Ms. Léger, Mr. Tomine.
I'm about to give you the second test set by Mr. Alexandre Léger.
He has chosen a painting, and the only clue is the word "link."
Take a close look at this painting.
You have two weeks to find the matching wine.
A press conference with Mr. Noboru Tomine will soon begin.
He rarely appears in public because he hates the media.
However, his grandson, Issei,
announced that he will compete to win the inheritance of Alexandre Léger,
who was the authority in the world of wine.
According to unofficial sources, he has--
Here he is. Mr. Noboru Tomine.
The world has changed.
As I said, Japan has changed.
If it has changed,
so can an old man like me.
My grandson, Issei Tomine, he has changed too.
He delved into the world of wine,
a field typically reserved for Westerners.
He immediately proved his talent to the world.
I will support Issei.
I wish for him to win from the bottom of my heart.
Issei,
the Tomine Diamonds are cheering for you.
Please win!
For us.
Especially for Japan.
Thank you very much.
There.
Still life painting,
Peaches, Quinces and Jasmine by Fede Galizia.
She is a Milanese painter of the Baroque period,
from the 17th century.
Okay.
Still life. Still life paintings represent beauty,
the brevity of life.
Everything comes to an end.
Men will turn to dust, just as fruit will inevitably rot in its bowl.
It's beautiful.
Thank you.
The brevity of life and things.
You talked about that in your book, right?
You read it?
Yes. It was really good. I loved it.
So, the link we are looking for can be the link between life and death.
Yes, but what does it have to do with wine?
Or with a wine?
Well...
The "link"?
I don't know what the link is, but white wine or red,
it has to be Italian.
Milan or the region, Lombardy.
Look for any grape varieties.
They might even come from the 17th century, you never know.
Aromas-- Peach, jasmine, quince.
All three would be perfect, but two is already good enough.
I finished.
All right. Come on, let's go. Come on, guys!
Thank you.
You wanted to see me?
What's that?
What's happened to Dad?
"Don't search for me."
Is he missing?
- Since when? - That's not the point.
You're the last person who saw him.
What did you talk about?
Issei?
He told me to withdraw from the contest.
I thought you asked him to tell me that.
Why would I?
I would never do that.
If you compete for the inheritance of other people,
he thought it would ruin Tomine Group's reputation, including his.
When I left him...
I told him he was a coward.
How dare you?
He is a sensitive person.
How could you humiliate him like that?
You were the one who always humiliated him.
Excuse me?
You heard exactly what I said.
- We have to go to the police. - Absolutely not.
No one should find out.
Dad is missing and you do nothing?
We can't force him to stay with us if he is determined to leave.
- But what if something happens to him? - Please don't do anything!
You've caused enough trouble already.
Grandfather, thank you.
What did I do?
You told everyone that you honestly wanted me to win.
Yes. I said that.
It's true, Issei.
Thank you very much.
It's true. You must win.
Because you have no choice.
You decided all by yourself, without consulting us,
despite the fact that we warned you.
Consequently,
you no longer belong to this family.
Do you understand, Issei?
You have no choice but to win.
If you don't win, you will lose everything.
Reputation, honor...
family, money, future.
You'll have nothing left.
Just your eyes to cry with.
So, I wish you good luck.
No.
You know,
you think she's sick, but French people--
While with you, Japanese people,
it's all about dignity, convention, no touching.
I feel really sorry for you.
Isn't that what we call a stereotype?
His name?
Hirokazu Tomine.
Can you tell me how he went missing?
DON'T SEARCH FOR ME.
Did he write this?
Yes.
Your father is 56 years old.
He is old enough to choose what to do with his life.
I'm worried about him.
He doesn't have money or his IDs.
I don't want him to end up in the streets or for something bad to happen to him.
Do you know how many adults disappear every year in Japan?
You want to know what we can do when people go missing voluntarily?
Nothing.
And even if we do find them,
you can't force them to go back if they don't want to.
Did I see you on TV?
No.
Okay.
Well,
there is not much we can do.
Sometimes they come back on their own, you know.
How can you say that without even looking for him?
Please don't despair.
Can we meet?
At what time?
Don't tell me.
Now that you like me,
you want me to do exclusive interviews for each competition, right?
Exactly.
Are you serious?
What's wrong with you?
It's so unusual of you.
Can I trust you, Ms. Katase?
Well, I'm a journalist.
Sorry. Understood.
Okay, nothing you say will leave this place. I promise.
My father went missing.
He doesn't have his phone, IDs, or his credit card.
I'd like you to find him.
I'm a journalist, not a private detective.
I've seen and read what you do.
You're taking a hell of a risk.
I know you think that I'm just an arrogant aristocrat.
And maybe I am.
I don't go out much, I don't have many friends.
In fact,
it's been a while since I opened up to another person like this.
My father, he's...
You know I have a news slot on a TV talk show.
Give me an interview.
Exclusive, of course.
I won't ask why he disappeared.
But you have to think about it.
Why specifically at this moment?
I said some awful things to him.
People don't go missing because of awful words.
He might have some secrets.
Who doesn't have secrets?
- Do you have a picture? - What?
A picture of your father.
Nice picture.
You look like him.
Welcome.
What you want to drink?
Nothing. Nothing.
So, what's going on?
Why bring me here?
I need to talk with you, okay?
Okay.
Do you know what happens every March 31st?
No.
The new Léger Guide comes out.
The guide is published in over 70 countries, nearly two million copies.
A thousand wines tasted, listed, given ratings.
Luca, why are you telling me this?
Because the Léger Guide is no longer the Léger Guide
if there is no Léger running it.
So?
Do you see any other Léger around here?
I'm talking about you. It's you. I'm talking about you.
- Luca, come on. - Look, I know.
Your priority now is the contest.
But it was your father's dream that you take over the guide.
He told me that. I'm just his messenger.
Tomorrow morning, we have a meeting at your father's place.
Thomas will not be there. We'll manage it with Lorenzo.
I have a surprise for you.
May I ask if you have records of a professor who used to teach here?
Sometime between 1990 and 1994?
What is it for?
I think my parents met in one of his classes, but I'm not sure.
This year, it will be my parents' 30th anniversary.
So I want to surprise them by inviting this professor.
What's the professor's name?
Léger, Alexandre.
L-E-G-E-R.
I found it.
How long did he teach here?
From April to June 1991.
He didn't stay the whole year? Why?
I'm not allowed to tell you.
If my parents were his students, how long did they study with him?
Honoka Tomine and Hirokazu Onoyama.
From April to June. Like their professor.
Do you have their marks? My parents', I mean?
Yes.
So?
I'm not allowed to tell you.
Can I have the names of their classmates, to invite them to the party?
You're not allowed to tell me, right?
Can you please help me? It's very important.
Please.
I have the name of the interpreter from that time
and her address.
If she still lives there.
That would be great.
- Sorry about this. - No, don't worry.
And done.
Was it Juliette?
- Yes. - How long have you been together?
Seven years.
Why "mm-hmm"?
No, no, it's nothing. It's a lot.
I mean it's a good thing.
But seven years.
It's a pivotal moment in a relationship, right?
It's the boundary between a plonk and a Grand Cru.
I'm joking, you must know each other very well. It's great.
What's your record?
Six months?
Oh, really?
Yes, I've been dumped a lot.
They couldn't see where we were going. At the same time, I understand them.
I don't know what to do with my life.
That's why seven years is a lot to me.
She proposed to me.
Wow. Modern girl.
- Well, congratulations. - Thank you.
Even though I don't really believe in marriage.
Do you know the divorce rate?
- Fifty percent? - Yes.
And for second marriages?
- Thirty percent? - Sixty-six percent.
- No way. - And for third marriages, 75%.
I see. That's crazy.
I understand why you got dumped so much.
It's because you're a pain in the ass.
If you want, I also have a theory. Wait, listen, listen.
- About the pleasure-pain ratio in love. - Wait, but-- Yeah, okay.
A hint, it's completely unbalanced.
I have no doubt about it, but I don't want to hear it at all.
So, you can keep your theory to yourself, thanks.
What I want is a beautiful wedding
with the people we love, good music, good wine.
I don't care if I have to divorce two years later.
We don't get many opportunities to surround ourselves with people we love.
Apart from funerals,
but that's not my cup of tea.
I don't know why, but I thought you would come to my mom's funeral.
I would have come.
But my mother "forgot" to tell me.
Marianne suffered a lot, you know.
Your dad had a fucking temper, and it didn't get better over time.
He was tough.
You had to walk on eggshells all the time with him.
Everything was always complicated.
It was exhausting for everyone.
And yet you are the nicest girl in the world.
- Great. - No.
No, I'm serious.
I love kindness. There's nothing more beautiful than that.
So that, combined with your intelligence,
you have no idea.
- Wait, we came from there. - No, Thomas! Thomas, come on!
- It's this way. Not at all! Come on. - We came this way.
- Are you sure? - Yes, I'm sure.
It just feels wrong.
- Are you sure it's this way? - No, come. I'll take you, I'll take you.
How do you say "I'm drunk" in Japanese?
Yopparatta.
- Yes. - Yopparatta.
Yopparatta.
What?
- Stop it. - Yusuke is here?
- Yes, but he's sleeping. - Oh, yeah.
What are you doing?
- The slippers. - Who cares about the slippers?
Yusuke is asleep, anyway.
Really.
He told us not to enter the house with our shoes on.
What's wrong?
Come.
Camille, come.
Camille, come on.
No.
- No, Camille. Camille. - What? What?
- Camille, we are drunk. - Not me.
- Camille, we're-- - Listen, listen, listen!
I don't usually do this.
But...
you and me, it's...
Isn't it?
No. No, I can't.
I can't.
- Wait. - No.
Hi.
Good evening. Is it a good time?
Do you have any news?
Well, missing people usually leave their hometown and go far away.
They leave by bus or by train.
Check your email.
I have a friend in the police
who has access to the CCTV cameras in train stations.
According to the date and time you gave me...
Can it be your father?
I think so, yes.
We still don't know which train he took.
But we know which ticket machine he used.
It shouldn't be too difficult to find the transaction.
Ms. Katase,
thank you, really.
You're welcome.
I'll keep you in the loop.
By the way, are you free tomorrow evening?
What for?
A movie? Dinner?
I'm joking.
It's for the interview.
My exclusive interview.
You move fast.
So, 7:00 p.m.?
Okay.
Great.
I'll send you the details.
Don't worry. I will be kind to you.
Go easy on me.
Take care. Good night.
Good night.
Issei. What's this TV interview all about?
Hello, how are you?
Spare me your sarcasm and just explain yourself.
Let's say
I was so touched by Grandfather's support that I wanted the whole world to know.
Are you kidding me?
You're the one who must be kidding.
Your husband left, and we don't know if he is dead or alive.
You just don't care.
He will never come back to us.
You deserve it.
He's been supporting us.
But we didn't do anything for him. Instead, we just ignored him.
We've never tried to tell him
how important he was to us. That's why he left.
And what's that got to do with the interview?
You will see.
Goodbye.
Hello.
Issei Tomine?
I saw you on TV.
You're a wine superstar!
Why are you here?
I'm looking for Ms. Yoko Sawaguchi. She used to be an interpreter.
She's my grandmother.
And this is her house. But she went to a spa in Hakone.
She'll be back tomorrow.
I'll come back then.
I'll be waiting for you.
I'm Ayame.
Ayame.
- See you soon. - See you.
Good morning, Camille.
- How are you? Sleep well? - Yes.
Where is Thomas?
You know where. Lorenzo needed him for "choosing bottles."
This is my friend, Jacques.
Camille!
I'm so happy to see you. I'm Jacques Fusier.
Your father's publisher for an eternity.
I knew you as a child.
Luca has told me a lot about you.
I've never seen him so enthusiastic about someone.
- He says you are the Mozart of wine. - No, he's exaggerating.
I'm not used to modesty in the Léger family.
You see that?
That's Alexandre and me in 2001
when we celebrated the 8th edition of the Léger Guide.
A memorable evening.
As a publisher, I won't hide the fact that your father's guide is my greatest pride.
I owe it to your mother.
A very smart woman.
Very lively. An exceptional woman.
You know, if she had not been there to support your father in his early days,
he would never have gotten to where he is.
I'm not teaching you anything.
She must have told you this a thousand times.
Yes.
Camille! Would you like to come?
Okay.
Yes?
Have a seat.
Can you try this wine for us, please?
Luca, I'm not a freak show.
Of course not. I'm sorry.
You don't have to guess anything.
We are just interested in your opinion of it.
Please.
Okay.
Wow. This is great.
There is sun, but it's cold at the same time. Weird.
Blackberry, morello cherry, Cambodian pepper, and--
Bird's eye chili.
The grape variety, Malbec,
but not one I know.
Probably high altitude.
Andean mountains, maybe.
- Oh, shit. What's that? - What happened?
This is so good I can actually hear music.
This one is crazy.
Completely crazy.
Did I say something stupid?
No.
Camille, this wine--
Your father unearthed it.
It was indeed in Argentina, in the Mendoza region,
a thousand meters of altitude in the Andes.
The grape variety is Malbec, as you said.
Your father loved this wine.
He found it completely "crazy."
- That's what he said, "crazy." - "Crazy," yes.
- Right, Jacques? - Yeah.
You see, the Léger Guide is just that.
Your honest opinion on the wines you try.
Nothing else.
So, what do you think?
I'll think about it.
Jacques.
We prepared a little surprise for you.
It's just a mock-up, of course, to--
What can we say?
To get the idea going.
Yeah, that's the idea.
To get the idea going.
- Hey. - Sleeping beauty, you're late.
- Sorry. - Long night, huh?
No, not long, not long at all.
I had a meeting. Lawyer stuff. I should have told you, sorry.
How many of those did you get?
We ordered everything we could find in Lombardy.
And by the way, Miyabi and I, we're getting married.
Yeah, I don't think so.
We'll marry one day.
Can we talk?
- I know that. You know that. - Oh, you know that? Really?
Yes.
Yeah.
When are you taking me to meet your parents, huh?
Are we good?
Yes, of course. Why do you ask?
Well,
it's a good thing.
There are girls who could have taken it the wrong way and got upset with me
when there's no reason to,
since it's been clear from the beginning that I'm with someone.
Yes, it's very clear.
I'll just forget that I had hardly hung up
and you were on the first plane to join me.
And I'll also forget the looks you throw at me sometimes
which are not innocent at all.
I see you, you know.
So, no, I don't take it personally that you pushed me away
when there's clearly something between us.
- I am well above that. - Camille, I'm getting married.
Yes, I got it. Good for you.
Can we talk about something else?
What was your administrative meeting about?
I don't know if I should tell you.
Come on.
You won't tell?
I was offered to take over the Léger Guide.
Are you serious?
Yes, I'm serious. What's funny?
Sorry, but--
But, Camille, you can't take over the Léger Guide.
Okay, why not?
You're taking it badly.
No, no, wait. I'm not taking it badly. I just want you to expand on it.
Do you know what it means to be responsible for a guide like that?
Do you think you're ready for that?
Why not?
Wake up, Camille.
You couldn't tell the difference between a white and red a month ago.
- I see. - You want to take over the Léger Guide?
You prefer the nice, loser Camille, don't you?
No, no, no. Don't talk crazy.
Camille, you're talented. The most talented person I've ever seen.
But you still have a few things to learn. Don't tell me you know everything.
I can't believe this. Can't you be happy for me for two minutes?
My father wanted me to take over.
You think so?
If Alexandre wanted you to take over,
why is he making you compete with a stranger for his legacy?
Why not give you everything straightaway?
You know what? If you don't believe in me, you can leave.
Are you serious?
- Are you serious? - Yes, I'm serious. Please go away. Leave.
This how you react after everything I've done for you?
- Yes. - Okay, bye.
You messed up.
People in love can be stupid.
What?
Mr. Tomine, we are ready for you.
Today's guest obtained an engineering degree in Japan and the United states.
Then he discovered a passion for wine.
Even the writer of the famous wine guide and the authority of enology,
Alexandre Léger, recognized his exceptional talent.
Now he has been selected to be one of the successors.
He was called "a spiritual son" by Mr. Léger.
Lately he has been all over the headlines.
It's my great pleasure to welcome Issei Tomine.
The pleasure is all mine.
Thank you for coming to the show.
First of all, what can you tell us about the second test?
I can't reveal too much, but it's related to art.
To be exact, a painting.
A painting?
Yes.
Mr. Léger had a detailed knowledge of art.
He was deeply inspired by music, painting and literature.
He had a very specific idea of what was beautiful or good, and what wasn't.
Were you close with him?
What I can say is,
our relationship was that of student-teacher. Nothing more.
He's been described as a difficult person to get along with.
What do you think of him?
Every talented person has a dark side.
He was very strict and didn't allow any mistakes.
He taught me everything about being a professional.
Yesterday, your grandfather announced his support for you.
Were you happy to hear that?
Some people said my grandfather is heartless and cruel,
but it's not true.
Blood ties are precious.
We appreciate our loved ones for who they are,
not for what we want them to be.
Mindless and foolish people don't understand that,
but he is clearly different.
It is absolutely essential to be supported by a family and loved ones.
My grandfather knows this more than anyone.
If you lose the contest, will you take over the Tomine Diamonds?
Diamonds and wine are opposites.
Mineral versus organic.
Diamonds symbolize invariance and eternity.
Wine is different.
I don't think you've answered my question.
The answer is no.
I will never take over the company, whatever the results might be.
Our show is nearing the end.
Do you have anything to add?
I would like to thank my father, Hirokazu Tomine.
He, more than anyone else,
is able to understand who I am and what I want.
He is very important to me.
And I'm very proud to be his son.
Thank you very much.
Thomas?
Are you there?
Thomas?
I'm sorry.
He's gone.
I'm coming.
Nice to meet you. My name is Issei Tomine.
Hello, Mr. Issei.
My granddaughter told me about you. Come in.
Everything about Mr. Léger's class is written there.
All the classes your parents took.
You remember my parents.
You can take it with you and read it slowly at home.
Or you can come in and have a chat.
But if you choose to come in,
you need to face the truth.
The choice is yours.
Sorry to keep you waiting.
Here you go.
Thank you.
So you know my parents?
"Know" is a big word.
Let's say our paths crossed for a few months.
I used to translate Mr. Léger's classes.
As an interpreter,
I was discreet and almost invisible.
But,
when you become invisible, you also get to see a lot of things.
What did you see? Please tell me.
I can see that you're a very intense person.
Like Honoka.
What kind of student was my mother?
You could only see her among the students.
She was very smart and had her own opinions.
She never compromised and was intelligent.
How about my father?
He was very passionate, like your mother.
Passionate?
They had strong passion.
They were the center of attention.
And they had eyes only for each other.
I witnessed their love come to life.
It seemed to me my parents never loved each other.
Whereas he actually gave the impression of giving the class just for her.
What do you mean? My father was also a student, wasn't he?
Mr. Hirokazu Onoyama,
he and your mother were always together.
He wouldn't let her out of his sight.
I think Mr. Onoyama was devastated when he found out they loved each other.
One morning,
they found him completely drunk on the university yard.
Because of him...
Mr. Léger was fired.
A few months later,
I found out that Honoka and Hirokazu had gotten married.
I was really surprised.
It must be hard for you to hear.
But...
I'm realizing that Mr. Léger was the man that your mother was deeply in love with.
That's why he wanted you to have an opportunity...
to win his inheritance.
Wake up!
I cooked something for you.
You can't travel on an empty stomach.
Right?
Take care.
CAMILLE LÉGER