"No Song No Life"?
Everybody has history and drama in their lives.
Doesn't that mean...
as a protagonist you'll be shown a lot.
We will seize any chance we get. No matter how minor it is!
Good.
Life is sweet and sour...
"I want to see them..."
"But I can't."
portrayed by Sakisaka Ryo whose acting skills have improved.
♪ Hello, Hello My Love
It was discovered he was tone-deaf... but there were benefits too.
Shizuka-san! Eh?
How you've grown.
However, other circumstances changed...
Son?
He's my son.
The story of man and woman,
who finally began to see how uphill show business was.
Yet, there were still hidden pits on the road.
♪ Tarinai mono nara I have long been
♪ tokku ni aru kara missing missing
♪ 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 loud they laugh, call us fools
♪ Ato ippotte Just one more step
♪ funbaru bokura no kokoro ga we hold our ground, oufr hearts
♪ Sekai wo ugokasu chikara ni naru have the power to move the world ♫
Who wanted to meet me?
Well... it seems he watched
the documentary drama the other day.
- And who is he? - Well, that is...
Thank you.
Ryo-kun, this way.
Here. Watch your step.
What is the meaning of this?
- So you noticed? - That's right.
Actually... your father invested in us.
I didn't expect you to be the son of Madarame's president, though...
- I'm leaving. - Ryo-kun!
I finally get to see them.
How beautiful...
This is the only fortune I got from my parents.
- Then let's start! - Yes.
The pictures look good.
I practise regularly for this.
Really?
I'll practise every day, holding chopsticks, doing make-up, making food.
Let's do this again.
Hello
You're okay with this?
Living as hermit, in poverty?
You may be comfortable... but how about others?
I didn't send you to university in America to allow this.
And now you are hooked on acting.
Didn't you say you wanted to paint when you moved out?
- You are to succeed me. - That is your selfishness as a parent.
What you are doing is child's selfishness.
- You're immature and naive... - So?
Stop doing things by your feelings. You will waste your life.
You don't want to become a miserable person, right?
You're already 24.
Think carefully after you calm down.
Sawatari Ichiko.
- Is she your employee? - Yes, but what about it?
If she doesn't succeed you won't let her come back, right?
How does that concern you?
Ah... That's why you're doing your best.
I want to act.
I like acting!
This is the script and a proposal, a proposal and a proposal!
They just keep coming.
Although they're all only documentary dramas.
- It means they recognize him. - That's right.
But isn't this a huge success for his level?
It is.
- Morning. - Hello.
- Good morning. - Morning.
Guess what came?
Only documentary dramas...
Of course these will not be the only ones. But...
I want to do real dramas.
What do you mean real? There are steps in a career...
- Isn't that only an excuse? - Excuse?
Since you can't find me better offers.
- Better offers? - A realistic drama!
You are being overambitious.
Do you understand what you're saying? Well well well.
Can I have a say?
I use my voice for character acting.
In short I do dubbing.
But I don't think it's an embarrassing job.
- I do it with pride. - That's right.
But I think Sawatari-san is being pushy.
You're always pushing Ryo-kun saying "Do this, do that".
That is a manager's job.
I'm not done yet. I will do them! That's enough, right.
You know...
What did you want to say?
I want to... become better as an actor.
Become better?
I want to learn acting, starting with the basics.
Until now, well it wasn't just beginner's luck, but
more like going with the flow.
Starting with the basics is good. Nowadays, young actors are too over the top.
They come to the stage with little preparations.
If they get popular, they become spoiled.
On the contrary, they are pitiful to look at.
Do you happen to know of any training schools?
Why ask me?
How about Sawatari-san?
She seems to be busy.
Excuse me.
Speak of the devil. Eh?
- Hello. - Sorry for bothering you.
I wanted... to talk a little.
Talk? Dealing with a talent?
We don't seem to communicate well.
- I see. - I will call you later.
Bye
She seems to troubled, as usual.
By the way, aren't you curious about this?
Washimi Ukyo
I don't have time to worry about others.
Would you like to take part in a theater workshop?
- Theater? - I know a good place.
They teach, not only acting,
but also script reading, how to approach charaters. General things about acting.
Ah...!
What are you doing?
Nothing really...
Isn't this good? What is it?
A late night drama's... A drama?
I need to be involved in the decision making.
Isn't that wonderful!
- How is the casting? - That is yet to be decided.
- Who is the producer? - Muraki
Producer Muraki! Ah, hello.
Our actor Sakisaka Ryo is in this drama. It is a documentary drama.
- Documentary drama? - It was well received.
Eh? I have a meeting.
Producer Muraki! Jeez...
Here.
Thank you.
Pass! Pass! Shoot! Shoot!
Pass! Pass! Pass! Pass!
- You're Sakisaka-kun? - Yes.
I heard about you from Ishino-san.
Everyone! Everyone!
Bring him along.
- Well then... - They're playing air basketball.
- What? - Feel the weight of the ball, try it.
I pass you the ball. The goal is there.
- Go... goal? - Yes. Feel the ball.
Shoot!
- Time out! - You have to feel the ball more.
- It was sloppy just now. - Newcomer!
"Were you saying something?"
Look at your partner, listen to his words
- and understand them. - Okay.
Convey your lines to your partner while looking in their eyes.
And check that they're conveyed. Only then, move on.
I understand.
Sakisaka-kun.
I have this stage play next month, so would you like
to try and play the protagonist's little brother?
What? That was my...
You shall play the brothers' uncle.
It's an important role, not in the original work.
This could be called fate.
I happend to see Yamato TV's drama "Overeating Woman"
I am interested in seeing your ability.
But...
Let's gather.
The newcomer, Sakisaka-kun, will be playing Shinji.
For this play the original work is Kikuchi Kan's "Father's Return"
but I made a new interpretation of it.
A father, who left his family for a mistress 15 years ago,
one day comes back.
So now, he is an intruder,
and different opinions within the family are born.
Older brother Ken welcomes father back warmly,
along with younger sister Tami,
but younger brother Shinji does not tolerate this.
Shinji, who understands his mother Takako' s feelings, who was abandoned.
He doesn't comprehend his brother's forgiviness.
On the other hand, Ken has different thoughts.
The love of Takako for their father.
"Reporting in front of Dousai TV in Minato, Tokyo.
Today is a refreshing autumn day."
- Sawatari-san - Ishino-san
Let's have tea.
- Actually, Sakisaka-kun came to visit me. - What?
He said he wanted to learn acting basics.
I introduced him to a theater workshop.
Somehow I caught his enthusiasm.
Why didn't he say anything?
- Because his a guy. - Guy?
"I ignore what I'm told to do.
"This is my life," kind of thing.
Even so, he could have said something...
Because he can't just say that.
I've actually been curious,
why did you pursue this career?
Well, various circumstances.
- Like? - Various.
"I don't need a house even if I were dying on the streets."
"Father!" "Dear"
"Bye"
"Shinji!"
"Somehow..."
- Let's stop here. - What is it?
About the next line...
"I actually wanted to embrace him."
What about it?
For Shinji, the grudges towards his father were supposed to accumulate.
But him saying, "I wanted to embrace" is...
- Odd? - How to put it...
- How is your relation with your father? - What?
Do you bear any grudges towards him?
- That has nothing to do with this. - Is that so?
Take a 10 minute break.
Good job.
- Why are you here? - What are you doing?
What... I'm acting.
- And keeping it secret from me? - Not really...
Is this about
how you wanted to do more realistic dramas?
You just want to return to the main office.
But I have decided that this is what I want.
I want to return to the main office.
Yet, I want you to raise to stardom.
To archieve those, it's okay to use each other.
Do you even have confidence to make me a star?
I will make you popular faster than you yourself could.
So, there is a meeting for the documentary drama.
We have been in your care. I am Sakisaka Ryo's manager Sawatari Ichiko.
- Manager? - She was just leaving.
- I don't intend to leave. - You do the meeting.
Sorry for the intrusion. Please excuse me.
Is it okay not to go? Yes. I see.
Excuse me, everyone.
I have the tickets and flyers ready for you.
Gather here. First,
for Matsuda-kun and Kishikawa-san ten for each.
And for Tayama-san...
I have only one line so ten is enough.
Okay. Ken-san has the main role so
you get fifty tickets.
Erm... Sakisaka-san. For Sakisaka-san, forty tickets.
- What? - Is that okay?
Erhm... Yes?
Ah, you sell the tickets.
Ha...
Erm... Here... Wow, that scared me.
What? No...
- What was that? - He is trying to sell tickets or something.
Excuse me...
What do you mean by quota?
It means the actors themselves
have to sell the tickets
for small troupe's performances.
- Is that an obligation? - It is.
Each has a certain amount they have to sell. Right?
Amount...
Unsold tickets must be paid for by themselves.
They can't be returned to the theater.
Really? They play dirty.
Quota...
Yes. I'm playing in this so
is it okay to leave some tickets here to sell?
I have to decline.
I'm sorry.
Stop. The interest is high.
- Where are the tickets? - What?
- Borrow this! - Hey wait!
So what is this?
What do you mean? Shouldn't actors concentrate on the play?
Is it okay to make them sell these?
In this way, some actors will grow.
But having to pay for unsold ones...
- I like to think of it as tuition. - Tuition?
For me to teach real actors.
These days, the young think that they can just become an actor.
And that's not true. Only the ones who have struggled,
and learned the basics, will become true actors.
I understand.
But I won't let our actor carry that burden.
- Do what you like. - I will.
Excuse me.
The change. It's 5,000 yen. Here.
Here's 5,000 yen. It's exact change.
Here is 5,000 yen. It's the exact change.
It makes 30,000 yen for six people.
Thank you.
"Shinji!"
"Somehow...
I wanted to embrace him."
"I'm so stupid." "Shinji..."
"Brother, you're... you're too kind!"
"Uncle"
"If you read this letter you will understand..."
"how your brother... father feels."
"Is father dying? Is he sick?"
"That's why he came to see us." "Shinji!"
"Shinji, father is dying. Shinji!"
"Father, you're an idiot!"
Yes. Yes. Yes.
- Shinji. - Yes?
Just saying the line isn't enough.
Nothing is conveyed.
What kind of a person was the father?
That is...
Let your imagination expand it.
Okay.
Is he tall or short? What about his voice?
Was he kind when you were kids?
Okay.
Good. Let's do it again.
Okay.
Start from the same scene.
Ready, go.
Hmm, Ryo-kun has a play.
What is it about? Let me see it.
Is it romance? Lust between a man and a woman?
- Lust? - Hey, not in front of Kazuomi.
From the original work "Father's Return". This is about a parent and a child.
Hmm... Listen,
- it is 5,000 yen. - Okay.
It's been a while since our last play. I'm excited.
Otousan, you'll come too, right?
For a good luck charm, make the seats out of pine.
- Pine, yes. - Ah... I think I'll go another day.
I have business on October 1st.
- I have work, so me too. - That's okay. I will go with Kazuomi.
Thank you.
Ah! We have double booking...
Please!
But changing the recording day... I'm sorry.
No matter what I want Sakisaka Ryo to stand on that stage.
Please!
- It can't be helped. - So how about the 5th?
That's okay.
And I presume you have day off on October 1st.
Well since the recording is moved.
Well then...
If you'd like. One ticket is 5,000 yen.
10,000 yen for two...
Ha!?
Hello
I'm not too interested in theater.
It's not like you would have to come.
What?
One ticket is 5,000 yen. Ha...
You have changed.
- How? - Hmm? 5,000 yen, right.
You'll take five. For the subordinates, too.
Here.
You haven't changed after all.
- How many are there left? - 22.
- I'll sell those, too. - But you don't even have friends.
- I will take over then. - What?
I'll take the ones left.
I'll sell them to the stations' Ps and Ds. It'll be okay.
You have improved, old man. How generous of you.
He is our long lost gemstone.
We want everyone to see our Ryo-kun, don't we?
President, are you alright?
I'm sorry.
Do your best.
If you feel gratitude you should concentrate on the play.
Understand? Sawatori is right. Do your best.
Good morning. Ah... hello.
Do you have a boyfriend? Ha? Well?
Well, more or less...
Then this is invitation for you two.
A free date, does it sound interesting?
In exchange, keep an eye on our Sakisaka.
Ah...! Meeting, meeting, meeting...
Muraki-san. Our Sakisaka Ryo is in a play so
- please come to see. - I see...
- He has a supporting role. - Ah Troupe Deus.
- You know them? - Yeah
"I actually wanted to embrace him."
"I'm so stupid" "Shinji"
"You're... you're too kind!"
"Uncle"
"If you read this letter..." Let's stop here.
Shinji, convey the "You're too kind" properly to the other. Don't rush.
Okay.
"You're..."
"You're too kind!"
"Uncle" "If you read this letter..."
Sorry, stop.
"Father, you're an idiot!" Stop.
"Father, you're an idiot!"
Put more expression into it.
Okay.
Fully feel each other.
Ready, start.
"Shinji"
"You're... you're too kind!"
Our Sakisaka is starring in a play so please come see.
Ah I see.
Although I look like this I did acting in school.
He~ I see.
I'll think I'll come. Please do! It's been a while.
I put a ticket in there, too. Thank you.
Play? No well... a ticket is already reserved
so if you'd like to. Hmm...
The young actor from Sawatari's agency is in it.
He is called Sakisaka Ryo.
Sakisaka...
Well, then excuse me.
Father, sit there.
This seems nice.
- Do you know him? - We met through television.
Isn't that wonderful.
Ah... Isn't that person next to him Tadokoro Shinya?
Looks like him, but I don't think so.
"I'm home." "Welcome back."
"Welcome. It's cold, isn't it."
"I heard an odd rumor."
"Rumor?"
"Someone said they called out to a man
near the park, who looked like Father."
"But it's been 15 years since Father left."
- I wonder when Ryo-kun comes. - Yeah
"He suddenly went to the backstreet."
"But that can't be..."
"They were definitely mistaken."
He's here! Shh!
"I bet our father has already died."
"Shinji" "If not, it's troublesome.
I have tried to forget him."
"It's okay. I'll take it."
"Where should we start..."
"Children grow up, even without parents...
That's a good saying."
"Don't be a hypocrite!"
"Is this okay? Brother!"
"You were the one who struggled and who gave up university
to raise the two of us!"
"Certainly, Father left us."
"He left for another woman.
But he is still our father."
"That's what a blood relative is."
"They're good kids."
"I left but you still seemed to become happy."
"Father" "Do you have a place to stay?"
"I don't need a house even if I were dying on the streets."
"Father!" "Dear!"
"Bye"
"Shinji!"
"Somehow...
I actually wanted to embrace him."
"I'm so stupid."
"Shinji..."
"Shinji"
"Father you're an idiot!"
- He missed a line! - What?
"Shinji. Shinji, listen..."
"Father is seriously sick."
"To be honest, a letter came from Uncle."
"A letter..." "That's right."
"I'm sorry for keeping silent about it."
"Father is dying?" "That's why he came to see us."
"That must be it.
Shinji. Father is dying."
"Father, you're an idiot.. idiot!"
You moron!
- Who are you to call your father idiot! - Otousan!
Sit down. We're sorry.
How original, this production.
We're sorry. Sorry.
"Shinji. Go bring father back!"
"Father!"
Bastard! Do you understand what you've done! Stop it!
Sorry! Sorry! I'm very sorry!
- You skipped my part! - I'm sorry.
- I'm very sorry! - You don't have to come anymore.
- Because I missed a line? - That's not it.
Your acting was bad. Eh...?
You didn't look at the others while acting.
You didn't feel your surroundings.
Because you didn't open your heart.
You cannot be called an actor.
- Tamaya-kun. You're ready for the role? - Yes.
I'm sorry.
- Aren't you mad? - Mad?
I made you lower you head.
I now understand
that lowering one's head is important.
For one's talent. That is, for you.
It's frustrating...
I'm sharing a lot with you. This job is about
getting close to each other and doing things together.
Although it's not fun.
But... would you stop hiding things from me?
Hiding?
Don't do things by yourself.
No matter what it is, I want you to tell me about it.
Okay?
Okay.
Good.
My real name is not Sakisaka Ryo.
It's Madarame Ryo.
Madarame?
Madarame...?
Wai... wai.. wait...
What? So that means... you don't happen to be our president's...
We're father and son.
Eh!?
Eh...?
So then... does president...
- He knows. - He knows!?
They decided not to hide anything...
But will other things be revealed?
President Madarame's... son?
Subtitles by marsa
srt reduction ~ Vultural