Elpis: Kibou, Aruiwa Wazawai

You think you are

a good person, don't you?

You don't like conflict, and you seek peace and tranquility.

In short, you are an ordinary, insignificant person,

and you have no power to move things.

But...

you're running away!

There comes a time when even good men must fight.

You are a director, after all.

2018 Film set of the movie "Good bye, Edo"

No matter what kind of program it is, you must not be timid.

The more difficult they are,

the more interesting it becomes.

Do you understand?

Hey.

How long are you going to make us wait? - Oh, yes.

Sorry, she's almost here.

You said that earlier, didn't you?

Hello? Yes.

Asakawa-san, you're very delayed.

Katsuragi-san's in a pretty bad mood.

Asakawa-san!

- I'm sorry I'm late. - Please hurry.

Don't say "I'm sorry", you idiot.

How can the actor be waiting for the interviewer?

I know, I'm a little under the weather.

What's wrong? Menopause?

No, it's not.

You're not young or pretty anymore.

You should take better care of yourself like a grandmother!

Everything depends on your discretion.

If anything, it's a chance to win.

Now is the time to stop being an ordinary person.

Say that you'll do it!

I don't need a female announcer!

- In order for me to... - Asakawa has arrived!

- Good morning! - Hahaha.

I'm terribly sorry.

I can't believe I kept Katsuragi-san waiting.

What's wrong with you Asakawa-chan?

I'm so embarrassed, please accept my apologies.

Hmm? How are you feeling? You look a little pale.

Shouldn't someone bring you something to drink or something?

Oh, no, I'm fine.

And so, the filming went back to normal.

Everyone seemed satisfied.

But I was not satisfied.

I mean...

I never thought of myself as an ordinary person.

Taku-chan, wake up.

I consider myself...

someone who is elite.

25 years ago,

My wealthy parents gave birth to an only child.

They enrolled me Meio Elementary School,

which allowed me to move smoothly up the escalator to university.

After graduation, I joined a major TV station, Taiyo Television.

There's my cute little...

My mother Mutsuko is a lawyer who makes 100 million a year.

And my dad, Yosuke...

passed away when I was 9 years old.

He was also a lawyer.

I live with my mom in a single-family house in Seijo.

And my mom repeatedly...

You've become even more of a man recently, haven't you?

If only you were a bit more handsome...

you'd be an actor on TV.

I'm a little regretful about it.

Despite her saying such things,

my self-esteem remained high.

I won't be brought down so easily.

You idiot, scum of the earth, useless fool!

In this case,

I was wondering about his life and his problems with his feelings.

What have you been doing all this time? You've had all this time and you still haven't finished going offline.

Ah, no, I was doing it. I was doing it.

Just... - Just what?

Hmm, somehow

I'm worried.

How can you be worried!

It's a hundred years too early for you to be worried.

In other words, he's in a bad mood.

If you can't come up with anything with that brain of yours, why don't you ask someone for advice!

Are you listening to me, you idiot?

As for me right now,

I'm working on a late-night variety show

as a director.

It's starting again！ Everyone without a partner.

Everyone that's tired of working.

Everyone that has nothing to do this weekend.

We're all together tonight.

It's showtime.

Friday Bonbon!

Well, it's Friday Bonbon again tonight.

Taiyo Television Announcer Kawakami Misaki

Ebita Tendon

I'm the host, Ebita Tendon.

I'm your assistant, Kawakami Misaki, and it's nice to meet you.

And tonight, the Bonbon Girls are in high spirits.

Good evening!

Shinoyama Asami

Shintani Makoto

Hanazawa Kurumi

Shindo Mika

Yamauchi Hikari

Hinata Ai

みみ

Except for Shinoyama Asami, names may not be pronounced this way, this is a best guess.

Okay, let's start this week with this corner.

The much talked about movie "Good bye, Edo".

Asakawa, you visited the filming site, right?

Taiyo Television Announcer Asakawa Ena

Yes, it stars Katsuragi Shintaro.

Oh, wow.

I interviewed Katsuragi-san, who plays Katsu Kaishuu, a leading figure at the end of the Edo period.

Please watch it.

So, I'm visiting the set of the movie "Good bye, Edo".

Today,

I have the honor of interviewing Katsuragi Shintaro.

Katsuragi-san, it's nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you.

It really is a wonderful location, isn't it?

Today, we were shooting a lot of mountainous scenes.

I see.

It's been three years since your last film.

What was the deciding factor

for you to be in this film?

Well, you know... I'm playing Katsu Kaishuu.

Katsu Kaishuu (勝海舟), was a Japanese statesman and naval engineer during the late Tokugawa shogunate and early Meiji period.

There's no way I'd turn it down.

That's right.

I was wondering if you have any similarities with Katsu Kaishuu?

Similarities between me and Katsu Kaishuu...

Yes.

Hmm... I don't think so.

Is that so?

But, I don't have a mistress...

Ha-ha-ha.

I don't have a mistress, so I'm just wondering how men used to be able to keep them around.

Yes.

It costs a lot of money and it's hard work.

I see, because it might cost a lot of money.

Good bye,

Edo!

Oh, wow.

This movie looks interesting.

- I can't wait to see it. - I want to see it.

The release date has been set, right?

Oh, yes. Eh....

Er....

- Next year, in May. - Next year, in May!

Let's look forward to it.

That's all for the freshly prepared entertainment corner.

What's next, Kawakami-chan?

Yes, I summarized the week's news.

Here is the corner.

- Bon Topic! - VTR is on.

Hey, what are you doing, Kishimoto?

Eh...uh...uh...it's really strange.

You're the one who's acting strange.

What are you doing? - I'm sorry.

Sorry, he says. He should be sorry.

Nakamura Yuka, a 2nd year middle school student, from Yatobi City, Kanagawa Prefecture,

has left school and gone missing.

Thank you for your hard work.

Ah, Cherry-san, thank you for your hard work.

Uhm, Kishimoto-san.

Do you have some time this evening?

There's something I'd like to talk to you about.

Me?

Yes.

- The VTR is ending soon. - Yes, VTR is ending.

VTR ending in 5 seconds.

Well, I'll see you later.

Okay.

Now then... This week...

Here's the news this week from Ena Asakawa.

Ena's eye!

Wow! Cool.

Yay!

Yes, everyone.

Thanks to your support,

it's been six months today since we moved from "News 8", the flagship program of Taiyo Television,

to the perennial low-viewership program "Friday Bonbon"!

Wow! Yay.

Variety is fun!

News 8 was crap.

26 years of news reporting.

I was wasting my life.

Asakawa, Asakawa.

- I figured it out. - What?

Friday Bonbon is...

- like catching glimpses of panties. - Panties?

Like a beef bowl restaurant's red pickled ginger.

It's fine even if you don't have it. The world goes on without it.

But it makes me happy when I have it.

Life is so much more warm and fluffy when you have it.

Excuse me, I have to go.

You know what it is, don't you? It's something like that, isn't it?

Hey, Asakawa...