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♪ FIGHTIN' AND A-SCRATCHIN' AND A-PULLIN' MY HAIR ♪
♪ WHO HAS A WAY TO MAKE ME WISH THAT I WAS DREAMIN' ♪
♪ SO I COULD WAKE UP FROM THE SCARY NIGHTMARE ♪
♪ IT'S YOU ♪
♪ WHEN YOU DRIVE ME CRAZY ♪
♪ I SAY I CAN'T STAND IT ♪
♪ THEN I BEG YOU FOR MORE ♪
♪ YOU ♪
♪♪ YOU MAKE MY B-B-B-BRAIN GO HAZY ♪
♪ YOU, YOU, YOU, YOU ♪
♪ YOU, YOU, YOU, YOU, YOU ♪
♪ AH ♪
♪ SHA ♪
♪ OH ♪
♪ OH, IT'S YOU ♪
♪♪ YOU ♪
♪♪ AND YOU'RE DRIVIN' ME CRAZY ♪
♪♪ I SAY I'VE HAD ENOUGH ♪
♪♪ AND THEN I STILL WANT MORE ♪
♪ YOU ♪
♪♪ YOU MAKE MY BRAIN GO HAZY ♪
♪ YES, YOU, YOU, YOU, YOU ♪
♪ YOU, YOU, YOU, YOU, YOU ♪♪
SO, MIKE, WHEN DO I GET TO DO MY SONG?
I DON'T KNOW, BABY.
PETE'S TALKING ABOUT USING SOME OTHER GIRL.
WHO?
CARLA, HUH?
YOU'RE A ***, MIKE.
HOW YOU DOING, T.B.?
DEAR JANE, GOT YOUR POST CARD.
IT MUST BE FAKE.
I SAW THIS TV SHOW
ABOUT AMERICAN ROCKERS BECOMING STARS IN JAPAN.
I CAN DO THAT.
I'M TIRED OF SINGING BACK-UP FOR CREEPS.
HOPE YOU MEANT, "WISH YOU WERE HERE,"
'CAUSE I'M COMING. LOVE, WENDY.
BUT WHY
BECAUSE THIS ENTIRE CITY SUCKS.
WELL, WHAT'S WITH L.A.?
A.
LOOK.
LOOK AT THIS.
YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IS?
WHAT IS THIS, A TRICK QUESTION? MOUNT FUJI.
NO, PEACE OF MIND.
THAT'S WHAT THIS IS.
NO KIDDING?
THEY REALLY LIKE AMERICAN SINGERS THERE,
YOU KNOW?
TAXI!
♪ WELL, IT'S ONE FOR THE MONEY ♪
♪ TWO FOR THE SHOW ♪
♪♪ THREE TO GET READY ♪
♪ NOW GO, CAT, GO ♪
♪ BUT DON'T YOU ♪
♪ STEP ON MY BLUE SUEDE SHOES ♪
♪ WELL, YOU CAN DO ANYTHING ♪
♪ BUT LAY OFF MY BLUE SUEDE SHOES ♪
♪ YOU CAN KNOCK ME DOWN ♪
♪ STEP ON MY FACE ♪
♪ SLANDER MY NAME ALL OVER THE PLACE ♪
♪ DO ANYTHING THAT YOU WANNA DO ♪
♪ OH, HONEY, HONEY, LAY OFF MY SHOES ♪♪
♪ DON'T YOU ♪
♪ STEP ON MY BLUE SUEDE SHOES ♪
♪ WELL, YOU CAN DO ANYTHING ♪
♪ BUT LAY OFF THEM BLUE SUEDE SHOES ♪
♪ OH ♪
♪♪ WELL, YOU CAN BURN MY HOUSE ♪
♪ STEAL MY CAR ♪
♪ DRINK MY SAKE AT THE KARIOKI BAR ♪
♪ DO ANYTHING THAT YOU WANNA DO ♪
♪ OH, HONEY, HONEY, LAY OFF MY SHOES ♪
♪ DON'T YOU ♪
♪ STEP ON MY BLUE SUEDE SHOES ♪
♪ WELL, YOU CAN DO ANYTHING ♪
♪ BUT LAY OFF THEM BLUE SUEDE SHOES ♪
♪ OH, YEAH, YEAH ♪
♪ BLUE, BLUE, BLUE SUEDE SHOES ♪
♪ BLUE, BLUE, BLUE SUEDE SHOES ♪
♪ BLUE, BLUE, BLUE SUEDE SHOES ♪
♪ BLUE, BLUE, BLUE SUEDE SHOES ♪
♪ WELL, YOU CAN DO ANYTHING ♪
♪ BUT LAY OFF THEM BLUE SUEDE SHOES ♪
♪ BLUE, BLUE, BLUE SUEDE SHOES ♪
♪ BLUE, BLUE, BLUE SUEDE SHOES ♪
♪♪ BLUE, BLUE, BLUE SUEDE SHOES ♪
♪ BLUE, BLUE, BLUE SUEDE SHOES ♪
♪ WELL, YOU CAN DO ANYTHING ♪
♪ BUT LAY OFF THEM BLUE SUEDE SHOES ♪
♪ OW ♪
♪ YEAH ♪♪
MAY I HAVE BUS TICKET?
BUS TICKET. THANK YOU.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
WELCOME ABOARD THE LIMOUSINE BUS.
WE ARE NOW LEAVING BY EXPRESSWAY FOR SHINJUKUEKI,
AND THE JOURNEY WILL TAKE
ABOUT AN HOUR AND 40 MINUTES,
BUT WE MAY EXPERIENCE TRAFFIC DELAYS.
PLEASE REMAIN SEATED WHILE THE BUS IS ON THE MOVE.
THANK YOU.
[SPEAKING JAPANESE]
[SPEAKING JAPANESE]
[SINGING IN JAPANESE]
OH. THANKS.
[SINGING IN JAPANESE]
THANK YOU.
EXCUSE ME.
I'M LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO STAY, UH...
EXCUSE ME.
DO YOU SPEAK ENGLISH?
[SPEAKING JAPANESE]
DO YOU SPEAK ENGLISH?
I SURE DO, HONEY.
REALLY?
REALLY.
I JUST ARRIVED FROM NEW YORK.
I CALLED MY GIRLFRIEND, AND SHE'S NOT THERE.
I NEED SOMEPLACE TO STAY.
STAY IN A RIOKIN.
WHAT'S A RIOKIN?
A JAPANESE INN. ALL THE GAIJIN'S STAY THERE.
GAIJIN?
WE'RE GAIJIN.
YOU'RE A GAIJIN. I'M A GAIJIN.
ALL FOREIGNERS ARE GAIJIN.
OK. YOU KNOW
YEAH, SURE, SURE.
UH...
TRY, UH, MICKEY HOUSE.
MICKEY HOUSE?
IT'S IN ETABASHI.
ETABAISQU--
I'M SORRY. HERE.
I'LL WRITE IT DOWN.
YOU'LL HAVE A GREAT TIME. THEY LOVE BLONDES.
♪ TOOK THE TIME TO SAY ♪
♪ SHE'D BEEN IN LOVE ♪
♪ I LOVE YOU SO ♪
[SINGING IN JAPANESE]
[SPEAKING JAPANESE]
WHAT?
MICKEY. YOU KNOW MICKEY HOUSE?
NO?
KEEP YOUR HANDS TO YOURSELF, ALL RIGHT?
OH, THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU.
HELLO?
HI. COME ON IN.
HI.
SHOES, PLEASE.
SO, HOW'S IT GOING?
ALL RIGHT.
I WAS EXPECTING SOMETHING A LITTLE MORE JAPANESE.
HA HA HA!
HA HA HA!
STOP IT!
HELLO?
YOU USE TOP, OK?
SURE.
HI.
THE SHOWER'S NOT WORKING.
ONG?
NEED 100 YEN.
YOU GET 10 MINUTES.
THANKS.
FOR CHRIST'S SAKES.
THAILAND?
WELL, WHEN'S SHE COMING BACK?
YOU'RE KID--
NO, I DON'T WANT HER NUMBER IN BANGKOK.
LOOK, FORGET IT, OK?
THANKS.
YOU OK?
I WAS SUPPOSED TO VISIT MY GIRLFRIEND HERE,
AND SHE MOVED TO THAILAND.
THAT'S TOUGH.
YOU HAVE A JOB?
NO.
I COULD WORK IN A CLUB. I SING.
I WORK IN A CLUB. I'M A HOSTESS.
PAYS THE MOST MONEY.
US GUYS TEACH ENGLISH.
IT'S HARD WITHOUT A WORK VISA.
WANT A JOB? SEE ALICE.
SHE'LL HELP.
YEAH, SURE.
[SINGING IN JAPANESE]
IT BE AMERICA!
WENDY!
[SPEAKING JAPANESE]
WENDY!
WENDY!
♪ OH, GIVE ME A HOME ♪♪
♪ WHERE THE BUFFALO ROAM ♪
♪ AND THE DEER
♪ WHERE SELDOM IS HEARD ♪
♪ A DISCOURAGING WORD ♪
♪ AND THE SKIES ARE NOT CLOUDY ALL DAY ♪
♪ HOME, H0ME ON THE RANGE ♪
♪ WHERE THE DEER AND THE ANTELOPE PLAY ♪
♪ WHERE SELDOM IS HEARD ♪
♪ A DISCOURAGING WORD ♪
♪ AND THE SKIES ARE NOT CLOUDY ALL DAY ♪♪
♪ WELL, YOU CAN DO ANYTHING ♪
F THEM OES ♪♪
[GIGGLING]
***!
IS THAT THE LAST TRAIN?
LAST TRAIN. LAST TRAIN.
TAXI!
HI.
OH.
ETABASHI? ETABASHI?
NEXT DOOR. NEXT DOOR.
TAXI!
TAXI.
TAXI! STOP!
STOP!
TAXI!
[SPEAKING JAPANESE]
ETABASHI.
I--I DON'T HAVE A MAP.
[TIRES SQUEAL]
[DOOR SLAMS]
TAXI!
STOP!
[SPEAKING JAPANESE]
GO. JUST...
JUST GO, OK?
NO STREET NAMES, NO ADDRESSES.
WHAT KIND OF CITY IS THIS?
TURN HERE. JUST LET ME OUT HERE.
HI, BABY.
ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT?
HOW MUCH FOR THIS?
[SPEAKING JAPANESE]
I DON'T SPEAK JAPANESE.
ENGLISH, PLEASE.
[SPEAKING JAPANESE]
520?
HI. I'M A JAPANESE ROCK 'N' ROLLER.
PLEASED TO MEET YOU.
THIS IS ALL
[SPEAKING JAPANESE]
[SPEAKING JAPANESE]
ARIGATO.
HERE. THANKS.
■
YOU'RE WELCOME.
DO YOU SPEAK JAPANESE?
ONLY THAT AND "BATHROOM."
BENJO.
WILD THING...
I THINK YOU MOVE ME.
JIMI HENDRIX, HUH?
SURE.
THAT'S REALLY AMERICAN.
SURE. THANK YOU.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE A DRINK?
COULD I HAVE A RAIN CHECK?
CHECK?
I MISSED THE TRAIN. I'M TIRED.
I WANT TO GO HOME,
BUT DON'T HAVE A MAP OF WHERE I LIVE.
COULD YOU EXPLAIN TO THE TAXI DRIVER WHERE I LIVE?
IT'S IN ETOBASHI.
SURE.
ARE TAXIS EXPENSIVE? I DON'T HAVE MUCH MONEY.
SURE.
***!
I'VE ONLY BEEN IN JAPAN FOR 16 DAYS.
I'M A SINGER, ROCK 'N' ROLL, LIKE YOU, RIGHT?
I COME TO VISIT-- NEVER MIND.
I'M AT THE MICKEY HOUSE WITH NO MONEY,
SO A GIRL GETS ME A JOB AT A HOSTESS CLUB.
THEY DON'T PAY TILL THE THIRD WEEK. I'M REALLY BROKE.
IT'S JUST... IT'S A HELL OF A NIGHT.
IT REALLY SUCKS.
OH...SUCKS!
YEAH, SUCKS.
OH, I'M SO TIRED.
MAYBE I SHOULD GO TO A HOTEL.
HOTEL? I CAN GET US NICE HOTEL.
A HOTEL? I DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY!
YOU NEED MONEY?
YEAH, I NEED MONEY FOR A HOTEL!
I CAN PAY.
WAIT A MINUTE.
REALLY, YOU COULD PAY?
SURE.
NO STRINGS?
NO STRINGS.
OK, 'CAUSE I'M NOT LOOKING FOR ANY GRIEF.
SURE. NO GRIEF.
NO HASSLES.
SURE!
LOOK, I PROMISE I'LL PAY YOU BACK EVERY...
EVERY YEN.
SURE.
ALL RIGHT?
OK.
ALL RIGHT.
OK.
SO MANY LITTLE HOTELS.
WHO STAYS HERE?
OH, EVERYBODY.
THANKS.
THANK YOU.
[WHISTLING]
HI.
SCREW YOU, CHARLIE!
WHAT?
I CAN'T BELIEVE I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE I AM.
WHAT KIND OF GUY IS THIS?
YOU, OUT!
ME?
YOU. GET OUT!
NO, NO.
I'LL SCREAM ***.
WHERE DO YOU GET OFF THINKING I'D--
YOU WANTED MONEY.
WHAT?
YOU SAID YOU WANTED MONEY!
OH, SCREW YOU!
I'M GOING TO SLEEP IN THE BATHTUB.
I'M LOCKING THE DOOR,
SO DON'T TRY ANYTHING FUNNY.
THIS WAY.
JAPANESE ROCK 'N' ROLLER...
MY WAY! MY WAY!
MY WAY! MY WAY!
MY WAY!
MY COMPANY IS THE LARGEST IMPORTER
OF MEDIUM-WEIGHT FARM EQUIPMENT IN JAPAN.
REALLY?
WE ARE IN THE DOMESTIC SECTION.
THIS IS THE MANAGER MR. KUDA.
I AM PLEASED TO, NICE TO MEET YOU.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
NICE PLEASED TO MEET YOU.
THAT'S TWO WEEKS, 100,000 YEN,
BUT MINUS A FEW THOUSAND.
YOU WERE LATE.
LATE, SEKI? I WAS ONLY TWO MINUTES LATE!
DON'T ARGUE AND DON'T BE
YOU GET 10,000.
WELL, IF YOU WANT MORE MONEY,
COME TO WORK AS A VALLEY GIRL.
GIVE ME A BREAK, OK?
CREEP.
UH, EXCUSE ME.
DO YOU SPEAK ENGLISH?
UH, DO YOU SPEAK ENGLISH?
YOU KNOW ANY REALLY GOOD ROCK 'N' ROLL BANDS AROUND?
I'M LOOKING FOR A REAL ROCK 'N' ROLL BAND.
NO, NOT NIGHT RANGER, REALLY. I'M LOOKING--
YOU?
ME.
YOU.
WAIT A MINUTE.
WAIT A MINUTE!
HEY, WAIT A SECOND.
GET LOST.
COME ON.
GET LOST, YOU ***!
I DON'T WANT ANYTHING TO DO WITH YOU, OK?
WAIT A MINUTE!
PLEASE, PLEASE, LET THIS MAN LEAVE ME ALONE.
STOP IT, OK? LEAVE ME ALONE.
YOU'RE DRIVING ME CRAZY.
[HUMMING THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER]
I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS GUY.
YOU KNOW...
YOU KNOW JIMI HENDRIX?
I THOUGHT YOU WERE HENDRIX.
[HUMMING]
YOU ARE SO CRAZY.
SURE.
YOU DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT I SAID.
ME?
YOU.
NO.
THAT'S AMERICAN SMILE.
I'M WENDY REED.
HIRO NAMAGUCHI.
E TO MEET YOU.
BY THE WAY, CAN YOU TAKE A DRINK WITH ME TOMORROW?
NO, I DON'T THINK SO.
MAYBE. MAYBE I--
OK. OK.
OK?
SURE.
SURE?
I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.
OK.
WHERE SHOULD I MEET YOU?
CALL ME WHERE I WORK, OK?
BYE.
BYE.
[SPEAKING JAPANESE]
NO, NO, NO. IT'S OK.
THANKS.
GAIJIN DON'T HAVE T
[SINGING IN JAPANESE]
OING?
WE SHOULD GO.
NOW?
YEAH.
YEAH.
SO ANYWAY, WHERE WAS I?
OH, YEAH. HIGH SCHOOL.
I WAS PRETTY WILD.
I DROPPED OUT OF COLLEGE AFTER A COUPLE SEMESTERS.
DIDN'T REALLY HAVE THE BEST-LOOKING GUYS, YOU KNOW?
ONE WAS THIS GUY FROM NEW JERSEY, RIGHT?
I'M FROM NEW JERSEY, TOO.
ANYWAY, HE WAS THIS BASS PLAYER.
DIDN'T WORK OUT.
THEN THERE WAS JOHNNY J. HE WAS A ROADIE.
ONCE I CAME HOME,
AND HE WAS DEALING DOPE, SO I SPLIT.
THERE WAS THIS GUY MIKE.
HAD A REALLY COOL BAND.
HE ONCE OPENED FOR BILLY IDOL.
BILLY IDOL?
BUT HE WAS A REAL ***.
HE SAID I COULD SING LEAD.
THEN HE GIVES THIS OTHER CHICK THE GIG.
THEN I GET THIS POST CARD
FROM MY GIRLFRIEND IN JAPAN.
IT SEEMED LIKE SHE REALLY FOUND SOMETHING HERE.
SO I FIGURED, SCREW IT.
IT'S ROCK 'N' ROLL, IT'S EXPERIENCE,
SO I TOOK HIS RENT MONEY,
AND I CAME HERE TO CHECK IT OUT.
OH. CHECK IT OUT.
OH, GREAT. ROCK 'N' ROLL.
YEAH.
YOU KNOW SOMETHING?
YOU'RE EASY TO TALK TO.
ANYBODY EVER TELL YOU THAT?
SURE. MAYBE.
I'M A REAL GROWN MAN.
I KNOW.
I'M GETTING KIND OF TIRED.
YOU WANT A TAXI?
HOW ABOUT A HOTEL?
WHAT?
A HOTEL. I'D LIKE TO GO TO A HOTEL.
HO--HOTEL?
YOU MEAN, YOU AND ME?
YOU MEAN, YOU AND ME TOGETHER?
OH...
REALLY?
YEAH.
OK?
YEAH.
I LOVE IT.
I LOVE IT.
IT'S BETTER THAN THE PICTURES DOWNSTAIRS.
THIS OK WITH YOU?
YEAH.
TV?
YEAH. TV.
TV.
WHAT IS THAT?
OH. ***.
I KNOW IT'S ***,
I MEAN THE SQUIGGLY STUFF.
WHAT IS THAT?
OH. THIS IS JAPAN.
THEY CAN'T SHOW THAT.
HIRO,
YOU KNOW WHAT I'D REALLY LIKE?
WHAT?
I'D REALLY LIKE
A NICE LONG, HOT, QUIET BATH ALONE.
SEE, THEY CHARGE AT THE MICKEY HOUSE FOR THE SHOWERS,
SO WE USE THE PUBLIC BATHS.
I HAVEN'T HAD A BATH ALONE
SINCE I CAME TO JAPAN.
IS IT OK?
OK.
ARE YOU COMING BACK THIS TIME?
PROMISE.
CAN YOU TEACH ME JAPANESE?
YEAH.
IT'S OPAI.
OPAI.
YEAH. OPAI.
YEAH?
UH-HUH.
AND, UH... IT'S OSHI.
OSHI.
YEAH.
HOW DO YOU SAY KISS?
IT'S KISS.
TEACH ME MORE.
HIRO.
HI--HIRO.
HIRO!
HIRO, YOU STILL HAVE YOUR CLOTHES ON!
OH.
I FORGOT.
HIRO. HIRO!
WHAT'S HAPPENED?
I'M SORRY.
THIS DOESN'T FEEL RIGHT.
I THINK MAYBE I SHOULD GO.
WHY?
YOU THINK MAYBE YOU COULD GO A LITTLE SLOWER?
IT'S TOO FAST?
IT'S TOO FAST.
OH.
I'M SORRY.
IT'S OK.
■
YEAH.
THIS IS WENDY.
HI.
TARO.
HI.
YEAH.
IT'S, UH...KAZ.
HOW YOU DOING?
AND, UH...IT'S SHUN.
SHUN, HI.
YEAH.
GUITAR.
OH, GUITAR.
NICE PICK.
AND, UH... YOJI. YEAH.
YOJI, HI. NICE TO MEET YOU.
MY NAME IS YOJI.
YOJI.
ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT.
EXCUSE ME. SORRY.
EXCUSE ME.
HEY.
HI.
HOW ARE YOU?
FINE.
WHERE WE GOING?
SOMEPLACE JAPANESE.
OK.
LET'S GO.
YEAH. OK.
MORE.
MORE?
LIKE WHEN YOU GRADUATE?
YEAH.
WOW. WHY DO THEY LEAVE IT HERE?
CHOPSTICKS.
YOU SHAKE IT.
YOU PRAY.
OK.
THIS IS REALLY PRETTY.
YOU LIKE IT?
YEAH.
COME HERE ALL THE TIME?
OH. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME.
GET OUT OF HERE. REALLY?
YEAH. I'M A ROCK 'N' ROLLER.
THIS IS WHAT I ALWAYS THOUGHT JAPAN WAS LIKE.
IT'S COOL.
COOL?
I HAVE AN IDEA.
YOU SHOULD JOIN THE BAND.
LAST TIME I JOINED A BOYFRIEND'S BAND,
HE FLIPPED OUT.
I WANT MY OWN BAND.
SUBARASHI?
SUBARASHI?
WONDERFUL.
YEAH.
[SINGING IN JAPANESE]
CAMPARE.
■
CHEERS.
CHEERS.
SO WHAT'S NEXT?
THIS.
HIRO.
YEAH.
HOW COME YOU NEVER TALK ABOUT YOURSELF?
ME?
YEAH, YOU.
JAPANESE PEOPLE DON'T TALK ABOUT THEMSELVES.
WHY NOT?
I DON'T KNOW.
I WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT YOU.
REALLY?
MM-HMM.
LIKE WHAT?
WELL...HOW COME YOU PLAY ROCK 'N' ROLL?
WHEN I WAS A SCHOOLBOY,
MY CROSSMAN DIDN'T LIKE ME
BECAUSE I'M NOT TOKYO BOY.
WHERE ARE YOU FROM?
THE COUNTRY. YAMAGATA.
YAMAGATA.
I THOUGHT IF I COULD BE A SINGER,
EVERYBODY WOULD SEE ME AS SPECIAL.
YOU SING OTHER PEOPLE'S SONGS.
YOU SHOULD WRITE YOUR OWN.
RITE SOMETIMES,
BUT NOBODY WANTS
THEY'RE IN JAPANESE AND ABOUT ME.
I WANT TO HEAR YOUR
REALLY?
I WANT TO BE A REAL ROCK 'N' ROLLER.
I SHOULD SING IN ENGLISH.
YOU KNOW, LIKE, UH...MICK JAGGER
AND JOANNA...
AND FRANK SHNOTORA.
WHO?
FRANK SHNOTORA.
YOU KNOW.
Y.
SINATRA?
YOU WANT TO SING LIKE SINATRA?
YEAH.
REALLY?
FORGET IT. I'M TIRED OUT.
I'M GOING HOME.
YOU'RE VERY TALKATIVE TODAY.
IS SOMETHING WRONG?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
IN AMERICA, WE TALK FEELINGS.
THIS ISN'T AMERICA.
IT'S THAT RECORD PRODUCER, ISN'T IT?
JUST BECAUSE HE CANCELED THE AUDITION
ISN'
WHY NOT?
IT'S DIFFICULT TO SEE HIM.
NOBODY'S THAT HARD TO GET TO.
YOU CAN'T UNDERSTAND ABOUT JAPAN.
I THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT YOU SAID
ABOUT ME JOINING YOUR BAND,
BUT I'VE GOT SOME LEADS OF MY OWN,
SO I'M GOING TO LOOK FOR MY OWN BAND.
NO HARD FEELINGS?
SURE.
YOU'RE NOT MAD?
NO.
GOOD.
X?
YEAH.
YEAH.
HI. YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A SINGER, RIGHT?
WE NEED ONE.
GREAT.
BACK-UP.
I USED TO SING
WITH THIS DOWNTOWN ART-FUNK BAND,
BUT I DON'T MIND HARD ROCK OR HEAVY METAL,
WHATEVER YOU'RE INTO--
WE HAVE THREE GIGS NEXT WEEK.
ANYWAY, LIKE...
HI.
HELLO?
[SPE
JAPANESE]
HIRO!
I GOT A GIG.
GIG?
GIG.
GIG.
♪ OH, GIVE ME A HOME WHERE THE BUFFALO ROAM ♪
♪ AND THE DEER AND THE ANTELOPE PLAY ♪
♪ SELDOM IS HEARD A DISCOURAGING WORD ♪
♪ AND THE SKIES ARE NOT CLOUDY ALL DAY ♪
♪ HOME ♪
♪ HOME ON THE RANGE ♪
♪ WHERE THE DEER AND THE ANTELOPE PLAY ♪
♪ HOME ON THE RANGE ♪
♪ OH, GIVE ME A HOME WHERE THE BUFFALO ROAM ♪
♪ AND THE DEER AND THE ANTELOPE PLAY ♪
♪ SELDOM IS HEARD A DISCOURAGING WORD ♪
♪♪ AND THE SKIES ARE NOT CLOUDY ALL DAY ♪
♪ HOME ♪
♪ HOME ON THE RANGE ♪
♪ WHERE THE DEER
♪
♪ GIVE ME A HOME WHERE THE BUFFALO ROAM ♪♪
♪ AND THE DEER AND THE ANTELOPE PLAY ♪
♪♪ SELDOM IS HEARD A DISCOURAGING WORD ♪
♪ AND THE SKIES ARE NOT CLOUDY ALL DAY ♪
♪ HOME ♪
♪♪ HOME ON THE RANGE ♪
♪ WHERE THE DEER AND THE ANTELOPE PLAY ♪
♪ HOME ON THE RANGE ♪♪
CAN YOU SING WITH ME?
I'M NOT A VERY GOOD SINGER.
COME ON.
♪ LOOKING OUT ON THE MORNING RAIN ♪
♪ I USED TO FEEL UNINSPIRED ♪♪
♪ WHEN I KNEW I'D HAVE TO FACE ♪
♪ ANOTHER DAY ♪
♪ LORD, IT MADE ME FEEL SO TIRED ♪
♪ BEFORE THE DAY I MET YOU ♪
♪♪ L
UNKIND ♪
♪ YOUR LOVE WAS THE KEY TO MY PEACE OF MIND ♪
♪ YOU MAKE ME FEEL ♪
♪ YOU MAKE ME FEEL ♪
♪♪ YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE A NATURAL ♪
♪ WOMAN ♪
♪ MAN ♪
♪ WHEN MY SOUL WAS IN THE LOST AND FOUND ♪
♪ YOU CAME ALONG TO CLAIM IT ♪■
♪ I DIDN'T KNOW JUST WHAT WAS WRONG ♪
♪ WITH ME ♪
♪ UNTIL YOUR KISS HELPED ME CLAIM IT ♪
♪ NOW I'M NO LONGER DOUBTFUL ♪
♪ OF WHAT I'M LIVING FOR ♪
♪ 'CAUSE IF I MAKE YOU HAPPY, BABY ♪
♪ I DON'T NEED TO DO MORE ♪♪
♪ YOU MAKE ME FEEL ♪♪
♪ YOU MAKE ME FEEL ♪
♪ YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE A NATURAL WOMAN ♪
♪ OHH ♪
♪ OH, BABY, WHAT YOU DONE TO ME ♪
♪ WHAT YOU DONE TO ME ♪
♪ YOU MADE ME ♪♪
♪ YOU MADE ME FEEL SO GOOD INSIDE ♪
♪ GOOD INSIDE ♪
♪ AND I ♪
♪ I JUST WANNA BE ♪
♪ CLOSE TO YOU ♪
♪ YOU MAKE ME FEEL SO ALIVE ♪
♪ YOU MAKE ME FEEL ♪
♪ YOU MAKE ME FEEL ♪
♪ YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE A NATURAL WOMAN ♪
♪ OHH ♪♪
♪ I FEEL ♪
♪ I FEEL ♪
♪ SO GOOD INSIDE ♪
♪ OHH ♪
♪ YOU MAKE ME FEEL SO GOOD ♪
♪ YOU MAKE ME FEEL ♪
♪ YOU MAKE ME FEEL ♪
♪ SO ALIVE ♪
♪ YOU MAKE ME ♪
♪ YO
♪
♪ YOU MAKE ME ♪
♪ SO ALIVE ♪♪
I'M TALKING ABOUT THE BACKBEAT.
I'M TALKING ABOUT THE BACKBEAT.
MAYBE TARO CAN DO SOMETHING.
WHAT ABOUT A POLICE SONG?
WE DON'T POLICE S
NO POLICE.
WHAT'S HE TALKING ABOUT?
WE HAVE TO GET DOTA OUR TAPE.
NO PROBLEM.
WHAT?
WHAT'S SO FUNNY?
YOU CAN'T UNDERSTAND.
WELL, TRY ME.
300 BANDS ARE TRYING TO GET TO DOTA.
SO?
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO REACH HIM.
NOTHING'S IMPOSSIBLE.
PEOPLE ARE DIFFERENT IN JAPAN!
[SPEAKING JAPANESE]
[HUMMING]
♪ SPREAD MY NAME ALL OVER THE PLACE ♪
♪ DO ANYTHING THAT YOU WANNA DO ♪
♪ BUT, OH, HONEY, HONEY, LAY OFF MY SHOES ♪
♪ AND DON'T YOU ♪
♪ STEP ON MY BLUE SUEDE SHOES ♪
♪ WELL, YOU CAN DO ANYTHING ♪
♪ BUT LAY OFF THEM BLUE SUEDE SHOES ♪♪
[SPEAKING JAPANESE]
AAH!
HI.
OH! SINGING TELEGRAM DAYS!
[SINGING IN JAPANESE]
I DON'T GET
WHAT THE BIG DEAL IS ABOUT DOTA.
HE'S THE BEST MANAGER IN JAPAN.
HE'S A STARMAKER, OK?
OK. SO I'LL GET THE TAPE TO HIM.
[SPEAKING JAPANESE]
TELL HIM IT'S WENDY. WENDY FROM NEW YORK.
DO I KNOW YOU?
YOU DO NOW.
WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?
WOULD YOU LISTEN TO MY DEMO TAPE?
OF COURSE.
THANK YOU.
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
[RING]
[RING]
HELLO.
MM-HMM, THIS IS WENDY REED.
WAIT, WHAT?
REALLY?
WHEN?
WHERE?
SURE. WE'LL BE THERE.
[SPEAKING JAPANESE]
SO WHAT'S THE DEAL HERE?
DOTA WANTS US TO BE THE WRESTLERS' OPENING ACT.
I KNOW.
WE HAVE TO AUDITION FOR NEXT WEEK.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, AUDITION?
YOUNG WRESTLERS USED TO SING.
THAT'S NOT POPULAR ANYMORE.
THEY WANT SOMETHING NEW.
OH.
THE BLONDE GAIJIN.
FORGET IT. LET'S GO.
WAIT A MINUTE.
WE'LL BE ON TV,
YES. LIKE A CIRCUS ACT.
BUT IT'S STILL TV-- NATIONAL TV.
LET'S ROCK 'N' ROLL.
IT'S NOT ROCK 'N' ROLL.
WE CAN'T DO THIS, WENDY.
WHY?
IF WE PLAY HERE,
THEY'LL NEVER INVITE US TO A FESTIVAL.
ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS HEAR THE BAND!
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND JAPAN.
WHY, BECAUSE I'M NOT JAPANESE?
THIS IS NATIONAL TELEVISION.
THIS IS OUR BIG CHANCE!
THIS IS NO CHANCE.
NOBODY DOES IT THIS WAY.
THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE CAN'T!
WHY DO YOU HAVE TO DO WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE DOES?
WHY DO YOU HAVE TO BE SO...
E
?
WE ARE NOT PLAYING HERE.
THAT'S IT. THAT'S YOUR FINAL WORD?
YES!
WELL, FORGET THIS!
YOU'RE JUST LIKE ALL THE REST OF THEM!
I'M SUCH AN IDIOT! I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN!
EVERY TIME I THINK IT WILL BE DIFFERENT--
WELL, HELLO, DOTA. WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?
[SINGING IN JAPANESE]
[SPEAKING JAPANESE]
WENDY!
YOU ARE FAMOUS!
THAT'S FAMOUS?
YES, IN JAPAN!
WELL...
IN THAT CASE, I QUIT.
♪ DO YOU BELIEVE
♪ IN A YOUNG GIRL'S HEART ♪
♪ HOW THE MUSIC CAN FREE HER ♪♪
♪ WHENEVER IT STARTS ♪
♪ AND IT'S MAGIC ♪
♪ IF THE MUSIC IS GROOVY ♪
♪ IT MAKES YOU FEEL HAPPY, LIKE AN OLD-TIME MOVIE ♪
♪ I'LL TELL YOU ABOUT THE MAGIC ♪
♪ THAT'LL FREE YOUR SOUL ♪
S LIKE TRYIN' ER ♪
♪ ABOUT ROCK 'N' ROLL ♪
♪ IF YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC ♪
♪ DON'T BOTHER TO CHOOSE ♪
SIC ♪
♪ OR RHYTHM AND BLUES ♪
♪♪ JUST GO ON AND LISTEN ♪
♪ IT'LL START WITH A SMILE ♪
♪ THAT WON'T WIPE OFF YOUR FACE ♪
♪ NO MATTER HOW HARD YOU TRY ♪
♪♪ YOUR FEET'S TAP-TAPPIN' ♪
♪ AND YOU CAN'T SEEM TO FIND ♪♪
♪ HOW YOU GOT THERE ♪
♪ SO YOU JUST BLOW YOUR MIND ♪
♪ OHH, YEAH ♪
♪ IF YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC ♪
♪ COME ALONG WITH ME ♪♪
♪ WE'RE DANCIN' TILL MORNING ♪
♪ TILL IT'S JUST YOU AND ME ♪
♪ AND MAYBE ♪
♪ IF THE MUSIC IS RIGHT ♪
♪ I'LL MEET YOU TOMORROW ♪
♪ SORT OF LATE AT NIGHT ♪
♪ AND WE'LL GO DANCIN', BABY, THEN YOU'LL SEE ♪
♪ HOW THE MAGIC'S IN THE MUSIC ♪♪
♪ AND THE MUSIC'S IN ME ♪
♪ YEAH ♪
♪ DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC ♪
♪ YEAH ♪
♪ BELIEVE IN THE MAGIC OF A YOUNG GIRL'S SOUL ♪
♪ BELIEVE IN THE MAGIC OF ROCK 'N' ROLL ♪
♪ BELIEVE IN THE MAGIC THAT'LL SET YOU FREE ♪♪
♪ YEAH, YEAH, YEAH ♪
♪ WELL, DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC ♪
♪ DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC ♪
♪ DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC ♪
♪ OH, DO YOU, DO YOU, DO YOU, DO YOU ♪
♪ DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC ♪
T ♪♪♪
I HAVE MORE SURPRISES FOR YOU.
HEY, WENDY! WENDY!
THIS PLACE IS REALLY SOMETHING.
YEAH. DOTA-SAN IS VERY NICE.
HE OUGHT TO BE.
HE'S MAKING A MINT OFF OF US.
YOU ALL RIGHT?
ME?
MM-HMM.
YEAH.
YOU DON'T LOOK SO HOT.
I THINK I'M VERY LUCKY.
ONCE, THE JAPANESE MEN
DID NOT HAVE THEIR APARTMENT
MARRIED.
THIS ROOM IS NICER THAN MY PARENTS' HOUSE.
YEAH.
I THINK IT'S GOOD
YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN LIKE THIS.
YEAH.
MAYBE.
GOOD MORNING.
HEY, HIRO. HIRO.
I CAN'T. I CAN'T.
OH.
OH, BREAKFAST.
YEAH. HERE.
NICE COFFEE.
THANKS.
GOOD BUN.
HOW DID YOU SLEEP?
OK.
WHAT ARE YOU WRITING?
A SCHEDULE.
OH. A SCHEDULE.
[TELEVISION PLAYS]
LIFE IS TOUGH.
BE KIND TO YOURSELF, AND TAKE IT EASY.
VISIT YOUR NEAREST TOTO SHOP.
[SPEAKING JAPANESE]
YOUR *** WILL BE BEAUTIFUL!
♪ OH, BABY ♪
♪♪ I CAN'T TALK ♪
♪ I WENT AND SAT ALONE WITH A SONG ♪♪
THAT'S REALLY WONDERFUL.
WHAT'S THE MATTER?
NOTHING.
I NEVER PLAYED MY SONG FOR ANYONE BEFORE.
HEY.
YOU'RE CARRYING?
YEAH.
HOW MANY TIMES DO YOU THINK WE'VE PLAYED
DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC?
MAYBE...
100 TIMES.
I REALLY WISH
WE COULD PLAY SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
SOMETHING REAL.
LIKE YOUR SONG.
I DON'T THINK SO.
WHY?
YOU UNDERSTAND.
WELL...
I GUESS THIS IS IT.
WHAT?
WHAT WE WANTED.
WE'RE GOING TO BE FAMOUS,
MAKE SOME MONEY.
YEAH.
ARE YOU HAPPY?
YEAH.
ARE YOU HAPPY?
YEAH. YEAH.
[CHANTING]
I LOVE IT!
THIS HAS BEEN A WONDERFUL DAY.
WENDY?
HMM?
I'M GLAD YOU JOINED THE BAND.
THANKS.
WHAT I MEAN IS, UH...
I'M GLAD I MET YOU.
ME, TOO.
WHAT I MEAN IS, UH...
HOW SHOULD I SAY I LOVE YOU?
JUST SAY IT.
I LOVE YOU, TOO.
OH...
I AM SHY.
YO!
YO!
YO!
[SPEAKING JAPANESE]
[REGGAE MUSIC PLAYS]
HEY, WENDY.
HI.
THIS IS CURTIS.
HI, CURTIS.
CURTIS JUST GOT HERE.
WHERE FROM?
I CAME FROM L.A.
WHAT DID YOU BRING?
IT'S JON CRYER. LISTEN.
JON CRYER'S SINGING NOW?
YEAH. IT'S GREAT MUSIC.
IT'S NOT BAD. WHAT'S THAT?
THE NEW TINA TURNER.
THE NEW TINA-- OH, MAN. THANKS.
I FEEL SO OUT OF IT.
THE PAPER LISTED THE TOP 10 U.S. SINGLES,
AND I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW ONE ARTIST.
WOW, YOU LIVE HERE?
YEAH, I'M A SINGER.
ONLY THE MOST POPULAR FOREIGN SINGER IN JAPAN.
HAVEN'T YOU SEEN HER PICTURE?
NO. WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
WENDY REED.
WENDY REED AND MEAN JUMBO.
HER PICTURE'S ALL OVER THE PLACE--
BILLBOARDS, COMMERCIALS, TV...
HER AND THIS WRESTLER.
ANYWAY, I JUST GOT HERE.
I ONLY KNOW THE PEOPLE YOU'D KNOW IN THE U.S.
I GUESS WENDY'S THING'S
A LITTLE MORE JAPANESY, EH?
YOU KNOW, WENDY, YOU SHOULD STOP BY THE AGENCY.
MENURO, I'M NOT THE MODEL TYPE.
YOU CAN'T SING FOREVER.
YEAH? WHY NOT?
IT WILL BE OVER SOON,
BUT YOUR FACE IS WELL-KNOWN.
YOU COULD MODEL FOR A WHILE.
HONEY, YOU A MINOR FAD.
HOW LONG CAN A GAIJIN STAY IN THE PUBLIC EYE?
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
LOOK, IT'S JAPAN.
PEOPLE HERE GET TIRED OF THINGS REAL FAST.
YOU GET A CONTRACT FROM THAT GUY DOTA?
YEAH.
HOW LONG?
SIX MONTHS.
SEE?
IF THE BAND'S DOING GREAT, WE'LL RENEW.
YOU MIGHT, BUT DOTA WON'T.
MENURO, YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
WE'VE GOT A HIT.
WE'RE SINGING IN DOTA'S FESTIVAL.
SURE. YOU'LL SEE.
[DOOR OPENS]
WHAT ARE YOU DOING, WENDY?
WE'RE REALLY LATE.
HIRO, I'M SO CONFUSED.
I WANT TO SKIP THE CONCERT AND GO HOME.
WHY?
THIS ISN'T ROCK 'N' ROLL.
THIS IS JUST...
IT'S JUST TOKYO POP.
WE CAN DO IT AGAIN.
WE CAN DO IT RIGHT.
HIRO,
YOU CAN'T HAVE A BAND WITH ME.
NO ONE HEARS OUR MUSIC.
THEY LOOK AT MY SKIN
AND MY EYES AND MY HAIR...
AS LONG AS I'M IN THE BAND,
YOU'LL NEVER HAVE WHAT YOU WANT.
I DON'T WANT YOU TO GO.
I DON'T BELONG HERE.
IF I STAY HERE WITH YOU...
IN JAPAN...
I'LL NEVER KNOW IF I CAN MAKE IT.
I'LL ALWAYS BE THE GAIJIN,
THE FREAK.
I HAVE TO GO.
WENDY?
COME ON.
COME TO THE CONCERT WITH ME.
WHY?
I KNOW YOU LEAVE SOON...
BUT WE CAN'T DISAPPOINT THE BAND.
CAN'T YOU JUST DO THAT FOR ME?
LOOK, LOOK! IT'S THEM!
[SPEAKING JAPANESE]
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
WENDY! WENDY!
AAH!
NO PROBLEM. NO PROBLEM.
HI. I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY, DOTA.
THANKS. OK, JUST A MINUTE, OK?
OK. OK. OK.
HI, EVERYBODY.
I'M SORRY NOT TO SING DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC.
CAN'T YOU LISTEN?
[SINGING IN JAPANESE]
♪ OH, I DON'T WANNA LET YOU GO ♪
♪ I JUST WANNA LET YOU KNOW ♪
[SINGING IN JAPANESE]
♪ OH, I DON'T WANNA LET YOU GO ♪
♪ DON'T KNOW HOW TO LET YOU KNOW ♪♪
[SINGING IN JAPANESE]
♪ BECAUSE I LOVE YOU ♪
[SINGING IN JAPANESE]
♪ OH, I DON'T WANNA LET YOU GO ♪♪
♪ I JUST WANNA LET YOU KNOW ♪♪
[SINGING IN JAPANESE]
♪ OH, I DON'T WANNA LET YOU GO ♪
♪ I JUST WANNA LET YOU KNOW ♪
[SINGING IN JAPANESE]
♪ BECAUSE I LOVE YOU ♪
♪ OH, OH, OH ♪
♪ OH, I DON'T WANNA LET YOU GO ♪♪
♪♪ DON'T KNOW HOW TO LET YOU KNOW ♪
[SINGING IN JAPANESE]
♪ OH, I DON'T WANNA LET YOU GO ♪
♪ DON'T KNOW HOW TO LET YOU KNOW ♪
♪ I KNOW, I KNOW ♪
♪♪ I KNOW YOU HAVE TO GO ♪
♪ OH, BABY ♪
♪ I WANNA TELL YOU ♪
♪ I WANNA SING IT TO YOU ♪
♪ I WANNA SING IT TO YOU ♪♪
WENDY. YO, WENDY. YOU READY?
YEAH.
SORRY.
OK.
HERE IT COMES.
♪ SUNRISE ♪
♪ SUNNY SKIES ♪
♪ NEVER THOUGHT I'D EVER WRITE THIS SONG ♪
♪ I'LL FIND ♪
♪ PEACE OF MIND ♪
♪ BACK IN THE PLACE
♪ AND I WILL NEVER ♪
♪ FORGET THE WAY YOU MADE ME FEEL ♪
♪ YO
♪
♪ A LOVIN' TOUCH SO REAL ♪
♪ THE WAY YOU HELD OUT ♪
♪ YOU GET TO CATCH MY FALLIN' SOUL ♪
♪ OH, HIRO ♪
♪ YOU LOVED ME JUST ENOUGH TO LET ME GO ♪
♪ ALONE, I'D GIVEN UP HOPE ♪
♪ WATCHIN' AS THE DAYS JUST PASS ME BY ♪
MIND ♪
♪ I KNEW IT WHEN I SAW YOU IN THE CORNER OF MY EYE ♪
♪ AND I WILL NEVER ♪
♪ FORGET THE WAY YOU MADE ME FEEL ♪
♪♪ YOU SET ME FREE WITH ♪
♪ A LOVIN' TOUCH SO REAL ♪
♪ THE WAY YOU HELD OUT ♪
♪ YOU GET TO CATCH MY FALLIN' SOUL ♪
♪ OH, HIRO ♪
♪♪ YOU LOVED ME JUST ENOUGH ♪
♪ I JUST COULDN'T SEE ♪
♪ THOUGHT I SUNG OUT OF KEY ♪
HANG
HADOWS ♪
♪ BUT I FOUND HARMONY ♪
♪ WROTE MY OWN MELODY ♪
♪ IF YOU LIKE ♪
♪ YOU CAN SING IT WITH ME ♪
♪ CO
AND
♪
♪ THIS TIME, I'M DOIN' IT RIGHT ♪
♪ IF YOU COULD SEE ME NOW, YOU'D BE SO PROUD ♪
♪ AND I'M FINE, I'M WINNIN' THE FIGHT ♪
♪ BUT EVERYWHERE I TURN ♪
♪ I SEE YOUR FACE
♪♪ AND I WILL NEVER ♪
♪ FORGET THE WAY
♪
♪ YOU SET ME FREE WITH ♪
♪ A LOVIN' TOUCH SO REAL ♪
♪ THE WAY YOU HELD OUT ♪
♪ YOU GET TO CATCH MY FALLIN' SOUL ♪
♪ OH, HIRO ♪
♪ YOU LOVED ME JUST ENOUGH TO LET ME GO ♪
♪ YO
WITH ♪♪
♪ A LOVIN' TOUCH SO REAL ♪
♪ THE WAY YOU HELD OUT ♪
♪ YOU GET TO CATCH
♪ OH-OH-OH-OH ♪
♪ YOU LOVED ME JUST ENOUGH ♪
♪ WHOA,
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