In the Pool (イン・ザ・プール)

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An IMJ Entertainment and WILCO Production

Guess what? The funniest thing happened to me yesterday.

- I went to Hiroyuki's home, and it was such a mess! - An example of what I saw on the subway.

- He gave me this big dog, but I don't know what I should name it. - A woman was talking into a shopping bag.

It's hard naming dogs!

- Hanako or Shiro? But they're both too common. - What could she have seen?

Then there's this report.

From outside a girls' high school.

Nothing extraordinary here...

until you look closely to see a fallen cookie.

Why is it there?

The next clip provides the answer.

This is a video that caters to a particular kind of fetish.

A woman in heels is seen crushing the valuables of fetishists...

who derive pleasure from it.

That eventually leads...

to the desire to see anything being squashed.

This is because the viewer transfers himself to the object.

Incidentally, the most popular object...

is konnyaku noodles in plastic.

You can now probably guess...

why the cookie lies where it does.

The witness for all this...

lurks here.

This clip is from a poolside surveillance camera.

A man can be seen drinking pool water.

He then takes several liters worth of the water home.

But why?

This is the same pool during the day.

High school girls in the pool for their P.E. class.

In other words...

it's a virgin springs.

Please forget I said that.

Without defining what constitutes "abnormal" behaviour...

Let's just say that in today's contemporary urban society...

the human psyche has many shady regions.

Our role as psychiatrists...

is to find ways to cope with certain abnormalities.

It takes all kinds, huh?

Yes... it does.

I see his point. My work and private life certainly build stress.

Which is why I took up swimming... to maintain stability.

It rids me of all restraints.

It dissolves away any fear or dread.

And releases shoulder tension.

It's like returning to the womb.

Well you see, Doctor... for the past two days...

I've had a constant...

erection.

That is to say...

it's non-stop.

Non-stop, huh?

Yes, Sir.

I see. Could you take off your pants?

Ah, I see what you mean.

Yes... that can be quite uncomfortable.

Taguchi-san, doctors never like saying this but...

there is no known cure for your condition as yet.

But there's plenty of information on the Internet.

Still, no root cause has been found.

This "highly alert" condition...

is referred to as a "prolonged erection" or "sustained erection. "

Taguchi, is the air conditioner too cold?

Yes.

Your sympathetic nerves are losing to your parasympathetic nerves.

In short, your on-off switches have gone haywire.

- Hey, Taguchi. - Sir?

This is the person I told you about earlier.

How do you do? I'm Saejima from Alpha Systems.

Pleased to meet you. I'm Taguchi.

- What are you doing? - Is this strange?

You bet it's strange.

It does seem a bit odd.

My apologies, ma'am.

Enough.

Expect the erection to remain even after ejaculation.

It's not completely incurable.

I believe the record is 180 days. "Irabu General Hospital."

180 days?

At any rate, I recommend you consult a neurologist.

- A neurologist? - There's one downstairs.

Oh, that's right. I'll send you to him.

Your face won't appear.

This one's for your medical chart.

I'll go notify the neurologist.

- Send down his chart. - Yes, doctor.

Even after a hard day's work, I swim an hour a day.

- Ohmori-san! - Hello.

Do you swim every day?

My body's grown addicted to it.

Well, then it can't be helped.

Add up all your "every days" and it equals a lifetime.

That's true.

Wait! Every day's impossible.

The pool's being used for a swim meet next month.

- What? When? - When was it...?

Hello, yes.

My position at work gives me a modicum of freedom.

Okay, got it.

Could you toss out my "Tree of Joy" plant?

It's all dried up. It's bad luck.

Especially before a big project.

Can't you see this cab's taken?

Right?

Huh?

Marguerite daisies. Very pretty. Visiting a sick friend?

No, a token of thanks.

Oh, is that right.

I see.

Why do you suppose they smell a bit like a latrine?

I don't know.

Coffee.

Gas tanks are always round.

- What? - Gas tanks... they're round.

Yes, they are.

But do they really need to be?

Hmm, I don't know.

They may be round, but when they explode... watch out.

I boiled water for coffee but...

did I turn off the gas?

- It's turned off. - Yes, because we've arrived.

Oh... well, good.

It's turned off... It's still on...

It's off...

It's on...

It's off...

It's on...

Still on...

Rats.

I'm truly sorry.

Yes...

Yes.

Yes, I called ahead and explained.

Tomorrow, I'll...

Yes, I'm sorry about this.

Say, Chief...

"Neurology"

Welcome. Come in.

My erection patient?

Yeah...

Lucky you.

I'm Dr. Irabu.

Please sit.

Yes.

Even sheer bliss, if prolonged, can turn to pain.

Think of all the impotent people out there...

due to lack of confidence.

But not you. You're full of bravado.

Ready to take on the world.

No, not really.

Is that so?

Let's get to work then.

Take off your pants and underwear, please.

Yes, sure.

Mayumi? Clothes basket, please.

Please, go ahead.

- Say, Taguchi-san? - Yes?

Teacher came down with the flu

So they closed down the school.

Dum-de-dum... Woo woo woo

Know the song?

I'm afraid I don't.

I see.

I ask every patient who comes here. No one knows.

Dum-de-dum... Woo woo woo

- Excuse me... - Yes, right.

Oh my.

- It's constantly like this? - Yes.

- It's a bit infantile. - Huh?

I said, "it's got style."

Don't laugh much, do you?

You don't anger, either.

I mean, if all your blood is here, it can't rush to your head, right?

Come on. I'm joking with you.

Take a seat.

So when did the fantasies start?

- Fantasies? - Your mind's occupied by sexual thoughts.

No, not especially.

Let your mind drop its pants, too.

I bet you're chased by naked women on bikes.

Are you a Queen fan?

Come to think of it...

I sometimes have an erotic dream of my ex-wife.

Keep turning!

Spin! Spin!

Turn!

Keep turning!

In the dream, I get aroused when she rolls her eyes.

I didn't discuss the dream but I did mention the dictionary.

The question is... what word was the dictionary opened to?

Did you see it?

Not really.

What a shame.

That's more significant than you know.

What if it was opened to the word "erection?"

What a freaky coincidence!

But now you'll never know.

For example, during the Tokyo air raids, this guy I know...

got his eye blown out from a bomb explosion.