All language subtitles for 17.3.About.a.Sex.2020.S01E07.JAPANESE.WEBRip.NF.en

SHARE
REN WANTS TO SHARE A PHOTO WITH YOU.

What's up?

Kota.

Somebody sent a weird picture
to my account.

What kind of photo?

A photo from the waist down.

-Huh? What's that all about?
-It's disgusting.

So the person who sent it
was on the bus just now?

Yeah, a revolting guy.

Tsumugi.

-Are you okay?
-Huh? I'm fine.

Okay, then. Well, as long as you are.

What enjoyment can they get
from doing that?

That's what I want to know.

It's so sick.

NOW THEY ARE A COUPLE

Do you finally have a boyfriend then?

Boyfriend? Why?

Well, you're 17 now.

It wouldn't be unusual
to have a boyfriend or two.

Well, I don't.

If you do, introduce me to him.

Of course, I would have mixed feelings,

but I'm prepared for it to happen.

Thanks for dinner.

GIRLS TOILET

They say it happens a lot lately,

finding accounts with girl's names
and sending photos.

Is that what they do?

It's so stupid.

I think they're just watching
and hoping the girl will scream.

Were you all right, Tsumugi?

I didn't think anything of it.

-Serves him right.
-I felt nothing at all.

I think if it was me,
I might scream out in shock.

That's the type of girl they're after.

-They get off watching that.
-It's so gross!

Narumi, are you okay?

Sakura? Yeah, thanks.

Okay.

Friend of yours?

Yes, we were in junior-high together.

Tsumugi, did you tell your dad
about the pervert?

There's no way I could say anything.

I would never discuss
something like that with him.

I figured.

I didn't tell anyone
when I came across a pervert either.

-Why not?
-I didn't want to worry them and...

It would just be a hassle.

Tsumugi, you only have your dad so
it would be hard to say anything, right?

Right. In my case I basically
don't want to talk about anything.

-Hara. Nice timing.
-Huh?

Could you come
to the Biology Storage Room later?

-Okay.
-See you later then.

SPEECH CONTEST

-Speech contest?
-That's right.

It's being sponsored
by Seiho Gakuin University.

I wondered if you might be interested.

Why me?

Well, you have excellent grades

and the composition
you wrote in your freshman year

was chosen by a City selection panel.

Yes.

I thought the theme would suit you too.

WHAT I WANT TO SAY TO SOCIETY AT AGE 17

Sorry to rush you,

but the deadline for entry is tomorrow.

I only just noticed.

-Sleep on it.
-Okay.

That's nice!
This Goya Chanpuru is delicious.

Where did you learn to make this?

Just a recipe I found on the Internet.

Is that right? It's really good.

Any man would be glad
to have you as a wife with this cooking.

It's really good.

WHAT I WANT TO SAY TO SOCIETY AT AGE 17

So are you going to enter
the speech contest?

Yes, Ms. Shirayama asked me
if I wanted to do it.

That's surprising.

You seem like you wouldn't like
speaking in front of others.

I definitely don't like it.

So why are you doing it?

-You can get a scholarship.
-Scholarship?

Win first prize, and they recommend you
for admission into the university,

and you can get a scholarship.

It's a chance for me to leave home.

-You want to leave home?
-As quick as I can.

If I stay at home,
he will tell me to find a husband

or tell me it's how a girl can be happy.

I am just so fed up with all that.

I probably won't even get married.

Have you told your dad
that you're asexual?

There's no way I could tell him that.

He wouldn't understand at all.

He's such a traditional Japanese man.

So this is your great plan to escape?

That's right.

Have you ever thought
that you wanted to leave home?

-Yes, I have.
-Is that...

for example...

because they don't understand you?

Is that it?

You mean about my sexuality?

Right.

-Tsumugi...
-Yeah?

...said that she could never tell her dad.

And it made me realize
that some people have such problems.

Well, normally it's hard to talk about.

-Was it the case for you too?
-Well, yes.

But now my cover is blown
and my parents know.

Right.

Originally they thought I was gay

and they had a lot to say
when they first found out.

But now they know
that I am going out with you,

so it's back to normal.

They were happy when I told them,
but I'm not sure how to feel about that.

I still feel that
they don't truly understand.

I see.

Adults don't doubt the world they've seen.

When they meet a new sense of values,

they feel that their own way of living
is being rejected.

I'm not sure though.

So what is your mom like?

Eh?

Well, she's just a normal parent.

Introduce me sometime.

Boyfriend?

I said no.

Really?

What kind of person is he?

Sure.

Aren't you turning in yet?

Not yet.

What are you doing this late?

Nothing in particular.

I see.

-What is it?
-Hey, you two!

Shall we eat lunch on the roof?

-Good idea. The weather's great too.
-Right?

Sorry, I need to go to the library
to work on my speech.

Okay.

-Good luck.
-Thanks.

-Good luck!
-See you then.

Yeah.

Tsumugi is really focused on this.

She seems desperate
to get away from her dad.

-No good?
-On the contrary, it's good!

Really good...

Yeah, I think you've got something here.

-Really?
-Yes.

I want to see the judges' faces
when they read this.

So tomorrow is the big day.

You've put in a lot of work in this.

Yes.

BIOLOGY DEPARTMTENT

-I'm home.
-You're late.

You could've at least called.
I prepared dinner.

Sorry.

Where've you been?

Nowhere in particular.

By the way,

it's Kota right?

Am I right?

The fact is that I saw
the two of you together the other day.

So are you seeing him?

You don't have to be
so secretive about things.

-If you told me then...
-If I told you then what?

-Eh?
-You would discuss things with me?

Well, yes, of course.

I certainly wouldn't discuss it with you.

I've never even expected you
to ever understand how I feel.

-What?
-I have no interest in romance.

That's the sort of person I am.

So I am really fed up with you
asking me if I "have a boyfriend"

or saying that "I'll be a good wife!"

I wasn't late because
I was with a boyfriend.

I was preparing for this.

I want to use this to get a scholarship

and leave home and be independent.

I'm sorry, but...

I can't lead the life
you have in mind for me.

So just leave me alone.

SPEECH CONTEST

Wow! Even I'm getting nervous.

I know. Do you think
there will be a lot of people there?

I wonder.

You didn't have to come so early.

My turn doesn't come until later.

But we wanted to see it from the start.

There may be some handsome guys
from other schools too.

Oh, my god.

I'll be watching. Good luck!

Who's that from?

Kota. He said he's coming.

Kota? It's been ages
since we've seen him.

This is our stop.

-Let's get off.
-Yeah.

Tsumugi, are you okay?

I'm fine.

Tsumugi, maybe...

-Tsumugi! Tsumugi!
-Tsumugi! Tsumugi!

-Are you all right?
-Tsumugi!

23RD NATIONAL
SOPHOMORE SPEECH CONTEST

As high school students, we may not have

made much of a contribution
towards society, but...

KATAKURA MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL

Tsumugi, are you awake?

That's a relief.

How are you feeling?

Huh?

You collapsed on the bus.

They say it's anemia.

Anemia？

It seems you got your period.

What about the contest?

Next is the final contestant
Ryo Tanaka from Meiwa High School.

It's about to end.

But I'm sure there will be other chances.

Yeah, like other events.

It's over.

Why did I have to get my period

at a time like this?

It can't be helped
if you have your period though.

It's not your fault, is it?

But now it's all gone.

This was all I had to bet on.

I suppose so.

I want to give up being a female.

-Tsumugi...
-It's pointless, me being a woman.

It's not like I want to have periods.

Bleeding every month.

I may go my whole life
without having children.

But still I get periods and feel unwell.

It's meaningless.

Utterly meaningless.

Completely pointless.

That ends what I, as a 17-year-old,
want to say to society.

Thank you very much.

23RD NATIONAL
SOPHOMORE SPEECH CONTEST

This concludes the 23rd

Seiho Gakuin University sponsored...

PARKING ONLY ALLOWED
IN CASE OF EMERGENCIES

I'm fine now.

-Thanks.
-Yeah.

-Tsumu!
-What?

Do you feel better now?

-Yeah.
-Let's go! Hurry!

Just trust me!

23RD NATIONAL
SOPHOMORE SPEECH CONTEST

Over here!

-Sorry to keep you waiting.
-We need to hurry.

Why?

Are you Tsumugi Hara?

Yes.

Let's start the appraisal.

Are you ready?

I thought it was over.

Your father came directly
and made an appeal for you.

This concludes the

23rd Seiho Gakuin University sponsored

National Sophomore Speech Contest.

Excuse me.

I am Tsumugi Hara's father.

Couldn't I ask you to wait
just a little longer?

It wouldn't be fair to give
special treatment to your daughter.

The thing is she got her period today.

She has really bad anemia and cramps
when she has her period.

Surely you can understand?

It just happened to come today.

Boys don't have that issue.
Isn't that unfair?

Please see what you can do.

But what was my dad doing here?

Your father told me not to say anything,

so I didn't tell you.

When you collapsed on the bus,
it was your father who helped you.

-Tsumugi!
-Tsumugi!

-Tsumugi, are you okay?
-Tsumugi!

-Tsumugi, what 's wrong.
-And then,

it seems he came here before you woke up

and made a request to the judges
on your behalf.

So he was on the bus?

Tsumugi.

Did you know, your dad has been
riding the bus nearly every day,

trying to catch the pervert
that sent you that photo.

What?

See you then.

Take care. Goodbye.

I actually met your dad
the day you encountered that pervert.

-You're Kota, right?
-Yes.

-It's been a while.
-Yes, it has.

A pervert?

When he heard about it,
he wanted to catch him.

He was furious.

I taught him how to
change the name on his phone.

-And...
-Ayako.

I can't believe it! I'm going to get him.

Your dad would do anything for you,
you know.

I was really impressed.

Shall we get started then?

Please get on to the podium.

Yes.

We should sit down too.

I'm nervous again!

You need to hurry or else it'll start.

No, I'm not going in.

Why not?

I don't think she wants me to hear it.

I think Tsumugi wants you
to hear her speech.

Please go and listen to her.
I'm begging you.

23RD NATIONAL SOPHOMORE SPEECH CONTEST

What I want to say to society at age 17.

Aobadai High School Sophomore
Tsumugi Hara.

To me,

this society is a living hell.

At least for someone like me
to live as a female.

JUDGE'S SEAT

The first hellish aspect is this.

That is, we become an object of desire

and are consumed by men

without regard to our opinions,
simply because we are women.

For example, the problem of perverts.

Just because I have the appearance
of a woman or a female name,

simply for that reason
I become the object of male desires.

Japan is considered overseas
to be the worst country for perverts.

The Japanese word "chikan"

is even being used in English recently.

What an utter disgrace!

There are more than 10,000 cases
of sexual crimes

occurring in Japan every year.

If we include cases that are not reported

the numbers would be even more staggering.

When I heard these statistics,

I realized my friends and I were being
harassed on our way to and from school,

and that we couldn't
even tell our parents or teachers.

And that this situation was happening
everywhere in this country.

I also realized that

the fact that my friends and I
talked about this

as if it were normal
was strange in itself.

If we have to feel danger and be careful

just commuting to and from school,

can this really be called a safe country?

This is a kind of hell for us.

For me as well, the fact
that people assume a future for me

in which I marry and have children,

is very hard for me.

The pictures of families
in school textbooks

and visions of couples on TV commercials,

statues of mothers
caring for their children,

being told by your parents
to marry and be happy,

even when said casually,

all combined
seemed to deny my sense of existence.

There are people in this world
called asexual,

whose nature
is not to feel romantic feelings.

There are also homosexuals for whom

marriage is not publicly recognized.

Even though it's not a path
they have chosen,

for people who are born
with such characteristics,

this world is a living hell.

Now, at the age of 17,

I am finally able to verbalize the vague

sense of discomfort I have felt in living.

What's more,

I thought about what to do

to escape

from this society and my home,
which were like hell to me.

However...

my feelings about that
have somewhat changed.

I realized that a person who I thought
would never understand me

only ever wanted me to be happy.

And, without me knowing,
he was working behind the scenes

to support me.

He was probably doing it all along.

And when I thought I had lost my dream
due to getting my period,

which I had never asked to have,

there were people who changed the rules

to let me stand here and give this speech.

I have friends too
who always understand me

and don't hesitate
to give me help when I need it.

I feel as though the society
that I thought would never accept me

is now beginning to accept me.

What's more,

I'm feeling a little more hopeful
about the future than I did before.

Therefore,

rather than just run away,

I intend to face up to the people
who mean so much to me

and think about how
I can best live in this society.

That concludes my speech.

Thank you very much.

So be honest.
The second half of your speech

was a complete adlib right?

-I thought so too.
-Right?

-You got me.
-I thought so!

I got goosebumps when I realized.

-We'll go on ahead then.
-Yes.

Good job.

Yes, thanks.

See you.

Thanks so much for today.

Bye.

SHARE
"TSUMUGI" WANTS TO SHARE A PHOTO WITH YOU.

Thank you.

And who the hell is Ayako?

So you didn't win?

That's a pity.

But I'm going to apply for this next.

-Already moving on to the next one?
-This one is quite hard though.

I'm not sure if I'll pass,

but I'll give it my best shot.

That's the spirit!

If anyone can do it, you can.

Also...

WHITE LADIES CLINIC

...I've decided to start taking this.

-What's that?
-It's the pill, right?

That's right.

But don't you normally take it
for contraception?

Yeah, but that's not all.

It relieves period pains
and makes PMS easier.

What is PMS?

The tendency to get irritated
or depressed before your period.

-That?
-Yes.

I wondered what that was,

but it seems it's to do with our periods.

It means you can regulate
your menstrual cycle,

so you can avoid having your period
on an important day.

Really? That's so cool.

I mean, wouldn't it suck
if you got it on exam day?

-Definitely.
-Where can you buy this?

The ladies' clinic.

-You can get a student discount too.
-Really.

I might go as well.

Huh?

Sakura, what was the name of your friend
we saw in the bathroom the other day?

Narumi Endo.

Why do you ask?

Apparently she's pregnant.

-What?
-Who is the father?

IT SEEMS NARUMI ENDO IN SET A IS PREGNANT.
YOU'LL NEVER GUESS WHO THE FATHER IS

What?

SHARE
"REN" WANTS TO SHARE A PHOTO WITH YOU.

WHAT IS THAT PHOTO ALL ABOUT?
IT'S DISGUSTING.

I FEEL NOTHING

WHY DO WE EXPOSE OURSELVES TO DANGER
JUST GOING TO AND FROM SCHOOL?

WOULD YOU DISCUSS IT WITH YOUR PARENTS
IF YOU ENCOUNTER A PERVERT?

NO WAY

WHY?

I DON'T WANT TO WORRY THEM.

I WOULDN'T TELL MY DAD ABOUT IT.

SPEECH CONTEST

THE DEADLINE FOR THE APPLICATION
IS TOMORROW

I'M GOING TO TAKE PART
IN THE SPEECH CONTEST

#PERVERT #PERIOD

SORRY, BUT I CAN'T FOLLOW THE PATH
YOU WANT ME TO. SO LEAVE ME ALONE.

I WANT TO FACE THE PEOPLE WHO MEAN
SO MUCH TO ME AND DECIDE HOW TO LIVE.

THANK YOU

I DECIDED TO TAKE THIS. IF IT HAPPENED
ON EXAM DAY IT WOULD BE AWFUL.

HOW MUCH OF A BURDEN TO YOU
IS YOUR PERIOD?

OVER A WOMAN'S LIFE, SHE HAS HER PERIOD
FOR SIX YEARS AND NINE MONTHS.

APPROX. 80% OF FEMALES
EXPERIENCE PERIOD PAINS.

PERIOD PAINS DIFFER DEPENDING
ON THE PERSON SO IF YOU HAVE IT ROUGH

YOU CAN GET THE PILL PRESCRIBED
CHEAPLY AS PART OF YOUR INSURANCE.

AFTER ALL, WE

DON'T WANT TO GIVE UP THE "THINGS WE
WANT TO DO" JUST BECAUSE OF THE PERIOD.

Subtitle translation: Simon Way