1 00:00:32,416 --> 00:00:38,290 TOKYO METROPOLITAN LIBRARY ARISUGAWA BRANCH 2 00:00:38,291 --> 00:00:43,625 JANUARY, 1979 3 00:01:15,416 --> 00:01:16,374 Good morning. 4 00:01:16,375 --> 00:01:18,750 Early as always, Ms. Takezawa. 5 00:01:27,083 --> 00:01:29,000 Hello, Sis? It's me. 6 00:01:30,708 --> 00:01:31,666 Takiko! 7 00:01:32,875 --> 00:01:33,708 Yeah. 8 00:01:34,916 --> 00:01:36,125 Okay, I guess. 9 00:01:38,208 --> 00:01:39,166 Huh? 10 00:01:41,750 --> 00:01:42,750 Listen. 11 00:01:44,041 --> 00:01:45,291 We need to talk. 12 00:01:49,958 --> 00:01:52,125 It's nothing silly like that. 13 00:01:52,625 --> 00:01:54,582 What are you talking about? 14 00:01:54,583 --> 00:01:57,999 Marriage isn't silly. Do you realize how old you are? 15 00:01:58,000 --> 00:01:59,790 What? Is that Sakiko? 16 00:01:59,791 --> 00:02:00,791 It's Takiko. 17 00:02:01,291 --> 00:02:04,749 A woman over 30 faces nothing but obstacles, you know. 18 00:02:04,750 --> 00:02:05,999 It's about time you-- 19 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:07,790 I told you. It's not that. 20 00:02:07,791 --> 00:02:09,457 What then? Spit it out. 21 00:02:09,458 --> 00:02:12,540 It's a bit early in the morning for sibling spats. 22 00:02:12,541 --> 00:02:13,750 Hello? 23 00:02:15,916 --> 00:02:16,749 What is it? 24 00:02:16,750 --> 00:02:18,249 All four of us should be there. 25 00:02:18,250 --> 00:02:21,124 - I need money for a textbook. - Then I'll tell you. 26 00:02:21,125 --> 00:02:24,874 - What book? - "Advanced Stories for Reproduction." 27 00:02:24,875 --> 00:02:27,457 I'm bad at English. Say it in Japanese. 28 00:02:27,458 --> 00:02:28,707 FATHER 29 00:02:28,708 --> 00:02:31,290 - Huh? - Didn't you buy that already? 30 00:02:31,291 --> 00:02:34,332 That was "Elementary Stories for Reproduction." 31 00:02:34,333 --> 00:02:35,665 Say it in Japanese! 32 00:02:35,666 --> 00:02:38,166 You should have mentioned that last night. 33 00:02:38,666 --> 00:02:39,916 You really need it? 34 00:02:40,416 --> 00:02:41,666 Yeah, I do. 35 00:02:42,708 --> 00:02:44,749 Bring back a receipt, okay? 36 00:02:44,750 --> 00:02:45,749 Sure. 37 00:02:45,750 --> 00:02:46,875 Okay, here. 38 00:02:50,291 --> 00:02:52,207 At least say something before you leave! 39 00:02:52,208 --> 00:02:55,290 - We're off! - And Yoko, that skirt is too short! 40 00:02:55,291 --> 00:02:56,583 It's my longest one. 41 00:02:59,958 --> 00:03:02,374 Sorry. So what's up? 42 00:03:02,375 --> 00:03:05,499 You can't keep me waiting just because I'm your sister-- 43 00:03:05,500 --> 00:03:07,208 I said, "Sorry," didn't I? 44 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:10,250 This is bigger than, "What's up?" 45 00:03:11,166 --> 00:03:13,499 Well, you called at the busiest time of day! 46 00:03:13,500 --> 00:03:16,749 We're all coming to your place tonight. I'll tell you then. 47 00:03:16,750 --> 00:03:19,416 I'll call Tsunako and Sakiko. 48 00:03:20,041 --> 00:03:23,124 And I'll have dinner before I come. 49 00:03:23,125 --> 00:03:24,708 Why eat out when I could-- 50 00:03:29,166 --> 00:03:31,208 Some little sister she is. 51 00:03:32,666 --> 00:03:34,582 She's got to quit that library. 52 00:03:34,583 --> 00:03:38,958 What's wrong with being a civil servant? It's less pressure than doing sales. 53 00:03:39,500 --> 00:03:42,290 She can't do it forever. Eventually... 54 00:03:42,291 --> 00:03:45,124 Lifetime employment as a housewife, then? 55 00:03:45,125 --> 00:03:47,832 Well, at least it's stable. 56 00:03:47,833 --> 00:03:49,333 Don't say it like that. 57 00:03:50,208 --> 00:03:51,625 Is Tsunako coming too? 58 00:03:52,125 --> 00:03:54,458 It's all so sudden. Who knows. 59 00:03:55,791 --> 00:03:57,083 Will you be late with a meeting? 60 00:03:57,833 --> 00:04:00,374 You're going to Ikegami today, right? 61 00:04:00,375 --> 00:04:03,082 My mom’s secret savings account matured. 62 00:04:03,083 --> 00:04:04,541 She uses our address. 63 00:04:05,333 --> 00:04:07,665 Why not use theirs? 64 00:04:07,666 --> 00:04:10,624 She thinks Dad will get complacent if he finds out. 65 00:04:10,625 --> 00:04:12,125 He can't retire just yet. 66 00:04:12,625 --> 00:04:14,583 Men have it rough at any age. 67 00:04:15,083 --> 00:04:17,000 Not as rough as women. 68 00:04:17,583 --> 00:04:18,957 Say hi to your Old Man. 69 00:04:18,958 --> 00:04:20,125 Just the Old Man? 70 00:04:20,625 --> 00:04:24,166 I'm not reciting Momotaro. I don't have to mention them both. 71 00:04:33,000 --> 00:04:34,458 - Have a good day. - Yeah. 72 00:05:24,625 --> 00:05:28,083 ASURA 73 00:05:30,875 --> 00:05:31,999 I'm home. 74 00:05:32,000 --> 00:05:35,957 Welcome back. The ikebana artist is here. 75 00:05:35,958 --> 00:05:37,000 - Oh? - Yes. 76 00:05:37,750 --> 00:05:39,958 It took them two hours to do my hair. 77 00:05:40,625 --> 00:05:44,416 I swear, their tongues are busier than their hands. 78 00:05:59,583 --> 00:06:04,291 {\an8}Your arrangements are always impressive. But today, especially. 79 00:06:05,208 --> 00:06:06,791 {\an8}How can I put it? 80 00:06:08,041 --> 00:06:09,958 {\an8}The flowers seem almost erotic. 81 00:06:10,916 --> 00:06:12,125 {\an8}Not at all. 82 00:06:12,625 --> 00:06:15,040 {\an8}My teacher always said my arrangements 83 00:06:15,041 --> 00:06:17,499 {\an8}were orthodox and dull. 84 00:06:17,500 --> 00:06:18,791 {\an8}That's not true. 85 00:06:19,333 --> 00:06:21,958 {\an8}In fact, I see a woman with her kimono undone. 86 00:06:22,458 --> 00:06:24,083 {\an8}Don't you agree, dear? 87 00:06:25,166 --> 00:06:28,958 {\an8}Well... Flowers are beyond me. 88 00:06:44,708 --> 00:06:46,000 Good work. 89 00:06:46,625 --> 00:06:47,958 Masukawa residence. 90 00:06:56,333 --> 00:06:58,541 Tomorrow. One o'clock. 91 00:07:02,250 --> 00:07:04,958 Sensei! Your sister is on the phone. 92 00:07:05,458 --> 00:07:06,416 Coming! 93 00:07:12,958 --> 00:07:14,791 - I told you-- - See you. 94 00:07:17,833 --> 00:07:19,999 It's not about marriage. 95 00:07:20,000 --> 00:07:21,582 What is it then? 96 00:07:21,583 --> 00:07:23,125 I'll tell you in person. 97 00:07:23,666 --> 00:07:28,582 I have my own life too. You can't just call and-- 98 00:07:28,583 --> 00:07:29,791 This month's pay. 99 00:07:34,333 --> 00:07:35,791 What time? 100 00:07:37,083 --> 00:07:40,624 You can't demand that I come at eight without knowing my schedule. 101 00:07:40,625 --> 00:07:42,290 You're so selfish, Takiko! 102 00:07:42,291 --> 00:07:44,958 Don't come, then. I'm not forcing you. 103 00:07:46,458 --> 00:07:48,083 At least I asked. 104 00:07:48,833 --> 00:07:52,250 It's important. The three of us will figure it out. 105 00:07:52,750 --> 00:07:54,625 So don't complain to me later. 106 00:07:55,875 --> 00:07:57,958 - Welcome. - Welcome! 107 00:07:58,500 --> 00:07:59,625 This way. 108 00:08:00,250 --> 00:08:03,208 You shouldn't call me at work in the first place. 109 00:08:05,083 --> 00:08:07,333 My shift ends at nine tonight. 110 00:08:07,833 --> 00:08:10,124 Tell them your mother is sick. 111 00:08:10,125 --> 00:08:13,125 I used that excuse last week. 112 00:08:17,416 --> 00:08:18,333 Sorry. 113 00:08:21,416 --> 00:08:22,375 Good afternoon. 114 00:08:28,375 --> 00:08:29,500 My request... 115 00:08:36,458 --> 00:08:37,416 I have this. 116 00:08:38,375 --> 00:08:39,457 Was everything okay? 117 00:08:39,458 --> 00:08:42,375 Yes. Not perfect, but... 118 00:08:43,500 --> 00:08:44,458 Oh? 119 00:08:47,041 --> 00:08:48,291 Won't it bother you? 120 00:08:51,125 --> 00:08:52,166 It will. 121 00:08:53,041 --> 00:08:54,500 Of course it will. 122 00:08:55,458 --> 00:08:57,500 But I can't just turn a blind eye. 123 00:09:08,458 --> 00:09:09,833 Thank you for waiting. 124 00:09:11,750 --> 00:09:13,040 Same bill, please. 125 00:09:13,041 --> 00:09:15,625 Very well. Excuse me. 126 00:09:16,291 --> 00:09:18,708 Huh? I ordered an American. 127 00:09:19,625 --> 00:09:20,791 {\an8}She gave you my... 128 00:09:30,500 --> 00:09:31,458 {\an8}Too strong. 129 00:09:35,541 --> 00:09:36,499 {\an8}Oops! 130 00:09:36,500 --> 00:09:37,541 Oh, uh... 131 00:09:38,208 --> 00:09:39,041 I'm sorry. 132 00:09:40,333 --> 00:09:41,291 Excuse me! 133 00:09:50,291 --> 00:09:53,208 FUJI APPLES 134 00:09:56,291 --> 00:09:57,666 - Excuse me! - Yes? 135 00:09:58,416 --> 00:09:59,749 - I'd like-- - Apples? 136 00:09:59,750 --> 00:10:01,916 - Four, please. - Sure. 137 00:10:05,208 --> 00:10:10,875 Once upon a time, there lived an old man and an old woman. 138 00:10:13,666 --> 00:10:16,333 The old man gathered branches from the mountains 139 00:10:17,333 --> 00:10:20,541 while the old woman laundered their clothes at the river. 140 00:10:23,666 --> 00:10:29,500 As the old woman was washing clothes, a giant peach floated down the river. 141 00:10:31,166 --> 00:10:33,458 Slish-slosh, slish-slosh. 142 00:10:34,583 --> 00:10:36,624 Slish-slosh, slish-slosh. 143 00:10:36,625 --> 00:10:40,208 KOTARO TAKEZAWA 144 00:10:59,625 --> 00:11:00,916 - Huh? - Oh, it's you. 145 00:11:01,875 --> 00:11:03,999 If it isn't Makiko. 146 00:11:04,000 --> 00:11:05,082 What's so funny? 147 00:11:05,083 --> 00:11:06,665 - You two... - What? 148 00:11:06,666 --> 00:11:09,124 The old man's cutting branches, 149 00:11:09,125 --> 00:11:11,750 and the old woman's laundering clothes. 150 00:11:12,791 --> 00:11:14,665 What's so odd about that? 151 00:11:14,666 --> 00:11:16,750 I wish I had brought a peach. 152 00:11:17,666 --> 00:11:19,541 Peaches aren't in season. 153 00:11:20,916 --> 00:11:23,582 Mom, the apples had your name, so I bought some. 154 00:11:23,583 --> 00:11:25,165 - What? - See? 155 00:11:25,166 --> 00:11:27,207 Oh, my. Fuji apples? 156 00:11:27,208 --> 00:11:28,333 Isn't that nice? 157 00:11:28,875 --> 00:11:32,708 You don't need expensive housewarming gifts to visit your parents. 158 00:11:33,208 --> 00:11:36,999 Besides, the two of us can't eat all these ourselves. 159 00:11:37,000 --> 00:11:38,374 I'll help. 160 00:11:38,375 --> 00:11:40,207 - Oh? - Dad! Have an apple. 161 00:11:40,208 --> 00:11:42,375 I'm fine. I have to leave soon. 162 00:11:42,875 --> 00:11:45,958 - Is he working today? - Yeah. 163 00:11:46,458 --> 00:11:48,125 Tuesdays and Thursdays are reserved. 164 00:11:48,625 --> 00:11:49,916 A reserved man, huh? 165 00:11:51,333 --> 00:11:52,250 All done. 166 00:11:53,875 --> 00:11:55,791 Hey, aren't those your clothes? 167 00:11:59,250 --> 00:12:01,583 He never did things like that before. 168 00:12:03,208 --> 00:12:06,375 "Hey! Your clothes fell off the line!" 169 00:12:08,875 --> 00:12:11,874 He does the rain shutters now too. 170 00:12:11,875 --> 00:12:13,333 - By himself? - Yeah. 171 00:12:15,458 --> 00:12:17,750 Preparing to meet his maker, maybe? 172 00:12:18,291 --> 00:12:21,541 He has to compensate for all the hardship he caused you. 173 00:12:22,250 --> 00:12:23,625 Penny-pinching 174 00:12:24,625 --> 00:12:28,333 and years of nagging hardly qualify as hardship. 175 00:12:29,333 --> 00:12:32,041 Pretty happy life for a woman, I guess. 176 00:12:35,250 --> 00:12:37,791 Anyway, what about the money? 177 00:12:38,666 --> 00:12:41,458 The bank would like to keep your account open. 178 00:12:43,333 --> 00:12:44,833 Right. 179 00:12:46,666 --> 00:12:49,707 Oh, and have you heard anything from Takiko? 180 00:12:49,708 --> 00:12:51,666 No. Why, did something happen? 181 00:12:52,791 --> 00:12:54,750 She said she needs to talk to us. 182 00:12:55,916 --> 00:12:58,416 Could she have finally found someone? 183 00:12:59,541 --> 00:13:01,874 That's what I thought, but apparently not. 184 00:13:01,875 --> 00:13:05,041 Hey! The tofu vendor is outside. 185 00:13:06,458 --> 00:13:09,499 We still have last night's tofu. 186 00:13:09,500 --> 00:13:11,000 Oh, right. 187 00:13:15,291 --> 00:13:17,041 Oh, wait! 188 00:13:17,625 --> 00:13:21,207 I dusted your other coat. The brown one. 189 00:13:21,208 --> 00:13:22,458 Don't worry about it. 190 00:13:28,666 --> 00:13:29,750 You're home early. 191 00:13:30,250 --> 00:13:34,374 Whenever I tell him you're coming, he hurries home. 192 00:13:34,375 --> 00:13:36,290 You're my lucky charm. 193 00:13:36,291 --> 00:13:38,790 My meeting just happened to be canceled. 194 00:13:38,791 --> 00:13:42,291 You never had sisters, Takao. So when it's the four of us... 195 00:13:44,208 --> 00:13:45,958 {\an8}- What's that? - Here we are. 196 00:13:46,833 --> 00:13:49,999 {\an8}Is today the day for breaking the rice cakes? 197 00:13:50,000 --> 00:13:52,208 {\an8}It's supposed to be on... Whoa! 198 00:13:52,708 --> 00:13:54,166 {\an8}On the 11th, I think. 199 00:13:55,000 --> 00:13:57,833 {\an8}He just wants to relive his childhood. 200 00:13:58,583 --> 00:14:00,250 All guys do. 201 00:14:00,833 --> 00:14:02,499 When my husband was alive, 202 00:14:02,500 --> 00:14:07,124 he was always strict about decorations and customs. 203 00:14:07,125 --> 00:14:10,374 It's not like we were high class. It was such a pain. 204 00:14:10,375 --> 00:14:12,541 Fond memories I'll bet, now that he's dead. 205 00:14:13,458 --> 00:14:16,832 Rice cakes are best deep-fried with salt. 206 00:14:16,833 --> 00:14:18,790 He's hoping for the same. 207 00:14:18,791 --> 00:14:20,041 I'll help then! 208 00:14:21,250 --> 00:14:23,166 - Oh! - Sorry I'm late. 209 00:14:23,916 --> 00:14:24,999 I'll let her in. 210 00:14:25,000 --> 00:14:27,666 - The organizer arrives last. - No kidding. 211 00:14:31,125 --> 00:14:33,333 Oh, are those rice cakes? 212 00:14:34,583 --> 00:14:39,083 Say, don't these cracks remind you of something? 213 00:14:40,791 --> 00:14:41,707 Wait. 214 00:14:41,708 --> 00:14:43,290 Mom's heels! 215 00:14:43,291 --> 00:14:46,333 Exactly! You took the words right out of my mouth! 216 00:14:47,708 --> 00:14:49,916 These lines here. 217 00:14:57,000 --> 00:15:00,707 I still remember the sound when mom took off her tabi socks. 218 00:15:00,708 --> 00:15:02,290 Before bed, right? 219 00:15:02,291 --> 00:15:04,415 She'd turn the lights off and... 220 00:15:04,416 --> 00:15:09,166 They'd make that weird sound rubbing against her heels. 221 00:15:09,666 --> 00:15:13,249 Why were her heels so rough? Skin problems? 222 00:15:13,250 --> 00:15:16,666 She had a hard life. Sometimes she went without food. 223 00:15:17,416 --> 00:15:19,540 It was right after the war. 224 00:15:19,541 --> 00:15:24,165 Gotta keep the husband and kids nourished. Meanwhile, she only ate porridge. 225 00:15:24,166 --> 00:15:27,082 Her hands were rough from working in the kitchen too. 226 00:15:27,083 --> 00:15:29,790 Remember that black ointment she put on? 227 00:15:29,791 --> 00:15:31,249 I do! 228 00:15:31,250 --> 00:15:35,582 She'd heat it over the charcoal brazier and then rub it all over her skin. 229 00:15:35,583 --> 00:15:39,082 It hissed, and the smell was awful. And all that smoke too! 230 00:15:39,083 --> 00:15:41,083 That really takes me back. 231 00:15:42,000 --> 00:15:43,666 I could never bear all that. 232 00:15:45,125 --> 00:15:47,375 Hey, you'll burn your tongue! 233 00:15:48,291 --> 00:15:49,874 Oh, could that be Sakiko? 234 00:15:49,875 --> 00:15:50,790 I'll let her in. 235 00:15:50,791 --> 00:15:53,624 - I hate you for this, Takiko! - That's all of us. 236 00:15:53,625 --> 00:15:55,582 Did you really have to call her? 237 00:15:55,583 --> 00:15:58,207 - If I didn't, she'd resent it. - Unlike you all... 238 00:15:58,208 --> 00:16:00,541 My job is hard work! 239 00:16:01,791 --> 00:16:02,957 Wash your hands first! 240 00:16:02,958 --> 00:16:06,249 Last week, I said Dad had appendicitis. This week was Mom's back. 241 00:16:06,250 --> 00:16:08,790 Next, it'll be you three in a car accident. 242 00:16:08,791 --> 00:16:11,916 - Yikes! - That's scary! 243 00:16:13,500 --> 00:16:18,166 Come on! Not every week. You make it sound worse than it is. 244 00:16:18,666 --> 00:16:21,000 My boss loves to golf. I have to follow him. 245 00:16:22,250 --> 00:16:24,666 He said he's tired of the booby prize, 246 00:16:25,208 --> 00:16:28,749 so I bought those things mail-order and now they just sit there. 247 00:16:28,750 --> 00:16:30,124 How am I supposed to clean? 248 00:16:30,125 --> 00:16:32,290 I use them when you're not looking. 249 00:16:32,291 --> 00:16:36,332 Masaki left some in my house too. No one uses them and yet... 250 00:16:36,333 --> 00:16:39,875 The ones like this. Or this. 251 00:16:40,416 --> 00:16:41,290 Oh, and-- 252 00:16:41,291 --> 00:16:42,875 It's about Dad! 253 00:16:45,166 --> 00:16:46,791 There's someone in his life. 254 00:16:49,250 --> 00:16:50,083 A woman? 255 00:16:50,958 --> 00:16:52,540 Why would it be a man? 256 00:16:52,541 --> 00:16:56,332 I thought maybe he was sponsoring a student or something. 257 00:16:56,333 --> 00:16:57,833 You're so naive. 258 00:16:58,958 --> 00:17:00,165 Are you sure? 259 00:17:00,166 --> 00:17:04,582 Other guys maybe, but our dad? 260 00:17:04,583 --> 00:17:08,832 He's a doddering old fool who can't even shop on his own. 261 00:17:08,833 --> 00:17:10,540 How could he have a woman? 262 00:17:10,541 --> 00:17:12,999 You don't shop for women, do you? 263 00:17:13,000 --> 00:17:15,040 Now that's a good one. 264 00:17:15,041 --> 00:17:17,375 Your dad with a mistress... 265 00:17:18,625 --> 00:17:20,957 Are you really one to laugh? 266 00:17:20,958 --> 00:17:22,415 What's that supposed to mean? 267 00:17:22,416 --> 00:17:24,124 No need to get defensive. 268 00:17:24,125 --> 00:17:27,457 Or did I hit a sore spot? 269 00:17:27,458 --> 00:17:30,040 Don't take it out on me. Right? 270 00:17:30,041 --> 00:17:33,790 Dad turns 70 this year. Give me a break. 271 00:17:33,791 --> 00:17:36,249 Besides, where would he get the money? 272 00:17:36,250 --> 00:17:38,582 He works Tuesdays and Thursdays, right? 273 00:17:38,583 --> 00:17:43,165 His old subordinates took pity on him. He's an executive in name only. 274 00:17:43,166 --> 00:17:45,790 What could a bi-weekly reserve like him do? 275 00:17:45,791 --> 00:17:46,999 A reserve? 276 00:17:47,000 --> 00:17:49,290 It's a pun on Dad's reserved personality. 277 00:17:49,291 --> 00:17:52,416 A reserved man who's reserved on Tuesdays and Thursdays. 278 00:17:52,916 --> 00:17:53,916 I love it. 279 00:17:55,166 --> 00:17:56,833 But I saw him. 280 00:17:59,500 --> 00:18:00,708 One month ago. 281 00:18:02,541 --> 00:18:05,541 I went to visit a friend who lives near Senzokuike. 282 00:18:07,291 --> 00:18:09,916 The three of them were on their way home. 283 00:18:11,625 --> 00:18:12,708 Three of them? 284 00:18:17,416 --> 00:18:19,500 "Daddy! Hurry up!" 285 00:18:22,750 --> 00:18:24,458 It must have been someone else. 286 00:18:25,458 --> 00:18:27,458 I paid for an investigator. 287 00:18:28,875 --> 00:18:29,708 A detective? 288 00:18:31,125 --> 00:18:33,958 Her name is Tomoko Tsuchiya. She's 40. 289 00:18:35,041 --> 00:18:37,041 The boy's in second grade. 290 00:18:38,375 --> 00:18:43,208 Dad rents an apartment there, and he goes every Tuesday and Thursday. 291 00:18:44,833 --> 00:18:46,250 He doesn't go to work? 292 00:18:46,791 --> 00:18:48,625 He pops in and then goes to her. 293 00:18:49,916 --> 00:18:53,666 And you call him "reserved?" He's lied to Mom for 10 years. 294 00:18:55,750 --> 00:18:57,041 Do you have proof? 295 00:18:59,708 --> 00:19:02,957 What? Is that a family register? 296 00:19:02,958 --> 00:19:05,165 They're photos of the three of them. 297 00:19:05,166 --> 00:19:06,374 I don't want to see! 298 00:19:06,375 --> 00:19:08,207 - Makiko! - Makiko! 299 00:19:08,208 --> 00:19:12,582 You can't look. It's a Pandora's box! If you look, it becomes true! 300 00:19:12,583 --> 00:19:13,665 It is true! 301 00:19:13,666 --> 00:19:15,415 You agree with me, don't you? 302 00:19:15,416 --> 00:19:17,707 - We can't look, right? - Um, that's... 303 00:19:17,708 --> 00:19:21,541 Wait, there's a child involved. We could even be... 304 00:19:22,125 --> 00:19:23,124 We're siblings. 305 00:19:23,125 --> 00:19:26,540 - The first brother, huh? - So I'm not the baby? 306 00:19:26,541 --> 00:19:28,291 You mean there are five of us? 307 00:19:29,583 --> 00:19:30,791 We should... 308 00:19:34,083 --> 00:19:35,083 - What? - You okay? 309 00:19:37,916 --> 00:19:39,165 My false tooth broke. 310 00:19:39,166 --> 00:19:40,582 What's wrong with you? 311 00:19:40,583 --> 00:19:41,832 That's disgusting! 312 00:19:41,833 --> 00:19:44,207 Wait. You have false teeth, Tsunako? 313 00:19:44,208 --> 00:19:47,207 My four front teeth. Don't look, okay? 314 00:19:47,208 --> 00:19:49,374 The fried rice cakes are at fault. 315 00:19:49,375 --> 00:19:52,624 Hey! You got nostalgic about Mom's heels too! 316 00:19:52,625 --> 00:19:56,165 - No heel talk while I'm eating! - How can you eat at a time like this? 317 00:19:56,166 --> 00:19:58,749 I skipped dinner so you wouldn't wait! 318 00:19:58,750 --> 00:19:59,999 Allow me this much. 319 00:20:00,000 --> 00:20:02,874 Come on, girls. Don't fight. 320 00:20:02,875 --> 00:20:04,957 The purblem wirf the child. 321 00:20:04,958 --> 00:20:06,540 You sound like a leaky tire! 322 00:20:06,541 --> 00:20:08,207 The air stingth, okay? 323 00:20:08,208 --> 00:20:10,749 - Somehow, the mood-- - This isn't funny! 324 00:20:10,750 --> 00:20:14,082 - She'th right. - Yeah, but you sound ridiculous! 325 00:20:14,083 --> 00:20:15,540 Do you have a mathk? 326 00:20:15,541 --> 00:20:16,665 - Huh? - A mask. 327 00:20:16,666 --> 00:20:17,749 A mask? 328 00:20:17,750 --> 00:20:19,082 Do we have new ones? 329 00:20:19,083 --> 00:20:20,082 An old one is fine. 330 00:20:20,083 --> 00:20:22,957 Who cares about masks? What about the child? 331 00:20:22,958 --> 00:20:25,291 Old is fine. Just replace the child. 332 00:20:25,791 --> 00:20:26,625 Huh? 333 00:20:27,333 --> 00:20:29,124 Not the child. The gauze. 334 00:20:29,125 --> 00:20:30,499 - The gauze! - Sis! 335 00:20:30,500 --> 00:20:32,291 Oh, you! 336 00:20:33,500 --> 00:20:36,791 {\an8}Marcano's on the attack. He's slowed down. A straight right! 337 00:20:39,500 --> 00:20:41,166 Get it together, everyone. 338 00:20:41,750 --> 00:20:45,749 This is no time for losing teeth or watching a dumb boxing match. 339 00:20:45,750 --> 00:20:48,083 Dumb? Boxing's a real sport, you know. 340 00:20:48,625 --> 00:20:52,750 Hey! All of you! Don't you care? 341 00:20:53,250 --> 00:20:55,874 Dad has a mistress! 342 00:20:55,875 --> 00:20:57,624 Dad's a guy after all. 343 00:20:57,625 --> 00:21:00,040 It's all so sudden. I can't picture it. 344 00:21:00,041 --> 00:21:03,666 Today's 70 is yesterday's 50. 345 00:21:04,291 --> 00:21:08,250 Maybe Mom fed him too well. His skin does have a nice glow. 346 00:21:08,791 --> 00:21:11,874 To avoid cheating, better feed them junk. 347 00:21:11,875 --> 00:21:16,040 Well, I prefer virile guys. 348 00:21:16,041 --> 00:21:17,457 - Sakiko! - What? 349 00:21:17,458 --> 00:21:18,665 Don't give me "what!" 350 00:21:18,666 --> 00:21:22,125 What about you, Takiko? You're being pretty underhanded. 351 00:21:22,833 --> 00:21:23,833 Underhanded how? 352 00:21:24,833 --> 00:21:27,290 I paid with my own money. For Mom's sake-- 353 00:21:27,291 --> 00:21:29,249 That's what I find underhanded. 354 00:21:29,250 --> 00:21:30,625 Why not be direct? 355 00:21:31,250 --> 00:21:33,083 - Direct with who? - With Dad. 356 00:21:33,833 --> 00:21:36,624 It's not like he'd admit it if she asked. 357 00:21:36,625 --> 00:21:39,457 He is reserved, after all. 358 00:21:39,458 --> 00:21:43,040 Sakiko! Don't you feel bad for Mom? 359 00:21:43,041 --> 00:21:46,999 She did everything for him and now she's betrayed at 65! 360 00:21:47,000 --> 00:21:49,083 Dad ith the one at fawt. 361 00:21:49,583 --> 00:21:51,790 It's the one thing I thought he'd never do. 362 00:21:51,791 --> 00:21:53,749 Ith inhuman! 363 00:21:53,750 --> 00:21:58,874 I'm going to make Dad cut her off. Either that or give up Mom. 364 00:21:58,875 --> 00:22:01,832 This other woman is the one he should give up. 365 00:22:01,833 --> 00:22:04,000 Right? It's only natural. 366 00:22:05,083 --> 00:22:06,750 Yeah, I suppose. 367 00:22:07,250 --> 00:22:09,165 Thath the way the world workth. 368 00:22:09,166 --> 00:22:10,166 What? 369 00:22:10,708 --> 00:22:12,374 The way the world works! 370 00:22:12,375 --> 00:22:14,957 Either way, for Mom's sake-- 371 00:22:14,958 --> 00:22:16,957 Is that really what you think, Takiko? 372 00:22:16,958 --> 00:22:17,874 Huh? 373 00:22:17,875 --> 00:22:21,833 You say it's for Mom's sake, but I bet it's for yours. 374 00:22:22,958 --> 00:22:25,082 - Excuse me? - You're using this to vent. 375 00:22:25,083 --> 00:22:27,915 Boring job, not a guy in sight... 376 00:22:27,916 --> 00:22:29,915 I'm sure you're frustrated. 377 00:22:29,916 --> 00:22:30,832 How dare you? 378 00:22:30,833 --> 00:22:32,957 It's between husband and wife. 379 00:22:32,958 --> 00:22:35,415 It's not our place to raise a fuss. 380 00:22:35,416 --> 00:22:40,499 In the first place, it's partly Mom's fault if he went looking elsewhere. 381 00:22:40,500 --> 00:22:44,582 She runs a good household, but she's too square. No sex appeal. 382 00:22:44,583 --> 00:22:46,790 - That's too far. - Well, guys are like that. 383 00:22:46,791 --> 00:22:47,957 Quit calling them that! 384 00:22:47,958 --> 00:22:49,291 What do we call them then? 385 00:22:49,791 --> 00:22:50,958 Men. 386 00:22:55,416 --> 00:22:56,375 Sakiko. 387 00:22:57,166 --> 00:22:58,790 Save your dirty thoughts-- 388 00:22:58,791 --> 00:23:01,624 Huh? Who's got dirty thoughts if not you? 389 00:23:01,625 --> 00:23:06,582 You wear frumpy clothes and no makeup, but you want a man more than anyone. 390 00:23:06,583 --> 00:23:09,708 Don't use others to cure your desperation. 391 00:23:10,750 --> 00:23:12,374 Sakiko! You little... 392 00:23:12,375 --> 00:23:14,415 I've had enough of your mouth! 393 00:23:14,416 --> 00:23:16,790 Stop it! Both of you! 394 00:23:16,791 --> 00:23:19,083 - Let's talk tomorrow, you and me. - Right. 395 00:23:20,541 --> 00:23:22,040 Gushiken attacks relentlessly! 396 00:23:22,041 --> 00:23:23,415 Marcano's legs are gone! 397 00:23:23,416 --> 00:23:25,040 - He caught him! - With a one-two. 398 00:23:25,041 --> 00:23:27,040 The left hook finished him off. 399 00:23:27,041 --> 00:23:28,041 Whatever the case... 400 00:23:30,250 --> 00:23:32,958 Your mom is not to hear a word of this. 401 00:23:33,500 --> 00:23:34,500 All right? 402 00:23:36,833 --> 00:23:39,915 He's out! Gushiken becomes the first Japanese boxer 403 00:23:39,916 --> 00:23:42,083 to successfully defend his title seven times! 404 00:23:45,000 --> 00:23:49,665 That final left hook Gushiken threw was awesome! 405 00:23:49,666 --> 00:23:52,291 The other guy fell right in front of his corner. 406 00:23:53,541 --> 00:23:55,166 Wait. Weren't you watching? 407 00:23:55,916 --> 00:23:56,750 I watched. 408 00:23:57,625 --> 00:23:59,916 Gushiken's two years younger than me. 409 00:24:02,000 --> 00:24:05,249 Yeah, but... you know what that means, Hide. 410 00:24:05,250 --> 00:24:08,374 Like the saying goes, "Great talents bloom late." 411 00:24:08,375 --> 00:24:10,333 I can't wait any longer. 412 00:24:15,791 --> 00:24:16,750 Hey now. 413 00:24:31,208 --> 00:24:32,208 Wait up! 414 00:24:32,791 --> 00:24:34,374 Oh, Hide! Ready to rumble? 415 00:24:34,375 --> 00:24:35,457 Leave it to me! 416 00:24:35,458 --> 00:24:36,375 Okay! 417 00:24:38,250 --> 00:24:39,999 - You too. - Whoa! 418 00:24:40,000 --> 00:24:42,207 - Nice catch! - Wait for me! 419 00:24:42,208 --> 00:24:43,291 He's too fast. 420 00:24:44,916 --> 00:24:46,707 We'll be there to cheer him on! 421 00:24:46,708 --> 00:24:49,665 Better close shop early, or you'll miss the KO! 422 00:24:49,666 --> 00:24:50,916 You got it! 423 00:24:58,375 --> 00:24:59,250 Don't do that. 424 00:25:01,083 --> 00:25:02,291 We'll get in trouble! 425 00:25:04,416 --> 00:25:06,249 - Ow! - Did it get in your eyes? 426 00:25:06,250 --> 00:25:07,499 - It did. - You okay? 427 00:25:07,500 --> 00:25:09,916 Ow, that hurts. 428 00:25:11,125 --> 00:25:12,000 A little more. 429 00:25:12,666 --> 00:25:13,666 Okay! 430 00:25:17,625 --> 00:25:19,500 Whoa! Cut it out! 431 00:25:22,666 --> 00:25:25,375 - I bet you got nagged on. - Huh? No. 432 00:25:25,958 --> 00:25:27,499 Didn't your sisters call you? 433 00:25:27,500 --> 00:25:30,375 That's another story. It doesn't concern me. 434 00:25:31,666 --> 00:25:32,916 Don't get cynical. 435 00:25:34,125 --> 00:25:37,832 Hey, I hope we can move into an apartment with a shower soon. 436 00:25:37,833 --> 00:25:39,333 Once I win, we can. 437 00:25:39,875 --> 00:25:45,541 One-two! One-two! 438 00:26:45,583 --> 00:26:46,583 I don't... 439 00:26:51,250 --> 00:26:52,416 I don't want this! 440 00:26:55,291 --> 00:26:56,291 I don't! 441 00:27:13,541 --> 00:27:14,916 Do you think it's serious? 442 00:27:15,541 --> 00:27:16,375 Huh? 443 00:27:17,083 --> 00:27:18,083 My dad's affair. 444 00:27:23,500 --> 00:27:25,750 All you do is grunt. 445 00:27:27,041 --> 00:27:29,291 I should have washed these last night. 446 00:27:31,291 --> 00:27:34,333 The problem is the child. 447 00:27:35,125 --> 00:27:36,583 If not for that... 448 00:27:37,791 --> 00:27:40,790 An affair is okay if it doesn't produce a child? 449 00:27:40,791 --> 00:27:42,250 That's not what I said. 450 00:27:43,208 --> 00:27:45,833 I just mean it would be simpler. 451 00:27:48,833 --> 00:27:50,666 Maybe it's best to wait 452 00:27:51,291 --> 00:27:55,416 for time to sort things out. 453 00:27:59,916 --> 00:28:01,833 Time isn't fair. 454 00:28:12,375 --> 00:28:16,083 People have stronger feelings for the love that came later. 455 00:28:19,208 --> 00:28:22,041 Sometimes older things get thrown away. 456 00:28:40,416 --> 00:28:45,250 Once upon a time, there lived an old man and an old woman. 457 00:28:47,916 --> 00:28:51,666 The old man was secretly cheating on the old woman. 458 00:28:53,458 --> 00:28:56,624 The affair produced one adorable son. 459 00:28:56,625 --> 00:28:59,540 TSUNAKO MITAMURA'S SCHOOL OF IKEBANA 460 00:28:59,541 --> 00:29:01,541 MITAMURA RESIDENCE 461 00:29:04,541 --> 00:29:06,790 Coming! 462 00:29:06,791 --> 00:29:08,624 It's here already? 463 00:29:08,625 --> 00:29:12,165 My word! Dry off before you leave the tub. 464 00:29:12,166 --> 00:29:13,332 How much? 465 00:29:13,333 --> 00:29:15,707 I can pay for it myself. 466 00:29:15,708 --> 00:29:18,790 - But a large box might cost 2,000 yen. - I said it's fine. 467 00:29:18,791 --> 00:29:21,750 Don't worry. Just take it. Come on. 468 00:29:25,000 --> 00:29:26,250 - Oh, uh... - Um... 469 00:29:34,625 --> 00:29:35,750 Hey, watch it! 470 00:29:56,583 --> 00:29:58,041 Leave me alone! 471 00:30:00,208 --> 00:30:02,583 Let me go! 472 00:30:05,041 --> 00:30:07,083 Just come, damn it! 473 00:30:23,500 --> 00:30:25,708 You never liked the smell of cigarettes. 474 00:30:28,916 --> 00:30:30,541 Quiet neighborhood, huh? 475 00:30:31,333 --> 00:30:32,416 Have some tea. 476 00:30:35,416 --> 00:30:37,500 I see you got new false teeth. 477 00:30:39,333 --> 00:30:41,291 I went first thing in the morning. 478 00:30:43,708 --> 00:30:45,416 Of all of us, 479 00:30:46,458 --> 00:30:49,000 I'm the only one who got Mom's bad teeth. 480 00:30:51,416 --> 00:30:54,000 Dad's pay was still low when I was born, 481 00:30:54,541 --> 00:30:56,333 so maybe it was the diet. 482 00:31:07,125 --> 00:31:08,541 Aren't you going to ask? 483 00:31:10,583 --> 00:31:11,750 "Who was that guy?" 484 00:31:13,083 --> 00:31:14,957 "Is he married? When did you--" 485 00:31:14,958 --> 00:31:15,875 Sis. 486 00:31:16,375 --> 00:31:18,958 "You cavort in front of your husband's alter?" 487 00:31:19,458 --> 00:31:21,540 "You have a son of marrying age--" 488 00:31:21,541 --> 00:31:22,458 Sis! 489 00:31:23,250 --> 00:31:27,666 "You had the nerve to call Dad inhuman! What about you, huh?" 490 00:31:28,166 --> 00:31:29,541 Why don't you say it? 491 00:31:30,500 --> 00:31:34,791 Sitting there in silence only makes me feel worse! 492 00:31:37,458 --> 00:31:41,457 Why not let me have it? Call me whatever names you like! 493 00:31:41,458 --> 00:31:46,499 Takao's cheating on me too. As a wife and mother, I can't forgive you. 494 00:31:46,500 --> 00:31:47,791 Is that good enough? 495 00:31:50,166 --> 00:31:51,125 Makiko... 496 00:31:55,000 --> 00:31:58,583 Just because I have a dirty secret, 497 00:31:59,208 --> 00:32:01,249 don't invent one of your own. 498 00:32:01,250 --> 00:32:02,750 I didn't invent it. 499 00:32:04,458 --> 00:32:05,708 Do you have proof? 500 00:32:08,875 --> 00:32:13,125 Unlike Takiko, I've never been one for research. 501 00:32:16,375 --> 00:32:17,916 Not to mention the cost. 502 00:32:19,458 --> 00:32:21,041 I can feel the wrinkles already. 503 00:32:21,541 --> 00:32:24,541 - What you don't know can't hurt you. - Mom says that too. 504 00:32:25,166 --> 00:32:26,166 That's why 505 00:32:27,416 --> 00:32:29,958 I want to fix things before Mom finds out. 506 00:32:30,875 --> 00:32:33,082 Fix things? You mean Dad? 507 00:32:33,083 --> 00:32:35,250 I asked Takao to handle Dad. 508 00:32:36,250 --> 00:32:37,083 Then you mean... 509 00:32:38,833 --> 00:32:39,666 Yeah. 510 00:32:40,166 --> 00:32:42,707 - We'll convince the mistress. - How? 511 00:32:42,708 --> 00:32:44,125 With money, what else? 512 00:32:48,208 --> 00:32:49,041 Fine. 513 00:32:50,791 --> 00:32:51,666 I'll pay half. 514 00:32:52,166 --> 00:32:53,041 It's settled. 515 00:32:54,250 --> 00:32:56,791 Say, are you hungry? 516 00:32:58,166 --> 00:32:59,166 I am. 517 00:33:02,541 --> 00:33:03,875 The teeth look great. 518 00:33:04,916 --> 00:33:06,541 Twenty thousand yen per tooth. 519 00:33:11,958 --> 00:33:16,457 The dentist said his younger brother is an ophthalmologist. 520 00:33:16,458 --> 00:33:19,207 I suppose the next youngest is an ENT doctor. 521 00:33:19,208 --> 00:33:20,665 Come on! 522 00:33:20,666 --> 00:33:22,000 You fool. 523 00:33:22,541 --> 00:33:25,250 He gets you laughing, and then he yanks them out! 524 00:33:29,291 --> 00:33:31,541 It's not much, but... 525 00:33:34,166 --> 00:33:36,625 So who paid for them? 526 00:33:37,416 --> 00:33:38,291 Huh? 527 00:33:40,000 --> 00:33:41,166 Was it him? 528 00:33:43,000 --> 00:33:43,958 Makiko. 529 00:33:47,166 --> 00:33:48,375 Huh? It's a mess. 530 00:33:50,208 --> 00:33:51,458 How did that happen? 531 00:33:54,083 --> 00:33:55,625 Thank you for the meal. 532 00:34:05,041 --> 00:34:09,000 "Break up with him. Here's 500,000 yen." Isn't that a little too easy? 533 00:34:09,500 --> 00:34:11,583 That's all my secret savings. 534 00:34:12,583 --> 00:34:17,583 If I have to, I'll hold her hand and beg her sympathy for my 65-year-old mother. 535 00:34:18,083 --> 00:34:19,332 You're serious? 536 00:34:19,333 --> 00:34:22,624 I even put on new underwear for good luck. 537 00:34:22,625 --> 00:34:26,000 You sound like a yakuza making a raid. 538 00:34:29,125 --> 00:34:30,250 I want genmai rice. 539 00:34:32,666 --> 00:34:36,208 And salad. With lots of lettuce. 540 00:34:37,250 --> 00:34:38,416 Oh, and capelin! 541 00:34:39,291 --> 00:34:40,833 - Female, with eggs. - Sure. 542 00:34:49,541 --> 00:34:50,375 Mommy? 543 00:34:54,333 --> 00:34:55,166 Mommy. 544 00:35:01,333 --> 00:35:04,707 Make sure the capelin are female. 545 00:35:04,708 --> 00:35:06,291 And a rolled omelet. 546 00:35:13,541 --> 00:35:14,375 Here I go. 547 00:35:20,041 --> 00:35:23,708 Snail, snail 548 00:35:24,333 --> 00:35:27,458 Come out from your shell 549 00:35:51,750 --> 00:35:55,750 Where, oh where 550 00:35:57,000 --> 00:35:59,083 Does your head hide? 551 00:36:15,500 --> 00:36:17,166 Reveal your horns 552 00:36:17,791 --> 00:36:19,083 Reveal your spears 553 00:36:20,375 --> 00:36:22,333 Reveal your head 554 00:36:38,291 --> 00:36:40,666 Hello? Takezawa residence. 555 00:36:41,791 --> 00:36:43,250 Oh, Sakiko! 556 00:36:44,208 --> 00:36:45,416 How are you, dear? 557 00:36:45,916 --> 00:36:47,166 I'm great. 558 00:36:47,666 --> 00:36:50,207 There's something I want to tell you. 559 00:36:50,208 --> 00:36:54,125 But you have to promise to keep it secret from Dad and my sisters. 560 00:36:54,666 --> 00:36:57,208 What could she be keeping secret? 561 00:36:58,208 --> 00:36:59,374 I don't know. 562 00:36:59,375 --> 00:37:01,333 She said she'd tell me at the apartment. 563 00:37:01,833 --> 00:37:04,000 Sakiko's apartment? 564 00:37:05,125 --> 00:37:09,791 She made me promise not to tell you girls or your father. 565 00:37:10,541 --> 00:37:13,750 But I'm a little worried, so I'll tell you the address. 566 00:37:14,625 --> 00:37:15,583 Hello? 567 00:37:19,291 --> 00:37:22,165 This should be the right zone. 568 00:37:22,166 --> 00:37:26,082 Half the apartments in Japan have names like this. 569 00:37:26,083 --> 00:37:28,333 You have to get the correct address! 570 00:37:29,166 --> 00:37:31,083 Are you sure you wrote it down right? 571 00:37:31,583 --> 00:37:33,458 I'm sure, okay? 572 00:37:34,166 --> 00:37:36,500 Maybe the block number is wrong? 573 00:37:37,208 --> 00:37:40,290 - No, this is it... - Oh, how pretty. A camellia. 574 00:37:40,291 --> 00:37:41,250 Yeah. 575 00:37:43,166 --> 00:37:44,499 Is this a bathhouse? 576 00:37:44,500 --> 00:37:46,916 Remember when you fell in one of those? 577 00:37:47,666 --> 00:37:50,832 - I cut myself here. - Yeah! You still have the scar! 578 00:37:50,833 --> 00:37:54,582 Hey, if we don't get there soon, she'll definitely blab. 579 00:37:54,583 --> 00:37:57,874 - She always has to be different from us. - You're right. 580 00:37:57,875 --> 00:37:59,332 Oh, they're drinking milk. 581 00:37:59,333 --> 00:38:02,416 - Nice. It's always so good after a bath. - Right? 582 00:38:07,208 --> 00:38:11,416 Um, I've probably seen you on TV before, 583 00:38:12,208 --> 00:38:15,874 but I'm afraid I can't tell athletes apart. 584 00:38:15,875 --> 00:38:17,458 He hasn't been on TV yet. 585 00:38:18,041 --> 00:38:18,916 Not yet. 586 00:38:19,791 --> 00:38:21,500 Oh, is that so? 587 00:38:25,041 --> 00:38:27,708 Doesn't it hurt to get punched? 588 00:38:28,791 --> 00:38:30,832 Some spots hurt. 589 00:38:30,833 --> 00:38:32,916 If you get hit in the liver... 590 00:38:33,416 --> 00:38:34,416 "Liver"? 591 00:38:35,250 --> 00:38:36,499 "Kanzo" in Japanese. 592 00:38:36,500 --> 00:38:38,875 Oh, the liver. 593 00:38:40,500 --> 00:38:44,957 But if a man's hit in the right spot, he'll float gently to sleep. 594 00:38:44,958 --> 00:38:49,582 Really? I'd have thought you weren't allowed to hit down there. 595 00:38:49,583 --> 00:38:50,500 Huh? 596 00:38:52,916 --> 00:38:56,041 Oh, mom! He means the chin! 597 00:38:57,083 --> 00:38:58,625 - The chin? - Yes, the chin. 598 00:38:59,541 --> 00:39:00,958 Oh, my... 599 00:39:04,000 --> 00:39:07,166 I was going to wait until he became champion, 600 00:39:08,041 --> 00:39:10,291 but I wanted you to know first, Mom. 601 00:39:11,375 --> 00:39:14,166 Hey, Mr. Jinnai! You left your garbage pail out! 602 00:39:18,041 --> 00:39:21,665 Not now. We're in the middle of an important conversation. 603 00:39:21,666 --> 00:39:24,083 Who cares about the damn garbage pail? 604 00:39:29,708 --> 00:39:31,208 Mr. Jinnai! 605 00:39:32,166 --> 00:39:34,458 Coming! 606 00:39:45,875 --> 00:39:48,624 ASAHISO APARTMENTS 607 00:39:48,625 --> 00:39:50,374 The address must be wrong. 608 00:39:50,375 --> 00:39:52,040 I think this is an apartment. 609 00:39:52,041 --> 00:39:53,458 - Look! - You're right. 610 00:39:54,083 --> 00:39:55,375 - Oh! - Sis? 611 00:39:55,916 --> 00:39:57,332 What are you doing here? 612 00:39:57,333 --> 00:39:58,583 Where's Mom? 613 00:39:59,750 --> 00:40:00,625 She's here. 614 00:40:01,833 --> 00:40:02,915 Huh? 615 00:40:02,916 --> 00:40:04,040 Did you tell her? 616 00:40:04,041 --> 00:40:06,124 We're trying our best to avoid-- 617 00:40:06,125 --> 00:40:09,041 Get a grip! I wouldn't tell her that. 618 00:40:11,791 --> 00:40:13,208 I only told her 619 00:40:13,833 --> 00:40:14,958 about my boyfriend. 620 00:40:15,791 --> 00:40:17,207 - Your boyfriend? - Boyfriend? 621 00:40:17,208 --> 00:40:19,957 The slacker boxer I live with. 622 00:40:19,958 --> 00:40:22,875 - You mean like this? - Yeah. 623 00:40:23,375 --> 00:40:25,415 That's not much of a profession. 624 00:40:25,416 --> 00:40:29,499 Why not a baseball player or a golfer? Anything but a boxer. 625 00:40:29,500 --> 00:40:33,082 Wait, that thing on TV last night. Is that why? 626 00:40:33,083 --> 00:40:34,291 What did Mom say? 627 00:40:35,291 --> 00:40:36,415 She was surprised. 628 00:40:36,416 --> 00:40:37,499 Well, duh! 629 00:40:37,500 --> 00:40:40,332 "Can he earn a living?" "How will you get by?" 630 00:40:40,333 --> 00:40:43,374 "What if he's injured?" "Are you getting married?" 631 00:40:43,375 --> 00:40:45,790 I'm sure she has a lot of questions. 632 00:40:45,791 --> 00:40:49,416 But you know Mom. With him there, she's all... 633 00:40:50,208 --> 00:40:52,624 Keep the parental suffering to a minimum. 634 00:40:52,625 --> 00:40:54,249 This isn't just any time. 635 00:40:54,250 --> 00:40:57,832 If you worry her now, the suffering is double! 636 00:40:57,833 --> 00:41:00,624 Oh, really? I think I'm being a good daughter. 637 00:41:00,625 --> 00:41:01,624 Sakiko, you-- 638 00:41:01,625 --> 00:41:06,208 I wanted to find a new thing or two for her to worry about. 639 00:41:07,166 --> 00:41:10,125 That way, even if she finds out about Dad, 640 00:41:11,250 --> 00:41:13,458 it won't occupy her mind so much. 641 00:41:15,041 --> 00:41:15,958 Go home. 642 00:41:16,833 --> 00:41:18,999 I told Mom I wanted her to know first. 643 00:41:19,000 --> 00:41:21,040 If you're here, it's no longer special. 644 00:41:21,041 --> 00:41:22,499 How could you say that? 645 00:41:22,500 --> 00:41:23,750 Go home! 646 00:41:25,583 --> 00:41:26,416 Go. 647 00:41:27,250 --> 00:41:29,915 - A cup of tea, at least. - This place was hard to find! 648 00:41:29,916 --> 00:41:31,999 - Go, already. - Just one cup of tea. 649 00:41:32,000 --> 00:41:34,582 Bye-bye! Get home safe! 650 00:41:34,583 --> 00:41:35,666 One cup of tea! 651 00:41:38,416 --> 00:41:39,916 - It's no use. - Yeah. 652 00:41:43,208 --> 00:41:45,207 - Wow. - You hit pretty hard. I'm impressed. 653 00:41:45,208 --> 00:41:46,458 She's laughing. 654 00:41:47,125 --> 00:41:47,958 Yeah. 655 00:41:49,166 --> 00:41:50,375 One. 656 00:41:50,875 --> 00:41:52,041 Two. 657 00:41:52,541 --> 00:41:53,791 Three. 658 00:41:54,333 --> 00:41:55,541 Four. 659 00:41:56,041 --> 00:41:57,250 Five. 660 00:41:57,750 --> 00:41:58,833 Six. 661 00:41:59,833 --> 00:42:00,958 Seven. 662 00:42:01,666 --> 00:42:02,833 Eight. 663 00:42:05,000 --> 00:42:06,625 Good night. 664 00:42:10,083 --> 00:42:11,208 Nine. 665 00:42:12,416 --> 00:42:13,375 Ten. 666 00:42:14,750 --> 00:42:15,583 Eleven. 667 00:42:17,375 --> 00:42:18,250 Twelve. 668 00:42:19,916 --> 00:42:20,875 Thirteen. 669 00:42:22,625 --> 00:42:23,583 Fourteen. 670 00:42:25,000 --> 00:42:25,916 Fifteen. 671 00:42:27,541 --> 00:42:28,583 Sixteen. 672 00:42:30,000 --> 00:42:31,083 Seventeen. 673 00:42:32,625 --> 00:42:33,583 Eighteen. 674 00:42:35,625 --> 00:42:37,000 Nineteen. 675 00:42:38,583 --> 00:42:39,625 - Twenty. - Hey! 676 00:42:40,916 --> 00:42:43,416 What do you think you're doing? 677 00:42:47,416 --> 00:42:48,541 You got me! 678 00:42:49,041 --> 00:42:51,875 - Right in the liver! - The lights! 679 00:42:53,750 --> 00:42:54,958 Sit your butt down! 680 00:42:55,833 --> 00:42:57,000 Listen here. 681 00:42:57,625 --> 00:43:00,165 "I need restraint until I win the title." 682 00:43:00,166 --> 00:43:03,833 "If I have a girl, I'll get soft. Everyone will notice." 683 00:43:04,500 --> 00:43:05,666 Who said that? 684 00:43:07,583 --> 00:43:08,500 Me. 685 00:43:10,333 --> 00:43:12,875 - It was me. - Right? They're your own words. 686 00:43:16,833 --> 00:43:17,666 So then... 687 00:43:19,083 --> 00:43:20,250 First things first. 688 00:43:21,416 --> 00:43:23,500 Let's become champion. 689 00:43:26,041 --> 00:43:26,875 Okay. 690 00:43:31,750 --> 00:43:33,750 Okay. Good night. 691 00:43:41,208 --> 00:43:42,083 Ow! 692 00:43:47,416 --> 00:43:51,332 Change out of those clothes before you go to sleep. 693 00:43:51,333 --> 00:43:52,875 I know, okay? 694 00:43:56,625 --> 00:43:58,333 - Ow, that hurts! - Huh? 695 00:44:00,916 --> 00:44:02,625 I'm Takao Satomi. 696 00:44:03,333 --> 00:44:05,041 You've helped my sister-in-law. 697 00:44:05,750 --> 00:44:07,625 Not at all. Thank you for your business. 698 00:44:11,458 --> 00:44:12,541 Single, huh? 699 00:44:13,500 --> 00:44:16,500 - What? - I can tell by your unpressed collar. 700 00:44:17,333 --> 00:44:18,166 Oh, uh... 701 00:44:23,500 --> 00:44:24,625 Well... 702 00:44:25,291 --> 00:44:29,290 I've heard you've been very kind to my sister-in-law. 703 00:44:29,291 --> 00:44:32,249 I thought maybe you'd fallen for her. 704 00:44:32,250 --> 00:44:33,915 - Excuse me. - Coffee, please. 705 00:44:33,916 --> 00:44:35,000 Certainly. 706 00:44:37,041 --> 00:44:38,541 So I figured I'd probe. 707 00:44:39,958 --> 00:44:42,208 Which one of us is the detective, eh? 708 00:44:44,791 --> 00:44:45,666 Anyway... 709 00:44:47,666 --> 00:44:49,750 About my father-in-law. 710 00:44:51,041 --> 00:44:54,500 Couldn't we just pass everything off as a mistake? 711 00:44:57,291 --> 00:44:59,333 L-Like it never happened? 712 00:45:00,208 --> 00:45:02,416 For better or worse, the photos are blurry. 713 00:45:02,916 --> 00:45:04,833 We'll say you got the wrong guy. 714 00:45:05,875 --> 00:45:08,040 I can't do that. 715 00:45:08,041 --> 00:45:09,000 Why not? 716 00:45:10,208 --> 00:45:13,290 Well, I'd be casting doubt on my whole profession. 717 00:45:13,291 --> 00:45:16,500 Does anyone really benefit from knowing the truth? 718 00:45:18,500 --> 00:45:21,291 - It's like taking an old woman who... - Excuse me. 719 00:45:27,083 --> 00:45:33,165 She's climbed 100 steps with her husband, only to be pushed down on the 98th step. 720 00:45:33,166 --> 00:45:37,999 They had complaints, but these women respected their father. 721 00:45:38,000 --> 00:45:41,000 Now they have to view him with total disgust. 722 00:45:42,125 --> 00:45:43,833 Why's that? 723 00:45:45,083 --> 00:45:47,250 It's not like he's a thief. 724 00:45:47,916 --> 00:45:52,000 Women think of men's affairs as robbery. 725 00:45:52,875 --> 00:45:54,541 They're both shameless acts. 726 00:45:57,541 --> 00:45:58,416 Oh! 727 00:46:00,625 --> 00:46:01,458 Whoa! 728 00:46:07,166 --> 00:46:09,999 Takao. Why are you with Mr. Katsumata? 729 00:46:10,000 --> 00:46:12,665 What about you? How'd you find us? 730 00:46:12,666 --> 00:46:16,541 I called Mr. Katsumata's office, and they told me where he was. 731 00:46:17,208 --> 00:46:18,541 - Can I sit down? - Yeah. 732 00:46:22,541 --> 00:46:24,708 I was just asking him for a favor. 733 00:46:26,125 --> 00:46:28,374 He's not much of a talker, 734 00:46:28,375 --> 00:46:30,708 but he's sincere, so give him work if you can. 735 00:46:31,791 --> 00:46:35,333 Oh, did the thing we talked about arrive? 736 00:46:35,833 --> 00:46:37,375 Yes, it did. 737 00:46:48,833 --> 00:46:50,208 That's a family register! 738 00:46:58,083 --> 00:46:59,708 The boy... 739 00:47:01,083 --> 00:47:03,041 He's not Dad's. 740 00:47:05,208 --> 00:47:06,500 He's eight years old. 741 00:47:07,250 --> 00:47:10,291 His father is listed as Minoru Takamizawa. 742 00:47:11,458 --> 00:47:14,957 If you knew that, why didn't you say so? 743 00:47:14,958 --> 00:47:17,958 I may be an in-law, but she and I are family. 744 00:47:19,041 --> 00:47:22,166 But I didn't have my client's permission. 745 00:47:22,666 --> 00:47:25,708 I see. You were right about him. 746 00:47:28,500 --> 00:47:32,708 So we are four sisters after all. 747 00:47:54,166 --> 00:47:59,208 I think we'd better talk. Out of earshot of the women. 748 00:48:03,166 --> 00:48:05,208 I had a feeling this day would come. 749 00:48:09,625 --> 00:48:15,041 Couldn't it be a case of smoke without fire? 750 00:48:21,833 --> 00:48:24,500 There's smoke because there's fire. 751 00:48:33,250 --> 00:48:34,416 We can cover it up. 752 00:48:38,541 --> 00:48:40,291 It's fine. Let it be. 753 00:48:41,541 --> 00:48:42,583 Sir. 754 00:48:44,666 --> 00:48:46,500 What are you going to do? 755 00:48:47,208 --> 00:48:48,708 There's nothing I can do. 756 00:48:51,166 --> 00:48:52,833 It's the bed I made. 757 00:48:58,958 --> 00:49:00,125 An apology then? 758 00:49:03,208 --> 00:49:04,166 No. 759 00:49:05,083 --> 00:49:06,208 No apology? 760 00:49:07,583 --> 00:49:09,625 An apology won't suffice. 761 00:50:05,375 --> 00:50:11,500 Oh, swelling rage! 762 00:50:14,333 --> 00:50:21,208 On whom shall I retaliate now that my lover is in the arms of another? 763 00:50:21,791 --> 00:50:25,374 Or shall my body turn to mere detritus 764 00:50:25,375 --> 00:50:29,000 Here on the river's floor? 765 00:50:33,541 --> 00:50:36,916 As I approach 766 00:50:38,375 --> 00:50:45,375 The water's edge 767 00:50:47,083 --> 00:50:51,374 My image reflected 768 00:50:51,375 --> 00:50:55,833 On the still surface 769 00:50:57,375 --> 00:51:00,166 Has become 770 00:51:00,666 --> 00:51:07,000 That of a great serpent 771 00:51:11,166 --> 00:51:13,707 Your mom's clear soup is the best. 772 00:51:13,708 --> 00:51:15,207 The eggs are good too. 773 00:51:15,208 --> 00:51:16,124 Yeah. 774 00:51:16,125 --> 00:51:17,582 How was the bunraku? 775 00:51:17,583 --> 00:51:20,832 It was my first time, but it was pretty exciting. 776 00:51:20,833 --> 00:51:22,582 Yeah, it was great. 777 00:51:22,583 --> 00:51:24,665 I still like Japanese art the best. 778 00:51:24,666 --> 00:51:26,957 When that doll's face snapped open... 779 00:51:26,958 --> 00:51:28,624 Yeah, that was wild. 780 00:51:28,625 --> 00:51:31,457 "Oh, jealousy!" 781 00:51:31,458 --> 00:51:33,040 Scary stuff. 782 00:51:33,041 --> 00:51:34,582 Just like Takiko. 783 00:51:34,583 --> 00:51:36,457 - Why me? - Oh, this and that. 784 00:51:36,458 --> 00:51:37,666 Pass the soy sauce. 785 00:51:38,166 --> 00:51:40,374 - Why would my face snap? - There! 786 00:51:40,375 --> 00:51:41,999 That's the face. 787 00:51:42,000 --> 00:51:43,707 I'm gonna have nightmares. 788 00:51:43,708 --> 00:51:45,708 - The soy sauce! - Take this one. 789 00:51:46,708 --> 00:51:50,583 Have this ark clam, Dad. It looks tastier. 790 00:51:51,250 --> 00:51:54,749 Isn't that too hard? What about his teeth? 791 00:51:54,750 --> 00:51:58,665 Yeah! The other day, Tsunako broke her false tooth on fried rice cakes. 792 00:51:58,666 --> 00:51:59,666 Watch it, you! 793 00:52:00,250 --> 00:52:01,708 That was a good laugh. 794 00:52:02,333 --> 00:52:03,665 "My false tooth broke." 795 00:52:03,666 --> 00:52:05,415 You're terrible. 796 00:52:05,416 --> 00:52:08,125 But she had it fixed the very next day. 797 00:52:08,625 --> 00:52:11,000 Perhaps she had plans to see someone that day? 798 00:52:11,500 --> 00:52:12,666 Scary, huh? 799 00:52:13,166 --> 00:52:15,749 Oh, wait... I shouldn't say this in front of Takao, 800 00:52:15,750 --> 00:52:18,332 but the scariest in this family is Makiko. 801 00:52:18,333 --> 00:52:20,040 What's so scary about her? 802 00:52:20,041 --> 00:52:22,582 She gets jumpy watching dogs or sword fights on TV. 803 00:52:22,583 --> 00:52:24,457 If you only knew, Takao. 804 00:52:24,458 --> 00:52:25,457 What? 805 00:52:25,458 --> 00:52:27,915 Careful, or you'll get a knife in the back. 806 00:52:27,916 --> 00:52:31,499 Come on! We've been together almost 20 years. 807 00:52:31,500 --> 00:52:33,457 - Here you are. - Thank you. 808 00:52:33,458 --> 00:52:35,332 Not as long as your parents, 809 00:52:35,333 --> 00:52:38,832 but I think I know my wife's mind by now. Right? 810 00:52:38,833 --> 00:52:41,707 Oh, dear. You'd better watch it, Takao. 811 00:52:41,708 --> 00:52:43,582 Or else, right in the back! 812 00:52:43,583 --> 00:52:45,415 "She got me!" 813 00:52:45,416 --> 00:52:48,624 Actually, if I did it, I'd stab from the front. 814 00:52:48,625 --> 00:52:50,290 From behind is for cowards. 815 00:52:50,291 --> 00:52:53,582 - Well, I think Makiko is the scariest too. - Right? 816 00:52:53,583 --> 00:52:54,999 When we have sushi together, 817 00:52:55,000 --> 00:52:58,707 she's always the first to grab the good stuff. 818 00:52:58,708 --> 00:53:02,707 That's true! She aims right for the expensive pieces! 819 00:53:02,708 --> 00:53:04,540 What a horrible thing to say. 820 00:53:04,541 --> 00:53:07,750 "Despite its gentle voice, the cuckoo feeds on lizards." 821 00:53:08,333 --> 00:53:11,249 No lizard talk when I'm about to eat a shrimp! 822 00:53:11,250 --> 00:53:15,165 - Here, you have it. - Whatever the case, she eats the best. 823 00:53:15,166 --> 00:53:17,874 I always get stuck with octopus and squid. 824 00:53:17,875 --> 00:53:22,540 Now now, in truth, everyone eats what they want. 825 00:53:22,541 --> 00:53:26,624 You would say that, Mom. You always eat extra egg or eel. 826 00:53:26,625 --> 00:53:29,374 - That's true. - Is it, now? 827 00:53:29,375 --> 00:53:30,665 "Is it, now?" 828 00:53:30,666 --> 00:53:32,541 Women are something, huh? 829 00:53:33,416 --> 00:53:34,415 They are indeed. 830 00:53:34,416 --> 00:53:36,457 - You don't want the shrimp? - No, thanks. 831 00:53:36,458 --> 00:53:37,957 - You eat the shrimp. - Oh! 832 00:53:37,958 --> 00:53:40,333 Even your house has torn fusuma, huh? 833 00:53:41,416 --> 00:53:43,750 Of course. We're only human. 834 00:53:46,166 --> 00:53:47,000 Right? 835 00:53:54,041 --> 00:53:55,957 - Look, an alligator. - An alligator? 836 00:53:55,958 --> 00:53:58,041 Oh, cut it out! 837 00:56:42,291 --> 00:56:46,208 Subtitle translation by: Brad Plumb