A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES
BOOK SIGNING & AUTHOR TALK WITH SCRIPTWRITER RIO YAZAKI
SEGMENT 1 MS. RIO YAZAKI FOR 30 MINUTES
RELATIONSHIP ADVICE FROM RIO YAZAKI, THE RELATIONSHIP GURU
Thank you.
Wait.
Didn't you quit smoking?
Didn't you say you are going to quit?
I was going to.
I've quit already.
It's good that you are here, Tamura.
I've been so busy.
I do like Kuzuken's script.
But I guess mere desire is not enough to produce results...
Don't blame it on the writer.
There is a line outside.
Tokyo Doll House is still very popular.
Are you praising your own work?
No, I won't take credit for your work.
What is with this event?
I don't get why women would come here for some advice.
Well, it's better than doing nothing.
It might be good for you.
You get to listen to ordinary women
who desperately seek some relationship advice.
You might get some ideas
that could lead to your long-awaited new work.
Excuse me.
Hello?
Did you make the appointment? Good.
Sounds good.
Hello, I am Rio Yazaki.
These are ordinary women.
I'm sorry. I'm just so overwhelmed.
Love is the most difficult subject.
No matter how knowledgeable, sensitive or experienced you are,
love is still a riddle that can't be easily solved.
But do not worry.
Everyone is capable of love.
If you increase your knowledge or gather your courage,
love will certainly find you!
If I smile, they smile.
If I speak, they thoughtlessly nod. These women are so boring.
Sometimes, it is important to compromise.
No one can guarantee you that love will find you someday.
You may be afraid to show your true self.
Do you think it is that important
to hide your true self?
In other words, for a man,
a woman he wants to sleep with and a woman he wants to date
are not necessarily the same.
Love is like silk.
There are times when it wraps around you gently.
There are also times when it slowly strangles your partner.
I collected my thoughts in this book.
DRAMA PRODUCER SHINYA TAMURA
It's better than doing nothing.
He's so cocky.
Now, we will hold a special event
just for you who joined us for this event.
You can get some relationship advice directly from Ms. Yazaki.
-Really? -No way!
Please write your contact information
and what you would like to discuss on the form.
Please submit the form in the box near the exit.
Pathetic!
There has to be something more important for me to do.
Good work today.
How was it?
Why can't we just tell them
that we've decided to send the winners gifts instead?
Isn't that enough?
No one will find out that I didn't answer their questions.
Our station does not allow such tricks.
There must be some that interest you.
What are these?
All four of them
are involved with these terrible men.
For some reason, all of the men
are named Ito.
All of them?
Yes.
All of the men are named...
Ito.
Tomomi Shimahara, 28
Syuko Nose, 24
Satoko Aida, 23
Miki Zinbo, 23
Here we go.
Say cheese.
TOMOMI SHIMAHARA (28) THE DOORMAT
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SCRIPT
I have been dating Ito for five years.
I don't really have time for dating right now.
I need to look for a job.
Guilt?
SATOKO AIDA (23)
Why would I feel guilty?
He was the one who asked me out.
It's been three years.
MIKI ZINBO (23)
But this is an unrequited love.
Right. Sex.
What?
No, it's not that we don't get along
or I'm not interested in that.
I am determined to go all the way the next time.
I have dated a boy before.
But he was more of a friend than a boyfriend.
I don't really feel comfortable being treated like a woman.
If we get caught, someone could get hurt.
Is it long?
But I really do love him.
He has a terrible fashion sense.
He always wears the same coat.
Well,
should I pay more attention to underwear first?
And yet, some guy I'm not interested in keeps hitting on me.
It really is a nuisance.
Get caught?
Well, I don't think anyone will find out.
Absolutely not.
I want to...
lose my virginity...
to Ito.
Let's continue the relationship advice session.
Why?
We can get some ideas for the drama.
We have their contact information.
I'll be honest with you.
It seems like Kuzuken's series
is going to be canceled.
Cheers.
My job is at risk here.
Could you please consider it?
Let's work together once more
and make a grand comeback.
AUTHOR TALK EVENT WITH RIO YAZAKI
I met Ito at a singles party.
I fell for him right away.
After then, we began to meet each other from time to time.
But you have not gone all the way yet.
I don't mean to be rude, but does he think that you two are dating?
Of course!
We have been physically intimate. Just not all the way...
I see, just not all the way.
Around the time I met him,
Tokyo Doll House aired.
I loved that show.
Thank you.
I wanted to be in love like that. So we began dating,
and it has been five years now.
What about marriage?
Have you two talked about it?
Not at all.
What kind of man is Ito?
What do you mean?
What is his job?
He is a part-time teacher at a cram school.
Other than that,
he is chasing his dream.
His dream?
He wants to be a scriptwriter.
If that doesn't work out, he wants to be a TV drama producer.
I'm sorry.
I know it's not easy to become one.
It is good to have dreams.
When was the last time you met Ito?
A week ago.
It was the first time in two months.
We usually meet around that often.
I work at a store specializing in bags.
How much is this?
This is 200,000 yen.
Did you say 200,000 yen?
-No way! That's too expensive! -Wait! Excuse me.
-Thank you. -Wait!
I hope you will visit us again.
This is not good.
I'm sorry?
This one.
It's a great bag, but...
Ito: Can we meet tonight?
She can't even realize that her colleague can see right through her.
Yet, she considers herself as a perfect coworker.
Welcome.
A thong? Gross.
But sexier lingerie is better, right?
What style are you looking for?
I'd like to get something for my friend...
Something she can wear for her first night with her husband.
I see. This is a present.
Yes, that's right!
She is a fettered woman who wants to protect her pride.
I would like to recommend you this one.
Here.
This pair is worth every penny.
I'll take this.
In the end,
she makes her decision based on the price.
She is getting ready for tonight.
This will be the night.
I can't stand this.
Then, I went to a bookstore near where I was supposed to meet him
and bought your book.
BE IN LOVE LIKE HEROINES'
I wonder if it was any help.
Of course it wasn't.
A woman like her is this type.
UNABLE TO TAKE THE LEAD? EXPLAINING A DOORMAT
TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT! FIVE THINGS TO DO TO HAVE SEX WITH HIM
LEAVE NO SPACE BETWEEN YOU AND HIM
"Touch your boyfriend's arm
and remove the distance between your bodies."
Just buy it! Don't just stand there memorizing it.
Ito!
Ito seems like a cocky person. For example...
You might get some ideas
that could lead to your long-awaited new work.
It's him.
If Ito is Tamura...
Hurry up.
No matter how cold he may be, he does meet her.
She is glad for that.
So, she interprets everything he does positively.
She tries to use the tricks she just learned.
-It turned green. Green. -Right.
She can't put theory into practice.
CHINESE RESTAURANT
What?
It's nothing. Maybe I definitely wanted to eat this too.
-Okay. -Here's your beer.
Thanks.
Here.
-It's fine. -What?
Don't try to appeal to me by showing how thoughtful you are.
-It'll only exhaust you. -Okay.
"Why ramen?
And even dumplings!
Did I bring breath fresheners?"
In her head, she's trying hard to figure this situation out.
One more thing.
What does "maybe I definitely wanted to" mean?
I told you to speak properly. You never learn.
I'm sorry.
She tries hard to believe
that he is only saying this for her betterment.
The truth is that he just likes to feel superior.
That's right.
-I brought the gummy candy you asked for. -What?
This is great. Thank you. I'll pay you back later.
He will never pay her back.
I figured this was the best gummy candy out there.
Who is this for?
My colleague at the cram school.
I myself didn't know what to buy.
I'm glad that I asked you for help. You have good taste in these.
He only trusts her taste.
-Tell me if you need anything else. -Okay.
This small exchange makes her feel completely accepted.
-Here is your ramen. -Thanks.
-Here are your dumplings. -Thanks.
I really underestimated being a cram school teacher.
Really?
The workload is insane.
-I see. -Most of my older colleagues
are so serious. I may have made a wrong choice.
Yesterday, I had to take the last train home.
Really?
When I got back, I watched the television drama I recorded.
But the script was awful.
It was so obvious that they are trying to avoid convenient plot twists.
They should respect the coincidental nature of the world more.
Everything seems so pointless.
Is that so?
I also fell for someone.
What?
It's been a while since I've been in love. Wish me luck.
This is how much you mean to him.
She must be a really wonderful woman
-for you to fall for her. -She is.
She is the school's receptionist. She is different from most women.
She is very well-read, and we have similar taste in movies.
It just feels like...
she's the one who gets me.
So, you can fall in love too.
I can.
Of course, I can.
She imagines him sleeping with another woman.
She tries to cheer herself up by replacing the woman with herself.
-I just had the ramen. -It will be 800 yen.
Your change is 200 yen. Thank you.
It will be 2,340 yen with the beer and the dumplings.
This is your only chance.
Wait.
He can't hear you like that.
You want to do it, don't you?
You want him to reassure you
how much you mean to him, right?
Go.
Go!
I said wait!
I'm sorry.
Listen.
The last train of the night is leaving soon.
Do you want to go...
somewhere else?
Why?
Why won't you do it?
I have been waiting for so long.
So long...
I told you I like someone else.
I want to stay faithful.
I'm sorry that I can't return your feelings.
I'll call you later.
Please wait...
That's a shame.
I don't know if I still love him or not.
Maybe I'm just being stubborn.
At least you are able to say that.
Excuse me.
Ito: Are you busy today? Do you want to go to a concert?
Is everything all right?
Ito asked me if I wanted to go to a concert with him.
You shouldn't play hard to get with a man like him.
He wouldn't contact a woman he doesn't want to meet.
I'm sure he's making a move
on you.
Well then...
Thank you.
Are you Ms. Tomomi Shimahara?
Yes.
-It's starting! -Wait...
Come on!
Let's have fun, Tomomi!
Please wait a moment!
Where is Ito?
Him?
He's not coming.
What?
This is good. It looks like you are making progress.
Really? Good.
The guy is still a mystery. Who is this guy?
Who knows?
I guess I'll continue the interviews.
Of course!
Let's do it.
Let's create the second Tokyo Doll House.
But this guy is really something.
Who?
This guy.
Ito.
He is cheating, isn't he?
I could never do that.
-What? -What?
Nothing.
That's true.
Tamura isn't the type to put much effort into dating like Ito.
Rather, he is a type who thinks dating is drudgery.
I'M THE HEROINE.
Did something come up in your mind?
I'm expecting big things from you.
Do whatever you want.
Whether this story becomes interesting or not...
depends on this girl.
ALL CHARACTERS AND ORGANIZATIONS ARE FICTITIOUS.
NEXT EPISODE
What is your relationship with Ito?
Quit acting so superior,
and stop leading him on!
I need money.
I understand.
Why don't you cry?
Crying makes it much more dramatic.
This is the point where you start crying.
Subtitle translation by James Burns