01x01 - Episode 1

[bunniefuu]

[intriguing music plays]

[distant cheering]

[woman] I've been dreaming about it
for a long time.

[cheering continues]

[upbeat music plays]

♪ Beauty, beauty ♪

♪ Beauty Pair ♪

♪ Beauty, beauty ♪

♪ Beauty Pair! ♪

♪ Even in the dirt... ♪

[crowd] Jackie!

♪ Trampled underfoot... ♪

[crowd] Maki!

♪ Still two flowers bloom in white ♪

♪ And it's what we like ♪

♪ Even in the storm... ♪

[crowd] Jackie!

♪ Ever we endure... ♪

[crowd] Maki!

♪ Flowers blooming in the ring ♪

♪ And that's what we bring ♪

♪ All the tender love ♪

♪ You gave to me ♪

♪ I give back to you ♪

♪ So gratefully ♪

♪ Young and wild with no regret ♪

♪ It's what we will give you ♪

♪ While these carefree days are new ♪

♪ Beauty, beauty... ♪

[woman] I've been dreaming about it
for a long time.

Singing in the ring
under a bright spotlight.

[uplifting music plays]

Being cheered on by the crowd.

And using my beautiful body to fight.

[uplifting music continues]

[crowd cheering]

[woman] But...

[stick thuds]

{an8}EXTREME

{an8}...nobody can predict
how their life will turn out.

[man] Hey, Dump!

You better not half a*s this fight.

Bring the intention to m*rder! Now go!

Huh?

Don't tell me what to do.

Ow.

[Dump] Let's go.

[exciting music plays]

[announcer] In the red corner,
it's the Extreme Evil Alliance.

[crowd chanting] Go away! Go away!

Go away! Go away!

- Go away!
- [Dump yells]

[crowd] Go away!

[announcer] Dump is on a rampage!
Look out!

[Dump] That's right!

- [announcer] Keep your distance!
- Get the hell out of here!

Go away? You all get out of here!

- What are you looking at, huh?
- [announcer] Stay away for your safety.

- Everyone, stay away! Back up!
- [crowd] Go away!

[announcer] Please be careful!

- Let go!
- Give that here!

- [girl] Hey!
- What the hell is this sh*t, huh?

This poster's trash!

- [crowd] Go away!
- [Dump laughs]

You want a piece of this? [laughs]

[woman] Hey, Dump!

[suspenseful music plays]

[Dump] The story I'm about to tell you...

{an8}LIONESS ASUKA, CHIGUSA NAGAYO

- Get over here right now!
- Fight us if you aren't scared!

[Dump] ...is the story of

my, or rather...

I'll be right over!

[Dump] ...the story of our battle.

[rock music plays]

[Dump] ♪ Don't get too confident ♪

{an8}♪ No way you're gonna win ♪

♪ Stop your whining over me ♪

♪ Your opinions I don't need ♪

{an8}♪ Better be careful ♪

{an8}♪ Enter, Dump the Heel ♪

{an8}♪ Loud enough to drown your prayers ♪

{an8}♪ God can't hear you anymore ♪

♪ This is my bloodthirsty anthem ♪

♪ Evil to the core ♪

♪ It's too late to run ♪

♪ It's the end, your time has come ♪

- ♪ Here they come! ♪
- ♪ Dump the Heel! ♪

- ♪ Here they come! ♪
- ♪ Dump the Heel! ♪

- ♪ Here they come! ♪
- ♪ Die, you b*stard! ♪

{an8}[glass shatters]

[gentle music plays]

[man] Let's see here.

Twenty bottles?

[till rings]

[man] A hundred yen. There you go.

Oh. Okay, it's a hundred yen. Here.

Thanks!

Since you two are working very hard,
this is a gift from me to you.

[both] Thank you.

[gentle music continues]

Mm.

- Mmm!
- No way. I'm saving this for Mom.

Fine.

[gentle music continues]

- Hello.
- [man] Hello.

Hello.

Would you like dinner at my house? Huh?

- [girls] No way!
- [man laughs]

[gentle music continues]

[music fades]

- Kaoru.
- [Kaoru] What?

[mom] I have to work at the factory
tomorrow. Can you make the onigiri?

Mm. Okay, got it!

[girl] Kaoru is stealing food again!

Hiromi,

you should eat more,
like your sister does.

You're too skinny, like underpants string.

- She called you underpants string!
- You're giant underpants!

[mom] People will think I don't feed you.

[rumbling]

[ominous music plays]

[Kaoru] Mom.

Hurry. Your lunch money.
Hide it right away.

MATSUGOGUMI LTD.

[man grunts]

[tense music plays]

The other day, I was in a crash
I didn't cause, so I need a little help.

We don't have cash for you.

We have rent and utilities.

I'm also paying your debt.

Man, you've gotten fat.

[mom] Hey, don't!

[man] Let me go.

- You got paid today, didn't you?
- [mom] No! I don't have extra money!

- [man] Where's the school lunch money?
- [mom] Hey, stop it! Don't do that!

- Hide that!
- [man] Let go!

- Open up!
- [Kaoru gasps]

[man] Didn't you hear me?

Open this door!

[girls breathe heavily]

[girls yelp]

[man] Give it to me now!

[tense music plays]

[music fades]

Thanks for the cash.

It wasn't your money. It was the girls'!

[announcer] The next stop
is Minamidai-koenmae. Minamidai-koenmae.

Kaoru,

do you want some of this?

Huh?

Here.

[knocking on door]

Can I help you?

[mom] Um, is Goro Matsumoto here?

[woman] Goro! It's for you.

What the hell are you doing here?

The reason I'm here
is for the money you owe.

Who is that woman over there?

It can't be...

Is that your baby?

[Goro] Sh, sh, sh. Get out!

- Don't push me.
- [Goro] Get out of here!

[mom] Let me go!

Who the hell is this old lady?

- I'll explain later.
- This old lady is his wife.

- So who exactly are you?
- [woman] Huh?

- What are you to Goro?
- Sh!

- Don't!
- [woman] What?

[mom] Who is this woman?

- Get the hell out of here, enough already!
- [mom gasps]

[cries] What are you doing?

My money!

Give me back my money!

Get off of me!

- [mom] Give me back my money!
- [Goro] I said let me go!

- Get off! Ow, ow!
- [mom] b*stard! Give me back my money!

- [Kaoru] Stop it! Stop it now!
- Ow!

[Goro groans]

- [Goro] Ow! Please, stop. Get off!
- [Kaoru shouts]

[woman] Stop! You're going to scare Kaoru.

[mom] Kaoru? [gasps]

You b*stard. How could you?

Why would you give her that name?

You b*stard!

[crying] How could you do this?
How could you?

You stupid jerk!

[mom sobs]

[melancholy music plays]

{an8}WOMEN'S PRO-WRESTLING

[man 1] It's raining heavier now.
I wonder if people will come see us.

- It's a problem. We won't get paid.
- [man 2] This sucks.

[man 1] If we don't fight,
we're in trouble.

- [man 2] Well, let's hope for the best.
- Did she just fall over?

[melancholy music continues]

[Kaoru cries]

Hey you all right, kid?

Let me see your hands.

Looks like you got hurt.

[man 1 sighs]

I'll get the first-aid kit.
Stay right there.

[woman] Come on!

[grunting]

[woman] Don't just lie there like that.

[grunting]

[woman] Get up!

[groaning]

[grunting]

- [woman] Get up!
- [grunting]

Ah.

The girl in blue is really good.

[grunting]

[man 1] She's still a newbie,
but she keeps on fighting

no matter how much she's beaten down.

- [woman] Keep fighting.
- [wrestler groans]

[woman] Come on, Sato!

No time to be exhausted. Get up!

Yeah.

[woman] Is that all you got?

[Sato groans]

[Sato strains]

[Sato yells]

[Sato strains]

[Sato strains]

[Sato strains]

[Sato yells]

[Sato strains]

[Sato grunts, groans]

- [woman] Count!
- [Sato sighs]

Go for it!

JACKIE FOR LIFE

Jackie!

[funky music plays]

{an8}[commentator] What will happen
as Jet Akemi goes up against Jackie Sato?

Will Jet Akemi pick her up
in the center of the ring?

Ah, Jackie Sato is fighting back.

With her waist down,
they're both holding on.

It's a vertical suplex by Jackie Sato!

- Tag, tag!
- Get it!

Jet, tag!

- [man] Tag in!
- [woman] Look out!

- [wrestler yells]
- [Jackie groans]

[wrestler] Get up!

- [wrestler yells]
- [Jackie groans]

Get over here!

[referee] Hey, not the hair!

Hey, don't pull her hair!

- [Jackie groans]
- [referee] Get out of the corner!

The corner!

[yells]

- [referee] Don't use the corner!
- Hey, that's a foul! Hey!

[referee] Five, six, seven...

- [wrestler yells]
- [Jackie groans]

Get over here!

[commentator] Look at that!

With her typical speed,
Yokota tosses around her opponent.

She throws Jackie, and then a dropkick!

- Another dropkick lands!
- [Jet] Hold her down!

[referee] One, two...

[grunting]

[referee] Count! Two!

[Jackie groans]

- [referee] Go back. Only one at a time.
- [Jackie exhales]

[referee] Out of the ring!

Jackie! Get it together!

- Jackie! Let's do our double attack!
- [Yokota groans]

- [grunting]
- [commentator] Whoa, a double kick!

It's a coordinated attack by Beauty Pair.

- [girl] Come on!
- Get her!

[commentator] They're holding her up.
They're holding her up so high!

Oh my God!
It's a powerful vertical suplex.

Vertical suplex by both of them.

And now she's holding her down.
What's the count?

Yokota can't free herself!

[crowd shrieking happily]

Jackie! Oh yeah!

[commentator] By landing a vertical
suplex, Beauty Pair is the winner!

[Maki] Hey, you weren't focusing.

Letting Yokota get to you like that,

we could have lost if it weren't decided.

I did what I could!

You aren't

following the three taboo rule, are you?

- Do you have a boyfriend, Jackie?
- [Jackie] Shut up!

[man] What's going on?
Why are you two arguing?

You two have to get along.
We're gonna be making a new record.

Call the president!

[man] Huh?

Because I won't sing with her.

- And I won't fight with her.
- [man] You know that isn't possible.

Maki, hey! Hey!

[footsteps receding]

[sighs]

Hey, Maki!

[soft guitar music plays]

[man] Hey what are you doing?
Hey! What was that for?

Hello there.

Here you are.

[guitar music continues]

[Kaoru] I'm home.

Wow.

Did you get some part-time work?

[Hiromi giggles]

[Kaoru] What?

Congratulations, sis!

- [Kaoru] Huh?
- [laughs]

You know that bakery near the station
Mom talked about?

Mom went and talked to them,

and they want you as a full-time worker!

Uh, huh?

- Uh, at the bakery?
- Mm-hmm.

She fixed this suit for you
so you would look nice.

Try it on, here you go

[chuckles] Go on.

ALL NIPPON WOMEN'S PRO-WRESTLING
NEW RECRUIT AUDITION

- Are you changing?
- Yeah.

[Hiromi chuckles]

[man 1] Uh, according to the wishes
of the wrestlers,

the next championship bout for us

is going to be a match
where the loser will be retiring.

[reporter] What? Retiring? Did you know?

[man 1] The reason we are doing this
is at the end...

[man 2] No wonder the Matsunaga family
can't get rich, no matter what we do.

sh*t. Why the hell do we have to get rid
of our biggest cash cow?

Guess our brother had enough
of the tantrums they were throwing.

Is the winner predetermined?

They'll be fighting
without a decided winner. [chuckles]

BUDOKAN
WWWO WORLD SINGLE CHAMPIONSHIP

MAKI UEDA VS. JACKIE SATO

Get your Jackie merchandise here.

BEAUTY PAIR

[Kaoru] One yakisoba, please.

Oh, thanks for always getting our food.

Coming right up.

NEW RECRUIT AUDITION FOR WOMEN WRESTLERS
BEAUTY PAIR IN YOUR FUTURE!

You should give it a try.

I've already got the application.

Well, then, make sure
to do your squats every day.

I can't go to the tryouts though.

Why not?

I got a new job, so, you know...

Yeah, so what? If you live as you want,
you'll win in the end.

Go your own way,
and be sure to do it with confidence.

Give up your championship belts now.

[upbeat music plays]

In the red corner, WWWO Single Champion,

Jackie Sato!

In the blue corner,
WWWO Marine Pacific Champion,

Maki Ueda!

QUEEN MAKI UEDA
DON'T RETIRE!

Fight!

[bell chimes]

[both grunt]

[suspenseful music plays]

Jackie, you can win this! Come on!

[Jackie groans]

Give up? Give up?

- No!
- Give up?

No, no, no, no!

[Maki grunts]

Give up? Give up? Give up?

- No.
- No, no, no!

- [Jackie exhales]
- [referee chuckles]

[Jackie groans]

Jackie!

- [woman] Fight back, Jackie!
- Go, go, go, go!

Jackie!

- [referee] Give up?
- [groans] No!

- [referee] No.
- No!

Come on!

[announcer] Match time,


Thirty minutes have passed.

[audience member] You can do it!

[grunting]

[suspenseful music continues]

I won't give up!

[cheering and shrieking]

[suspenseful music continues]

[referee] No. No, no, no, no, no,
no, no, no, no. No, no, no.

Get down! Rope. Rope!
No, no, no, no, no, no, no.

Rope! No, no, no, no, no, no, no.

[cheering]

[suspenseful music continues]

[audience member] Maki!

[grunting]

Not the hair. You can't pull her hair.

- Jackie, fight!
- Come on!

[dramatic music plays]

[Jackie strains]

[woman] Jackie! You can do it!

[Jackie grunts]

[dramatic music continues]

Two! Two, two, two!

Come on, Jackie!

[dramatic music continues]

[bell rings]

[announcer] Forty-eight minutes
and seven seconds.

Forty-eight minutes and seven seconds.

The finishing maneuver
was the Boston crab.

Jackie Sato wins by the Boston crab!

[sobbing]

[audience member] Jackie!

[audience cheer]

[women sob]

[cheering]

[audience member] Jackie's not retiring!

[exhales, chuckles softly]

[cheering]

Jackie won the fight!

Jackie!

From now on, it's your turn to shine.

[sniffling]

- Maki...
- Maki.

- Maki.
- Maki.

[sniffling continues]

- Maki.
- Maki.

Maki!

[cries]

JACKIE FOR LIFE

Kaoru. You need to go.

Okay.

- [mom] Give my regards to the owner.
- [Kaoru] Okay.

- [mom] Now, go.
- [Kaoru] I'm going.

TAIYO BAKERY

[exhales]

[woman] Welcome in.

[loudly] Hello, everyone!

[woman] Hello.

I was asked to be your new worker.
My name is Kaoru, thank you.

[tense music plays]

Oh, excuse me. Can you tell me
where TOYO Television's at?

[man] It's in that building.

Thank you very much.

[gasps]

[woman] Oh, sorry! Are you all right?

Uh-huh.

- Audition?
- Uh-huh.

[woman] I'm going too!

Let's go. Hurry! We're gonna be late.

[upbeat music plays]

- Thank you very much.
- Thank you, miss.

You are the first person
to come to work in a suit.

- Oh, I'm sorry.
- [woman 1 chuckles]

[woman 2] Hey, Kaoru. Hold on.

[Kaoru] Here you are.

You can't just run away like that!

- Oh, I'm sorry for that.
- [Kaoru] Um...

It's nice to see you again.

[man] Do you have any melonpan today?

Kaoru.

[gasps]

[man] Yes, thank you.

- I'm Yukari Ohmori. My application.
- [man] Wow, you're energetic.

- That's good.
- [woman 1] Ninety-three.

- [man] All right, 93.
- Uh-huh.

- Hurry, we're starting soon!
- Okay, thank you!

Oh, jeez. Oh, jeez. [groans]

[woman 2] It opened up!

[woman 3] How many times?

- Oh, it's my first time here.
- My first time too.

They told me a lot of the girls
have been here several times before.

Team Jackie or Maki?

Huh?

I really like Maki.

I stayed home from school
after she retired.

[women] Good morning!

Thank you for waiting.
We'll begin our auditions now.

Can you believe it?
Jackie's here in person! [squeals]

Let's go. Go, go, go. Hurry!

[woman 4] All right, get a move on!

- We're starting. Everybody, sit down.
- [woman 5] Okay.

[exhales]

The bakery, huh? That's nice.

It looks good on you.

- [chuckles softly]
- [girl] Hey, wait for me!

Uh, so...

Is Dad still...

[chuckles wryly]

I kicked him out a while ago.

[chuckles] You didn't know?

He doesn't come to our house often.

Though he does show up at Mom's work,
trying to mooch cash off of her.

That's the kind of guy your father is.

He's only pleasant when he's drinking.

And he runs away
when you need him the most.

[exhales]

I know that I'm the last person
who should say it.

You should live how you want to.

[woman 1 sighs]

Do whatever you want
and have a great time doing it.

Make him feel

like he's a failure.

[poignant music plays]

I feel better

ever since I made the decision
to live the way I wanted

without relying on that jerk.

[woman 1 chuckles]

[little Kaoru] Mom, this is good!

Oh, she just took some bread.

- [woman 2] Really, it's okay!
- [woman 1] Oh, I'm so sorry.

[woman 2] It's fine.
She said she was hungry.

[woman 1] Hey, you can't
just take things like that!

I am so sorry. I'll pay you for the bread.
Thank you for watching her.

- I'll still win this fight!
- It's the abdominal stretch!

This is incredible! Are you gonna give up?

[boy 1] No! You'll never win.
You'll never win!

- [boy 2] You're going to lose!
- [boy 1 strains]

[boy 2] What's the matter, Jackie?

{an8}I...

{an8}[poignant music continues]

{an8}I need to do it.

{an8}[poignant music continues]

[Kaoru panting]

[Kaoru] Uh, I'm sorry.

I'm very sorry!

What? Where are you going?

Ms. Matsumoto! Where are you going?

AUDITION

Number 20. I live in Fukui.
Um, Okuno Manami.

I was on track and field.
I feel confident in my physical ability.

Please consider me.

Thank you. Next.

Number 21, Kitamura Tomoko.

I played volleyball,
so I know I've got the physical ability.

And I want to become
the number one women's wrestler.

Thank you for your consideration.

[man 1] Okay. Thank you. Next, please.

Ninety-three. It's a pleasure.
I live in Hokkaido. Ohmori Yukari.

I practice women's sumo wrestling.

{an8}Since I have a big body, my parents
said I should try pro-wrestling.

Uh, I'd like to show you
some moves, all right?

[funky music plays]

Number 142, Honjo Yukari.

What I want is to be
a widely-loved, beautiful wrestler.

Okay, thank you. Next.

I think wrestling
is the coolest thing ever.

I want to meet lots of celebrities.

Please let me wrestle for you all.

[music stops]

[exclaims]

[exhales]

Number 176, Nagayo Chigusa.
I'm here from Nagasaki.

[exhales]

All I know
is that I'm very good at karate.

Thank you.

[man 1] Thank you.

Okay, go back to your seats.

[man 1] Now, we need you all to take
some physical fitness tests for us.

- [Kaoru] Is it too late?
- [man 1] Get ready.

[man 2] One more!

- [Kaoru] Am I too late?
- [man 2] No, it's fine.

- [Kaoru] Are you sure?
- Come on. Go, go.

[man 1] Well, uh, so,
why don't you introduce yourself?

Uh...

You're here to audition, aren't you?

- I'm sorry.
- [man 1] Right.

You're gonna be okay. Just relax.

You can go slowly.

{an8}PRESIDENT TAKASHI MATSUNAGA

{an8}[Kaoru] President?

[exhales]

[exhales slowly]

[Kaoru exhales]

[breathes shakily]

Uh, well, I really...

I've admired Jackie's wrestling
for a while now.

[gentle music plays]

I really wanna wrestle like Jackie.

[gentle music continues]

Thank you.

[gentle music continues]

Pro-wrestling, um...

I really think it's the greatest!

Thank you all for listening!

- And your name is?
- [laughter]

Matsumoto Kaoru.

Thank you. So let's begin preparations.

[all] Okay.

[woman 1] Okay, please change to swimsuits
one at a time.

[all] Yes.

[woman 2] Twenty-two.

[funky music plays]

Twenty-three.

Twenty-four.

Twenty-five.

Twenty-six.

[straining]

- [woman 2] Twenty-seven.
- [strains]

[woman 3] Keep your balance.
Fourteen, you're up. Go ahead.

Next, number five.
Don't go till your number's called.

Come on.

Keep it moving.

[funky music continues]

[woman 4] Six.

Seven. Eight.

Nine.

Ten.

One.

- Two.
- [Kaoru strains]

[funky music continues]

[woman 3] Next.

Here I go.

[funky music continues]

[woman 3] Hey.

- All right.
- [woman 3] Go.

- [Kaoru groans]
- [woman 3] Number 218, again!

[groans]

[funky music continues]

[music fades]

All right, the following
of you have passed.

Number 20, Manami Okuno.

- [Manami Okuno] Yes!
- [man 1] Number 21, Tomoko Kitamura.

Yes.

[man 1] Number 91. Hiroko Kato.

[Hiroko Kato] Yes.

[man 1] Number 93, Yukari Ohmori.

[Yukari Ohmori] Yes.

- [man 1] Number 142, Yukari Honjo.
- [Yukari Honjo] Yes.

[melancholy music plays]

[Kaoru sighs]

[music fades]

Hi, everyone.

[Hiromi] Do you understand
what you've done?

You ignored everything Mom did for you.

You're acting just like Goro.

[Kaoru] I'm sorry!

[mom] Okay.

I want to wrestle...
more than anything in life!

[gentle music plays]

And today,

I made it through the audition.

[crying] And so I...

So I...

[gentle music continues]

I apologized for you

to the owner of the bakery.

Hmm.

Come, eat your food.

Really?

Come eat, Kaoru.

You eat too.

[gentle music continues]

Thanks, Mom.

[gentle music continues]

[cries softly]

[funky music plays]

- [kid 1] Whoo!
- [kid 2] Keep going! Do it! Keep going!

- [kid 1] Keep going!
- [kid 2] Yeah! Go for it!

[man 1] Don't slow down on the hill.

Show some spirit!
You're too slow. Get those legs going.

We haven't even reached halfway! Let's go!

- [man 1] Matsumoto!
- Go, go!

- What are you doing? Let's go!
- [man 1] Move it!

- Go, go, go! Let's move those legs now!
- [man 1] What a weird style of running.

Keep it moving!
Don't stop running till you get there.

Hey, let's see you go!
Fight, fight, fight!

- Let's go!
- [woman] Yes!

When you're done,
do 500 squats right away!

[women] Thirty.

It doesn't mean you can be a pro
just because you passed the audition!

[women] Thirty-three.

[man 1] From this moment on,
you'll have a month of hard training.

After that, there's a pro test
you have to pass.

[women] Thirty-seven. Yes!

Thirty-eight.

[man 1] Only those who pass the pro test...

- [women] Forty.
- ...get to go in the ring!

[women] Forty-one. Yes

- [Kaoru groans]
- [man 1] Matsumoto!

- Huh?
- [women] Forty-three.

- [man 1] Everyone, start over.
- Huh?

I can't hear you!

- I can't hear you!
- [women] Yes!

[man 1] Now, one!

I'm sorry.

[man 1] Two!

[women] Two.

[man 2] Does anyone here have a boyfriend?

Very sorry. You'll have
to get rid of the guy.

Huh?

Boyfriends, alcohol, and tobacco.
Three taboos of our job.

You don't mess with me!

[man 1] Oh, good tackle.

Hey, don't take it out on me!

[Honjo] Why don't you just shut up?

[Honjo grunts]

[man 1] You're not supposed
to throw yet, Honjo!

Cool off, it's okay.

[women] One.

Two.

[man 1] Louder!

[women] Three.

I told them to take three steps.
These two are good.

[woman grunts]

[women] Five!

All right!

- [both] Ready to go!
- [man 1] Go!

[women] One!

Two!

[both groan]

[man 1] What the hell are you doing?
Get up now!

Nagayo,

are you eating properly?

- Yes.
- [man 1] Huh?

I'm okay.

[man 1] Okay, again!

[Kaoru] Yes!

All right now,
the first pro test is starting.

- Gong!
- [gong chimes]

[funky music plays]

[Chigusa] Tomo!

Let's go, Tomo!

[Honjo] Go, Ohmori! Go, go, go!

- [Chigusa] Come on. Go for it!
- [man 2] Go! Give it all you got!

- [grunting]
- [Kaoru] You can do it!

- [Honjo] Attack! Attack!
- [grunting]

- Come on!
- Kitamura!

- [grunting continues]
- [woman] Come on!

- [grunting]
- [groaning]

[woman] Come on! Get her!

[grunting]

[woman] You can do it!

[groaning]

[grunting]

- [woman] Come on!
- [grunting]

- Get up! Keep going!
- You can do it!

- [man 2] Get up fast and keep going!
- [Ohmori yells]

[groans]

[Honjo] Count!

[Kitamura groans]

[man 1] That was two!
Two. Two, two, two. Two!

- [Ohmori grunts]
- [Kitamura groans]

[Ohmori] Get up!

[funky music continues]

[Kaoru] Get her!

[Kitamura yells]

[Kitamura grunts]

That was two! Two!

[man 2] Gong!

[gong chimes]

[Kaoru yells]

[indistinct shouting]

[woman] You can do it! Get her! Come on!

Let's see some wrestling moves.
Get on it! Now!

[grunting]

Watch out, here I go!

[Kaoru groans]

- [Kaoru] Ah, sh*t!
- [man 1] Matsumoto!

- Get off the floor. Let's go.
- [woman] You can do it!

[man 2] Stand her up!

Go for it, girl!

[Kaoru] That hurts!

- [Chigusa grunts]
- [Kaoru groans]

[Kaoru yells]

Come on! Lift her. Lift her already!

What the hell are you two doing?

[man 1] Kitamura and Ohmori,

you passed the pro test.

[both] Thank you very much.

Get your things,
you'll move into the dormitory.

You should be able to debut very soon.

[both] Thank you very much.

- [man 2] Now, go.
- [both] Yes!

The rest of you,
as you might have guessed,

have failed!

[grunts]

Who wants to do a hundred squats?

You, Matsumoto? Good for you.

Start. One!

- Uh...
- [man 1] Start. One!

- [women] One!
- [wrestler yells]

Thank you very much.

[women] Two!

[Honjo] Now only half of us are left.

- The policy we have here...
- [women] One!

We don't go after those who quit.

[women] Two!

[Kitamura grunts]

- [women] One!
- [Kitamura yells]

- [Kitamura grunts]
- [women] Two!

[Kitamura yells]

[body thuds]

[Kitamura] Thank you very much.

Kitamura, that was good.
Just make sure to watch your height.

[Kitamura] Yes!

- [woman] Next, Ohmori!
- [Ohmori] Yes.

[Ohmori yells]

- [women] One!
- [Ohmori yells]

- [women] Two!
- [Ohmori yells]

[Ohmori grunts] Thank you very much.

[Chigusa yells]

[Kaoru] Get her!

- [indistinct shouting]
- [Chigusa grunts]

[Honjo] Get over here, b*tch! [grunts]

[both yell]

[Honjo grunts]

- [women] Get up!
- [man 1] Nagayo, get up!

- [woman 1] Fight her!
- [woman 2] You got this!

Nagayo, let's go!

[grunting]

[both strain]

[straining continues]

Corner, corner, corner, corner, corner.
Don't use the corner!

Don't use the corner!

You as*h*le! [grunts]

[Kaoru groans]

[both yell]

[both groan]

[both yell]

[both groan]

[both yell]

[grunting]

- [woman 1] Get up!
- [woman 2] Get up. Come on!

So... those who passed today...

None of you.

[man 2] Well, it wasn't good at all today.
Let's try again. Anyways...

[door rattles]

[Kaoru exhales]

[door creaks]

[suspenseful music plays]

[Kaoru] Chigusa?

Oh God. I've been found out.

[exhales]

[exhales]

So the whole time
you've been sleeping here?

I used up all my money
on travel fees to come to Tokyo.

Then how do you eat?

You're joking.

No wonder you get so tired
at practice, Chigusa!

Mmm, you're right, I know.

[cheerful music plays]

Sh, quiet!

- [man] Hey, come on.
- Chigusa!

[man] You can't go home alone.
[woman] No way.

[cheerful music continues]

[Chigusa chuckles]

[snarling]

[snarling]

[snarling]

[dog pants]

- [dog pants happily]
- [Kaoru chuckles]

[Chigusa chuckles]

- [Kaoru] Let's go.
- [both laugh]

[Kaoru] Wait!

[both laugh]

[Chigusa] You watched the match
live in person

when Jackie defeated Monster Ripper?

[Kaoru] Mm-hmm.

[Chigusa] Man, you city folks got it good.

[Monster Ripper yells]

Yeah! I'm number one!

[Kaoru] That match was amazing, wasn't it?

She won by backdropping a 100 kg. body.

If we debut, we'll have to fight
Monster Ripper at some point, won't we?

No way we will!
That's impossible. [laughs]

By the way, aren't your parents worried
that you're staying at the gym?

I don't have any.

They both disappeared
in the middle of the night

when I was in elementary school.

So I've lived with different relatives
ever since then.

Oh, I see.

So should we
give the leftover money to god?

Yeah.

[jangling]

[both laugh]

[yelling]

Huh?

[wrestler yells] Die! [grunts]

Who is that?

- Devil Masami.
- [Devil grunts]

[Devil] Here I come!

[grunts] Die! Die! Count!

[Devil panting]

You're trainees?

[all] Yes! Good morning!

[laughs]

I won't k*ll you just 'cause I'm a heel.

[sighs] You want help with your practice?

You'd do that?

[Devil] No problem.

[all] Thank you very much.

All right, come on, let's go.

[all] Yes!

[Devil] How did it go?
Debut match scheduled?

Yes, at the next tournament in Chiba.

You only get to fight in one debut.
Give it your all.

- Thank you very much.
- Thank you very much.

- [Devil] See you later.
- [both] Goodbye.

[sighs]

[sighs]

[footsteps thud]

[bottle top clatters]

[Goro sighs]

[Goro] Ah, there we go.

[Kaoru] What's this bag?

Goro said he's going to be
living with us again.

Huh?

[Goro] Why are you just playing around?

You need to make money,
you have to get a job.

Wrestling isn't just playing around.

You're never gonna make it as a wrestler.
You got that?

[scoffs] Just look at yourself
in the mirror.

What's entertaining about a fat a*s
like you fighting in a swimsuit?

Go get a job tomorrow.

[Kaoru] Huh?

It doesn't matter
if it's full time or not.

Now that I'm back, you have to help out.
You can't just play all day.

Hold on.

You're the one who raised those two
to be spoiled. It's your fault.

[somber music plays]

You're so weak.

You're always crying,
like you're still a little girl.

[chuckling] And you wanna be
a pro-wrestler? What a joke. [laughs]

[somber music continues]

Kaoru's not weak. She's strong.

[Goro] Huh?

[mom] Isn't a weak person

someone who only knows how to drink,

and how to mooch off women and children
you should be supporting?

What did you say?

And really, I'm weak too.

After all, I still haven't broken up
with a freeloader like you.

Shut up, will you?

But Kaoru is not like us.

Kaoru, she...

She has the courage
to take on difficult challenges.

- [footsteps approach]
- That's enough!

How could a weakling like you
disrespect a girl like her?

- [Goro] Shut up!
- Stop it now!

[Goro] Get off me!

I don't have to listen
to your stupid insults.

[somber music continues]

What do you want?

[breathes shakily]

You as*h*le!
as*h*le, as*h*le, as*h*le, as*h*le!

- [Goro grunts]
- [Kaoru groans] No! Don't! Get off!

[mom] Stop it now!

[Kaoru whimpers]

[scoffs]

[breathes heavily]

You...

- You as*h*le!
- Whoa!

[gasps]

[rubble clatters]

[mom gasps]

[mom gasps]

[Goro groans]

Kaoru, you have to get out of here.

I'll take care of this.

- Hurry, go!
- Okay.

[door opens]

[melancholy music plays]

[groans] You're gonna regret that.

[melancholy music continues]

[music stops]

[Kaoru breathes deeply]

[Kaoru sniffles]

[Kaoru cries]

[Kaoru sniffles]

[cries]

[Chigusa] There's nothing we can do,
except get stronger.

[Kaoru cries]

[crying continues]

[somber music plays]

[Kaoru cries]

[somber music continues]

[Kaoru breathes deeply]

[music fades]

- [man 1] This way.
- [woman] I'm bringing it now.

DEBUT MATCH 1
TOMOKO KITAMURA - YUKARI OHMORI

Long-awaited debut match, huh?
I heard the newbies are good.

No idea. All I care about
is how much food I'll be able to sell.

[grumbles]

[Jackie] Hey, guys, over here.

Tomoko, you should look the opponent
in the eye as long as you can.

- Okay.
- Ohmori, you're fine, so be confident.

Okay. Pro test. Let's go!

- Let us have the ring, Jackie.
- [Jackie] Got it.

- Let's go.
- [Kitamura and Ohmori] Yes.

- [man 2] Gong!
- [gong chimes]

- [Honjo yells]
- [Kaoru groans]

[Kaoru groans]

[Honjo] Come here!

- [Honjo grunts]
- [Kaoru groans]

Kaoru, you can do it!

Fight her, Matsumoto!

- Hey!
- Here we go.

- [man 2] Fight back. Come on!
- [Honjo] Ready?

[both strain]

[groans]

[Chigusa] Kaoru, fight back!

[man 2] Do something!

[Honjo] Hey, get up. It's not over yet.

[man 2] Hey, Matsumoto! Fight back!

All right. Come on.

Damn you.

- [Kaoru grunts]
- [Honjo groans]

[Kaoru grunts]

Here I go.

[Kaoru groans]

[Honjo] I'm not done with you yet.

[Kaoru groans]

[man 2] Matsumoto!

Fight her, Matsumoto!

Are you gonna lose without doing anything?

- [Kaoru groans]
- [man 2] Matsumoto!

- [Kaoru groans]
- Kaoru, fight back! Kaoru!

[whimpers]

Hey!

[bell rings]

[roars] Yes!

Next up, Matsumoto and Nagayo.

[man 2] Matsumoto is done.

Can you go again, Honjo?

- Yes.
- [man 2] Good!

I can fight.

Huh?

You'll just be lazy
and do nothing again. Right?

It's all right. Let her have another try.

Hey, Toshibo.

Matsumoto, can you do it?

- Yes.
- All right! Get ready.

- [man 2] Gong!
- [gong chimes]

[both yell]

- [yelling continues]
- [Kaoru strains]

I told you, there's nothing we can do
except get stronger.

- [Chigusa grunts]
- [Kaoru groans]

[man 2] Hey, watch it!
Don't use karate moves!

[Kaoru breathes shakily]

[grunts] What's the matter, b*tch?

- Why won't you fight back?
- [Kaoru groans]

- [man 2] Are you okay, Matsumoto?
- Kaoru?

[man 2] Hey, Matsumoto.

Are you okay?

- [Honjo] Kaoru?
- Hey.

[tense music plays]

Are you all right?

Huh?

Hey.

Get the hell out of the way!

[Kaoru screams]

Don't disrespect me. Ever!

[Kaoru yells]

[Kaoru screams]

- [Chigusa grunts]
- [Kaoru yelps]

[grunting and groaning continues]

Don't ever do that! Don't disrespect me.
Don't disrespect me!

[both yell]

Don't ever disrespect me!

[rock music plays]

[both yell]

Don't you dare!

- [Kaoru grunts]
- [Chigusa groans]

[Kaoru yells]

[rock music continues]

[both wrestlers yell]

[rock music continues]

[music stops]

["Are You Serious?" by Awich plays]

[music fades]

[crowd cheering]

[indistinct shouting]

[indistinct announcement]

[crowd shouting]

[wrestlers grunt]

[thudding]

[applause]

THIS IS A FICTIONAL STORY BASED ON
REAL PEOPLE AND REAL EVENTS