Are you Hasegawa Aki-chan?
Are you the counselor?
Kind of.
I'm Nagaoka, nice to meet you.
Did they ask you to come here?
Yes.
You're here now, but we can't effort to pay you any consulting fees.
It's free.
I just want to chat with you.
Look, do you know what's this?
What's this?
My school.
But now still under negotiating condition.
I've asked Sato, the property agent not to sell it to others.
And I need earn money for this just before it.
What're you talking about?
It's about my dream.
My dream is to build my own school...
...for kids who wish to study but not able to attend school.
It'll be a very interesting school.
However, it's still under trial.
Aki-chan, would you be my friend?
I'm a funny guy.
Here.
What's this?
The proof of friendship.
During my high school time, I'd decided to be a teacher.
As I hated my form teacher. Even a person like him can
be a teacher, sure I'll be a better teacher than him.
Of course, I used to have many dreams.
Selected to join the professional baseball team.
The famous musician whom each concert of his is packed.
A writer who enjoys free and easy life.
An artist who stays at Italy.
The first Wimbledon champion in Japanese tennis history.
Dream is a wonderful life.
I joined baseball club during high school,
but I was paralyzed because of some unknown illness.
I thought I'll never get back to normal society.
Nevertheless, the passion of education career...
...was calling upon me from deep of my heart.
After 9 months of rehabilitation,
miracle happens and I was recovered.
I went back to my high school after graduated from university.
Good morning.
I become a teacher.
Alright, please put the tables and chairs aside.
What? But why?
Because I'm starting the lesson now.
Alright, do it as I said.
Five years later,
I resigned.
I want to resign.
Nagaoka! Hey, Nagaoka!
Thanks for taking care of me all this long.
How're you going to face our late Kobayashi-sensei?
Ari-sensei?
Stop pretending.
Aren't you make the promise, to be a great teacher?
Nope, what I'd said is work for it.
Of course I'll still work for it in future.
So why you resign?
Because here's not the place.
What?
I didn't tell you about my dream before?
My dream is to build my own school.
I'm a modern samurai who is have strong passion to build a school.
I call it as...
...Samulife.
Few months after I quitted my job as teacher,
my saving now...
...left only 725 yen.
My wife, Mihoko,
laughs when she saw it.
725 yen?!
The reason is simple,
we build a house beside our home with our saving and resign fund.
Hide, I've picked some carrots. See, it's Daikoku carrots!
I bought a car that I want to.
Excuse me.
Yes.
Please sign here.
Okay.
The samurai burnt his bridges behind him. I make myself this to achieve my dream.
Ouch...
Hello.
Sensei? It's me, do you remember me?
Satoru?
Kenji! I'm Kenji.
At least you should remember my name.
But you're not from my class, right?
You just mean.
What're you doing here?
I heard that you'd resigned, so I went back to visit our school.
You're so free. Not working?
No, I'm a shopkeeper in a shoe shop, selling shoes.
What's wrong? Don't you think I'm like you?
No way. Well...
What's this?
I'm building a school and collecting fund here.
School?
A school where you decide your own survival way.
You also decide your own graduation too.
Okay, I'm busy right here.
Let me help you.
I work until 6pm, and I can come here at night.
Really?
I have nothing to do anyway.
You're a good kid! Thank you, Satoru!
I'm Kenji! Kenji!
At least you should remember my name.
Could you be the unstoppable flying bird?
Do you mean that I'm the recycle item in this shop?
No, that's not what I mean.
I really envy you.
You like this place?
So you come here for meal.
But I more respect Hide.
Me too.
Whatever.
Yeah, I know.
But, it'll be hard if you start your business this year, right?
Indeed.
You should come and help me too.
Forget about it, she just asking it.
How about quit your job first?
I already quitted.
Why? Get scolded?
Yeah. I know this is not suitable for me yet still think it suits me. Oh my.
I'm thinking to do that as I wish.
You should do that yourself.
And now you're the designer. Awesome!
Well, you can't help sensei at this moment.
How about I come and help you?
I'm sure Eri-san will get many customers for me.
Yeah, right.
What?
Thanks for the meal.
You still have to work?
Yeah, Kenji is coming.
Don't push over yourself. It's bad if you fall sick.
I'm healthy enough. Wait a moment.
No need, just pay me after you succeed.
You're a great guy. Bye!
Bye bye!
I think he's getting busier soon.
Yeah.
After I resigned from my job as a high school teacher,
I consult kids who're not able to attend school with my own way.
Are you starting to pack?
Yeah.
Let's see who's the fastest.
Please have a drink.
Thank you.
So, your mother will only back home at midnight?
In the morning, as she need to look over the shop.
Are you hungry?
We have many ramens.
You wish to go to school, right, Aki-chan?
It's okay. Mother will be sad if we're not here when she's back.
So, you're not going to school?
Well, I always been left behind the study no matter how hard I work for.
So, what's this?
You rubbed it off and rewrite it over and over.
If you don't want to go to school, why still learning this?
Don't look at it! I just don't want to go to school...
Aki-chan...
Don't want to go to school!
Aki-chan! Aki-chan, it's okay! It's alright!
Don't want to go to school!
You shouldn't force yourself, you just a kid.
It's okay to be yourself sometimes.
Don't bully my sister... Fool! Don't bully my sister!
Fool!
What kind of school you want to build?
It's hard to describe,
but I want to build a school where all the
teachers and students get along very close together.
What a nice dream. So, when will you start to build it?
What?
I mean how old will you start build this school.
30 years old.
Alright, then you should keep this dream always,
and move toward it.
Got it, Ari-chan.
This is our promise.
Okay.
Wait, Kenji.
Please tidy up these receipts after this.
Okay.
Thanks.
It's 3am now.
Wake up.
So cold, it's freezing, sensei! Super cold!
Annoying, shut up!
You should keep the interior design, are you a fool, sensei?
I'm not. Quick and come here help me.
There's some water splash on your hair, is it raining out there?
Nope, impossible it's raining at this moment.
Not bad, get this right then we're done.
Done?! You'd said so since two days ago.
I didn't.
Well, sensei, I'd quit my job today.
I want to do an interesting job.
At first, I don't think I can do anything, but I really what to help you.
I'm fine with it, but this is a hard work.
No pay, a lot of workload, nothing good about it.
I understand, it's okay.
Really?
Yeah.
Hey, Kenji, this thing just too old.
Done!
Really?
Hold it, you go and check it out.
Awesome! Awesome!
Nice! Really nice!
In another word...
Kenji, switch on the switch!
This is great!
With only 725 yen from my saving,
we'd built our secret base.
Excuse me.
Please stamp here.
Okay.
I'm back.
Welcome back.
Sorry, I get slightly late.
Look, I bought yakisoba for us.
Please wait a while, I'll get ready in no time.
Okay.
I'm taking it now!
From now on...
Yes?
I'll get busier than previous,
and seldom come back home too.
This is for temporary.
Well, it's good thing.
As this is the way you choose for yourself.
Yeah.
Should I change my shift more frequent?
For our relationship.
I'm sorry.
You don't plan like this?
I'm sorry.
Hide!
What's wrong?
I get these carrot from my yard for you today.
This carrot very nice to eat.
At night?!
Thank you very much.
Mihoko, you're pretty as always.
Pretty, pretty.
Hide, this carrot is our investment on you.
The carrot share!
Hey, what're you doing?
Is this alright, Hide?
It'll be fine.
Hello.
After Noboru is born,
my husband disappeared.
He has a lot of debts.
So I start to work at night.
Anyway, I become fidgety because of many issues.
I drink alcohol every night, entertain my customers with fake smile.
If I don't do this, I think I will collapse.
How about your children?
There's an organization which help children, right?
They always come here.
Every time they're here,
I think they're condemning me as an irresponsible mother.
Sorry.
But I don't have time to take care of my children.
I have no time to think them.
But...
I wish someone can help me.
I wish someone will take care of me.
Please be my friend.
You're a weirdo indeed.
You always like this?
Isn't this the most proper way to help someone?
Can I?
Sure.
From now on...
Wait, please wait a minute.
Sorry.
Coming.
Sorry.
Sorry for disturbing.
Now, now, now!
This shop is not bad.
Pretty good.
I should change to do this instead.
Hey, no way! No way!
Do you have raw ham?
I have.
Really?
This... this is cute!
Okay, next, please welcome...
...my senior when I was a high school teacher,
Kubota-sensei to give us a toast.
Okay!
Well...
As today is a celebration, so we should enjoy it.
Nagaoka.
You quitted your job as teacher to do this?
What do you mean?
Maruko asked for your help before.
She's your last student.
But what're you doing now?
I'd said this is for fund collecting.
Then you should continue be a teacher!
Why you run this alcohol business?
Sensei! Sensei!
Let go!
I'm leaving now.
Congratulation.
Sorry.
Please continue.
Again, again.
Alright.
Catch it!
Welcome back!
Welcome back.
I'm back.
Book?
You want me to write book?
Who else but you?
It can't be me, right?
Why I have to write it?
As you say, sensei.
I didn't say anything.
But your life is a mess, right?
How dare you!
So you must have your bibliography.
It's not a bad idea to spread out your thought.
You might get some supporters from this.
Furthermore, you build this bar...
...is to collect fund for school building, right?
Of course.
So, how many have you get?
25 thousand yen.
You need few million to build the school, right?
I don't think you can get a place to rent with these money.
Also, the property agent can't wait that long.
That's why you need to write a book.
A bibliography about your messy life.
A book!
A book.
A book, right?
Let's earn operation fund together!
Yeah!
The Ethereal Teacher.
The Ethereal Tutor.
DASSEN.
Do you believe in miracle?
This book narrates a not famous and wealthy...
...normal guy like me,
who become a teacher as wish to be a teacher.
Also the reason why I resigned as a teacher.
This is the bibliography that I put my entire soul on it.
People who doesn't know what to do.
People who lost their hope.
People who is hovering between life and death.
Welcome...
Long time no see, Takashi!
Please be seated.
It's been a while.
People who is tearing their hair upon their own future.
This is a book that hoping these people will read.
The Ethereal Teacher.
DASSEN.
Finish.
Sensei!
It's too many spelling error!
Are you really a high school teacher before?
Shut up, it might be some typing error.
So you need to correct it.
Do you really have teacher license?
Annoying, what you want?
How's it?
How to put this? It's interesting.
It's not bad for you.
Well done.
You really a nice guy!
It's hurt! Wait!
Just only for you!
Let go of me!
What're you doing?
Yumi!
You haven't go back?
Sensei.
Do you want to do a speech next month?
Speech?
The event organizer of community center is looking for a speaker.
Yeah.
We can sell those books during the speech.
We might able to sell them out.
Not bad.
Please.
HID BOOKS?
Yes, this is the latest and smallest publisher in Japan.
Smallest?
And I want to publish my own book here.
I see.
Well...
If you want to publish it, there's four steps.
First, sign the publishing agreement.
At this moment, you have to pay half of the total as deposit.
Next is key in the original script and correction.
Finally, bind the book and pay the balance at the same time.
I see.
If we get the original script now,
it's possible to complete it in one month time.
I see.
But before that...
I have no money now.
What?
But I'm sure I'll pay for it!
For sure I will pay it one month later!
Please!
Thank you!
Can't you make it more delicate?
"DASSEN" as the title.
Then it'll be a big problem for the cover at front and back.
Why? Aren't you the best teacher?
No, no, no.
You're a teacher but still using this kind of camera?
Whatever, as long as the model is good.
I'm going to snap it now.
Wait, wait!
Cheese!
This shop is not bad, right?
Many handsome guys here.
Captain, over here. Look at him.
What a handsome captain, right?
Hello, I'm a handsome guy.
Let me.
There's no place to place it.
No, place it over here. Thanks. You come here a lot recently.
Are you free?
Yeah.
Hey.
Anyway, we have to publish 1000 copies.
We need 150 copies for the speech.
It's good enough to sell 10°% of it, which is 15 copies.
If we manage to sell 15 copies, the balance...
It's 1000 copies, you know.
How're we going to sell them all?
Seems we only can promote it to every bookstore.
Yeah, it's about marketing, you know, marketing.
It's not nice to let the writer to promote it by himself.
You got the point, just forget about it.
Another shot.
Then it's only you alone.
I'm free, it's fine for me to work alone.
However, there's many bookstores around this area, right?
So, no way to work alone.
Hey, Takashi, what're you doing now?
Nothing.
You're preparing for the university entrance exam, right? Give up already?
I'd gave it up long time ago.
I see.
Sensei, how about him?
He has skill in talking, suitable for doing marketing.
What?
You always lick sensei's shoe during high school.
You're right, but...
Your shoe-licking skill not good.
They even discuss about you now.
I'm just making good relationship with sensei.
Sensei, he's not bad.
Please don't, Kenji.
If you're free, come and help us over.
It's not a bad idea, just help them.
I refuse.
He not even can pay me.
And this is troublesome too.
You're right.
I'll not do anything if can't get money from it.
I'm sure Takashi can't do this.
What're you saying?
Of course I can! Just sell books, easy job.
Yeah.
I don't think you can too.
Why not?
As you don't know to speak with honorific.
What?
I can if I want to.
Then you do it.
Of course I will!
Show it to me.
You want to see?
Cannot?
Look.
We must send this out a lot.
Awesome.
Great!
I make this.
Why he hasn't come yet?
Will he really comes?
Hey.
Why you dress up like this?
You don't understand this society, right?
Appearance is important too.
Nobody will buy your book from a shaggy person.
Don't you know about this?
Excuse me.
I'm from HID BOOKS.
Can you help me to sell a book?
Please.
It's an interesting book.
This kind of book is hardly sell in our bookstore.
Please!
Even it's just 1 copy!
Please!
Annoying!
You should check with the publisher,
but not us instead!
I'm sure it'll be a big sales!
I never heard about this publisher.
It doesn't matter, right?
Can we?
No.
They didn't listen to me at all even though I begged them hard.
Don't give up, this just a beginning.
3 bookstores, agreement done.
What?
They only agree when I begged them hard.
You really capable.
Later, KB TV will make a live pre-order.
You need to show up for promotion, Sensei.
My power is very important, you know?
If compare with you all...
Aki-chan!
Wait a minute.
Sorry, I just forget about this.
Here, this is for you.
Thank you.
Safe trip.
I'm leaving now.
Please send it out once you get the payment.
Okay, thank you. Alright, goodbye.
Ueda from THE BOOKS, 20 copies.
Now everything is complete, great!
They're coming!
Coming, coming, really?
Your books is here.
I will open it.
I should be the one to open it...
My dream comes true.
You make it, Sensei.
Awesome.
So we must be honest to our children.
Not to think of giving life, but to think what can they get from that.
To think what we can teach our children.
Not to pass the knowledge from up to down but do it equally.
Not to point out path for the children but walk along with them instead.
That's all, thank you.
Thank you, thank you.
I'm done with my speech.
Well done, Sensei.
We'd sell out 10 copies with a little effort.
It really works.
That's great.
Sensei, please come with me now.
Please wait a moment.
This is so grand!
Sorry to let you all waiting, please get in.
Let me help you.
This is a miracle.
But now I understand,
miracle will come if only if you believe it will.
Sign? Have you sign your name before? No.
There're many bodies left in the temple on the mountain.
If it's been left for long time, those monk will move the bodies to outside.
And then simply chop the bodies into pieces
as hard as they could and abandon them there.
I see, as hard as they could.
Those body pieces even flew toward us.
Those people who goes there without preparation can't stand it at all.
They went back home after that.
That's Tibetan sky burial.
Sky burial.
So Daisuke, you purposely go to Tibet to see sky burial?
To see sky burial is not my purpose.
I just want to go for a trip.
But why Tibet?
Yeah.
Why we always have such weirdo around us?
Well, I...
I can't tally it!
Let me see.
This sample already canceled.
Kenji! This is Kenji's writing, right?
Don't blame others.
You're the one who wrote this, right?
Not me!
As different sample need to cancel.
If you don't cancel these two, our account will not tally.
Good morning.
What's this?
When is this bill?
Why I can't tally it?
Please be serious, okay?
And you too, Sensei!
You got two interview time clash together, what should we do now?
What's wrong with you? Why can't you make sure before make decision?
Sorry.
Guys just undependable.
I got it, another new order!
Awesome!
At first, I...
Wash your hand before eat, and you need to settle these receipts first.
I'm sorry.
You guys have to clean this up later.
Since when this great manager join us,
but now we're four.
10 days after we start to sell the book,
1000 copies of it are sold out.
Hard to believe that we use 10 days to sell all the 1000 copies.
A month later, we'll republish 3000 copies.
Tonight, we'll celebrate this and drink as much as you can!
Cheers!
Great!
What're you doing?
This ornament ball is way too small.
Stop doing such useless thing.
Go and buy receipt.
You're not open for business today?
We've taken this place today.
Sorry.
Daisuke, Daisuke.
Come, here.
Alright, cheers!
Cheers!
Drink it. You've drank it, right?
You're coming here to help us.
You've drank it, so must come here and help us out.
Indeed, we still need some manpower.
But I...
You're free now, right?
Can you, Daisuke?
If you have no problem with me, I wish to try it out.
That's the final decision!
Please take care on me. - Please take care.
Please take care on me too.
We all are from Nishi High School, right?
So all of us can form the Team West, what do you think?
This is lame.
I think it's good.
No?
It's not bad.
Yeah, right.
No? But I really want to.
You have a bad taste, Kenji.
I'm not, okay?
So lame.
But I like it.
No? I think it's good.
Team West.
I said I like it.
What's wrong with that?
It's lame.
What's wrong with it? - It's lame. - You should say something. - It's lame.
Okay, look over here!
So you like it too.
Now, write your name on it.
I'd make a decision.
We must sell 3000 copies all out.
But today already 7th of January.
It's not even a month full.
We should work on plan that can work.
We must make it.
We only can go for it, right? - Go for it.
Is he a fool?
Yes.
Now you only know him?
We're trying to change something with our own hands.
We can't make it alone.
But we sure can make it if work together.
We're going after the same dream.
So we've gathered together.
Hello, Nagaoka speaking.
Are you Nagaoka-sensei?
I'm Nakano from Sakura Primary School.
Hasegawa Aki didn't come to school since two days ago.
Do you know what'd happen to her?
Aki-chan!
Thanks for your cooperation. - You're welcome.
We're leaving now. - Take care.
Let's go to Nishizawa Bookstore again...
Are you repeat doing this everyday?
Yeah.
That's great.
This just a beginning for us.
We're going to do this everyday.
It's not easy to be grown up.
Yeah.
Delicious?
Yes, delicious.
Delicious.
What's wrong with your mother?
I don't know, she may not come back home yet.
Really? Well, let's finish our meal first.
We'll talk about this after this.
Okay.
You're here.
Aki, get a glass of water for me.
What're you doing?
Doing nothing.
Aren't we have agreement?
Why you become like this again?
You're so annoying. What you know about me?
Just don't mind others business.
Here.
Hey!
Have you ever treat them as human?
What?
They're your children!
Stop causing trouble, and wake up!
Sensei, don't!
Can you stop bother me?
You're born to a good and wealthy family.
You got good result and now a writer, right?
You're just great.
A great person like you will not know...
...the grimness of family like us.
Counseling is bullshit.
Will you take care on my family till the very last?
You can't, right?
So please don't come here again!
Don't bother me anymore!
Don't bother me!
Mother.
Are you giving up?
I can't do it! I'm paralyzed!
We have agreement before, remember?
No matter what, you must build your own school.
So, stand up, Nagaoka!
You must keep it up no matter what happen.
Okay, send these out immediately once you received.
Alright, thank you.
Okay, see you.
That's great!
Thanks for your hard work.
Thanks.
I get two more orders today too.
And another one fail twice.
Poor guy.
Wash your hand before eat.
You're right.
Where's Daisuke?
I still can't get any.
Don't give up, it'll be better.
Is it?
You're lack of smile. Smile, with the business way.
Show us, again.
Thanks for your hard work. - Thanks.
Sensei, what you do everyday?
Of course it's counseling.
As Aki-chan is in critical moment now.
So he no need to do marketing and social work?
That's his real job.
But he has time to help us, right?
What're you want to say actually?
I keep this in mind,
why he doesn't help us in marketing?
Is he only using us as his tools?
Stop it! He has his own reason.
What reason is it?
It's only about Aki-chan, isn't it?
That's not the only reason.
Can we get any student like this?
Is it fine to follow a person like him?
Enough, bastard!
I'm just saying the truth.
That's why I'm asking you to shut up!
What? How dare you?
You two stop it now!
Just quit.
Quit doing this.
No way we can do this.
What do you mean by quitting this?
Hey, Sensei!
What's matter with him? I have have this enough!
Daisuke!
Reheat your lunch before you eat.
Okay.
Today you no need to go to shop too?
Yeah.
I see.
I'm leaving now.
Safe trip.
Takashi, Kenji is here.
What's your plan next?
Start looking for job, I think.
Is it okay?
We have no other option, right?
We can't make it anyway,
if continue like this.
That's why we need to do something.
We already promised Sensei.
No matter it's the bar or the school, as long as we can help Sensei.
He need us too, isn't it?
Don't bother me.
This is my life, it's nothing do with you.
Sorry.
Kenji, are you going back now?
Yes, sorry for disturbing you.
Takashi!
Sorry!
Actually, I'm afraid too!
Afraid that I'll lose everything if keep running away!
Finally I found something that I want to do!
So...
I'll not run away anymore!
Daisuke?
Where're you going this time?
I'm always looking for a place belongs to myself.
But seems this is not working.
I come back here after Tibet,
but still can't find it.
Therefore...
You're going to find it again?
The place that belongs to you really costly.
What to do.
However...
You're not alone.
Actually, everyone is the same.
Everyone...
...Iooking for the place that belongs to themselves
Me as well.
Kenji too, Takashi too.
Sensei too.
Sensei is different.
Is it?
I think he's same like us.
He build this bar to find his own belonging place, right?
And create a place that belongs to everyone.
That guy...
...is looking for his own belonging place too.
One thing which is difference from us is...
...he creates this place.
It sounds like this is nothing related with me,
but I really look forward to it.
I wonder how can I work for...
...the plan that Sensei describe to us.
You've been used.
I believe in him.
Look, Double Eggplant Guns.
What'd happened?
Nothing, I'm fine.
Find a time to visit your grandpa, okay?
Okay.
"Dream comes true"
Hello.
I'm from the printing company.
Yes.
Where should I place these?
Just place it any where you like.
Okay.
Hello.
Finally, you pick up my call.
Since after that day, Aki angry about me.
She blamed me that I didn't keep the promise.
This is my very first time to see her angry.
So I...
...must keep the promise we've made, Sensei.
To be an excellent mother.
Well...
So I decide to marry with my colleague.
And we'll move to Chiba together.
That's great.
Sensei.
Thank you.
Sensei, you not only save these kids,
but also save me.
But I do nothing.
No.
You become my friend.
And tell a place that I can depend on.
Thank you very much.
I...
...will be fine in future, right?
Of course.
It's a long distance to future.
Sorry to keep you waiting.
Aki, go say good bye to sensei.
Sensei.
I really like my mother in this way.
Really?
Sensei, you're going to build a school, right?
I'm sure it'll be a school which bring happiness to everyone.
There's a lot of kids...
...who have trouble like me out there.
So...
You must help them, Sensei.
Okay.
Thank you.
Sensei.
Good bye, Sensei. - Good bye.
Good bye.
Sensei!
I'll work hard!
You must work hard too!
Aki-chan!
Thank you!
Thank you, Sensei!
Please work hard, Aki-chan!
Everyday is a brand new start line.
I only busy with my life,
and forget about this principle.
I see, the stuff is here.
Yes.
Can I have a look?
You haven't read it?
I read but not in detail.
I don't understand what're you talking.
Then you should read it.
Do you want a cup of coffee?
Thank you.
...don't really believe in grown up from the beginning.
Really?
They're rude and always lying.
You're a grown up too.
Yes.
But I don't wish to become the grown up like that.
I'm sure you're not the only one...
...to think like that.
Me too.
I want to be someone reliable.
However...
...to be someone like that...
...you must rely and believe in yourself.
If you don't believe in yourself,
let me believe in you first.
I feel...
...sorry to you, Sensei.
I don't know why you say sorry,
but...
Sorry.
This book...
...is interesting.
Now you know.
Yes, now I know.
It's very interesting.
Can I...
...stay here?
Fool.
I'd invited you once.
A suspicious truck is coming towards here.
What?
What're you guys doing?
We bought it with 50 thousand.
Let's conquer here together!
So, what're you going to take with this truck?
Say no words,
of course it's our dream.
So creepy.
Please don't do that.
Speaking of it, can we claim this?
You should pay for it instead.
No way!
No doubt you have to pay it as you're rich. - I'm not!
I'd spent all of my saving on this! - Really?
Let's go!
Alright, safe trip!
I'm leaving now.
Bye bye, safe trip!
Can we put our book here to sell? Please.
Can we cooperate with you?
This book sure will sell good.
We currently at Shibata Primary School nearby.
Just pass through Shibata Road.
The journey is very smooth.
Keep going!
Look.
I bought one. - You do?!
Please sign for me.
No problem.
I'm so happy.
Team West, banzai! 3000 copies sold out!
Please stamp here.
Okay.
Well, Sensei...
It's okay now.
Alright.
This is great, Sensei!
From now on, this is your school.
Well, glad for you.
Thank you!
Samurai Academy?
Indeed, I'd think of this name since when I decide to build a school.
Good, very good.
But it's a bit outdated.
No, this is modern samurai.
The samurai who create the current.
SamuGaku in short, it turns out to be a high class one.
Next on will the establish ceremony.
The date will be next month 24th of April.
What?!
Less than a month time?
If I can't establish it before 30 years old, I'll turn 31 on 25th.
Why you always make decision as you wish?
We should do it step by step.
Yeah, right.
That's correct.
Okay.
He doesn't listen to it at all.
Alright.
What the...
Our Samurai Academy... - Wait, too close.
Okay.
It'll be fine if you sit at where you're just now.
Yeah, about there.
Please wait a moment.
Okay, I'm starting now.
Our Samurai Academy will be establish,
and we'll held an introduction at 10th of April.
Although our crews are not professional,
but we have a strong passion to build this school.
What's the hybrid duck actually?
They have incredible passion.
What're you talking about?
Please don't get excited.
How can I not get excited?
It's just a hybrid duck, right?
Hybrid duck?
Yes, they're checking on something related with
rice-duck-azolla integrated farming system in our syllabus.
Is it okay?
It's fine, they always like that.
I said!
Hybrid duck is the offspring of two difference types of duck.
That's why I'm checking on it!
I'm having an interview here, can you be alert?
When will you done with the checking?
So noisy, get out and have a quarrel there!
We should leave now.
Hey, please don't.
We'll come again another day.
Excuse us.
We'll come again another day.
Please help us do some promotion!
What's wrong with you two?
Kenji said he want to check about rice- duck-azolla integrated farming system.
But you see what result he get instead.
This fellow doesn't know...
...how to select message correctly.
What're you saying?
I can't do this anymore!
I quit! I'm going home!
Are you running away?
You doesn't care anymore?
Do you really doesn't care?
Not at all.
Good. Sorry, Takashi.
Takashi.
Okay.
I think my daughter is reading your book.
I heard that you're a counselor.
And your target is normally children who can't go to school like mine.
No big deal.
Since when she starts to eat medicine?
Well...
Hello.
You're Haru-chan, right?
My name is Nagaoka.
As I know, you refuse to go to school, right?
Because you think it's boring?
Of course it's boring.
Yeah.
I have the same feeling too.
Can you see me?
Can.
Okay, Haru-chan.
Please be my friend.
Please.
There's only one purpose I gather you all here.
These follows are my entire asset.
A group of teacher which without any official teaching qualification.
I hope everyone here can be the board director of my school.
As you all are my top choice candidates.
Well... it's good to have a target, but can this work?
You can't just work aggressively, but to have a well-planned working plan instead.
I don't really understand this document.
Yes, you just need to stamp on it.
Fool! Nobody will do things by halves!
Yeah, you have to do it right if you really want.
What I mean, we hope that you all can support this academy.
Please.
You're establishing a school, right?
We just can't simply stamp on it.
So you need to introduce your school to us.
Yeah.
But, we have many things to take into account.
Since he want to do it, let's help him together.
Thank you!
So, what's this?
What about the seat for Vice Chief Director?
I already have a candidate.
I want him to take this post.
Please.
Hey, stop! What're you doing here?
Building school building.
School building?
Yes.
I know, you're some kind of religious organization, right?
No, you'd misunderstand.
Please come with me.
No, no, no.
Follow me to the police station, it's not far from here.
No, I'm not!
You're the person in charge, right?
Yes, I am.
Sensei, see you.
Go for it!
We'll wait for dinner.
Hey you guys, help me to explain all these!
Why you're laughing?
I heard that your school is going to close down, right?
So, your desks and chairs will be throw away too?
How about give them to us?
Why?
No way, I can't handle this.
They're going to throw them away, but still refuse to give them to us.
Hello, this is his colleague speaking.
Yes, but I hope you can give them to us.
Really?
Asahi Primary School, 80°% okay.
Really?
Sorry.
That's great!
Still got some at downstairs.
Here.
Hello, this is Samurai Academy.
Yes, 10th of April, 9am at our school.
You can come and visit us.
Okay.
Not bad, you're famous now.
You can keep it.
We received 20 or more calls for introduction inquiry.
That's great.
You can come and play after the school is established.
Let me think about it first.
Please.
Sensei, why you're so energetic?
Well, this is my dream since high school.
Also...
What?
This is Ari-chan and my promise.
Who's he?
The teacher I most respect.
Or he's more than a big brother for me.
That's good.
I don't have such person with me.
Everyone just ignore me.
You'll have someone like that soon.
Everything will change.
Someday, you will meet such person too, Haru-chan.
You should go out from house, and seek for something fun.
Let me think of it.
Thank you.
Thanks for coming.
This way, please.
Thank you.
Nagaoka.
Are you ready to bear this?
Go for it!
Thank you.
Sensei, you're doing good.
Is it okay?
You'd transmitted every of your message clearly.
So tomorrow will be enrollment.
Well...
What's matter?
Nozomi, you tell him.
Please enroll me to this school.
I want to study in this school.
Really?
To study in this school?
But the principal is the person like me.
Is the mother alright with it?
My kid can't enroll here?
Right?
No, not at all.
If your daughter willing to come here,
it'll be my pleasure.
That's great!
I thought you'll not enroll this kid.
Is it fine to study?
Here is good.
So, you're the first student in this school.
Sensei, why you're crying?
Yeah, why I'm crying?
Sensei, one extra roll there.
Here?
There.
You should tell me earlier.
I already told you.
Don't come near me!
Can you be quiet?
Don't you think this is like the eve of Cultural Festival?
Yeah.
So nostalgic.
Let's shout our slogan!
Stop to be childish.
I think it's fine, with this high schooler's spirit!
I'll shout "SamuGaku" first.
Fight...
Are you serious?
Come on.
Guys, tomorrow is the day.
We've went through so many grimness.
Now our school will establish soon,
and our dream is about to come true.
Take this opportunity to voice out your thought on me.
Me first.
You're too wayward.
Do as you like.
Never achieve something.
Just think of the speech for tomorrow as the Chief Director.
What a mess.
Work together, guys!
Awesome!
What's matter with you all?
No need to tidy it up.
I'm waiting for you.
Give me that.
This...
Haru-chan?
Haru-chan.
Are you okay?
Haru-chan.
Sensei.
Can you see me?
Of course I can.
Are you okay?
Then I shouldn't bother you.
I'm leaving now.
You can't see me actually!
Haru-chan!
Why you can't see me?
Haru-chan.
Let me die!
Welcome back.
I'm back.
Are you drank?
Yeah.
I drank a little more.
Oh gosh.
Go upstairs and sleep.
You'll get cold if sleep here.
I really didn't achieve anything.
I just want to save her.
I'm so stupid.
Mihoko.
What's wrong?
Will this work?
I'm so scare.
Very scare.
How can you give up since you already come to this stage?
You want to give up?
I don't know.
If that's the case, I no need to attend tomorrow.
I'll ask someone to replace my shift.
Good night.
Nagaoka.
Ari-chan.
Have you forgotten?
I didn't forget.
How can I forget!
I'll not forget!
I went out. Safe trip.
Sorry to cause you two so much trouble.
Finally I manage to reach to this stage.
Thank you for your everything.
Why you cry?
Congratulation.
Thank you.
Please take care on me.
Thank you.
Please take care on me.
Sensei.
It's time.
Sensei.
I...
I'm glad that I didn't become a designer.
Why you say so?
I'm serious.
Thank you very much.
Please take care on me too.
Okay.
Let's go.
Director.
Let's go!
Become the samurai who create the current!
The strong samurai who live in modern days...
...with the way of a samurai.
Get a samurai's life.
This is our...
...Samulife.
Next, our Vice Chief Director...
...Kubota-sensei will give the opening speech.
From now on...
...is the school opening ceremony of Samurai Academy.
Next on, our Chief Director...
Sensei.
What's wrong?
...will give his speech.
Sensei.
Me?
Of course it's you!
I haven't think what to say.
I already reminded you!
Please welcome Director... Hurry up!
Sorry.
I haven't think what to say.
Come on, Nagaoka.
Sorry.
However,
I want to say something.
My feeling toward this academy now.
Director is speaking.
Excuse me.
When I say that I want to build this school,
everyone disagree with me, laugh at me.
Some says this is impossible.
But, some also tell me that...
...if you give up because you can't make it,
then you shouldn't have such dream from the beginning.
Luckily,
I have supporters who share my dream and laughter.
Also partners who follow a loser like me,
telling me that my dream is not dream during sleep,
but need to achieve it with action.
Thanks to them.
I manage to come to this stage.
And standing right here.
This is the starting point for
...them as well as the children...
...who will live here in future.
Children will not give their parent's feeling.
But, when parents give up their feeling toward children,
what will happen to this children?
Connecting the link of love,
is our duty.
In this world,
there're people who want to stay alive but can't,
who want to end their own life,
no matter what the reason is,
I don't wish to witness anyone leave this world.
Protect life...
...is our duty.
The person who blame himself,
who lost himself,
who deny himself,
before they turn out to be like that,
to avoid such things happen,
we need to create a new society.
However,
it's not enough if only depend on our strength.
Fellows on the floor,
you're the children and also parents,
I want to start the journey here...
...with all of you here...
...for the sake of our children future.
So that 10 or 20 years later,
even in far future,
we still can see our children smile.
This academy will march to that.
Last but not least, to our new students...
...and their families,
congratulation...
...and thank you.
Thanks to you all,
this school only can be establish.
Let's move forward to a new chapter together.
Enjoy your splendid campus life...
...with your own potential...
...and the dream of future.
Anyway, today is the day we set sail.
We might face tempestuousness storm in future,
but if with your big support,
then we can move forward.
I declare right now,
with your expectation,
we'll do our very best!
From the Director of Samurai Academy.
Nagaoka Hidetaka.
Well done, Nagaoka!
Let's start...
...the first lesson of Samurai Academy!
Samurai Academy still running at Ueda City, Nagano Prefecture.