Bakayaro! 2: Shiawase ni Naritai (1989)

The second part of Bakayaro! is an omnibus comprising tales from modern Japan. Segment 1 - "Dad's Position is Also Divided" Okada Ryosuke works in a travel agency handling customer complaints. He spends every day of his week apologizing to those people. And when he finally gets home, all he hears is his wife Natsuko and his daughter Ayako complaining that he is too busy with work and never takes them anywhere fun. One day, he booked three tickets for a family trip using his employee benefits. The wife and daughter were overjoyed, and Ryosuke was relieved. But the so waited trip ends in a disaster when Ryosuke's boss stops him as they arrive. Very unhappy, Natsuko and Ayako go blaming Ryosuke and tell all their neighbors and friends. Segment 2 - "I Don't Like Scary Customers" Kajiki Maruo works part-time at a convenience store during the night shift. There aren't a lot of customers during that time, so it's usually boring, allowing even the other part-time worker, Torii, to just sit in a corner and simply read mangas. However, one night, Maruo sees a beautiful female customer and falls in love at first sight. That disturbs the peaceful atmosphere of the store, and things start to escalate to the point where he drives all the customers and his part-time workers out of the store and closes the shutter. Segment 3 - "I Can't Keep Up With the Modernness" Akio and Murako are a newly-married couple who just moved into a new residential area in the suburbs. All they wanted was to start the new chapter of their life listening to Yumin's "Destiny" record, but it didn't work as they noticed the record needle was broken. They go to a store to buy a new one, but the store manager simply roasts them, saying record players are out of date and they should get a CD player. On top of that, their neighbour starts complaining that their vacuum cleaner and washing machine are old-fashioned and noisy and they need to buy new ones. To make it even worst, a young man visits the couple's house and points out that an electric appliance they had recently purchased with a loan is already old, and the new ones are multifunctional and cheaper. Segment 4 - "Only Women Get Older" Sema Rie is a 26-year-old woman, and one day she attends a wedding ceremony of a younger friend and is deeply moved by the bride's expression. That gives her motivation to quit her job in Tokyo and move back to her hometown. However, once she gets there, all her parents talk about is matchmaking. Rie tries to ignore that and search for a job, but even in interviews, the only question the male interviewers have are regarding her age and marriage. Edit Translation

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