Thank you.
Quick, pick up the phone!
What if it gets cut off'? Why must it be me? I...
You are the one waiting for the call.
This is your home, you go get it...
Quick!
Hello.
I am calling from my mobile.
Who is this'?
It's me, Shinji.
Its like California.
I meant I feel as if I am in California.
Hello'?
Wrong number.
Why...
Must be a lunatic.
I'll open it. It's Hasakura...
Let me do it. It may be Hassakura.
Wait...
Hi.
It has been long since I last saw you.
What!
What are you saying? Showing up suddenly...
Five years, it has been five years!
Not a single word from you
Mom was worried sick, do you know that'?
I did call home. They said you were getting married.
So I came over to celebrate.
How long ago was that'?
How long ago... Should be the end of last month.
Since then everything has changed.
All has changed.
All has changed'? What are you saying?
Ah! This is the wedding gift I got for you.
Congratulations. You shouldn't have... ah...
Things are a little... Come in first...
I... It's a long story... please wait for a moment...
You are Hasakura'? You are quite good looking.
Listen to me... So young.
Give me a pair of slippers.
Why are you taking off your slippers! Wait...
Sorry to intrude!
How old? How old are you?
Twenty four years old.
Ah! A handsome young man!
But you are really brave.
Fancy getting married at only twenty four years old.
And marrying a woman who is already thirty.
I am already thirty one as of today, you jerk!
Ah! Put on the slippers quickly you little rascal!
Ah, that's right, about this woman,
Don't be fooled by her looks now. Then how should it be!
When she was young... l am still young now!
I am going to tell! Say it if you dare!
Fine, I am telling. Go ahead!
Is... Miss Naranara.
Miss Naranara'?
An advertisement for kids' toys.
Isn't it... Miss Japan?
How can it be?
There is more to it.
The boss and my dad has been friends for many years.
Is that right
I suppose
Any way that's how it was.
That's right!
Do you have beer or any thing like that'?
I'm sorry, I forgot.
Enough, that's enough for him.
But he...
Really!
I'll return it to you immediately.
you are truly alike.
Especially your characters, no wonder you are siblings.
Yes, Miss Naranara.
Take this as well. You are the guest after all.
I'll return it to you really soon.
Hey, take your filthy hands away. Do not touch the piano.
Any one can play using this method...
Forget it, I shall stop tormenting your piano.
No, you are really good.
Really, I'm going over.
I want beer.
Be glad that at least you have something to drink.
Alright.
Brother-in-law.
I have something that I need to discuss with you.
I came this far simply by gambling.
Started with Pachinco,
then betting freedom car race, and others.
Lastly, it's ten million poker.
Initially, I wanted to let her She is an interior designer.
To have some help without any worries.
Who would expect that the number
were signed in the wrong order so...
Brother-in-law.
I was unable to attend your wedding in time, I'm so sorry.
But on account of this
adorable brother-in-law of yours,
Can you give me some pocket money'?
Pocket money'?
That is to say...
I only need two million yen!
Shut up! You rascal, you are still the same after five years.
No job, no goals. Just getting by,
with no achievements to speak of.
You are really rotten to the bone. What the...
Furthermore, this man is not your brother-in-law.
He is not Hasakura.
Your so called brother-in-law does not exist.
Who is that man'?
Any way its not what you think.
Then... then who is he?
I... am not... brother-in-law.
I'm Hasakura's... Roommate Sena.
Sis
That is really not appropriate
to change your mind midway...
It is not like that!
It is not'?
I've let him slip away.
It's so embarrassing... On the day of the wedding ceremony...
The groom ran away.
Long vacation. Episode 2.
What happened after that'?
Did the wild-beast like brother stay till daybreak?
But he can play the piano really well.
Started playing Chopin out of the blue.
Bang. His finger technique was firm and strong.
Heard of his name before?
No, I suppose he must have given up
on classical music halfway.
May have set up a band somewhere or something.
Set up a band for fun, and quit halfway.
He has even given up on it now, and is now just bumming around.
Just ignore that kind of man.
I am also bumming around I suppose.
If I've known earlier that it is a long and futile wait
setting up a band for fun
would not seem like a bad idea too.
The person you have been wanting to see has appeared.
I have to go over.
Wait.
First, apologise for the phone incident.
Then take the opportunity to ask her out.
This is Shitaru concert tickets.
Even if you are not interested
Others who are learning to play the piano
would be unable to resist it.
How did you manage to get them'?
Not bad right, it's ten thousand per ticket.
Its written five thousand on the ticket.
Ten thousand.
Is there any problem?
Didn't you call me yesterday'?
I was thinking... whether you have anything on.
Telephone? I wanted you to listen to this tune.
This is Window of Hope, Part one.
That's right.
I didn't know the name initially.
Called Kerato up to ask him but he was not home.
That's way I called you instead.
Finally I found the answer from Yomae.
Is that so?
Ah, it was a woman who picked up the phone yesterday...
That's right.
That was... someone who is totally unrelated.
Unrelated'?
How should I put it'? Its like a cousin of a distant relative.
I am sorry, please continue to practice your piano.
Oh yes
Say it
Miss Ryoko.
Are you free today'?
Push the switch, and it will start to vibrate.
It can stimulate the growth of the breast.
Can this make one excited'?
I am a man, I do not know.
Effects will be apparent after two weeks of use.
Those above thirty only needs to follow this procedure
and you can regain the ideal figure that you want.
Do you want me to follow this'?
From the point of view of the user
to use it everyday like exercise
Ah, it's alright, give it to me.
Like this.
It will show up clearly in the photos, won't it'?
The men will not be able to 'hold' you with one hand.
I am turning it down, I refuse to accept this advertisement.
I refuse.
You... come over for a minute.
This is your itinerary for this month
Look it is totally blank.
I have something to discuss with you.
Can you please come over here for a minute.
Miss lzumi, Miss lzumi.
This is the new star that we are going to promote.
Although she is a little raw
don't you think that it is interesting?
Yes.
Miss Minami are you willing to be her agent'?
Uh?
Don't you find it infuriating?
Really?
I feel like its more of being lucky.
Look, quick. A little more.
What a pity-
Can it be done'? Letting me be the agent?
It is a little too much.
Hasakura'?
Hasakura!
Sorry! Sorry!
It was not intentional...
Hasakura'? Sorry
In the end I lost everything.
If I have known earlier I would have stopped
while I was winning.
Still won that little bit.
In the end, still mistook him for someone else.
Ah'? Is it Hasakura'?
We came here together before.
Where are you bringing me?
To play Pachinco.
Liar! Play Pachinco!
If he really came back to look for you,
senior, would you forgive him'?
I am so hungry. Let's find a good place to go.
That's right, it really is yesterday's tickets.
That fellow.
Let's go and buy today's tickets...
Its all sold out.
It is the Shitaru concert.
I am really so sorry.
Don't be.
I am really so sorry.
Senior!
There is a place I would really like to go.
The concert was good
but the amusement park was not bad too.
Alone,
you just cannot enjoy at certain places.
The amusement park is one of them.
That's right.
Among my friends, the girls are all attached.
There's no one to accompany me.
And there are certain places
that I cannot visit with my male friends.
Please.
How do I put it'?
For example, if being picked up at my home with a posh car
Driving over twenty kilometers, going anywhere you wish
Even Disney would be a place where we can date.
It is also like a date today.
Ah, this is not considered a date...
Is it a date'?
No...
Momo, as long as you are over twenty five years old,
you would face a terrible crisis.
Then, problems would appear one by one.
Senior, we are not in our own homes.
It is not drooping, right?
Sorry for just now.
I think I said something I shouldn't have.
Please forget it.
I am hungry.
Is that so
More, more...
Mom, after I lostHasakura, it is really frustrating.
When people preach to me on the streets
and said to pray for my health and happiness
I can't help thinking, pray harder.
Isn't it pathetic.
This one is not bad right?
Senior, at the crossroad just now,
didn't someone hand you something.
Why, are you thinking of keeping it for yourself?
Tissue paper.
A fifty percent discount voucher.
Ah, this is for the newly opened motel.
It was introduced in the magazines.
There's one with a swing, one with a pool,
and also something special...
Welcome.
More... there is still more'? Ha ha...
What ha ha. No. Kids cannot come here.
Welcome, what would you like'?
What would you like to eat?
What about you, senior?
I want roasted pork noodle. One roasted pork noodle please.
Same here.
Send. Nruton Send.!
Senior, is that your friend'?
He is in the middle of his date.
What are you saying! Kids know nothing.
Your girlfriend? How are you! I am Minami.
She is so pretty, her skin is so good.
Can I take a closer look'?
Sorry miss, she is drunk.
I can tell by looking.
Mr Sena is angry, getting angry. He is getting angry.
Senior, stop fooling around. They will not get angry.
I know. They can have this.
They can have two. This is just nice.
A motel's discount voucher.
You don't need to feel embarrassed.
Sena have been taking care of me.
Two people in a small room,
there wouldn't be any mood, right?
Both of you are so young,
there must be times when you can't hold yourselves back.
So... this, there is a pool, a swing. Just nice for you to...
Don't be too much!
Ryoko, Ryoko...
Ryoko...
I am really happy today. Thank you.
Sorry for the wait.
For you.
You are so poor at reading faces.
You are missing something, that is why men always dump you.
Because you are a brute and has no etiquette.
That is why you never considered
other people's feeling and the current situation.
What do you mean'?
Ryoko is completely different from you.
Gentle and sensitive.
Someone like the first of the snow.
Unlike you, who is being trampled on under people's feet.
I am so sorry.
Like dirt beneath people's feet, filthy beyond words.
Like a big muddy puddle that no one wants to go near, right.
Don't think that you are that good.
You like her, don't you? Don't you like her'?
If that is the case, bring her to motel if you dare!
Coward!
Are you still a woman?
I am full.
Momo, are you asleep?
Not yet.
Memo...
Am I a brute with no etiquette'?
Aren't you are missing something'?
I-
Are you a woman?
Like mud beneath the feet...
Being trampled on by many people and
becoming snow that has been tainted by dirt.
This is what you wanted to say'?
I do have that feeling.
That can't be.
Although I cannot describe to you exactly but
I like you, senior.
Uh, you really did not describe properly.
It is enough.
It is really enough.
Let's go.
Not bad eh, nice hands.
Is that so?
Female clients will notice such things. So will the men.
Then...
How about the other experiences?
Please do not worry.
Shinji, Shinji.
I wish to work here.
You can, if Shinji wants to do it too...
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays are music theory lessons.
Saturdays and Sundays are practicals.
And Professor Sasa will come on Thursday for lessons.
This way, it like every day.
To become a musician this is inevitable.
Takako, you must listen to your teacher.
Yes.
Sorry to trouble you, teacher.
Don't mention it.
Let's go.
Excuse me.
I am counting on you.
What a warm hearted mother.
After going into secondary school,
there are less students coming here.
Please give me your guidance.
Indeed, its that occupation.
Initially, we must always put in a little investment
before we can reap the results.
We are really like a pair of hooligan siblings.
Really? If you are bored, go play Pachinco.
Is someone coming?
Why do you ask?
You have been glancing at outside since just now.
That is not true!
You are not playing the piano any more'?
Sick of it.
Was actually qualified to be a teacher...
No way, how boring is that.
You have never been serious.
Time's up.
What'?
These are for you.
This is great
I have a date with Yuko...
Is it that girl'?
Young?
What a waste.
Oh, I saw the promotional pamphlets
for the supermarket just now.
You should seriously look for a job, bye.
The melody should be a little more gentle here.
So it is better to be lighter here.
The previous teacher said that the fingering here
should be precise and strong.
He said that it is not like playing a game.
This way, it is easier to
stand out at a piano competition.
So I think it is better to be strong.
Miss Saito.
Sorry, this is the attendance book.
Please remember to bring it the next
time you are here. Then, goodbye.
I don't need this.
I won't be staying for long.
You are just a temporary teacher until we find a better teacher.
Playing the piano... should be a little happier.
I don't wish to be like you.
It is OK to be a little more serious.
I want to become a real pianist.
I have to leave.
Goodbye.
I am also... playing seriously.
I am here to buy the scores.
They are all suitable.
Both long and short hair suits you.
Don't look so frightened.
Fell out of love?
Fell out of love and so was thinking of having a haircut
Wrong guess.
Do you want some tea'? No.
How about something to eat? No.
Then how about some wine'?
I don't have tea, eat or drink with strangers.
Ah, please take a look at this.
A resume.
Nineteen seventy-one. First of December. Type O.
A family of four, including parents and a sister.
Graduated from secondary school.
Occupation, undecided. Specialize in...
Specialize in... playing the piano.
Playing the piano?
Doesn't this face look like it. How else should it be?
What do you want to know? Anything at all.
Have you ever succeeded in wooing a girl using this method?
Take this back.
Is there anything strange about this'?
Usually friends or colleagues would introduce.
Some even meet at coffee houses everyday.
If, all these are considered proper and normal, then
why is it considered harassment when I am
talking about hairstyles in front of a beauty salon.
Please mind your behaviour.
Sorry.
Don't joke with me.
Sorry.
But I am not joking.
What is she doing'?
You should be happier when playing the piano.
What are you doing'?
A gift for you.
Didn't wish to interrupt you when you were playing the piano.
It's a very nice tune.
Very touching.
Thank you.
Come in.
Went to play Pachinco'?
There is a Pachinco shop in the main road in front.
I think I saw him. Hasakura.
So I think he may go there again.
He didn't go. I must have been mistaken.
Did you watch the film "Graduation".
The one where the female lead ran away
with someone else on her wedding day.
The story about one who ran away was made into a movie.
What about the one who was left behind?
The supporting actor will never be in the limelight.
As a supporting actor,
you are not the focal point of the video camera.
This is the rule.
Did you mean making a movie?
I am referring to life.
How long must you wait till your debut'?
What am I doing'?
Play a whole day of Pachinco.
You can think of it this way
Just treat it like a very very long holiday.
A very long holiday?
You do not need to do your best all the time.
There are bound to have times
when things are not going smoothly.
Or times when you feel tired.
At those times...
My analogy may be a little weird.
I will just treat it like a god sent holiday
There's no need to force yourself to push on,
no need to be tensed, no need to work hard.
Leave everything to nature.
After that'?
Things would change for the better.
Really?
I suppose.
You suppose?
Cheers.
What for?
No particular reason.
Cheers.
Good morning.
Earthquake!
Not in Japan
Two in the morning
What is the difference between scale and vibration'?
Who is Atlantis?
Atlantis is not a person's name.
What did you take'?
Bills. All of them are bills.
Let me see...
Why?
I know, its Hasakura.
No its not.
Let me see for a minute. Why
No...
Just for a while...
Wedding invitation...
Why did you swallow it'?
Spit it out! Why! What are you doing!
Wait. No... Open your mouth...
We already got...
Might have also ended.
Married...
What are you doing'?
This is the first time in my life that I have swallowed paper
and have taken medicine to help digestion.