Desert Moon (月の砂漠)

Excuse me, sir...

I see. Thank you.

Miss Nakamura, list a new job posting.

Letter of Resignation

Yes? What else?

I really tried my best.

I know. And?

I can't keep up with you.

Certainly because of my own incapacities... but

it's still all too much.

I know. That's why you quit.

You can go now.

I'm not the only one who feels this way.

Listen up, Shiraki.

And listen well.

The company doesn't belong to me, but to the stockholders.

The bigger it gets, the farther away it moves from me.

All I can do is to try and hold on.

No time to waste. Enemies everywhere.

I need competent workers.

Not the incapable or discouraged.

No time to listen to the complaints of quitters.

Did you think I was going to help you?

Did you think we were friends?

Get out of here!

Replacements are easy to find.

I've got work to do!

Report to Ichiyama.

Yes, Mr Haidegawa, sir!

Sorry for not calling.

The Development Team is working overtime.

We still need a little longer.

I'll explain to the client.

Yes, of course. It's my responsibility.

I'm well aware.

My apologies. Goodbye.

The TV's at 10? Yes.

I'm going out.

Where to, sir?

Recital. My daughter.

But, sir, the meeting at 3!

Sir, did you hear about Haidegawa?

Don't worry. It's fine.

With Shiraki gone, who'll see to it?

Haidegawa will calm down when the job's done.

But Sakaki stopped.

He did what? Don't go in!

He's taking a nap.

Sakaki!

I told you!

Mission impossible!

Where are you going? What about Haidegawa!

You can handle it. I'm sure.

This is not like you.

You'll be fine without me.

Hi!

We're ready.

Good evening.

What's that?

Videos of my lost loved ones.

Did you shoot them?

I'm thinking about it.

I'm the one who shot them. Last year at Yokohama Cosmo World.

I know.

You worry me!

But we reap what we sow.

Just forget them!

Nonomiya, did you sleep with my wife?

Are you crazy?

My company's going under.

Really? That's good. Really good.

The Internet bubble finally bursts.

What will happen next?

What do I do?

Don't ask me.

Just like Japan. Whatever will be, will be.

Sleep with Akira again.

What do you mean "again"?

Can you prove that I slept with her?

You're depressed. Get a divorce.

Move on.

Put it behind you.

You're on in 10 minutes, alright?

You're on next.

NAGAI Kyoji, 36: Founder of Soft Real. Com,

Japan's most innovative software company.

Listed on the Singapore exchange in 2000.

Married. One daughter.

I started in my dorm room at Berkeley.

I transformed my bathroom into a workshop.

I installed a second phone line. The university knew nothing.

Making the most of what's at hand. No overreaching.

That's the essence of our company spirit.

Those who started out that way are the strongest.

Look at Apple founder Steve Jobs.

He pulled through because he has what it takes.

He decides to win. There are no compromises.

He changed the world from universities to Wall Street.

He crawled out of hell and made a comeback.

If my company ever fails, I'd bounce back, too. Like him.

There's little chance of that happening.

But in this industry, anything can happen anytime.

Bad things don't happen all at once.

They're silently waiting all around us.

At 300 exchanges per day with our stockholders,

we have to stay alert.

No time to relax.

You're different from those companies

listed by NASDAQ or Tokyo Market 2.

Soft Real is the first capital risk company to be quoted overseas.

Soft Real made its bow in Singapore.

Why did you choose overseas?

The first Japanese company quoted abroad was Sony.

Is there any better example?

The heart of the IT industry is in Asia.

Among the Asian markets,

it's normal to choose Singapore, so well connected to the West.

I still feel this way.

When we get what we want, it disappears.

Only the delusion remains.

Keechie...

do you always watch TV with your clients?

There are only 2 ways to escape futility.

We can do nothing or we can go for it all.

It's impossible for me to do nothing.

So I decided to go for it all.

Is it interesting?

It takes courage to endure the endless routine.

I don't get it.

He's talking about the fall of capitalism.

Understand?

What's capitalism?

Our relationship.

What a business!

Turn it off and go home.

Next session?

I'll call you.

For you. From Saint Petersburg.

Excuse me...

There are strangers in my room.

You want me to call someone?

No, can't you come and check yourself?

I step inside and you knock me out with that.

I'll wake up next to some dead body. And you'll be gone.

Do I look like I'd do that?

No.

That's what worries me.

Whatever. Probably a delusion.

Did you see them?

Who?

Never mind. I know them.

It was just a dream.

Tsuyoshi...

imagine you want some money.

But when you get it,

that money you wanted doesn't really exist anymore.

Get it?

Not at all.

The money you wanted is just a delusion.

What are you talking about?

Beats me.

Let's go.

That's a wrap!

Let's have a drink.

Was I too serious? You were fine.

Student mentality hasn't changed much.

You never really liked students.

Yet I produce a late night show for students.

Life is strange. Let's get that drink.

I have to go.

I have to look for my wife and kid.

Forget that. You're overworked.

Go home and get some sleep.

Can't you find them for me?

That would be tough.

I could ask my assistant.

It's no use.

Families are invisible.

Come on... Don't speak in riddles.

Have you ever been bitten by a woman?

Your wife, Akira, bites?

I have to see her before the divorce.

Take some friendly advice...

Get some rest.

Thanks. See you.

Hey.

Where am I?

You were lying on the road...

passed out.

What were you doing there?

That's where I live.

I found those on you.

I took one.

I thought they were sleeping pills.

What's your name?

Keechie.

Water... Want some?

Hey, last night...

weren't you on TV?

Nice home.