Last Waltz 1

Last Waltz 1- chs 3 & 4

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Phrase 3

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Manager: Quit the club!?

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Shinkawa: I'll do my best to see that my clients go to the other hosts
F/X door opening
Manager: Just calm down and tell me what all this is about! Has someone hired you away?
Manager: Shinkawa-kun!!
F/X door closes firmly

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F/X Shinkawa walks over to Takaaki
Shinkawa: I'll show you that I can do better than you
Shinkawa: And when I do, I won't have any grousing from you. You're going to be mine alone.

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Takaaki: Exactly. You can't go on forever being second to someone like me
Shinkawa: Takaaki-san- you're really low. You push me away like you did back then, and now you come and talk so nicely, trying to keep me attached to you
Shinkawa: If you'd take a look at your own feelings, maybe you'd understand. Whatever you say, you want to keep me with you

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Shinkawa: But me- I'm tired of being kept by your side.
Takaaki: You win... Shinkawa... I'd never have thought you could answer me like that
Takaaki: (thinks) I don't want to be alone

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Iwaki: It being you, of course, I'll be happy to take you on.
Iwaki: Ah. If that's how you feel, then you can join the Shinjuku club.
Iwaki: Fine then. We'll go over the details tomorrow, at the same restaurant as before. Four o'clock.
F/X turns off cell phone

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F/X turning round
Iwaki: Well, there you are. I know he's fast, but I wasn't expecting him to call the same day
Takaaki: I know what he's like. I thought it'd turn out like this
Iwaki: It's easy enough to know what'll happen--
Iwaki: with both of you.
F/X takes Takaaki's chin
Takaaki: Don't do that. That's not why I came

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Iwaki: Not true. You came here to have sex with me
Iwaki: You and Shinkawa, you're both so young. You still don't see that everything's gone the way I planned it?
Iwaki: I told you. I wanted that boy in my own club
Iwaki: And that I didn't like you having him

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Iwaki: You still don't understand? You've got no choice. You have to belong to me.
Iwaki: Now that you've let go of Shinkawa, I'm the one decides whether to keep him or break him
Iwai: You spent so much time on him. You don't want that nice boy turning into a sour old host, do you?

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F/X Iwaki sits down
Iwaki: Come here, Takaaki.

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F/X Iwaki kisses Takaaki's hand

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F/X Iwaki grabs Takaaki
F/X and throws him on the bed
Iwaki: Give that kid up, Takaaki. You'll only be hurt. When you're in my arms, I won't have you obstinately and thinking about someone else

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Takaaki: I don't care what you do to me
Takaaki: But if you do anything to harm him, I won't forgive you- even you.
F/X Iwaki undoes Takaaki's tie
Iwaki: In your mind, I matter less than him?
Iwaki: Well, fine. As long as I'm the only one you think of, once again.

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Takaaki: (thinks) Shinkawa...
Takaaki: (in Shinkawa's memory) Exactly. You can't go on forever being second to someone like me

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F/X Shinkawa sits up
F/X Shinkawa presses phone buttons
F/X phone ringing in Takaaki's empty apartment
Shinkawa: He's not in
F/X dials Takaaki's cell phone
F/X phone in Takaaki's jacket ringing

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F/X sound of cell phone
Takaaki: Iwaki-san, just a sec... My cell phone's ringing
Iwaki: What? You've got time for that?
F/X sounds of hard thrusting
Takaaki: Ohh--!
F/X sound of phone
F/X sounds of sex

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F/X sound of caller ringing off
F/X sounds of sex
Takaaki: Ahh- ahh-
Takaaki: Iwaki-sa---
Takaaki: (thinks) The sound of that telephone that had stopped ringing--
Takaaki: all night long

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Takaaki: it never left my ears

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Takaaki: Nh...

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Takaaki: Good morning
Iwaki: Oh- morning, Takaaki. Sleep well?
Takaaki: Those are the club accounts? Looks like a lot of work.
Iwaki: It's the end of the month. Once you've got your own club you'll know what it's like, like it or not
Takaaki: Mom- she used to sit and mutter to herself too when she was doing them.

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Iwaki: Mh? Your Mom had a club out in the country?
Takaaki: Mh. But my Mom- I'd say she left all the worst of it to the girls in her club
Iwaki: (laughs) Sounds like me!
F/X Takaaki winces
Takaaki: Let me use your shower...

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F/X sound of shower

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F/X sound of shower
Takaaki: (thinks) Now I'm not sure
Takaaki: Did I let Iwaki-san sleep with me because I wanted it
Takaaki: Or did I do it for Shinkawa?

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Takaaki: For Shinkawa...?
Takaaki: Am I trying to blame him for it...?
F/X intercom rings
Iwaki: Yes?
Kenzaki: Sorry to come by so early. It's Kenzaki

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Iwaki: I'll ring you in. Come on up
Kenzaki: Excuse me
F/X sound of shower
Kenzaki: Sorry. It seems I picked a bad moment
Kenzaki: (thinks) Wonder what his girlfriend's like?
Iwaki: Don't worry about it

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Kenzaki: Here's the accounts from the Shinjuku club for this month
Iwaki: I see there's no entries for Ishii
Kenzaki: He's on vacation now and doesn't come in
F/X book closing
Iwaki: That's fine. I'll be coming by tomorrow with a new host. Tell Ishii to be there
Kenzaki: Hm? A new host, just now...?
F/X bathroom door closing

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Kenzaki: Takaaki... Ryou...

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F/X Kenzaki shock
Kenzaki: (thinks) *Him*
Iwaki: Let me introduce you, Takaaki. This is the man who's in charge of the Shinjuku club, Kenzaki Toshiya. He's a host like you. You can teach him a lot

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Kenzaki: 'Teach me,' Iwaki-san? What can he teach me? I don't need to hear him telling me how you go about seducing the owner of a rival club.
Takaaki: Someone who started in this business just the day before yesterday is a bit young to be talking to me like that. A host that Iwaki-san has trained shouldn't have such poor style.

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F/X Iwaki watching the confrontation with pleasure

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Phrase 4

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Takaaki: Someone who started in this business just the day before yesterday is a bit young to be talking to me like that. A host that Iwaki-san has trained shouldn't have such poor style.
F/X Iwaki watching the confrontation with pleasure

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Iwaki: Sorry, Takaaki. I hired him as manager before he'd had much experience. Since he's my employee, I'm the one should apologize. Please forgive him
Iwaki: OK, Kenzaki. Never mind the rest. Just go.
Kenzaki: Iwaki-san! I--
Iwaki: *Go.* Don't shame me any more than you've done.

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F/X door slams
Iwaki: Now what was that all about? It's not like you to get all worked up about what a young host like Kenzaki says.
Iwaki: You're jealous? Seeing someone else that I've trained as a host...
Takaaki: No.

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Takaaki: Iwaki-san- I have to go home for a bit
Iwaki: Take your time. If you need clothes, you can borrow mine
Iwaki: I'll drive you to the club before I have to go see the kid

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(sign) Kabukichou first street
Ishii: (thinks) What's up, Kenzaki? Telling me to meet you in front of the club before dark

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Ishii: (seeing Iwaki and Takaaki kissing) WHAT??
F/X arm grabbed
Ishii: Kenzaki!!

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Ishii: What's going on!!?? Why's Iwaki-san with Takaaki!!
Kenzaki: I'll tell you later. But for today you're to take off work at Schnapps and come to the club

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Takaaki: Stop it, please, Iwaki-san... people can see us...
Iwaki: Come over again tonight
Takaaki: Why? You're acting strange.
Iwaki: I told you. I want to be the only one you think about again

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Takaaki: And when you've done that you'll dump me again, I suppose? *You'll* never belong to any one man.
F/X unlatching door
Iwaki: What makes you say that?
Takaaki: Experience.
F/X door closes

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F/X Iwasaki lets out breath
Iwasaki: I've still got too much pride to tell you everything I feel, Takaaki

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Iwasaki: Sorry to keep you waiting

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Shinkawa: Not at all. It's natural for me to be the one here first.
F/X sound of chair scraping
Iwasaki: Well, shall we just get down to business? I assume you want to be in the Shinjuku club?
Shinjuku: Yes. If I can.
Iwasaki: (snort) You never change.

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Iwasaki: Only your words are polite
Iwasaki: A new employee should make himself a little more agreeable if he wants to get things
Iwasaki: Do you mind if I just ask- why did you leave your old place to come to me?

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Shinkawa: Surely Takaaki-san's already told you.
Iwasaki: I'd like to hear your version
Shinkawa: It's so I can be equal to Takaaki-san.

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Shinkawa: As long as I'm with Takaaki-san, I'll never be more than a younger subordinate to him. Since he only has eyes for a host who's as good as you are, I want to be like that
Shinkawa: When I've become a better host than he is, I know he'll come to me
F/X Iwaki annoyance
Iwaki: Nicely put. So now I'll ask.
Iwaki: (thinks) I can't take it lightly, not when it comes to Takaaki... even with a youngster like this...

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Iwaki: On what basis do you think you'll win?
Shinkawa: Huh?
Iwaki: How many clients you have? How famous you are as a host?
Iwaki: Or are you going to beat him with logical arguments?

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Iwaki: Did you leave him before you'd even decided that?
Iwaki: If you'd decided, you could have stayed and still won.
Iwaki: Being with him is the strongest weapon you had. And you gave it up.

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Iwaki: Since we've come this far, I'll speak plainly
Iwaki: The reason I wanted to hire you before wasn't particularly because of your ability
Iwaki: I wanted to get you away from Takaaki.
Iwaki: I can't stand having anyone matter to him but me
Iwaki: (thinks) He was attached to me like a puppy, but the fact is he was always threatening my position.
Iwaki: I left him, that once. Back then, I was truly afraid of him because he was growing up
Takaaki: (in flashback) You're going independent? Why?!!
Takaaki: (in flashback) Don't! I won't know what to do without you!

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Iwaki: (in flashback) In the little time I've left you alone, you've become my real replacement
Iwaki: (thinks) It even made me happy to think how I'd hurt him by leaving
Iwaki: (thinks) And I believed that hurt would last all his life
Iwaki: (aloud) He's realized too that he's better with me

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Iwaki: And this time I've no intention of letting him go
Iwaki: (thinks) maybe if Shinkawa was gone...
F/X Shinkawa shaking with rage
Shinkawa: You're nothing but ego! Stop manipulating Takaaki-san's feelings for the fun of it!

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Shinkawa: Takaaki-san really loves you- and you...!
Iwaki: That's what's so frightening about him, his ability to charm other people. It's bad enough when he does it deliberately...
Iwaki: but he does it unconsciously as well. Have you ever asked yourself why you're so attached to him? I bet you haven't. You probably can't even remember when it started.

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Iwaki: (thinks) I couldn't remember myself
Iwaki: I suppose Ishii is at Schnapps right now?
F/X Iwaki pushes chair back and gets up
Iwaki: I wonder how *he'll* manage?
Iwaki: In any case...

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Iwaki: Now that I've told you my real feelings, don't have any expectations. If you want to go back to Schnapps, fine. If you've considered all this and still want to come to me-
Iwaki: Come to the club at 7 tonight

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Iwaki: (thinks) on your own two feet

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Kenzaki: Shinkawa!!
Kenzaki: You're telling me this new host who's coming tonight is *Shinkawa*!!
Iwaki: That's right, though I still don't know if he'll show up or not.

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Kenzaki: I can't accept this! We two have got this place running just fine! What's the point in bringing the guy you wanted as manager in here now!?
Iwaki: You think there'll be some problem with having Shinkawa here? Kenzaki: I just can't see why you have such a thing about the hosts who work at Schnapps.
Kenzaki: I don't understand you at all

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Kenzaki: Like this morning! What's so wonderful about Takaaki Ryou?! Kenzaki: If you want to try it with a guy, there's me. I don't mind. And you've got Ishii here as well.
Ishii: Huh!? Hey, just a minute--
Iwaki: Oi, oi. Stop acting like I'm gay.
Iwaki: I'm not saying 'Takaaki will do if I want a guy.'
Iwaki: It's 'since it's Takaaki, I don't mind that it's a guy.'

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Iwaki: Ishii probably knows what I'm talking about- now.
Ishii: Huh? Me?
F/X surprise

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F/X door opening
Iwaki: So you've come...

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Iwaki: (snort) I'd have liked you better if you'd run back to Takaaki
Iwaki: But it's been a long time since I've seen someone as angry as you

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Iwaki: In a certain sense of the word, not since Takaaki himself

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