Empty?
Empty's not the word. Even an unpopular
coffee shop is livelier.
No magazine or newspaper reporters. Only one camera
from a local station but it looks old so I don't know
if it'll send a clear picture.
What shall we do?
I think you'd better cancel.
We can't cancel his retirement speech.
Let's wait a little longer.
I guess this is how it is when an unpopular premier quits.
I'm so sad that I feel like crying.
No one's here?
Only one camera from a local TV station.
We have to do it since they've come.
Then, I wish no one had come.
I feel sorry for the premier.
But he was pretty excited about it.
He studied hard for the whole week.
He said he'd make the greatest speech in history today.
Good morning.
Why are you sitting there?
I'm sorry.
You're not supposed to be here! You're just a student.
I just ended up here.
Habit is an amazing thing, isn't it?
It looks right with him sitting there.
Please stop that. I'm the chief cabinet secretary.
Let's go according to schedule.
I think so, too.
What're you talking about?
I think you'd better tell the premier what the
situation will be like, though.
What's going on?
Give me a break!
I'm very sorry.
Didn't you notify the media?
It just so happens that the new premier is holding a
press conference at the same time in the Diet building.
I'm sure it was done on purpose.
I don't want to do it now. Cancel it.
Please don't say that, Premier.
You should do it.
I said I'm not.
What a waste of effort.
I'll just fade away quietly. That's better suited to me anyway.
But you studied so hard. You should show the results of it.
To who? No one's here.
I'll be listening.
You're funny.
Please let me hear it.
You're really funny.
I have the speech here. Read it. It'll be faster that way.
I understand how you feel but...
I'm not doing it. Stupid fools. After all I practiced.
He's refusing out of spite now. He's such a child.
He has no idea how much trouble his whims cause people.
He was practicing so he wouldn't have to read his speech.
I think it was a pretty big shock to him.
Shall we cancel?
We'll hold it according to schedule.
Let's have as many people listening as possible.
Will you call the servants?
One reporter just came.
It's you?
What'd you come for?
To listen to the premier's speech.
I came to see what the man I brought down has to say.
I don't believe it.
I don't believe he took the blame.
I'm sure you checked.
There can't be a politician like that.
There was one.
Just like you risked your life on setting that trap, he's
sacrificing his political career to kill those monsters forever.
That was the only political reform he could accomplish.
Don't worry. He won't sue you.
Can't you do that after we're back?
I can't calm down without finishing this.
But it'll start soon.
Let me do this.
- Help her. - Yes.
I don't need to.
Since he's doing it, let's all go.
I'll watch on the monitor.
That won't mean anything.
I don't feel like it.
This is your husband's last moment of glory.
I don't want to look like a lovesick wife.
What're you doing?! Let's hurry and go!
Go on. It'll start.
Let's go.
Aren't you going, Mother?
Leave her!
It is time, Premier.
Premier!
It's time, Premier.
Why isn't everyone here?
They went to hear the new premier.
Why are you here?
I came to watch!
Leave him alone.
Don't worry about me.
So you came anyway.
I'm leaving.
Stay and watch.
You can just leave her.
Don't bother me!
Why is he here?!
Him! He's the culprit that set the trap for me!
Quiet please!
It will begin.
The premier will now give his retirement speech.
To all the citizens of this country...
This is the last time I will stand before you as premier.
Firstly, I'd like to apologize for my indiscretion.
And to anyone who ever cast a vote for me...
Please forgive me for not living up to your expectations.
I thought hard for an entre week about what I should
say to you in my final speech to you as premier.
I hope that the world will be at peace forever!
We all need to work hard to ensure that Japan
will never go to war again!
We should become a nation that can be respected as a
member of the international community.
Every person in the world has a right to live in peace.
No nation should be thinking only of itself.
Our eyes should always be turned toward the the world.
We must maintain those principles and work
towards them with all our might...
I'm sorry. I'm sure you must be thinking
"What is this rotten premier talking about?"
You see, I got that all out of a certain book.
It's just a small portion of the prologue to our constitution.
Please pardon me. I'm very sorry.
I have made you all mistrust politics. I'm very sorry.
Please wait a little longer before you become thoroughly
disgusted with politics.
If you have the time please take a quick look through our
constitution. You can buy it anywhere.
Politics is always something that you can reach out and touch.
You elect politicians and you can behead politicians.
Because of your power, I will step down as premier today.
I have no regrets.
That is the power of democratic government.
An untaught man like me could not hold onto power for long.
At least the system worked properly. I am satisfied.
So I don't want you to give up just yet.
Please have hope. Don't abandon it.
Then someday I promise that the ideal political system will come.
And when children in the future are asked what they
want to grow up to become, they can say with pride...
"I want to become the prime minister!"
I pray that the day will come soon.
Good-bye.
Let's work hard.
Just tell us what to do!
Don't they have a plan?
The new premier's family will be moving in at 3:00 and
a welcoming ceremony will be held at 4:00.
We need to finish by then.
Will we make it?
We'll do our best.
Will someone help me?
There's no one to help me.
I'm sorry. Could you please wait awhile?
I'll come to check on you as soon as it's set here.
I'm not good at folding clothes and things like that.
Please make sure you do not remove any of the
official residence items.
We had a premier that took an oil painting that was purchased
for this residence. Everything you can take has red tape on it.
Let's start carrying stuff out.
Please don't act without instructions.
What'd you do?!
These are all ours!
Why didn't you break that family's plates? They have the red tape.
I'm sorry.
This is pretty.
You can have it.
Are you sure?
Take what you want.
I can't do that.
This is so much trouble. Why don't we burn it all?
Then, I'll take it.
What are you going to do now?
I'm an employee so it doesn't concern me.
I'll just be working with the new premier.
Not that. What about marriage?
I haven't given up on it.
But when you were my senior in college you said you'd
get married right after graduation.
There's nothing you can do until the right man comes along.
It'll never happen while you say that.
You have to go after what you want.
Isn't there a good man near you?
The Madame was looking for you.
I told her I was going out to buy my ticket.
Please go to her room right away.
What ticket?
I can't ride airplanes so I'm going by train.
Where?
With the premier and his family, of course.
You're going, too?
What do you think would happen to that couple without me?
We just seem to be stuck with each other.
You have it well, staying here.
Copy this sentence over here as well, to emphasize it.
Understood.
I wanted to do this just a little longer.
My new cards just came this morning.
Please keep one as a memento.
It says chief cabinet secretary on it.
What are you doing?
We're working on the new premier's general policy speech.
Are we done?
Let's wait and see how the new premier sets his tone.
In the end, it's you bureaucrats that run this country.
I don't think that's a good thing though.
How do you feel about the new premier?
He seems to be extremely capable.
He's a very energetic person.
Please excuse me now.
Good work.
Since the perennial opposition party finally managed to get into power,
it's no surprise that the new premier is also in high spirits.
That's the impression I got.
I see.
Because the former premier was what he was,
that impression might be especially strong.
Anyway, this premier feels like he can actually do something.
You look like you have fun here.
What, you are staying?
Yes, I'm a member of the Residence office.
Come and visit me at the Finance Ministry sometime.
I'll buy you lunch.
What's that?
Hand-me-downs from the Madame.
Are you sure?
I picked out some that I thought would look good on you.
Thank you.
How's the packing going?
I'm managing.
Is something wrong?
The premier wants the manservant to go with them.
He's been with them a long time, hasn't he?
That's true.
So what's wrong?
He didn't ask me.
Are you jealous?
I don't know yet.
Phone call from the press room.
Yes?
Did I make a horrible blunder?
Your mistake was thinking that all politicians are dirty.
I think it's all right. The end result is that you and the
premier changed politics.
Can I put it in an article? I'll write the truth.
You don't understand yet, do you?
If the truth gets out that the premier took the blame
his reputation will improve.
He wants to leave with his blackened image.
If not, his party will revive again.
We're the only ones that need to know.
Don't print it.
And leave already. The cleaning lady is waiting on you.
What should I do with this?
I'll take it.
Please, Mother. Please ask Father for me, too.
Stop calling me "Mother."
This is an issue between you and your father.
I'm only your step-mother.
Please help me out.
I can't really do that.
What do you think?
I don't think you should do it today.
But it has to be today.
I think you should talk it over when you have more time.
I don't want to move. I want to stay here in Tokyo and act.
Try something on your own.
Never mind!
Who is he?
He's the head of the Miss' theater troupe.
He's pretty good-looking.
I heard a rumor that they're seeing each other.
Really? Do you think they're doing it already?
Why do you always talk like that?
We'd better work hard, too.
You really are a klutz, aren't you?
I'd like to carry the sofa out.
Will you let him sleep a little longer?
Where's the vase that was there?
The movers took it away.
Why?
Since I thought they were already moving things.
That's' not something you move like that!
This child has no common sense!
Let's get it off the truck right now!
It was our error and it was loaded into a truck bound
for plane transport.
Have him turn around right away.
We tried to call the driver on his cellular but it seems
he's already on the freeway.
I'll take quite awhile for him to make the round trip.
But it should be in time for the ceremony. All we can do is wait.
What happened?
They took the jar!
The jar is gone!
I'm very sorry.
It's too late now.
No one told me.
What will we do? We do not have much time.
We can't delay the ceremony. We'll just have to do
without it if we have to.
Shall we ready a substitute?
Nothing can substitute for that.
All we can do is wait.
You're such a troublemaker.
I'm sorry.
Where's the premier?
He's in the study talking with his daughter.
He came all the way here to help you with the moving!
Why, thank you!
I'll do anything you tell me to.
Really? Then, go back home.
Dear!
Dad, he has something to talk about with you.
I have nothing to talk about with him.
Just listen to him.
We're busy today!
You're not doing anything!
He has come all the way here!
I'll give you one minute.
Go ahead.
You did a very good job as premier, sir.
Are you picking a fight?
Hear him out to the end.
Good things will happen again.
I don't need you to cheer me up.
You may never sit in the premier's seat again but
you'll always have a premier's seat in your heart.
He always talks like this.
I talked to him once, too.
He talks like this when he gets nervous.
That is all.
Thank you for your kind words. Now, go home.
Dad... you see...
No!
I haven't said anything yet!
I refuse to acknowledge your relationship!
I refuse to allow you to live together!
Listen to me! I want to keep acting.
I want to stay here and study more.
You don't have to stay here to study.
But I'd have to quit the troupe. I want to stay with the head
and challenge myself.
Not his troupe!
Why?
Just don't do it.
I can hear everything.
If she wants to do it, why don't you let her?
Why don't you prepare yourself?
This is going to happen some day anyway.
I'm not telling her to stay with me forever. When the time comes...
The time has come!
My youth will never come back.
Why don't you allow it?
Why are you two in cahoots?
I guess we're close enough in age that we understand each other.
It'll be too late when she elopes.
Even if I do allow her to stay here...
Thanks, Dad!
Listen to the end!
You can't live together.
Don't think you can get away with everything. No living together.
So she can live on her own?
I think you got your permission.
Thank you, Dad.
I'll become a good actress.
Stop it!
Thank you, Father.
Don't call me "Father"!
The new premier is on his way.
There will be no smoking in the residence. You can take
away all the ashtrays. The artwork in the hallway, too.
They're 10 years out of date.
Welcome, sir.
It's pretty dusty in here.
We're in the middle of cleaning right now.
This is the premier's office.
We'll have to replace all the paintings, too.
How does it feel, sir?
This desk is too big. It's too much a symbol of power.
I don't need that table over there, either.
It does take up a lot of space.
I don't like to meet around a table.
I want to work in a more relaxed setting.
Get rid of the table and get a large sofa instead.
And also a few stools.
What's this?
Art?
Is he going to stay here permanently?
He should leave when he gets up.
Then, get him out now.
How's the new premier?
He's burning with ideals.
He does seem that way, doesn't he?
I'd like a brighter colored carpet.
I'd like to take at look at the conference room.
Are you done here, sir?
I'll take a look around at everything.
There's too many desks in this room, too. Let's get rid of some.
There's just enough for the staff.
We'll cut staff, too. I only need one secretary. It'll cut costs.
Convention won't fly with me. I want to blow fresh air
into the world of politics. In more ways than one.
What's this?
That's "Sori-kun."
It was supposed to be an image cartoon for the last premier.
It's supposed to be him?
I drew it with him in mind.
I see. It looks moronic like him.
Do you know why you make mistakes like this?
Because all politicians know how to do is cling to power
and blunder along with bind greed.
They don't try to listen to the voice of the public.
That's why they can only think of staying popular with
superficial things like this.
It was my idea.
Yours?
Who are you? I seem to recall you from somewhere...
You're the amateur chief cabinet secretary.
Your idea?
I guess someone like you would be his chief.
I'll make you a promise.
I'm going to change this country.
I'll rebuild the country all of you collectively trashed.
I intend to put 10 FAX machines in this room. Do you know why?
I'm sure you know that they used to have what's called
"meyasu-bako" comment boxes during the Edo era.
Tokugawa Yoshimune.
I'm going to update that and call it a FAX Meyasu box.
Are you stunned?
The public can FAX me their opinions whenever they want to.
That's what open politics is all about.
What?
It's a fabulous idea.
I'm stunned.
The FAX box is amazing.
It's just...
Everyone's done it before.
That's what everyone thinks of when they think of open politics.
They always fail.
I thought of it, too.
I will show you to the conference room.
He's going to learn the hard way.
Was that the new premier?
Where were you?
The portrait painter is here.
Have him come in.
I'll notify the premier.
Could you please tell the premier the portrait painter is here?
If he doesn't finish the painting today he may never get another chance.
I hold you in contempt.
You are the worst premier.
I think so, too.
Don't ever come back here.
That's rude.
Let's go, sir.
Aren't you going to work for him?
Actually, this is my final day here, too.
I am getting too old to protect the premier.
You've done a good job.
I'll be honest, sir.
It's true... I did dislike you.
But I am proud to have served you to the very end.
When my grandchildren are older I plan to brag to them about it.
Shall we go?
You have grandchildren?
Standing all day must've been tough on you.
Things look pretty clean.
All we have to wait for now is the jar.
It won't make it.
Not again.
We don't have any time left.
A beer after hard physical work is the best.
Come over here everybody.
Hey you! The administration fell apart because of you
and you've bounced back already?
That was something you shouldn't have said.
I'm sorry.
The jar made it!
I'm glad it made it.
That was close.
I understand.
It made it.
The truck came back?
I'm glad.
It's time.
Will you please tell the premier?
Why don't you tell him yourself?
I don't think the premier is ignoring you.
I think he's the most grateful to you out of all of us.
I'll go check the other room.
I don't think we'll be working together again so...
For me?
A gift?
What could it be?
I remembered what you told the Madame when she asked
you what you wanted.
A rice cooker.
Do you have one already?
No, I don't.
I also put rice and a measuring cup in here.
And some charcoal to make the rice taste good.
I heard that rice tastes better if you cook it with charcoal.
But please be sure to wash it very well.
Do you know how to wash rice properly?
I can explain it to you.
I wrote it out here.
It'd help if you came over.
But I wrote it out.
I'd appreciate it if you came over.
I'll explain it when I come.
Where is the premier?
I'll go check.
A rice cooker?
Thank you very much.
It's almost time.
Unfortunately, this is all the time we have.
One more minute.
You can't finish it in just one minute.
Won't you let me finish?
I'm very sorry.
Good work.
I didn't want it to end like this.
It's incomplete just like me.
I think it's fine just the way it is.
How about the move?
We've managed to get it all done.
Where is my wife?
Ready and waiting in the car.
What time is the flight?
It's 5:10.
I'll be right there. Wait in her car for me...
It's not dry yet, is it?
I have to take it to the office.
You don't have to wrap it. Take it like that...
What're you going to do after this?
I'm taking some time off...
The deputy secretary says he can introduce me to
someone in a show business agency so I might try that.
Don't do that.
Please let me do what I want.
You're the one that held my administration together.
That's not true.
I'm grateful.
Please don't do that.
I'm sorry about the Diet questioning.
It took so long for me to make my decision I didn't
have time to discuss it with you...
I was surprised.
I feel badly about that.
I'll write a recommendation to the new premier for you.
He wants your help.
He seems to hold me in contempt but he knows how good you are.
Will you help him?
I'll have to discuss it with the deputy secretary.
Turns that down.
You're high-handed to the end, sir.
You're late.
Well done, Premier.
Don't call me "Premier." I'm not the premier anymore.
If I may correct you, sir, we will be proud to
call you "Premier" forever.
Well done, Premier.
This is a gift from us.
We all made it together. Well done, Premier.
Why did you hide it in that jar?
He would search the house looking for his present
in the middle of the night.
Is that why?
Isn't he a petty man?
If you touch my daughter, I'll kill you.
I have 900 military vehicles.
The car is waiting.
I think I finally got the hang of this.
Have a good day, Premier.
You have a meeting at 9:00, meet Miss Chimney Lamp
of 10:00 and a portrait sitting at 11:00.
Portrait?
I don't need one. It's a waste of time. Cancel it.
Deep within the premier's residence is a small room
that not many people know about.
Displayed inside it are various items that belonged
to prior premiers and portraits of each of them.
Only one, however, is unfinished.
Why is this unfinished portrait hanging here with
those of all the prior premiers?
There is a reason.