Kishimoto-kun, Kishimoto-kun.
Kishimoto-kun!
I got a message from Murai-san.
He wants us to come to the office at any time.
He wants to talk to us today.
Yes.
You can use the shower.
- Oh, okay. - Your beard is growing too long.
Yes...
I'm going to make breakfast. You okay with fried eggs?
- Ah, yes... - It's not that way.
December 2018 Asakawa Ena's home
Ah, that's the entrance.
Ouch.
Is he okay?
You want some more fried eggs?
Ah, yes.
Kishimoto Takuro was unaware he was talking like a different person.
It's like when my computer suddenly....
Hmm?
...freezes.
He's like that.
If you're looking for a new place,
a friend of mine from school works as a real estate agent.
Do you have a preference to be near a certain train station?
If you do too many things by force.
I'm free after recording the narration this afternoon,
so if you're free, Kishimoto-kun, I could go with you.
Oh, could you say that again?
I was saying, if it's Wednesday afternoon....
Do you want to update? Please do not turn off your PC. It will take a long time to process.
Maybe he's in the process of updating a version.
If so, what's going to change?
Oh, are you okay?
- That's a lie. - Thanks for your hard work.
My husband was at home at that time.
He was drunk and sleeping at home.
That's why, there's no way he could have seen Matsumoto at Mt. Hattobi.
Well, I can certainly see how this is an amazing new revelation.
Now that the eyewitness testimony has been overturned, there is a real possibility of a retrial.
That is, of course, a wonderful thing.
However, I think that should be done by the press, not by us.
Otherwise, the weight of this fact will be lost.
After all, we are a late-night variety show.
In terms of credibility and ratings,
they should have a special feature on News 8 or something.
No,
we'll do it at here.
What? Does that mean... that's what Murai-san wants?
- Huh? - So, in other words.
Because you don't like the press?
What? No, no, are you still bitter about being kicked out...
Idiot! That's got nothing to do with it.
Is it because the news bureau chief and others are out to get you?
Hey! Stop repeating yourself, Kishimoto.
No, no, because if the story was too big, it would be crushed, Saito-san said...
Uhm, I also think it is better to leave it to the press.
That's because this is Kishimoto-kun's big scoop.
As much as I want him do it,
if we get this major story out first...
the press's reputation would be seriously affected.
If we follow up on a news story they put out earlier,
implying that they didn't do it right,
from then on, the press would
not let us borrow newsreel footage from the past,
and possibly even interfere in other various ways.
Aw come on, they won't go that far.
They will!
That's how the press is.
The most important thing is to convey this fact correctly to a wide audience.
I think it's better to cooperate with the press on this fully prepared scoop.
No,
we'll do it here.
A 25 minute Special Feature.
After the opening, we'll head right into it.
An overview and focus of the case so far,
and the shocking truth based on our own reporting.
No, but if we do it before the press...
Shut up woman, you're barely old enough to eat.
Huh?
How many years do you think I've been in the press?
You should be proudly writing on the blackboard in elementary school about the calculations that an old girl like you has to make.
If I say we do it, we'll do it.
- Kishimoto, hurry up with the editing! - Yes.
Murai-san, that's not good.
I've had enough!!
I don't know anymore. I don't know what's going to happen.
Welcome back.
I'm home.
You know what?
Hmmm?
I really shouldn't tell you this, but...
What?
Today...
in the morning...
Kishimoto-kun slept on this sofa.
Eh.
6 hours, from 5 to 11.
Why?
I don't know, but something tells me he moved out of his home.
He said he was going to sleep in a manga cafe.
Are you angry?
I'm angry.
Hahaha, don't be mad.
- I'm angry. - Don't be angry.
- Of course I'm angry. - Hahaha.
Sorry, forgive me.
I won't forgive you.
The other day, at a sushi restaurant in Ginza.
Just as the customer next to me stood up.
- Here. - What?
Open it.
Oh, later.
Why not now?
What? Why?
Why?
The price for a congratulatory gift?
In Japan, when attending a wedding, care should be taken when selecting a congratulatory gift, as the price of the gift indicates your relationship to the couple (like a close friend, or colleague, or boss, etc...)
This is, you know, a little something for the other day.
Chef, eel and sea urchin.
He gave what was pretty much an engagement ring
not because he was proposing to me,
but because of I was his stock.
This man never puts important things into words.
He only gives out signs.
Signs that cast a curse on those who read it.
Questions remain unanswered,
and you are led astray in a whirlpool of doubt.
What does that ring mean?
What does he think of me?
Why did he try to get me to stop me from broadcasting the special?
I really believe that we...
are betraying each other.
There are so many things I'm still not sure about,
but I have fallen...
too much in love with him.
Hey, I hope you made sure the witness is safe.
I had her stay at a hotel in Tokyo.
She'll be there for a week at least.
Hey, be careful.
If anything should happen to the witness, it'll be a big problem guys.
I understand.
We're about to go live. Stand by, please!
Yes, we're going on air! Yes!
All right, let's get going. It's showtime!
- Let's do it. - "Friday Bonbon"!
Okay, here we go!
- Let's go, let's go, let's go! - 10 seconds to go.
8, 7....
6, 5....
4, 3, 2, 1.
I'm your host, Ebita Tendon.
I'm his assistant Kawakami Misaki.
Well, tonight's "Friday Bonbon" starts with this feature.
Today's Ena's Eye is
dedicated to the 2006 murder of a middle school girl in Mt. Hattobi,
as we present to you a shocking new revelation.
The eyewitness testimony that was the decisive factor in the arrest of the culprit,
has been overturned by the witness' ex-wife.
This means that Matsumoto Yoshio, currently on death row,
could be falsely convicted of a crime he did not commit.
Furthermore, the real killer may still be on the loose.
3 young girls
A serial killer
who is on death row
is falsely accused.
The real killer is on the loose.
Third Installment Mt. Hattobi Serial Murder Case ~puts someone on death row~
~New testimony that eyewitness lied~
Eyewitness' ex-wife A-san
Was your ex-husband's testimony true?
That's a lie.
My husband was at home at that time.
He was drunk and sleeping at home.
...there's no way he could have seen Matsumoto at Mt. Hattobi.
I think he was paid to do so.
Every month, Asabe Commerce,
What are you saying, you idiot!
While the children were small,
The reaction of viewers to this new revelation, which has shaken up Japan's judiciary, has been overwhelming.
I was afraid that he would get back at me.
I couldn't tell anyone about this.
Really...
But, as expected, no one in upper management watched it.
It's a perfect day for golf.
The following Saturday morning.
It seems like a big deal. Is everything okay?
What? What? Yesterday's "Friday Bonbon" It's up on the news.
This is how everyone seems to have found out about it.
What?
It was reported by a television program aired yesterday on Taiyo TV.
So Kobayashi-san, do you think there is a strong possibility that this is a case of a false accusation?
Yes, I suppose you could say that.
In the first place, this Matsumoto death row inmate....
That night,
almost all TV, radio, and newspaper media reported on the news
of the possibility that Matsumoto was falsely convicted.
...it was key to the arrest of Matsumoto Yoshio, a death-row inmate who has been sentenced to death...
Trending: #1 Mt. Hattobi serial murder case
Whoa.
- Takahashi-san, pick it up! - Yes.
The response was beyond our imagination
and we realized how little we knew about ourselves.
Yes, this is the Friday Bonbon staff room.
Yes, yes, about Mt. Hattobi case, that's how it was.
What?
My son's and daughter's homes and workplaces
have already received phone calls from the media.
How did they find out?
I wonder if it is that easy to find us.
I am so worried and concerned.
He's here, isn't he?
I told you, he's not here anymore.
I was reminded of how naive I had been.
What? Really?
Yes. It's likely Nishizawa Tadashi escaped.
We just lost our most important witness.
We can no longer take Nishizawa's testimony.
The possibility of a re-investigation is now gone.
Sorry.
Sorry won't cut it, Asakawa-san!
Why didn't you consult with us in advance?
I am truly sorry.
- This is because we broadcasted it, right? - Probably.
What's going to happen to the feature after this?
I don't know, but we can't do it anymore.
I mean, I wonder if Asakawa-san and the others will be all right.
Indeed. Murai-san and Nagoshi-san....
Monday morning.
Even when I learned that the ratings were at 9%, the highest in the program's history.
Nobody was rejoicing any more.
It seemed there was an emergency executive meeting at the company,
but the fact that Kishimoto-kun and I weren't even invited to it...
Why weren't we invited?
It's so urgent that they don't have time to lecture us now, probably.
What's going to happen?
I have no idea at all.
Everything was not how I imagined it would be.
Thanks for your hard work.
Get out of the way!
Hey, Asakawa.
Yes.
I didn't ask for you, did I?
Eh? Yes.
You're going to be on News 8 tonight.
Huh?
As a reporter who's been following the case, get ready.
Eh... Eh?
You're on! On News 8.
As a reporter following the case!
- It's 30 minutes before the show. - Yes.
- 30 minutes to go! - After the VTR is shown, please move to Asakawa.
- Okay, that's the course of events. - Yes, please.
Asakawa?
I haven't seen her.
Hey, where did Asakawa go?
No answer.
Sorry for calling so many times.
There was something I wanted to tell you.
- Hey. - Oh, thanks for your hard work.
You want something to drink?
Oh, they also have a rich milk cocoa.
No, I'm fine.
Oh, yes.
- Uhm... - Hmm?
I wonder if the fact that the press is letting me appear on the show
means that we have reached a settlement after all.
Not so much a settlement, more like a compromise.
Since other stations and newspapers have started to follow suit so extensively,
we can't help but report on it, right?
Reluctantly, they changed their policy.
And, when they decided to do it,
they said, "You have more material than anyone else right now,
so give it all to us, and lend us Asakawa."
I see.
Well, that's all right.
Yeah, haha.
I'm a little worried about something that's out of character...
Is it about Saito-san?
Did you know?
I do not know the details.
However, I am sure that pressure was exerted on the company
by Deputy Prime Minister Daimon through Saito-san.
He told me not to pursue the case.
Is that why you decided to do it at here instead of handing it over to the press?
Maybe.
What exactly is he trying to do, Saito-san?
Don't ask me.
Because...
To be a dog to those in power,
and to twist the truth with it,
this is what he used to despise the most.
Huh, when did it all change?
When did you...
Has that person gone over to the other side?
This Saito guy has too much potential.
Not the press, but the other side. Even I'm aware of it myself.
You mean in politics?
He's going to leave the press sooner or later.
Talent that overflows literally overflows,
and there is no one who can stop it but himself.
In other words, when a disaster strikes,
it is very easy for something important to be swept away from our lives.
So, about your appearance today.
Do you want to stop?
Huh?
At any rate, so far, you're just the announcer.
I'll say it was me and Kishimoto, not you, who were following this case,
planning the special feature, and writing the manuscript.
As you're an announcer, you can just explain that you were just forced to read the script.
In short, when push comes to shove, Saito can make an excuse like that to Daimon.
But there's no turning back if you go on News 8 tonight as the reporter who followed the case.
Saito's position would be extremely sensitive.
If you want, we could be talking about whether we'd rather have you or Daimon.
Will it be me or Kishimoto instead?
If you're okay with that, I'll go to the producer now and work something out.
No....
I'll go.
This job is mine.
This is who I am completely now.
If this is something that is pushed away from Saito-san's life,
sooner or later he will have to accept it.
I understand.
What?
"Congratulations on your triumphant appearance on News 8."
Is that Saito?
"I thought about telling you after the show,"
"but that would be too much....."
Too much of what?
I can't do it. I can't. Not now.
- Uhm, Murai-san, please hold on to this. - Eh?
I'll read it when I'm done.
Hey, hey, hey...
- You should at least change the notification sound. - Do it yourself.
But, I don't know this model.
Why is he sending it all in one go?
Hey... this guy just won't stop.
5, 4, 3....
Good evening, this is News 8.
Welcome to tonight's program.
In 2006, there was a case where a middle school girl was murdered at Mt. Hattobi.
Taiyo TV's Friday Bonbon's program of
three special features on the case have been aired so far.
In a recent third feature,
Matsumoto Yoshio, a death-row inmate whose death sentence has been confirmed,
was due to an eyewitness testimony which was a major factor in his arrest.
However the witness's ex-wife overturned it,
and new facts were broadcast.
Immediately after the program aired,
there was a huge response from our viewers on this topic.
We'll have more on this, on tonight's News 8.
So, you've been covering the case so far.
Announcer Asakawa Ena will explain more in detail.
Thank you very much.
Thank you for having me.
In June of this year,
a woman who was present, at the time of Matsumoto Yoshio's arrest
gave testimony that Matsumoto was not a murderer.
I followed up on the contents of
media reports at the time and
as I studied the case files and so on,
and the process of how death row inmate Matsumoto was arrested,
a few points of uncertainty have surfaced.
- Points of uncertainty? - Yes.
Okay, we're going to commercial.
Start with the VTR after the commercial break.
Yes. Yes.
Thank you for your hard work.
- Thanks for the hard work. - I hope it's ok like that, right?
It's not a problem at all.
Asakawa. Good work.
- How was it? - It was perfect.
- Thanks for your hard work. - What's wrong?
Murai-san called me and asked me to take over.
- With what? - Ah ah, here.
Oh, thank you.
I've been thinking about our future plans.
Hmmm... DNA after all...
What? What's wrong?
Are you okay?
I thought about telling you after the show,
but that would be too much pain for you to bear.
Let's end it here.
I think you noticed it too.
You and I have been in a relationship of conflict for some time now.
It is something that cannot be filled with half-hearted sentiments.
In the near future you will come to hate me.
Even so, that's exactly the person
I fell in love with.
I am sure that will never change.
Thank you for everything. Be well.
While News 8's coverage of the case
made clear the station's stance on the case,
it also had to make a clean break from the public uproar.
It was also the time of year when the program was being changed.
Thanks for your hard work on the last episode!
The company's conclusion was quick.
That's all for now. The final episode of "Friday Bonbon" has successfully aired!
Thank you all so much for your hard work over the past 10 years!
Nonetheless, Friday Bonbon has been terminated.
Yeah... same slot from April... what was it again?
Weekend Pom Poms.
"Friday Bonbon" is now "Weekend Pom Pom".
The "Weekend Pom Pom" MC will be fresh from the dead....
Ebiten will continue as MC for the new show.
Also, many of the staff members are staying on as they are.
The mood at the set was perfectly peaceful during the final session.
The exception is that the assistant will be replaced by Tanaka Maiko, who is one season younger than Kawakami Misaki.
Likewise, the Bonbon girls are being replaced by new Pom Pom girls.
♪ I can't believe you're so well behaved and sober. ♪
♪ I couldn't do it. ♪
♪ In the school building at night ♪
♪ I went around breaking windows. Break, break. ♪
♪ Keep defying them. ♪
♪ I kept struggling. ♪
♪ I wanted to be free as soon as possible. ♪
Hey, Murai! Murai-san!
♪ Good luck, everybody. Good luck, everybody. ♪
♪ I'll do my best ♪
♪ and I'll never quit until I get my full severance pay ♪
♪ With disgust ♪
♪ Still, I spent time there. ♪
♪ One thing I did understand. ♪
♪ from this domination... ♪
Graduation!
Thanks, everybody! Good job, Murai-san.
Thank you! Murai Kyoichi, age 51....
Finally, Murai-san was removed from the production and transferred to an affiliated subsidiary.
So much for Friday Bonbon! ♪ That's why... ♪
That's "15 Nights." It's "15 Nights".
Instead, Nagoshi-san was promoted to chief producer.
Hey guys... cute.
And Kishimoto-kun was also transferred to the Accounting Department.
It was a blatant purge,
but I guess that's the way things are done in an organization.
♪ Even to my friends, I showed them how tough I was. ♪
- Murai-san, did you make this? - This?
- It's a rabbit, a rabbit. - Yay!
I was going out with him the other day....
Oh, Ena-san. Oh, it shouldn't be me time.
Ena-san, please sing this.
- Please sing this. - Ena-san! Ena-san!
Yes, Ena-san.
- Yes. - Ener's eye!
Ener's Eye! Ener's Eye!
♪ In the lights and shadows of a town at dusk ♪
♪ A gift of words to the departing you ♪
♪ Rather than smile through your grief. ♪
♪ I'd rather cry until I burst into tears. ♪
♪ The more grief a person feels... ♪
♪ I can be kind to people. ♪
♪ Just goodbye is not enough. ♪
♪ I'll miss you too much. ♪
♪ A gift of words to the departing you ♪
Kishimoto... hey Kishimoto... go... go...
Kishimoto-san, please sing.
♪ Though interrupted by the evening breeze ♪
♪ Hear me out to the end my gift of words. ♪
♪ Instead of lamenting that I can't believe it. ♪
♪ I'd rather trust people and get hurt. ♪
♪ Don't ask for it. Don't ask for kindness. ♪
♪ Because that's what cowards say. ♪
♪ For the first time I loved you ♪
♪ Without any decorations..... ♪
And so, Friday Bonbon closed its 10-year history with no particular regret.
Kishimoto-kun found a room in Shimokitazawa and started living alone.
Ah! Why isn't there an elevator here?
- It's very inexpensive. - Hey, hold this.
- Isn't the view nice? - What?
- Here? - Nope.
- Here? - Hehe, not at all.
- Not at all? - Yeah.
Here? Hmmm... Hmmm... No.
Hm. Here.
- Not quite there... - Oh, where then?
Hahaha.
No, there.
Oh, she's on the list again.
Did you know that Asakawa-san returned to No. 3 in the popular female announcer rankings?
- Is that so? - Yes, see.
Ummm, "I thought she was a flop, but I like her sincere reporting attitude."
"Cool and eminent as ever."
But she and Saito-san broke up.
Really?
Yeah, it's amazing isn't it?
Even though she is treated like an old lady at the station.
But I have hope. I wish her the best.
Actually, I didn't get the offer until the very end.
Most likely, the company must have been hesitating.
But I was the most surprised at how it concluded.
Straight to what you want to know.
Good morning.
Good morning! Good morning!
I look forward to working with you.
Good morning.
Brings back memories, huh?
You know what.
I'm the one who made the decision to bring you back.
Thank you very much.
But I wonder if it's all right for them to hire me.
- Eh? - I think I'm going to offend Deputy Prime Minister Daimon.
Hey, about that.
Friday Bonbon has already been cancelled because of that.
Your appointment is in response to the audience.
The company had to be very careful.
Your bad luck is surprisingly powerful, huh?
I beg your pardon.
But remember.
I won't let you do anything unnecessary under me even if it kills me.
I don't do anything unnecessary,
but I do what I think is necessary.
Oh, go ahead. I'll fire you right away.
If we can't tell the truth, then anchors are nothing more than lying puppets.
I'm prepared for that, so if it's not convenient for you,
you can drop me off at any time and as quickly as you like.
Wow, Asakawa Ena has also become bony after 30.
A woman's freshness is short-lived, isn't it?
Oh, this isn't sexual harassment,
Shouldn't the person who was told, get to decide if it's sexual harassment or not?
Well, good luck.
That's no good. Stay calm.
I don't have time to get dragged into this anymore.
Good evening, I'm Asakawa Ena.
Tonight, "News 8" will bring in a new beginning.
Revision to expand acceptance of foreign workers Immigration...
I became the anchor for News 8 again,
and my days revolved around being on the air.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Kan held a press conference...
Every day, news is born and travels around the world.
At the White House....
It changes by the minute.
New relationships, new frictions.
Yesterday, on-camera interviews with ruling and opposition party officials. I was able to film each of them.
That interview footage? Can I see it beforehand?
At the end of that VTR, ask guests to comment.
By the way, I think it would be easier for guests to comment if there were real voices from the city in the Machiroku.
At Notre Dame Cathedral....
New threats, new disruptions.
Opening and Closing Ceremonies included....
They are terribly huge, complex, and fast.
We are trying to force ourselves to catch up with something
that humans were never meant to catch up with in the first place...
A small eruption occurred just now at the first crater of Mt. Aso.
We may not even be able to keep up with
what we really should be able to keep up with.
I know I should continue to go after it.
I'm just so busy, I don't have time.
Or am I finally pretending to be busy
and forgetting what's important?
I'll be there as soon as I'm ready.
Sorry, I don't have time right now.
I'll be in touch. I'm really sorry.
No, wait...
- Oh, welcome. - Hello.
It's that weird store, right? Yeah.
I don't know, it's opened and closed on a whim.
I thought it was a very amateurish business.
- It finally closed down, hahaha. - That's right, isn't it?
- Where is this shop? - A little further down the shopping street.
The guy was kind of slimy and creepy.
That's Honjo Kentaku-san and his son.
- What? - Really?
- That suspicious older brother. - Eh, but...
My wife says he's good-looking.
Haha, I hear women like that kind of thing.
- Hahaha. - Ahh, women should
not let him get close to them. He's a bad influence.
I suppose that's the case.
Hahaha.
No, well, but...
since Daimon-san became the deputy prime minister,
Yattobi is more and more under Honjo Kentaku's control.
No, because this shopping street...
It's all Honjo-san's land.
- Oh, is that so? - No, we are too.
- Daimon-sensei has my support. - Huh. Yeah.
Excuse me, I'm going out for a minute.
Oh, uhm, an egg sandwich and cafe au lait please.
- Ah, yes, egg sandwich. - Hahaha.
Letter of Resignation
Saito.
Seriously?
Yes.
Well, I guess I can't convince you to stay?
Thank you for your help.
So, is it that thing after all?
Are you going to Daimon-sensei's?
Let's change it now.
Thank you for your hard work.
Well then, after you. Good work.
He was born in Yattobi City.
Yes, yes, yes...
Hi, I'm Sasaoka. Good evening.
Yeah, yeah.
Huh? Deputy Prime Minister Daimon?
Yes. Could you please look into it?
Biography, family, supporters, and everything about Deputy Prime Minister Daimon.
♪ [Mirage] ♪
♪ A profile struggling to reach the moon that will never be reached ♪ ♪ 届きはしない月に手を伸ばし もがく横顔 ♪
♪ Building in the shape of desire, it's a distorted waltz ♪ ♪ 欲望の形をしたビルディング 歪なワルツだ ♪
♪ There are things that no one can say, and they're blocking it out ♪ ♪ 誰にだって口に出せないことがあって 塞いでいる ♪
♪ The beast bit off the lead that I managed to get ♪ ♪ 自分で着けたリードを噛み切った獣 ♪
♪ Finish me off with a heart that's aching for you ♪ ♪ あなたに焦がれる胸を仕留めてくれ ♪
♪ Let's make vows in a place where it's lit ♪ ♪ 灯された場所で誓い交わそう ♪
♪ The heathen who destroys himself in a fire that's too strong ♪ ♪ あまりに強い火に身を滅ぼす異教徒 ♪
♪ Do not answer to fate. ♪ ♪ 運命に返事はしないでよ ♪
♪ There will be a judgment ♪ ♪ きっと下される裁き ♪
♪ Can't stop the fire ♪
♪ I want to believe. ♪ ♪ 信じたいんだ ♪