Oshi no Ko (2023) s02e09 Episode Script
Dream
1
In this village, there is only one inn.
Once you check in,
you may explore the area.
Aqua, you were amazing.
You were really creepy. Good acting.
You're a genius!
You shouldn't say that to your son.
Come on, it's a compliment.
You really are amazing.
Aqua, I'm sure you'll become
the greatest actor.
Take that!
Aqua's emotional acting.
After losing someone precious,
Touki is seized with rage and sadness.
He's amazing.
But why does he look like
he's in so much pain
and so miserable?
That's right. You should suffer more.
Did you see the light in Kana Arima?
Did you think you found someone
who understands you after meeting Akane?
Is acting fun?
Did you want to forget everything
and enjoy living your life falling in love
and spending time with friends?
I won't let you.
You're going to chop up the guy
who killed Ai into pieces,
torture him mentally and physically,
and make him experience hell
worse than death.
Until then, you have no such right.
"You"?
That's not quite right.
You are me.
Me, who was too powerless to do anything
and burning with regret about it.
I was frustrated
and heartbroken.
I just wanted to hear
Ai's voice one more time.
I'm going to use those emotions.
The battle is over!
Tend to the wounded!
It's too late.
She's lost too much blood.
Princess Saya won't make it.
Not so fast.
This is a wound-transferring sheath.
The bearer is able to
transfer their wound to others.
But she used that power
to transfer her comrades' wounds
to herself instead.
She even took on my wounds
while on the brink of death.
To think, she shows mercy to her enemy.
My wounds are gone too.
Was she planning to settle the battle
like this from the start?
That's the kind of person she is.
That's why we
Geez.
This sheath was meant to be
used like this!
How many times
have I seen that convenient dream?
Like some fairy tale,
hoping for a miracle to happen
at the right time.
Back then,
if I had been able to save Ai
Ai?
Ai!
Ai!
What's wrong Aqua?
You're acting like a baby.
I'm too strong to die from that.
How many times have I wished for that?
For a dream
that would never come true.
Well, how should I put it?
You were amazing!
-I couldn't believe it was you, Akane.
-Yeah.
You look like the Akane we know now,
but you're a completely different person
on stage.
Can I call you Ms. Kurokawa from now on?
What?
You're a genius!
A genius actor!
Stop it!
I've been reminded many times
that I still have a long way to go.
Real geniuses are people like Mr. Himekawa
and Kana Arima.
Huh?!
What's wrong? You were really good!
I want to be better.
You're good enough already, right guys?
I'm exhausted.
I want to go home,
take my socks off and lie down.
I haven't felt this tired in a long time.
Do I really have to do this
for another month?!
I can't outdo the performance
I gave today!
I'm sorry to say this when you're tired,
but we're making a
YouTube video at the office after this.
Senpai, you really are an actor.
I don't really know much about theater,
but you're a very talented actor, right?
What's this about?
You've been a genius actor
since you were a child, right?
Yeah, that's right. I'm
I'm not a genius.
You can tell if you look at those
who are called geniuses.
I'm just desperately trying to keep up.
It's pretty easy to act selfishly on stage
and pretend you're a genius.
Bold acting is easy to understand.
What's really difficult is
Back then,
Akane Kurokawa was on another level.
She wasn't just acting as Princess Saya,
something else had possessed her.
That's something I could never do.
An overwhelming presence.
So much so
that it allowed Aqua
to perform so emotionally.
She did that so smoothly too.
That's what you call a talent.
This is frustrating! I'm so annoyed!
I'll show her what I can do
by the end of the month!
I heard, Kin-chan.
You redid the direction plan
right before the production?
I know you like to
let actors perform freely,
but you shouldn't cause trouble on set.
I had no choice.
Himekawa was filming a movie
and rehearsing at the same time.
Kamoshida was acting in another play.
As for Mitano, he was rehearsing
whilst shooting two TV dramas.
We had no time
to adjust the direction as a whole.
Plus, we had a lot of teenagers
for this play.
A lot of them grew during the rehearsal.
Some even improved drastically
during the first performance.
Do you mean Arima?
I didn't have high hopes for her.
But I love how
young people do the unexpected.
Did her experience as an idol
give her a new perspective?
Or maybe she's found herself a boyfriend?
You know, I sometimes wonder.
In an industry full of cute girls,
why do some end up being considered
exceptionally cute?
Why is that?
It's their ability to convince people
of their cuteness.
Girls who are in famous idol groups
or those who have won an award
seem cuter than they really are, right?
It's the same as that.
An ability to convince you
to believe in the lie
that they are especially cute.
I call that "star quality."
Back then, she had that.
If Kana Arima is the real deal
Don't laugh like a creep.
Oh, you know,
I just came up with something interesting.
Kin-chan, who do you think is promising?
Kurokawa, who's perfected her acting
for better or worse,
showed an interesting performance
at the end.
It might give her a chance to grow.
And personally, I'm interested in
Mr. Raida, people from the publishing
company want to see you.
-Make them wait a little longer.
-What?
This is my favorite part.
To watch the audience leave the venue
with content looks on their faces.
I guess the play turned out great.
And so,
the curtain falls on the stage for now.
However,
the curtain for the next stage
is already starting to rise.
DNA RESEARCH INSTITUTE
STAGE PLAY
DIRECTOR
TOSHIRO KINDAICHI
SCRIP
ABIKO SAMEJIMA, GOA
TOKYO BLADE
I'm completely beat.
-This play sure burns a lot of calories.
-Okay!
Okay everyone, we did well again today.
Now let's go for a drink!
What? Again?
Stage actors sure like to drink.
Leave the reservation to me.
I know a few places around here
that offer group reservations on the day.
Thank you, Akane!
Surprisingly, the quiet ones
tend to participate more, huh?
Himekawa, you're coming. Right?
Yeah, I guess.
You wanna join us, old man?
You guys won't be able to relax
if I'm there.
You young ones can go have fun.
We'll be fine. Come with us.
Then I guess I'll go.
Yay!
I don't really like
these kinds of rowdy drinking parties.
Are you going, Aqua?
I'm gonna go home and
I'm going.
Actually, I'm going too.
What I'm saying is actors
should be considered writers too.
GINGER ALE
Not just acting out the scene
without making mistakes,
but we should actively participate
in making the play more dramatic.
But that's the director's job.
Yeah, but they'd tell us
if we're performing badly. Right?
We do need a challenge.
Here you go, Aqua.
Oh, thanks.
Look who's the one getting rowdy.
We must keep up with the trends.
Toshiro Kindaichi.
A long-time representative
and the director of Theater Lalalai.
That's probably the place
where Ai fell in love.
May I sit here?
Hoshino.
Your performance is getting
better and better.
Keep it up 'til the last show.
Thank you.
Mr. Kindaichi,
how long have you been in Lalalai?
Since the very beginning.
Lalalai was originally formed by
a bunch of drama school students
who decided to start their own drama club.
And I'm one of them.
Is there a difference in
acting for drama school and drama club?
It depends on the school,
but schools are led by teachers.
As for drama clubs, we invite alumni
and outside instructors ourselves.
So, Lalalai was formed by
a bunch of selfish people
who wanted to do as they wished.
At first, it was hard
even to gather members.
We did several shows with the people
we gathered through our workshops.
Though that didn't go well.
I'll never do that again.
Didn't go well?
I'd like to know more about it.
It was a failure in my youth.
Stop prying.
Please tell me.
No. It's not a story for kids.
Leave this to me. I'm interested
in the old man's failure too.
Mr. Kindaichi,
let's go drink somewhere else.
I know a good place.
Cheers!
All right, drink up!
Get him wasted for me.
Sure thing.
Men will drink up anything
a cute girl pours for them.
We'll get him drunk so he'll talk about
his embarrassing past.
You're so evil.
Mr. Kindaichi, she's an actress.
Please hire her.
I'm Luna.
If I have the chance.
Come on.
What kind of bar is this?
A lot of models and idols can't
make a living despite their good looks.
This bar allows them to work
behind their agency's back.
Well, that's
Hey, there. Are you enjoying yourselves?
It's members only,
so they're less likely to be exposed.
There are many bars like this.
You sound like you come here often.
Well, yeah. I like cute girls.
Plus, we can only hang out with
tight-lipped people in the same industry.
Dating other actors
is too much of a hassle.
So this place is perfect
for something casual.
Orange juice, please.
Sure.
Hey! You're not drinking, Himekawa.
He got me.
You ingrate.
Did you forget who raised you? Drink up!
-Okay, fine. I'll drink.
-Drink!
What's your relationship?
I came from a children's home.
Mr. Kindaichi has been looking after me
since I got out of there.
A children's home?
I like people who are missing something.
They absorb techniques like
they're trying to fill what's missing.
Himekawa was exactly like that.
That's not nice.
It's true, isn't it?
You too, Hoshino.
Your acting methods are similar.
You're both missing something.
It's like you're trying to imitate
decent human beings
because you're not one.
An acting method of someone
who knows they're different.
They observe everyone around them
and try to adapt.
You're right. I fit that description.
Hoshino, I thought your performance
would be boring.
But I saw your real emotions
towards the end.
That was genuine. Very intriguing.
Well, I guess it's all
thanks to my guidance.
You always take the credit.
So what?
I raised you from nothing
to a popular actor.
And you still won't drink.
Come on, drink.
Oh, no. I made him drink too much.
Old man, let's lie you down on the couch.
I raised you
Sorry about this. I'll get his
embarrassing story eventually.
It's fine.
I actually wanted to talk to you.
I was waiting for this moment.
Here.
What's this?
DNA SIBLING TEST REPOR
DNA analysis?
You and I
have the same biological father.
Could you tell me
about your father?
Subtitle translation by: Aya Kudo
In this village, there is only one inn.
Once you check in,
you may explore the area.
Aqua, you were amazing.
You were really creepy. Good acting.
You're a genius!
You shouldn't say that to your son.
Come on, it's a compliment.
You really are amazing.
Aqua, I'm sure you'll become
the greatest actor.
Take that!
Aqua's emotional acting.
After losing someone precious,
Touki is seized with rage and sadness.
He's amazing.
But why does he look like
he's in so much pain
and so miserable?
That's right. You should suffer more.
Did you see the light in Kana Arima?
Did you think you found someone
who understands you after meeting Akane?
Is acting fun?
Did you want to forget everything
and enjoy living your life falling in love
and spending time with friends?
I won't let you.
You're going to chop up the guy
who killed Ai into pieces,
torture him mentally and physically,
and make him experience hell
worse than death.
Until then, you have no such right.
"You"?
That's not quite right.
You are me.
Me, who was too powerless to do anything
and burning with regret about it.
I was frustrated
and heartbroken.
I just wanted to hear
Ai's voice one more time.
I'm going to use those emotions.
The battle is over!
Tend to the wounded!
It's too late.
She's lost too much blood.
Princess Saya won't make it.
Not so fast.
This is a wound-transferring sheath.
The bearer is able to
transfer their wound to others.
But she used that power
to transfer her comrades' wounds
to herself instead.
She even took on my wounds
while on the brink of death.
To think, she shows mercy to her enemy.
My wounds are gone too.
Was she planning to settle the battle
like this from the start?
That's the kind of person she is.
That's why we
Geez.
This sheath was meant to be
used like this!
How many times
have I seen that convenient dream?
Like some fairy tale,
hoping for a miracle to happen
at the right time.
Back then,
if I had been able to save Ai
Ai?
Ai!
Ai!
What's wrong Aqua?
You're acting like a baby.
I'm too strong to die from that.
How many times have I wished for that?
For a dream
that would never come true.
Well, how should I put it?
You were amazing!
-I couldn't believe it was you, Akane.
-Yeah.
You look like the Akane we know now,
but you're a completely different person
on stage.
Can I call you Ms. Kurokawa from now on?
What?
You're a genius!
A genius actor!
Stop it!
I've been reminded many times
that I still have a long way to go.
Real geniuses are people like Mr. Himekawa
and Kana Arima.
Huh?!
What's wrong? You were really good!
I want to be better.
You're good enough already, right guys?
I'm exhausted.
I want to go home,
take my socks off and lie down.
I haven't felt this tired in a long time.
Do I really have to do this
for another month?!
I can't outdo the performance
I gave today!
I'm sorry to say this when you're tired,
but we're making a
YouTube video at the office after this.
Senpai, you really are an actor.
I don't really know much about theater,
but you're a very talented actor, right?
What's this about?
You've been a genius actor
since you were a child, right?
Yeah, that's right. I'm
I'm not a genius.
You can tell if you look at those
who are called geniuses.
I'm just desperately trying to keep up.
It's pretty easy to act selfishly on stage
and pretend you're a genius.
Bold acting is easy to understand.
What's really difficult is
Back then,
Akane Kurokawa was on another level.
She wasn't just acting as Princess Saya,
something else had possessed her.
That's something I could never do.
An overwhelming presence.
So much so
that it allowed Aqua
to perform so emotionally.
She did that so smoothly too.
That's what you call a talent.
This is frustrating! I'm so annoyed!
I'll show her what I can do
by the end of the month!
I heard, Kin-chan.
You redid the direction plan
right before the production?
I know you like to
let actors perform freely,
but you shouldn't cause trouble on set.
I had no choice.
Himekawa was filming a movie
and rehearsing at the same time.
Kamoshida was acting in another play.
As for Mitano, he was rehearsing
whilst shooting two TV dramas.
We had no time
to adjust the direction as a whole.
Plus, we had a lot of teenagers
for this play.
A lot of them grew during the rehearsal.
Some even improved drastically
during the first performance.
Do you mean Arima?
I didn't have high hopes for her.
But I love how
young people do the unexpected.
Did her experience as an idol
give her a new perspective?
Or maybe she's found herself a boyfriend?
You know, I sometimes wonder.
In an industry full of cute girls,
why do some end up being considered
exceptionally cute?
Why is that?
It's their ability to convince people
of their cuteness.
Girls who are in famous idol groups
or those who have won an award
seem cuter than they really are, right?
It's the same as that.
An ability to convince you
to believe in the lie
that they are especially cute.
I call that "star quality."
Back then, she had that.
If Kana Arima is the real deal
Don't laugh like a creep.
Oh, you know,
I just came up with something interesting.
Kin-chan, who do you think is promising?
Kurokawa, who's perfected her acting
for better or worse,
showed an interesting performance
at the end.
It might give her a chance to grow.
And personally, I'm interested in
Mr. Raida, people from the publishing
company want to see you.
-Make them wait a little longer.
-What?
This is my favorite part.
To watch the audience leave the venue
with content looks on their faces.
I guess the play turned out great.
And so,
the curtain falls on the stage for now.
However,
the curtain for the next stage
is already starting to rise.
DNA RESEARCH INSTITUTE
STAGE PLAY
DIRECTOR
TOSHIRO KINDAICHI
SCRIP
ABIKO SAMEJIMA, GOA
TOKYO BLADE
I'm completely beat.
-This play sure burns a lot of calories.
-Okay!
Okay everyone, we did well again today.
Now let's go for a drink!
What? Again?
Stage actors sure like to drink.
Leave the reservation to me.
I know a few places around here
that offer group reservations on the day.
Thank you, Akane!
Surprisingly, the quiet ones
tend to participate more, huh?
Himekawa, you're coming. Right?
Yeah, I guess.
You wanna join us, old man?
You guys won't be able to relax
if I'm there.
You young ones can go have fun.
We'll be fine. Come with us.
Then I guess I'll go.
Yay!
I don't really like
these kinds of rowdy drinking parties.
Are you going, Aqua?
I'm gonna go home and
I'm going.
Actually, I'm going too.
What I'm saying is actors
should be considered writers too.
GINGER ALE
Not just acting out the scene
without making mistakes,
but we should actively participate
in making the play more dramatic.
But that's the director's job.
Yeah, but they'd tell us
if we're performing badly. Right?
We do need a challenge.
Here you go, Aqua.
Oh, thanks.
Look who's the one getting rowdy.
We must keep up with the trends.
Toshiro Kindaichi.
A long-time representative
and the director of Theater Lalalai.
That's probably the place
where Ai fell in love.
May I sit here?
Hoshino.
Your performance is getting
better and better.
Keep it up 'til the last show.
Thank you.
Mr. Kindaichi,
how long have you been in Lalalai?
Since the very beginning.
Lalalai was originally formed by
a bunch of drama school students
who decided to start their own drama club.
And I'm one of them.
Is there a difference in
acting for drama school and drama club?
It depends on the school,
but schools are led by teachers.
As for drama clubs, we invite alumni
and outside instructors ourselves.
So, Lalalai was formed by
a bunch of selfish people
who wanted to do as they wished.
At first, it was hard
even to gather members.
We did several shows with the people
we gathered through our workshops.
Though that didn't go well.
I'll never do that again.
Didn't go well?
I'd like to know more about it.
It was a failure in my youth.
Stop prying.
Please tell me.
No. It's not a story for kids.
Leave this to me. I'm interested
in the old man's failure too.
Mr. Kindaichi,
let's go drink somewhere else.
I know a good place.
Cheers!
All right, drink up!
Get him wasted for me.
Sure thing.
Men will drink up anything
a cute girl pours for them.
We'll get him drunk so he'll talk about
his embarrassing past.
You're so evil.
Mr. Kindaichi, she's an actress.
Please hire her.
I'm Luna.
If I have the chance.
Come on.
What kind of bar is this?
A lot of models and idols can't
make a living despite their good looks.
This bar allows them to work
behind their agency's back.
Well, that's
Hey, there. Are you enjoying yourselves?
It's members only,
so they're less likely to be exposed.
There are many bars like this.
You sound like you come here often.
Well, yeah. I like cute girls.
Plus, we can only hang out with
tight-lipped people in the same industry.
Dating other actors
is too much of a hassle.
So this place is perfect
for something casual.
Orange juice, please.
Sure.
Hey! You're not drinking, Himekawa.
He got me.
You ingrate.
Did you forget who raised you? Drink up!
-Okay, fine. I'll drink.
-Drink!
What's your relationship?
I came from a children's home.
Mr. Kindaichi has been looking after me
since I got out of there.
A children's home?
I like people who are missing something.
They absorb techniques like
they're trying to fill what's missing.
Himekawa was exactly like that.
That's not nice.
It's true, isn't it?
You too, Hoshino.
Your acting methods are similar.
You're both missing something.
It's like you're trying to imitate
decent human beings
because you're not one.
An acting method of someone
who knows they're different.
They observe everyone around them
and try to adapt.
You're right. I fit that description.
Hoshino, I thought your performance
would be boring.
But I saw your real emotions
towards the end.
That was genuine. Very intriguing.
Well, I guess it's all
thanks to my guidance.
You always take the credit.
So what?
I raised you from nothing
to a popular actor.
And you still won't drink.
Come on, drink.
Oh, no. I made him drink too much.
Old man, let's lie you down on the couch.
I raised you
Sorry about this. I'll get his
embarrassing story eventually.
It's fine.
I actually wanted to talk to you.
I was waiting for this moment.
Here.
What's this?
DNA SIBLING TEST REPOR
DNA analysis?
You and I
have the same biological father.
Could you tell me
about your father?
Subtitle translation by: Aya Kudo