Original subtitles

- Oto! - What's the matter?

I picked up a girl.

I've decided to let her stay here for now.

- Why? - Why?

Why are you here, Oto?

You're not Manbo!

- You're a freaking liar! - Over here. Over here.

Use this place as you like.

Yes...

- You're gonna live here with me now? - Yep.

Happy, aren't you?

- I'm still using it. - Oh, there it is...

- I'm still using it! - Move!

That's mine! You can't just use it like that, okay?

I will have you pay for rent.

No matter how hard it is to go home now that there is no marriage,

you can't go home just yet.

That's why for just a short time,

I want you to stay here.

Childhood friends from long ago,

never once doubting each other. Eternal love...

or so you thought.

He easily moved on to a Tokyo girl.

- You're a country girl. - Country?

The beautiful Kirishima, border of Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures, and Ebino City...

- Shut up! - Long time since I heard that.

Either way, a country boar

lost to a sophisticated woman.

Whoa, you did that on purpose.

- This person enjoys bullying me. - Now, now, now...

I am the landlady.

If I kick you out of here, you have nowhere to go.

You have to work.

They who do not work, neither shall they live.

Eat... you mean?

This land is my life.

Mrs. Kyoko owns the land.

She owns several real estate around here.

- I'll look for a job. - No need.

I've already found where to sell you off to.

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When you get orders, they make them here.

- Over here, this seiro, zaru, and mori. - What's the difference?

Mori is a dish of sliced noodles served as it is.

The one with seaweed on top is zaru.

The one served on a seiro steamer is seiro.

Thank you for waiting. Your seiro. Excuse me.

Yes, welcome.

If a guest comes in, and they're alone, take them to the counter.

Serve them soba tea and hand towels.

- Go take orders. - Yes.

- So this is where you worked. - Yeah.

You've been in here for a while now. Are you okay?

H-H-Hey! Are you okay?

- What happened? - Mrs. Kyoko.

- She collapsed in the sauna. - Huh?

Of course you'd collapsed.

Kamo nanban - Duck soba

One kamo nanban!

This is the owner, my father.

Oh, thank you for letting me work here.

Take your time and learn as you go along, okay?

- You can smack his forehead. - His forehead?

If it makes a good sound, it's gonna be a good day.

Oh, that's a good sound... It's going to be good!

That sounds good.

I can't make ends meet with just my music career,

so I work part-time.

Sorry for the wait. Enjoy your coffee.

Welcome.

Mr. Sosuke.

Espresso, make it double.

Mmm, it's really good!

Yeah?

You don't eat the food here? Is that bread?

Yeah, the bakery over there.

Since "Gotcha Gourmet!" came and cover, it's been selling like hotcakes.

- "Gotcha Gourmet!?" - Yeah.

That TV show?

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Did they do one in Ebino?

NHK and TBS do, Fuji TV comes and goes.

Still, it's amazing that a TV show came to cover it?

Oh, Shinichiro Azumi and Kanechika came to our shop.

What?!

It was two days ago, I think.

Azumi and Kanechi in this soba shop?

What kind of a soba shop is this? What universe am I in?

- There's NHK close to here, you know. - NHK...

- NHK is close to here? - Yup.

You ever been to "Kohaku Uta Gassen"?

- No, I haven't. - But it's a walking distance, right?

Yes, it is. We're in Shibuya.

Shibuya, too. I see it on TV a lot.

Shibuya, where the scrambled eggs are, right?

- You mean scramble crossing, right? - Huh?

Huh?

No, I don't get it.

Sorry to keep you waiting.

Good work. I just wanted to have a coffee that you made.

- Glad to hear that. - My mother, how is she?

She's way too energetic all the time.

I can rest easy knowing you'll be staying in that house.

- Are your parents well? - Ah, yes.

My parents live in Kobe.

That's why sometimes I have Kansai accent.

You keep in touch sometimes? You're the only child, right?

Well... rarely.

I went to a four-year college, and instead of getting a job, I'm staring at a computer.

I don't know what I'm making. I'm just an ungrateful son.

I've given up trying to make a hit.

Mrs. Kyoko will be happy.

That her son is worried about her like this.

- I'm a good-for-nothing son. - No, no, you say that a lot.

But you're nothing like me.

Right, you were in "Forbes" the other day, right?

The 30 Young Entrepreneurs of Japan.

You know, Mrs. Kyoko bought all the copies and handed it out in the neighborhood.

That kind of thing... I'd rather she didn't.

See you later.

Oh, Soramame-chan.

Yes...

Elevator deposits due?

I'll ask for it within next month.

Um... how much...

- 3 million. - 3 million?!

Yeah. You're getting married? It's a little low, but still,

it's a celebration.

Yeah...

3 million...

3 million.

What...

Tokyo is cold.

Azumi and Kanechi may be here,

but people are to each their own.

- Here. - Oh, I'm sorry.

- Are you okay? - I'm fine. I'm fine.

Takeouts... you started it.

Thank you.

Mom

Isobe Maki

Hello?

Listen, about work...

- Yes. - Actually...

Oh, Manbo, what's wrong, what's wrong? What is it? Taking a break?

A fight going on between the photographer and director over the jacket shoot.

That's not good. My goodness, I'll go there, I'll go there right now.

Oto? Come to the office tomorrow.

What? At what time?

An advance?!

I'm so sorry, right on the day I started working...

How much?

Three... Th-Three million.

- 3 million?! - Three million? Hang on.

You work 7 hours a day at 1,072 yen an hour.

Soramame-chan, that's 3 years of advance.

No, no, no...

Elevator in your house?

Shota was going to buy it for me.

My grandma... she has a bad leg.

Shota...

- I have you to thank for that. - I don't love you anymore.

Your ex-fiancé.

And your wedding dress came.

Yeah. Come to think of it, I don't have the money for that...

Ah, Chiharu, are you getting married?

I'll sell the wedding dress cheap to you...

No, Soramame-chan.

You have a wedding dress and an elevator,

but you don't have a husband.

I've got a great idea! A great idea!

- Is it really a great idea? - Yeah.

- Let's do marriage hunting. - Marriage hun...ting?

- Marriage hunting! - No, but I'm...

How about debuting as a Minato woman?

Huh?

Minato?

It's the next ward. Let's go visit it.

Azabu-juban is already crowded with IT millionaires.

No need to pay for an elevator. They'll give it to you on the spot.

Three million is like 300 yen to them.

- The yen's weak there? - No...

- Not at all. - Minato Women? The hell is that?

The Minato Woman is...

this is a Minato Woman.

Sleeveless in winter. Hmm...

I think it's impossible.

Why?

Because it's you, Soramame.

Don't throw food!

- You just did it yourself! - You've got great physical ability.

You can definitely catch anything... Because you're a monkey.

What did you say?

Ah...

- You're bleeding... I'm so sorry. - What?

What? You're kidding? Seriously?

Where? Huh?

Too easy! Gotcha...

- You coward! Give me half! - Five for the beanbag.

Mr. Sosuke bought two sets of it in Haneda, so give me half of it!

Give me half.

- Hey! - Hey!

- Hey! - Hey!

Come here.

- Ha! - Hey!

- Hyah! - Ouch!

Rules say you can pick up and throw the ones that fall.

- The bags are over here! - Oh, then do it!

Annoying!

- You gotta be kidding me! Wait. - Oh... What?

Come on... Come at me.

You two! How old are you?

- 23. - 23.

No, but Mrs. Kyoko, you always say that age is just a symbol...

- Yes, exactly. - Ow...

What were you arguing about? Tell me.

- Was it something interesting? - Mrs. Kyoko.

I'm gonna be a Minato Women.

- What? You can say that without smiling? - Minato Women?

People like that need to leave.

It's actually "Tokisudeniososhi (It's already too late)"

"Great Tokyo" would have been better... but "sushi" I don't think so.

The sushi part here is a joke replacing ososhi.

Oh, really?

Mrs. Kyoko doesn't seem to like Minato Women, so let's go

Toyo Eiwa - Private Christian university in Kanagawa

with a more clean look, like you came from Toyo Eiwa.

This actually is more fulfilling.

I'm so glad. Even if it's just to impress the guys,

I'm not sure I'd wear a sleeveless one in winter.

You pretend that you don't care, but you really know what it's all about, huh?

Well, when the moment's right, you take off the cardigan, right?

Sekarashika - annoying (Kyushu)

- Yeah, let's get down to it. - That's not what it means...

Okay, how about this one?

Isn't this one good?

- Oh? - Hold this for me.

Whoa! You look good.

- Huh? - You look neat.

What do you think?

And the rest is up to them... Yeah.

Yes.

A moment of peace. Kurokawa Hot Springs.

Music... for this?

Yes, it's a commercial for Kurokawa Hot Springs.

I told them that I know someone who could do it.

I see...

The interview is over.

- Oh, that was fast. Good job. - No way.

- It's the real ZUBIDAVA... - Oh, let me introduce him.

This is Mr. Decaf, of "And She" and "Journey Through the Wind."

No, I'm sorry. I don't know him.

And over here, well, I don't need to tell you,

it's Manbo and Ariel from ZUBIDAVA.

- Hello. - Hello.

Oh, Ms. Isobe Maki, the editor wants to release

the interview right away, so you need to check the photos.

Okay, okay, even though it says check the photos,

Manbo is Manbo no matter which angle it is seen, right?

- Okay... - Ah, Ms. Isobe...

I drank yesterday and my face is a little swollen today, so I need it retouched.

Okay, okay, I'll make the face small.

- And the dark circles under your eyes. - What?

You're lying...

Hey.

Maybe you shouldn't take this lame job.

"It's time for you to heal." What the hell?

I guess...

Your own sound.

Can you sell it cheap like that?

You know,

I had that kind of pride even when I wasn't selling well.

Hey, Satoshi, you left your Manbo on.

Ah... no wonder it's so hot.

It's so hot in this.

- I'm a fan. - Huh?

Been listening to you for a long time.

Since "Sadness Days."

Oh, really? No, don't say something old like that.

If you don't mind, can I get your autograph?

Shikishi - a special kind of card paper for painting, drawing and autograph

Okay. Yeah, hold on a second, I'll get you a shikishi.

- What?! - You don't have one, right? The paper or pen.

No, when you're that tired...

No, no, I've got it. I just did about ten of them.

I'm sorry.

What?

I... am a fan of Mr. Decaf.

You see,

when I see someone I like,

I wanna touch them.

Is... that so?

Am I bothering you?

No, you're not bothering me.

You know,

when I see someone I like,

I want to kiss them.

Ah, I found it.

Where is it? There it is. The trash.

I'm sorry. Thank you.

It's the real thing! A genuine ZUBIDAVA autograph.

- Thank you! - Wait.

Who are you?

I have been reborn.

- I wanna have a birthday party. - No way.

Earlier, Mrs. Kyoko

showed me how to use a dating app.

How does Mrs. Kyoko know that?

Then something amazing happened to me.

- I got 150 likes! - You're in the way!

Ah... But it was all for nothing.

- What is it? - These people only know my skin.

- Skin? - What's on the outside.

A face, and some pretty clothes.

Introduce myself in 2-3 lines that is pleasing to the ear.

Because that's how dating apps work, you know?

What did Shota know about me?

He's known me since elementary school.

He knew I was crying when I forgot my chopsticks on the field trip.

Don't cry over that.

Chirashi sushi - scattered sushi

I was looking forward to my grandma's chirashi sushi.

- And then Shota... - I get it. I get it.

He lent you his chopsticks, right?

He started eating after I was done.

I was like a dog that he had to give away.

I thought you weren't so decisive about the marriage hunting.

You loved him that much.

It's better to do something distracting.

You're marriage hunting to distract yourself?

Jest that becomes reality.

Many a true word is spoken in jest. It's a stroke of luck.

Nothing will change if you do nothing.

You think that's not possible?

That last one's a little wrong, I think.

Huh? Did that one fit?

You know, I think

that having someone to think of makes us stronger.

Even when I'm having a bad day, or feeling down,

I think of all those people

and it makes me stronger.

Shota...

Just thinking about them gives me strength.

Just thinking that I wasn't alone

makes me feel like

I can live no matter what happens.

Right now...

I feel like I'm getting weaker.

My heart...

has become so small.

Maybe it's a good idea.

- Huh? - Marriage hunting.

You might even meet someone good there.

Soramame, your capacity value to like someone seems high.

- You think so? - Yeah.

You basically trust people.

Do you generally not trust others?

I don't know.

Don't you have someone you love all these years?

Hmm, not really...

You know, I graduated college, but I didn't get a job, right?

- I thought I'd try my hand at music. - Yeah...

And then my girlfriend ran away from me.

She got a job at some big company and started dating a friend of mine.

You never told me that, Oto.

Even if I told you, it won't do any good.

So when it comes to love and all,

I'm good.

But Soramame,

that looks good on you.

You look different.

Thank you...

Hey, help me out here.

Just do it.

Thank you. I hope you will come back again.

Is it okay if I take the cup away?

I...

fell in love with you at first sight.

What?

- Why don't you call me? - No, um...

Thank you.

It was delicious. The coffee.

Thanks.

- I'm sorry. - Are you okay?

So you are the new girl in this house.

Yes...

He had forgotten about Soramame.

- Sosuke. - Mom.

I'm home.

French greeting?

No...

- Here's a few more. - Thanks.

It's good.

- Hot! Hot! - What are you scared of?

Put it in more slowly.

Oto, can you help me for a minute?

Oh, that looks so delicious!

Mrs. Kyoko, I'll leave this here.

- Marriage hunting? - Yes.

But... dating apps and city matchmaking parties

aren't for me.

But I told her I'm not cut out for it.

- I know. - If it gets boring, they'll say,

"Am I boring you?" "Are you a hobbyist?"

"What music do you listen to?"

Dull conversation, dull, dull, dull.

I got tired of it.

That's asking too much, coming from one who got dumped.

And while I'm at it, let me tell you, there are no good men out there.

Everything on their profile are a bunch of lies.

If anything, their photos are photoshopped.

When you see their faces, it's huge.

Are big faces not good?

Shota is like this...

like this... like a puppy.

- His face was so small. - Oto's face is small, too.

It's not enough to have a small face, though.

He's like a junior high schooler

being scolded and made to stand in the hallway. I don't like it.

Huh?!

I don't like it either.

Get out of here, boar, monkey!

Hey, hey, hey, the '89 Burgundy is going bad.

At least be human. Be a human quickly.

What part of me isn't human, huh?

Wow, you two are so close.

That's right. They're good together.

Sosuke.

Translation by Starlight Voice

♪ Next to you waiting for the train,

♪ I’m minding the clock

♪ A snow out of season is falling

♪ “This is the last snow I’ll see in Tokyo,”

♪ You mutter with a lonely voice

♪ The lingering snow knows when to fall,

♪ After a season of playing around

♪ Spring now comes,

♪ and you’re even prettier

♪ Even prettier than last year

That was a nice song.

"Lingering Snow."

It's a very old song.

Just one song.

I want to write a song that will stay in people's hearts too.

I'm a little drunk.

Oh, but "Lingering Snow"

sounds like your song.

- Why? - It's a song about going home from Tokyo.

Hmm...

When spring comes,

I wonder if I'll become pretty too...

I hope so.

Yeah...

We left it here.

Here.

- It's warm. - Looks delicious...

- Mmm! - I'm digging in.

- It's so good... - So soft.

♪ Without realizing

♪ that you, so young,

♪ Will become mature

♪ as time passes

Hmm, that's good, isn't it?

- Really? - Yeah.

For the second half, how about this melody?

It's like... it goes up like this.

I thought that would be good for the second half.

That's really cool.

- Right? - Yeah, it's amazing.

Really? Then I'll give it to you.

- No, but... - Use it. I'm happy to.

Thank you.

I'm gonna get the cake ready.

I drank too much.

Yeah?

Where are the cake plates...

Okay, okay.

- Ow, ow... - Whoa, are you okay?

I'm so drunk.

I'm good.

What is this?

Oh, you haven't seen that yet.

That was installed at a waterhole in the Namib Desert in Africa.

- Fixed-point camera footage. - Huh?

This is connected to the African desert now?

- That's right. - Oh...

There's nothing there.

- Is everyone there already? - No, not yet.

Mr. Sosuke and Oto are making music.

I see.

Good, good, these young artists.

I don't like it.

People trying to make something... I don't like it.

That song you cried over earlier,

someone wrote that, you know.

Well, that may be true.

I'm a crybaby. I cry so easily.

What's wrong with having a dream?

Many people...

who entertain people from far away,

make those near them sad.

Did you know someone like that?

No.

Despite his talent, I think it's great that Mr. Sosuke gave up music.

He didn't have the talent.

Soramame, people with talent don't quit.

Well, sometimes people with no talent won't quit.

Is that about Oto? You think Oto has no talent?

Oto is very talented. That's why I'm keeping him here.

Have you listened to Mr. Decaf's songs?

- Yes, a couple of songs. - What do you think?

Sometimes I thought, "isn't this good?"

But...

Something special and amazing, that only 1 in 10 people can make...

I don't know... I'm not a pro.

Even a pro wouldn't know.

That's what makes life interesting.

But making things

is the farthest a human being can go.

Farther than Africa.

Mrs. Kyoko! There are giraffes.

- That's Tamura! - What?

- You named them? - Tamura...

- Which one? - Look.

It's like you're putting your music on YouTube right now, right?

Well... yeah.

I guess it's different when you're ordered to make something.

If you made it and got paid for it,

something might change again.

I don't know how to say it... like a sense of professionalism.

A sense of professionalism...

Wow, it's beautiful...

It's like a flower.

I've never seen such a beautiful cake in my life.

Soramame-chan, you really are cute!

What?

Oh, that's right. There's a gathering among my friends

of different types of business coming up,

a marriage hunting party of sorts. Wanna go?

- Marriage hunting party? - Yeah.

- I see. You decided to do it. - Yes.

Yeah, good. You should do it. Anything's an experience.

Yes, I thought so.

- Oh, it's a competition. - What?

We're talking to about 10 people, I think.

- Competition... - Oh no.

Did you think you were going to be a full-fledged composer?

- No. - Ah, sorry...

I got a bit sarcastic with the director earlier, and it hit me.

I tend to hit the weak ones.

Oh, I'll be careful.

Please be careful.

I have a glass heart.

Okay.

I... fell in love with you at first sight.

Oto, Kilimanjaro

Yes, sir.

She was teasing me.

If I call this number anyway,

it'll connect to a soba shop delivery or something.

The world is cold to me.

To me who's made to stand in the hallway.

Miyazaki Prefecture

I am terribly sorry!

That it had to come to this.

We cancelled the ceremony, but there are things that need to be taken care of.

After that, Soramame...

Ah... No.

I tried to contact Ms. Soramame,

but it seems that she blocked me. - Chakkyo?!

- He meant blocked his call. - More importantly,

where is that girl? - What?

When I call her, all she says is that she was with you.

Where is she? What is she doing?

Soramame-chan called me the other day.

She said she'll transfer the money for the elevator at the end of the month.

Did she sell her body? Or her organs?

Tokyo city is sinking her!

Sorry.

You look different.

- MAX. - MAX?

This is my maximum.

- Are you going to keep your dialect? - Yes.

Shall we?

Gran Gran

- What? Are you sure? - It's from people I don't know.

No, it says "Gran Gran"...

I don't know any Gran Gran.

She didn't answer.

Yes?

Oto, why don't you take a break and have some coffee?

Thank you.

I'm the one putting this in...

That kid appears to be easy.

Doesn't know how cunning a woman can be.

Are you talking about Mr. Sosuke?

Oh, you know it? Does it feel that way?

- A little. - That's right.

He gets easily deceived, two-timed, and abandoned.

He didn't come out of his room for a week.

High school, and college. Twice.

She must have been pretty, the lady he was with.

Like a model. Looks like she has money to spend.

Licca-chan doll - a popular dress up doll in Japan

She's like a little Licca-chan doll. So thin, she could roll over.

She's just a simple, country boar

who doesn't want to spend money, and she's perfect for him.

Is that why you picked her up? Soramame.

But I really regret it.

I don't want anyone to take him away.

No way, you're a toxic parent?!

All mothers in the world are more or less a toxic parent.

Coffee calms the mind.

Staff to the limit minimizes fixed costs of outsourcing.

Pricing and yield management are automated with software,

and we are working hard to leverage the business potential of the inbound market

with an agile structure.

Inbound?

Inbound only. I think I get it. Imports?

No, it's not.

Excuse me.

Well, I'm a layout designer for the Metaverse space.

- Wow. - I'm a data analyst for a foreign firm.

- I see. - I'm a web marketer for an e-commerce site.

Keio University Shonan Fujisawa Campus or "Keio SFC"

I left SFC to study abroad in Denmark.

- Oh... - Yes.

- And you, Ms. Soramame? - Soba shop delivery.

Soba?

That's new. You've got a sense of humor.

- What does your parents do? - We have a kimono shop in Asakuza.

- I see. - And yours?

A broad bean farm.

A broad bean...

- Um, if you don't mind... - I do delivery for a soba shop.

What? Soba?

Where?

Your mom in the toilet? Don't you have to go?

She told me to wait here.

I see.

...Ow. What did you do?

Ah, wait...

Over here, over here, over here.

- What is she doing? - Gotcha!

Ah, Mom!

Sorry I made you wait.

Oh, I'm sorry.

- I was fixing my contacts. - Ah, it's okay.

- Here. - Thanks.

Thank you.

Mom, what's for dinner?

What are we having?

Your mom likes hamburgers and cheese...

- Hey. - You scared the crap out of me...

How was the party?

I don't like the fake laugh.

- I don't like it too. - Huh?

Shall we go?

It's done...

That was good, wasn't it?

This is good, right?

Soramame.

Soramame.

Soramame?

She's at that marriage hunting party today...

Mrs. Kyoko! Mrs. Kyoko!

Not now, there are zebras!

Zebras?

I fell in love with you at first sight.

Why don't you call me?

That little girl earlier was so cute, right?

What?

I mean, the little girl you were playing with.

Mine...

abandoned me like that.

What? Sorry.

My mother went to the toilet

and didn't come back.

They said she abandoned me.

What am I

saying to those people I just met?

- That was funny. - It's okay.

You totally forgot about me.

We met in front of the soba shop.

You fell and scattered the flyers.

You remembered? So then why...

I'm...

kind of shy.

Theme Song: Yorushika - Algernon

Hello?

Hello?

Yes.

Who... are you?

Ah... Sorry, I called the wrong number.

Oh, wait a second.

By any chance... are you from the coffee shop in Okushibu?

- Yes. - I've been waiting for your call.

Really?

Where are we going?

Near? Far away?

A little far away.

Okay.

Lyric translation maybe incorrect

Tap it up, tap it up, tap it up, yeah

Back home in a daze, rubbing my eyes

Tuckered out, I'm going to bed, fell down asleep right away

Unable to make weekend plans,

a small regret that is growing

There are days I miss you, but I just can't make it, yeah

No one knows what the right answer is

But if you keep looking down, you'll never notice it,

the sparkling blue sky

Everything will be all right, it feels like it,

I'll dream as many times as I want

Yeah, it's gonna be all right, no matter what the day,

even so, my dear Love

Everything will be all right always

Echoing melody

Every little thing softly light up my heart

You are not alone

Let’s live it up…

Let’s live it up

Let’s live it up…

With you, it's gonna be all right

Let’s live it up!

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