01x07 - Episode 7

[bunniefuu]

[Shiiba] I must return.
I must return. Now.

[Gokami] My student
has caused you trouble.

I'm terribly sorry
[Shiiba] Please

Let me take him home
[Shopkeeper] He's been like this since earlier→

Without even apologising

Is it perhaps the time your carer
has to leave?

Would it be alright if you went?
[Kore-eda] Yes

Because Mr Kore-eda went
[Shiiba is crying]

Um, could I borrow this place
for just five minutes?

Thank you very much

[Shiiba is crying]

[Pulls out a chair]

Can you sit down?

I knew you'd left early

but I was
completely absorbed in my own affairs

I'm sorry

I understand
that feeling of wanting to keep things to yourself

I was like that too.

I don't really understand
periods that well,

I need someone to teach me, you see

Originally...

...it wasn't exactly light.

But

Grandad's dementia

got worse

my PMS got really bad

PMS…

Ah, premenstrual syndrome, is that it?

[Shiiba] In my case →

I get irritable→

tears welling up for no reason→

I can't control it

When I think my period's coming

That made me anxious too.

[Shop Manager] We won't be reporting this to the police this time.

Thank you.

Um...

I'm terribly sorry.

Please just pay for the goods.

Certainly.
Ah...

Just a moment, please.
Eh?

Eh?

This too, please.
[Shop Manager] Ah, no...→

It's fine, but... Eh?

Will this be enough to last until graduation?

Plastic bags? They're chargeable.
Please.

It's the first time I've ever bought one.

You were juggling loads of part-time jobs, weren't you?

[Shiiba] I still have a little
money left now,

[Shiiba] It just keeps dwindling,
so I'm anxious.

Well, and working part-time
distracts me, you see.

Was that how it was for you too, Sensei?

I was cramming in studying and part-time work, wasn't I?

In our case

grandad and
granny, you see.

Well, it was what it was

I was prepared for the care aspect too

When it comes to Mum,

it's just too much to take in, isn't it?

Ah, well...

What about yours?
Eh?

Ah, no...
I meant “the first time”.

Ah...

That was the one thing
I absolutely insisted someone else bought for me.

That's just too bad

No...

Teacher
Aren't you changing your character too much?

Today
I asked everyone to listen to me

[Shiiba] Eh?
About my brother being featured in the magazine, you see.

I'd like to hear it too.

Yeah.

Right.

Ah...

Um... Sorry

That's amazing. You really were trying hard, weren't you?
Shiiba-san

Well...

I...

Withdrawing?

I'll do whatever I can

[Mizobata] Regardless of the circumstances→

A student from Tonari Toki shoplifting→

cannot be tolerated.
This is the first time since the school opened.

If there is no punishment whatsoever,
it will set a bad precedent.

[Yamazoe] Eh? Eh!?

[Yoshikawa] Blimey, again!
What is it? It's noisy.

[Yamazoe] No... um...

[Kodai]
You seem to be having rather a good time, aren't you?

No, not at all...
[Kodai] A mere high school teacher

having secret meetings with a bureaucrat at a high-class restaurant...

Didn't you think it was
beyond your station?

I thought it would be better
to meet and talk directly.

He's quite the attention-seeker, isn't he, Mr Mizohata?

It's “Mizohata”.
Ah, yes. What a nuisance.

Mr Mizohata is...

By the way, that shoplifting incident
What's going to happen about that?

Ah, no, well...

You've brought shame upon the Tonari brand.

At the very least, expulsion?

Expulsion for shoplifting?
What she did was

I believe it was
I believe

[Kanzaki] You two
heard about Yuzuru's incident →

directly from
Mr Saejima, didn't you?

[Isshiki] Immediately after the incident occurred

Before it got out to the press

Because the pupils
might become unsettled→

Please arrange counselling support.

What on earth is that person like?

Don't you think he
puts himself last far too often?

He was really worried about
Kanzaki-kun too

I

don't deserve to be worried about

[Isshiki] But that's just the sort of person he is

Could it be...

...that she's protecting someone,
just like I am?

Eh? What?

No matter how many times I asked,
she just said it was an affair.

[Kurayoshi] Shiiba taking time off?
[Chikira] Ah... seems that way.

[Tominaga] What's wrong?
Why the face like you're about to cry?

Just a bit worried...

[Ichihara] Eh? No way!?

[Hatano] My relatives
run a chemist's...

[Jigen] Yearbook?
[Kanzaki] Yeah, just a bit.

There's something you want me to look into, right?
[Jigen] Oh, brilliant.

Don't you ever feel like you're being a nuisance?
Like, at all?

That's rude. Of course I do. Totally.

Oh, right.
But

Honestly, when Kanzaki relies on me,
it kinda makes my heart flutter, you know?

First off, ask what it is you want investigated.

Looking for someone. Not that?

Not exactly, but...

It makes my heart flutter!
[AI Lupin's voice] It makes my heart flutter!

Whoa, ouch!

What are you doing?

If Saejima-sensei were to shield someone, it'd be a student.

Nothing else
makes sense to me.

Blimey!

What's this about?
I've got a favour to ask.

You've grown up.

Ooh!
Guh!

That's something a teacher says to a pupil.

Well, you see...
A favour from the headmistress...

No good?
No, no, it's most welcome.

Could it be that the favour
concerns Shiiba?

[Nakaoka] This is rather troublesome, isn't it?

[Tsukada] Whoever did it
Even if this were made into news→

...no one would want to see it, would they?
[Nakaoka] Still→

...it seems to have had a tremendous effect
on Mr Kodai.

That's just it, isn't it?
He's become cautious again...

Speaking of which, Chief Cabinet Secretary Higashimoto
has been in touch.

Doesn't sound like good news.

[Nakaoka] ‘My granddaughter
insists she absolutely won't accept anyone but Tonori.’

‘Force open the back door,’ she says.

Well then
[Nakaoka] To Mr Tsukada too →

I have a message to pass on
‘If you're aiming for Vice-Minister of Finance’

“age-wise
this will be your last chance” →

What do you say?
What do you mean, what do I do?

Well... we'll just have to get Mr Kodai
to take it on, I suppose.

Could you get Mr Tsukada to give us
one more push?

Eh? That's...

Nakaoka-san's job, isn't it?

[Tsubuki] Huu...

I'm sorry...

Haah... Haah...

[Makino] Tsubuki!?

Tsubuki!

[Automatic door opens]

Mai-chan
[Mai] Mr Makino, I'm terribly sorry

He said it's probably dizziness from overwork

But tomorrow
just to be safe, he said he'd get an MRI scan

Can... can I see him?

[Door opens]

[Tsubuki] Why on earth did you come?

I'm coming. Of course I am.

What would you do
if you couldn't see this child?

Ah, no... That's over the top.

That's a relief...
[Tsubuki] Sorry.

([Doctor] Dr Takami!
Can you hear me?→)

(Are you alright?)

Right then, I'll be off.
Ah...

Thank you very much

Tsubuki

Even if the tests are finished tomorrow
and you're discharged from hospital

you absolutely mustn't come to work.
No, but...

This is an official order.

The other day, Haruno Shiiba from Class 3-2

was caught shoplifting
at a chemist's.

This was due to her family's strained financial situation, but
simultaneously

it was discovered that she was also

working multiple part-time jobs, which are prohibited by school rules

Therefore, we considered disciplinary action

and decided on expulsion.

The student was notified earlier.

Why was the decision made
without consulting the form tutor?

Mr Gokami is not
a formal member of staff at this school.

That's rather odd, isn't it?

At a time when we should be reaching out to help her in her predicament, expulsion?

[Mizobata] Among the part-time jobs
Haruno Shiiba was doing

involved being a decoy on a dating site.
Eh!?

[Mizobata] If things went badly,
she could have been charged with fraud →

Knowing that, I had no choice but to make up my mind
about it.

There's a rumour going around
that Shiiba got expelled→

Is that true?
Ah

What's the story?
The school says it's a personal matter, so

they won't disclose the reason.

Eh? Are we just going to leave it like this?
What do you think?

That's impossible.

Do you understand what this is?

[Wakui] If I knew what the denominator was...
G7

The top seven advanced nations in the world, right?

[Wakui] Then it's probably gross domestic product

Meaning GDP
ranks third among the G7

Then what about this?
GDP per capita

Actually, it's the lowest
Well, that's correct too, but

Hmm...
[Kanzaki] Relative poverty rate

[Tokumori] Eh?
What is the relative poverty rate?

[Writes on the blackboard]

There are countries in the world
where people lack drinking water or food for tomorrow

That means the entire nation is impoverished
and that

absolute poverty.

[writing on the blackboard]

There's this thing called the poverty line

If you fall below that

it becomes difficult to buy the necessities of life
It refers to take-home pay

The proportion of households
below that poverty line is→

The highest among the G7.

Japan was long
said to be a nation of “100 million middle-class citizens”.

However, unnoticed,

the number of people tumbling out of this middle class
is increasing. In other words...

Japan
is in this state

And it's pretty grim, too.

[Chigira] Shiiba...

I looked into it. In the case of Tonari-toku...

At the time of enrolment,
families experiencing financial hardship

Naturally, they're practically zero.

Those attending this school are
among private schools

those who can afford exceptionally high tuition fees

It's only the upper echelons of this stratified society
who can afford to be here.

However, over the course of three years, there are naturally students whose financial circumstances
deteriorate.

In the past

had to choose
to withdraw from the programme.

Mr Shiiba

Yes
Is there something you wish to discuss?

Yes, I do.

Please go ahead.

At such an important time...

For something like this...

I'm sorry
for taking up your time

But

Just a moment

Let me explain

I

lost my mum and dad

lost my father and mother

in a traffic accident.

But

Grandad and Granny

raised me without want

Well... Grandad

Since the start of this year

he developed dementia

[Shiiba]
We couldn't keep the shop going→

Every day was a struggle

It ended up like this

At school too

I was causing trouble for everyone

[Tominaga] ‘Trouble’ and all that

Don't you go worrying about that sort of thing.

We're talking about our country, aren't we?

And Shiiba's saying that.

He's trying to tell us that, isn't he?

...to tell us,
isn't he?

[Tominaga] If someone called it “a nuisance”
I'd genuinely feel sad

Right now, rather than listening to Shiiba's story
There's nothing more important

At least, I don't.

‘The personal is
political’

is a phrase
my late brother taught me

Personal is political.

The difficulties Mr Shiiba faces in living

are connected to society.

linked to society

linked to whether our future will be a good one
or not

It's absolutely
not just Mr Shiiba's problem.

The trigger for the expulsion

was shoplifting→

But→

The decisive factor was

matching app

was that I was
working as a fake user

[Shiiba] It's a job where you could be

accused of fraud.

But...

I could do it at home

The hourly rate was good too...

I couldn't turn back

Why were they sanitary products?

What Mr Shiiba took from the chemist's
was sanitary products.

Please stop!
Why?

You can't ask a woman such a question.

I can't let that slide.
Shiiba can decide.

Eh?
[Tominaga] Getting angry at the question

And answering it

I think Shiiba should decide →

Because it's about Shiiba, after all

Me

Today

I came to talk about that

because Professor Gokami

was willing to listen

‘Can you tell everyone?
Do you want to tell them?’

(What exactly?)

(Why
did I have to steal this?)

Grandad

is a traditional Japanese sweet shop→

He sells red rice too→

Everyone in our neighbourhood→

celebrates a girl's first period with red rice→

Thanks to that→

I came to believe that periods are a good thing→

something important for girls→


I was able to believe that.

[Shiiba] Something that was important→

But it only became painful
because→

After the house became like this→

Everything…

I have to think for myself

Nothing moves forward...

Money worries me most

Having to sell the shop too

Grandad and Granny

I know I'll have to put them
in a care home

But

When I try to think about it

my head just gets all muddled up

and more and more...

my body starts to ache

Sorry, Shiiba...

Sorry I didn't notice

I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry...

Don't apologise, Chigira

So many...

I knew you were worried about me
I knew that

But

When I'm really, truly in trouble

I have to dull something inside me

or living becomes...

...becomes impossible.

[Shiiba] Having someone you can talk to
is also →

you stop noticing

yet your period still comes→

Me...→

...makes me realise
I'm still alive.

I

Here, bleeding

no one even notices

[Shiiba] It hurts...

[Shiiba] I...

I wanted someone to notice...

I realised I wanted you to find me.

I realised.

For listening...→

Thank you

Likewise

Thank you for telling me something so important

[Sakurai] Um
What?

In cases like this

Where should we go to protest?

Hmm

Let's think about it

A way

Right...

Right!

What?

If you miss the boat here

Lads
it's the kind of thing you'll miss out on for life

I'm just trying to get my mojo back

Not a single soul in the entire world

There's no such thing as a human being
unaffected by their period

[Tokumori] First things first→

We need to start by looking into it

[Kanamori] After school
Let's meet in the computer room

[Takanashi] Hold on a moment. Shouldn't we
assign roles first?

If it's class notes
Leave that to me

[Ichihara] I'll help too.

[Students discussing amongst themselves]

[Taking a photo]

[Tominaga] Sorry
I forgot to erase it

Ah, it's fine, it's fine.
Everyone's got plenty to do.

I'll do this much.

Ahh...

Huh? Eh? What? What? Sorry
Was I not supposed to delete it?

To tell or not to tell...
Oh, for goodness' sake!

I don't know.

Mr Koreeda...

You're feeling down, aren't you?
Not really feeling down or anything...

I stopped there.
It was a bit of a blunder.

You're having second thoughts, aren't you?


I was asked by Okami.

Eh?

Mr Koreeda will definitely stop it.

Then he'll tell you to get out immediately.

Well, to prevent that from happening
right from the start

you should just sort things out beforehand, shouldn't you?
When I said that

(Even if you say the same thing)

(Whether there's someone
who'll defend you with all their might or not)

(Probably makes a difference)

[Tominaga] Okami, I absolutely believe
Mr Koreeda will defend Shiiba→

I really do believe it

[Takanashi] Sorry for the suddenness, but...
I need you to look at this...

If the school had counselling services or support systems...
This wouldn't have happened...

[Kanamori] Um...
Is now a good time to talk?

Could I...
borrow a moment of your time?

[Ayase] It's about our
classmate.

[Kagawa] We'll handle the collection here.
[Kagawa & Muraoka] Thank you.

Excuse me
We're collecting signatures about relative poverty...

[Sakurai] Have you heard the term
period poverty?

[Tominaga] This is
a pressing issue for women, I think

This is my best friend.
[Kodai] That's brilliant →

Almost all the students.

Reversal of Haruno Shiiba's disciplinary action and

Establishment of a support system for pupils whose home circumstances have deteriorated →

Establishment of a relief system
We would like to request this

Understood →

We shall look into it.
[Wakui] Thank you.

[Chikira] Thank you.

[Kodai] Yes

[Wakui] Excuse me
[Chikira] Excuse me

Our students
are highly politically aware

You must have known
this would happen

Wasn't it the former chairman
who said she should be expelled?

I did say what she did was only this much
but

Well, in any case
this is the result

Huh...

Listen,
apparently the Chairman has something to say.

Eh!?
Eh? About Shiiba?

[Jigen] Not sure about that, but...
Hah...→

Ah, here it comes, here it comes.

They've reached a conclusion about Mr Shiiba.
Eh!?

Regarding that matter, former Chairman Furuta
apparently has something he wishes to convey to you all.

[knock]

Yes

Hello
[Tsufuki] Mr Makino

The test results are in, I hear?
Yes

Apparently, a blood vessel in my brain
was starting to get blocked.

Seems it's a more serious situation than I thought.

Until the operation,
I've been told to keep absolutely still.

No matter how you look at it,
it's definitely from eating too much yakiniku.

Out of his own pocket
So he nearly k*lled his subordinate, eh?

Ah...

Don't get annoyed.

The surgery date and the due date are...

are exactly the same.

What on earth
are we working for?

We

[sighs]

[Ancient]
This time, the signatures from everyone

Board of Directors, Deliberative Committee

All the teaching staff

With astonishment and delight
I have viewed it

Witnessing these signatures

I realised how
shallow we had been.

I wish for you all

to cultivate virtue,

and to foster
a spirit of helping one's neighbours.

This has been my wish

This matter has been taught to us

by all of you

I feel I have been taught by all of you.

Therefore
Ms Haruno Shiiba's disciplinary action is revoked.

Eh!?
After enrolment

support system
for students whose financial circumstances change

will be established

I promise

[Students celebrating together]

That's wonderful
Hehehe...

We did it! We did it!

[Kurayoshi] Good →

I wish he'd hurry up and come

I heard from Mr Tominaga

He said he'd asked you behind my back

Why didn't he just tell me directly?
Wouldn't that have been better?

Oh dear...
Mr Tominaga, are you going to tell him?

If I'd known about that too...

I knew it wouldn't be resolved
without Mr Koreeda's help.

But...
But what?

You're not the sort of person
who could manage with lies, are you?

That's precisely why

Mr Koreeda has the ability to see things from the same perspective
and to be close to his students.

That's not true.

Where in this school

is there an assistant teacher
who attends every single form period?

That was Mr Omi...
I did indeed propose it

But over petty pride

Choosing to be near the pupils
was Mr Koreeda's decision, wasn't it?

Capable of doing the job as well as any man

...I thought that was meant as a compliment

I want to be like that!
I was trying so hard

Hah...

But that's not it, is it?

The result of that society

is right here, right now

That's right.

I do my job.

That's all there is to it, isn't there?

That's... the hardest part, isn't it?

Yes

Well
What is it?

You do know
that I came here through my family's influence, don't you?

Yes

My mother was a strict person

opposed me becoming a teacher in the first place.

But I
don't just teach academics.

I wanted to be the sort of teacher

who would engage with pupils' worries.

I deliberately chose
a local high school

that was said to be a bit rough.
Then

I got angry
I see

I turned down that high school without consulting you

and instead

ended up here
I still regret it

Did you perhaps want to become a super passionate teacher?

I thought you might say that.
My apologies.

So anyway
I came to Neighbourhood Ethics reluctantly

I thought it was a good school

The philosophy is something to be proud of

The former chairman
was someone I respected.

But then there was the fax incident

And today's broadcast

More than the pupils

In the end, I realised he was the main character
After all

Somehow I was rather full of myself, I suppose

So I

I'm thinking of having a chat with Mum.

Former Chairman Furuya

something
off track

If that's the case...

I
must protect the pupils

[Shiiba] What? This

[Miyazawa]
Because Shiiba found the courage →

I learnt so much

[Miyazawa]
For the girls, of course, but

it was also
extremely important for the boys→

Everyone felt that way
So I thought, at the very least

[Fuyuki] Wouldn't it be nice if this place
could keep the name “Shiiba”

and continue as a traditional Japanese sweet shop?

[Shiiba] No, that's impossible.

Why?
[Shiiba] Japanese sweets are currently

sales are declining
and there are no successors

But Shiiba's sales
weren't declining, were they?

Well, yes.
Because we had long-standing connections.

But now
That connection's broken too.

I want you to look here.

The customers of Shiina-ha
have said that if this place continues,

they want to help.

I can't run a traditional Japanese sweet shop myself.
[Tokumori] So→

We're matching traditional Japanese sweet makers
who are looking for a shop→

crowdfunding
Haa...

Thank you

But...

I've already made up my mind.

What do you mean?
[Shiiba] My maternal uncle is→

is a real estate agent→

I took the plunge and contacted him, you see.

Eh? That...

You mean selling the Shii-no-ha?

[Shiiba] Yeah.

Shiiba Is that alright?

All this time...

Stubbornly refusing to say ‘Help me’

I couldn't say it →

I could finally say it properly→

Because everyone→

taught me the courage to rely on others

What did Uncle say?

‘If Haruno ever finds herself in trouble...’

“I'd decided I'd do anything”."

[Tokumori] In that case, if you could just have that uncle
take a look at these documents, I'm sure

[Fuyuki] When I asked my father,
he said it was feasible.

[Shiiba] Ah... well...

Everyone's brilliant, aren't they?

Now, this idea→

I'd never have thought of it

So

Shall we give it a go? Shiiba

[Shiiba] Hmm...

But

Yeah

Still...

It's not Grandad's flavour.
The chestnut leaves

I think it's not chestnut leaves.

But... I'm really happy

Right now, I'm feeling

so happy
that I can feel

if I'm unsure

...can I talk it over with everyone?

Of course
Right?

Here... there you go.

Hmm...
Whoa!

Absolutely, you know.
Yeah, thanks.

[Tokumori] Team Bizcon too
will definitely be a great help.

Thank you

[Tsukada] I heard
that the grades for the class you're in charge of →

have been declining.

Therefore, I have a proposal.

Eh!? Send Mr Mikami back to the Ministry of Education?

No, I'm just worried that if Mr Mikami causes any more trouble...

I'm worried that Mr. Gojō might cause trouble
if he stays here any longer.

Ah, well...

I feel there's potential
in you, my lord.

I believe he might be able to
raise Tonokuni to the next level.

[Tsukada] That potential
is certainly present in him.

Hearing you say that
makes me very pleased indeed.

If Mr Kodai genuinely
feels that way

What do you think?

Moving forward

...incorporating it skilfully
is one approach, isn't it?

[Switching to speaker]

His Majesty is currently

wouldn't want to leave Neighbouring Virtue.

So first
we need you to improve your class grades

and then...

...bring them over to our side.

...or cut them off.

[Tsukada] His Majesty →

Makino

Nakaoka

Mizobata

Who to leave behind and who to ally with

The time has come to discern, hasn't it?

Understood.

Well then, excuse me.

It seems to be progressing

It hasn't progressed, has it?

Even if there was improper admission

The prosecution won't take it seriously
just because donations were received.

Without proof of improper gains
from Nagatacho or Kasumigaseki,

[Isshiki] And whether Professor Saejima
was involved→

or not

[Isshiki] When it connects,
it seems likely to connect all at once,

That's right.

That said, we can't just
sit idly by like this.

([Reporter] Any idea what might be behind this?)
‘I don't know.’

I'm thinking of using this
to try and set something in motion.