Viva Summer Vacation!!
See you in the fall
Summer Make-up Course
Japanese History
Summer Make-up Course
Japanese Classics
...equals 3
Oops, is that really a 3?
Oh, I got it right
If X is greater than 1, the top one,
if it's less then the bottom one
Summer Make-up Course Math 13 Students
Molten Cheese!
More like sludge
So?
Go, girl
Check this out
Disgusting
Shoot
Lucky them
Oh, I wish they'd lose the game
Why, when you're going to
play for them
My friends invited me
on a trip to Hawaii
Oh, I wish I could go
Quitting the Band
Oh, I wish I could go
Um...
Did you contact them?
We can't be late
. We've got to go
Oh, sure, you're right
I'm sure it'll be fine
Um...
Give 'em hell!
Cream Yoneyama!
Has it already left?
The brass band bus?
Huh? Yeah, it just took off...
What about the lunches?
I have a wake to cater.
What's up?
Um, teacher, the Inches
for the brass band
The guys got some other delivery
I think we should take care of them
They're really stuck
without their lunches
Ready?
Hey what's up with this?
They treat the brass players
like royalty
Gimme a bite
Hey, me, too
I'm from Class #1
How about you?
We're all from Class #3
Our teacher's "The Hag"
You've got Kubota, right?
Lucky you
I'm on a diet,
so I'll just have a little bite
Me too!
Hey! You can't do that!
They won't notice one missing lunch.
Is this where we get off?
Huh!
Shit! Get off! Get off!
The lunches!
Open up
Hawaii
Nakamura! You again!
Sorry.
Come see me after the game!
Oh, sure
Where are those lunches, Nakamura?
We can't keep playing,
we'll starve
Sorry, they'll be any minute now
There's a train back in an hour
What do we do?
It's so hot
Got anything to drink?
Drink from the rice field
Where's a vending machine?
My makeup's sweating off
I'm getting a sunburn
Want some sun block?
Me, too
Put some on my hand
Weren't you into tanning salons?
Shut up, I've got a new philosophy
I've had it!
Im a mud puppy
Look, it fell out
Where were you guys?
They said you left school ages ago
You've got real attitude for a loser
Gratitude's one thing,
but skip the scolding
Sorry
We brought these to you
out of pure team spirit
Oh, I get it, that's enough
Please pass them out already
Why should we pass them out?
Oh, all right,
so we'll do it ourselves
Finally, lunch
Hey, what about me?
What?
We're missing one
What? Don't look at me
Let's go Karaoke!
Yeah! Yeah!
What's wrong?
It's just...
What happened here?
Banzai! Banzai!
No real guys are this cool
Can you make a flyer for
the town meeting on your computer?
It's real easy, right?
Yeah, but not for me
Don't know how to use it
My Lovely Computer
You hounded your grandma
You hounded your grandma
'til she bought it for you
The manual's so badly written,
I can't understand it
Unbelievable
Can't you stick with anything?
I'll never buy you anything again
Now, now
Hello, this is the Suzuki's
Oh, this is Sasaki,
is Tomoko san at home?
Oh yeah, it's me
Oh, it's you
Hey, turn on the TV, the news
What? Why?
Just hurry
You can't do that!
during the Northeastern High School
Baseball Championship game,
all members of the 42 piece
Yamakawa High School brass band
and their music teacher, were
hospitalized for nausea and stomach
It seems their lunches
What happened?
Come see this!
Tomoko's school her school!
school officials are in no mood
to celebrate their victory
Our cameraman, on hand
to shoot the game,
captured images of the students
on their way to the hospital
Initially the stadium area was
mobbed with ambulances,
but the game finished
without major disruptions
Oh. Hawaii.
Did you catch that?
Ha ha ha
So I just got word
that since the whole band
is laid up and can't make
the next game
they're looking for substitutes
Powwow at the music room 9AM
But... I've got make-up math
Oh, that's right
But who'd be dumb enough
to give up 10 days of vacation
for brass band!
In light of today's severe
summer heat,
officials suspect that the lunches
were improperly stored
Inoue, Coach wants to see you
Quitting the Band
Um...
You here for the brass band?
Can you play anything?
Move
Sorry.
Um...
Our band split up
We're itching to make some noise
We only play these, but if
they work for you, we're on
Um, there are no guitars
or basses in a brass band
You say something?
No
This is hopeless
Hey!
You've got some damned nerve
laughing and chattering like that!
It's all your fault...
How come I'm the only one
stuck in this mess!
Did you get the word?
Your make-up teacher's been told
you all have to join the brass band!
Why the hell do we have to do that!
It's obvious! You're the ones
who ruined those lunches
Where's your proof!
Maybe they were already bad
That's right
They even said so on the news
I know your secret
You guys ate one on the way
Isn't that suspicious?
Your little secret will be safe
if you join the brass band
Hey, time for class
Get back into class
What's up?
Oh nothing...
Teacher!
What are you gabbing about?
It's too hot
Talk one at a time
Um, can any of you read music?
Nobody?
Anyone play an instrument?
Huh, please listen
A brass band needs at least
We're still way short
Any of your friends play instruments?
Look, look
Praying mantis kung fu!
Wonder if it's true that drumming
burns the most calories.
You here to mess us up?
You're lousy on cymbals but
a real piano whiz
Um, no, I just practiced as a kid...
Wow he's so cool
A fair showing
Who knew you had it in you
Um, but.
You know the score, right?
As seniors, this is our last chance
There's no way we'll win
without the band
I've got a shot at the starting line-up
I'm counting on you!
You know, there are two kinds
of people in the world?
No.
People who succeed and people
who are quitters - which are you?
Dunno.
Hey, what've those got
to do with a brass band?
What?
What'd you do?
What's up with this?
Um...
it's just the style I had in mind
You've heard this in school, right?
This stuff.
is called Big Band jazz
You aren't enough for a brass band,
but enough for Big Band
But jazz is for fuddy-duddies
For intellectual-types
swirling brandy snifters.
Can't we do something cooler?
Who's holding out for cool,
when our baseball team's on the line
I say you gotta do
what you gotta do
Huh?
You're completely hopeless
It takes natural talent
Ouch, my cheeks hurt
I bet something's stuck in there
Your lung capacity's pathetic
Why are you in such bad shape?
We're gonna have to practice like hell
Are you guys really up for Big Band?
Of course...
Hey, how come
they don't have to run?
You're scared of 'em
Don't be stupid! They can play,
they don't have to
I've had it
Me, too
I should've stayed put
in that make-up class
It was all your idea!
"Fake rehearsing, then out out
"Get out of make-up class, too
Kill two birds with one stone'
You're the one making eyes at
that senior baseball player!
This practice is just
a big waste of time
I'm wiped
Blow at the tissue and keep it up
against the glass, as long as you can
I've got my own damned tissues!
This is so ridiculous
Just do it
OK get into position
Ready...
Go
That's it!
Inhale from your stomach,
not your chest
You spotters back there,
make sure their stomachs fill up
Three sets of 30 sit-ups and
back extensions
When you're done,
bottle-blows and mouthpieces
Yes?
Getting a jazz band together?
They're all useless
No, they're doing their best
What's the point?
They just want to cut make-up class
They're not serious about music
Nice catch!
You're hanging in there
We're counting on you
Sure
What on earth do you see in him?
But he's so cool
With his shaved head
All the baseball players
shave their heads
Let's split while he's away
C'mon, OK!
Where do you think you're going?
Bathroom
Liar! You really have to practice
There's only a week left
'til the game!
Won't even let us pee!
Give it back!
You're the loony one!
Thief!
There's no way this kind of practice
will make us musicians
We were hopeless to start
That's right
Look! How come Sekiguchi
can do it and you guys can't?
I think I'm getting the hang of it
Right! Try it backwards now
Starting to enjoy it?
Of course not!
There's just no alternative
Gee, thanks
No big deal
What's up with this?
I went and bought it
I'm bringing it to the game tomorrow
You a rich kid?
Yeah
Get it together
Not bad, huh?
Not bad?
We're actually performing for people
I'm getting butterflies
Oh, here you are
What?
Um... You're all better now?
Yeah
We've heard all about what
you've done. Thanks so much
Been practicing Big Band, right?
Not a bad idea,
coming from you, Nakamura
I'm sorry we sort of forced
you guys into this
But we're fine now
Leave the rest to us, OK?
But, um...
Thank God! I was terrified
we'd actually have to play
Make-up courses are just over
and it all worked out
What! Was that really your scheme
all along?
Of course it was!
And you fell for it
Why take this stuff seriously,
when it's such a dead end!
What a relief
Enough already
Thanks, guys
Shoot
Sekiguchi, what are you doing?
Um, I...
Forget it, c'mon!
Forget it
What's their problem?
Thank you.
For excusing them from make-up
What happened?
Did your teacher die?
Nakamura!
We just ran into each other
Two outs in the last inning, huh?
This is hopeless
Inoue, #15 is up at bat.
What?
Inoue! Go for...
Inoue!
Go for it!
Bring it on!
Strike!
Strike!
It's your last shot! Swing!
Inoue! Swing hard!
It don't mean a thing
if you ain't got that swing!
One more pitch and you're out!
One more pitch and you're out!
Here it comes!
Mine!
You OK?
What?
What's wrong?
Shit!
You're all still spacey from
summer vacation. Get with it
What's up? Come in
No.
Where's Nakamura Takuo?
Oh, he quit
What?
You want to join the band, too?
No
Um...
Hello
Hello
Yoshie what's the hold up?
Let's go
Up we go
Want the tenor sax?
No, I'm just looking
Do you have any used ones?
Used ones.
Pawn Shop Ebisuya
30000 Yen
30000 Yen
Of course I won't buy you
anything that expensive
Of course I won't buy you
anything that expensive
Why not? C'mon
Youll never stick with it anyway
Mommy
This is cheap useless
I'm home!
Play Station open!
What's this?
Mommy, my game's missing
What?
There it is!
I'll get a job and buy it back!
Where are you going with that?
You! That's enough!
What's going on?
Stupid, idiotic sister!
But listen, what about instruments?
Can we borrow them from the band?
Not a chance
Steal 'em?
Buy 'em
But aren't they expensive?
If you buy 'em used,
there's lots of cheap ones
I'm not convinced about used ones.
They may be damaged, or retain
their former owners quirks
Then how will we get instruments?
Buy new ones like you,
you rich brat!
That's unfair
"Thats unfair"
I don't talk that way
"I don't talk that way"
You idiot
"You idiot"
Sure, I'm an idiot
You finally caught on
How about a sponsor?
The way soccer players wear
corporate logos?
You know of any booming
corporations around here?
My Dad's business is booming
I'm not wearing
"Kubo Gynecology' on my back
There's no point in our marketing
anything anyway
Not very realistic
Kayo, your Dad works in a bank
Can we get a loan?
They'd fire him for that
Um, I...
Not you
There's lots of part-time jobs
at the supermarket
My sister just got hired as a cashier
That's it!
Off to make money, make money...
That's 1,000 Yen change
Thank you
Welcome.
50% Discount
Me, too
Will you try or new, local wine?
Delicious, I'll take it
Thank you
Please try it
Please try it
Please.
Hurry, it's closing
Watch this
Horse Racing News
The curry flavored one's great
So's the cheese-topped one
Try the chocolate one
We could get in serious trouble
for this
What?
Let's add a little wine
I don't think you should
Why not!
It'll give it class!
Say, you jazz gals.
Are you all working hard?
One of these days you can
perform live outside the store
Let me try one of those
Oh, we're just about to steam them...
What about our salaries.
Not a chance
Don't you ever come back
We're screwed. We'll use what
we've got to buy the best we can
How come?
You're the only ones who got fired
Besides... right?
I already bought some Alba
I bought a Vinton bag and pooh
Tasaki pearls
Our money's almost gone, right?
That's right
Are you serious about the band?
It just seems like such a hassle.
You what's up?
Time to go bowling
Oh, hi, sorry, sorry
Yoshie wanna play?
I can't
Oh, yeah?
Anybody else wanna bowl?
Did you know, there are two kinds
of people in the world?
No.
People who can chill and have a blast
and people who can't... which is better?
I'll go with having a blast!
I've had it!
We'll start our own jazz band
We're stuck.
Can't we get another job?
Um. I.
When I was little, I gathered matsutake
mushrooms on grandpa's mountain
for a really good allowance
Why didn't you tell us?
Got one!
And why am I stuck doing this, too?
It's dangerous for a bunch of girls
to be in the woods
Especially me
I'm definitely pervert bait
More like bear bait
How dare you!
Found another one!
How many do we have?
I'm starting to feel faint.
We should've started with this
I found one, too!
No, that's different
That mushroom's poisonous
That's the prized matsutake
Amazing, does your family own
this whole forest?
No
Just how far can we pick?
How far?
Don't these woods belong
to your grandpa?
No, they belong to my mother's friend's
cousins grandpa
Grandpa...
He isnt really your grandpa!
Japanese can be so vague.
Is this actually legal?
Everybody!
Look!
Warning! Trespassers will
be fined 500,000 Yen
Shit! Run!
What about the mushrooms?
Run!
I'm sorry, I'm sorry
Im really sorry! Sorry! So sorry!
Well done
"In Appreciation for Tanaka Naomi'
Curtains for the Big Boar
5 High School Students Triumph
"Who conquered the boar that
had been ruining crops
"Herein, we express our gratitude.'
We did it! Amazing!
Now we can buy those instruments
Should we find another boar?
I felt a little sorry
for that poor boar
He was raiding fields.
It was God's justice!
I told you, used instruments
work just fine
Hey! What are you doing?
Oh, no!
The pits
It won't budge
What are you doing?
Look
What? What?
Where'd it go! Where'd it go!
This is exactly. what I meant
about used instruments
Then why didn't you say so
before we bought them?
You're the only one who has a clue!
Get with it!
But...
Don't "but' me
We spent all our money!
What do we do now!
You might be able to fix it.
Don't tell me...
Oh, my, he's kinda cute
These the chicks?
You chose them over us?
That's a helluva attitude
You've got a helluva nerve
showin' up here
You tell 'em
You're the band breakers
You said you'd repair stuff
Yeah I did.
That's why I told you to come here
I'm still crazy about you
I'm so over you
I know that.
But that's OK
Long as you know my feelings
You, too, bro?
I don't feel shit
You giving up?
Shut up!
You chase your own dreams, Hiromi
I'll root for you from afar
Cut the crap! I hate it when you
wimp out like that
Things are kinda complicated.
Now you're crying again.
Kick the depression, be a man
That's why your looks
don't match your music
That's why we quit the band
But that's OK
Just getting to see you
again is plenty
We decided to form a folk duo
We've even got a new song
Will you please listen to it?
All right, we'll listen
That's what you want, right?
It's called...
"You Ditched Me but I Love You'
"Do you mind
"if I weep out loud?
"I'm sorry
thinking of you again,
"brings tears to my eyes
"Cry baby wimp, coward
"God I'm hopeless"
This is great
Look, look, this is pretty
This? How's this?
It's 1.5mm short
God, you're picky
Who cares?
No, find a perfect fit
Look what I found
Watch it
Watch it
Cut the noise
You're a community menace
What the hell! Cut it out!
Why the hell not?
We paid for the Karaoke room
Using my electricity, too!
The other guests are
complaining about the noise!
Dammit! Where are we gonna go?
Listen, you could play
that stuff at my place
Hip Jazz from the Swing Girls
- Cut it out!
- Sorry
You call that crap jazz!
If you wanna play at band
do it at school
Cut it out, cut it out
Your music's wrecking my business
Never should've asked you
Give a call if you get another gig
Not very likely
Where's Sekiguchi?
Thank you
Who was that?
I can't see very well...
Some guy I don't know... I think
He said we gotta have swing
Swing? What does he know?
That hitting the same groove
matters more than the notes
Oh, yeah?
Wait a second!
Hey hurry
Pack up
Somebody help
After him!
Wait, mister!
Mister, wait!
Hey, wait!
He's getting away
That's not a very good idea.
Amazing
He's really swirling brandy.
Um... why'd you run away
from us before, teacher?
I hate kids
Besides, when I hear you
massacre the music.
it ticks me off!
Don't touch!
You have to handle records with care
This album's by the sax player
Cannonball Adderley
It's called "Poll Winners'
It's a rare one,
you can't find in Japan
I'm sorry
This is Eric Dolphy,
recorded live at a New York club
called the Five Spot,
back in 1961
Playing in his band,
Booker Little, on trumpet,
on piano...
He's so cool
On bass, Richard Davis,
on drums...
Jazz 101
Get Really Good Really Fast
You mean, you got this for us?
Yeah, yeah.
Figured that'd be a good place
for you guys to start
I knew it, you're going
to teach us, jazz. right?
Way to go!
Please, teacher
Oh, no no
Please
Guess I'll go with free improv...
That's enough
Forget about that stuff until
you've mastered the basics
Sorry
That was just a big mess
How long have you been
playing sax?
Jazz 101
I ordered the sax and the book
together 3 years ago,
and practiced for a week,
but I never got anywhere
There's a lot of men like that
They just do it to get girls
Why'd you decide to
take it up again?
I have my reasons.
I bet it's for a woman
You know it
For sure
It's not like that this time!
Whats wrong with you two,
belittling me!
Calm down, now
But you don't read
a note of music, right?
I'm sorry
What an idiot!
With my technique,
even a beginner,
can learn to play very well.
Trust me
For starters
let's focus on the beat
Jazz is played to a unique rhythm...
You accent the backbeat
With most music,
you accent the top of the beat
But, in jazz, it's the opposite
Just follow that beat,
you can jazz up anything
Try it
No, no
All wrong
Huh?
What are you doing?
Is this jazz?
Are you nuts?
No, it's not
Wow! It sure is jazz now
Swing!
Mom, who are they?
Don't look
On Sale Today
So this is jazz...
Just like street hawkers.
Thank you, thank you
And now for our one-day
specials
That's just 198 Yen
The price is only good today
Tomoko dinner's chicken-egg rice bowl
After 7, we'll eat without you
You mean pork-egg
Leave me alone...
Aki, we're going inside the store
I'll watch my sister play
See you tomorrow
What the hell,
those chicks ditched us.
Expensive!
For real?
They added an extra zero in there
What do you want?
Got any used ones, right now?
Sell those designer rags you're
wearing and you can by new ones
Look at this!
Student Music Festival
Band Application
What? You already knew?
We just found out.
An annual music festival in the city
The city! It's our chance to play
a big concert hall! We have to!
Of course we do!
Say, teacher, you'll conduct, right?
What? Um...
If you insist...
Excellent
But not so fast
We haven't been invited just yet
We have to audition with a
performance video
Audition? You mean there's a jury?
They usually accept you,
unless you're totally hopeless
Oh, good.
How pathetic if we don't make it
When shall we do it? Today?
While we're at it might as well
find a pretty background
Right on
Here, all yours
I'll send it off.
Thanks for coming on a Sunday
No big deal
Um, teacher,
about that last part,
are you sure that was OK?
I always feel like I hold back
on that high note
It's this spot, in the song
Could you coach me privately.
But you know...
I thought you were fine
Oh, teacher...
How dare you!
Sorry!
I'm pissed!
Idiot
How about this look?
I wanna look cool
Really sharp and grown up
Spying?
What a shock
How long have you been here?
From the start
You were checking out our uniforms?
I hear you guys auditioned, too?
Yes
As a jazz band?
That's classified
No, any magic tricks?
We all get cut in half
It's Big Band jazz
Oh, right of course
To a classical musician,
jazz is like
It's hard to catch the rhythm
or get into the music
What? Then what about all those
jazz albums on the shelf?
Oh, about 2 or 3 years ago,
Ozawa, the math teacher,
started leaving an album there
every day
You mean he liked you.
He was so dedicated,
I invited him to play with us,
but then he suddenly
stopped coming
I wonder why?
I wonder
Say, we heard back from
the Musical Festival have you?
Not yet.
There aren't ever many applicants,
I'm sure you'll get in
Just don't copy us, OK?
Music Festival Application Video
I'll live my life loving my trumpet
That's impossible
No, it's not, not at all
I kiss it every day!
I just remembered something
What? Let's go home together
You promised to take me
to a great noodle shop
Next time, OK next time?
Do you have a stomach ache?
I know you're going
to get noodles alone
That's not it
Leave me alone, idiot!
What's wrong with her
Please be on time!
Shit!
Why can't I hit it?
What a shock!
I got it! I hit it!
Hey, where'd he go?
How does this look?
Fine
YAMAHA Music School
I can't take it!
I've told you repeatedly
you have to play with the same feeling
as the others
I've never had anyone
take so long to get it
From the start, then
You're lousy!
You pest!
I never learn anything new!
I'm embarrassed,
but do you mind,
not letting the others in on this?
I swear I won't tell them
If I tell them the truth,
they'll lose faith.
I'll give up conducting
for the music festival
You guys are on your own
It's here!
Thank you!
This year, due to the unusually
large volume of applicants
we accepted bands on a "first come
first served' basis. Unfortunately.
Make me sexy, OK?
That's impossible
Kubo Gynecology
My family's money, huh?
Kubo Gynecology
Kubo Gynecology
Family money.
What's that?
A good luck charm
There, done
Strange.
What's wrong?
You've been strange all day
Um. Um
What about your hair, Tomoko?
If you're not cutting it
at least bleach it a little
Oh, I'll pass
Oh, bleach my hair!
You seem really down
There's something I havent told
Tanaka, did you try your jacket on?
I can let it out if it's tight
All right, I'll try it
Tomoko, do you feel bad?
Oh, I know you'd understand.
Sekiguchi, go check
the train schedule!
OK
Um! I really need to tell you this!
Listen up
Our conductor, Ozawa, can't
make it to the festival tomorrow
Oh, no!
Yoshie, I just ran out of bleach
Oh, no!
Um...
Morning. The brass band
always gets royal treatment
See you at the Hall
Let's swing!
C'mon, Tomoko
Take off your jackets
We've got to alter them
I want to keep it on longer
Did the train make you sick?
Wow! A confession of love!
I always get sick
from riding the train
so I didn't have breakfast
But lunch is so far away,
maybe I should eat something
Maybe I shouldn't.
What do you think?
Um...
I've got something important.
A tree fell across the track
because of the snow
There's no telling
how long it'll be blocked
Oh no! What'd we do!
Hey we'll walk let us off
That's impossible
Call taxis on our cell phones?
Oh, no, I've got no signal!
Um...
This is hardly the time to
get lovey-dovey
Listen up everyone
About today's music festival.
What!
I can't believe it
What'd we work so hard for.
Oh, no, I can't take this!
It's completely ridiculous
I should've known things were going
way too well for this gang
Shit! Ridiculous!
Everybody, quiet!
Hey you guys!
The snow held up another band,
so you get their spot
What a shock.
We raced around looking for you
You came just for us?
Even I have my moments
Oh, no! I left our uniforms
on the train!
No time to go back
It's too bad
20th Annual Student Music Festival
You get this?
They're so late
As for the Swing Girls from
Yamakawa High School,
who won a last minute spot,
their train has been
delayed by weather...
How lame
Impossible? Can't make it?
Unfortunately,
and so we conclude
today's Music Festi...
Wait! We'll play!
The Swing Girls will play
Oh, wonderful
They made it
Um, please listen
There's no time, later
No, um.
So, as our final act
a Big Band jazz ensemble,
rare among high school bands,
The Swing Girls
One two three... five
Just wait!
You tell 'em.
Go Jazz girls!
They're tuning up
I wonder if their instruments
got too cold
There's more music?
Love you, love you, love you
Teacher!
There are two kinds of people
in the world
People who swing and
people who don't
I taught them!
My students! My students!
I taught them!
I thought you'd taught them
Jazz... it's cooler than I thought
Juri Ueno
Yuta Hiraoka
Shihori Kanjiya
Yuika Motokariya
Yukari Toyoshima
Miho Shiraishi
Naoto Takenaka
Fumiyo Kohinata
Eriko Watanabe
Mtsuko Sakura
Kei Tani
Produced by Chihiro Kameyama
Yoshishige Shimatani, Ryuichi Mori
Executive Producer: Shoji Masui
Co-Executive Producers: Kazuyoshi Seki
Masamichi Fujiwara, Takehiko Chino
Producers: Daisuke Sekiguchi
Shintaro Horikawa
Script Consultant: Junko Yaguchi
Music: Mickie Yoshino
Hiroshi Kishimoto
Director of Photography:
Takahide Shibanshi
Lighting Director:
Tatsuya Osada
Sound Mixer/Editor:
Hiromichi Kori
Production Designer:
Norihiro Isoda
Editor:
Ryuji Miyajima
An ALTAMIRA PICTURES production
FUJI TELEVISION NETWORK,
ALTAMIRA PICTURES,
TOHO
and DENTSU
present
Written and Directed by
Shinobu Yagchi
Linda Hoaglund