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A Hundred Scenes
of AWAJIMA
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Saori Yamagata & Mikako Takeuchi
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Wow, look at you!
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You've really moved up in the world,
staying in such a fancy hospital room.
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I am the cash cow, after all.
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Well, sure, I guess.
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Oh, this is from the boss, by the way.
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Ah, that's sweet.
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I've already received some pretty flowers.
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I appreciate it.
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You're saying that with such
a gloomy look on your face.
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Am I?
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Well, getting canned while you're here
would sting for sure.
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Wait, you're not leaving?
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You seem like you want
someone to talk to.
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Talk about timing...
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I thought I'd finally gotten the role
when the cast was announced,
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but it can slip your grasp just like that.
That's what's so scary about this world.
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"This world" is telling you
to get some rest for now.
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I guess I just have to believe that.
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Have you heard anything
about the new cast?
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Yeah.
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Mikako, right?
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Feels like it was meant to be.
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Saori!
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So the double casting's been announced.
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You were already tapped for it, right?
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Well, yeah. You were too, right?
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Yeah.
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Looking forward to it.
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Likewise.
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Oh no! You have a terrible fever.
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Are you okay?
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Your face is red,
and you're sweating like crazy.
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So what?
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You should've performed yesterday
if we'd known this would happen.
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What's the use in
complaining about it now?
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Sorry.
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We're only performing for two days.
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You did the first.
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Now it's my time.
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Did you think you'd get
another turn on the stage?
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I would never think that way!
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Sorry.
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The fever must be getting to me.
That was nasty.
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Forget I said it.
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I understand.
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It would be embarrassing
if I were to collapse onstage
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when I'm not even out of school yet.
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Please don't laugh at me,
even if anyone else does.
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I would never.
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Mikako never collapsed.
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Though she apparently had no memory of
what happened during the roaring applause.
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Ueda
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Takeuchi
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Come in!
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Is Mikako okay?
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If she's sleeping...
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I think she's all right.
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Senpai, Yomogida-senpai
and Yamagata-senpai are here.
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Okay.
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I'll leave you with her.
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Make yourselves comfortable.
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Thanks.
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You don't need to get up! Stay in bed!
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I freaked when I didn't see you
in the nurse's office.
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I thought I'd be able
to relax more in my own room.
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You're sick. You need to get some sleep.
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Here.
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I just came to bring you these.
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Thanks.
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I'll arrange them later.
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Already graduation, huh?
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It went by so quickly...
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Yeah.
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"Let's all take the stage together."
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"Every one of us has to be there."
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Despite what she said,
Mikako was the first one absent.
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Did you hear about Mikako?
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No.
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Only that she's in the hospital.
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We eventually got news
that she was fighting illness,
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and gradually, we stopped bringing her up.
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You know, though...
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Yeah?
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About the graduation performance...
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Do you think that was really just the flu?
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You think it might
have been early symptoms?
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I don't know, but I'm not
even sure what to say to her.
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That's how we were.
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We worried about her as we abandoned her.
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Our guest today is Mikako Takeuchi-san!
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Listen to those cheers!
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You sure are popular.
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Oh, please.
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Only because of that famous drama.
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I understand you have an unusual history,
Takeuchi-san. Isn't that right?
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You graduated from the
Awajima Revue School
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before entering the
Awajima Revue Troupe.
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Wow, I thought everyone
would have known that.
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Of course not.
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I wasn't there for very long.
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Right. You fell ill soon after you
joined and took some time off.
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I wouldn't call it time off
as much as I would retirement.
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Mikako Takeuchi's History
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1. Awajima Revue
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2. Shocking departure
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3. Return to show biz
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Indeed, but now you've returned.
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And I hear it was your encounter
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with the latest director
that inspired your return.
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That's right.
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It all started with a stage
director named Miyajima-san,
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though I really only am
here to fill in this time.
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I'll do my best to do justice to Yuki
Kaburagi-san's work while she recovers.
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Mikako Takeuchi & Saori Yamagata
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I worry, you know?
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You're so frail.
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I'm sorry.
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Everyone's trying to send
you off with good cheer.
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I just can't seem to shake my concerns.
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It's fine.
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I couldn't blame my mother
for being worried.
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Mikako-chan, your mom's here.
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What were you looking at?
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An airplane.
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Is that right?
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You wanted to become a flight
attendant, didn't you?
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What kind of book is it today?
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Do you have manga?
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I sure do!
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I didn't know what to get you,
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so I asked the lady at the
bookstore what she likes.
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A girl who shared the room with me
had passed away just prior.
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Sakusaku Town
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The Awajima Revue Troupe's New Performance
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Spring
Lunches You
Won't Want to Miss
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Top Cherry
Blossom Spots!
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Maybe I ought not to have
shown her that issue...
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Why not?
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You could say it's part
of the reason she got better.
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I know, but...
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How pretty!
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They're putting on a show
at Green Hall nearby next month.
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I wanna go!
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Do you really want to?
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Yeah! I wanna see it!
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Well, then let's get you back on your feet
so you can be discharged by then.
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My mother brought me all sorts of
entertainment to keep me distracted.
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As bored as I was living in the hospital,
all of it drew my attention.
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But it was the Awajima Revue
that captured me the most.
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Have you got everything?
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Yup.
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I already sent the important stuff ahead.
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Oh, please don't cry.
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Sakiko-san's such a crybaby.
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I'll make sure she gets
there safe and sound.
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You're sure you got everything, yeah?
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I said I did.
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Maybe I should have let Mom come with us.
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Nah.
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She'd cry so much,
they'd have to shut the trains down.
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She decided to stay home specifically
because she was afraid of that.
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But...
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It's fine, it's fine!
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We just have to show her
that you're working hard,
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and she'll feel better in no time.
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Okay.
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Road Safety
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Now I'm crying.
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It really does run in the family, huh?
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It's a double casting, right?
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It has to be those two for sure!
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Please call for assistance
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Pardon me! I'd like to use the phone.
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Sure.
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Mom?
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Yeah, I got the double-cast part!
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Come on, please stop crying!
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They told you in the staff
office, didn't they?
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You could have just used the phone there.
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No! I mean, I just felt shy about
calling in front of the teachers.
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Congrats. Break a leg.
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Thank you.
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Here.
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You all right?
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Thanks.
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Sorry, I think I got a bit dehydrated.
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Be careful.
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Ensemble team, please gather over here.
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Okay, from the top.
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Oh no! You have a terrible fever.
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Are you okay?
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Your face is red,
and you're sweating like crazy.
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So what?
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I can't let myself collapse.
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My mother and father
are both here to watch me.
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You won't be disappointed
in me anymore, will you?
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"Mikako's an accomplished
girl now, isn't she?"
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Come in!
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Is Mikako okay?
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If she's sleeping...
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I think she's all right.
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Really?
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Senpai, Yomogida-senpai
and Yamagata-senpai are here.
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Okay.
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Here.
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I just came to bring you these.
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I met your mother and father.
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They asked me to give them to you.
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Thanks.
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I'll arrange them later.
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Let's all take the stage together.
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Every one of us has to be there.
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Okay.
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I got your letter and the tickets!
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You're amazing!
You got a supporting role, right?
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We're so proud of you, Mikako!
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Oh, you! You're drunk again.
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I'll be home again soon.
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Be sure to take care of your health.
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Yeah.
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I'll do my best.
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Up-and-Coming Actor Leaves Awajima,
Expects Long Recovery
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Does it say anything about Mika-chan?
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Yeah.
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It's not much.
Her name's barely mentioned.
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What happens to the performances
in these situations?
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This says they already
have a sub lined up.
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Let's see...
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"Yuuki Kaburagi," apparently.
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What a shame.
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Good work on closing night.
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Thanks.
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You got a ton of accolades.
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Yeah.
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"Yeah"? That's it?
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Mixed feelings, huh?
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I mean, of course.
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I know it's uncalled for
that I'd even think that way...
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But it's hard not to have
mixed feelings about it.
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Did you hear about Mikako?
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No.
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Only that she's in the hospital.
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We went to visit her before the show,
but she seemed pretty drowsy.
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We decided we shouldn't be there so often.
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I heard Mikako might be quitting.
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Oh, but you'd better not go
holding yourself responsible in any way.
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I'm fine.
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It's her decision to make.
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Hello, Mikako?
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It's your dad.
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You doing all right?
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You should come home for a bit.
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Get some rest.
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You don't need to cry.
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You're such a crybaby, Mikako.
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It's so pretty.
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This hospital's famous for its gardens.
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Here you go.
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Thanks.
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You came all the way here,
and now you're doing all this for me.
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It's all right.
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I wanted you to have it while it's fresh.
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How's work?
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I'm getting used to it.
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Oh, here.
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From Miyajima-san.
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Thanks.
271
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I never thought this would be
how we'd meet each other again.
272
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Me either.
273
00:16:03,370 --> 00:16:05,630
It's been weighing on me.
274
00:16:06,050 --> 00:16:10,670
I wanted all of us to be
there through Awajima.
275
00:16:11,590 --> 00:16:18,050
I wanted to stand onstage with you all,
and I wanted my family to see me there.
276
00:16:19,850 --> 00:16:23,070
But it was completely
out of my hands at the time.
277
00:16:25,440 --> 00:16:27,310
I'm sorry, Mikako...
278
00:16:27,920 --> 00:16:31,020
that I couldn't give birth
to you as a healthier girl.
279
00:16:32,350 --> 00:16:35,770
It did put pressure on me to know that
my mother had such high hopes for me.
280
00:16:36,320 --> 00:16:39,020
But that was also my last bastion of hope.
281
00:16:40,240 --> 00:16:41,830
That's what kept me going.
282
00:16:43,470 --> 00:16:46,600
So it felt like I had the ladder
pulled out from under me.
283
00:16:47,070 --> 00:16:49,790
It definitely broke me.
284
00:16:51,180 --> 00:16:55,430
That's why I quit without telling
anyone. I kind of ran away.
285
00:16:56,530 --> 00:16:59,800
You sure are a perfectionist,
Takeuchi-san.
286
00:17:00,160 --> 00:17:03,960
You not only have high expectations
of yourself, but of your mother too.
287
00:17:05,330 --> 00:17:07,110
Of course he would say that!
288
00:17:07,110 --> 00:17:07,980
Right?
289
00:17:07,980 --> 00:17:10,430
He's absolutely right, though.
290
00:17:10,430 --> 00:17:13,820
I was so convinced that I needed
to live up to my mother's hopes.
291
00:17:14,950 --> 00:17:21,100
And convinced that she needed to
cheer for me the way I wanted.
292
00:17:22,350 --> 00:17:27,440
I guess I couldn't forgive her
for apologizing to me.
293
00:17:28,300 --> 00:17:31,080
For being disappointed in me.
294
00:17:31,790 --> 00:17:33,830
Even though she never was.
295
00:17:35,880 --> 00:17:39,940
There are some thoughts
that take time to thaw.
296
00:17:41,280 --> 00:17:46,290
What ties us down, more often
than not, is ourselves.
297
00:17:47,800 --> 00:17:49,790
Let's hold a reunion sometime.
298
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I'll invite her too.
299
00:17:51,110 --> 00:17:53,130
Her, huh? Kayo, right?
300
00:17:53,130 --> 00:17:55,320
You two were always close.
301
00:17:55,320 --> 00:17:57,210
Not always.
302
00:17:52,730 --> 00:17:57,490
I retired
303
00:17:58,710 --> 00:18:01,910
We had our regrets too.
304
00:18:02,330 --> 00:18:06,740
Maybe we should've taken
the risk and visited you.
305
00:18:07,960 --> 00:18:11,930
But we told ourselves
we'd be pressuring you.
306
00:18:13,090 --> 00:18:18,410
That was our excuse for never facing you.
307
00:18:19,530 --> 00:18:21,700
Neither of us communicated
well enough, did we?
308
00:18:21,700 --> 00:18:23,050
No kidding.
309
00:18:24,410 --> 00:18:28,110
To be honest, I had mixed feelings
about what happened.
310
00:18:29,320 --> 00:18:32,400
I was hoping we'd all
get to perform together.
311
00:18:32,400 --> 00:18:34,050
And yet...
312
00:18:34,880 --> 00:18:37,760
We always wound up missing our chance.
313
00:18:41,070 --> 00:18:43,390
Mihito Yuuki
314
00:18:39,010 --> 00:18:43,560
I ran away at one point,
and Kayo Yomogida left.
315
00:18:44,730 --> 00:18:49,590
Saori Yamagata was dethroned,
and I took her place.
316
00:18:50,970 --> 00:18:53,610
I just couldn't stop thinking that way.
317
00:18:54,200 --> 00:18:56,890
Aha, there's that perfectionism again.
318
00:18:56,890 --> 00:18:58,740
I'm just timid.
319
00:18:58,740 --> 00:19:00,720
That's what Miyajima-san
told you, isn't it?
320
00:19:01,110 --> 00:19:02,860
I'm surprised you can tell.
321
00:19:02,860 --> 00:19:03,800
Of course I can.
322
00:19:05,390 --> 00:19:09,950
What I wasn't expecting, though,
was my mother to be so supportive.
323
00:19:11,210 --> 00:19:13,300
Oh, this girl...
324
00:19:13,300 --> 00:19:16,360
She's the one they chose
when you had to step down.
325
00:19:18,380 --> 00:19:20,760
I'm surprised you remember that, Mom.
326
00:19:20,760 --> 00:19:24,120
Well, sure. I'm your mother.
I had all sorts of feelings about it.
327
00:19:24,910 --> 00:19:29,580
But we have her to thank
for keeping your spot warm for you.
328
00:19:30,150 --> 00:19:33,470
You finally have an opportunity
to pay her back.
329
00:19:34,450 --> 00:19:37,880
It's like how when they talk about
having your shirt buttoned wrong.
330
00:19:38,330 --> 00:19:40,380
It was almost strange
how much better I felt.
331
00:19:41,840 --> 00:19:45,130
That's also the only reason I could
finally bring myself to come here.
332
00:19:45,700 --> 00:19:48,880
Of course, it isn't the
best of occasions, but...
333
00:19:48,880 --> 00:19:50,210
No, that's...
334
00:19:55,170 --> 00:19:57,660
Yeah, it hurts.
335
00:20:01,630 --> 00:20:03,850
It hurts and I have
mixed feelings about it.
336
00:20:04,360 --> 00:20:06,500
I've always wanted to play that role.
337
00:20:08,010 --> 00:20:11,820
But I'm also glad they chose you.
338
00:20:12,700 --> 00:20:14,160
That's the truth.
339
00:20:15,740 --> 00:20:18,950
It was the truth,
and I meant it sincerely.
340
00:20:19,430 --> 00:20:21,860
But we always lie just a little.
341
00:20:22,410 --> 00:20:27,430
There's always a part of us that
refuses to be sensible and grown-up.
342
00:20:28,610 --> 00:20:31,800
We always want to be in
a position to be chosen.
343
00:20:32,890 --> 00:20:35,370
And we put a lid
on that sort of arrogance.
344
00:20:35,730 --> 00:20:37,410
We pretend it doesn't exist.
345
00:20:38,320 --> 00:20:41,200
Because that's how grown-ups
are meant to be.
346
00:20:42,650 --> 00:20:44,560
Except that day.
347
00:20:45,220 --> 00:20:48,690
I spewed the ugly emotions
that were inside me.
348
00:20:50,300 --> 00:20:51,950
And that Mikako...
349
00:20:51,950 --> 00:20:56,330
She just stared at me
as if to say, "Yeah, I know."
350
00:20:57,730 --> 00:20:59,930
I must have known too.
351
00:21:00,830 --> 00:21:04,340
That even when she saw
my true, unseemly, childish self...
352
00:21:04,910 --> 00:21:07,540
she wouldn't laugh,
even if everyone else did.
353
00:21:09,720 --> 00:21:13,090
We'll be beginning our production
announcement press conference soon.
354
00:21:13,090 --> 00:21:17,110
Please refrain from asking questions
not pertaining to the performance.
355
00:21:13,100 --> 00:21:17,100
Production Announcement Press Conference
356
00:21:13,100 --> 00:21:17,100
2nd Floor, Matsu Room
357
00:21:17,480 --> 00:21:21,160
What was your first thought when you
heard you would be double cast?
358
00:21:22,460 --> 00:21:27,740
It's been our dream since we were
students, and it's finally come true.
359
00:21:28,300 --> 00:21:30,390
I felt the same way.
360
00:21:31,350 --> 00:21:37,620
I understand you attended school together,
but Takeuchi-san left Awajima early.
361
00:21:37,860 --> 00:21:38,910
Yes.
362
00:21:38,910 --> 00:21:41,480
I was prone to illness back then,
363
00:21:41,480 --> 00:21:44,840
and I was worried that I might
miss a performance.
364
00:21:44,840 --> 00:21:48,120
I made the difficult decision to focus
on my health for a time.
365
00:21:48,130 --> 00:21:50,140
Old Friends
Take the Stage
in a Double Casting
366
00:21:50,310 --> 00:21:53,000
Maybe I shouldn't have quit either.
367
00:21:53,000 --> 00:21:54,060
Seriously?
368
00:21:54,060 --> 00:21:55,850
Nah, I'm joking.
369
00:21:55,850 --> 00:21:59,650
I know this world isn't so forgiving.
370
00:22:00,020 --> 00:22:03,730
Though, you know,
Mikako wishes you hadn't too.
371
00:22:05,920 --> 00:22:09,700
We live with the choices
we make, I suppose.