Amateur actor Sakisaka Ryo's popularity...
moves round in circles, going nowhere...
until his chance came...
Yamato TV's 50th anniversary drama "Overeating Woman ~Beautiful Murderous Intent~".
The main male role is chosen through auditions.
This is his chance. Nakazato Reiko...
Fortunately...
Say this.
Your line will change the heroine's mind. It is an important line.
The important line he got...
"An odd person. An odd person" "You..."
Cut! Enough for today!
At that point, he was on the brink of crisis...
"You're an odd person."
The director was strict to him to get those tears.
And he responded.
He passed.
This is the story of two who became aware of how in show business
a tablespoon of strictness yields a half teaspoon of joy.
♪ Tarinai mono nara I have long been
♪ tokku ni aru kara missing something
♪ Ushinau koto nante nanimo kowakunai so I'm not afraid of losing anything
♪ Chiisa na yume naraba Small dreams probably
♪ kanawanai darou won't come true
♪ Ookina yume dakara but this dream is big
♪ ima mada hashitterun darou so that's why I'm still chasing
♪ Mou ippotte One more step
♪ tatoeba sore ga saigo no to make sure we have no regrets
♪ Ippo ni nattemo even if this becomes
♪ kuyamanai you ni our last step
♪ Mou ippotte One more step
♪ fumidasu bokura no yuuki wa because daring to step forward
♪ Hyappobun ijou no imi wo motsu kara carries more meaning than 100 steps
♪ Ato ippotte Just one more step
♪ doredake kakkowarukutte we won't give up
♪ Warawaretetatte akiramenai no matter how hard they laugh, call us fools
♪ Ato ippotte Just one more step
♪ funbaru bokura no kokoro ga we hold our ground, our hearts
♪ Sekai wo ugokasu chikara ni naru have the power to move the world ♫
"I will eat this all by myself today."
"You're an odd person."
Kya~! That was good!
You did well.
- It was so-so. - You were believable.
You look cool.
"Goodbye. Thank you."
"Please take me to Shinjuku station"
With this Ryo-kun will be recognized by the public as an actor.
I can't wait.
- Ah~ there it is! - Ah~ amazing!
Rewind it. Did you see it? Again.
You'll get work from now on.
This is no good, getting excited about something so small.
Oh! Aren't you cool about this?
That's OK. Modesty is important.
Modesty isn't enough. Confidence is equally important.
Just wait until I get you your next job.
- Ah I forgot I have important errands today. - Me too.
Ah, me too, I have a dentist appointment.
We'll take our leave. Bye.
Goodbye.
We aren't getting any work offers.
Yeah... Although he did a great job.
Oh... Yumi-chan, Yumi-chan.
Hello! Hinode Promotion.
What? No, this isn't a soba restaurant.
You have a wrong num...
That seems to have been the highlight of his career.
He will not be a one-hit wonder.
You know... Stop speaking to me like that!
What did you say!? No wai... wait!
- I should start working part-time again. - Don't even consider that!
That might be a good idea.
You were in the same audition and in the same drama.
What do you think about this difference you have? I don't care.
- You should feel bitter! - Well, I'm going home.
Hey...
Producer Yoshida. Oh...
Well... About this.
- Oh~ I saw that drama. - Thank you very much.
He earned high praise from director Kano Yousuke.
Oh~ he really was good. He played a student, didn't he?
He was the delivery boy. Ah I remember! From the soba restaurant.
- He was from the Chinese one. - Oh, Chinese restaurant.
Anyway, he was good, really.
If there is any role for him, I'll give you a call. Bye.
- Nice seeing you. - You too.
"This is Asami Nao's "The Weather Is Good"!
Summer vacation is coming and here on Dousai TV..."
- Where is Muraki-san? - Eh... he is at a meeting.
- Will you give this to him? - Oh okay...
Just in case, one for you too.
Excuse me. A new profile.
President! This just came in!
Eh~? I'm back.
Oh~ One came, one came.
A job from TV. Really? Yes yes yes!
- To Tadokoro-chan. - To me?!
- Yes yes yes. - What kind of job?
It's a good offer. Look look look.
- "No Song, No Life"? - What does that mean?
Without music, there is no life. That sort of thing. I see.
It is a show where current singers sing old hits,
and then tell about an event or
beautiful story related to the song.
So there are interviews. This is good.
A documentary drama? Isn't this wonderful?
Does that mean that someone will be
- playing Tadokoro-san's role in it? - Of course, that is the case.
Please let Sakisaka Ryo play that role.
That's right! What a good idea.
I will ask the person in charge.
Asking is not enough, you must get it!
- Okay... - He does resemble the young me a bit.
♪ Hello, Hello My Love Hello, Hello My Love
- He doesn't. - He does, around the eyes I think.
He doesn't.
A documentary drama?
There are lot of these like "Troubles with My Violent Husband"
or "I was Deceived," or "The Treatment Came Too Late"
That is a bit extreme...
- I don't feel like doing this. - What?
Director Kano was amazing, right?
And I appeared in his drama, so why now a docu-drama.
Did you just underestimate my show?
Not you Tadokoro-san, but this content. You know...
Ryo-kun Ryo-kun, I think you're judging this too early.
That's right. You're are still a beginner. Listen, we seize any chance we get.
- No matter how minor a thing is! - Minor? Minor you say!?
Would you like to listen to this today, Otousan?
Do you happen to know the singer Tadokoro Shinya?
Is Tadokoro Shinya in your agency?
Ah...
Why didn't you say that earlier?
Ha? ♪ Hello, Hello My Love
Eh?
♪ Yume wa kanau monda ne Dreams do come true
- Hey hey! How nostalgic! - You really liked that song.
- Did you? - You wouldn't know.
You have always scorned television.
Because I didn't have spare time like you.
So what. You did nothing but study.
It was better than doing nothing.
So you have people from young actors
- to oldies singers in there. - Well, you can say that.
Who else is there?
Well... it's hard to say...
That boy, was it Sakisaka Ryo? Bring him here again.
Eh? He had such a nice way of eating.
Also, he used chopsticks in such a lovely manner.
- Really? - Yes.
I bet he was taught manners severely when he was a child.
He was good in the drama the other day. I want to meet him again.
I also like him.
Such a refined character.
Amazing. He is popular with adults and children.
So it seems.
Here is the script.
Erm, I'm not...
What is it like?
If there is any theme we would like to hear about it.
Theme? ...Is "youth is troublesome"
but don't miss your chance!" Something like that.
I see. If we're talking about Tadokoro-san it seems that
he was never without his guitar, he was dedicated to songwriting.
Aside from doing band activities, he was desperately working part-time
and having troubles to pay for studio fees. Hmm~
So then the famous masterpiece "Hello My Love!", was it? Yes.
...was released. And all the power
he had accumulated, exploded like magma.
- How long is this drama? - The duration?
- It's 10 minutes. - 10 minutes...
- We're pleased to work with you. - Is there singing in it?
Ha? Well, it is a about a singer's life.
With a that kind of feeling, like an explosion.
Sure.
You won't refuse this job. Are you still saying that?
Listen, you might think "it's only 10 minutes" but
in that time, as protagonist, you'll be onscreen a lot.
- It's not about the duration... - That's right!
In documentary dramas you have to become someone else completely.
This will be challenging, but a wonderful, experience for you.
- Understand? - But...
Stop whining and leave this to me!
Oi... what are you doing.
- We came to collect info for the drama. - Collect info?
We want to observe your way of life.
This is the best method to learn acting.
What? Excuse us. Wait!
Hey! Wait! You, wait!
Now then. Yes?
...and? Hmm? What is this?
- What is what? - In the script
you moved into a luxury apartment after your hit, "Hello My Love!"
This room can't be 100 million yen.
There was such a time...
Now thankfully, I'm living in this 1DK rental apartment.
Did you lie then?
A star's job is to sell dreams.
Appearance, shows, bluffs are necessary!
I also heard that you have a recording studio for practising.
- Where might it be? - Who knows?
Then I will search for it.
Oi, wait a minute! That is my bedroom! Oi!
Bed, guitar, stereo
mike, plushies, girl...
Tadokoro Shinya... has a Lolita complex!?
Are you stupid!? That is my daughter!
Eh? You're daughter?
That's right. My ex-wife took her with her.
She was just eight.
At that time I still had the luxury apartment.
But, the script does not mention that you have a daughter.
That is not for the show, or public knowledge.
My daughter was bullied.
When I became popular it wasn't too bad.
Only mild teasing.
Saying things like "Shizuka-chan's dad sings on TV". Shizuka-chan...
After six months, however, they begin calling me one-hit wonder.
So she was bullied again.
- Said things like "One-hit daughter". - One-hit daughter?
And where is your daughter now?
- Enough already. - Where is she?
I haven't seen her since the divorce.
What was the reason for your divorce in the first place?
Was it alcohol? Gambling? Other women?
Women! How disgusting... It couldn't be helped,
since they kept screaming for me.
In the end she got fed up with me.
He~. I see.
The interesting part of Tadokoro Shinya is his development
from one-hit wonder to a mere shadow of his former self.
Rather than telling a unknown story,
I think a tragic story is more interesting.
The audience would be pleased. However...
It will definitely be interesting. Loaded with drama.
Moreover the song, "Hello My Love!",
has an ironic twist, don't you think?
Should we do it?
- I think so. - Yeah.
Thank you very much.
- Then the script... - Well then,
call Yabe-chan, so he can edit the script.
You... Did you sell my story?
We went to gather info and it was worth it. Because of one hit song
his wife and child left, and without getting another hit
he failed to meet his beloved daughter.
In a sense, it has now becomes a truthful story.
- But this is a little... - How cruel.
This makes a good story for the audience.
Yet, it should be lighter and go easy on him.
Glossing over the truth, this story will fail.
A bigger lie is needed to hide a smaller one.
Wasn't the first script better?
I think Sawatari-san's being ridiculous.
- You are no good. - This is wrong.
- This is okay. - Tadokoro-chan...
Our job is about puting ourselves on display, to show our work.
- Stay relevent no matter what. - Right?
True but...
Entertaining others is good. If something is not interesting, it fails.
I had forgotten that. Sawatari reminded me.
Follow his example,
Tadokoro-san's entertainer guts. I'm a singer.
Anyway, watch and mimic Tadokoro-san from this onwards.
You must copy every single move and become like him. OK?
Wait a second. I don't know about that...
Although this is a docu-drama it's not imitation.
I don't wont Ryo-kun to become that kind of actor.
He should observe Tadokoro-san's
deep sides, his mind, sensitivity, spirit and soul.
He should adopt those things and base his acting on them.
I think that is the art of acting.
- You do have your good moments. - Come here! And take the chips!
Since you are so admirable, here is a reward!
Yumi-chan, make the best tea we have.
Sure.
You must work hard.
- President. - Yes?
Tadokoro-san hasn't met
his wife and daughter after the divorce, right?
Hmm.. You're right...
- I bet he wants to meet them. - Hmm... You're probably right.
Where might they be living?
I think he has mentioned that...
his wife has a cafe in front of Higashiooi station.
He~.
- Did I just say something? - No.
Ha...
So what is it this time? We are quite busy.
- I know where Tadokoro-san's daughter is. - What?
There must be a meeting scene. It will be more interesting.
That's good. Really good! But...
Will your side negotiate and get her permission?
Ha...?
Thank you very much. Thank you.
- Thank you for the meal. - Thank you for coming, as always.
Erm~
Is Tadokoro-san's ex-wife present?
Well...
My name is Sawatari.
I am Tadokoro Shinya's manager.
- Please leave. - I came to have a talk.
- She is not here. - I'm back.
You are his daughter? Shizuka-san, right?
I came to visit today because I have a request.
We would like your daughter, Shizuka-san,
to appear on TV.
There will be a show about your father.
It tells the truth about his life,
- and there as a guest -- - I refuse!
We divorced 12 years ago.
- I don't want to meet him, even now. - That is between you and him, but...
I don't want my daughter to meet him.
What do you think?
In truth, you want to meet your father, right?
I don't.
What is the matter? Well...
Come in.
Filming starts tomorrow.
You must be nervous. Drink this and loosen up. Relax.
- What are these? - Songs I wrote.
The shout of rock n' roller, Tadokoro's soul.
I'll cling to this world, before I discard these.
No matter what job I do. For the sake of taking a chance.
Namiki said that, didn't he? That you'll express my soul.
Don't be boastful.
The word tension is written on my soul.
By the way, how is it with Sawatari?
What do you mean?
Between you too, as a man and a woman. I won't tell anyone.
Ha? Lately, she has ignored me and
talked only about you.
Really... it's annoying.
- More importantly... - What?
- I have a request. - Wha.. What is it?
- Please teach me. - What?
We should start soon.
Mizuo, when it's OK let the actors in.
- This way. - Morning.
Good morning.
- Good morning. - So first, in this set we start
from the time Tadokoro-san and Satomi-san lived together.
After that, continue with the singing scene in the apartment when he was popular.
Everyone get ready please.
Satomi-san, this way please. Tadokoro-san, this way.
You know your lines?
What?
Now, let's raise our spirits and get going!
It's a test, 5 seconds! 4! 3! 2!
"I'm home" "Welcome back"
"How is your stomach?"
"It was on a rampage today."
"I want to see your cheerful face soon."
Good.
This brings up memories.
His aura resembles mine.
- It doesn't. - Around the eyes, I think.
- It doesn't. - No, it's exactly the same.
"We should got married." "Eh?"
"Sorry for bringing this up so late."
He is doing good.
Tadokoro-san, it's time for your interview.
Ah... yes. I'll be fine, look after Sakisaka.
Well, I was terrible after getting popular.
I was in high spirits and grew conceited,
I acted like a fool.
"What is wrong with cheating. I'm a star! A star in the sky."
"If you look up I'm there. There I am, I'm for everyone!"
I was a mess.
I was full of myself, boastful and played around.
I also drank plenty of alcohol.
"Listen, 'Hello My Love!' is not my song."
"I have to make my own songs popular."
"I must have more hits!"
I had pride, but it got in the way
and I couldn't see the important things anymore.
"You should consider your family more!"
"For the sake of songs, I'll make my wife cry and even my kid."
"That is the spirit of Tadokoro Shinya!"
Things continued until one day
my wife told me...
"Your child was bullied today."
"Is everything my fault?"
"I am leaving you."
"What?"
"I cannot be with you anymore."
"I will start over with her."
"Shizuka. You'll stay right?"
"You want to be with your dad, right?"
"Oi!"
Would you tell what happend after that?
"I want to see them..."
"But I can't."
"You know, Dad promised himself."
This is good.
This will turn out well.
Cut! Change the scenery!
Yes!
Morning. Good morning.
- I heard you were here. - I see.
Good morning. Hello.
- Do you have a recording today or something? - We have "The Premium Voice."
- The talk show? - He is the guest star.
- You're successful. - Thank you.
- Let's start the filming. - Going on-air!
Yes! Wait a minute.
Everyone, standby!
- He seems to be doing his best. - Well, yes.
Well then. We disturbed you for a moment.
- Not at all. - Excuse us.
It's only a documentary drama.
Don't let your guard down. Eh?
Sakisaka Ryo has something special.
- Let's go! - Okay.
This scene is Tadokoro-san's first
appearance on the music show. Let's all give our best.
Yes!
- Hey, respond! - Well then, do well!
Let's get our spirits up!
Yes!
5 seconds to the sound! 4! 3! 2!
♪ Hello, Hello My Love Hello, Hello My Love
♪ Yume wa kanau monda ne Dreams do come true
Cut! ♪ Oh Baby, Hello, Hello
- Well I was surprised by the singing. - Yes.
One night of special training wasn't enough as expected.
- Did you know about that? - Yeah.
There was nothing to criticize with his looks or acting.
There is no need to worry.
- Good job today. - Thank you for today.
- You go ahead. - Excuse us, then.
Thank you for today.
The studio is this way...
You did good today.
Are you satisfied? Eh?
I embarrassed myself and I feel great.
You're an actor.
You shouldn't fear getting embarrassed!
You have to follow the example of Tadokoro-senpai's entertainer soul.
Anyway, now we wait for the airing.
Right?
- This song is nostalgic. - That's true.
It draws you in.
Oh! It's starting!
"Tadokoro Shinya, profession: rock singer" Oh! It's starting!
- Finally. - "Tadokoro Shinya, profession: rock singer"
It's finally starting.
"There is drama behind the famous song." There he is!
We've been waiting! "In the case of Tadokoro Shinya
one hit song greatly changed his life."
"The fate of a beloved family..."
I look quit cool. Shh!
"It's year 1993"
Kya~! Shh! Shh!
He looks so cool. He has long legs.
"At that time he was living with a woman." He looks so cool. He has long legs.
"I'm home" "Welcome home"
He resembles the young me, doesn't he?
Would you please keep quiet?
"How is your stomach?"
"I want to see your cheerful face soon."
"I met my wife before getting popular."
"She was burdened with taking care of everything and the hardships we had.
She always supported me."
"We should got married." "Eh?"
"Sorry for bringing this up so late."
Ha~! I want someone to say that to me!
This is good!
"Don't cry."
Ah~ this really is a document. How wonderful.
"And then..."
Eh?
We made an agreement.
Well, show business is like that.
It goes with the right rhythm.
♫ "Sabaku no nakade daiamondo wo mitsuketa" "I found a diamond in the desert"
"Hello My Love was a hit.
- "It peaked at number one on the charts." - That's right.
- "It sold 810,000 copies." - It really did...
"Hello Hello was nominated for the year 2000's fad phrase award.
But then..."
"What is wrong with cheating. I'm a star! A star in the sky."
"You should consider your family more!"
"His future was turning to something lonely."
"You know, Dad promised himself."
"Until I get a new hit song on TV,"
"I can't meet you, Shizuka."
"Just wait,
I will definitely create a hit song."
"It's been 12 years."
"We asked his daughter, Shizuka-san, to share a reunion with her father."
"'I can't face him now', was her answer."
That's how life goes.
Tadokoro Shinya's role.
Lead role.
So how was it? Any thoughts on playing someone?
I don't know. Ha?
But... I want to continue acting.
Oh~ He~
I want to do more musicals in the future.
Eh!?
You fooled me!
Yumi-chan, it's okay,
I'll get it.
Coming, thank you for waiting. Eh, do you want to be an actress?
- No... - Shizuka-san!
Eh? She is Tadokoro-san's daughter.
What?
Ah... please come in.
How you've grown.
- Take this! - What? No well...
You're Sakisaka Ryo-san, right? I saw you in TV and became a fan.
I'll leave.
♫ Good Bye My Baby
♫ Aho ya kedo Although I'm fool
♫ Sukkiyanen I love ya
- So there was that song, too? - Yes yes.
It's the coupling song of "Hello My Love!".
As we said in the old days, a single's B side.
- Can I ask something? - What?
Why didn't I get to do the narration for Tadokoro-san's documentary drama?
Ah... We forgot.
♫ Sukkiyanen I love ya
Well you sing too! No, I'm...
Sing for us! Ryo-kun!
I'll put on a song for you.
To get over the shame. You're an actor, you can do it!
♪ Hello, Hello My Love Hello, Hello My Love
♪ Yume wa kanau monda ne Dreams do come true
♪ Oh Baby,
♪ Hello, Hello My Love
♪ Sabaku no nakade... I found a diamond...
Hello. It's been a while. Sorry for the noise.
Yes, yes. Yes.
Sakisaka Ryo? You're well informed.
He is here. Yes, yes. Son?
♪ Kiseki nanda yo It's a miracle
He's my son.
Did you wait long? Let's go.
Songs and love are the showers that water the desert of Life.
If not moderate, rains can grow into heavy storms...
It's okay, since I ate my favourite the other day.
This is not just a weather forecast
Subtitles by marsa
srt reduction ~ Vultural