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How's everybody doing? I'm really good!

Are you all good too?

Tomorrow,

I'm going to Integrated Study, but I sent this video.

I couldn't find my bag, so it was such a pain, my dear!

Then Mom told me where it was, and I found it!

I thought "Yay"!, but at first I thought "Oh no, oh no"!

Then I was like, "Yay"!

Huh?

At work, do your best! Do your best!

Your best, Teach!

See ya, Teach!

Your teacher, and?

Just your teacher?

Um, Teach.

- Teach? - Teach.

- Teach? - Yeah.

- So we'll all... - Teach? Teech?

Teech.

Teech. I got it wrong! I meant Teech!

I got it wrong! I meant Teech!

I got it wrong! I got it wrong! I meant Teech!

Opelong!

I'm Really Good

Producers:

Hirobumi Watanabe Yuji Watanabe

Hideki Watanabe Akemi Watanabe

Concept & Screenplay: Hirobumi Watanabe

Music Director: Yuji Watanabe

Cinematography: Hirobumi Watanabe

Editing: Hirobumi Watanabe Sound Recording: Yuji Watanabe

Produced by Hideki Watanabe & Akemi Watanabe

Featuring:

Riko Hisatsugu

Nanaka Sudo

Keita Hisatsugu

Ayaka Hoshi

Mei Mukaiyama

Yui Honiden

Peko Poko

Taishi Shimamura Kumiko Yuen

Hitomi Hisatsugu

Hideki Watanabe

Hirobumi Watanabe

Misao Hirayama

With the assistance of:

Hiroyuki Hisatsugu Hitomi Hisatsugu

Yumi Sudo Masayuki Sudo

Kumiko Yuen Frederick Yuen

Woohyun Bang

Production: Foolish Piggies Films

Directed by Hirobumi Watanabe

Japan's welfare pension can't even support a modest lifestyle.

"Refrain from hobbies, and friends, and stay still at home."

Is that how people should live, Prime Minister?

Prime Minister Abe.

With regard to that, previously,

as the finance and financial services ministers and minister Nemoto said,

elderly people have diverse lifestyles.

They have different standards of life, preferences, incomes, and assets.

Therefore,

with that in mind, so to speak, as Minister Nemoto said earlier,

we're talking average households, not model ones.

We must also discuss whether it's constructive to use averages.

From this perspective, so to speak, using averages, using averages,

can lead to the misunderstanding that they represent all households.

Model households are defined as a couple and one or more children.

Their income is also defined, and that's a model household.

Looking at them, their income in the prime of their lives,

the replacement rate is 50%. Maintaining that 50%

is built into our pension system. Therefore,

using a model household average doesn't mean model households exist.

With regard to this, the report you refer to

claims that a monthly pension of 50.000 yen will be

20 million yen short over 30 years.

I must assure the people of this nation that

this claim was misleading and inappropriate.

When contemplating this issue, we must recognize this.

Livelihoods are at stake, so I am explaining this issue in detail.

Akira Koike.

You're not explaining, you're waffling and wasting time.

You've got to talk about averages!

That deficit was calculated by the government!

The government said that 55.000 yen isn't enough!

That's why I'm talking based on your assertions!

Such an untruthful approach is unforgivable.

In reality, the situation is going to get worse.

Much worse. The macro-economic slide.

In your seven years in government, the cost of living has gone up 5.3%,

but pensions have gone down 0.8%. They've plummeted 6.1%.

Your macro-economic slide has automatically decreased them.

These figures are reality, right now. For recipients.

Which means, this pension deficit will undoubtedly continue to increase...

Word-chain game.

- Apple. - Gorilla.

Bugle.

Underwear.

Blocks.

- Fox. - Cat.

Koala.

I'm stuck...

Raspberry.

Ri... Riko.

Li... Li... Li...

Little girl.

Eyeball.

Ba... Baboon.

Cho, cho, cho...

Chopped eel.

Qui, qui... Quiet.

Fro... Fro...

Fro is easy.

Fro is easy? Fro...

Um, frog.

Ruby.

Chair.

Wa...

Watermelon.

Crow.

Slide.

Pa...

Parakeet.

Spi...

Spi...

Spinning top.

Eyelash.

Ge...

Is Ke okay?

You're asking me?

- Is Ke okay? - Okay.

Keita.

- Huh? - Keita.

Rice field.

Ha is okay.

Hat.

Dro... Drop.

Comb.

Ze...

There's no word.

- There is. - What?

- Can I say? - Sure.

Zebra.

Zebra.

See?

Ma, ma...

Oh, your turn, Nanaka? No, mine. Ma...

Mama.

Okay, Mama.

Mama. Pillow!

Wow. Riko, are there foods you don't like?

There are.

- What? - Bitter gourd.

- Bitter gourd? - Yeah.

You know, my dad, he hates shiitake mushrooms and pickles.

Yeah? Do you, Nanaka?

Well, I...

...hate onions, I guess.

Oh... My big brother hates leeks.

- He does? - Yeah.

My big brother hates fish.

Fish? I hate fish a little too.

But my favorite fish dish is white fish roasted in foil.

Oh yeah? They give us that at school a lot.

They do. I love pizza flavor.

Me too, with green peppers on top. We had it recently.

We did. It was yummy. I had seconds.

It had cheese on top.

Yeah, it was so good.

Hey, actually, salmon's my favorite.

- Salmon? - Yum, right?

I like when it's salty.

Yeah, me too.

School serves that too.

I get mixed up with salmon and trout.

- Salmon and trout? - Yeah.

They're similar.

Too similar.

What's the best part of school lunch?

I like...

...white fish. White fish, when it's fried.

- You do? - When it's fried,

and you add sauce, it's the best.

Really? I like, well, um, fried chicken.

When it's juicy.

- Fried chicken's great. - Yeah, crispy.

What about bread on Wednesdays?

Bread on Wednesdays?

Bread...fried in oil.

- Oil? Oh, fried bread? - Yeah, fried bread.

Cocoa flavor.

You know, I like cocoa flavor fried bread too.

Actually, a while back, we had bread rolls.

We ate them with chocolate spread, remember?

Lunch today was so good. We had Hamburg steak.

It was really good. So juicy inside.

Juicy. Like whoa. Whoa!

Meat juice.

It was awesome. It's kinda cold today.

It is. I need long pants.

I need warm clothes too.

Yeah, I'm wearing short sleeves.

Oh. What are you hoping dinner will be?

Er, fried noodles, or curry.

That'd be so cool.

It's cold today, so I'm hoping for hotpot.

Hotpot's a great idea.

I don't eat hotpot that often, but the days we have it,

it's pretty easy to guess we'll be having hotpot.

I'm so tired.

- Bye bye. - Bye bye.

See you 'round!

Yan, cut it out and get off.

Get off.

Why won't you?

Get Yan down.

Why me?

Get off.

Get off.

Hey.

Hey, come on.

You got it wet.

Gimme a break, kitty.

Watch your tail.

Who's that?

Don't know.

I'll go look.

Excuse me... Oh, excuse me.

- You're alone? - I'm alone.

Nice to meet you. Er, one moment...

Nice to meet you. I'll introduce myself.

I'm from Genius Kids Science Publishing. Kamekichi Jinguji's the name.

- Nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you.

- Got a moment? - Okay.

Well, my company, we make textbooks.

Mind taking a look? These are great. Our latest textbooks.

I sell these. Care to take a look?

Do you like to study?

I do.

You do? Got a favorite subject?

My favorite's...science.

Oh, your favorite's science?

- What's your worst subject? - Math.

Ah, math. I was no good at math. It was my weakest point.

But since I joined this company and used these textbooks, it's easy.

Now there's no math problem I can't solve.

That's how good my company's textbooks are.

- Wow, right? - Wow.

You know, I met a student recently who totally hated studying,

but my textbooks made them really smart.

They were flunking, then they got full marks.

Amazing, right?

So? Want these textbooks?

I do.

I bet you do.

So, for three of these, it usually costs 5.000 yen,

but today, I'll make it 3.000. Little lady, you got pocket money?

I do, but Mom's not home right now.

Your mom's at work?

Yeah.

And your dad too?

Dad's at work too.

What does he do?

He's a policeman.

A policeman?!

You're a policeman's d-daughter?

I am.

Listen.

Little lady, please don't tell your dad that I came here today.

Okay.

Don't tell anyone.

Forget the name Kamekichi Jinguji.

Don't tell your mom or dad about a strange man selling textbooks.

Keep it between us. Pinkie swear, okay?

Pinkie swear. Tell a lie, swallow a thousand needles. Pinkie swear!

I mean it. I'll really make you swallow them. I can be scary.

I don't look it, but I can get angry.

Don't you dare tell your mom or dad that I came here.

Okay, thanks for your time. Good luck with your studies.

You represent our future, so study hard.

Right, I'm going. Thank you!

Kamekichi Jinguji...

Who was it?

Some strange guy.

Yan, you cutie.

What did he say?

Something about drills that get you into Tokyo University.

You wouldn't get in. It's a ripoff.

You're right.

He was just lying.

His name's Kamekichi Jinguji.

Weird name, right?

Who calls their kid Kamekichi?

Kame means turtle.

That's no name for a human being.

- Weird name. - Sure is.

Phew, I'm done.

Let me look at this.

Riko, hurry up and finish.

Yeah. I'm nearly done.

You only did these?

You're slow.

Hey, this is Nanaka's.

- Really? - It's not your writing.

You're right. She wrote her name. Nanaka Sudo.

Definitely her writing.

Oh well, I'll call her later.

Connecting to voicemail.

After the tone, leave a message up to three minutes.

Hello? It's Riko.

Hey, I took your homework by mistake. Mind if I bring it to you now?

- Where to? - Nanaka's place.

Yeah? Take care.

- Okay. See ya. - See ya.

Hello? Is anyone home?

Keita! It's Riko! Open up!

- I'm back! - Yeah.

- Where's Nanaka? - She just left.

Huh? Why?

You should've left it at her place.

I would've, but nobody was home.

Where are you going?

Nanaka's.

- See ya. - See ya.

Coming.

Hello...

Oh, Riko? What's up?

Hey, this is your homework.

You left it with me.

- Thanks! - Here.

Wanna play at my house today?

- Can I? - Sure you can. Come in.

Yay!

Thanks for bringing this.

You said the pension system would be safe for 100 years.

Now you say "Save up".

It's tantamount to a government swindle! Frankly speaking.

The government shouldn't tell people to save.

It should consider the future of our meager pension system.

Prime Minister Abe.

You described my response as longwinded, but if you're using the word "swindle"

to describe our pension system, and the macro-economic slide,

then it's my responsibility to explain why it was introduced.

I can't do that briefly. As I just explained,

just now, comprehensively, about our pension system...

Wow.

Draw a house?

A pineapple house.

Sounds cool.

Coming.

Oh, excuse me. Hello there!

- Hello. - Hello there.

I'm sorry, may I take a little of your time?

Thank you. I'm from Genius Kids Science Publishing.

A textbook sales company. My name's Kamekichi Jinguji.

Little lady, what grade are you?

Fourth grade.

Fourth grade? Perfect! I sell textbooks in these parts,

and I've got fourth grade ones.

They're fantastic textbooks, so I brought them to you.

Brand new from my company. Mind taking a look?

These textbooks are amazing.

Kids that used them to study, even kids that flunked tests,

all started getting full marks. They're like magic.

- Want them? - I do.

They really are amazing. You want them?

I do.

Any subjects you're bad at?

- Yes. - Such as?

Math.

Oh, math! Lots of kids have trouble with math.

I used to be no good at math too.

But since I joined this company and used these textbooks,

there's no math problem I can't solve. Amazing textbooks.

So, today, I'm offering you all four of these!

For how much? For just 10.000 yen!

Got any pocket money?

Yes, I do.

You do? Okay, how about 10.000 yen?

- You want these? - Yes, I do.

Are you alone?

No, a friend's here.

Oh, a friend? What grade?

Fourth grade.

Oh, fourth grade.

Would you mind getting her? It'd be...better

if I could introduce these to both of you.

Okay, I'll get her.

Riko?

What?

Huh? Little lady... Did we meet today?

Yes, at my place.

Wait, if I'm not mistaken... isn't your dad a policeman?

He is.

Listen.

Don't tell anyone that I came here today, alright?

Keep it between us.

Don't tell anyone I came. It'll be our little secret.

Okay.

If people find out I came here, it's going to be a really big deal.

So let's pinkie swear.

Pinkie swear. Tell a lie, swallow a thousand needles.

You too. Let's do it one more time.

Pinkie swear. Tell a lie, swallow a thousand needles.

That's a promise. If you end up breaking it,

you'll swallow a thousand needles. I never tell a lie.

Okay, little ladies, study hard and become fine citizens.

You represent our nation's future. You really do.

Do your best to build a better Japan. I'm counting on you.

I'll go now. Don't you dare tell anyone! Don't you dare!

Alright, goodbye. Excuse me.

What was that about?

Beats me.

...taxing corporations at the same rate

as small and medium-sized businesses would raise 4 trillion yen for pensions.

Then, with stocks...

I stood up.

That's cool.

It's scary though. It makes you go a lot faster.

Am I too heavy?

You're not too heavy.

I'm nearly gonna hit my head.

Looks that way.

That'd hurt.

It would.

Dad'll be late.

Why? I hate how he's always late.

Too bad, it's work.

How was school?

Fine.

You two always say that.

- It's always fine. - Nothing special.

- Really? - Really.

What was fun?

Nothing much.

- Nothing much? - No.

Nothing bad?

No.

Nothing much.

No kidding.

Nothing fun ever happens.

You played with friends?

At recess? Recess...

We played dead.

- Huh? You played dead? - Yeah.

You're so creepy! Scary and creepy.

- I... - In front of the soccer goal,

we played, played dead.

Scary.

We got balls kicked at us.

Was that fun?

Not much.

Don't do it then.

I played tag.

I played tag, but I couldn't catch anyone.

- You were it? - Yeah.

So you did the chasing?

Yeah, all the relay runners had to be it.

Oh, so you didn't have a choice?

- No. - Wow.

My class played.

Oh? Relay runners, huh?

The other runners caught lots.

They went crazy, like Yaaaa!

What was lunch?

- Fish. - Lunch? Fish.

Oh. Was it nice?

- Yeah. - The salad too.

Bean sprout nalum.

Namul, not nalum.

Oh, namul.

What else?

Anything else?

Soup.

- Soup? - I'll just take this away.

I'm full!

Are you?

Because of snacks? You ate too many?

I did.

- What did you eat? - I ate potato chips.

I ate them with Keita.

Consommé flavor, right?

Shut up.

You play games too much.

Yeah.

There's not enough of that veggie stuff.

Dressing?

Get out of my way!

I'm plugging this in.

Homework?

I finished it already.

I hope so.

So I'll play games.

Fair enough.

I can't reach it! Mom, come here!

You can't?

I can't.

Did you shake it?

Yeah.

Mom shook it for me.

Soccer on Saturday?

Yeah, a match.

Whereabouts?

The riverside.

Good, that's close. Against who?

I'm not sure.

Gran Fino.

Gran Fino? Hmm...

Gran Fino.

Where's that?!

- Where? - Gran Fino!

- Is that name real? - It is!

- Gran Fino? - Prefectural champs qualifiers.

Don't know 'em.

Huh? You too, Riko?

I don't either.

Ask my coach about Gran Fino.

Maybe I will.

You just made it up.

It's real. They're Gran Fino.

So why are you grinning?

I see you! You're grinning.

Huh? I'll play Gran Fino.

- You made it up. - Never heard of them.

That name's so obviously fake.

Strong team?

Very. They're champs qualifiers.

Made the nationals once.

- Wow. That's strong. - That's news to me.

And they...

I think he's lying.

Sounds like it.

Made the national quarterfinals.

No way! They're not real.

And now, it's like,

they're short on players.

I need bigger school shoes.

You outgrew them?

Actually, I'm pretty sure my feet are growing fast.

In only three weeks?

I just bought you some.

Three weeks ago.

I was 20cm...

I'll buy you roomy ones. You outgrow them quickly.

- Buy 30cm ones. - What were the last ones?

- 23. - I don't remember. 20...

22.5?

About that.

You've got pretty big feet.

Yeah. So, So, okay, buy 23cm ones.

I will, next time.

Same as mine.

- Yours are 28cm? - Yeah.

No way are they 28cm!

You were lying?!

You don't wear 28cm shoes.

You're my size?

- What size? - 25.

Huh?

Aren't you about 23?

The same as me!

- No, 24. - He's got small feet.

About 24cm.

I'm only little, but I've got giant feet!

Playing Brawl Stars? Oh, that.

No, Sprawl Stars.

- No. - It's Sprawl Stars.

It's Go! Go! Pogo Cat, silly!

Shouldn't you stop?

- It's Battle Cat Hopping. - Mom's right!

Battle Cat Hopping.

Is not.

This fried chicken's big.

I guess it is.

Big as your face.

Not that big.

Hey!

It's not that big.

This was a hedgehog.

Oh please. It was what?

Okay, I've finished mine.

I'm last as usual.

Yeah.

Don't play, eat.

But mine was bigger!

It wasn't.

It always is!

Why are you mad?

You're mean!

No, you ate too many snacks.

I did not.

- Chips. - Keita had less than me today.

He did?

- That's why... - He was quick.

I was.

He ate two bags of potato chips.

- Huh? - 57-gram ones.

Yeah right.

You did!

Knock it off.

I did not.

- You did so. - Keita, take a bath.

Alright, I will.

You finish eating.

I'm full. You eat.

- No, I'm full too. - Go on!

No, I'm too full.

Just this chicken!

I can't.

Eat up.

Veggies?

That too. Eat it all.

I don't want to...

Is that boy really taking a bath?

What? Who's that boy?

That boy.

- Who? - That boy.

Keita?

I don't know. I think he did. Or he will.

Okay, I finished my dinner.

Changing water temperature.

That's him.

Tomorrow's forecast: Utsunomiya, sunny. Ohtawara, occasional clouds;

Oyama, sunny.

Expected temperatures. Tomorrow's lows will mostly be the same as today's.

Neighboring prefectures:

Fukushima, sunny. Maebashi, occasional clouds. Mito, sunny.

Expected temperatures:

in Fukushima, a low of 11 degrees, and a high of 25 degrees.

National forecast:

Tokyo, sunny. Sapporo, occasional clouds.

Expected temperatures:

in Tokyo, a low of 17 degrees, and a high of 25 degrees.

Weekly forecast:

This film was made by...

Producers:

Hirobumi Watanabe Yuji Watanabe

Hideki Watanabe Akemi Watanabe

Concept & Screenplay: Hirobumi Watanabe

Music Director: Yuji Watanabe

Cinematography: Hirobumi Watanabe

Editing: Hirobumi Watanabe Sound Recording: Yuji Watanabe

Produced by Hideki Watanabe & Akemi Watanabe

Featuring:

Riko Hisatsugu

Nanaka Sudo

Keita Hisatsugu

Ayaka Hoshi

Mei Mukaiyama

Yui Honiden

Peko Poko

Taishi Shimamura Kumiko Yuen

Hitomi Hisatsugu

Hideki Watanabe

Hirobumi Watanabe

Misao Hirayama

With the assistance of:

Hiroyuki Hisatsugu Hitomi Hisatsugu

Yumi Sudo Masayuki Sudo

Kumiko Yuen Frederick Yuen

Woohyun Bang

Directed by Hirobumi Watanabe

The End

English subtitles by Don Brown & Tomoko Sakurai