Tokyo sonata Page #2

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Yeah . lt's not a very well-known feature

so it fools most people.

Oh, l see.

Have you told your wife yet?

No.

-Still give her house-keeping money?

-Yeah.

l see. That means you'll last for a while.

What about your severance pay?

Have they paid it all?

Not yet, no.

Set up a separate bank account for it.

That way, any irregular deposits

won't stand out.

-Unemployment insurance?

-l'm just applying for it now.

Just make sure you submit

all the paperwork on time.

One day late and they'll disqualify you.

You're really something else!

MR EROTO:

Now Kobayashi's totally lost

all authority over us.

Yeah.

lt's just like a revolution. Revolution!

What's wrong?

You're the one who started it all.

Kenji?

Welcome home.

Kenji!

l'm making donuts.

Why don't you come down?

l'm fine!

Don't you want to eat donuts?

No, thanks!

Thanks for the food.

Thanks.

Hey, Kenji.

Here, your monthly lunch money.

Put it in your satchel.

lt's due tomorrow, right?

Do you want a donut?

Let's look at a breakdown

of China's current energy sources.

Well, China is in fact the largest

producer of coal in the world...

Do you not want a donut?

...in 1 990, they depended on coal

for 76% of their energy,

and on oil for 17%.

But by 2002, their coal dependency

was reduced to 65%,

and their oil dependency

rose to 24%...

You were having a nightmare.

KANEKO PlANO SCHOOL

This is for a month of lessons.

Thank you.

Did you come alone?

They said, as l'm in Year 7 now,

l can come by myself.

Okay, we'll start next week.

Okay.

Do you have a piano at home?

Yes, a small one.

Come over here.

Can you play anything?

Have a try.

Keep going.

l'm home.

Welcome back.

Oh, you're home, Takashi.

That's rare.

-l don't have work today.

-l see.

-Do you want to shower first?

-No, l'll eat now.

Kenji, it's dinner time ! Come on !

Takashi, your book.

l think l'll have a beer. l'll get it.

Tastes good.

Let's eat.

lt's no good.

l'm starting to get home

earlier these days.

Yeah?

Hey...do you think she knows?

-Knows what?

-Has my wife figured it out?

Just because you get home

a little early? No way.

She stares at me

with eyes full of mistrust.

l'm telling you, it's not good.

l have to find a way

to make her trust me.

Sasaki, let me treat you to dinner.

-Why, all of a sudden?

-Please, come to my house.

Okay?

-lt's me.

-Welcome home.

Hello.

This is my daughter, Mika.

-Good evening.

-Good evening.

-Are you at high school?

-l'm in Year 9.

Really? You're so tall.

Hey, didn't you order sushi?

But you said a home-cooked meal

was fine.

Oh, l guess l did.

lt's a delicious meal.

Oh, no, a work-related call

at this hour.

Do you put in overtime every day, too,

Mr Sasaki?

Well, yes.

ls the company doing that well?

All of us employees are working hard.

My husband refuses

to discuss it with me.

The company's doing fine.

You've nothing to worry about.

ls that so?

Mr Sasaki...

Please look after my husband.

l will.

That was the managing director,

calling about that estimate.

You're the one that wrote it up,

right, Sasaki?

You need to be more diligent.

l covered for you this time

as best l could , but watch it, okay?

l will.

-Please, use this.

-Oh , thank you.

lt's tough for you, too, isn't it?

l'm home.

Welcome home.

l just got back.

Haven't you eaten dinner?

l thought l'd make tempura for a change.

You'll have some, won't you?

No, l've already eaten.

Oh...

My boss invited me out

after our meeting.

l'm exhausted.

l'm off to bed.

l think l'll come up, too.

Pull me up.

Somebody, please pull me up.

Mr Ryuhei Sasaki, please.

-You're 46 years old?

-Yes.

What can you do?

l'm willing to do anything.

"Anything" is too vague.

We want to know your specific skills.

Sorry?

We want you to show us

what you excel at.

Right here?

Yes, right now.

You mean like singing karaoke?

What skills can you contribute

to this company?

-That's what we want to see.

-But right here, now?

Then how are we expected

to judge your merits?

l've worked in administration so

l'm confident of my interpersonal skills.

What else?

What else...?

Did you really do nothing to prepare,

figuring you might just get lucky?

No.

All right, karaoke will have to do.

Please sing for us.

Please, start singing.

What's wrong?

You're good at karaoke, right?

Use that pen instead of a microphone

and sing.

When you think about it,

we're like a slowly sinking ship.

The lifeboats are long gone...

...the water's up to our mouths.

We know it's hopeless,

but we're still looking for an exit.

But we don't have the courage

to dive underwater, either.

Tell me, Kurosu , why is it?

l'm prepared to accept anything.

But why aren't they prepared

to accept us?

The lifeboats are gone.

They loaded them up with women,

children and young people.

They're gone.

lt folds up like this,

making a perfect space for bicycles.

Your whole family could go camping.

lt's really great.

Get away with just the family.

That's exactly what this car

is perfect for.

This model is all the rage now.

But most people find it more attractive

as a second car than as the family car.

A very handy feature.

The roof disappears?

Please take one.

l can't get rid of any.

All gone.

When's that massive earthquake

coming?

The one that'll turn everything

upside down

and beat up all those

arrogant bastards

and make me Prime Minister,

so l can pass a No Helmet Law.

Yes, l understand.

l'll notify my lawyer.

Yes.

Goodbye, then.

l won't contact you,

so please don't call me, either.

Yes. Goodbye.

Sorry about that.

Let's finish there for today.

Thank you.

Don't worry about me.

-But...

-Are you're concerned?

l guess you are.

l've just got divorced.

Our marriage has been over for ages,

so it doesn't really change anything.

He was a stranger once,

and now we're back

to being strangers again.

You're not going to see him again?

No... never again.

That's what marriage is like.

l understand.

You do?

What do you understand?

l know how you feel, Miss Kaneko.

Recently, l feel better

being on my own, too.

When l'm with someone,

l always end up saying the wrong thing.

And we both get hurt.

lt's time for you to go home and study.

See you.

-Listen ...

-What?

l need to ask you a favour.

This is the Japanese version.

You're signing up

for the American military?

Yeah . There's a new policy,

you don't have to be an American.

You saw it on TV, right?

lt's news to me.

Thing is...

-... l've already passed the written test.

-Wait a minute...

l only have to pass the physical

and the psych exam and l'm in.

So, if you're in the military,

you go to war, right?

Well, it depends.

But you should have consulted us

before now.

Have you told your father?

l see.

The thing is, l'm still a minor,

so l need a parent to sign.

Here and here.

Sign it for me?

lf you won't, it's okay.

There are organisations that'll

sponsor me instead of my parents.

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