Unsung Heroes (いつか、ヒーロー)

Hey.

What?

Have you heard of death migration?

Death migration?

Yes...

Tropical fish born in the warm south seas

get caught in the Kuroshio Current and are carried all the way to Japan.

They're okay during the summer

but when winter comes...

they can't withstand the cold and they all die.

That's why it's called death migration.

Oh.

The youth of Japan are all on the death migration.

Are we also on the death migration?

No...

...you are .

They decided to do this all on their own.

Five years already...

They've worked so hard, Akayama too.

We've shown that if you give kids a good life

you can make them forget any abuse from their early childhood.

Just look at their faces.

PATH OF HOPE FOSTER HOME

Certificate of Graduation Akayama Seiji.

In order to fulfill your dream of founding a school in Cambodia

you are graduating from your job at Path of Hope.

Thank you for...

You got this.

You can do it.

Thank you for your five years of dedication.

Congratulations.

March 15th, 2005.

Thank you.

Thank you so much.

I...

I...

Knowing you guys has been--

Hey! Cut that out!

You brats!

Stop crying, Black Jaguar!

Rulebreakers burn in the flame of justice!

You call yourself the Black Jaguar!?

Why you little...!

Run!

Go, go!

Run Yuki, run!

Run!

Dig deeper!

Yuki, Yuki!

My bad, my bad.

Who first?

I'll go.

Yuki.

Alright, next?

Me.

Yukari.

Me.

Rui.

Me.

Ibuki.

And Nono.

Give it here!

What do you want to be when you grow up?

We'll dig this back up after you've grown up.

Twenty years from today. Got it?

-Grown up... -Seichan, you'll be 57?

An old man!

57 isn't that old!

Listen...

Here on out...

ten years, twenty years...

a lot of things are going to happen to you.

But... let me say one thing...

Five years...

You've studied together for five years...

and you've overcome incredible hardships.

You're the ones who taught me...

Anyone...

...can become anything.

All of you...

You are my dream.

You are...

...my heroes.

But you'll be back in three years.

What's with the lame farewell speech?

Seichan, don't come back until you've built that school.

You're not wrong, you gotta set me straight.

Hey!

Picture time!

Let's go take the group photo.

Yuki...

-Take care of this. -Ew, I don't want that.

Just take it and don't complain.

I...

I don't hate the "go home" song anymore.

I can take it from here.

Photo time, let's go! It's all ready.

-Say "butter"! -You mean cheese!

Right. One more!

5 second countdown.

Okay. Five, four, three, two, one.

Butter!

Finally...

I've found my dream.

Watch over me.

Where are you at?

I had to give someone an update.

That's where.

The graveyard?

Yes.

I see.

So you're heading off from there?

Yes.

Take care of yourself, alright?

You too, Sensei.

Take care.

Sure.

Bye.

Everyone had such beautiful smiles back then.

The future belonged to us.

And we saw nothing but dreams.

But that was back then.

Multiple hits to the back of the head.

Four cerebral contusions. Significant decline in brain function.

Based on the blood loss, considerable time passed before he was found.

It's a miracle that he even survived.

The only thing on him was this photo?

Case report.

Patient X was carried to the hospital with severe head injuries.

A subdural hematoma required immediate surgical intervention.

Patient was stabilized.

Despite stable condition patient remained unconscious.

Patient remained unresponsive

and was moved to an adjoining recuperation center.

Furthermore, the incident was widely reported in the media.

Yet no friends or relatives came forward.

There were no security cameras, and little evidence at the scene

making investigation difficult.

Patient X was treated for gastric fistula.

To prevent bedsore, his position was changed 8 times a day.

Therapy was performed to prevent joint contracture.

But he remained unconscious.

One month passed...

Two months passed...

Let's leave it there for today.

See you tomorrow.

It's been...

twenty years.

How long!?

You slept for 12 hours!?

I told you, I had a really bad hangover.

You know how bigwigs like to test you to see how loyal you are.

It's the same with drinking.

And now it's come to this.

Is the Dream Inc. president that big of a deal?

One day he'll run for office.

He'll lead Japan toward a new future.

I'm never wrong about these things.

You should develop your skill in assessing people

instead of fretting over nothing.

You call yourself a man!?

Ouch!

They're here, come on!

This is abuse! Sexual harassment!

Or sexism or something.

I'm coming, I'm coming.

That should do it, thanks.

I remember you.

I'm Nishigori from Tohto TV. I came to support you.

No kidding.

Thanks.

Everyone gather round!

President!

Go easy on me today.

-Candy please! -One at a time!

Do you even know how to play baseball?

I saw it once.

Give it your best shot!

Don't stand on the plate.

You got this! Alright!

You suck!

That's incredible.

Amazing!

Good afternoon.

Good afternoon.

Wait, he's looking at me.

You're awake?

You're in the hospital. This is a recuperation center.

You were carried here after being hit in the head.

Keep still for now. Your muscles have atrophied.

You've been asleep for 20 years. Do you understand?

-What's wrong? -Stay calm, you're okay.

Relax and breathe slowly.

Gentle breaths, okay?

What?

It's okay.

THE MAN WHO WOKE UP AFTER 20 YEARS THIS IS A STORY OF HOPE AND REBIRTH

Case report, Patient X.

Possibly thanks to the vagus nerve stimulation

the patient's consciousness has suddenly returned.