blisters from them.
How about your shoes?
Are they the right ones?
What?
Ow...
You...
...can't even find your own shoes?
Being in love is fine.
What?
But you can't do anything if it is a blind love.
It'll only slow you down.
Well, umm, who said that...
It's totally not like that, totally not, really.
Fine.
[Amano Kinue]
[Dismissal]
You are done here.
Whaaaaaat?!
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It was an awful dream.
Yeah.
But chief manager Jinbo might really do that.
Miki-sama seems to always be able to look into people's minds.
Lying doesn't work with her or something...
What're you grumbling about?
We're here.
Wow, this is amazing!
But, I don't know what's what.
Shall I quickly explain it?
Nicolin's "how shoes are made" course. Yay!
Yay!
First of all, there are wooden shoe forms.
These play a key role in deciding the shape of the shoe.
Wow, it's pretty heavy.
For order-made shoes, to properly fit the wearer's feet, we use wooden shoe forms.
Don't you dream of a pair of shoes that're just for you?
Hmm... the only pair in the entire world, huh?
Trace the design from the shoe form onto paper and make a template.
Cut the leather along the template, without wasting material.
Kinda looks like a puzzle.
Sewing the the leather together makes the upper part.
With this, the top of shoe is done.
It sure looks like a shoe.
Place the upper over the shoe form and pull the leather to make the shoe shape.
Ah! This ton ton sound gives off a shoe store feel.
After that, attach the sole and heel, and it's done.
Truly, the leather is changed into a shoe. (Note: When combined, the kanji for "leather" and "change", makes the kanji for "shoe".)
Each step of this process is done by the hands of skilled craftsmen.
Wow.
Did it help you?
Yes, yes.
What are you admiring now?
You didn't study at all, huh?
But, it's exciting, isn't it?
If they can make Siela & Keith shoes...
...for Japanese women in this place.
You're thinking things are so easy.
What?
Don't underestimate the old town's skilled craftsmen.
Size 23.5.
The size 23.5 lady over there.
Take them off.
Excuse me?
How dare you wear them so roughly?
I'm sorry.
Here you go.
Thank you very much!
I'm sorry for this crude women.
So, president, about the contract...
Well...
These are design drawings from Siela & Keith.
New York's Shiraki-san, huh? (Note: to him "Siela & Keith" sounds like "Shiraki".)
Do you guys know them?
I... don't know them.
No idea.
...is what they said.
Unfortunately, we are not interested in alphabet names.
We care about long term regulars.
Too bad.
President!
Ah, it's because of Matsuyoshi, everyone!
I'll call you back.
Let's organise another day to come back and convince him.
Yeah.
President!
Hey, slacker!
Wait, wait, wait...
Wait, Tabuchi-san!
You stay here.
If today doesn't work, try tomorrow.
If tomorrow doesn't work, try the day after tomorrow.
Even if they are hard on you, treat you badly, or ignore you, you need to bear up and survive.
Listen, the workers here are Showa men. (Note: Showa men is metaphor for old-fashion men.)
Go become a Showa woman. I'm counting on you!
Woah!
Sigh.
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Good morning!
President, if you'll just let me explain...
Currently, girls in the world are lining up for it. It's a popular brand!
Well, if it's for a sexy woman like Fuji Ayako, I'd do her a favor. (Note: Fuji Ayako is a famous enka singer for older people.)
Can't you do anything to help us?
I will do anything!
Hey, everyone!
This young lady said she'd do anything for us!
Yesss.
What?
My shoulder is stiff.
Yes, happily!
President, let me explain...
Hey, don't stop your hands.
Sorry.
Please have this.
It tastes awful.
I'm starving.
Yes, I'm coming!
Please have this.
President, please listen...
Hey, you organize this shelf.
President, please let me explain...
My wife is having an affair with the guy next door.
Ah... it will be okay.
Please have this.
Tsk.
Do it properly!
These selfish old men!
You want to quit as an assistant?
What do you mean, so suddenly?
Speaking of Ferragamo, it's the main brand at Matsuyoshi, right?
Yes.
That's a good offer. Fine.
But...
It depends on you if you want to take a chance or not.
If you find a place which utilizes your capacities, you should move on.
You don't have to hesitate because of your boss.
You too.
You see, don't you?
Miki-sama puts us behind her.
Until you say "yes", I will keep calling you.
Because you are special.
Is it such an appealing offer...
...to become a permanent employee at Matsuyoshi?
I think it's worthwhile.
At the very least, it'd be better than just looking at Jinbo Miki from a distance, as you are in your current position.
Instead of chasing after her, exceeding her as an opponent would be much more interesting, don't you think?
Come in.
Welcome. I have been waiting.
Are things okay at Echizen-ya?
That department store has no hope left.
It's so messy... but...
Shall we do it?
Yes!
Cough, cough.
Be careful, Nicolin-san.
Yep.
Hmm? I wonder what this is.
What? What?
Dear Airi-chan.
Happy 13th Birthday! From grandpa.
This is for an elementary school kid.
He doesn't know what to do because of the generation gap.
Let's go back to cleaning.
Yes, cleaning, cleaning.
Okay...
[Hachiya family with Miki-chan]
Hachiya... [Hachiya family with Miki-chan]
Hm? [Hachiya family with Miki-chan]
With Miki-chan. [Hachiya family with Miki-chan]
Miki-chan?!
Could this be...
Miki-sama?!
Are they mother and son?
They got separated by fate. Then, they meet again...
...and start loving each other without knowing they are mother and son.
Forbidden love!
There's no way it's like that.
Anyway, how old is Miki-sama?
Dunno... I can't imagine it. Scary.
How about family? Is she married or does she have a boyfriend?
Dunno... I can't think of it. Scary.
We can ask her directly, Amano-san...
Because you're close to her.
What?
I came to report about Takeuchi in Asakusa.
Did you get an okay from the president?
Well, I go there everyday but...
...I've not had the chance to talk to him properly.
Then what're you doing there everyday?
I clean, make tea...
And?
...give them massages, listen to their complaints...
And?
...go and buy enka CDs...
I'm sorry.
What're you apologizing for?
Well, I can only do things like these right now.
Sigh... fine.
Umm...
Yes?
It's nothing, um, excuse me.
Umm!
What is it?
At the factory, I found a picture with you and a little... Hachiya-san, together.
And then?
What do you want to hear?
I just wondering "what's your relationship"?
If you hear about it, would it somehow help your work?
Ah.. no, well, not really.
Amano-san.
Yes!
Did you come here to chat?
Would you like to have a cup of tea? And eat some cake too?
No, um... excuse me!
Did you hear about it? Miki-sama's assistant Aya-san is leaving Echizen-ya.
And also the buyers Shigematsu and Miyake.
Why? Why? Only excellent people.
Seems like they were head-hunted.
Head-hunted?
Matsuyoshi.
Ahh... what're we going to do if Echizen-ya falls apart?
Right, Ryo-san?
Excuse me.
- Welcome.
Is my sister here?
Your sister?
Where did she go? After asking me to come here.
[Amano Mayu - Kinue's little sister] Where did she go? After asking me to come here.
For what? [Amano Mayu - Kinue's little sister]
For selecting stylish clothes. [Amano Mayu - Kinue's little sister]
For selecting stylish clothes.
Huh? Where is everyone?
They went home.
What is this?
A present for your grandchild. How was yours?
"I hate you grandpa," she told me.
I knew it.
What'd you say?
Please have a look.
Quickly.
My sister in high school chose it. Her fashion sense is impeccable.
I'll keep it.
Want to drink?
Yes.
What is that?
You don't even know Hoppy? (Note: Hoppy is a beer flavored non-alcoholic beverage.)
Hoppy? (Note: Hoppy is a beer flavored non-alcoholic beverage.)
Yeah.
Wow! That's cool. What is it?
Ahh.
Ahh~ yummy.
Hey, stretch your feet, 23.5.
What?
You're always hanging out here, so I've got to do it.
I'll make a sample from your feet.
Thank you very much!
Oh! Wait! Wait, wait... it tickles.
I know, but bear with it!
I know, I know.
Just a bit more, hold on.
You didn't think about it, right?
That an old man like me is making high heels.
Our work is not a gorgeous one like yours.
Once in a while, I see them in the street.
A nice woman is wearing the high heels I made...
...and walking with a proud look.
That's the greatest moment.
What are you up to?
Calling me to this place.
I am busy.
I've always wanted to do that once.
If it's here, we don't have to pay an entrance fee.
What do you think? A drinking spree in the enemy's inner keep.
It gives you the creeps, right?
Keep it a secret.
I'm not involved, okay? If someone sees me and mistakes me for a spy.
Oh yeah, Nico sent me an interesting mail.
You've... always had formidable eye brows, huh?
It's getting boring.
Another secret?
I don't mind.
20 years ago, she...
...and my father were lovers.
Well... could it be that...
...the one who brought that was Hachiya-san?
What? You know him? Hideaki.
That's an old story.
From the time when Jinbo Miki was an ordinary store employee.
She...
...came to the factory my father was working at for a contract.
Of course she was first turned away.
But, that Miki-chan was persistent.
In the end I gave up and we began to work together.
Hmm, Miki-sama did?
Toshio was an excellent, skilled craftsman.
His wife died early.
So he raised Hideaki alone.
Hideaki, too, became attached to Miki-chan.
They looked happy, the three of them.
Like a real family.
After my father opened his own little shop...
...she used to come and visit.
For a little while.
And then?
She got an offer from a foreign department store.
Just like that, she went away.
My father was only a stepping stone for her.
My father died in disappointment.
He left nothing but debts.
Ultimately, he was a loser.
That's what she taught me by example.
Believe only in your own power and live out your own greed without remorse.
Looks like you've gotten serious.
Tabuchi-san, right now I am really enjoying myself.
You'll get tired of our little skirmishes soon.
Don't you feel like doing something great?
Together with me.
And that is?
Oh.
They're Toshio's tools.
This rascal Hideaki, he was about to throw them all away.
But I took them back.
Chief manager Jinbo.
What is it?
I came for a chat.
The movements of the skilled craftsmen were so beautiful that...
Even though I kept watching, I didn't get tired of it.
I'm ashamed. That I had never properly thought about it before.
Both clothes and shoes... behind them, there are craftsmen who burn with a passion for making things.
From now on I will appreciate every piece of clothing and every pair of shoes even more than before.
The boss from Takeuchi...
High heels... don't you think they defy nature?
For comfortable walking, they are unnecessary.
But women always want to change.
They want to become beautiful, become strong, become a new person.
This female sentiment, has borne high heels, in my opinion.
There are many choices in life.
I always chose the place where a new challenge awaits.
To become someone who doesn't lose against these high heels.
Wear good shoes.
Eh?
In a first class hotel...
...they can tell from your shoes who you are.
For me too, long ago, there was someone who told me that.
Chief manager Jinbo.
So in the end...
...what's your relationship to Hachiya-san?
That isn't your concern.
Yes.
Well, that's a very Jinbo Miki-like choice.
Without hesitation, she chose work.
Scary, scary.
There's nothing stronger than a woman who has decided to live alone.
What is it?
We're very different, Miki-sama and I.
How can she live her life so strongly?
This jacket is a collaboration of Echizen-ya and the magazine "Spur".
When you use a little extra, doesn't the usual dress look gorgeous?
Even when you get older, don't forget the joy of fashion.
But, I have three children at home.
I really cannot afford fashion.
We live on a tight budget.
But, you don't need to do the impossible.
Find your own "Real Clothes" which fit into your life.
In a woman's life there are many choices...
...have you any advice for women in doubt?
First... to know yourself.
If you know what it is you desire, you will know the way you have to walk.
Please.
The choices in life.
Jinbo-san yourself, are there mistakes you regret?
To not regret things...
...shouldn't we walk the path we chose, properly?
I see.
On the contrary, forget the abandoned path quickly?
Women... change really quickly, don't they?
The bigger the relinquished thing becomes...
...the more will people try their best, I believe.
The existence of someone important, who is now far away and leading a different life can...
...give us the power to move forward.
Surely, the most important thing in life is...
...with whom you meet.
This conclusion also holds... even if it's farewell in the end.
A polished speech.
Listen very closely.
When you slip into perfectly fitting shoes, at that moment, a "shoo" noise comes out.
A "shoo"?
Shoo!
This one too.
Shoo! It made a "shoo"!
It made "shoo"!
You heard it?
Yeah.
Ah, Nicolin-san, you go ahead first.
I understand.
See ya.
You finally came.
Twenty-three.
You can tell.
Hm.
After it rains, shoes resound well on the asphalt.
The sound of a good woman's shoes.
On this occasion, thank you very much.
From now on, please consider Echizen-ya.
That girl resembles you from back then.
No, you were more adept then.
You cleaned till the front of the neighbor's shop.
I've forgotten such an old story.
I'll quickly buy some cigarettes.
Do you know this myth?
Never give a pair of shoes as a present to your lover.
Why?
Because she will wear those shoes and walk far away.
In this world the only pair of shoes just for you.
Whatever the future brings, will you take them with you?
You don't have to hesitate.
Walk your own life.
Thank you.
You took a while, didn't you?
Santa Claus brought a present.
Hmm?
You wanna drink?
Ahh.
Good, isn't it?
Oh, thank you.
Here you go.
More?
I'm back.
Good work today.
Ahh, I'm dead tired.
People like Miki-sama...
Ahh?
I thought that they were born strong.
But... But, maybe that isn't so.
Is that really the case?
Ah?
I don't think it's true, but...
Is that really the case?
What?
Like... I feel weird... when I am with you.
Like here.. around here it throbs and twinges.
Anyway, it hurts. Recently, I've caught a serious illness...
...both my heart and my body have gotten terribly hot.
What?
Tabuchi-san, it's really hot here.
Eh?
Ha..ahh...
Huh?
Ha...
Ha.
Ah-choo!
That's gross! You!
I'm cold.
What is it?
Tabuchi-san, I'm cold.
Huh?
I'm cold. Tabuchi-san.
I'm cold. I'm cold.
Geez, it can't be helped.
Tabuchi-san.
Oh, you woke up?
Then, I'm going home.
Oh yes, about that.
Eh?
"Around here it twinges"?
Ah? Yeah.
Recently, I thought you've been acting strange.
You should have told me earlier.
No, no. Um..
It's not like it's certain...
You're slow on the uptake, aren't you? Of course it's certain.
No, no. Um... everyone thinks so, but I don't.
Intercostal neuralgia.
What?
It was cold in that factory.
If you're in the cold, it gets worse.
I gave you a hot compress.
Thank you.
Oh.
What?!
Huh?
You saw it?
Everything?
Despicable!
Don't make a fuss about it!
You overly self-conscious woman!
You should rest and not revolt!
Tabu-pig!
Ah! Don't come closer!
Bacteria are flying over.
Bye!
You're despicable!
He's such a despicable guy.
Hello. Thank you for the other day.
I was waiting for your call.
What? I'm cured.
That's right. There's no way it could've been that.
Yes.
I'll give you my answer now.
Huh?
I...
A twinge.
...will leave Echizen-ya.
Chief manager Jinbo hasn't returned yet.
No, I have a good deal for you.
[Hachiya-san]
Hello. Sasaki speaking.
Yes. I'm heading there now.
Good morning.
Headhunting?
She's in contact with Hachiya.
You won't leave, will you?
Who knows.
I want to resign.
I'll go and get this work.
Yes.
If this contract is lost it will be the inevitable downfall.
Tabuchi-san was headhunted?
Why didn't you try to keep her here?
Why do I need to keep her here?
I really like Echizen-ya now and I don't want...
...a single person to be missing.
Just like a spoiled brat.
Amano!
You...