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00:00I bought this, of course, to get the 5-Ring Gold Medal.
00:23What do you do for a living?
00:26I run a restaurant.
00:29I'm the only one who can't live a strict life.
00:35I heard I was going to go back to Japan, but I didn't have time.
00:38I didn't even come back from work.
00:53In this era where furniture is cheap to buy, a table made by a craftsman will be carried carefully.
01:12I have to take the legs off to see the position.
01:20This is Mr. Sato.
01:27Haru Matsushita, 16 years old, training to be a craftsman.
01:36Tomozoe, the same age as Haru.
01:41The two are young men who are aiming to become first-class furniture craftsmen in the age of Reiwa.
01:59What kind of customers would like this furniture and buy it?
02:06Delivery is also part of the study.
02:11I'm glad I came in.
02:13I'm glad I came in.
02:15I'm glad I came in.
02:18How is it like this?
02:22But it was like this.
02:24Is this okay?
02:27The natural ears are a little rough.
02:32The natural ears are a little rough.
02:40By leaving this, it becomes a board.
02:47I think it is Mr. Sato's particularity to make use of nature.
02:55I like the wood grain.
02:59I wonder how to make this kind of wood grain.
03:03I wonder how to make this kind of wood grain.
03:08I love it so much that I want to hold it and sleep.
03:13Thank you very much.
03:15The two thought so.
03:17They want to deliver a smile like this to customers with their own furniture someday.
03:25They go back to Akiyama Mokko and polish their skills and hearts.
03:33Did you get it?
03:35Yes.
03:36Did you get it?
03:38Did you get it?
03:40Yes.
03:42You are a craftsman.
03:44You can make your own wood grain.
03:46You can make your own wood grain.
03:48You can make your own wood grain.
03:50I understand.
03:52Will you be a person who makes customers happy?
03:55I will be.
03:57Thank you very much.
04:03They have been working as a first-class craftsman for eight years.
04:06In the past, there was a strict rule that you were not allowed to have a smartphone or be in a relationship with other people.
04:18However, here in Akiyama Mokko, if you learn the skills of handwork,
04:22you can make special furniture for famous hotels and first-class brands.
04:28You can grow so much that you can win a medal at the Gino Gorin, a competition for the skills of young craftsmen.
04:37Spring, 2024
04:47Seven newcomers have joined Akiyama Mokko.
04:57Six out-of-home apprentices and one in-home apprentice.
05:06Matsushita and Tomozoe are now seven apprentices.
05:13Especially for 16-year-old Matsushita, all his juniors are older than him.
05:18It's a lot of pressure.
05:24Let's do it one more time.
05:27Introduce yourself.
05:31I'll introduce myself.
05:32No, no, no. You have to start from the beginning.
05:36Is it a habit?
05:38It's a habit.
05:39You talk like this.
05:41What?
05:42I don't know. Maybe I'm nervous.
05:45You can't say, like, I'm embarrassed because I'm nervous in front of the guests.
05:53Take a deep breath.
05:55Yes.
05:56You have to finish it.
05:57Yes.
05:58Let me introduce myself.
06:00I'm from Yamato City, Kanagawa Prefecture.
06:02I'm 18 years old. My name is Yuto Kimura.
06:03I'm from Yamato City, Kanagawa Prefecture.
06:04I'm from Yamato City, Kanagawa Prefecture.
06:05I'm from Yamato City, Kanagawa Prefecture.
06:06He's 18 years old and just graduated from high school.
06:09He doesn't have confidence in his memory.
06:15Every year, even if a newbie comes in,
06:18it's a tough world of training where you become less than half in a year.
06:26The practice for the first five years of entry begins.
06:31For the past few years, Akiyama Mokko hasn't won a medal.
06:53Most of the newcomers experience Mokko at school.
06:59Kawamitsu, who came from Okinawa, is one of them,
07:03but he's struggling with a tool he's not used to.
07:20Out of seven newcomers aged 18 to 25,
07:23three are 18 years old.
07:29Ready?
07:43One of them is Abe.
07:48He's been training hard outside,
07:51so he's been training in a circle since he joined.
07:58The other one is Kimura.
08:01He doesn't have confidence in his memory,
08:04but he's been a Mokko fan since he was a kid.
08:07He acknowledges the strength of his body,
08:10as well as his seniority and motivation.
08:14The third one is the only disciple.
08:17He's been training in a circle since the first day.
08:24I did pretty well today.
08:26I'm usually the worst out of the seven,
08:29but I've been focusing on the points I've learned,
08:33so I think I'm doing pretty well.
08:44Matsushita, who joined a year earlier,
08:47is one of them.
08:49He's 16 years old.
08:52This is his first year at Gino Gorin,
08:55and it's the closest to a medal.
09:03If you look closely,
09:05you can see that his right ankle has a misan on it,
09:09which means he can make his wishes come true.
09:18I bought this.
09:20Are you going to win a medal?
09:22Of course.
09:24I'm going to win a Gorin gold medal.
09:29Matsushita's peer, Tomozoe,
09:32can't participate in Gino Gorin
09:35because of his age limit of 23.
09:40You've been worrying about this for a while.
09:46You're worried about something you don't have to worry about?
09:49Yes, I'm worried about something I don't have to worry about.
09:54I'll ask Shimizu.
09:58Tomozoe is in the same room as Matsushita.
10:02He says he supports Matsushita more than himself.
10:10Tomozoe is so kind.
10:13He didn't participate in Gino Gorin when he was in middle and high school.
10:17Matsushita is trying to participate in Gino Gorin,
10:20but Tomozoe is worrying too much about him.
10:24President Akiyama suggested that Tomozoe leave the dormitory and live alone.
10:32I was kicked out.
10:34I was kicked out of the dormitory yesterday.
10:38Why?
10:40Well, I don't know.
10:45President Akiyama suggested that I leave the dormitory.
10:50He said I was worrying too much,
10:53and that I was affecting my work,
10:56so I decided to leave the dormitory and live alone.
10:59That's what he said.
11:02When you look inside the dormitory,
11:06there are two beds in one room.
11:12Matsushita and Tomozoe have been living together in the same room for more than a year.
11:19Matsushita is reading a book to fill in the blanks.
11:26His room is large, free, and a little lonely.
11:33Let me introduce myself.
11:35I'm Haru Matsushita from Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture.
11:38I'm 16 years old.
11:40My family consists of my mother, my sister, and my brother-in-law.
11:43My mother taught me everything, including how to take care of myself.
11:46I'm very grateful to her.
11:48My dream is to win a gold medal at the Olympic Games.
11:51I want to be able to help others more than my classmates.
11:55I want to become a master craftsman and impress my parents.
11:59I'll do my best, so please support me.
12:06Matsushita graduated from junior high school and became a member of society at the age of 15.
12:12He couldn't go to work because of a mental illness.
12:18So he went back to his family once.
12:24As soon as I got home, I went straight to Akiyama.
12:29I was in a coma.
12:32I didn't know what was going on.
12:34There was a complaint in the letter.
12:37It said that I couldn't do what I wanted to do.
12:45I was worried about my body and my mental health.
12:49Then the president called me.
12:51I went to pick him up.
12:53I was frustrated that I couldn't go to work.
12:56I didn't know what to do.
13:00That's what the letter said.
13:05I was so frustrated.
13:08I was so worried.
13:17I don't know what to say.
13:21I'm glad I went home.
13:27I don't think I would have been able to come back.
13:32Matsushita's heart and body, which had been frozen in time with his mother and relatives, were released.
13:47I love tools.
13:50I use my grandfather's tool.
13:54I carry it around.
13:58Kanna, who lost his grandfather seven years ago, is also pushing Matsushita's back.
14:11Tomozoe is gone.
14:13There are only two people in the dormitory, Hyogo and Matsushita.
14:20It is also the existence of a distant family that supports Hyogo's training.
14:29My grandfather retired from work in March.
14:33It says that I have to work hard at the company.
14:42Hyogo's dream is to be a parent to his mother who has worked hard.
14:48And he wants to make furniture with the wood his brother cut.
14:58It's coming.
15:01Gold medal of the five-year-old who aims for each memory.
15:07Matsushita, who was in a bad mood, is also entrusted with work at the workshop as before.
15:15It's a little different here.
15:23It's a little different here.
15:26It's a little different here.
15:29It's a little different here.
15:32It's a little different here.
15:35It's a little different here.
15:38Special furniture that can be adjusted in 1mm units.
15:45Calculation is essential to make it.
15:50I've never touched a solo board at all.
15:54I've never touched a solo board at all.
15:59I've never touched a solo board at all.
16:04In Mokko, Akiyama, solo boards are prioritized.
16:21To become a craftsman, it is essential to obtain a solo board of 3 levels within 5 years of installation.
16:34It's 5.30 in the morning.
16:38There was Tomozoe, who opened the lock on the first floor and encouraged a solo board.
16:51Tomozoe started a solo board after he joined the company.
16:55He worked hard for a year and became level 10 to 6.
17:04Good morning.
17:07Is everyone here?
17:13Good morning.
17:15Is it just you?
17:18There are three nails here.
17:21This is also a solo board, right?
17:25There are three levels.
17:27You can remember the nails separately.
17:30You can remember the three levels with your eyes.
17:34It's easy to remember the three levels.
17:37I think everyone does that.
17:42Akiyama, who earned money by delivering newspapers when he was a junior high school student, learned how to make a solo board.
17:50The 30-level craftsmanship that Tomozoe created is also emphasized by the importance of a solo board.
18:01I think I'm definitely a solo board when I make furniture.
18:05It's totally different.
18:07There are people who can make a solo board and people who can't.
18:12There are also items that he is not good at.
18:16I'm going to start working.
18:20It's really difficult.
18:23I'm afraid I'm the only one who can do it.
18:27I can't say it strictly.
18:33I'm too kind.
18:35No matter how much I fail, I can't say it.
18:40I'm aware of that.
18:46It's difficult.
18:48But I think I can express my opinion.
18:54I'm strong.
18:57I think that's the difference.
19:04People with opinions.
19:06This is also an important condition for becoming a craftsman in Akiyama.
19:11Tomozoe is not good at it.
19:15I want you to do it all.
19:20Matsushita, who can clearly express his opinion to his juniors.
19:30Matsushita, who is 16 years old but can give instructions to his seniors.
19:35Tomozoe was dazzled by him.
19:45It's been two months since the newcomer joined the company.
19:51This time, I made a cabinet of 800x400mm.
19:59It's the first product-making test for the seven newcomers.
20:08Wait a minute.
20:10Before you bring it in, you have to make sure it's tight.
20:13If it's not tight, it won't come out.
20:20He is supposed to deliver it to his customers.
20:26Can you pull it out with this?
20:28No, I can't.
20:33Next.
20:36Can you open the drawer a little?
20:41Wait a minute.
20:43What's this hole in the drawer?
20:47The president's eyes can't be deceived.
20:50There are four holes that shouldn't be in the drawer.
20:56I miscalculated the number of holes.
20:59I thought it was the second one after the second one.
21:03I opened the third one.
21:07There was no other material, so I had to use this one.
21:12Don't bring it as a product.
21:15I'll leave it a little longer.
21:19Only Abe and Kimura, who are 18 years old, got a score.
21:25Others didn't even get a score.
21:28Zero points.
21:30Abe and Kimura, who are 18 years old, got a score.
21:38Two months after joining the company,
21:40the latecomers' late and blood money began to stand out.
21:48I'm in a lot of trouble.
21:51This year is a special day.
21:54One by one, the second case.
21:57More than that, he...
22:02Mr. Matsushita.
22:04He was the most seriously injured.
22:07After all, I took care of him and thought about it.
22:11I finally went home.
22:13Yesterday.
22:14But my uncle and mother were in a bad mood.
22:18I told them not to get angry and to let me rest slowly.
22:23Did Mr. Matsushita go home?
22:26He was working so hard for Gino Ogorin.
22:31Why?
22:35Certainly, Ryo is a fool.
22:39I asked Mr. Hyogo, a junior who lives with Mr. Matsushita and Ryo.
22:45Mr. Matsushita went to bed early in the morning.
22:51He only sent me an e-mail every day.
22:54How are you feeling today?
22:56He came home late at night and was sleeping.
23:00I don't know if he was sleeping, but his room was pitch black.
23:05I didn't see him much.
23:08He always left his laundry here.
23:11I heard he was going home.
23:14He said he would go home by e-mail.
23:18He said he wouldn't come back from work.
23:23Just like when he went home for the first time,
23:27Mr. Matsushita couldn't go to work for nearly two weeks.
23:31He was alone in his room.
23:35He couldn't talk to Mr. Hyogo, who was in the room next to him.
23:48The Next Day
23:54The next day, Mr. Hyogo was at the venue of the solo exam.
24:02It was a 3-9-2 challenge, a must-do in Akiyama Mokko.
24:17If he didn't pass, he would have to go to Mokko training,
24:22solo exam training, and so on.
24:32This is the 5th grade exam venue.
24:35Mr. Tomozoe, Hyogo's senior for a year, is now in the 5th grade.
24:42However, Mr. Tomozoe is not in the venue.
24:49What's going on?
24:56I asked Mr. Hyogo about Mr. Tomozoe.
25:03Mr. Tomozoe, Hyogo's senior for a year, is now in the 5th grade.
25:09Mr. Tomozoe is taking a break from work.
25:14Mr. Tomozoe has to take care of Mr. Matsushita's work,
25:20such as closing the factory and the cafeteria.
25:25It must have been hard for him.
25:32A week after Mr. Matsushita's disappearance,
25:35Mr. Tomozoe returned to his family home in Kyushu.
25:41He talked to his family and decided to quit his job.
25:49How do you feel?
25:52I'm 18 years old, and I joined the factory.
25:58I'm worried about what I can't do the most.
26:05Mr. Kimura is very talented.
26:10He's quick to change his mind.
26:15Mr. Abe is also very motivated.
26:19He's going to get a chance.
26:22In that sense, I have nothing.
26:26Before I joined the factory, I couldn't work.
26:30It was a lot of work.
26:34I want to work hard and not cause any trouble.
26:45I want to go home.
26:49I want to see my family.
26:53What do you want to talk about?
26:55I want to talk about the company.
27:06A week later.
27:10The preliminary round of the Gino Gorin has begun.
27:18Mr. Hyougo is also aiming for the national tournament.
27:25But at this time,
27:27he didn't even notice that the dominoes were starting to fall.
27:40The preliminary round of the Gino Gorin is about to begin.
27:45Mr. Kimura is the only one who has won the ticket.
27:57Mr. Hyougo is 90 points away from passing the preliminary round.
28:05The next day.
28:07Mr. Kimura visits the dormitory to ask Mr. Hyougo for advice.
28:21Mr. Hyougo seems to be in a bad mood.
28:26I'm fine.
28:28Mr. Hyougo seems to be in a bad mood.
28:33I'm fine.
28:37In fact, this morning,
28:39Mr. Hyougo complained of a bad mood and decided to go home.
28:48The company sent him to the station.
28:52The next day.
29:00Mr. Hyougo decided to go back to his parents' house.
29:05His two seniors went back to their parents' house,
29:08and Mr. Hyougo lost the preliminary round in the Gino Gorin.
29:12Mr. Hyougo was exhausted.
29:17Mr. Akiyama called Mr. Hyougo.
29:21He said his mother had come to pick him up from work in Shizuoka.
29:32It's been two months since his mother saw his son.
29:43How have you been?
29:45I've grown up.
29:47I think I've changed my perspective.
29:49No, you haven't.
29:56Are you happy to see him after a long time?
29:58I'm happy.
30:01He's a good boy.
30:05I thought he would cry today.
30:11Is it okay to say something to him?
30:13He'll come back, won't he?
30:15Yes.
30:16He has to come back.
30:18Yes.
30:21Mr. Akiyama believes that Mr. Hyougo will come back stronger.
30:32The day Mr. Hyougo came back to his parents' house.
30:36Mr. Matsushita came back from his parents' house in Chiba.
30:41It's been a week.
30:48How have you been?
30:50I'm fine.
30:53Are you okay?
30:54I'm fine.
31:03He went straight to his parents' house.
31:08Good morning.
31:11Good morning.
31:12I'm sorry to have made you worry.
31:15It's okay.
31:17Okay.
31:18What?
31:19Did you tell your mother that you were okay?
31:21Yes, I did.
31:22She was worried about you, wasn't she?
31:24Yes, she was.
31:26Okay.
31:28Let's start from the beginning again.
31:30Okay.
31:31Okay.
31:32Good.
31:38Everyone in the gym was waiting for Mr. Matsushita to come back.
31:51This is fine.
31:52But I'm worried about Mr. Matsushita.
31:54I don't know if Mr. Matsushita will come back.
32:01Are you going home alone today?
32:03Yes, I am.
32:12I packed my friend's luggage.
32:14I packed my friend's luggage.
32:21I packed my friend's luggage.
32:26Is this your friend's luggage?
32:27Yes, it is.
32:30How did you feel when you were on your way home?
32:33We talked a lot.
32:35I was relieved.
32:40I was relieved of my stress.
32:43I didn't have anyone to talk to.
32:47I didn't have anyone to talk to.
32:49I didn't have anyone to talk to.
32:52I didn't have anyone to talk to.
32:55But Mr. Naito is coming.
32:58So I talked to Mr. Naito.
33:00So I talked to Mr. Naito.
33:02I'm relieved of my stress.
33:04I'm relieved of my stress.
33:06I'm relieved of my stress.
33:08I'm relieved of my stress.
33:10I'm relieved of my stress.
33:14While Mr. Matsushita was returning to his hometown,
33:17Hyogo returned to Shizuoka.
33:23He never came back.
33:33I'm sorry.
33:36I'm sorry I couldn't help you.
33:42The closest senior, Mr. Naito, is now Mr. Matsushita's consultant.
33:50Thank you for your hard work.
33:52You look refreshed.
33:54Only your face.
33:56Only your face.
33:57But your heart is refreshed.
33:59My heart is a little...
34:01I'm still young, so I'll do a lot of things.
34:05But if you're over 20, you won't be able to do anything.
34:09I can do it properly.
34:12I'm glad.
34:14I'm glad.
34:18The seven newcomers also left the preliminary round of the Gino Gorin.
34:26Only two left.
34:31A year later
34:36He joined Akiyama Mokko at the age of 15.
34:41The more he tried to focus on his work, the more he was cornered.
34:46He may have been confused about his relationship with his seniors.
34:53Mr. Matsushita, who has returned to his hometown twice,
34:56and the person who stood up for Shirahanoya as a role model.
35:00That's Mr. Naito, a craftsman.
35:08My name is Keigo Naito.
35:10I was born in 2005 and am 23 years old.
35:13I studied architecture at Kyoto University,
35:19but I couldn't find my way there.
35:24I was introduced to Akiyama Mokko by my father and mother.
35:29I have to talk about the most important things.
35:32I can't just talk about it.
35:34I wanted to talk about it so that I wouldn't be found out later.
35:40I didn't go to school.
35:44I stayed at home.
35:48Mr. Naito had experience of staying in his room at Kyoto University.
35:56He was not good at communicating,
35:59but he wanted to change himself,
36:02so he continued to train at Akiyama Mokko.
36:08Eight years have passed since then.
36:10After a period of stagnation,
36:14Mr. Naito has become a great craftsman.
36:23I'm going to make something like a toy.
36:33He takes his juniors to see the tools.
36:37This car is amazing.
36:39When you open it, it looks like a weapon dealer's car.
36:43It's really cool.
36:49Three months after he joined the company,
36:52only two people remained.
36:55Mr. Abe and Mr. Kimura, 18 years old.
37:06They came to see the tools for Mr. Matsushita.
37:13The tools for Mr. Matsushita
37:19He seems to be interested in a saw.
37:24Does it bend a lot?
37:27It's the same.
37:29It's the same.
37:31I thought it would bend a lot.
37:36Mr. Matsushita often talked with his classmate Tomozoe while choosing tools.
37:42Mr. Naito is now playing that role.
37:50It's been five months since Mr. Naito joined the company.
37:55This is a national competition for the best craftsmen under the age of 23 in Japan.
38:01If it were true, Mr. Matsushita would be competing for a medal at this venue.
38:12It's the same as before.
38:16I sent him a gift.
38:20I sent him a birthday pamphlet.
38:27It was October or November.
38:33It's an aroma that smells good.
38:41I'm really in trouble.
38:43In winter, when I heat the heater, it gets really dry.
38:48I really want to give a gold medal to my mother, who raised me while I was sick.
38:56Mr. Ishibashi is so beautiful.
39:00I feel like I'm playing a role with myself.
39:05Mr. Ishibashi, who has a gold medal.
39:08Mr. Matsushita puts his future on the line for him, who has been competing since he was 16.
39:26The competition is over.
39:28Unfortunately, the newbie Kimura couldn't get the medal.
39:34Mr. Ishibashi won the gold medal four years in a row.
39:40However, due to the age limit, Mr. Ishibashi's participation is the last this year.
39:48Next year, Mr. Matsushita will have a chance.
39:55Mr. Matsushita and Mr. Naito.
39:59There is also a new movement in the dormitory of Akiyama Mokko, which was left alone.
40:11Spring, 2025.
40:14A newbie has come to Akiyama Mokko again.
40:18Two people this year.
40:28Good morning.
40:30I have a lot to do today.
40:33I can introduce myself to you two.
40:38Right?
40:44I'm sick of it.
40:46I'm the head of the dormitory.
40:48Don't talk to me like this.
40:53Let's eat.
40:58Did you cook at home?
41:01Not at all.
41:06There is something in cooking that goes well with furniture.
41:12The way of assembling the procedure from the beginning to the end is the same as the idea of furniture.
41:23Mr. Naito, who is in his 8th year.
41:26He will graduate from Dechi High School soon.
41:31Mr. Naito, who was the only one in Akiyama Mokko with five colleagues.
41:38It seems that he is now having a good influence on his juniors in various ways.
41:43Please give me a little more sake.
41:46I think there are many things that have improved over the past six months since I came here.
41:57I think it was good for me, too.
42:03I want them to go in a good direction without giving up.
42:10Mr. Naito, who has been influenced by his senior's work and his private life.
42:21I'm still a beginner, so I hope I can enjoy the taste and learn a lot from it.
42:29Do you have such an influence?
42:32Yes, I do.
42:34I'm interested in it.
42:37Mr. Matsushita, who learned the deliciousness of freshly brewed coffee by imitating Mr. Naito.
42:44He is learning how to relax little by little.
42:56How do you contact your friends?
42:59How do you contact your friends?
43:03I just said hello to them.
43:09Mr. Tomozoe, a colleague who left Akiyama Mokko when Mr. Matsushita was back home.
43:18Something he left behind is still encouraging Mr. Matsushita in an unexpected way.
43:25Mr. Matsushita, a colleague who left Akiyama Mokko when Mr. Matsushita was back home.
43:29This is a bridge made by Mr. Tomozoe.
43:33He gave it to me when he was still here.
43:37This is a bridge made by Mr. Tomozoe.
43:41Mr. Matsushita is trying to do his best for his colleagues and juniors who left Akiyama Mokko.
43:49Mr. Matsushita, a colleague who left Akiyama Mokko when Mr. Tomozoe left Akiyama Mokko.
43:53I've been focusing on my work lately.
44:01Mr. Matsushita, a colleague who left Akiyama Mokko when Mr. Tomozoe left Akiyama Mokko.
44:08I'm glad I didn't quit.
44:13I'm glad I didn't quit.
44:16The next door is open only to those who don't give up.
44:23This is my grandfather's name tag.
44:28The feelings for the family, the encounters, the goodbyes, the joys, the disappointments.
44:38The 17-year-old boy, who puts everything in his heart, cuts wood again today.