1 00:00:06,333 --> 00:00:08,375 [emotional music playing] 2 00:00:32,416 --> 00:00:38,290 TOKYO METROPOLITAN LIBRARY ARISUGAWA BRANCH 3 00:00:38,291 --> 00:00:43,625 {\an8}JANUARY, 1979 4 00:01:15,291 --> 00:01:16,332 Oh, good morning. 5 00:01:16,333 --> 00:01:18,582 You're here early as usual, Takezawa-san. 6 00:01:18,583 --> 00:01:19,750 [chuckles softly] 7 00:01:22,416 --> 00:01:23,791 [phone ringing] 8 00:01:27,083 --> 00:01:29,000 Yeah, hey, sis. It's me. 9 00:01:30,791 --> 00:01:31,791 It's Takiko. 10 00:01:32,875 --> 00:01:33,708 Yeah. 11 00:01:35,291 --> 00:01:36,333 I'm doing all right. 12 00:01:38,166 --> 00:01:39,000 Hmm? 13 00:01:41,666 --> 00:01:42,750 Well, I... 14 00:01:44,291 --> 00:01:45,499 I need to talk to you. 15 00:01:45,500 --> 00:01:46,666 [creaking] 16 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:52,125 [Takiko] No, it's nothing as silly as that. 17 00:01:52,625 --> 00:01:54,582 Hey, what are you saying? 18 00:01:54,583 --> 00:01:56,874 I'll have you know, marriage isn't silly at all. 19 00:01:56,875 --> 00:01:57,999 How old are you again? 20 00:01:58,000 --> 00:01:59,790 Hmm? Saki-chan? 21 00:01:59,791 --> 00:02:00,791 It's Takiko. 22 00:02:01,291 --> 00:02:04,749 Hey, listen. It all starts to go downhill after a woman turns 30. 23 00:02:04,750 --> 00:02:05,957 I think you should find-- 24 00:02:05,958 --> 00:02:07,915 [Takiko] I already told you. It's not about that. 25 00:02:07,916 --> 00:02:09,707 So what is it? Don't drag it out. 26 00:02:09,708 --> 00:02:12,582 You're fighting with your sister on the phone first thing in the morning? 27 00:02:12,583 --> 00:02:13,916 Well, tell me, then. 28 00:02:16,333 --> 00:02:18,540 - Now what? - I want us to be all together... 29 00:02:18,541 --> 00:02:19,457 [woman] What? 30 00:02:19,458 --> 00:02:21,332 - [boy] I had to buy a book. - ...when I tell you. 31 00:02:21,333 --> 00:02:22,249 [Saki] What book? 32 00:02:22,250 --> 00:02:24,874 [boy] It's Advanced Stories for Reproduction. 33 00:02:24,875 --> 00:02:27,415 [woman] I have no idea what that means. What's it for? 34 00:02:27,416 --> 00:02:28,707 FATHER 35 00:02:28,708 --> 00:02:31,290 - [Saki] Hmm? - You got that the other day, didn't you? 36 00:02:31,291 --> 00:02:34,374 No way, that was Elementary Stories for Reproduction. 37 00:02:34,375 --> 00:02:35,624 I still don't understand it. 38 00:02:35,625 --> 00:02:38,041 You should've asked for that last night, Hiroo. 39 00:02:38,666 --> 00:02:40,332 - What? Hey. - [woman] Do you really need it? 40 00:02:40,333 --> 00:02:41,666 [Hiroo] Yeah, I do. 41 00:02:43,041 --> 00:02:45,082 [woman] Make sure you bring me the receipt, okay? 42 00:02:45,083 --> 00:02:46,875 - [Hiroo] Okay. - [sighs] Here. 43 00:02:49,875 --> 00:02:51,874 - [girl] Hey. - A goodbye would be nice to hear, guys! 44 00:02:51,875 --> 00:02:53,749 - See you later. Bye! - [girl] Bye! See you! 45 00:02:53,750 --> 00:02:55,791 - Yoko, your skirt seems short! - [Yoko] It's long! 46 00:02:57,291 --> 00:02:59,000 [woman] Ugh, kids these days. 47 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:02,332 Sorry, what were we talking about again? 48 00:03:02,333 --> 00:03:05,457 Really, sis? You can at least say, "Hold on a minute," right? 49 00:03:05,458 --> 00:03:07,915 [woman] I just said I'm sorry, didn't I? 50 00:03:07,916 --> 00:03:10,666 [Takiko] You can't just say, "What were we talking about?" 51 00:03:11,166 --> 00:03:13,499 Hey, you called when you know I'm busiest. 52 00:03:13,500 --> 00:03:15,665 [Takiko] Let's all get together at your place tonight. 53 00:03:15,666 --> 00:03:16,749 I can tell you then. 54 00:03:16,750 --> 00:03:19,541 And I'll take care of calling Tsunako and Sakiko too. 55 00:03:20,041 --> 00:03:23,165 We'll... make sure to eat before we come by there. 56 00:03:23,166 --> 00:03:24,916 [woman] You can at least have dinner-- 57 00:03:27,875 --> 00:03:29,082 [scoffs] 58 00:03:29,083 --> 00:03:31,208 That one's a real treat, isn't she? 59 00:03:32,708 --> 00:03:34,749 You work too long at a library, it happens. 60 00:03:34,750 --> 00:03:36,582 [man] Well, working for the government 61 00:03:36,583 --> 00:03:39,415 is better than worrying about sales all the time. 62 00:03:39,416 --> 00:03:42,165 [woman] She won't work there the rest of her life. It's about time-- 63 00:03:42,166 --> 00:03:45,124 That she gets full-time work as a housewife instead? 64 00:03:45,125 --> 00:03:47,416 Well, that's the most reliable work there is. 65 00:03:48,041 --> 00:03:49,625 [woman] Don't say it like that. 66 00:03:50,125 --> 00:03:51,625 Tsunako's coming as well? 67 00:03:52,208 --> 00:03:54,750 I'm not sure she can make it on such short notice. 68 00:03:55,958 --> 00:03:57,083 Got a meeting? 69 00:03:57,791 --> 00:04:00,582 Weren't you going to Ikegami later on today? 70 00:04:00,583 --> 00:04:03,207 [woman] Seems Mom's hidden savings account has matured. 71 00:04:03,208 --> 00:04:05,124 She used our address, remember? 72 00:04:05,125 --> 00:04:06,666 Why wouldn't she use her own address? 73 00:04:07,500 --> 00:04:10,624 She thinks Dad will start to slack off, maybe, if she lets on. 74 00:04:10,625 --> 00:04:12,165 It pushes Dad to keep working. 75 00:04:12,166 --> 00:04:14,957 {\an8}[sighs] Goodness, we men have it tough at any age. 76 00:04:14,958 --> 00:04:16,999 It's tougher for us, I assure you. 77 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:18,750 Tell your dad I say hello. 78 00:04:19,250 --> 00:04:21,624 - [woman] "Hello" just to my dad? - Mom, too, of course. 79 00:04:21,625 --> 00:04:24,125 I'll write it out like a storybook if you want. 80 00:04:33,000 --> 00:04:34,666 - Have a good day! - [man] Yeah. 81 00:04:37,041 --> 00:04:38,666 [opening theme music playing] 82 00:04:56,416 --> 00:04:57,708 ♪ Yeah ♪ 83 00:05:06,583 --> 00:05:07,791 ♪ Keep on going higher ♪ 84 00:05:08,875 --> 00:05:10,333 ♪ Burning with desire ♪ 85 00:05:11,416 --> 00:05:13,333 ♪ Everything is brighter ♪ 86 00:05:14,583 --> 00:05:16,457 ♪ Whenever you're around Whenever we get down ♪ 87 00:05:16,458 --> 00:05:17,875 ♪ Going higher ♪ 88 00:05:18,875 --> 00:05:20,458 ♪ Feelings like a tiger ♪ 89 00:05:21,500 --> 00:05:23,416 ♪ Everything is lighter ♪ 90 00:05:26,750 --> 00:05:27,583 ♪ Yeah ♪ 91 00:05:28,166 --> 00:05:30,166 [birds chirping] 92 00:05:30,958 --> 00:05:31,999 [woman] Well, I'm back. 93 00:05:32,000 --> 00:05:33,415 Ah, wonderful. 94 00:05:33,416 --> 00:05:35,832 Oh, she's here, miss. She came early. 95 00:05:35,833 --> 00:05:37,250 - Is that so? - Yes. 96 00:05:37,750 --> 00:05:40,041 They took two whole hours to set this style. 97 00:05:40,708 --> 00:05:42,957 I think they need to talk less and work more. 98 00:05:42,958 --> 00:05:44,500 That's what their trouble is. 99 00:05:59,583 --> 00:06:04,291 It seems especially lovely today. Although, your work is always, of course. 100 00:06:05,208 --> 00:06:06,875 I don't quite know how to say it. 101 00:06:07,958 --> 00:06:10,583 - They're just so alluring, flowers. - [clippers click] 102 00:06:11,083 --> 00:06:12,125 You're too kind. 103 00:06:12,833 --> 00:06:15,582 I had a teacher tell me that my work lacked charm 104 00:06:15,583 --> 00:06:17,624 and that it was all much too neat. 105 00:06:17,625 --> 00:06:18,791 Quite the opposite. 106 00:06:19,291 --> 00:06:22,374 To me, it looks like a stunning lady who's barely dressed. 107 00:06:22,375 --> 00:06:24,250 Right, honey? Don't you agree? 108 00:06:25,333 --> 00:06:26,458 [man] I don't know. 109 00:06:26,958 --> 00:06:28,790 I'm not much of a flower guy, anyway. 110 00:06:28,791 --> 00:06:30,375 [phone ringing] 111 00:06:44,875 --> 00:06:46,500 [man] Thanks for your work. 112 00:06:47,000 --> 00:06:48,666 [woman] Hello, this is Masukawa. 113 00:06:50,291 --> 00:06:52,625 Oh yes, hello. How are you doing today? 114 00:06:55,458 --> 00:06:56,332 You want Tsunako? 115 00:06:56,333 --> 00:06:59,249 - Tomorrow, at one o'clock. - [woman] Yes, she's right here. 116 00:06:59,250 --> 00:07:00,457 Just one moment, please. 117 00:07:00,458 --> 00:07:01,583 [door slides open] 118 00:07:02,625 --> 00:07:05,125 [woman] Ma'am? Your sister's on the phone for you. 119 00:07:05,791 --> 00:07:06,833 Okay. 120 00:07:13,125 --> 00:07:15,000 - I told you. - [woman] Have a good day. 121 00:07:18,083 --> 00:07:20,124 This isn't about marriage, okay? 122 00:07:20,125 --> 00:07:23,582 - [Tsunako] Then what is it about? - I'll tell you when I see you. 123 00:07:23,583 --> 00:07:26,332 I do have my own schedule to keep, you know. 124 00:07:26,333 --> 00:07:28,707 You can't just call and say we're meeting tonight. 125 00:07:28,708 --> 00:07:30,083 [woman] Your month's pay. 126 00:07:34,250 --> 00:07:35,791 All right, I'll go. When? 127 00:07:37,083 --> 00:07:40,624 Why don't you ask me instead of just demanding that I go over at eight? 128 00:07:40,625 --> 00:07:42,290 This is really selfish of you. 129 00:07:42,291 --> 00:07:44,958 Well, fine, don't come if you don't want to, then. 130 00:07:46,625 --> 00:07:48,041 I asked you, for the record. 131 00:07:48,958 --> 00:07:52,665 This is really serious, so don't you dare complain about it 132 00:07:52,666 --> 00:07:54,458 when us three decide without you. 133 00:07:55,875 --> 00:07:57,958 - [man] Welcome in. - Welcome, miss. 134 00:07:58,583 --> 00:07:59,666 [woman] This way, please. 135 00:08:00,250 --> 00:08:03,458 Seriously, you can't just phone me at work like this. 136 00:08:05,083 --> 00:08:07,665 I know, but tonight I'm closing up the place. 137 00:08:07,666 --> 00:08:10,124 [Takiko] Just tell the manager your parents got sick. 138 00:08:10,125 --> 00:08:13,958 I already used that excuse last week. They won't buy it. 139 00:08:14,708 --> 00:08:16,707 [footsteps approaching] 140 00:08:16,708 --> 00:08:18,625 [Takiko sighs] Sorry about that. 141 00:08:21,416 --> 00:08:22,375 It's fine. 142 00:08:28,125 --> 00:08:29,707 So were you able to... 143 00:08:29,708 --> 00:08:30,625 Uh-huh. 144 00:08:36,458 --> 00:08:37,416 More or less. 145 00:08:38,375 --> 00:08:39,457 It went smoothly? 146 00:08:39,458 --> 00:08:42,375 Yes. But it wasn't what I'd call ideal, though. 147 00:08:43,375 --> 00:08:44,375 [Takiko] Oh yeah? 148 00:08:47,166 --> 00:08:48,375 Do you really want this? 149 00:08:50,083 --> 00:08:51,916 [scoffs] Of course not. 150 00:08:53,041 --> 00:08:54,416 I don't want any of this. 151 00:08:55,541 --> 00:08:57,166 But I can't let it go. 152 00:08:57,916 --> 00:08:58,791 [sighs] 153 00:09:08,333 --> 00:09:09,750 Here's your order, miss. 154 00:09:11,750 --> 00:09:12,874 Just one bill for it all. 155 00:09:12,875 --> 00:09:15,625 [waitress] Certainly, miss. Please enjoy. 156 00:09:16,291 --> 00:09:18,833 [man] Oh, uh, I ordered weak coffee. 157 00:09:19,625 --> 00:09:20,541 They brought... 158 00:09:29,500 --> 00:09:30,415 Hmm. 159 00:09:30,416 --> 00:09:31,583 That's so strong. 160 00:09:35,458 --> 00:09:36,499 Oh! [grunts] 161 00:09:36,500 --> 00:09:37,458 Oh. 162 00:09:38,208 --> 00:09:39,041 [man] I'm sorry. 163 00:09:40,375 --> 00:09:41,291 Excuse me? 164 00:09:43,833 --> 00:09:45,832 [gentle music playing] 165 00:09:45,833 --> 00:09:47,916 [indistinct chatter] 166 00:09:50,291 --> 00:09:52,875 FUJI APPLES 167 00:09:54,833 --> 00:09:55,666 Mmm. 168 00:09:56,291 --> 00:09:58,000 - Excuse me. - [man] Oh, hello, miss. 169 00:09:58,416 --> 00:09:59,790 - This. Yes. - [man] Apples? Sure. 170 00:09:59,791 --> 00:10:01,207 - I'll take four. - [man] Okay, four? 171 00:10:01,208 --> 00:10:02,500 - Thank you very much. - This one. 172 00:10:05,291 --> 00:10:08,582 [woman] Once upon a time, the story goes, 173 00:10:08,583 --> 00:10:11,541 there lived an old man and his wife. 174 00:10:13,666 --> 00:10:16,750 The old man went to the mountain for firewood, 175 00:10:17,458 --> 00:10:21,208 while the old woman went down to the river to do laundry. 176 00:10:23,666 --> 00:10:27,457 It was there, as the old woman was washing clothes, 177 00:10:27,458 --> 00:10:30,166 that a huge peach floated down the river. 178 00:10:31,291 --> 00:10:33,458 It was bobbing up and down, 179 00:10:34,583 --> 00:10:36,749 up and down in the water. 180 00:10:36,750 --> 00:10:39,541 KOTARO TAKEZAWA 181 00:10:41,541 --> 00:10:42,708 [click] 182 00:10:45,041 --> 00:10:45,916 [click] 183 00:10:51,000 --> 00:10:51,875 [click] 184 00:10:57,958 --> 00:10:59,124 [woman] Ah! 185 00:10:59,125 --> 00:11:00,249 [laughing] 186 00:11:00,250 --> 00:11:01,333 - [woman 2] Huh? - [man] Hey. 187 00:11:01,875 --> 00:11:03,999 [woman 2] If it isn't Makiko! 188 00:11:04,000 --> 00:11:05,207 [man] What's so funny? 189 00:11:05,208 --> 00:11:06,749 - [Makiko] Look at you guys! - What? 190 00:11:06,750 --> 00:11:09,124 The old man's in the garden trimming trees, 191 00:11:09,125 --> 00:11:11,957 right beside the old woman doing laundry in the garden. 192 00:11:11,958 --> 00:11:12,874 [laughs] 193 00:11:12,875 --> 00:11:14,957 There's nothing funny about that. 194 00:11:14,958 --> 00:11:17,166 We're just missing the peach in this scene. 195 00:11:17,750 --> 00:11:19,374 It's not the season for peaches yet. 196 00:11:19,375 --> 00:11:20,915 [laughs] 197 00:11:20,916 --> 00:11:23,582 And since you share a name, I thought I'd get these for you. 198 00:11:23,583 --> 00:11:25,374 - Oh, really? - Look. 199 00:11:25,375 --> 00:11:27,207 Ah! Fuji apples? 200 00:11:27,208 --> 00:11:28,333 Thanks, honey. 201 00:11:28,875 --> 00:11:30,332 But when you visit your parents, 202 00:11:30,333 --> 00:11:32,708 you don't need to buy anything so expensive. 203 00:11:33,416 --> 00:11:37,082 Besides, we can't eat all that. Four Fuji apples is far too much. 204 00:11:37,083 --> 00:11:38,540 I'll eat one. Don't worry. 205 00:11:38,541 --> 00:11:40,374 - Really? - Dad, do you want one as well? 206 00:11:40,375 --> 00:11:42,832 No, I'm fine. I really need to get going. 207 00:11:42,833 --> 00:11:45,958 - Oh. Is he going to work today? - [Fuji] Mm-hmm. 208 00:11:46,458 --> 00:11:48,125 Only Tuesdays and Thursdays. 209 00:11:48,833 --> 00:11:50,165 He's pretty reserved, huh? 210 00:11:50,166 --> 00:11:51,249 [Fuji chuckles] 211 00:11:51,250 --> 00:11:52,166 [man sighs] 212 00:11:53,875 --> 00:11:55,040 - Is that... - Hmm? 213 00:11:55,041 --> 00:11:56,833 ...your laundry he just hung? 214 00:11:57,666 --> 00:11:58,749 [sighs] 215 00:11:58,750 --> 00:12:01,916 Really? That's not at all like the dad I know. 216 00:12:03,416 --> 00:12:06,457 [imitating Dad] "Hey, I think some clothes just fell off." 217 00:12:06,458 --> 00:12:08,291 [laughing] 218 00:12:08,791 --> 00:12:11,999 He's been handling the treatments for the windows too. 219 00:12:12,000 --> 00:12:13,790 - Really, he does? - Mm-hmm. 220 00:12:13,791 --> 00:12:15,374 [laughs] 221 00:12:15,375 --> 00:12:17,625 Could be he's getting close to the end. 222 00:12:18,291 --> 00:12:21,541 My guess is he's sorry for the trouble he always caused you then. 223 00:12:22,416 --> 00:12:23,750 Our finances 224 00:12:24,500 --> 00:12:26,749 or how he'd be finicky now and then. 225 00:12:26,750 --> 00:12:28,666 I don't resent a single second. 226 00:12:29,333 --> 00:12:32,165 You're a very lucky wife, in that case. Don't you think? 227 00:12:32,166 --> 00:12:33,166 Mmm. 228 00:12:33,916 --> 00:12:35,082 Oh. 229 00:12:35,083 --> 00:12:36,041 Hey. 230 00:12:36,916 --> 00:12:38,582 - What should we do? - Ah. Yes. 231 00:12:38,583 --> 00:12:41,458 It looks like they want you to continue banking there. 232 00:12:42,875 --> 00:12:44,457 They do, eh? 233 00:12:44,458 --> 00:12:45,999 [indistinct chatter] 234 00:12:46,000 --> 00:12:49,957 Uh, say, did, uh... Takiko talk to you recently? 235 00:12:49,958 --> 00:12:51,750 Mm-mm. Is anything wrong? 236 00:12:52,708 --> 00:12:54,750 She wants to talk. Sounded serious. 237 00:12:55,416 --> 00:12:58,625 Maybe she's finally gotten herself a partner. 238 00:12:59,541 --> 00:13:01,874 I asked about that, but she said it's nothing that silly. 239 00:13:01,875 --> 00:13:03,374 Hey. 240 00:13:03,375 --> 00:13:05,666 The tofu vendor's here. Do we need some? 241 00:13:06,416 --> 00:13:09,499 There's plenty leftover from dinner still, I'm pretty sure. 242 00:13:09,500 --> 00:13:11,000 Oh, okay. 243 00:13:11,958 --> 00:13:13,708 [chuckling] 244 00:13:15,166 --> 00:13:17,083 Oh, hold on. 245 00:13:17,708 --> 00:13:20,165 I already brushed your coat for you, so you can wear it. 246 00:13:20,166 --> 00:13:22,458 - Not that, the brown one. - [man] Thanks, this one's fine. 247 00:13:23,375 --> 00:13:24,666 [chuckles] 248 00:13:27,375 --> 00:13:28,874 - [liquid pouring] - [papers rustling] 249 00:13:28,875 --> 00:13:30,665 [Tsunako] You came home early, huh? 250 00:13:30,666 --> 00:13:33,165 Just as soon as he heard that you were going to be coming over, 251 00:13:33,166 --> 00:13:34,832 he rushed all the way back. 252 00:13:34,833 --> 00:13:36,290 I should thank you for visiting us. 253 00:13:36,291 --> 00:13:38,915 Hey, it's just that the meeting I had got canceled. 254 00:13:38,916 --> 00:13:42,165 Takao-san has no sisters, so he wants girl time with us four. 255 00:13:42,166 --> 00:13:43,540 [Takao chuckles] 256 00:13:43,541 --> 00:13:46,375 - [Tsunako] Hmm? What are you doing? - All right! 257 00:13:47,791 --> 00:13:50,124 Wait. Is today the day we break the rice cakes? 258 00:13:50,125 --> 00:13:51,582 - It's not, no, I think... - Oh! 259 00:13:51,583 --> 00:13:52,624 {\an8}Ooh! 260 00:13:52,625 --> 00:13:55,082 - It's actually on the 11th, right? - Mmm. 261 00:13:55,083 --> 00:13:58,124 He just seems to prefer doing things the way he did as a kid. 262 00:13:58,125 --> 00:14:00,333 [chuckles] Most men are like that. 263 00:14:00,875 --> 00:14:02,124 Back when he was still alive, 264 00:14:02,125 --> 00:14:04,707 my husband liked holiday decorations put up early, 265 00:14:04,708 --> 00:14:06,957 or he thought we'd all get bad luck instead. 266 00:14:06,958 --> 00:14:10,374 So I'd tell him, "We're nobodies. All that bad luck couldn't find us." 267 00:14:10,375 --> 00:14:12,708 [Takao] You miss it now that he's gone, huh? 268 00:14:13,875 --> 00:14:16,291 These are best when fried with salt 269 00:14:16,916 --> 00:14:20,499 - He likes them the same way you do. - [chuckles] I'll lend a hand, then. 270 00:14:20,500 --> 00:14:21,665 - [Takao chuckles] - Oh. 271 00:14:21,666 --> 00:14:23,250 [Takiko] Hey! Sorry I'm late! 272 00:14:24,041 --> 00:14:26,624 - [Takao] I'll go. - It's her meeting, but she's the last one. 273 00:14:26,625 --> 00:14:28,750 - You said it. - There! 274 00:14:29,666 --> 00:14:31,040 [sighs] This is hard. 275 00:14:31,041 --> 00:14:33,416 Oh, you got some rice cakes? 276 00:14:34,666 --> 00:14:35,708 Hey. 277 00:14:36,291 --> 00:14:39,166 What's it remind you guys of? Something with Mom. Anybody? 278 00:14:40,791 --> 00:14:41,915 - Uh... - [gasps] 279 00:14:41,916 --> 00:14:43,790 - Oh! It's her heels! Look! - [laughs] 280 00:14:43,791 --> 00:14:47,624 - You got it! They do! - That's what I was gonna say! [laughs] 281 00:14:47,625 --> 00:14:50,915 Yes! Here and here are those cracks! 282 00:14:50,916 --> 00:14:53,415 [Makiko] They're looking just about done now. 283 00:14:53,416 --> 00:14:54,750 [Tsunako] That's good, now. 284 00:14:55,250 --> 00:14:56,208 Mmm. 285 00:14:57,250 --> 00:15:00,790 I can still remember it so clearly, the sound of Mom taking off her socks. 286 00:15:00,791 --> 00:15:04,707 When she'd get ready for bed. After lights out, she'd do it next to us. 287 00:15:04,708 --> 00:15:06,665 The socks would get caught on her cracked heels, 288 00:15:06,666 --> 00:15:09,374 and it would make that indescribable scratchy sound. 289 00:15:09,375 --> 00:15:13,332 Why were her heels so badly cracked? Did she tend to have dry skin? 290 00:15:13,333 --> 00:15:16,875 It's because she had a tough life. There were times she didn't eat much at all. 291 00:15:17,416 --> 00:15:19,624 [Makiko] It was just after the war, so there wasn't much. 292 00:15:19,625 --> 00:15:22,082 She gave all the best food to Dad and us. 293 00:15:22,083 --> 00:15:24,165 She basically survived on just rice porridge. 294 00:15:24,166 --> 00:15:27,290 And her hands were badly cracked. The soapy dish water and all. 295 00:15:27,291 --> 00:15:29,040 She used to have that ointment on her hands. 296 00:15:29,041 --> 00:15:31,249 Yes! She did! She did! 297 00:15:31,250 --> 00:15:33,457 And the old chopstick she'd heat it up on too. 298 00:15:33,458 --> 00:15:35,582 Then she'd just rub it into her chapped skin. 299 00:15:35,583 --> 00:15:36,749 It would always stink too. 300 00:15:36,750 --> 00:15:39,082 And the sound of the sizzling and the smoke. 301 00:15:39,083 --> 00:15:41,125 [Makiko] I still remember that. Wow. 302 00:15:42,000 --> 00:15:43,666 I can't anymore, I guess. 303 00:15:45,125 --> 00:15:47,207 - Ah! - You'll burn yourself! Watch it! 304 00:15:47,208 --> 00:15:48,499 - [Takao] Mmm. - [doorbell rings] 305 00:15:48,500 --> 00:15:49,999 Oh, Sakiko's here? 306 00:15:50,000 --> 00:15:51,165 I'll go. 307 00:15:51,166 --> 00:15:53,374 - [Sakiko] Takiko... - That's all of us, then. 308 00:15:53,375 --> 00:15:56,457 - Hey, did you really need to call Sakiko? - [Sakiko] Unlike you, I have things... 309 00:15:56,458 --> 00:15:58,290 She'd just complain later about it. 310 00:15:58,291 --> 00:16:00,957 [Sakiko] I don't have a fancy job like the rest of you. 311 00:16:00,958 --> 00:16:02,790 - Oh! - Hey, wash your hands first. 312 00:16:02,791 --> 00:16:06,415 Last week, Mom strained her back, and this week, Dad had appendicitis. 313 00:16:06,416 --> 00:16:08,790 Next, I'll have to say you guys had a car accident. 314 00:16:08,791 --> 00:16:11,332 - Oh! - Oh, she's so scary. 315 00:16:11,333 --> 00:16:12,375 Isn't she? 316 00:16:13,500 --> 00:16:18,208 [Takao] Well, that's not entirely true. No, it's not really every week. 317 00:16:18,708 --> 00:16:21,708 But the managing director loves it, so I have to go along. 318 00:16:22,416 --> 00:16:25,124 Always winning the booby prize is embarrassing, 319 00:16:25,125 --> 00:16:27,499 so he got it through mail order instead. 320 00:16:27,500 --> 00:16:30,082 Now, it's just an ornament. Hard to clean around it. 321 00:16:30,083 --> 00:16:32,540 [Takao] You've just never seen me use it, that's all. 322 00:16:32,541 --> 00:16:34,790 I have some. They were Masaki's when he was alive, 323 00:16:34,791 --> 00:16:37,083 so they never get used now. So... 324 00:16:37,541 --> 00:16:39,665 You lift like this? Or go sideways like this, right? 325 00:16:39,666 --> 00:16:41,290 - [Takao] Exactly. - And you know... 326 00:16:41,291 --> 00:16:43,541 - The one you use to hang on to? - So, Dad is... 327 00:16:45,208 --> 00:16:47,041 spending money on a stranger. 328 00:16:49,333 --> 00:16:50,166 A lady? 329 00:16:51,083 --> 00:16:52,832 Well, it wouldn't be on a man, sis. 330 00:16:52,833 --> 00:16:55,165 What if he's just sponsoring a student monthly? 331 00:16:55,166 --> 00:16:56,540 Maybe a local college student. 332 00:16:56,541 --> 00:16:57,833 You're so naive. 333 00:16:58,958 --> 00:17:00,124 Are you really sure? 334 00:17:00,125 --> 00:17:01,874 [Tsunako] I'd believe it about someone else. 335 00:17:01,875 --> 00:17:04,749 I just can't believe our dad would do something like that. 336 00:17:04,750 --> 00:17:05,915 He's such a clumsy guy! 337 00:17:05,916 --> 00:17:07,915 He can't go buy a shirt himself at the mall, 338 00:17:07,916 --> 00:17:10,540 and yet now he's hooked a lady? 339 00:17:10,541 --> 00:17:13,040 Buying a shirt takes a different skill set. 340 00:17:13,041 --> 00:17:15,165 - [Takao] That's a good one. - Well, that's true! 341 00:17:15,166 --> 00:17:18,582 So Dad has a girlfriend, now, huh? [laughs] 342 00:17:18,583 --> 00:17:21,124 [Makiko] Wouldn't surprise me if we were talking about this man. 343 00:17:21,125 --> 00:17:22,332 Oh, hey, what does that mean? 344 00:17:22,333 --> 00:17:24,249 You don't need to get so defensive about it, 345 00:17:24,250 --> 00:17:26,957 unless there's some part of it that's true, right? 346 00:17:26,958 --> 00:17:30,040 [chuckles] I didn't do anything. You're angry with your dad. 347 00:17:30,041 --> 00:17:34,332 [Makiko] Dad just turned 70 this year. It's ridiculous. 348 00:17:34,333 --> 00:17:36,250 First of all, Dad can't afford a girlfriend. 349 00:17:36,875 --> 00:17:38,582 Tuesdays and Thursdays only, right? 350 00:17:38,583 --> 00:17:40,457 That's thanks to his old subordinates. 351 00:17:40,458 --> 00:17:43,165 He may still have an executive title, but it's just a gesture. 352 00:17:43,166 --> 00:17:45,874 He's not the type, anyway. He's just too reserved. 353 00:17:45,875 --> 00:17:47,165 [Sakiko] The reserved type? 354 00:17:47,166 --> 00:17:49,290 That means he's quiet. He doesn't talk much. 355 00:17:49,291 --> 00:17:52,832 A reserved old man who heads to work a couple days a week. [chuckles] 356 00:17:52,833 --> 00:17:55,082 - I like that. - [laughing] 357 00:17:55,083 --> 00:17:56,833 I saw it for myself, okay? 358 00:17:59,500 --> 00:18:00,791 I saw it just last month. 359 00:18:02,541 --> 00:18:05,666 I have a friend I, uh, happened to meet by Senzokuike. 360 00:18:07,375 --> 00:18:10,208 The three of them had gone to an amusement park, I think. 361 00:18:11,708 --> 00:18:12,916 Three, you said? 362 00:18:17,416 --> 00:18:19,791 "Papa, I'll race you," he said. 363 00:18:22,916 --> 00:18:24,458 Was it Dad? Are you sure? 364 00:18:25,458 --> 00:18:27,583 [Takiko] I hired an investigator to check. 365 00:18:28,875 --> 00:18:29,708 Investigator? 366 00:18:31,125 --> 00:18:34,208 The girlfriend is Tomoko Tsuchiya. She's 40. 367 00:18:35,041 --> 00:18:37,041 And her boy just started second grade. 368 00:18:38,375 --> 00:18:39,791 They live nearby the house. 369 00:18:40,291 --> 00:18:43,208 And Dad seems to visit on Tuesdays and Thursdays. 370 00:18:44,916 --> 00:18:46,208 Instead of going to work? 371 00:18:46,708 --> 00:18:48,625 He stops by the office, then goes to them. 372 00:18:49,916 --> 00:18:51,375 A reserved man, huh? 373 00:18:52,125 --> 00:18:53,791 Cheating almost a decade by now. 374 00:18:55,958 --> 00:18:57,125 Is there evidence? 375 00:18:59,708 --> 00:19:01,000 [Takao] What? Wait, what? 376 00:19:01,875 --> 00:19:03,290 The family register? 377 00:19:03,291 --> 00:19:06,957 - There are photos. They're all together. - [Makiko] No, I don't wanna look at them! 378 00:19:06,958 --> 00:19:08,499 - Makiko! - [Tsunako] Makiko! 379 00:19:08,500 --> 00:19:11,499 We can't look at the photos. It's Pandora's box, you guys. 380 00:19:11,500 --> 00:19:13,124 Because once we look, it's all real. 381 00:19:13,125 --> 00:19:15,999 - [Takiko] This is already real. - Hon, you agree with me, don't you? 382 00:19:16,000 --> 00:19:17,749 - It's better not to look, right? - Uh, well... 383 00:19:17,750 --> 00:19:21,749 Yeah, but what about the fact that he might have a kid? Then he's our... 384 00:19:21,750 --> 00:19:23,124 [Takiko] Our sibling. 385 00:19:23,125 --> 00:19:24,165 A son, you say? 386 00:19:24,166 --> 00:19:26,457 Then I guess I'm not the youngest after all. 387 00:19:26,458 --> 00:19:28,416 It's not just four of us? It's five? 388 00:19:29,583 --> 00:19:30,791 Well, let me check. 389 00:19:32,208 --> 00:19:33,290 Hmm? 390 00:19:33,291 --> 00:19:34,665 - Hmm. - [Makiko] What's wrong? 391 00:19:34,666 --> 00:19:35,750 [Takiko] What is it? 392 00:19:37,333 --> 00:19:39,165 - [gasps] - Oh, my false tooth. 393 00:19:39,166 --> 00:19:41,832 - [Takiko] Hey, what are you doing? - What? Come on! 394 00:19:41,833 --> 00:19:44,207 What? You had a fake tooth put in front? 395 00:19:44,208 --> 00:19:47,207 All four of the front ones are false. Hey, don't look. 396 00:19:47,208 --> 00:19:49,540 [Takiko] You shouldn't serve deep-fried rice cakes. 397 00:19:49,541 --> 00:19:50,499 What? Why not? 398 00:19:50,500 --> 00:19:52,665 After you said it reminded you of our mother's heels! 399 00:19:52,666 --> 00:19:54,290 I'm eating. Let's drop the heel stuff! 400 00:19:54,291 --> 00:19:56,332 [Takiko] Sakiko, how are you still munching away? 401 00:19:56,333 --> 00:19:59,999 What? I came here with an empty stomach so you wouldn't have to wait. Let me eat. 402 00:20:00,000 --> 00:20:03,374 [Takao chuckles] Hey, guys, this isn't the time for fighting. 403 00:20:03,375 --> 00:20:05,082 [lisping] So anyway, about this child... 404 00:20:05,083 --> 00:20:06,832 You sound like you sprung a leak now! 405 00:20:06,833 --> 00:20:08,207 Talking is making it sting. 406 00:20:08,208 --> 00:20:10,915 - We shouldn't be laughing like this. - [Takiko] This isn't funny! 407 00:20:10,916 --> 00:20:14,290 - That's right. - Oh no, sis. I laugh every time you talk. 408 00:20:14,291 --> 00:20:15,540 Do you have a mask? 409 00:20:15,541 --> 00:20:16,749 - Huh? - A mask! 410 00:20:16,750 --> 00:20:18,165 - A mask? - [Tsunako] Mm-hmm! 411 00:20:18,166 --> 00:20:20,165 - I don't know. - [Tsunako] An old one's fine. 412 00:20:20,166 --> 00:20:22,957 Masks are irrelevant right now. What about Dad's other kid? 413 00:20:22,958 --> 00:20:25,707 An old one's fine. I need a fresh dress, though! 414 00:20:25,708 --> 00:20:26,625 [Makiko] Huh? 415 00:20:27,333 --> 00:20:29,207 [Tsunako] No, not a dress. Gauze. 416 00:20:29,208 --> 00:20:30,499 - I meant gauze. - Really, sis. 417 00:20:30,500 --> 00:20:32,958 [Makiko laughs] Oh my God, wow. 418 00:20:33,500 --> 00:20:36,791 {\an8}[announcer] Marcano is attacking! He's losing speed! A left straight! 419 00:20:39,500 --> 00:20:41,166 You're all so immature! 420 00:20:41,708 --> 00:20:44,374 A situation like this, breaking your teeth, 421 00:20:44,375 --> 00:20:45,749 while you're watching boxing? 422 00:20:45,750 --> 00:20:48,540 [Sakiko] Hey, boxing is a legitimate sport, you know. 423 00:20:48,541 --> 00:20:50,790 Hey, are you listening? 424 00:20:50,791 --> 00:20:52,750 Aren't all of you mad? 425 00:20:53,250 --> 00:20:55,874 Dad has a girlfriend. Didn't you hear? 426 00:20:55,875 --> 00:20:57,707 Dad is a man after all, huh? 427 00:20:57,708 --> 00:21:00,290 [Tsunako] It hasn't sunk in yet. The news is so sudden. 428 00:21:00,291 --> 00:21:03,666 I mean, 70 is the new 50, isn't it? 429 00:21:04,708 --> 00:21:08,707 [Tsunako] Maybe it's the food he's eating. His complexion looks really good too. 430 00:21:08,708 --> 00:21:11,874 [Makiko] To keep my husband faithful, I just need to cut his rations, huh? 431 00:21:11,875 --> 00:21:16,040 Well, I personally like it when men are full of lust, anyway. 432 00:21:16,041 --> 00:21:17,540 - Sakiko! - [Sakiko] What? 433 00:21:17,541 --> 00:21:18,707 How can you just sit there? 434 00:21:18,708 --> 00:21:22,291 [Sakiko] If you ask me, Takiko, you're the one who's acting all sneaky. 435 00:21:22,833 --> 00:21:24,540 Sneaky? Really? 436 00:21:24,541 --> 00:21:26,499 It's for the sake of our mother, okay? 437 00:21:26,500 --> 00:21:29,374 - I paid for an investigation to-- - That's why I said that you're sneaky. 438 00:21:29,375 --> 00:21:30,957 Why not just ask outright? 439 00:21:30,958 --> 00:21:33,083 - [Takiko] Ask who outright? - Who? Our dad! 440 00:21:33,958 --> 00:21:36,624 [Tsunako] That's hard. I don't think he'd tell the truth, anyway. 441 00:21:36,625 --> 00:21:39,457 [Takao] Well, he is a reserved man, like we've been saying. 442 00:21:39,458 --> 00:21:43,040 Saki-chan, don't you feel sorry for Mom at all? 443 00:21:43,041 --> 00:21:47,082 She devoted her life to her husband, only to be betrayed by him at 65! 444 00:21:47,083 --> 00:21:49,166 [Tsunako] Well, it's Dad who should be blamed. 445 00:21:49,708 --> 00:21:51,790 [Makiko] I never thought he'd do something like that. 446 00:21:51,791 --> 00:21:53,749 I can't forgive him as a human! 447 00:21:53,750 --> 00:21:56,957 I think that Dad should cut ties with the woman 448 00:21:56,958 --> 00:21:59,124 or fess up and get a divorce. It's only fair. 449 00:21:59,125 --> 00:22:01,749 [Makiko] Of course Dad should break up with that other woman. 450 00:22:01,750 --> 00:22:04,000 Right? That's common sense. 451 00:22:05,250 --> 00:22:07,165 Well, yeah, sure, that's right. 452 00:22:07,166 --> 00:22:09,332 Well, of course, that's the way it goes. 453 00:22:09,333 --> 00:22:10,250 [Takiko] What? 454 00:22:11,000 --> 00:22:12,374 That's just the way of the world. 455 00:22:12,375 --> 00:22:14,957 Either way, for Mom's sake, what if we... 456 00:22:14,958 --> 00:22:17,874 - Taki-chan, do you believe all that? - Huh? 457 00:22:17,875 --> 00:22:21,833 I'd say it's less about what's really the best for our mother than for you. 458 00:22:22,958 --> 00:22:25,082 - What? - You just want to start something. 459 00:22:25,083 --> 00:22:27,915 You're probably sick of work, with no men as friends. 460 00:22:27,916 --> 00:22:29,790 Now you're so spiteful, it's poisoning you. 461 00:22:29,791 --> 00:22:30,832 How dare you?! You-- 462 00:22:30,833 --> 00:22:32,957 This is a marital issue, a private thing. 463 00:22:32,958 --> 00:22:35,499 So we can't just try to step in and interfere. 464 00:22:35,500 --> 00:22:38,874 If Dad has a girlfriend, how I'd look at it is that, really, 465 00:22:38,875 --> 00:22:40,582 it's our mother's fault, too, then. 466 00:22:40,583 --> 00:22:41,957 She's a good housewife, sure, 467 00:22:41,958 --> 00:22:44,582 but women still need to have sex appeal, too, after all. 468 00:22:44,583 --> 00:22:46,790 - That's going too far. - [Sakiko] Boys are like that. 469 00:22:46,791 --> 00:22:49,291 - Don't say "boys." - Well, what do you say? 470 00:22:49,916 --> 00:22:50,957 They're men. 471 00:22:50,958 --> 00:22:54,041 [laughs] 472 00:22:55,291 --> 00:22:56,333 Sakiko. 473 00:22:57,166 --> 00:22:59,165 That dirty mind of yours is running wild again. 474 00:22:59,166 --> 00:23:01,665 Hang on. Taki-chan, your mind's the dirty one. 475 00:23:01,666 --> 00:23:03,915 You dress plain and say makeup's a total waste, 476 00:23:03,916 --> 00:23:06,707 but way down deep inside, you want to attract guys. 477 00:23:06,708 --> 00:23:09,875 You're mad you get passed over and end up lashing out instead. 478 00:23:10,625 --> 00:23:11,832 - Sakiko! - Whoa! What the-- 479 00:23:11,833 --> 00:23:12,915 - [Takiko] You little... - Ow! 480 00:23:12,916 --> 00:23:14,665 [Makiko] Stop it! Both of you, knock it off! 481 00:23:14,666 --> 00:23:16,790 [Takao] Cut it out! Stop it! That's enough! 482 00:23:16,791 --> 00:23:18,290 The two of us can talk later. 483 00:23:18,291 --> 00:23:19,708 [Takiko] Who do you think you are? 484 00:23:21,541 --> 00:23:22,624 [gasps] 485 00:23:22,625 --> 00:23:24,333 [indistinct chatter on TV] 486 00:23:26,791 --> 00:23:28,041 [Takao] Well, anyway... 487 00:23:30,333 --> 00:23:32,958 You can't let your mother hear about this, all right? 488 00:23:33,458 --> 00:23:34,333 Agreed? 489 00:23:35,166 --> 00:23:37,332 [indistinct chatter on TV] 490 00:23:37,333 --> 00:23:38,541 Mmm. 491 00:23:42,166 --> 00:23:43,083 [exhales] 492 00:23:45,000 --> 00:23:46,958 Hey, did you watch the fight tonight? 493 00:23:47,500 --> 00:23:49,665 Did you see that left hook Gushiken did? 494 00:23:49,666 --> 00:23:52,291 It was so good, the other guy fell into his corner. 495 00:23:53,625 --> 00:23:55,000 Huh? You didn't watch? 496 00:23:55,916 --> 00:23:56,875 I watched. 497 00:23:57,750 --> 00:23:59,916 He's younger than me, two whole years. 498 00:24:01,583 --> 00:24:03,041 [chuckles] Hang on! 499 00:24:03,541 --> 00:24:05,000 You know what, Hide? 500 00:24:05,500 --> 00:24:08,499 I think you're just a late bloomer. 501 00:24:08,500 --> 00:24:10,208 I'll never get there, then. 502 00:24:11,666 --> 00:24:12,499 Mmm. 503 00:24:12,500 --> 00:24:14,583 [cheerful music playing] 504 00:24:15,875 --> 00:24:16,750 [Sakiko] Hey now! 505 00:24:17,416 --> 00:24:19,041 [chuckling] 506 00:24:20,291 --> 00:24:21,415 [Hide exhales] 507 00:24:21,416 --> 00:24:22,583 [Sakiko exhales] 508 00:24:26,208 --> 00:24:27,415 Hey, hold on! 509 00:24:27,416 --> 00:24:28,583 [chuckles] 510 00:24:31,375 --> 00:24:32,208 Hold on! 511 00:24:32,791 --> 00:24:34,624 [man] Oh, Hide! How're you doing? 512 00:24:34,625 --> 00:24:36,625 - Better than ever! - Here, take this! 513 00:24:37,291 --> 00:24:38,165 [man laughs] 514 00:24:38,166 --> 00:24:39,999 - Oh! Here, you too! - Whoa! 515 00:24:40,000 --> 00:24:42,415 - Nice catch, kid! - Wait! Hold on! 516 00:24:42,416 --> 00:24:44,000 He's too fast. [sighs] 517 00:24:44,583 --> 00:24:46,999 [man] Hey, I'll be there with my wife to cheer him on! 518 00:24:47,000 --> 00:24:49,957 Close the shop and come early, or else you're gonna miss the KO! 519 00:24:49,958 --> 00:24:50,916 [man chuckles] Okay! 520 00:24:52,041 --> 00:24:53,583 [Sakiko panting] 521 00:24:58,375 --> 00:24:59,458 Don't throw it! 522 00:25:04,500 --> 00:25:06,249 - [Hide] Ow, ow, ow! - Huh? What is it? 523 00:25:06,250 --> 00:25:07,749 - [Hide] Got in my eyes. - The shampoo? 524 00:25:07,750 --> 00:25:10,250 Ow. Ah, that hurts. 525 00:25:11,125 --> 00:25:12,540 [Sakiko] Here, rinse it out. 526 00:25:12,541 --> 00:25:13,666 [Hide] I'm okay now. 527 00:25:14,875 --> 00:25:15,708 [sighs] 528 00:25:16,791 --> 00:25:17,624 [Sakiko] Uh. 529 00:25:17,625 --> 00:25:19,082 - Whoa, hey! - [Hide chuckles] 530 00:25:19,083 --> 00:25:20,791 Hey. [chuckles] 531 00:25:22,666 --> 00:25:24,665 - [Hide] What'd they say to you? - Hmm? 532 00:25:24,666 --> 00:25:25,832 Mm-mm. 533 00:25:25,833 --> 00:25:27,540 [Hide] You said your sisters got together. 534 00:25:27,541 --> 00:25:30,500 It was about another thing completely. It wasn't about me. 535 00:25:31,666 --> 00:25:33,083 [Hide] Don't be so cynical. 536 00:25:34,125 --> 00:25:38,249 Hey, I can't wait to move into a nice place with an actual shower. 537 00:25:38,250 --> 00:25:39,915 [Hide] If I win, we definitely will. 538 00:25:39,916 --> 00:25:42,540 Oosh, oosh, oosh, oosh, oosh, oosh! 539 00:25:42,541 --> 00:25:46,583 - Oosh! Oosh, oosh, oosh, oosh! - [Sakiko] Oosh, oosh, oosh, oosh. 540 00:25:50,958 --> 00:25:52,958 [gentle music playing] 541 00:26:42,291 --> 00:26:44,291 [train passing] 542 00:26:45,458 --> 00:26:46,583 I can't. 543 00:26:48,250 --> 00:26:49,125 [sighs] 544 00:26:51,166 --> 00:26:52,416 I can't. 545 00:26:53,375 --> 00:26:54,250 No. 546 00:26:55,166 --> 00:26:56,583 Oh, I hate this. 547 00:26:58,958 --> 00:26:59,916 [exhales] 548 00:27:00,958 --> 00:27:02,958 [breathing deeply] 549 00:27:03,958 --> 00:27:04,958 [whimpers] 550 00:27:07,166 --> 00:27:08,500 [water running] 551 00:27:13,541 --> 00:27:14,791 [Makiko] Is he serious? 552 00:27:15,625 --> 00:27:16,458 Huh? 553 00:27:17,250 --> 00:27:18,333 [Makiko] Dad, I mean. 554 00:27:19,666 --> 00:27:20,750 Hmm... 555 00:27:23,500 --> 00:27:25,750 That's all you've done. You keep on groaning. 556 00:27:27,166 --> 00:27:29,166 Oh, I meant to wash this last night. 557 00:27:31,291 --> 00:27:34,250 The problem is the boy, his son. 558 00:27:35,000 --> 00:27:36,583 It's simpler without the kid. 559 00:27:37,791 --> 00:27:40,790 So if the woman doesn't wind up pregnant, it's fine, then? 560 00:27:40,791 --> 00:27:42,500 [Takao] That's not what I meant. 561 00:27:43,125 --> 00:27:45,958 I'm just saying the situation would be simpler, then. 562 00:27:48,833 --> 00:27:52,999 It's still best for us... to wait it out and not say anything. 563 00:27:53,000 --> 00:27:55,583 Just allow time to solve the problem for us. 564 00:28:00,041 --> 00:28:02,291 It really isn't fair how time works. 565 00:28:07,541 --> 00:28:08,833 [chewing] 566 00:28:12,583 --> 00:28:15,916 I heard people fall deeper in love if they meet when they're older. 567 00:28:19,208 --> 00:28:22,041 And that can end even the longest relationships. 568 00:28:31,625 --> 00:28:33,625 [curious accordion music playing] 569 00:28:40,416 --> 00:28:43,582 [Makiko] Once upon a time, the story goes, 570 00:28:43,583 --> 00:28:46,291 there lived an old man and his wife. 571 00:28:48,125 --> 00:28:51,958 And the old man was secretly cheating on the old woman. 572 00:28:53,458 --> 00:28:55,083 And he and his lover 573 00:28:55,666 --> 00:28:56,915 had a cute little boy. 574 00:28:56,916 --> 00:28:59,540 TSUNAKO MITAMURA'S SCHOOL OF IKEBANA 575 00:28:59,541 --> 00:29:01,166 MITAMURA RESIDENCE 576 00:29:04,666 --> 00:29:06,999 [Tsunako] Yes, I'm coming. Just a minute! 577 00:29:07,000 --> 00:29:08,624 [man] What? Is that it already? 578 00:29:08,625 --> 00:29:12,290 [Tsunako] Ah, well, this happens when you don't dry off properly. 579 00:29:12,291 --> 00:29:13,499 [man] How much? 580 00:29:13,500 --> 00:29:15,915 [Tsunako] No, please. It's okay. You don't have to pay. 581 00:29:15,916 --> 00:29:17,790 [man] It's probably 2,000 yen. That right? 582 00:29:17,791 --> 00:29:20,832 - [Tsunako] No, I said it's okay, really! - [man] You don't need to feel bad. 583 00:29:20,833 --> 00:29:22,041 Take it! [gasps] 584 00:29:25,000 --> 00:29:26,833 - Ah. - [exhales] 585 00:29:28,500 --> 00:29:30,541 [curious music playing] 586 00:29:34,291 --> 00:29:36,124 - Oh, hey, hey, watch out! - [Makiko] Ah! 587 00:29:36,125 --> 00:29:37,458 [groans] 588 00:29:38,375 --> 00:29:40,375 [curious music continues] 589 00:29:50,583 --> 00:29:52,415 [footsteps approaching] 590 00:29:52,416 --> 00:29:53,375 [Makiko] Oh. 591 00:29:55,833 --> 00:29:58,041 - Please. - Don't! I said no! 592 00:29:58,500 --> 00:29:59,457 [Makiko grunting] 593 00:29:59,458 --> 00:30:01,290 - Just let go! - No, don't! 594 00:30:01,291 --> 00:30:03,290 Go away! Just stop it, already! [grunts] 595 00:30:03,291 --> 00:30:06,707 - Let go! Hey! Stop it! - So sorry, everyone! 596 00:30:06,708 --> 00:30:08,916 [Makiko grunting] 597 00:30:18,291 --> 00:30:20,541 [Makiko sniffling] 598 00:30:23,500 --> 00:30:25,208 No smoking for you, right? 599 00:30:29,000 --> 00:30:30,541 It's very quiet around here. 600 00:30:31,333 --> 00:30:32,875 [Tsunako] Here, have some tea. 601 00:30:34,458 --> 00:30:35,374 [door slides open] 602 00:30:35,375 --> 00:30:37,916 So it's back. Your tooth, huh? 603 00:30:39,583 --> 00:30:41,541 I got a temporary one first thing. 604 00:30:43,708 --> 00:30:45,000 Out of the four of us, 605 00:30:46,958 --> 00:30:49,166 I'm the only one who got bad teeth like Mom. 606 00:30:51,541 --> 00:30:54,124 Probably because Dad's salary was low when I was born, 607 00:30:54,125 --> 00:30:56,500 and I didn't get good nutrition for my teeth. 608 00:31:07,125 --> 00:31:08,625 Go ahead and ask, already. 609 00:31:10,583 --> 00:31:11,791 "Who was that?" 610 00:31:13,250 --> 00:31:14,457 "He has a wife, doesn't he?" 611 00:31:14,458 --> 00:31:16,749 - "How long has it gone on?" - [Makiko] Come on, sis. 612 00:31:16,750 --> 00:31:19,540 [Tsunako] "And with your husband's memorial tablet right there?" 613 00:31:19,541 --> 00:31:21,707 "You have a son who's old enough to be married by now." 614 00:31:21,708 --> 00:31:22,750 [Makiko] Tsunako. 615 00:31:23,750 --> 00:31:25,457 "You said you couldn't forgive Dad, 616 00:31:25,458 --> 00:31:27,708 and look how you behave when you're alone!" 617 00:31:28,208 --> 00:31:29,833 You want to say that, don't you? 618 00:31:30,583 --> 00:31:31,750 Say something, then. 619 00:31:32,458 --> 00:31:35,333 Don't just sit there in silence. Don't be cruel. 620 00:31:37,500 --> 00:31:39,499 Aren't you going to say a word? 621 00:31:39,500 --> 00:31:41,540 Go on. Say it if you want. 622 00:31:41,541 --> 00:31:43,624 "My husband's broken his wedding vows." 623 00:31:43,625 --> 00:31:46,540 "I can't forgive you for sleeping with a guy with a wife and kids." 624 00:31:46,541 --> 00:31:47,833 Is that better, huh? 625 00:31:50,416 --> 00:31:51,416 [Tsunako] Makiko. 626 00:31:55,291 --> 00:31:58,583 I didn't mean to force you to say something like that 627 00:31:59,291 --> 00:32:01,499 just 'cause you discovered my secret. 628 00:32:01,500 --> 00:32:03,125 It has nothing to do with you. 629 00:32:04,458 --> 00:32:05,708 And are you sure? 630 00:32:08,833 --> 00:32:10,583 Unlike Takiko, I've never liked 631 00:32:11,083 --> 00:32:13,291 going and poking around in people's business. 632 00:32:16,375 --> 00:32:18,291 Investigators aren't free either. 633 00:32:19,458 --> 00:32:21,041 And worries make you wrinkly. 634 00:32:21,541 --> 00:32:22,790 Better not to know, right? 635 00:32:22,791 --> 00:32:25,124 That's what Mom would say, right? [chuckles] 636 00:32:25,125 --> 00:32:26,250 And that's why 637 00:32:27,416 --> 00:32:29,625 we need to act on it before she can find out. 638 00:32:30,875 --> 00:32:31,916 Wait, act on it? 639 00:32:32,541 --> 00:32:33,374 Go to Dad, then? 640 00:32:33,375 --> 00:32:35,583 I've already asked Takao to deal with Dad. 641 00:32:36,083 --> 00:32:37,500 So... 642 00:32:39,000 --> 00:32:40,082 Mm-mm. 643 00:32:40,083 --> 00:32:41,582 We get the woman to end it. 644 00:32:41,583 --> 00:32:44,208 - How do we do that? - We can offer her cash. 645 00:32:44,708 --> 00:32:46,708 [curious music playing] 646 00:32:48,291 --> 00:32:49,375 All right, then. 647 00:32:50,916 --> 00:32:52,082 I'll pay half of it. 648 00:32:52,083 --> 00:32:53,041 Seems fair. 649 00:32:54,250 --> 00:32:56,916 Hey, you wanna eat? 650 00:32:57,416 --> 00:32:59,333 [chuckles] I do, yeah. 651 00:32:59,833 --> 00:33:02,457 [both chuckle] 652 00:33:02,458 --> 00:33:04,083 The new smile suits you. 653 00:33:04,916 --> 00:33:06,749 Cost me 20,000. 654 00:33:06,750 --> 00:33:08,666 [both laugh] 655 00:33:12,250 --> 00:33:16,582 [Tsunako] One of my dentist's younger brothers is actually an orthodontist. 656 00:33:16,583 --> 00:33:19,499 So what does the other one do? I'd bet he's an ENT. 657 00:33:19,500 --> 00:33:20,665 [Tsunako] You're so silly! 658 00:33:20,666 --> 00:33:22,457 [Makiko] Me? No I'm not! 659 00:33:22,458 --> 00:33:24,624 I laughed at his joke, and he pulled out the rest. 660 00:33:24,625 --> 00:33:26,416 [both laughing] 661 00:33:27,333 --> 00:33:28,583 [both sigh] 662 00:33:29,416 --> 00:33:32,083 A little something I think you'll enjoy. Here you go. 663 00:33:34,166 --> 00:33:36,750 All right, then. Where did you get this? 664 00:33:37,416 --> 00:33:38,500 What? 665 00:33:40,041 --> 00:33:41,916 [Makiko] Did that man bring it? 666 00:33:43,000 --> 00:33:44,250 [Tsunako] Makiko. 667 00:33:47,166 --> 00:33:48,833 Oh no, it's a mess. 668 00:33:50,208 --> 00:33:51,583 Why is that? 669 00:33:52,541 --> 00:33:53,500 [chuckles] 670 00:33:54,083 --> 00:33:55,750 Itadakimasu. 671 00:34:00,958 --> 00:34:02,000 [both chuckle] 672 00:34:05,041 --> 00:34:09,000 Isn't it a lot to ask of her to end things for just 500,000 yen? 673 00:34:09,541 --> 00:34:11,708 I mean, it's all I have in my savings. 674 00:34:12,583 --> 00:34:16,040 Well, if she wants, I can get on my knees, and I'll cry and say to her, 675 00:34:16,041 --> 00:34:17,583 "Try to think of our mother." 676 00:34:18,083 --> 00:34:19,415 Would you? Seriously? 677 00:34:19,416 --> 00:34:22,624 Of course, I'm serious. I even decided to wear lucky underwear. 678 00:34:22,625 --> 00:34:26,332 Makiko, this is hardly a yakuza raid. Come on. That's ridiculous. 679 00:34:26,333 --> 00:34:29,124 [boy] Mama, I know what I want for dinner tonight. 680 00:34:29,125 --> 00:34:30,833 I wanna eat brown rice. 681 00:34:33,041 --> 00:34:36,458 And, uh, a salad with lots of lettuce, okay? 682 00:34:37,250 --> 00:34:38,666 Oh, and shishamo! 683 00:34:39,291 --> 00:34:40,832 - With the eggs! - [woman] Okay. 684 00:34:40,833 --> 00:34:41,916 [chuckles] 685 00:34:45,583 --> 00:34:47,083 [boy] That sounds good. 686 00:34:49,541 --> 00:34:50,375 Mama! 687 00:34:54,333 --> 00:34:55,208 Mama? 688 00:35:01,333 --> 00:35:04,374 Make sure you get the shishamo with the eggs, okay? 689 00:35:04,375 --> 00:35:06,416 - [woman] Okay. - [boy] And a rolled omelet. 690 00:35:13,541 --> 00:35:14,375 Watch! 691 00:35:20,041 --> 00:35:23,833 [Fuji in Japanese] ♪ Snail, snail ♪ 692 00:35:24,333 --> 00:35:27,458 ♪ Come out from your shell ♪ 693 00:35:51,750 --> 00:35:55,833 ♪ Where, oh, where ♪ 694 00:35:57,000 --> 00:35:59,083 ♪ Does your head hide? ♪ 695 00:36:02,083 --> 00:36:02,916 [gasps] 696 00:36:04,416 --> 00:36:05,791 [yells] 697 00:36:06,416 --> 00:36:08,708 [breathing heavily] 698 00:36:15,500 --> 00:36:17,166 ♪ Reveal your horns ♪ 699 00:36:17,791 --> 00:36:19,083 ♪ Reveal your spears ♪ 700 00:36:20,375 --> 00:36:22,333 ♪ Reveal your head ♪ 701 00:36:25,333 --> 00:36:28,375 [phone ringing] 702 00:36:38,250 --> 00:36:41,041 Yes, hello there. Fuji Takezawa speaking. 703 00:36:41,791 --> 00:36:43,250 Ah, Sakiko! 704 00:36:44,166 --> 00:36:45,832 Hi, honey. How are you? 705 00:36:45,833 --> 00:36:47,624 Great, great, thanks. 706 00:36:47,625 --> 00:36:50,332 So, I'd actually really like to talk to you. 707 00:36:50,333 --> 00:36:52,374 Just don't tell anyone else, though, all right? 708 00:36:52,375 --> 00:36:54,125 Not Dad or the girls either. 709 00:36:54,666 --> 00:36:57,333 Why does she wanna talk to you, then? 710 00:36:58,208 --> 00:37:01,500 [Fuji] I don't know. She said she'll tell me at the apartment. 711 00:37:02,041 --> 00:37:04,416 Apartment? At Sakiko's? 712 00:37:04,958 --> 00:37:07,665 [Fuji] Actually, she asked me to keep it secret 713 00:37:07,666 --> 00:37:09,875 from your father, you, and your sisters. 714 00:37:10,375 --> 00:37:13,875 But I thought, just in case, I should tell you where it is. 715 00:37:14,666 --> 00:37:15,791 Are you still there? 716 00:37:19,458 --> 00:37:21,375 And then it's... here. 717 00:37:22,583 --> 00:37:26,290 Well, half of all the apartments here are Asahi-so or Hinode-so. 718 00:37:26,291 --> 00:37:28,458 Better to get an exact address, you know? 719 00:37:29,166 --> 00:37:31,207 Are you sure you got the right area? 720 00:37:31,208 --> 00:37:33,458 I asked for the exact address, Tsunako. 721 00:37:34,291 --> 00:37:36,583 It could be this block isn't the right one. 722 00:37:37,250 --> 00:37:40,540 - No, this is the right one. I know it. - How lovely! Camellias. 723 00:37:40,541 --> 00:37:41,500 Oh. 724 00:37:43,166 --> 00:37:45,165 Oh, a bathhouse too, huh? 725 00:37:45,166 --> 00:37:47,165 You fell down when we went as kids, remember? 726 00:37:47,166 --> 00:37:51,207 - [chuckles] Still got the scar. - Look! Oh my God, yes, you sure do. 727 00:37:51,208 --> 00:37:54,665 Hey, come on. We gotta get going, or else she'll definitely talk. 728 00:37:54,666 --> 00:37:56,874 [Tsunako] She's always done things differently. 729 00:37:56,875 --> 00:37:57,957 Ugh, don't I know it. 730 00:37:57,958 --> 00:37:59,957 - Look, he's drinking milk. - Oh, yeah. 731 00:37:59,958 --> 00:38:01,665 Cold milk after a hot bath is so delicious. 732 00:38:01,666 --> 00:38:02,875 [Makiko] Yeah, it's so good. 733 00:38:05,625 --> 00:38:06,500 [Fuji] Oh. 734 00:38:07,083 --> 00:38:08,124 I, uh... 735 00:38:08,125 --> 00:38:10,957 I've probably seen you on TV before. 736 00:38:10,958 --> 00:38:16,457 Only once you get to my age, everyone starts to appear similar. 737 00:38:16,458 --> 00:38:19,250 - [Sakiko] He hasn't been on TV, Mom. - Well, not yet. 738 00:38:19,875 --> 00:38:21,833 Is that so? Ah! 739 00:38:23,500 --> 00:38:24,375 Oh. 740 00:38:24,916 --> 00:38:27,791 It must be painful when you get hit, right? 741 00:38:28,791 --> 00:38:30,416 Depends on where I get hit. 742 00:38:30,916 --> 00:38:33,332 A hit in the liver is painful, yeah. 743 00:38:33,333 --> 00:38:34,416 [Fuji] The river? 744 00:38:35,375 --> 00:38:36,499 - The liver. - [Hide] The liver. 745 00:38:36,500 --> 00:38:38,958 Ah, the liver. 746 00:38:40,625 --> 00:38:43,082 [Hide] If I get hit in the sweet spot, it actually feels good, 747 00:38:43,083 --> 00:38:44,957 and then I get really dizzy. 748 00:38:44,958 --> 00:38:46,457 [Fuji chuckles] 749 00:38:46,458 --> 00:38:49,582 Um, I didn't know that part could get hit, huh. 750 00:38:49,583 --> 00:38:50,500 [Hide] What? 751 00:38:52,083 --> 00:38:52,999 [chuckles] 752 00:38:53,000 --> 00:38:54,290 Oh, no, it's not... 753 00:38:54,291 --> 00:38:56,041 It's his chin! The jaw. 754 00:38:57,083 --> 00:38:58,790 - The jaw? - [Hide] Yeah, my jaw. 755 00:38:58,791 --> 00:38:59,832 [gasps] Oh! 756 00:38:59,833 --> 00:39:01,290 [chuckles] My! 757 00:39:01,291 --> 00:39:02,666 [Sakiko chuckles] 758 00:39:04,000 --> 00:39:06,290 We were waiting until he makes it to tell you about us. 759 00:39:06,291 --> 00:39:07,250 It's just 760 00:39:08,041 --> 00:39:10,375 I wanted to tell you before anyone else. 761 00:39:11,458 --> 00:39:14,375 [man] Jinnai-san! You left your garbage cans outside! 762 00:39:15,541 --> 00:39:16,375 [Sakiko] Hmm. 763 00:39:18,208 --> 00:39:21,790 All right, it's not like I'm having a conversation here or anything. 764 00:39:21,791 --> 00:39:24,083 Garbage cans just can't wait, I guess. 765 00:39:25,250 --> 00:39:27,791 MUST WIN! DISCIPLINE IS KEY! 766 00:39:29,708 --> 00:39:31,208 [man] Jinnai-san! 767 00:39:32,166 --> 00:39:34,541 [Sakiko] Yeah! I'm coming! 768 00:39:35,166 --> 00:39:36,000 [Fuji] Hmm. 769 00:39:39,250 --> 00:39:40,083 Hmm. 770 00:39:45,875 --> 00:39:47,540 ASAHISO APARTMENTS 771 00:39:47,541 --> 00:39:48,749 Is that... 772 00:39:48,750 --> 00:39:50,582 No, are you sure this is right? 773 00:39:50,583 --> 00:39:52,249 [Makiko] Wait, could it be this one? 774 00:39:52,250 --> 00:39:53,874 Oh, hey, look, look! There's someone! 775 00:39:53,875 --> 00:39:55,957 - Oh. - What's going on? 776 00:39:55,958 --> 00:39:57,125 Why are you two here? 777 00:39:57,625 --> 00:39:59,000 [Tsunako] Hey, where's Mom? 778 00:39:59,833 --> 00:40:00,833 Inside, why? 779 00:40:01,416 --> 00:40:02,291 Mmm? 780 00:40:03,041 --> 00:40:04,082 [Tsunako] Did you tell her? 781 00:40:04,083 --> 00:40:06,249 We agreed to take care of this without telling her. 782 00:40:06,250 --> 00:40:09,208 Hey, I didn't say anything to her about any of that stuff. 783 00:40:12,000 --> 00:40:13,208 She's meeting my 784 00:40:13,833 --> 00:40:15,041 boyfriend right now. 785 00:40:15,958 --> 00:40:17,207 - Boyfriend? - [Tsunako] Boyfriend? 786 00:40:17,208 --> 00:40:20,082 Yeah, and he lives with me. He's an okay boxer too. 787 00:40:20,083 --> 00:40:22,832 - Ah, those are the ones who... - [Sakiko] Yeah. 788 00:40:22,833 --> 00:40:25,415 Uh, hold on. There are plenty of athletes out there. 789 00:40:25,416 --> 00:40:29,707 There are baseball players and golfers, all sorts. And you chose a boxer? Why? 790 00:40:29,708 --> 00:40:33,082 [Tsunako] Oh, that's why you watched it the other day on TV? 791 00:40:33,083 --> 00:40:34,458 Mom's reaction so far? 792 00:40:35,416 --> 00:40:37,582 - Pretty shocked, yeah. - Of course she's shocked! 793 00:40:37,583 --> 00:40:40,332 "Can you two earn enough? How's his career look?" 794 00:40:40,333 --> 00:40:43,374 "He could get injured. Are you going to have a wedding?" 795 00:40:43,375 --> 00:40:45,749 She's not asking me the questions, but still... 796 00:40:45,750 --> 00:40:47,333 She just made this expression... 797 00:40:48,208 --> 00:40:49,832 All afternoon, just like this. 798 00:40:49,833 --> 00:40:52,332 Stop being a bad daughter, Sakiko. 799 00:40:52,333 --> 00:40:54,207 You shouldn't do this to her now. 800 00:40:54,208 --> 00:40:55,207 It's making her worry, 801 00:40:55,208 --> 00:40:57,832 making things even worse than they already were! 802 00:40:57,833 --> 00:40:58,957 Is that so? Really? 803 00:40:58,958 --> 00:41:00,707 And I thought I was the good person here. 804 00:41:00,708 --> 00:41:01,624 Sakiko, you can't. 805 00:41:01,625 --> 00:41:04,541 I just thought that I'd make it so she'd have a few 806 00:41:05,041 --> 00:41:06,625 new things to worry over. 807 00:41:07,250 --> 00:41:10,208 That way, in case she does suspect anything to do with Dad, 808 00:41:11,291 --> 00:41:13,458 she won't obsess about it all the time. 809 00:41:15,041 --> 00:41:16,041 So leave now. 810 00:41:16,916 --> 00:41:18,999 I invited Mom here to talk to her alone, 811 00:41:19,000 --> 00:41:21,332 and now you guys are just getting in the way. 812 00:41:21,333 --> 00:41:24,416 - Well, you don't have to put it that way. - Get lost. 813 00:41:25,583 --> 00:41:26,540 Hmm? 814 00:41:26,541 --> 00:41:28,249 - Go away now. Go. - We could have some tea. 815 00:41:28,250 --> 00:41:29,999 After we walked all this way to see you. 816 00:41:30,000 --> 00:41:31,499 - Hey! - Get going. Go on! 817 00:41:31,500 --> 00:41:35,165 Just a little tea and then-- - All right, bye-bye. You take care, okay? 818 00:41:35,166 --> 00:41:36,208 [Makiko] Hey, wait! 819 00:41:36,666 --> 00:41:37,541 Mmm. 820 00:41:38,416 --> 00:41:40,082 - She's gone. - Mm-hmm. 821 00:41:40,083 --> 00:41:41,082 - [Fuji] Okay! - [thud] 822 00:41:41,083 --> 00:41:43,457 - [Fuji laughing] - [Hide] That was awesome! 823 00:41:43,458 --> 00:41:46,415 - You can actually hit pretty hard! - [gasps] She's laughing. 824 00:41:46,416 --> 00:41:47,958 - [Hide] Impressive. - Uh-huh. 825 00:41:49,375 --> 00:41:50,375 Oosh. 826 00:41:50,916 --> 00:41:51,916 Oosh. 827 00:41:52,625 --> 00:41:53,666 Oosh. 828 00:41:54,333 --> 00:41:55,375 Oosh. 829 00:41:56,041 --> 00:41:57,083 Oosh. 830 00:41:57,750 --> 00:41:58,833 Oosh. 831 00:41:59,916 --> 00:42:00,833 Oosh. 832 00:42:01,666 --> 00:42:02,958 - Oosh. - [Sakiko] Here. 833 00:42:05,041 --> 00:42:06,500 Good night, honey. 834 00:42:08,500 --> 00:42:09,458 [Hide sighs] 835 00:42:10,458 --> 00:42:11,416 Oosh. 836 00:42:12,541 --> 00:42:13,625 Oosh. 837 00:42:14,750 --> 00:42:15,875 Oosh. 838 00:42:17,375 --> 00:42:18,416 Oosh. 839 00:42:20,000 --> 00:42:21,125 Oosh. 840 00:42:22,625 --> 00:42:23,666 Oosh. 841 00:42:25,500 --> 00:42:26,541 Oosh. 842 00:42:28,208 --> 00:42:29,250 Oosh. 843 00:42:30,791 --> 00:42:31,875 Oosh. 844 00:42:33,083 --> 00:42:34,208 Oosh. 845 00:42:35,541 --> 00:42:36,583 Oosh. 846 00:42:38,750 --> 00:42:40,083 - [grunts] - [Sakiko] Ah! 847 00:42:40,708 --> 00:42:43,124 Hey, what do you think you're doing? 848 00:42:43,125 --> 00:42:45,083 [both grunting] 849 00:42:46,333 --> 00:42:47,500 Ow! Ah! 850 00:42:48,375 --> 00:42:50,665 - What the... Right in my liver! - [Sakiko] The light! 851 00:42:50,666 --> 00:42:52,250 Hey! Oh God. 852 00:42:53,666 --> 00:42:55,208 You just stay right there! 853 00:42:56,000 --> 00:42:57,582 Let's get this straight! 854 00:42:57,583 --> 00:43:00,249 "Until I win, I'm gonna stay patient 855 00:43:00,250 --> 00:43:02,832 'cause if I get a woman, then it'll slow me down." 856 00:43:02,833 --> 00:43:04,499 "Everyone will notice." 857 00:43:04,500 --> 00:43:05,625 Who said that? 858 00:43:07,833 --> 00:43:08,833 All right. 859 00:43:10,291 --> 00:43:11,124 I did. 860 00:43:11,125 --> 00:43:13,250 Yeah, don't act surprised then, all right? 861 00:43:13,833 --> 00:43:14,958 - [Hide sighs] - [sighs] 862 00:43:16,916 --> 00:43:17,791 Um, 863 00:43:19,125 --> 00:43:20,541 better work hard, then. 864 00:43:21,416 --> 00:43:24,416 - Reach champion status first and soon. - [Hide sighs] 865 00:43:26,166 --> 00:43:27,000 Okay. 866 00:43:31,916 --> 00:43:34,083 Mmm. Sweet dreams. 867 00:43:39,166 --> 00:43:40,208 [sighs] 868 00:43:41,041 --> 00:43:42,083 Ow! 869 00:43:45,666 --> 00:43:46,791 [Sakiko] Hey, come on. 870 00:43:47,416 --> 00:43:51,332 Hide, you need to change into this before you go to sleep. Come on. 871 00:43:51,333 --> 00:43:52,875 [Hide] Fine, I got it. 872 00:43:56,625 --> 00:43:59,541 - Damn, it still hurts. - Mmm. [chuckles] 873 00:44:00,958 --> 00:44:02,625 I'm Satomi. I called earlier. 874 00:44:03,541 --> 00:44:05,665 - Thanks for helping my sister. - Oh. 875 00:44:05,666 --> 00:44:07,290 No, it was my pleasure. 876 00:44:07,291 --> 00:44:08,374 [Takao chuckles] 877 00:44:08,375 --> 00:44:10,458 [gentle piano music playing] 878 00:44:11,458 --> 00:44:12,541 You're single? 879 00:44:13,500 --> 00:44:14,832 - Hmm? - No need to answer. 880 00:44:14,833 --> 00:44:17,332 I can tell by your shirt collar. [chuckles] 881 00:44:17,333 --> 00:44:18,749 Oh. [chuckles] 882 00:44:18,750 --> 00:44:20,040 [both chuckle] 883 00:44:20,041 --> 00:44:21,083 Uh, here. 884 00:44:21,666 --> 00:44:22,541 Ah. 885 00:44:23,500 --> 00:44:24,541 I heard 886 00:44:25,291 --> 00:44:28,833 you've been very kind to my younger sister-in-law. 887 00:44:29,625 --> 00:44:32,249 Is there any chance that you're interested in her? 888 00:44:32,250 --> 00:44:34,415 - [waitress] Excuse me. - Oh, uh, one coffee, please. 889 00:44:34,416 --> 00:44:35,708 [waitress] Certainly, sir. 890 00:44:37,041 --> 00:44:39,166 I'll investigate you. [chuckles] 891 00:44:40,125 --> 00:44:42,333 So who's the investigator now, huh? 892 00:44:44,791 --> 00:44:46,041 Oh, and, uh, 893 00:44:47,541 --> 00:44:50,165 with this issue concerning their dad's new lady... 894 00:44:50,166 --> 00:44:51,332 Oh. 895 00:44:51,333 --> 00:44:53,374 Can't you say this was sort of a snafu? 896 00:44:53,375 --> 00:44:54,750 You didn't find anything? 897 00:44:56,375 --> 00:44:57,250 [inhales sharply] 898 00:44:57,750 --> 00:44:59,583 So you want me to say it's nothing? 899 00:45:00,166 --> 00:45:02,541 Look at the photos. They're a bit blurry, right? 900 00:45:03,041 --> 00:45:04,833 Why not say it was a mistake? 901 00:45:05,875 --> 00:45:07,040 That's just... 902 00:45:07,041 --> 00:45:08,124 I can't do that. 903 00:45:08,125 --> 00:45:09,166 Why not? 904 00:45:10,208 --> 00:45:13,374 Well, my... my whole career as an investigator relies on how trust-- 905 00:45:13,375 --> 00:45:16,791 The truth is only going to hurt in this situation. Don't you think? 906 00:45:18,416 --> 00:45:21,416 - For years and years now, that old-- - Please excuse me, sir. 907 00:45:26,750 --> 00:45:28,582 With his cheating going on this long, 908 00:45:28,583 --> 00:45:31,207 telling his wife now is catching her at the summit of her marriage 909 00:45:31,208 --> 00:45:33,165 and pushing her off a cliff. 910 00:45:33,166 --> 00:45:35,915 His children might see their father as ornery, maybe, 911 00:45:35,916 --> 00:45:37,999 but they still respect the guy. 912 00:45:38,000 --> 00:45:40,916 If all this comes out, they'll have to hate their father. 913 00:45:42,125 --> 00:45:43,916 Hate? Why would they? 914 00:45:45,083 --> 00:45:47,250 He's not a thief or anything, right? 915 00:45:47,916 --> 00:45:52,125 You see, for ladies, usually they look at any sort of adultery as stealing, yeah? 916 00:45:52,875 --> 00:45:54,665 They're both heinous acts. 917 00:45:54,666 --> 00:45:55,750 [chuckles] 918 00:45:57,541 --> 00:45:58,416 Oh. 919 00:46:00,625 --> 00:46:01,458 [Takao] Oh. 920 00:46:02,250 --> 00:46:03,375 [Takao chuckles] 921 00:46:04,958 --> 00:46:05,999 Hmm. 922 00:46:06,000 --> 00:46:09,874 Takao-san, wh... why are you here with Katsumata-san? 923 00:46:09,875 --> 00:46:11,499 [Takao] Oh, don't worry about that. 924 00:46:11,500 --> 00:46:13,040 So how'd you find us? 925 00:46:13,041 --> 00:46:15,082 Well, Katsumata-san's office said he was out 926 00:46:15,083 --> 00:46:17,124 and told me where to find him. 927 00:46:17,125 --> 00:46:18,541 - Can I? - [Takao] Sure. 928 00:46:19,750 --> 00:46:21,208 [Katsumata chuckles nervously] 929 00:46:22,541 --> 00:46:24,874 I wanted to ask him a favor, you see. 930 00:46:24,875 --> 00:46:26,124 [Takiko] Of course. 931 00:46:26,125 --> 00:46:27,790 Katsumata-san isn't real chatty, 932 00:46:27,791 --> 00:46:30,624 but he is observant and worth the price of hiring. 933 00:46:30,625 --> 00:46:31,915 - [Takao] Mm-hmm. - [chuckles] 934 00:46:31,916 --> 00:46:35,375 Oh, that thing. You got it? 935 00:46:35,875 --> 00:46:37,250 Oh, allow me. 936 00:46:38,625 --> 00:46:39,500 [Takiko sighs] 937 00:46:48,833 --> 00:46:50,458 Does that show the kid's dad? 938 00:46:54,500 --> 00:46:55,541 [gasps] 939 00:46:58,083 --> 00:46:59,583 It looks like he 940 00:47:00,833 --> 00:47:03,250 isn't actually our dad's child after all. 941 00:47:04,000 --> 00:47:04,833 No. 942 00:47:05,541 --> 00:47:06,957 It says he's eight, 943 00:47:06,958 --> 00:47:10,958 and his father is another man, Minoru Takamizawa. 944 00:47:11,541 --> 00:47:14,957 Well, hey, why not just answer when I asked, then? Goodness. 945 00:47:14,958 --> 00:47:17,750 Legally, she's my sister, you know, just like I said. 946 00:47:18,708 --> 00:47:19,875 [Katsumata] Hmm, but I... 947 00:47:20,375 --> 00:47:22,291 I didn't have her permission to. 948 00:47:22,791 --> 00:47:24,332 That's true. [chuckles] 949 00:47:24,333 --> 00:47:26,291 He's great. You're right. [chuckles] 950 00:47:28,500 --> 00:47:32,791 It seems like we're still just... four sisters after all, huh? 951 00:47:33,916 --> 00:47:34,916 Ah. 952 00:47:38,875 --> 00:47:39,791 [sniffles] 953 00:47:44,166 --> 00:47:45,374 [Takao sighs] 954 00:47:45,375 --> 00:47:46,333 Ah. 955 00:47:52,083 --> 00:47:52,958 [sighs] 956 00:47:54,166 --> 00:47:58,124 I wanted to talk to you, uh... about a sensitive subject 957 00:47:58,125 --> 00:47:59,291 without the ladies. 958 00:48:03,166 --> 00:48:05,083 I figured it would happen one day. 959 00:48:09,208 --> 00:48:12,999 [sighs] Like the old saying goes, where there's smoke, there's fire. 960 00:48:13,000 --> 00:48:15,375 So I'll just ask. Is there a fire? 961 00:48:21,833 --> 00:48:24,791 There is a fire, so smoke is rising, yes. 962 00:48:32,875 --> 00:48:34,166 Want me to snuff it out? 963 00:48:38,458 --> 00:48:40,291 It's okay. Just leave it. 964 00:48:41,583 --> 00:48:42,583 But, Dad... 965 00:48:44,666 --> 00:48:46,416 what'll you do about it, then? 966 00:48:47,083 --> 00:48:48,708 There's nothing I can do now. 967 00:48:49,833 --> 00:48:51,165 [sighs] 968 00:48:51,166 --> 00:48:52,833 But I deserve what comes of it. 969 00:48:59,041 --> 00:49:00,208 Apologize? 970 00:49:03,208 --> 00:49:04,166 [man] No. 971 00:49:05,333 --> 00:49:06,291 [Takao] Why not? 972 00:49:07,666 --> 00:49:10,041 What apology would be enough for this? 973 00:49:23,791 --> 00:49:25,791 - [man singing in Japanese] - [shamisen playing] 974 00:50:05,375 --> 00:50:11,500 ♪ Oh, swelling rage! ♪ 975 00:50:14,333 --> 00:50:21,207 ♪ On whom shall I retaliate now That my lover is in the arms of another? ♪ 976 00:50:21,208 --> 00:50:25,374 ♪ Or shall my body turn to mere detritus ♪ 977 00:50:25,375 --> 00:50:29,000 ♪ Here on the river's floor? ♪ 978 00:50:33,541 --> 00:50:36,916 ♪ As I approach ♪ 979 00:50:38,375 --> 00:50:45,375 ♪ The water's edge ♪ 980 00:50:47,083 --> 00:50:51,374 ♪ My image reflected ♪ 981 00:50:51,375 --> 00:50:55,833 ♪ On the still surface ♪ 982 00:50:57,375 --> 00:51:00,166 ♪ Has become ♪ 983 00:51:00,666 --> 00:51:07,000 ♪ That of a great serpent ♪ 984 00:51:11,166 --> 00:51:13,707 [Takao] Ah, Mom's homemade broth is really good. 985 00:51:13,708 --> 00:51:16,207 - [Tsunako] Yeah, the egg is so good! - [Fuji] Oh, thank you. 986 00:51:16,208 --> 00:51:17,749 How was the Bunraku, then? 987 00:51:17,750 --> 00:51:19,999 It was the first time I'd seen it, so... 988 00:51:20,000 --> 00:51:22,290 - It turned out surprisingly good. - It was so, so good! 989 00:51:22,291 --> 00:51:24,874 [Fuji] I just love traditional Japanese arts! 990 00:51:24,875 --> 00:51:27,165 And her face split open! I thought that was cool too! 991 00:51:27,166 --> 00:51:30,582 [Tsunako] Yeah, that was intense. "How infuriating you are!" 992 00:51:30,583 --> 00:51:33,040 [laughs] It's so scary, right? Isn't it? 993 00:51:33,041 --> 00:51:34,665 Taki-chan's the same way. 994 00:51:34,666 --> 00:51:36,457 - How's that? - Little things, you know? 995 00:51:36,458 --> 00:51:38,082 Sakiko, the soy sauce. 996 00:51:38,083 --> 00:51:40,457 - How's that doll like me at all? Go on. - Right there. 997 00:51:40,458 --> 00:51:43,540 Look at her face now. That's nightmare stuff. Don't you think? 998 00:51:43,541 --> 00:51:45,625 - Sakiko, pass the soy sauce. - [Takao] Here, take it. 999 00:51:46,583 --> 00:51:47,791 Ah. Oh, Dad. 1000 00:51:48,875 --> 00:51:50,290 - Have some clam. - [man] Oh. 1001 00:51:50,291 --> 00:51:51,374 Here. It's good. 1002 00:51:51,375 --> 00:51:54,832 Will that stuff be okay for you, Dad? Your teeth, be careful. It's hard. 1003 00:51:54,833 --> 00:51:55,790 Oh, guess what. 1004 00:51:55,791 --> 00:51:59,665 The other day, we had some rice cakes, but Tsunako's tooth broke on it! 1005 00:51:59,666 --> 00:52:02,082 - Yeah, that was funny, huh? - [Sakiko] Mm-hmm! 1006 00:52:02,083 --> 00:52:03,665 "Oh no, my tooth fell out!" 1007 00:52:03,666 --> 00:52:05,415 - Hey, quit it! - [Sakiko laughing] 1008 00:52:05,416 --> 00:52:08,415 By the next day, she'd taken care of the problem. 1009 00:52:08,416 --> 00:52:10,915 Was it all so she could be presentable for someone? 1010 00:52:10,916 --> 00:52:13,415 Mmm. You're scary. Wow. 1011 00:52:13,416 --> 00:52:16,457 It's poor taste to talk about it here with Takao-san, 1012 00:52:16,458 --> 00:52:18,249 but isn't Makiko the scariest of us? 1013 00:52:18,250 --> 00:52:20,040 [Takao] She's not scary at all. No. 1014 00:52:20,041 --> 00:52:22,582 She's scared of dogs and fighting. She watches TV like this. 1015 00:52:22,583 --> 00:52:24,582 You just don't know, Takao-san. 1016 00:52:24,583 --> 00:52:25,624 What? 1017 00:52:25,625 --> 00:52:27,915 You'll be hit when your guard is down, so watch out. 1018 00:52:27,916 --> 00:52:29,040 No, no, no, no. 1019 00:52:29,041 --> 00:52:31,290 We've been together for almost 20 years. 1020 00:52:31,291 --> 00:52:32,624 - Here. - Oh, thanks, Mom. 1021 00:52:32,625 --> 00:52:33,540 [Fuji] Mmm. 1022 00:52:33,541 --> 00:52:35,624 No one's as good as Dad and Mom, 1023 00:52:35,625 --> 00:52:38,832 but I know what my partner's thinking for the most part now. Right? 1024 00:52:38,833 --> 00:52:41,999 So simple-minded. Takao-san, naïveté doesn't suit you. 1025 00:52:42,000 --> 00:52:43,999 - Stay sharp, - Oh! [chuckles] 1026 00:52:44,000 --> 00:52:45,707 "And so his life was lost." 1027 00:52:45,708 --> 00:52:47,832 [Makiko] Well, if I do it, it won't come from behind. 1028 00:52:47,833 --> 00:52:50,540 The only fair way is to attack straight out, right? 1029 00:52:50,541 --> 00:52:53,874 Well, I think Makiko's the scariest one in the family, for sure. 1030 00:52:53,875 --> 00:52:55,415 Like how every time we eat sushi, 1031 00:52:55,416 --> 00:52:57,749 she takes the soft, tasty ones for herself. 1032 00:52:57,750 --> 00:53:00,207 - She grabs all the best salmon roe. - She totally does! 1033 00:53:00,208 --> 00:53:02,582 She takes all the expensive ones and wolfs them down. 1034 00:53:02,583 --> 00:53:04,415 Don't go accusing your sister of such things. 1035 00:53:04,416 --> 00:53:08,165 There's a saying, "Birds with the sweetest voices still eat insects." 1036 00:53:08,166 --> 00:53:11,415 Don't start talking about lizards with this giant shrimp dangling here. 1037 00:53:11,416 --> 00:53:12,415 You take it. 1038 00:53:12,416 --> 00:53:15,415 - No way! - You still get all the best pieces. Look. 1039 00:53:15,416 --> 00:53:17,874 While I always just end up with octopus or some squid. 1040 00:53:17,875 --> 00:53:21,040 Whatever you say about it, my girls all get the sushi 1041 00:53:21,041 --> 00:53:22,582 that makes them happiest. 1042 00:53:22,583 --> 00:53:25,207 No, no. I know exactly what you're doing, Mom. 1043 00:53:25,208 --> 00:53:27,957 You always snatch up all the eggs and conger eels, don't you? 1044 00:53:27,958 --> 00:53:30,790 - Ah, is that so, honey? - [Tsunako mockingly] "Is that so, honey?" 1045 00:53:30,791 --> 00:53:34,290 - They're something, aren't they? - Yes, very impressive. 1046 00:53:34,291 --> 00:53:36,582 - [Takiko] You want the shrimp? - [Makiko] I don't want it. 1047 00:53:36,583 --> 00:53:37,874 [Takiko] Eat the mantis shrimp. 1048 00:53:37,875 --> 00:53:40,333 So sliding doors can break, even in this house. 1049 00:53:41,458 --> 00:53:43,750 [man] Sure they can. We're only human. 1050 00:53:46,166 --> 00:53:47,000 Right? 1051 00:53:47,583 --> 00:53:48,624 [chuckles] 1052 00:53:48,625 --> 00:53:50,708 [closing theme music playing] 1053 00:53:51,333 --> 00:53:52,333 Mmm. 1054 00:53:52,958 --> 00:53:53,957 Mmm. 1055 00:53:53,958 --> 00:53:54,999 [man] You're surprised? 1056 00:53:55,000 --> 00:53:57,999 - [Makiko] I wouldn't have guessed! - [Takiko] Hang on. Just try a little bit. 1057 00:53:58,000 --> 00:54:00,083 [indistinct chatter] 1058 00:54:05,791 --> 00:54:07,791 {\an8}[closing theme music continues] 1059 00:55:17,333 --> 00:55:19,333 {\an8}[dramatic music playing]