E2 - Pick Me
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[00:00] Mao
We made a promise.
[00:03] (Flashback) Mao
I, Tsuchiya Mao, promise not to share
my roommate Otomo-kun's secrets.
[00:08] (Flashback) Mao
I will never tell anyone that
he is gay and has a boyfriend.
[00:13] (Flashback) Hisashi
I also promise
[00:14] (Flashback) Hisashi
that I will never look at
Tsuchiya-kun in a romantic light.
[00:17] (Flashback) Hisashi
I swear to God that I will absolutely
never put my hands on him.
[00:22] Mao
But even then, even after that promise,
I realized something.
[00:28] Mao
I think I actually like Hisashi.
SIGN Twilight Out of Focus
SIGN Twilight Out of Focus
[02:07] Runa
We've got a hellish schedule until the
shoot starts, so I hope you're ready for it.
SIGN Lead Actor
Otomo Hisashi
[02:14] Runa
But first, let's introduce you
to your costar.
[02:17] Yukitaka
How do you do? I'm Honjo Yukitaka,
second-year drama club member.
SIGN Playing the Class President
SIGN Honjo Yukitaka
SIGN Second-Year and the Drama Club's Pride and Joy
SIGN The Man with 100 Faces
[02:26] Runa
Everyone calls him the Buddha. Praise be.
[02:30] Yukitaka
Nice to meet you.
[02:32] Hisashi
Same. Did you come from a temple?
[02:34] Yukitaka
No, I did not.
[02:38] Hisashi
He doesn't look like a class president.
You guys sure about this?
[02:41] Hisashi
Isn't he a little too virtuous?
[02:42] Runa
Don't worry about it. From now on,
you two will do read-throughs together.
[02:46] Runa
The other character is
the class president's crush,
[02:49] Runa
but he's only shot from behind
so we'll skip intros for now.
[02:52] Runa
Over there, in the middle
of the field. Take a good look.
SIGN Playing the Class President's Sweetheart
SIGN Agatsuma Goki
SIGN Second-Year and Ace of the Baseball Team
[03:03] Hisashi
He's too far away to see.
[03:06] Runa
Let's go back.
[03:08] Runa
Next is the costume fitting.
You can use your own room shoes.
[03:13] Runa
We'll provide socks for you.
[03:16] Runa
Is the size okay?
[03:18] Hisashi
The top is fine, but the pants are too small.
[03:21] Runa
No way!
[03:23] Runa
They're bontan pants, so the thighs
should be baggy and the waist is huge...
[03:27] Hisashi
It's the length.
[03:28] Runa
Now that kinda pisses me off.
"Check out my long legs," huh?
[03:33] Yukitaka
Indeed.
SIGN For Otomo, playing the punk
bontan too short
need new ones
[03:38] Runa
We want the actors to spend
as much time as possible rehearsing,
[03:41] Runa
so I'll just point the crew out.
[03:44] Runa
Those guys are in the art department.
[03:45] Runa
We're shooting at school this time,
so they're getting props ready.
[03:49] Runa
Well, right now they're just tearing up
pieces of white and red paper for fun.
[03:53] Member 1
Huh?! We aren't doing this for fun!
[03:55] Member 2
Quit talking crap and come help us, asshole!
[03:59] Runa
Okay, next.
[04:00] Runa
Our producer-slash-club advisor,
Kojima-sensei.
SIGN Instructor of Modern Japanese
[04:03] Kojima
You really gotta watch that budget.
SIGN 42 Years Old
SIGN Single
[04:05] Kojima
I swear, every single time you guys end up...
[04:08] Runa
Close one. Let's pretend we
didn't hear and retreat for now.
[04:11] [SONG] text
Multimedia Room
[04:12] Runa
And then, behind this locked door...
SIGN In Use
[04:18] Runa
We've confined the director,
who's running behind schedule.
[04:21] Giichi
This has gone too far!
[04:23] Giichi
Following me to the bathroom is
a violation of my human rights!
[04:27] Runa
Oh, shut up.
[04:28] Runa
If we don't, you'll run away, right?
[04:30] Runa
You haven't even finished the script yet.
[04:34] Yukitaka
It was the same situation last year.
SIGN Screenwriter/Director: Ichikawa Giichi
You and the Seasons, etc...
Third Draft
[04:37] Giichi
I can at least give you
the third draft for now.
[04:41] Hisashi
My lines... The tone is all different.
[04:44] Hisashi
And the character's name is now my name.
SIGN Otomo
[04:48] Giichi
I decided to use both of your
real names. I hope that's okay.
[04:53] Yukitaka
Screenplays go through many,
many changes along the way.
[04:56] Yukitaka
That's how they're completed.
[04:58] Hisashi
Huh.
[04:59] Runa
Regarding the schedule,
we're planning for a five-day shoot.
[05:04] Yukitaka
That sure is long.
[05:05] Runa
Yeah. There's a lot of shots we have to do
at specific times. Including rainy scenes.
[05:10] Yukitaka
That's all right. We only do one
full-length film a year, anyway.
[05:14] Hisashi
It says it's thirty minutes long.
Isn't that kind of short?
[05:19] Hisashi
Oh. Did I say the wrong thing?
[05:24] Giichi
Well, it's certainly much shorter than
the two-hour movies you see at the cinema.
[05:29] Giichi
But this will still be
really difficult to make.
[05:32] Giichi
It'll take a huge investment of
time, money, and manpower.
[05:36] Giichi
See, as students in a high school club,
[05:39] Giichi
we had to find ways to make
ends meet, and meet again,
[05:42] Giichi
until we finally had the budget
to do thirty minutes.
[05:45] Giichi
That's why we want to put our heart
and soul into making this thing fly.
[05:54] Hisashi
Can you pull it off?
[05:56] Giichi
I'm sure I can.
[05:58] Giichi
Ouch!
[05:59] Runa
Then actually do it. Quit fooling around.
[06:02] Runa
And quit throwing trash.
[06:04] Runa
Anyway, this is pretty much how
preparations usually go. Any questions?
[06:09] Hisashi
What about Mao?
[06:11] Runa
Mao?
[06:13] Giichi
The camera crew's busy, right?
[06:15] Runa
Yeah. They're off location hunting.
[06:18] camera crew member
Starting from a low angle?
[06:19] Mao
Yeah. I'll tilt, then hold on a subjective shot
until I can see the class president.
[06:24] camera crew member
Are you gonna storyboard this scene, Mao?
[06:27] Mao
Yeah. As long as the director says it's okay.
[06:37] Hisashi
Keeping busy?
[06:38] Mao
Yeah, as you can see.
[06:40] Mao
And you? Done with the costume fitting?
[06:46] Hisashi
Yeah. They said we'd do a read-through
tomorrow and let me go.
[06:49] Mao
Okay.
[06:51] Hisashi
So like, are we going to be apart
until shooting starts?
[06:55] Mao
Oh... Yeah, maybe. I'll probably
shoot your rehearsals, though.
[06:59] Hisashi
They said it'll be a five-day shoot.
The prep will take even longer, right?
[07:03] Mao
Well, prep is really important.
[07:05] Mao
But even then, we'll probably still lose
things or run into trouble along the way.
[07:10] Mao
I don't even want to think about it.
[07:13] Mao
You tired?
[07:15] Hisashi
Yeah. My social battery's low, I think.
[07:18] Hisashi
There's a lot of people in the film club.
[07:20] Mao
Need a break?
[07:22] Hisashi
No, that isn't it.
[07:25] Hisashi
Maybe I just wasn't getting enough of you.
[07:27] Mao
Wh-What do you mean?
[07:31] Hisashi
I seriously need to recharge.
[07:36] Mao
Look, man...
[07:40] Mao
Jeez. Does he realize
I've been avoiding him?
[07:45] Mao
Well, he's always been pretty touchy-feely.
[07:47] Mao
Maybe he was lonely since he's
not used to the guys in the club yet.
[07:51] Mao
Yeah.
[07:53] Mao
Yeah.
[07:55] Mao
Delicate little moments like this
keep piling up, bit by bit.
[08:00] Mao
That's probably why I started
to like him... I guess.
[08:06] Mao
This is probably just him
warming up to me as a friend...
[08:11] Mao
But isn't it weird?
[08:13] Mao
When you like someone, it's really hard
if they don't like you back.
[08:18] Mao
So, why...
[08:21] Hisashi
You must be exhausted.
[08:23] Mao
Me? No, I'm totally fine.
[08:27] Mao
H-Hey! You're too heavy!
[08:30] Hisashi
Recharging, recharging.
[08:32] Mao
Oh, shut up!
[08:34] Mao
Oof!
[08:35] Hisashi
Oh, wow.
[08:36] Mao
You're way lighter than
the camera equipment.
[08:38] Hisashi
Now take me back to the dorm like this.
[08:41] Mao
Not a chance.
[08:43] Mao
I'm sure Hisashi and his lover
are happy together.
[08:47] Mao
So that means I... should be happy for him.
[08:52] Mao
Like they say, "Always
wish your loved ones joy."
SIGN Several Days Later
[08:56] Giichi
We've finally made it
to the start of the shoot.
SIGN You and the Seasons, etc...
SIGN Shooting Script
SIGN Final Draft
[09:00] Mao
Guess so.
[09:02] Giichi
Prep was pretty light this time,
but it still took a lot out of me.
[09:06] Giichi
I lost three kilos.
[09:07] Mao
Yeah.
[09:08] Giichi
The hell, man? Don't you
have anything else to say?
[09:12] Mao
You need to quit acting like
the thing is half-finished already.
[09:15] Giichi
Uh... S-So, Otomo there?
[09:18] Giichi
I wanted to tell him to break a leg.
[09:21] Mao
No, he's out right now.
[09:23] Giichi
Really?
[09:25] Giichi
You know, Otomo's doing a great job.
[09:27] Giichi
Even Honjo said he thinks
he's cut out for this.
[09:30] Mao
Really?
[09:31] Giichi
But personally, I want to see him put
more emotion into it when we start rolling.
[09:36] Mao
Emotion?
[09:37] Giichi
Yeah.
[09:38] Giichi
He seems kinda cold, like someone
who's never really fallen in love.
[09:43] Mao
And you're in a position to judge?
You've got some nerve...
[09:48] Mao
Oh, I gotta go. I'll call again later.
[09:51] Mao
Hisashi?
[09:53] Mao
You've gotta be quieter
when you come in, man.
[09:56] Mao
It's after lights-out and they
already keep a close eye on us...
[10:04] Mao
Hey, wait. What happened?
[10:07] Hisashi
I got dumped.
[10:12] Hisashi
Ow.
[10:13] Mao
I got some ice from the RA.
[10:16] Mao
You should keep this on it.
It's really swollen.
[10:19] Hisashi
Thanks. Is it really bad?
[10:22] Hisashi
This might be a problem
since we start shooting tomorrow.
[10:25] Mao
You don't need to worry about that right now.
[10:28] Hisashi
Sorry about this.
[10:32] Mao
This is awful. What kind of person
would do this to their lover?
[10:36] Mao
I mean... why?
[10:38] Mao
Weren't you two supposed
to be happy together?
[10:46] Hisashi
What's done is done.
[10:48] Hisashi
Things had been on the rocks
between us for a long time, anyway.
[10:53] Hisashi
We were worn out from
constantly hurting each other.
[10:55] Hisashi
The only reason it lasted this long is
because I kept dragging it out.
[10:59] Hisashi
But I knew it was over.
[11:02] Mao
When your loved one isn't feeling joy,
[11:05] Mao
what then, God?
[11:08] Mao
I feel so conflicted right now.
Half of me is upset because Hisashi's sad.
[11:15] Mao
The other half is angry
because Hisashi's hurt.
[11:19] Mao
But, also...
[11:23] Mao
Pick me.
[11:26] Mao
When I realized this was my chance,
I might have also felt a little drop of joy.
[11:31] Hisashi
Huh?
[11:33] Mao
I promise that I would never hurt you.
I-I'd take care of you—
[11:38] Hisashi
Wait a minute. Mao, what are you saying?
[11:41] Mao
I like you.
[11:45] Mao
I don't want to see you in pain.
Because I really like you, Hisashi.
[11:52] Mao
Am I not good enough?
[11:57] Mao
I like you, Hisashi.
[12:01] Mao
Hisashi?
[12:03] Mao
Hey. Look at me.
[12:07] Mao
Even just for a second.
[12:16] Hisashi
Mao...
[12:20] Hisashi
There've been many times
in my life where things felt off,
[12:23] Hisashi
like I put a button in the wrong hole.
[12:26] Hisashi
The first time was when I was thirteen.
[12:28] Hisashi
After my mother remarried,
I suddenly got a little sister.
[12:32] Hisashi
She was one year younger.
[12:33] (Flashback) Hisashi's sister
I like you so much, Onii-chan.
[12:36] (Flashback) Hisashi's sister
I mean, you look just like a prince!
[12:40] Hisashi
She said, climbing on top of me.
[12:42] (Flashback) Hisashi
No, don't. Stop it.
[12:45] (Flashback) Hisashi's mother
What are you doing?!
[12:47] Hisashi
One misunderstanding led to another,
[12:49] Hisashi
and for some reason, I was the one
who ended up ostracized from my family.
[12:53] Hisashi
At fourteen, in the second year of
middle school, someone else took me in.
[12:57] Hisashi
It was my homeroom teacher.
[12:58] (Flashback) Teacher
You don't want to go home?
[13:01] (Flashback) Teacher
I see. Why don't you come home with me, then?
[13:07] (Flashback) Teacher
But only if you can keep it a secret.
[13:11] Hisashi
He made me feel like I belonged.
[13:17] Hisashi
We were still together when I was fifteen,
even after I got a different teacher.
[13:20] Hisashi
Exams were close.
[13:23] (Flashback) Teacher
Okay then, I'll head out first.
Wait a while to leave.
[13:26] (Flashback) Teacher
Try not to raise suspicion.
[13:28] Hisashi
Secrets, secrets... A hidden relationship.
[13:32] Hisashi
That's all he ever thinks about.
[13:35] Hisashi
He knows he's all I have. But
does he really care about me at all?
[13:39] (Flashback) Hisashi
What would you do if people
found out about us, Sensei?
[13:44] (Flashback) Teacher
I would never screw things up like that.
[13:46] (Flashback) Teacher
But if you ever told anyone,
it would all be over.
[13:50] (Flashback) Teacher
Can you handle this?
[13:53] Hisashi
He could have let me go at any time,
but I didn't want to let go of him.
[13:59] Hisashi
Because I had nobody else.
[14:02] Hisashi
The relationship dragged on like that
until I was sixteen. Until today.
[14:10] (Flashback) Teacher
I suppose we should break up, then.
[14:13] Hisashi
Whenever this happened, I would
apologize, and then refuse to break up.
[14:17] Hisashi
But this time...
[14:21] (Flashback) Mao
Welcome home.
[14:23] (Flashback) Mao
But what time do you think it is, young man?
[14:25] (Flashback) Mao
I certainly didn't raise my own son
to become a juvenile delinquent.
[14:31] Hisashi
He does a dad version of it, too.
[14:34] (Flashback) Mao
You're no son of mine, that's for sure!
SIGN Stubborn Old Man
[14:39] (Flashback) Teacher
What's so funny?
[14:42] Hisashi
Yeah, I should go home.
[14:46] (Flashback) Hisashi
Fine. Let's break up already.
[14:50] (Flashback) Teacher
Huh?
[14:51] (Flashback) Hisashi
I said I'll break up with you,
you disgusting pedo.
[14:55] (Flashback) Hisashi
I was wrong about you.
[14:56] (Flashback) Hisashi
You're just some sick **** who's
gets turned on being **** by kids.
[15:00] (Flashback) Hisashi
Too bad I went and grew up on you.
[15:02] (Flashback) Hisashi
But I'm tired of getting
by your **** now, anyway.
[15:05] Hisashi
I can't take it anymore.
Talk about a shitty...
[15:08] (Flashback) Teacher
How dare you!
[15:09] Hisashi
Talk about a shitty first love.
[15:13] (Flashback) Hisashi
Ouch. He really hit me hard.
[15:17] (Flashback) Hisashi
Wow, it still gets pretty cold at night.
[15:20] Hisashi
What is this feeling?
[15:23] Hisashi
I was so attached to him, but now
I don't even want to look back.
[15:27] Hisashi
I guess it does hurt a little bit.
[15:30] Hisashi
But more importantly,
I want to hurry up and get home.
[15:34] Hisashi
Hurry up, hurry up...
[15:37] Hisashi
I wonder if Mao is up waiting for me.
[15:39] Hisashi
Yeah. I'm sure he's still up.
[15:42] Hisashi
Hurry up...
[15:46] Hisashi
I gotta get back to our room.
[15:48] Hisashi
What is this, I wonder?
[15:52] Hisashi
This warm feeling in my chest...
[15:54] Hisashi
I want to know what it means.
[15:57] Mao
I really like you, Hisashi.
[16:00] Hisashi
What should I do?
[16:02] Hisashi
I'm so happy.
[16:04] Hisashi
So happy, so happy!
[16:06] Hisashi
Is that why? Yeah, that must be it.
[16:10] Hisashi
I must like Mao, too.
[16:14] Hisashi
Since when? When did this begin?
[16:17] Hisashi
What do I like about him? What started it?
[16:22] Hisashi
But it doesn't feel strange at all.
It feels completely natural.
[16:27] Hisashi
Does that mean it's okay to keep going?
[16:31] Hisashi
Mao says he likes me. Does he really?
[16:35] Hisashi
Knowing him, he might
only feel sorry for me,
[16:39] Hisashi
because I just broke up with my lover.
[16:42] Hisashi
It's going to look like I'm rebounding hard,
[16:45] Hisashi
especially if I break my promise with him.
[16:48] Mao
Hisashi?
[16:50] Hisashi
I want to touch you. Is that okay?
[16:53] Hisashi
I don't want to break my promise,
so you come to me.
[16:57] Hisashi
Look at me, sweet-talking
him right into my hands.
[17:16] Hisashi
Ow!
[17:17] Mao
Ah!
[17:18] Hisashi
Oh, it's fine. There's a cut
on the inside of my mouth.
[17:24] Mao
I-I... I'm sorry. What have I done?
[17:30] Hisashi
Mao...?
[17:35] Mao
I need to go cool my head.
[17:38] Hisashi
Huh?
[17:40] Hisashi
Hey, wait!
[17:42] Hisashi
Mao!
[17:45] Hisashi
He ran off on me. But why?
[17:51] Hisashi
As soon as I touched him, it was ruined.
Maybe he only felt bad for me, after all.
[17:56] Hisashi
Or was I wrong about him, too?
Did I hurt his feelings?
[18:01] Hisashi
Did I put a button in the wrong hole again?
[18:07] Giichi
Clear and sunny. Perfect shooting weather.
[18:10] Runa
Everyone get ready!
[18:16] Runa
We're ready to go.
[18:20] Giichi
You've transformed!
[18:22] Giichi
You look like the perfect
class president from any angle.
[18:25] Giichi
Not to mention the perfect bottom.
This is gonna be great.
[18:29] Runa
I never recognize him, every single time.
[18:34] Runa
What do we do about Otomo's bruise?
Cover it up with makeup?
[18:38] Giichi
No, it makes him look like
a hooligan. Let's leave it as is.
[18:43] Giichi
Otomo, scene 3.
[18:45] Giichi
Come out the front door and call
to him, like you're teasing him.
[18:49] Giichi
Try to speak in a loud voice.
[18:52] Giichi
Otomo?
[18:53] Hisashi
Sorry. What?
[18:54] Giichi
We're about to start.
Loud voice, okay? You're up.
[19:01] Runa
Let's do a test.
[19:03] crew
Okay!
[19:03] crew
Sure!
[19:05] Hisashi
Go out the front door, waving the letter.
[19:08] Hisashi
"President, here." "President, here."
[19:12] Hisashi
Go out with the letter. "President, here."
[19:16] Hisashi
Am I nervous?
[19:19] Hisashi
Yeah, I sure am.
[19:21] Giichi
Ready? Action!
[19:26] Hisashi
But I have so much else going on right now.
[19:30] Hisashi
I'm so anxious. My head's in the clouds.
[19:33] Hisashi
This really isn't the time
to be making movies.
[19:37] Hisashi
Don't you feel the same way, Mao?
[19:47] Giichi
Cut.
[19:50] Runa
Let's go for take two.
[19:54] Giichi
Cut! One more time.
[19:56] Giichi
Cut!
[19:57] Giichi
Cut! One more!
[19:59] Giichi
Cut!
[20:01] Giichi
One more time.
[20:04] Runa
All units, if you're ready, raise your hands!
[20:07] Runa
Art crew, prop check!
[20:08] member 1
Otomo, how's the letter looking?
[20:10] Hisashi
Oh.
[20:11] member 1
Ah, can't use this anymore.
[20:14] member 1
Hey, bring me a spare!
[20:17] Giichi
Oh, boy. His heart isn't in it.
[20:20] Giichi
How should we handle this?
[20:22] Mao
Director?
[20:23] Giichi
Hmm?
[20:25] Mao
Let's take a fifteen minute break.
[20:28] Giichi
All right.
[20:30] Mao
Hisashi.
[20:33] Mao
A minute?
SIGN Lemon Yogurt
[20:37] Hisashi
Thanks.
[20:39] Hisashi
I want to talk to him about us.
[20:42] Hisashi
But I can't bring that up right after
screwing up so many takes.
SIGN Cilantro Chips
SIGN Bear Bun
SIGN Anpan
SIGN Anpan
[20:49] Hisashi
Whoa, you bought way too much.
[20:51] Mao
I thought you might be able to relax
if you had something in your stomach.
[21:01] Hisashi
Sorry. I just can't get this right.
[21:05] Mao
It's all right.
[21:07] Mao
It's like this at the start for everyone.
They all understand.
[21:11] Mao
Actually, you should see Ichikawa's
acting. It's the absolute worst.
[21:15] Hisashi
Seriously?
[21:17] (Flashback) Runa
You forget how to walk?
[21:18] Mao
As an extra, he can't even figure out
how to walk straight.
[21:24] Hisashi
He's so kind to me. How can
Mao be so relaxed right now?
[21:28] Hisashi
And why did he run off?
I just can't stop thinking about it.
[21:33] Hisashi
Or maybe... was it all a dream?
A hallucination?
[21:39] Hisashi
Hey, about yesterday...
[21:42] Mao
I don't want to talk about yesterday.
[21:47] Mao
Right now, I just want to
concentrate on the shoot.
[21:51] Mao
Everyone's putting their all into this.
We can't afford to mess up.
[21:58] Mao
I need you to take it seriously too, Hisashi.
[22:00] Mao
Y-You want things to change, right?
[22:03] Mao
When this is all over, I'll come talk to you.
[22:06] Mao
Just wait until then.
[22:14] Hisashi
Yeah, I guess he's right.
[22:17] Hisashi
Things have to change.
[22:21] Hisashi
Got it.
SIGN Next Episode Preview
SIGN Our Feelings Aren't Always Pretty
[23:35] Mao
"Our Feelings Aren't Always Pretty."
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