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[female voice] Now we will test your judgment.

In the Blue Stage, your challenge will be…

[energetic dance music playing]

…the monkey bars.

Round 1.

[Akira] I have to advance, whatever it takes.

[Kouji] I need to push myself to move on.

[Kenta] I wanna stun them.

[Yoshio] I have to do it.

I will fight till the end.

[dramatic music playing]

[music fades]

[female voice] At the sound of the buzzer, begin.

[beeping]

[buzzing]

[energetic dance music playing]

-[Atsushi] He's skipping every two rungs. -[Katsuma] Impressive!

[Koji] His arms are long!

-[Eri] What?! -[Ryudai] What's that?!

[Eri] What?!

-[Yuya] Are you kidding?! -[Koji] Look at him go.

Oh, it's built to do that.

[Yuya] Itoi is flying!

-Itoi's so fast! -[competitors cheering]

1ST PLACE: YOSHIO ITOI

[Takashi] That was crazy!

[Yoshio] I just tried not to think too much.

I mean, that's huge.

-Impressive! -[Eri] So tough.

[Akira] Oh no!

[Atsushi] You got this!

[Akira] Oh man!

[Yoshio] Go! [claps]

[Eri] Come on, Kenta!

-[Eri] Kenta, you can do it! -Come on, Kenta!

[Kazuhiro] Kenta!

-[Tomoe] Doing great! -[Eri] Let's go, Kenta!

[Kouzi] That hurt.

[Akira] Ah crap.

[Kouzi] Oh man, this is tough!

[Akira] Damn it.

-[Tomoe] Come on, you got it! -[Yoshio] Go for it!

You got this!

[Hozumi] Keep fighting!

[Ryosuke] Kouzi!

-[Koji] Nice. Great. -[Ryosuke] Let's go!

[Yuya] Kenta's arms are giving out.

[Kenta] I already knew how tough this would be for me.

But I heard everyone cheering for me the whole time.

Keep fighting!

[determined rock music playing]

[Kouzi] Oh no!

Oh no!

[Eri] Come on, Kenta!

[Kazuhiro] Kenta, come on, keep going!

-[Yoshio] Come on, Kenta, you got it! -[Kazuhiro] Give it your best!

[Yoshio] There we go! Nice!

2ND PLACE: KENTA TSUKAMOTO, 29

-[Kazuhiro] Great job! -[Yoshio] Go harder!

[exclaims]

[music fades]

[yells]

-[Akira] Oh man. -This is tough!

[Akira] Oh man.

My arms are so weak.

Don't think. Just move.

[tense music playing]

[Kenta] Come on, come on.

-[Yoshio] Kaji! -[Yoshito] Kaji!

-[Yoshio] Kaji! -[Kenta] Keep going!

-[Yoshio] You can do it! -[Tomoe] Don't stop!

-[Yoshito] Come on, keep going! -[Eri] Go for it!

Ugh, I can't!

-[Yoshio] You're so close! -[Koji] He's close, he's close.

[Yoshio] That's it!

[Kouzi grunting]

[competitors yelling in alarm]

-[Yuya] That doesn't look good. -[Takashi] You okay?

[Tomoe] Uh-uh. Gotta hurt.

-Be careful! -[Kouzi] Ugh! That hurt!

My tooth! My tooth fell out!

-[Tomoe] What?! -My tooth fell out.

[Atsushi] Oh damn. That's gotta hurt.

-[Akira] Are you all right? -It's a crown, so it's fine.

I thought I'd been knocked out, but it was just my front tooth.

Any normal person would've been done after that.

I hit it hard, face first. Pretty tough, right?

-Keep going. You got it! -Okay, keep trying!

[dramatic music playing]

[Kenta] Get it, get it, get it!

-[Yoshio] Get it! -[Eri] Keep going!

[Akira] I am tenacious, from start to finish.

I never stop, never give up. It's how I've lived my entire life.

[grunts] No, no, no, no, no!

Damn, I missed it!

Oh man.

-[Kenta] Koji. -[Yoshio] You can do it!

[Atsushi] Almost there! There you go. You're gonna make it!

-[Kenta] You got it! -[Yoshio] There you go!

-[Akira] Let's go, Kouzi! -[Atsushi] You can make it!

[Kenta] You can make it! You can make it! Almost there. One more push!

[competitors cheering]

3RD PLACE: KOUZI, 35

-[loud buzzing tone] -Give me back my front tooth.

-[Yoshio] Kouzi. -Better give me back my tooth.

[Atsushi] His tooth.

[Kouzi] Kaji, we're a team.

[exclaims]

[female voice] Akira Kaji has been eliminated.

AKIRA KAJI, 44 ELIMINATED

-[Ryudai] You fought well! -[applause]

I ran out of energy in the end.

My upper arms were so sore, they eventually just gave up.

But, you know, I gave it everything I had.

So no regrets.

-Thank you. -[Atsushi] Great job!

-Nice! -[Atsushi] You fought well!

[Kaho] Great job!

I was almost there. That was so frustrating.

I knew that it was going to be something I'd struggle with.

But it didn't matter. I had to try.

I wanted to get through this stage somehow.

The fact that I failed to finish is frustrating.

[female voice] Round 2.

Naoto Hayasaka,

Ryudai Onikura,

Hozumi Hasegawa,

and Kaho Mita.

[energetic dance music playing]

Hayasaka's a gymnast, so I think he'll race through it.

It's going to be tough competing against a gymnast, for sure.

Hayasaka, I'm not paying attention to him at all.

I just have to do my best and push myself to the limit.

[Naoto] This is what I'm best at, so it's my time to shine.

-I wanna finish first. -[music fades]

[female voice] At the sound of the buzzer, begin.

[Eri] Do your best!

[beeping]

[buzzing]

[dynamic dance music playing]

-[Masayuki] Wow, he's fast. -[Koji] Look at him go.

[Masayuki] Long arms.

[Yoshio] What? That's crazy!

-[Naoto] Shoot! -[Kazuhiro] Jumped like it was nothing!

[Masayuki] Whoa!

[Yuya] Wow, great job!

-[Yoshito] Nice! -[Atsushi] Impressive!

[Ryudai yells triumphantly]

Yeah!

[Ryudai] I did that perfectly, just like I planned.

That big circle in the middle?

I didn't wanna be on that with anyone else.

So I skipped two rungs at the first set of bars

and tried to be the first one to reach the circle.

By the time I saw him, it was too late.

I underestimated him.

[competitors applaud]

[Yoshio] That's so fast!

-[Katsuma] He's putting on a show. -[Masayuki] Gymnastics.

[Atsushi exclaims]

-[competitors cheering] -Argh, that was tough!

2ND PLACE: NAOTO HAYASAKA, 29

-[tense music playing] -[Takashi] Whoa, impressive!

Hozumi!

[Naoto] Let's go!

-[Naoto] Don't give up! -[Akira] Whoa, come on, come on, come on!

[Kouzi] Go, go, go, go! Yeah, get it. Let's go!

-[Koji] Wow, he's got it. -[Atsushi] Hozumi!

[Kenta] Whoa, so fast!

3RD PLACE: HOZUMI HASEGAWA, 43

[loud buzzing tone]

-[Ryudai] Come on. Almost! One more! -[Koji] Let's do this!

-Don't hit your teeth. -[Kouzi] Watch out, front teeth!

[female voice] Kaho Mita has been eliminated.

[competitors applaud]

Everyone else was unbelievably fast.

Honestly, I just wanted to finish the challenge.

But I couldn't make it. That's disappointing.

-[competitors applaud] -Thanks for your support.

[Takashi] She did great.

-Impressive. She was fast. -[Kazuhiro] You fought well.

[Kaho] Well, now that I know it's over, I feel extremely frustrated.

I feel like I made it so far

and would've liked to have finished the challenge.

I mean, I've worked through injuries.

I've spent many years where I was so nervous and down on myself.

[sniffles] But, thanks to this experience,

I feel like I trust myself more,

and I'm inspired to work harder moving forward.

I haven't felt like this, felt this level of frustration,

since I ended my career

and retired from trampoline gymnastics.

I feel like this was a good mental reset.

-Alright, good luck. -Great work.

You got this.

[female voice] Round 3.

Takashi Kurihara,

Koji Tokuda,

Yoshito Okubo,

and Katsuma Yonemura.

[Takashi] Among all the guys on our team,

I think Yone is probably gonna be the best at this.

Yone is a tough opponent,

but I don't wanna settle for just finishing.

I'll keep up with him, yeah.

[Katsuma] I wanna stand out in this stage, win first place,

and aggressively try to put pressure on the competitors who are on top.

When I saw the lodgings for the high scorers, I was stunned.

It was like a fancy neighborhood.

But, for me, crawling my way from the bottom to the top

is just how I like it.

I can't imagine a greater feeling than that.

So I'll reach the top, no matter what it takes.

Making it to the end already seems hard.

I don't know how fast I'll finish. It's so hard to predict,

given how difficult the course is, you know?

There's a chance that

this could be the end.

[female voice] At the sound of the buzzer, begin.

[beeping]

[buzzing]

[dynamic dance music playing]

[Kouzi] Yeah, just as I expected.

[Hozumi] Super fast.

[Ryudai] Impressive. Yonemura's super fast.

-[Atsushi] Go, go, go, go, go, go! -[Kenta] So fast.

1ST PLACE: KATSUMA YONEMURA, 28

[yells triumphantly]

Crazy fast!

So fast!

Yes!

[Katsuma] It definitely felt good to win.

My first win in a while.

[Takashi] Oh no.

-[Ryudai] He's super fast! -[Yoshio] Nice!

2ND PLACE: TAKASHI KURIHARA, 37

[Kazuhiro] Nice!

-[Takashi] Whoo! -Whoa! We got a close match!

[Atsushi] Yoshito!

-[Takashi] Go, go! -[Atsushi] Oh! His arms!

[tense music playing]

[Kouzi] Not too fast!

-[Kenta] Careful. -[Naoto] Not yet, one more swing.

[Koji] Yes!

[competitors yelling]

[Kouzi] One more time! Don't rush!

[competitors yelling]

[loud buzzing tone]

-[Kazuhiro] That was so close! -[Atsushi] Aw, man.

[Kazuhiro] That's rough.

3RD PLACE: KOJI TOKUDA, 36

[man] Whoo!

[female voice] Yoshito Okubo

has been eliminated.

I mean, everyone else was really good at this.

In the end, I didn't make it,

but this was great. Thank you so much.

[somber music playing]

Oh man, I had fun.

It was just bad timing.

I couldn't get the middle path, so I chose the one on the left.

I would've made it if I'd just given it one more swing.

But Koji touched the platform, and I thought, "Oh, he's gonna make it."

So I took a chance and went for it.

If I hadn't done all that training, I would've been eliminated right away.

I was impressed with my growth.

Honestly, this was so rewarding. I'm glad I was able to compete.

I have no regrets.

[music fades]

-[energetic dance music playing] -[female voice] Round 4.

Masato,

Masayuki Shimokawa,

Tomoe Tamura,

Ryosuke Miyaguni.

[Tomoe] So one of the competitors that I'm up against

has a big physical frame.

That means my odds are looking good.

People often call me "the lucky girl."

I just need his arms to get tired and completely give out,

and my arms need to be stronger than they've ever been before.

I just need a miracle and I'll win.

I feel like this is a crucial stage,

so I intend to do whatever it takes to advance.

Antigravity Masato said this was his forte

and expressed quite a bit of confidence in himself.

So I just want second.

At this point, I'm painfully aware of how capable everyone is.

This stage is do or die for me.

I wanna end up on top.

[female voice] At the sound of the buzzer, begin.

[beeping]

-[buzzing] -[dynamic dance music playing]

-[Kenta] So fast. -[Akira] He's so fast.

[Eri] Amazing.

1ST PLACE: MASATO, 31

[competitors cheering]

So fast.

-[Eri] Incredible! -That was fast.

-So dope! -[Koji] What just happened?

[Masato] Yeah, I feel pretty relieved, for now at least.

[Hozumi] Nice!

Yes!

2ND PLACE: MASAYUKI SHIMOKAWA, 35

[tense music playing]

-[Kaho] Come on, Tomo. -[Hozumi] Tamura, keep going!

-[Yoshio] Go for it! -[Kaho] Tomo, you can do it!

Come on!

[Masayuki] Keep going!

[Masato] Get it, get it, get it, get it.

[Eri] You got it. You can do it!

-Whoa, no! -[Eri] You can do it!

Whoa, no!

-I knew it. I couldn't reach it. -[Kouzi] That was close.

[Ryosuke] I thought I could cover that distance when I made the jump

But I was just desperate.

-Go for it! -[Atsushi] You can do it.

I don't think I can.

-[Masato] Come on! -[Kenta] Keep going.

[Atsushi] Let's go, let's go, let's go!

Come on, you can do it!

Thank you!

3RD PLACE: RYOSUKE MIYAGUNI, 32

-[loud buzzing tone] -That was close.

[female voice] Tomoe Tamura

has been eliminated.

This challenge was not my forte,

but I gave it everything I had.

I had nothing left, so I have no regrets. Thank you so much.

[competitors applaud]

[somber music playing]

Until there was only one person remaining,

I had to keep trying.

I was determined to never give up.

I don't think there was anybody there

who would have given up.

[music fades]

-[energetic dance music playing] -[female voice] Round 5.

ATSUSHI ARAI, 30 YUYA SHOZUI, 28

ERI TOSAKA, 31 KAZUHIRO GOYA, 31

Atsushi Arai.

[Atsushi] During the sit-ups competition, I lost to Goya and Shozui.

So I was ready to show them what I'm made of.

I'm out for revenge.

[female voice] Yuya Shozui.

[Yuya] These competitors are tough, but I plan to be the first one to finish.

I can't afford to lose.

[female voice] Eri Tosaka.

This is my chance to give my competitors some strong competition,

so I'm hoping to pull off an upset.

[female voice] Kazuhiro Goya.

[Kazuhiro] Every member of my group will be tough to beat.

But once I grab those bars, losing isn't an option.

I'm determined to reach the end first.

[female voice] At the sound of the buzzer, begin.

[beeping]

-[buzzing] -[dynamic dance music playing]

[Koji] They're all fast.

[Atsushi] Whoa, careful.

-Ooh. -[Atsushi] Oh no!

Damn!

1ST PLACE: ATSUSHI ARAI, 30

[competitors applaud]

[grunts]

[Katsuma] Tosaka, keep going!

[Tomoe] Go, Eri! Go, Eri!

[Atsushi clapping]

Go, go, go, go, go! Okay!

[yells triumphantly]

2ND PLACE: YUYA SHOZUI, 28

-[Atsushi] Wow. -That was tough.

Nice work.

[Kouzi] Oh no. He's not swinging right.

[dramatic music playing]

-Oh no. -[Atsushi] Go, go, go, go, go, go, go!

[Kouzi] Come on, almost there! Swing! Swing harder!

[Hozumi] Use your legs, use your legs!

[Eri] I wanted to defy their expectations.

[Kazuhiro] I was holding on with all I had.

Whoa!

-[Koji] Come on, keep going. Almost! -[Atsushi] Almost there!

[Koji] Don't stop until you finish. Let's go! Keep going, keep going!

[Atsushi] You can do it!

-[Yuya] You can do it. A little more! -Keep your body up!

-Keep it up, keep it up! -[Yuya] Well done!

Amazing!

Thank you.

Thank you!

-That was tough. -[Yoshito] She's strong.

♪ Now I’m left with the ghost of a life And I called it mine ♪

Yes, well, this challenge was incredibly difficult.

But these three guys asked me to join them,

and I was excited to be on this amazing team.

It was truly an honor.

And ultimately, I was able to stand on this platform,

so I think I demonstrated my grit as a wrestler. Thank you so much.

Nice work.

ERI TOSAKA, 31 ELIMINATED

-Thank you. -Thank you.

Thank you.

♪ I feel the rush of blood Going over my head ♪

I mean, I kinda knew I wouldn't advance.

I went for broke and ended up broke.

I felt honored to join such a great team,

and while I was afraid of being a burden to them, a part of me felt like,

"Wow, lucky me!" You know?

But I guess trying to win by relying on others was pretty naive.

That being said, they encouraged me to keep going until the end,

and ultimately I was able to finish the challenge.

So I feel thankful for their support.

[female voice] Five competitors have been eliminated.

In last place,

with the slowest overall time,

and therefore being eliminated…

is Kouzi.

KOUZI, 35 ELIMINATED

[poignant music playing]

Those who have been eliminated,

please say your goodbyes.

Don't laugh, Little Rhino.

Okay.

[Kouzi] Seriously, when this game started, they made us do some insane stuff,

and I didn't know how to work on a team since I play an individual sport.

So I was thinking, "What? Seriously? I'm not gonna like this."

But it was fun to be able to fight alongside my teammates

for the first time.

I was a bit of a delinquent, so I didn't even go on school field trips.

I just thought I was way too cool to go.

So this turned out to be such a great experience for me.

I didn't leave my mark as an athlete, but my tooth left a mark for sure.

So take this front tooth, Little Rhino, and good luck.

-[Kenta] Thank you. -[laughter]

Thank you.

Well, I'm definitely gonna carry this until the end,

win the 30 million, and buy you a new tooth.

You'll win it all for me?

Yes. If I don't win, then you'll have to leave that gap.

You're the best. Thank you.

[music fades]

[pulsing beeping]

[female voice] Attention. Great work today.

Now you will earn points based on your times,

resulting in new high- and low-scoring groups.

[tense music playing]

The competitors in first through seventh will be the high scorers group.

In first, Yuya Shozui.

-[Ryudai] Wow, he stayed where he was. -[Koji] He's so strong.

-[Takashi] Nice! -[Koji] Performing well.

Thanks.

[female voice] In second, Katsuma Yonemura.

Yes! I moved up.

-You jumped up. -[Yuya] He jumped a few spots.

-Well, he finished first. -He was so fast.

[female voice] In third, Atsushi Arai.

I'm stuck here, you know.

-[Yoshio] Dang. -[Koji] Oh man.

In fourth, Kazuhiro Goya.

Yes!

[Yoshio] Three more to go.

[female voice] In fifth, Takashi Kurihara.

-Thank you. -[Koji] I knew you'd be in that group.

[female voice] In sixth, Ryudai Onikura.

-[Masayuki] So just one more left. -That's great.

[female voice] In seventh,

Masato.

Oh!

-Barely. I'm in. -The groups are totally different.

Finally.

[energetic dance music playing]

[female voice] Please, proceed to your tent sites.

[tranquil music playing]

-[Takashi] Big change. -[Atsushi] Look at how it looks at night.

[Masato] This is pretty crazy.

-Perfect for Insta. -[Ryudai] So glad we could come back.

-We have a newcomer to the group, right? -Yep.

-[Takashi] Just Masato, I think. -I'm the only one?

-[Ryudai] What do you think? -This is like heaven. Really.

-The room is domed, -[Ryudai] Yeah.

-With a heater. -[Ryudai] The bedding is super soft.

I mean, it's the best.

[Masato] Wow, for real? This is way better.

Damn, this is awesome.

I'm just happy to have a real bed.

That sleeping bag, I couldn't sleep at all.

-We did great today. -[Ryudai] Sure did!

We did it. I'm so happy.

-We're feeling pretty relieved, right? -For sure. I'm relieved.

I moved up from, like, seventh to sixth.

-Ah. -Mm.

-And you moved up. -Seventeenth.

-[Ryudai] From seventeenth to… Seventh. -To seventh, yeah.

-[Ryudai] Wait, you moved up ten spots? -Yeah.

I barely made the higher group. I'm so lucky.

-I feel that. -We have to maintain this quality of life.

-[Masato] It's different. -It affects us physically.

[Masato] If you lose this, it'll feel horrible.

-[Kenta] Here we are. -[Yoshio] I'm so bummed.

[Kenta] The tents for the low scorers.

-[Koji] No way. -[Yoshio] So tiny!

Man, you gotta be kidding me.

It's cold!

[intriguing music playing]

The bedding is tiny.

How does this work?

These conditions are rough.

-[music stops] -So narrow!

So cold!

I can't wait to join the high-scoring group.

[Hozumi] Oh, I see!

-[Koji] Ah! This is so small. -This is so small.

It's cold.

The others lived like this? And still competed?

This isn't a single. It's a half.

This is harsh living for sure.

-[sighs] -Here we are again.

But at least we're still in it.

-Right? -But now we're in 13th and 14th place.

True.

Do you think you can move up?

[Kenta laughs]

I mean, we might just have to desperately keep up with them.

And then we'll be the guys that always end up back here.

-Everyone ignores us, but we hang around. -Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Kinda sad, right?

[Ryosuke laughs]

[Kenta] So sad.

[bell ringing]

[female voice] Attention. Dinner is ready. Please meet at the pool.

Compared to what you had yesterday, this will be a treat.

I can't wait to see what it is. I'm looking forward to it.

-[Atsushi] Yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo! -What is it?

-Whoa. -[Katsuma] What is it?

-Wow! Sukiyaki? -[Ryudai] It's sukiyaki!

-[Kazahiro] Seriously? -[Atsushi] Yes!

[Masato] Sukiyaki! Oh my God!

-[Atsushi] This is a big deal! -[Katsuma] I'm so excited.

[Masato] Hold on a second. This is insane.

-[Ryudai] What do you think? -Hold on.

-Looks good? -It's beef, man. It's beef!

[all laughing]

Whoa, this one is huge!

Don't wanna take too much.

-[Atsushi] Today, we have Masato. -Yes.

[Atsushi] Joining us in our group.

-Yeah. -[Atsushi] Let's keep the same group.

If we're able to.

-Right. -We'll keep fighting till the end.

-[Takashi] Yes! -Yes! Let's eat!

[all] Let's eat!

-[Ryudai] Dig in. -[Yuya] Looks good, right?

[Takashi] This is the best.

I'm digging in.

[Yuya] Let's try it without the sauce first.

-[chuckling] -[Takashi] Delicious.

Mmm, so good!

-This tastes way too good. -[Masato] Mmm!

I wanted to feast at least once.

It must be devastating

for those who dropped from the higher to the lower group.

[Masato] It's gotta be tough.

[Ryudai] I wonder if Itoi's doing okay.

[Atsushi] He's like, "You gotta be kidding me!"

So what do we get to eat?

-Well… -What do we got?

-[Koji] It looks good. -[Naoto] A better spread.

-[Koji] I see a bunch of pots. -[Naoto] What is it?

-Oh, it's curry! -What? Curry? That sounds great!

-[Naoto] We hit the jackpot! -[Koji] "Chicken breast keema curry."

-Itoi, this is great. -[Yoshio] Looks good to me!

-[Koji] Looks great! -[Yoshio] I'm happy. I like this.

-[Naoto] It's our lucky day. -We're lucky?

-You're very lucky. -I'm lucky?

-It's my birthday too. -Oh, right, his birthday.

[Koji] Something to celebrate.

It's a birthday curry.

-[laughs] -A birthday curry?

Never heard of that. A birthday curry is new to me.

[Kenta] Okay, then. I'll start dishing it up.

-We're all experienced at doing this now. -Yeah!

-Experienced for sure. -So experienced.

Wait, are you working as the school lunch server now?

Are you the lunch lady?

[Yoshio] So good at it, and they volunteered.

Hello and welcome.

Welcome.

-No, it's fine. I can do it. -Here you are.

-Okay, here. -Oh, I see.

-I'll be in charge of serving tea. -[Koji] We should take turns.

-I'm in charge of plates. -[Yoshio] How many do we have?

I can help with plates. There's seven of us.

-[Yoshio] I was in the mood for curry. -[Koji] Yeah.

-[Kenta] Okay, everyone, let's say grace. -[Naoto] Okay.

Let's all move up to the high scorers group tomorrow.

-Let's eat! -[all] Let's eat!

[Masayuki] Let's eat.

[Hozumi] Having curry in the cold is the best.

-[Yoshio] Wow, it's good! -This is good!

-What the… -[Masayuki] This is really good.

-[Naoto] Jackpot! -[Kenta] Wow, this is so good.

[Masayuki] Mmm!

[Kenta] So good, yeah.

But the one who gets eliminated is the lowest scorer.

-The lowest from the low group. -[Yoshio] Yeah.

So that means it'll be one of us. Most likely from our group.

[Masayuki] Hmm.

Someone from the other group should be eliminated next.

-[Yoshio] Yeah, you're right. -[Naoto] Kick 'em out.

[Kenta] Hayasaka, what's your birthday resolution?

-Birthday resolution? -[Kenta] As a 29-year-old.

-A 29-year-old's resolution? -My resolution as a 29-year-old…

It's the last year in my twenties, so…

Yeah. I intend to enrich my life,

both work and personal. Seriously.

-[Koji] Nice. -I've been letting life slip away.

So I wanna be more intentional at 29. That's it.

-You got this! -[Yoshio] A girlfriend!

-You'll find a girlfriend for sure. -I'll definitely find one.

[laughter]

You've put it out there.

-You're right. -[pulsing beeping]

[female voice] The next stage will be a team competition.

-[Hozumi] What? -What?

Here comes the next challenge.

-Here it comes! -Seriously?

It's finally time.

[female voice] The current first place contestant,

Yuya Shozui,

and second,

Katsuma Yonemura,

will become team captains.

They will be in charge of choosing competitors

to join their teams.

Select the best athletes to compete against the other team.

First and second place have different strengths.

[Ryudai] Seriously?

-Depends on what we're competing in. -[Ryudai] True.

-Oh! A chicken fight! -[Naoto] What?

-No way that's happening. -[Kenta] How would that even work?

Hard to imagine a seven-man chicken fight team.

[female voice] The number of teams that can participate is two,

with a total of 12 participants.

-What? -What?!

[female voice] The two contestants who are not selected will be eliminated.

-What?! -What?!

[Katsuma] I can't make that kind of decision!

-Please don't do this, please. -[Atsushi] That's so cruel.

-What?! -You can't be serious!

Wait a second. They can't be serious.

Ah, give me a break.

We're the bad guys.

What?!

-Eliminated for no reason? -[Koji] This is outrageous.

That is insane.

[Kenta] Isn't this the most brutal way to be eliminated?

[Koji] Is this for real?

This is crazy, right?

[female voice] Tomorrow, at the sound of the bell,

we will begin the draft process.

All you have to go on are the previous competitions, you know?

-Base it on past results? -[Atsushi] Yeah.

Our personalities and times, that's all you have to help you decide.

This blows my mind. It's insane.

[Atsushi] It's crazy, all the things they've been putting us through

since yesterday.

[Koji] The captains have to pick their teammates

without knowing what we're doing, right?

You're right. But odds are the challenge will be about power.

[Naoto] I think so too.

Since it's teams, it might be about how quickly we can move big objects.

Or, like, it could be pushing things.

[Masayuki] In an instant, I was filled with anxiety.

Kabaddi is an unfamiliar sport, so that's a disadvantage for me.

I imagine it'll be difficult to choose an athlete for your team

if you're not familiar with their skills.

I'm feeling incredibly nervous.

-[Katsuma] I don't know what to do. -[Yuya] This is too ruthless.

I mean, two people are gonna be gone, right?

-Yeah. Isn't that so cruel? -It really is.

They don't compete for it.

They just get picked, and that's it for them.

It hurts.

Man, this is so hard.

Yeah…

[Katsuma] I think I tend to put my trust in people too quickly.

So, when I think about who to pick,

all I remember are moments when they were nice to me.

[inhales deeply]

Perhaps I should disregard personality

and look strictly at their scores, you know?

I'm just not so sure if I can do that though.

[Yuya] I was enjoying a delicious dinner, but then,

all of a sudden, my heart sank.

Everyone has given their all and fought to stay in this competition.

But two will be gone without even competing.

I can't believe it's really happening.

[melancholic music playing]

Two of them will be eliminated based on our decisions.

-It hurts. It hurts. -That's tough.

WIFE: HONAMI

Please save me.

Save you?

-That's hard. -Make me feel better.

That'll be hard to do,

but I believe that

the people you choose will also know that it's hard.

It'll definitely take a toll on the ones who have to pick,

and they'll know that.

So do your best. [chuckles]

I appreciate it.

[Yuya] She reminded me that I wasn't alone in this.

I can't afford to lose,

so I intend to stay strong and make a firm choice

without compromising.

[Masayuki] I can't fall asleep.

I can't stop thinking about it.

Thinking doesn't do any good, but I can't turn my brain off.

Hi. Can you see me?

-[woman] We can see you. -Hey. [laughs]

ELDEST DAUGHTER SECOND DAUGHTER

-How are you? -Who's that?

-Papa. -Yep, that's Daddy.

I managed to survive.

That's amazing. You could be home with us.

That's what I was thinking. But you survived.

Get closer. Get closer to see your daddy.

-Mi. -Mi!

Is she crying? When I come home,

let's have some play time and eat delicious food.

-Ruka, can you say, "Daddy, do your best"? -Oh.

Ready? Go.

-Papa. -Ah!

[Masayuki chuckles]

That's good enough. She tried. I felt it.

-[poignant music playing] -I felt your energy. Thank you.

Okay, give me some, Mi.

Daddy.

Yeah?

-Just Daddy. -Hmm?

Just Daddy.

Just me?

What is?

-That I love. -Really? [laughs]

I love you, too, so much.

[chuckles]

[wife] While you've been away, Dad,

you've been number one on her favorite people list.

-Are you serious?! -[both laughing]

I'll do my best.

[wife] He'll do his best, because he knows that you love him.

-We're rooting for you. -Thank you.

Okay, bye now, Mi, Ruka, Emi. Bye-bye.

[music fades]

-[Masayuki] Good evening. -Good evening.

-[Masayuki] Great job today. -You too.

-Okay if I join you? -Oh, sure. Please.

-Ah, thank you so much. -Sure.

-[sighs] Great job today. -You too.

It's cold, isn't it?

So do you have, like a vision or some sort of idea

about what your team is going to look like?

Not really an idea of a team, more like grouping people by categories.

-Oh, I see. -Power, speed, or balance.

Right, right, right, right.

So could you perhaps tell me where do I excel?

-You're speed, right? -Do you know about kabaddi?

I've only seen it a couple times, to be honest.

Ah, gotcha. I see.

It's pretty much team-based martial arts.

-And it's very similar to rugby. -Right, right.

It's a contact sport.

And on top of that, you have to be quick as hell.

If you're not, you'll get caught immediately.

-[exhales deeply] -Yeah.

I get that, yeah.

So if I get the opportunity,

I'll fight with everything I've got.

-Thank you for taking the time. -Yeah, likewise.

-Let's keep doing our best. -Yes.

[Katsuma] I have to think this through before making up my mind.

I know everyone's here in search of a life change.

The fact is, Shozui and I are responsible for a very important decision.

This is too hard.

[gentle music playing]

[female voice] Good morning. The draft will begin at noon

at the sound of the bell.

Until then, low scorers, high scorers,

spend your time as you wish.

[Katsuma] Hmm. I definitely did not get enough sleep.

I kept waking up, my mind racing about who we were going to choose.

And then I was like, "Oh no, go back to sleep."

[Kazuhiro] Hey.

What's up? Hey.

KAZUHIRO GOYA, 31

-It's so hot. -[chuckles]

To be honest, between Yone and you,

and I'm just trusting my gut,

if I were picked,

I'd wanna be on your team. 'Cause if we're together,

we can win.

-[chuckles] -That's how I feel.

-Let's do this. -Let's do this.

-All right, then. -Thank you.

-Hi there. Hi. -Oh, hi.

You know, you and I haven't talked much.

But I feel like, for the next competition, team solidarity will be important.

Yeah, I think it's definitely the case.

I totally agree that's going to be necessary to win.

Right? I know I'm not an obvious choice,

but I've done stuff like obstacle course racing.

-I have skills that others might not have. -Right.

So, if I'm that missing puzzle piece, I think I can be vital

to the team's success.

-Mm-hmm. -Shozui…

-Oh, hey. -Hey there. Don't mind me. I'm just--

-Yes? -You know I'm about making this fun.

-Okay. -That's all I'm after, really.

-Thank you. Yeah. Thank you. -Let's do this. Good!

-I also came to show you my backflip. -Okay, yeah, let's see it.

That's crazy.

-I'm that good. -Truly a gymnast.

-Let's do our best. -Let's do our best.

-Do your best. -Do your best.

I guess it's my turn to defy gravity, yeah?

Oh, come on. You're all showing off.

[Masato] Okay. Here we go. Yay. Thank you so much.

-[Yuya] Wow, amazing! -[Masato] Yes.

As always.

-[Masato] That's all I got. -Yeah, yeah, yeah.

-Kabaddi, let's see it. -Kabbadi, kabbadi, kabbadi, kabbadi.

That's what it's like.

I'm ready to give it my all. My kabaddi spirit will fight till the end.

-Okay. -Good luck with your kabaddi-cision.

Kabaddi-cision!

[sighs]

Kabaddi-cision, huh?

Our leader!

[gentle music playing]

YOSHIO ITOI, 43

Shozui!

-[Shozui laughs] -Been a while!

It's been a while.

-It's been so long. -What the heck did you bring with you?

-These are bats, of course! -No way. Those things?

They're handmade bats! Can't you tell I've made them myself?

-[Yuya] That's so you. -[Yoshio] Let's practice our swing.

-It feels great, yeah? -It's the best.

-[Yoshio] It's the best, right? -It's the best.

[Yoshio] I mean, Hozumi, he was shadowboxing in the morning.

-[Yuya] Okay. -[Yoshio] I was like, "Damn, he's cool!"

I felt like doing something, too, saw some branches,

and thought, "I'll practice my swing."

And then I thought, "Who should join me? Oh, I know!"

-Since I'm a fielder. -'Cause you're a fielder.

You swing it beautifully though.

Nah, I couldn't hit well.

-Maybe you hit better now. -Do you think I'd hit better now?

They call it the draft.

It's just like baseball.

At this stage,

I didn't expect us to be drafted.

That's for damn sure.

-[Yoshio] But choosing sucks too. -It does.

I feel like I'm on the recruiting squad.

Right. So I'm gonna practice swings and leave the rest to heaven.

Like this.

[both chuckle]

Man…

[Katsuma] If it's between us two, I'm guessing Shozui is more popular.

He's bigger than me.

[knock at door]

Yes?

Pardon me.

-Yeah? -[Kenta] Hey.

Been a minute.

Look how fancy this room is.

-[Katsuma] Is this your first time inside? -Yeah, I've never been in one of these.

-So, speaking for myself… -Yeah.

The biggest asset I have to offer you is my brute strength.

-Your power, right? Mm-hmm. -Yes.

[Kenta] The mountain, the sit-ups, the monkey bars…

-[Katsuma] Yeah. -My strength helped for sure.

Hello?

-I can hear you. -Oh!

FATHER: TAKAFUMI-SAN

What do you think the next challenge'll be?

Let's see. Maybe lifting a giant barrel?

I knew it! You think so too, right?!

Something like that, I think.

You know what? That's exactly what I was thinking.

Man! I knew it. It's our shared Tsukamoto blood.

I knew you'd get it.

-It'll be the barrel. -Yeah, the barrel.

-It'll definitely be that. -Yeah.

-Trust me, I know it's coming. -[murmurs]

It'll definitely be a strength-based challenge.

Yeah. Seriously, I just feel so confused about it.

[groans]

This isn't about who to choose and who to eliminate at this point.

It's about maximizing strength.

[footsteps approaching]

Good morning.

-[Yuya] Hey there. What's up? -Hey there.

-Just so you know, I'm a gymnast. -That's right.

In terms of ability,

I feel like I have a lot to offer a team.

[Yuya] I'd think so.

What kind of stuff did you do throughout your career? Like, how did you train?

You know the rings?

-When we hold ourselves up? -Yeah, yeah, yeah.

That's the most physically demanding event.

-[Yuya] That looks intense for sure. -It takes leg strength, arm strength.

The whole body, especially this part…

Feels like you're getting torn apart.

When I watch, I'm worried their arm will get ripped off.

-You're nervous, yeah? -I'm getting very nervous.

I'm the least likely pick, to be honest.

[Yuya] No, no, no, I don't think so.

-How are you doing? -Yeah, I'm good.

Are you working hard?

Tomorrow's event, well, it hasn't been announced yet,

but the top two contestants are now captains, and they choose teams.

I see.

And two people who don't get picked will be eliminated.

-What?! -Without even competing, you know?

So I'm nervous.

-I might not get picked. -I'm not surprised.

But there's something about you that's invaluable.

-What's that? -Your unconditional confidence.

-That's your strength. -You're right.

So just do your best. There's nothing to lose.

-Unless it kills you. -[chuckles]

Let's go!

-Don't chicken out. -Gotcha.

-I'll do my best. -Do your best.

-I won't chicken out. I'll give it my all. -That's good.

-Let's win this. Let's win this. -Yes, let's definitely win this.

We have to be fully committed.

[dramatic music playing]

In the end, we want all the martial artists to survive, right?

The best way to do that is to win. That's all we can do.

It's possible that the choices you two make

will completely alter the course of Final Draft.

So you can't just pick randomly, right?

[music fades]

[bell tolling]

-[female voice] The time has come. -It's time.

[female voice] Everyone, the draft will begin shortly.

-Please gather in the main area. -It's time.

[Yuya] It'll be a very difficult decision to make.

But I have to be aggressive to win.

[dramatic music playing]

[Katsuma] When I committed to this, I staked my entire life on winning.

I felt like I didn't have much of a choice.

[music fades]

[female voice] The draft… will now begin.

Team captains will announce their selections,

starting with their first picks.

[sniffs, exhales deeply]

[Yuya sniffs]

[ominous music stab]

[female voice] The two competitors not chosen will be eliminated.

Round 1.

Yuya Shozui has chosen…

[ominous music stabs]

…Takashi Kurihara.

Katsuma Yonemura has chosen…

Takashi Kurihara.

No way.

[suspenseful music playing]