1 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:07,082 RAKERU CAFÉ 2 00:00:07,083 --> 00:00:09,499 - Is she really cute? - Yeah, can we trust you? 3 00:00:09,500 --> 00:00:12,082 {\an8}- How old is she, anyway? - Uh, I think she's 23 or 4... 4 00:00:12,083 --> 00:00:13,624 {\an8}- Welcome in. - Thanks. 5 00:00:13,625 --> 00:00:14,874 {\an8}MARCH, 1979 6 00:00:14,875 --> 00:00:16,875 Thanks. She's cute, for real. 7 00:00:18,708 --> 00:00:20,207 - Your table. - Thanks. 8 00:00:20,208 --> 00:00:21,375 Welcome in. 9 00:00:31,500 --> 00:00:32,958 Thanks for coming in. 10 00:00:36,583 --> 00:00:38,041 Hiroo-chan, hey. 11 00:00:39,083 --> 00:00:42,499 You're like a different person... in... in that kind of outfit. 12 00:00:42,500 --> 00:00:43,583 Huh. 13 00:00:44,291 --> 00:00:45,832 Are these your friends? 14 00:00:45,833 --> 00:00:47,208 My classmates. 15 00:00:48,583 --> 00:00:51,416 Ah, four coffees. Black, thanks. 16 00:00:51,916 --> 00:00:54,500 Wouldn't you rather just have juice instead? 17 00:00:55,250 --> 00:00:56,957 An Americano for me, okay? 18 00:00:56,958 --> 00:00:59,083 Me too. 19 00:01:00,916 --> 00:01:03,375 Americanos. Back in a sec. 20 00:01:04,500 --> 00:01:05,333 Okay. 21 00:01:07,375 --> 00:01:09,666 Trying to act cool ordering an Americano? 22 00:01:12,125 --> 00:01:13,000 Sakiko? 23 00:01:14,208 --> 00:01:15,041 Sakiko? 24 00:01:15,791 --> 00:01:16,666 Are you okay? 25 00:01:18,916 --> 00:01:20,041 Thanks so much. 26 00:01:25,250 --> 00:01:26,166 Oh! 27 00:01:27,625 --> 00:01:31,208 I thought I told Hiroo not to bother you with all this. 28 00:01:31,708 --> 00:01:33,457 He couldn't just leave you like that. 29 00:01:33,458 --> 00:01:36,000 It's not serious. Bit of anemia. 30 00:01:39,333 --> 00:01:41,875 Sakiko, are you... 31 00:01:43,041 --> 00:01:45,249 Sorry, I just need to change clothes... 32 00:01:45,250 --> 00:01:46,250 Go ahead. 33 00:01:47,375 --> 00:01:49,749 Sorry about this. We'll be leaving before too long. 34 00:01:49,750 --> 00:01:51,665 Oh, it's no problem. 35 00:01:51,666 --> 00:01:54,415 Oh, I'm sorry. You weren't supposed to work today. 36 00:01:54,416 --> 00:01:57,290 I heard that you collapsed. I can't say I'm surprised. 37 00:01:57,291 --> 00:01:59,458 You don't eat anything at all these days. 38 00:02:00,333 --> 00:02:01,250 You're not eating? 39 00:02:01,750 --> 00:02:03,749 You know, if you keep this up, 40 00:02:03,750 --> 00:02:07,791 you could die, long before your man wins. Try to take care of yourself. 41 00:02:12,083 --> 00:02:14,874 Hey, what'd you eat today? 42 00:02:14,875 --> 00:02:16,916 What I eat is none of your business. 43 00:02:18,166 --> 00:02:19,708 You ate a little, didn't you? 44 00:02:20,833 --> 00:02:22,208 You didn't eat anything? 45 00:02:26,333 --> 00:02:28,207 Why didn't you say that you're short on cash? 46 00:02:28,208 --> 00:02:29,458 That's not the issue. 47 00:02:30,416 --> 00:02:32,000 Hide's trying to lose weight. 48 00:02:33,166 --> 00:02:36,124 Over the past ten days, he hasn't been able to... 49 00:02:36,125 --> 00:02:39,624 to eat a grain of rice or his favorite ramen, nothing. 50 00:02:39,625 --> 00:02:42,957 I still don't get it. Why is it that you have to starve too? 51 00:02:42,958 --> 00:02:45,750 Because then, at least, he doesn't have to do it alone. 52 00:02:50,625 --> 00:02:53,582 - Oh, I thought you had a late shift? - I did, yeah. 53 00:02:53,583 --> 00:02:56,415 - Oh, thanks for looking after her. - Oh, of course. 54 00:02:56,416 --> 00:02:57,541 Ah... goodness... 55 00:02:58,083 --> 00:02:59,707 Where do we leave our shoes? 56 00:02:59,708 --> 00:03:01,333 - Just right here or... - Sure, right there. 57 00:03:02,083 --> 00:03:03,041 Wanna try? 58 00:03:03,791 --> 00:03:05,541 - I'm strong. - Bring it on. 59 00:03:07,750 --> 00:03:09,416 - Here! - Wow! Hey, you're good. 60 00:03:10,750 --> 00:03:11,625 Nice. 61 00:03:12,375 --> 00:03:13,957 - Try again. Whoa! - Take this! 62 00:03:13,958 --> 00:03:15,957 Hey, hey, hey! Take that! 63 00:03:15,958 --> 00:03:18,207 I haven't done that for a while. 64 00:03:18,208 --> 00:03:19,749 Really, since when? 65 00:03:19,750 --> 00:03:21,124 Since the last match. 66 00:03:21,125 --> 00:03:24,207 Hey. Hey, that's quite the swing! 67 00:03:24,208 --> 00:03:27,250 Guess you're out of your league, huh? Come on. 68 00:03:35,375 --> 00:03:39,208 MUST WIN! DISCIPLINE IS KEY! 69 00:03:40,083 --> 00:03:41,416 Who does this belong to? 70 00:03:48,250 --> 00:03:49,291 Who had ramen? 71 00:03:51,500 --> 00:03:52,791 Did you guys eat this? 72 00:03:57,083 --> 00:04:00,291 I couldn't eat all of it, though. A little's left. 73 00:04:07,000 --> 00:04:08,250 I'd like you to go. 74 00:04:17,541 --> 00:04:19,666 He said you guys aren't officially married. 75 00:04:21,916 --> 00:04:23,374 I could get over all this. 76 00:04:23,375 --> 00:04:24,916 Her. 77 00:04:26,708 --> 00:04:29,375 I did come back here early, so I share fault in that. 78 00:04:31,208 --> 00:04:32,499 I'll act like I didn't see her. 79 00:04:32,500 --> 00:04:34,207 Don't say anything stupid. He's to blame-- 80 00:04:34,208 --> 00:04:35,916 Makiko, just shut up, all right? 81 00:04:38,250 --> 00:04:39,250 It's the food. 82 00:04:40,625 --> 00:04:41,625 How could you? 83 00:04:43,416 --> 00:04:44,291 This... 84 00:04:45,833 --> 00:04:47,124 It's this! 85 00:04:47,125 --> 00:04:48,625 When it comes to this, 86 00:04:51,375 --> 00:04:53,125 I just can't forgive what you did. 87 00:05:07,458 --> 00:05:10,749 My sister, she collapsed during her shift today. 88 00:05:10,750 --> 00:05:12,250 Makiko, shut up! 89 00:05:13,541 --> 00:05:16,541 She couldn't bear seeing you suffer through your weight loss, 90 00:05:17,083 --> 00:05:20,250 so she hasn't eaten anything, just like you said you were doing. 91 00:05:20,875 --> 00:05:23,083 Hold on. Nobody asked her to do that. 92 00:05:23,833 --> 00:05:27,165 Go on and eat, and stop worrying about what I eat, okay? 93 00:05:27,166 --> 00:05:29,291 You know that she couldn't do that. 94 00:05:53,958 --> 00:05:55,916 Women can't do things like that. 95 00:05:58,583 --> 00:06:01,208 You think that she'd be glad to eat alone in secret, 96 00:06:02,166 --> 00:06:03,457 but she just can't do it. 97 00:06:03,458 --> 00:06:05,541 Makiko, please... 98 00:06:06,833 --> 00:06:09,290 She could have rice omelets, French toast, 99 00:06:09,291 --> 00:06:11,540 anything she wanted at the restaurant. 100 00:06:11,541 --> 00:06:14,874 Instead, she gave up food and collapsed from anemia mid-shift! 101 00:06:14,875 --> 00:06:16,333 Can you imagine doing that? 102 00:06:16,833 --> 00:06:18,541 You might apologize at least. 103 00:06:20,000 --> 00:06:21,208 And why would I? 104 00:06:22,791 --> 00:06:25,000 I'd say she's just acting self-centered. 105 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:29,083 Ah, shit. 106 00:06:31,000 --> 00:06:32,166 Oh well... 107 00:06:36,125 --> 00:06:38,416 I guess I chose it all on my own. 108 00:06:53,666 --> 00:06:54,958 ♪ Yeah ♪ 109 00:07:03,833 --> 00:07:05,083 ♪ Keep on going higher ♪ 110 00:07:06,125 --> 00:07:07,583 ♪ Burning with desire ♪ 111 00:07:08,666 --> 00:07:10,666 ♪ Everything is brighter ♪ 112 00:07:11,833 --> 00:07:12,832 ♪ Whenever you're around ♪ 113 00:07:12,833 --> 00:07:15,125 ♪ Whenever we get down, going higher ♪ 114 00:07:16,083 --> 00:07:17,625 ♪ Feelings like a tiger ♪ 115 00:07:18,750 --> 00:07:20,750 ♪ Everything is lighter ♪ 116 00:07:23,958 --> 00:07:24,833 ♪ Yeah ♪ 117 00:07:37,333 --> 00:07:39,208 - I just think you should end-- - Sh! 118 00:07:48,208 --> 00:07:49,915 You want more dumplings, then? 119 00:07:49,916 --> 00:07:51,666 Mm-hmm, I do. 120 00:08:00,916 --> 00:08:03,875 Honestly, I think you should just break up with him. 121 00:08:05,083 --> 00:08:06,666 Go upstairs now, kids. 122 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:12,333 Come on. Hurry up. Don't dawdle. Go on. 123 00:08:23,166 --> 00:08:24,291 I really think 124 00:08:25,541 --> 00:08:26,915 it'd be best to break up with-- 125 00:08:26,916 --> 00:08:29,541 Hey, let's not talk about that for now. 126 00:08:30,666 --> 00:08:32,375 Maybe you should go home to Ikegami. 127 00:08:33,666 --> 00:08:34,625 Ikegami? 128 00:08:35,875 --> 00:08:37,749 I'm not saying you should go now, of course. 129 00:08:37,750 --> 00:08:40,208 You should stay here with us tonight, okay? 130 00:08:40,708 --> 00:08:41,958 Makiko, if your 131 00:08:42,666 --> 00:08:44,540 husband were having an affair, then... 132 00:08:44,541 --> 00:08:45,750 - What?! - What?! 133 00:08:46,375 --> 00:08:47,416 If he cheated, 134 00:08:48,541 --> 00:08:49,791 just hypothetically, 135 00:08:50,958 --> 00:08:52,166 do you think that 136 00:08:53,583 --> 00:08:55,708 Ikegami's where you'd like to go? 137 00:08:59,958 --> 00:09:01,290 For the past seven years, 138 00:09:01,291 --> 00:09:05,000 Dad's been looking after another woman besides his wife. 139 00:09:06,583 --> 00:09:08,291 Mom knows about his affair, 140 00:09:09,041 --> 00:09:11,416 but she never says a single word about it. 141 00:09:12,333 --> 00:09:15,208 She just carries on living with him like nothing's wrong. 142 00:09:17,666 --> 00:09:21,625 So I'm not sure how well I'd do going to their house right now. 143 00:09:27,666 --> 00:09:30,166 TOKYO METROPOLITAN LIBRARY ARISUGAWA BRANCH 144 00:10:26,000 --> 00:10:31,000 THE COMPLETE WORKS OF NATSUME SOSEKI 145 00:10:31,958 --> 00:10:33,040 I'll take a bun. 146 00:10:33,041 --> 00:10:34,250 Mmm, go on. 147 00:10:38,416 --> 00:10:39,333 Ah. 148 00:10:41,000 --> 00:10:42,416 Mind if I take a look? 149 00:10:42,916 --> 00:10:43,833 Mm-hmm. 150 00:10:49,416 --> 00:10:52,666 Soseki's Complete Works: The Third Volume. 151 00:10:55,458 --> 00:10:56,415 May I read it? 152 00:10:56,416 --> 00:10:57,333 Go ahead. 153 00:11:11,583 --> 00:11:13,041 "Gubijinso." 154 00:11:16,083 --> 00:11:19,040 "From beneath the brim of his creased brown hat, 155 00:11:19,041 --> 00:11:19,958 he looked up, 156 00:11:20,750 --> 00:11:22,958 moving his prominent eyebrows." 157 00:11:24,500 --> 00:11:26,583 "Above his head, he could see 158 00:11:27,375 --> 00:11:30,124 all across the vast spring sky 159 00:11:30,125 --> 00:11:34,500 a drifting wash of indigo to the horizon." 160 00:11:36,000 --> 00:11:37,582 "It looked so delicate 161 00:11:37,583 --> 00:11:39,457 that if one were to blow on it, 162 00:11:39,458 --> 00:11:41,083 that breath could shake it." 163 00:11:41,833 --> 00:11:43,250 "And against this scene... 164 00:11:45,958 --> 00:11:49,290 with its unwavering, immutable presence, 165 00:11:49,291 --> 00:11:51,625 stood towering Mount Hiei." 166 00:11:52,750 --> 00:11:54,708 That's an incredibly stubborn mountain. 167 00:11:58,041 --> 00:12:00,708 Gubijinso uses this Gu kanji? I didn't know that. 168 00:12:02,333 --> 00:12:03,208 Know what? 169 00:12:04,625 --> 00:12:08,416 I always thought that they used the same kanji as the one in "fool." 170 00:12:10,125 --> 00:12:11,500 So "foolish beauty"? 171 00:12:13,416 --> 00:12:15,333 Beautiful people aren't that smart. 172 00:12:16,083 --> 00:12:18,124 I guess that's true, yeah. 173 00:12:18,125 --> 00:12:19,833 It's like my sister Sakiko. 174 00:12:24,250 --> 00:12:26,541 There are exceptions to that, though. 175 00:12:31,166 --> 00:12:34,333 So then "Gubijin" is the name of a person, isn't it? 176 00:12:37,166 --> 00:12:39,166 Yes, a Chinese historical figure. 177 00:12:42,000 --> 00:12:46,458 With the "so" at the end, uh, the word becomes a plant name, then? 178 00:12:47,166 --> 00:12:48,500 And it really exists. 179 00:12:49,291 --> 00:12:50,458 Gubijinso? 180 00:12:51,000 --> 00:12:54,749 Yeah. Who's that Chinese girl who sounds 181 00:12:54,750 --> 00:12:58,125 like some kind of squeaky Chinese fiddle when she sings anything? 182 00:12:59,416 --> 00:13:03,666 - ♪ Up the hill, picking corn poppies... ♪ - ♪ Picking corn poppies... ♪ 183 00:13:04,250 --> 00:13:05,708 Oh, poppies! 184 00:13:06,250 --> 00:13:08,666 So, "gubijinso" means "poppy"? 185 00:13:10,291 --> 00:13:11,291 I see. 186 00:13:16,625 --> 00:13:20,625 ♪ Up the hill, picking corn poppies ♪ 187 00:13:21,625 --> 00:13:25,125 ♪ Their petals tell the secrets Of my loved one's heart ♪ 188 00:13:30,375 --> 00:13:31,875 Well, I'll be honest. 189 00:13:34,041 --> 00:13:36,000 Ever since I heard that he was a boxer, 190 00:13:36,500 --> 00:13:38,791 I can't deny I've had a bad feeling about him. 191 00:13:39,625 --> 00:13:40,708 A bad feeling? 192 00:13:42,333 --> 00:13:44,290 His career's got a short lifespan. 193 00:13:44,291 --> 00:13:46,583 He can't keep fighting past 30, right? 194 00:13:49,625 --> 00:13:52,665 Champion is a title that only one in a thousand can win. 195 00:13:52,666 --> 00:13:54,833 It's just like trying to win the lottery. 196 00:13:56,583 --> 00:14:00,707 You know, one time, I... actually won the lottery when I was a kid. 197 00:14:00,708 --> 00:14:02,333 It was just 500 yen. 198 00:14:05,000 --> 00:14:06,375 Well, regardless, 199 00:14:07,375 --> 00:14:09,916 even if he was guaranteed to be a champion, 200 00:14:10,416 --> 00:14:12,666 I still couldn't stand him at all. 201 00:14:13,958 --> 00:14:17,415 If it'd been just the ramen or only that we found him cheating... 202 00:14:17,416 --> 00:14:19,166 - Seems sour. - If it had been one, 203 00:14:20,291 --> 00:14:24,666 then I suppose I could make... make a kind of peace with that. 204 00:14:25,583 --> 00:14:29,290 But no, the fact that it was both?! It's too much! 205 00:14:29,291 --> 00:14:30,457 Hey. 206 00:14:30,458 --> 00:14:31,666 Well, you... 207 00:14:32,166 --> 00:14:34,666 you saw her, right? The woman of his? 208 00:14:36,083 --> 00:14:38,290 A woman with a plain looking face, 209 00:14:38,291 --> 00:14:40,707 who didn't have good taste in clothes 210 00:14:40,708 --> 00:14:42,582 and didn't do her makeup well? 211 00:14:42,583 --> 00:14:45,375 - And she spoke somewhat slowly too. - Uh-huh. 212 00:14:46,625 --> 00:14:47,541 Tss... 213 00:14:53,875 --> 00:14:56,041 To be fair, I can understand it. 214 00:14:57,500 --> 00:15:00,416 How, you know... that guy feels. 215 00:15:01,666 --> 00:15:05,083 I realize you're going to get angry with me for saying so. 216 00:15:06,083 --> 00:15:08,124 But guys can struggle when their girlfriend 217 00:15:08,125 --> 00:15:09,540 takes good care of him, 218 00:15:09,541 --> 00:15:10,833 like you do, Saki. 219 00:15:11,833 --> 00:15:16,291 Let's say, you're a writer for instance, not that I know any, though. 220 00:15:17,125 --> 00:15:19,040 So then you're writing... your book 221 00:15:19,041 --> 00:15:23,540 and your wife just quietly reads it and makes all these corrections. 222 00:15:23,541 --> 00:15:24,583 Wouldn't that hurt? 223 00:15:26,208 --> 00:15:28,957 On the other hand, what if the wife just sleeps soundly 224 00:15:28,958 --> 00:15:30,624 while the husband is hard at work. 225 00:15:30,625 --> 00:15:34,250 Sure, a lot of husbands would call her lazy or whatever, and yet 226 00:15:35,125 --> 00:15:39,166 the man is still... almost relieved while he's trash-talking her. 227 00:15:39,791 --> 00:15:41,457 What kind of reason is that? 228 00:15:41,458 --> 00:15:43,540 Ramen and women, there's just no excusing it. 229 00:15:43,541 --> 00:15:45,582 All that is certainly wrong. 230 00:15:45,583 --> 00:15:46,790 But, you know, 231 00:15:46,791 --> 00:15:50,375 nothing to do with a man's feelings is logical at all. 232 00:15:50,958 --> 00:15:52,708 It's just how men are, really. 233 00:15:56,000 --> 00:15:58,125 Maybe you should have someone investigate. 234 00:15:58,666 --> 00:15:59,666 Investigate? 235 00:16:00,250 --> 00:16:02,665 - What for? - What is it? Mata... 236 00:16:02,666 --> 00:16:04,333 - Oh, Katsumata? - Yeah. 237 00:16:05,125 --> 00:16:06,541 Your guy's called Jinnai? 238 00:16:07,041 --> 00:16:09,457 He can look into it... all this. 239 00:16:09,458 --> 00:16:12,374 His behavior and future, what his prospects really are. 240 00:16:12,375 --> 00:16:13,458 Stop it now. 241 00:16:14,916 --> 00:16:17,291 If you do that, I'm never talking to you again. 242 00:16:27,833 --> 00:16:29,875 Why don't we talk someplace else, huh? 243 00:16:32,166 --> 00:16:33,250 Hello?! 244 00:16:34,375 --> 00:16:36,833 I really don't like places like this. 245 00:16:37,875 --> 00:16:38,791 Hey! 246 00:16:41,333 --> 00:16:44,833 All this... it's just not my thing, okay? 247 00:16:55,500 --> 00:16:56,375 Let's... 248 00:16:59,208 --> 00:17:01,000 act like this never happened. 249 00:17:01,500 --> 00:17:02,333 No. 250 00:17:06,375 --> 00:17:07,500 The investigation. 251 00:17:08,250 --> 00:17:10,333 Let's pretend I didn't get hired for it. 252 00:17:12,500 --> 00:17:16,041 The fact that I was investigating your dad's affair... 253 00:17:19,333 --> 00:17:22,000 and that's how we started our relationship... 254 00:17:23,333 --> 00:17:24,916 It just seems wrong, you know? 255 00:17:27,291 --> 00:17:28,458 Katsumata-san... 256 00:17:33,041 --> 00:17:34,125 So can I... 257 00:17:57,416 --> 00:17:58,250 Oh. 258 00:17:59,208 --> 00:18:00,666 - Uh... uh... - Huh? 259 00:18:05,375 --> 00:18:06,708 - This is... - Oh! 260 00:18:07,291 --> 00:18:08,707 - ...bad. - It's growing! 261 00:18:08,708 --> 00:18:09,916 It's a fire! 262 00:18:10,916 --> 00:18:11,916 Oh! Uh... 263 00:18:12,750 --> 00:18:13,957 Oh man. Oh no. 264 00:18:13,958 --> 00:18:14,957 - Ah! - Fire! 265 00:18:14,958 --> 00:18:16,333 - Don't get burned. - Whoa. 266 00:18:20,750 --> 00:18:22,250 - It's burning! Look! - Oh no! 267 00:18:23,125 --> 00:18:24,415 - Ah, stay back! - Hey! 268 00:18:24,416 --> 00:18:25,791 Sakiko! 269 00:18:26,333 --> 00:18:28,125 There's some shampoo you can use. 270 00:18:28,791 --> 00:18:30,250 It's on the bottom shelf. 271 00:18:31,000 --> 00:18:32,041 Yeah, okay. 272 00:18:34,125 --> 00:18:37,207 If the tub's too hot, add cold water. Don't hesitate, okay? 273 00:18:37,208 --> 00:18:38,250 I won't. 274 00:18:43,708 --> 00:18:46,541 Hey, you need to stop siding with that boxing jerk. 275 00:18:47,041 --> 00:18:48,833 It's true, though. What can I say? 276 00:18:49,458 --> 00:18:52,958 She'll be hesitant to break up with him if you keep talking like that. 277 00:18:53,708 --> 00:18:56,249 Stop trying to make her decisions for her. 278 00:18:56,250 --> 00:18:58,749 I know it's her decision, but if she stays with him, 279 00:18:58,750 --> 00:19:00,749 I know she's gonna pay for it. 280 00:19:00,750 --> 00:19:03,208 She'd be better off leaving if there's no kid. 281 00:19:04,125 --> 00:19:06,583 No matter what you think, it's still her decision. 282 00:19:07,125 --> 00:19:09,541 She should just go home to our parents' house. 283 00:19:10,041 --> 00:19:11,708 She should talk to Dad about it. 284 00:19:12,291 --> 00:19:15,665 There's no point in pushing her if she doesn't want to. 285 00:19:15,666 --> 00:19:18,958 You're right, I guess. But she can't stay here forever. 286 00:19:20,416 --> 00:19:21,875 Just let her stay. 287 00:19:22,791 --> 00:19:25,625 That back storage room can be cleared. That'd work, right? 288 00:19:28,166 --> 00:19:29,375 Yeah, but 289 00:19:30,458 --> 00:19:32,666 that one's right next door to ours. 290 00:19:33,208 --> 00:19:34,332 Oh! 291 00:19:34,333 --> 00:19:35,541 Ah, it slipped. 292 00:19:36,416 --> 00:19:39,082 Or is... that okay with you? 293 00:19:39,083 --> 00:19:40,041 Huh? 294 00:19:40,583 --> 00:19:43,874 Isn't it strange having her here day in and day out? 295 00:19:43,875 --> 00:19:45,665 Not at all. She's one of us too. 296 00:19:45,666 --> 00:19:47,375 And it's lively with her around. 297 00:19:48,375 --> 00:19:49,958 It's hard to discuss 298 00:19:50,583 --> 00:19:52,040 certain things around her. 299 00:19:52,041 --> 00:19:54,708 We can talk about anything we want with her here. 300 00:19:57,375 --> 00:20:01,083 It seems like sisters... turn into strangers once they're married. 301 00:20:04,791 --> 00:20:05,750 You think it's... 302 00:20:08,250 --> 00:20:09,125 Hey. 303 00:20:09,958 --> 00:20:12,000 Say Sakiko's staying at our place, okay? 304 00:20:14,166 --> 00:20:16,249 - Hello? - Who's calling? Is it for me? 305 00:20:16,250 --> 00:20:17,500 Satomi residence. 306 00:20:18,375 --> 00:20:20,457 What? The police? What? 307 00:20:20,458 --> 00:20:21,833 - Huh? - I'll take it! 308 00:20:22,416 --> 00:20:24,290 Don't. Hold on. Wait a second. I said hold on! 309 00:20:24,291 --> 00:20:27,708 - Yes, hello? What's going on, is he okay? - Ah, yes, I'm sorry. 310 00:20:28,833 --> 00:20:29,666 Huh? 311 00:20:30,166 --> 00:20:31,374 Takiko Takezawa? 312 00:20:31,375 --> 00:20:33,625 Well, she's my sister-in-law. 313 00:20:34,333 --> 00:20:36,166 Takiko? What's wrong? Is she okay? 314 00:20:37,916 --> 00:20:40,624 MORIOKA POLICE BOX 315 00:20:40,625 --> 00:20:43,749 Just imagine if all the couples in this country 316 00:20:43,750 --> 00:20:45,416 lit up a bonfire in the park. 317 00:20:46,041 --> 00:20:48,416 The signs clearly say no bonfires. 318 00:20:49,416 --> 00:20:52,874 This is a clear violation of the Minor Offenses Act. 319 00:20:52,875 --> 00:20:54,875 Ah, I'm very sorry, sir. 320 00:20:56,333 --> 00:20:59,249 And besides, you two appeared 321 00:20:59,250 --> 00:21:02,124 to be destroying workplace papers, which I cannot overlook. 322 00:21:02,125 --> 00:21:03,874 As I said to you earlier, 323 00:21:03,875 --> 00:21:06,415 it's all because I asked, as his client, 324 00:21:06,416 --> 00:21:09,790 that he, uh, close the investigation that I had requested. 325 00:21:09,791 --> 00:21:12,333 Still, you can't just 326 00:21:13,083 --> 00:21:14,457 throw gasoline down 327 00:21:14,458 --> 00:21:17,290 in the middle of a... public area to start a fire. 328 00:21:17,291 --> 00:21:18,750 It was benzine, sir. 329 00:21:19,791 --> 00:21:20,790 What? 330 00:21:20,791 --> 00:21:24,457 No, uh... it's not gasoline. Benzine. 331 00:21:24,458 --> 00:21:25,541 Uh... uh... 332 00:21:27,708 --> 00:21:30,000 I don't care what it is you used, all right? 333 00:21:30,708 --> 00:21:31,791 Yes, sir. 334 00:21:33,750 --> 00:21:35,125 Well, actually, uh, 335 00:21:35,625 --> 00:21:37,416 there's a family issue I should 336 00:21:38,250 --> 00:21:40,624 share with you, sir. It's awkward. 337 00:21:40,625 --> 00:21:42,707 See... I have a 70-year-old father. 338 00:21:42,708 --> 00:21:46,374 Actually, a father-in-law, and he's her father, you see, sir. 339 00:21:46,375 --> 00:21:47,290 Yeah? 340 00:21:47,291 --> 00:21:50,582 And apparently, sir, our father has a mistress. 341 00:21:50,583 --> 00:21:52,749 - What? - A mistress. 342 00:21:52,750 --> 00:21:54,874 - Seventy with a mistress? - Yeah. 343 00:21:54,875 --> 00:21:56,915 So my sister hired an investigator, 344 00:21:56,916 --> 00:21:59,624 and as these things happen, they fell for each other. 345 00:21:59,625 --> 00:22:02,249 But as you know, the circumstances of how these two met 346 00:22:02,250 --> 00:22:04,833 isn't how anyone ever wants to meet a partner. 347 00:22:05,333 --> 00:22:08,374 - And so... - Oh! Oh! Ah, I follow. 348 00:22:08,375 --> 00:22:09,540 - Yeah. - Oh... 349 00:22:09,541 --> 00:22:13,374 So we decided that it's best to just let it all go 350 00:22:13,375 --> 00:22:16,374 and to not dig up any more of our father's shame, you see. 351 00:22:16,375 --> 00:22:18,790 Mmm. A mistress at 70... 352 00:22:18,791 --> 00:22:20,415 Yeah, that's right. 353 00:22:20,416 --> 00:22:22,415 Here, you see this? Twice a week... 354 00:22:22,416 --> 00:22:23,666 - This? - Yeah. 355 00:22:24,416 --> 00:22:26,415 Who's cooking dinner, me or you? 356 00:22:26,416 --> 00:22:27,790 You're offering to cook? 357 00:22:27,791 --> 00:22:29,708 Yeah, I can cook. What? 358 00:22:30,541 --> 00:22:31,541 They're all sooty. 359 00:22:32,041 --> 00:22:32,916 Yeah. 360 00:22:45,375 --> 00:22:46,500 Goodbye, then. 361 00:22:49,000 --> 00:22:50,916 Your hand got hurt, didn't it? 362 00:22:51,541 --> 00:22:52,958 It's nothing serious. 363 00:22:57,333 --> 00:22:58,915 Let's treat it while you're here. 364 00:22:58,916 --> 00:23:00,166 Oh, it's all right. 365 00:23:03,291 --> 00:23:04,540 It's not all right. 366 00:23:04,541 --> 00:23:06,708 No, truly, it's all right. 367 00:23:07,208 --> 00:23:08,624 We're going to treat it. Go. 368 00:23:08,625 --> 00:23:10,875 It's all right. 369 00:23:11,375 --> 00:23:12,500 Go, already. 370 00:23:40,500 --> 00:23:42,333 Ah, oh no, I look... 371 00:23:44,708 --> 00:23:46,333 Just leave it as it is. 372 00:23:47,708 --> 00:23:48,791 Why's that? 373 00:23:49,416 --> 00:23:51,083 With some dirt on your face, I... 374 00:23:51,833 --> 00:23:54,625 I just feel more relaxed, I guess. 375 00:23:55,666 --> 00:23:57,416 Seems I can't talk if you're, uh, 376 00:23:58,541 --> 00:24:00,583 too beautiful, too clean. 377 00:24:02,583 --> 00:24:04,458 Quit that. I'm not beautiful. 378 00:24:20,041 --> 00:24:21,291 Yes, you are. 379 00:24:29,375 --> 00:24:30,250 Uh... c... 380 00:24:32,333 --> 00:24:33,582 Can I, uh... uh... 381 00:24:33,583 --> 00:24:34,625 Huh? 382 00:24:37,166 --> 00:24:38,415 Can I... 383 00:24:38,416 --> 00:24:39,500 Do what? 384 00:24:50,958 --> 00:24:52,125 C... can I... 385 00:25:05,958 --> 00:25:07,957 - Ow, ow, ow! Ah, my foot, you're... - Oh! 386 00:25:07,958 --> 00:25:09,457 Ah! Uh... 387 00:25:09,458 --> 00:25:10,458 Huh. 388 00:26:04,375 --> 00:26:06,166 How long has she been gone now? 389 00:26:06,708 --> 00:26:08,165 I have no idea. 390 00:26:08,166 --> 00:26:10,540 When I brought bedding to her room, she was gone. 391 00:26:10,541 --> 00:26:12,291 And you didn't notice her going? 392 00:26:12,791 --> 00:26:13,666 No. 393 00:26:14,250 --> 00:26:17,166 I thought I'd get to live with Sakiko. Man, this sucks. 394 00:26:17,833 --> 00:26:19,833 Hiroo, that's so gross! 395 00:26:20,333 --> 00:26:21,291 Moron! 396 00:26:21,833 --> 00:26:23,708 Come on. It's nothing like that. 397 00:26:25,666 --> 00:26:27,791 Where would she have gone out to this late? 398 00:26:29,500 --> 00:26:31,082 Maybe back to the apartment? 399 00:26:31,083 --> 00:26:32,957 Call her up. See if she's there. 400 00:26:32,958 --> 00:26:35,416 The phone's in the lobby. I'd wake the building. 401 00:26:35,916 --> 00:26:36,833 All right. 402 00:26:37,875 --> 00:26:38,916 Ikegami, then. 403 00:26:52,916 --> 00:26:54,458 Hello, this is Takezawa. 404 00:26:54,958 --> 00:26:56,082 Oh, hey. 405 00:26:56,083 --> 00:26:58,165 Is there someone on the phone? 406 00:26:58,166 --> 00:26:59,665 Makiko! Ah. 407 00:26:59,666 --> 00:27:01,624 Is it for me? 408 00:27:01,625 --> 00:27:03,416 Yes, your mother's in the bath now. 409 00:27:04,000 --> 00:27:05,583 Uh-huh. What? 410 00:27:06,458 --> 00:27:08,875 - Makiko says not to get out. - Hmm? 411 00:27:09,416 --> 00:27:11,208 Don't worry. It's all right! 412 00:29:42,541 --> 00:29:44,375 What are you doing back here? 413 00:29:50,666 --> 00:29:52,250 You left, didn't you? 414 00:29:53,458 --> 00:29:55,041 So why did you come back? 415 00:30:03,000 --> 00:30:05,333 Stay away from me. Nothing good'll come of it. 416 00:30:10,875 --> 00:30:11,790 You wanna bet? 417 00:30:11,791 --> 00:30:13,166 Go away! 418 00:30:24,666 --> 00:30:28,083 Go away! Go away! 419 00:30:30,333 --> 00:30:31,458 Go away! 420 00:30:35,500 --> 00:30:37,416 Go away. Go away. 421 00:30:40,625 --> 00:30:42,166 I'm not running away. 422 00:30:43,166 --> 00:30:46,458 So, Hide, don't you run away either. Stay and fight like me. 423 00:30:48,666 --> 00:30:50,375 All right, I will. 424 00:30:53,833 --> 00:30:55,916 And become a champion. Don't quit, 425 00:30:57,666 --> 00:30:58,666 'cause then... 426 00:31:00,750 --> 00:31:03,458 the people who never once believed we could do it... 427 00:31:06,500 --> 00:31:07,875 will see they were wrong. 428 00:31:10,791 --> 00:31:11,708 You got that? 429 00:31:23,750 --> 00:31:27,124 It takes about three hours on Hikari to get to Osaka, right? 430 00:31:27,125 --> 00:31:28,082 Mm-hmm. 431 00:31:28,083 --> 00:31:30,540 Sleep on the way, okay? You tossed and turned all night. 432 00:31:30,541 --> 00:31:31,625 Okay. 433 00:31:32,833 --> 00:31:35,749 Your dad's going away for work, kids. Say goodbye at least. 434 00:31:35,750 --> 00:31:37,499 See you later, Dad. 435 00:31:37,500 --> 00:31:38,999 Huh? Uh, efubashi? 436 00:31:39,000 --> 00:31:40,665 - Yatsuhashi! - Oh, oh. 437 00:31:40,666 --> 00:31:42,915 Hey, that's a Kyoto souvenir, moron. 438 00:31:42,916 --> 00:31:44,333 That's Kyoto, moron. 439 00:31:45,041 --> 00:31:46,415 Oh, red bean popsicles? 440 00:31:46,416 --> 00:31:48,832 Those'll melt, dummy. 441 00:31:48,833 --> 00:31:51,374 - Then pork buns? - Later today, I'll head to Ikegami. 442 00:31:51,375 --> 00:31:52,582 All right. 443 00:31:52,583 --> 00:31:53,624 I don't know. 444 00:31:53,625 --> 00:31:55,832 I said I'd lend a hand with the work over there. 445 00:31:55,833 --> 00:31:57,041 Ah, I see. 446 00:32:00,916 --> 00:32:03,000 That bag is gigantic. 447 00:32:03,500 --> 00:32:06,041 Well, you'd better get one that's a little smaller, then, huh? 448 00:32:06,541 --> 00:32:08,915 You could try entering a contest. Maybe you'd win one. 449 00:32:08,916 --> 00:32:11,083 It's not as easy as that. 450 00:32:12,083 --> 00:32:14,999 Your shirts are all packed up. I put two in the bag, okay? 451 00:32:15,000 --> 00:32:16,083 Okay. 452 00:32:16,708 --> 00:32:18,165 And it's two nights, right? 453 00:32:18,166 --> 00:32:20,332 If you need anything, tell Sodei-kun at work. 454 00:32:20,333 --> 00:32:21,874 He can send it along. 455 00:32:21,875 --> 00:32:23,249 Here, cold medicine. 456 00:32:23,250 --> 00:32:24,875 No, I'm fine. 457 00:32:25,750 --> 00:32:27,041 Well, have a good trip. 458 00:32:27,958 --> 00:32:28,833 Okay? 459 00:33:16,583 --> 00:33:17,833 Mmm. Mmm. 460 00:33:29,250 --> 00:33:30,915 A pack of Seven Stars. 461 00:33:30,916 --> 00:33:33,374 - Hey, it's me. - Mmm! 462 00:33:33,375 --> 00:33:35,250 - Mmm. - It's me. 463 00:33:35,875 --> 00:33:38,582 I've got time before the train heads out. 464 00:33:38,583 --> 00:33:41,540 - Let's grab lunch first. - What's wrong with you? 465 00:33:41,541 --> 00:33:42,874 I can come over there. 466 00:33:42,875 --> 00:33:44,665 You're blocking the way, like I said. 467 00:33:44,666 --> 00:33:47,124 - Will that work? - You can get through right there. 468 00:33:47,125 --> 00:33:49,082 - Go around. - Look at this. It's not wide! 469 00:33:49,083 --> 00:33:52,582 Yes, you can. Come on, man. Just go ahead and go past. 470 00:33:52,583 --> 00:33:55,540 What? You can get through fine, so please, go ahead. 471 00:33:55,541 --> 00:33:57,832 - You're blocking it. - You have your license? 472 00:33:57,833 --> 00:33:59,124 I can't get through. 473 00:33:59,125 --> 00:34:01,415 Just taking a break here. What's your problem? 474 00:34:01,416 --> 00:34:03,625 I'll be late for deliveries if you don't move. 475 00:34:05,416 --> 00:34:07,875 - You gonna pay for it if I'm late? - Fine. Just go! 476 00:34:09,083 --> 00:34:11,415 Hey, look behind you. You're causing a lot of trouble 477 00:34:11,416 --> 00:34:12,957 by blocking the road with your truck. 478 00:34:12,958 --> 00:34:14,958 - You're blocking the road! - I'm not! 479 00:34:24,333 --> 00:34:25,916 Guess he called the wrong one. 480 00:34:28,458 --> 00:34:30,125 Getting sloppy now, huh? 481 00:34:31,958 --> 00:34:33,416 Honey, what are you doing? 482 00:34:37,541 --> 00:34:41,916 Oh, Mama? Can you please put a fried egg on my hamburger too? 483 00:34:42,833 --> 00:34:44,374 Only if you eat your carrots. 484 00:34:44,375 --> 00:34:47,541 Hey, why are you bringing up carrots when I just want an egg? 485 00:34:51,416 --> 00:34:53,625 - Wow! - Whoa! 486 00:34:54,833 --> 00:34:56,374 Hey, I did it! 487 00:34:56,375 --> 00:34:57,957 Shoji, did you win? 488 00:34:57,958 --> 00:35:00,332 - Yeah, I just won! - Wow, that's amazing! 489 00:35:00,333 --> 00:35:02,916 You're getting stronger and stronger, Shoji. 490 00:35:04,333 --> 00:35:06,791 - Hey, Gin-chan, I just won! - Ah, guess I lost. 491 00:35:09,458 --> 00:35:11,165 All right, dinner's ready. Let's eat. 492 00:35:11,166 --> 00:35:12,499 Ah, here. 493 00:35:12,500 --> 00:35:13,458 Thank you. 494 00:35:14,583 --> 00:35:16,082 - Papa? - Yeah? 495 00:35:16,083 --> 00:35:18,790 Hey, you know at the park we did that one ride? 496 00:35:18,791 --> 00:35:21,540 How we got to drive go-karts around that day? 497 00:35:21,541 --> 00:35:23,832 I really wanna do it again! 498 00:35:23,833 --> 00:35:24,750 Then let's go. 499 00:35:25,375 --> 00:35:26,375 Are you sure? 500 00:35:26,875 --> 00:35:28,332 - I'm sure. - Yay! 501 00:35:28,333 --> 00:35:30,875 Good for you! 502 00:35:32,250 --> 00:35:34,040 Sis, do you still pickle napa cabbage? 503 00:35:34,041 --> 00:35:36,082 Mm-hmm, but just little batches. 504 00:35:36,083 --> 00:35:39,291 I sure used a lot of peppers, didn't I? 505 00:35:40,666 --> 00:35:42,875 Oh, don't rub your eyes. Please don't. 506 00:35:43,375 --> 00:35:44,624 Mmm! 507 00:35:44,625 --> 00:35:48,458 So even though you live alone now, you still... do all of this? 508 00:35:48,958 --> 00:35:51,665 Or have you managed to find someone to cook for you now and then? 509 00:35:51,666 --> 00:35:54,290 No, I just eat them by myself with some rice and tea. 510 00:35:54,291 --> 00:35:55,790 Oh, is that the case? 511 00:35:55,791 --> 00:35:57,125 It is, yes. 512 00:35:57,708 --> 00:35:59,541 Don't boast that you eat alone. 513 00:36:00,291 --> 00:36:01,791 - Huh? - Oh, hey. 514 00:36:02,333 --> 00:36:05,832 Goodness, I guess you really do hit the nail right on the head, huh? 515 00:36:05,833 --> 00:36:07,415 She's great at that. Here. 516 00:36:07,416 --> 00:36:08,416 Ah! 517 00:36:08,916 --> 00:36:10,499 Please, you have to be careful, girls. 518 00:36:10,500 --> 00:36:12,915 - Just look at that now. - Go wash that off quick. 519 00:36:12,916 --> 00:36:13,958 Oh my. 520 00:36:14,458 --> 00:36:15,583 I'll wash it. 521 00:36:21,000 --> 00:36:22,124 Is that for us? 522 00:36:22,125 --> 00:36:23,790 Yes? 523 00:36:23,791 --> 00:36:25,041 Door's unlocked! 524 00:36:25,791 --> 00:36:27,457 It's Machida Dry Cleaning! 525 00:36:27,458 --> 00:36:31,250 Oh! No, thanks! I'm all right! No dry cleaning! 526 00:36:31,750 --> 00:36:32,874 - Ah. - Of course. 527 00:36:32,875 --> 00:36:34,583 But thank you very much! 528 00:36:35,541 --> 00:36:38,374 Machida Dry Cleaning... 529 00:36:38,375 --> 00:36:41,207 - You still bring your laundry there? - Still? Even now? 530 00:36:41,208 --> 00:36:42,458 Of course I do. 531 00:36:43,291 --> 00:36:46,750 - Machida Dry Cleaning, of course! - That's right! 532 00:36:48,125 --> 00:36:51,249 They had that guy with all the pimples clustered around here? 533 00:36:51,250 --> 00:36:53,624 - That actor he looked like Tr... - Huh? 534 00:36:53,625 --> 00:36:55,082 - Tr... - Tr... 535 00:36:55,083 --> 00:36:59,332 Wait, it's the guy who had big lips, and, um, he had a bold look. Uh... 536 00:36:59,333 --> 00:37:00,750 The one in the white suit. 537 00:37:01,375 --> 00:37:02,707 Posing like this. 538 00:37:02,708 --> 00:37:03,666 Ah! 539 00:37:04,291 --> 00:37:05,790 - Tr... - Tr... Tra... 540 00:37:05,791 --> 00:37:07,040 Travolta! 541 00:37:07,041 --> 00:37:09,415 That's right! 542 00:37:09,416 --> 00:37:12,999 Stop laughing, and get to work already, you silly girls! 543 00:37:13,000 --> 00:37:16,499 I'm not even sure if you're helping or getting in the way at this stage. 544 00:37:16,500 --> 00:37:19,582 - I'm helping, really! - No, we're helping! 545 00:37:19,583 --> 00:37:22,207 Oh, we're all out of yuzu. 546 00:37:22,208 --> 00:37:24,749 Oh, there's still one more in the kitchen. 547 00:37:24,750 --> 00:37:26,957 Okay, I'll go get it. 548 00:37:26,958 --> 00:37:28,625 Travolta... 549 00:37:31,000 --> 00:37:33,375 How's Takao-san? Is he doing well? 550 00:37:37,458 --> 00:37:38,583 Yeah, he's great. 551 00:37:39,625 --> 00:37:41,208 Great enough to have an affair. 552 00:37:44,916 --> 00:37:46,166 Earlier today, he... 553 00:37:47,541 --> 00:37:49,791 he said he's traveling for work when he's not. 554 00:37:50,791 --> 00:37:52,165 Hey, where is it? 555 00:37:52,166 --> 00:37:54,207 - Hmm? - I can't find it. 556 00:37:54,208 --> 00:37:57,625 It's next to the fridge. To the left, on the counter. 557 00:37:59,166 --> 00:38:03,041 And I think I have a rough idea of who he's seeing and where. 558 00:38:04,500 --> 00:38:05,541 I'm still just 559 00:38:06,625 --> 00:38:07,875 gonna keep quiet, though. 560 00:38:09,208 --> 00:38:10,458 Yes, of course. 561 00:38:11,375 --> 00:38:14,083 It turns out worse if we try to speak out. 562 00:38:15,166 --> 00:38:16,708 That's true for women, huh? 563 00:38:18,041 --> 00:38:19,125 It's true, dear. 564 00:38:21,500 --> 00:38:22,666 I'll try to stay 565 00:38:23,291 --> 00:38:25,125 as strong as you're able to, then. 566 00:38:28,083 --> 00:38:30,166 Did you get the yuzu? 567 00:38:30,666 --> 00:38:32,916 I just want to start over again 568 00:38:33,750 --> 00:38:34,875 with everything. 569 00:38:45,458 --> 00:38:46,582 Mmm, mmm! 570 00:38:46,583 --> 00:38:48,250 You love him that much? 571 00:38:49,750 --> 00:38:51,791 - Kosuke, I mean. - Satomi residence. 572 00:38:53,166 --> 00:38:54,415 Is Mom there? 573 00:38:54,416 --> 00:38:56,957 No, she's out. She's probably at Grandma's. 574 00:38:56,958 --> 00:38:58,041 Back there again, huh? 575 00:38:59,708 --> 00:39:01,333 Yeah, she's there cooking, I think. 576 00:39:03,041 --> 00:39:05,541 She told you that, Dad. Didn't you listen earlier? 577 00:39:06,083 --> 00:39:07,915 Of course not. He never really listens. 578 00:39:07,916 --> 00:39:09,540 You can kiss me... 579 00:39:09,541 --> 00:39:11,666 But I can't talk now. My show's on. 580 00:39:12,291 --> 00:39:13,374 Ah. 581 00:39:13,375 --> 00:39:14,957 No, we're on break right now. 582 00:39:14,958 --> 00:39:16,583 Come on. You're killing us. 583 00:39:17,958 --> 00:39:19,208 Should I tell her? 584 00:39:20,458 --> 00:39:23,166 Uh, no. No, no big deal, it's not urgent, so... 585 00:39:23,666 --> 00:39:24,625 See ya. 586 00:39:29,500 --> 00:39:30,624 KADOYA RESTAURANT 587 00:39:30,625 --> 00:39:32,624 Bye. Thank you very much. 588 00:39:32,625 --> 00:39:34,833 Thank you. Thank you for coming. 589 00:39:41,458 --> 00:39:42,958 It's just so frustrating. 590 00:39:44,000 --> 00:39:45,083 With Mom or... 591 00:39:46,166 --> 00:39:50,166 Yeah, since she knows about how Dad's cheating instead of going to work. 592 00:39:50,833 --> 00:39:54,166 And yet here she is, carrying on like there's nothing wrong at all. 593 00:39:56,666 --> 00:39:58,250 I can't hold a candle to her. 594 00:39:58,916 --> 00:40:00,166 Extraordinary, huh? 595 00:40:01,083 --> 00:40:02,875 I guess women her age know how to... 596 00:40:03,375 --> 00:40:05,999 to rise above feelings of hate and resentment. 597 00:40:06,000 --> 00:40:07,791 I don't understand how they do it. 598 00:40:10,041 --> 00:40:11,333 Astounding, right? 599 00:40:12,500 --> 00:40:13,541 It's beyond me. 600 00:40:14,250 --> 00:40:15,582 - Too sticky. - Hmm? Hmm? 601 00:40:15,583 --> 00:40:16,958 For my false tooth. 602 00:40:17,875 --> 00:40:20,625 I guess I got these bad teeth from our dad too, huh? 603 00:40:23,708 --> 00:40:26,750 Am... I like our mom or dad? 604 00:40:27,250 --> 00:40:28,166 Hmm... 605 00:40:29,250 --> 00:40:30,125 Like Mom. 606 00:40:32,791 --> 00:40:33,708 Don't you think? 607 00:40:36,791 --> 00:40:39,041 Looks or how so? 608 00:40:40,208 --> 00:40:41,416 You're alike here. 609 00:40:42,875 --> 00:40:44,041 Your big heart. 610 00:40:46,125 --> 00:40:48,165 They say ignorance is bliss. 611 00:40:48,166 --> 00:40:51,166 Well, that's never gonna happen to me ever. 612 00:40:54,333 --> 00:40:55,832 Some more tea, please. 613 00:40:55,833 --> 00:40:57,541 - Mm-hmm. - Be right there! 614 00:41:26,541 --> 00:41:28,000 Seriously? 615 00:41:29,208 --> 00:41:30,500 Why is this where I went? 616 00:42:01,333 --> 00:42:02,333 Oh no. No! 617 00:42:03,875 --> 00:42:04,708 Mom! 618 00:42:05,666 --> 00:42:06,500 Mom! 619 00:42:08,416 --> 00:42:09,250 Mom! 620 00:42:17,708 --> 00:42:18,541 Shoji! 621 00:42:19,041 --> 00:42:21,540 It's pretty fun. 622 00:42:21,541 --> 00:42:22,541 It's lots of fun! 623 00:42:23,708 --> 00:42:26,499 - Thank you for visiting us... - Wow, he's fast, isn't he? 624 00:42:26,500 --> 00:42:28,874 As a reminder, all children must be accompanied... 625 00:42:28,875 --> 00:42:30,957 Hey, wait for us! 626 00:42:30,958 --> 00:42:35,625 Ah! 627 00:42:44,250 --> 00:42:46,291 Mama! Papa! Hi there! 628 00:42:49,833 --> 00:42:51,916 I've been thinking of marrying someone. 629 00:42:55,166 --> 00:42:56,000 Have you? 630 00:43:00,833 --> 00:43:03,083 Well, then I'm glad for you. 631 00:43:14,041 --> 00:43:17,458 He's here. I know. You've got my errant husband here. 632 00:43:19,083 --> 00:43:20,000 He's not here. 633 00:43:20,625 --> 00:43:22,833 I guess you misjudged where he's at. 634 00:43:25,041 --> 00:43:26,874 I know if I open this and look, 635 00:43:26,875 --> 00:43:29,666 I'll see his shoes tucked inside, hidden out of view. 636 00:43:30,500 --> 00:43:32,790 By all means, go ahead and check. 637 00:43:32,791 --> 00:43:35,499 You're going to find a few men's shoes... 638 00:43:35,500 --> 00:43:38,832 They're just my son's and husband's that I hold onto still. 639 00:43:38,833 --> 00:43:41,374 And what was your husband's shoe size? 640 00:43:41,375 --> 00:43:43,082 He wore a size seven or so... 641 00:43:43,083 --> 00:43:46,166 My son, let's see, wore... a size eight. 642 00:43:46,791 --> 00:43:50,083 That works out well since my husband wears nine and a half. 643 00:43:51,333 --> 00:43:53,500 I guess you know that already, right? 644 00:43:54,333 --> 00:43:57,165 I didn't. Of course I don't know. How could you be so-- 645 00:43:57,166 --> 00:43:58,708 Well, allow me, then. 646 00:44:03,500 --> 00:44:07,332 If you've already lost your husband, then you should understand how I feel. 647 00:44:07,333 --> 00:44:09,290 You know what it's like to lose the one you love. 648 00:44:09,291 --> 00:44:12,082 Yes, but you have a living husband still! 649 00:44:12,083 --> 00:44:14,708 Mine is... he's dead and gone now. 650 00:44:15,791 --> 00:44:19,832 Then, if his heart has been stolen from me, he might as well be dead. 651 00:44:19,833 --> 00:44:21,666 Then go and say all that. 652 00:44:29,000 --> 00:44:30,208 What are you doing? 653 00:44:31,583 --> 00:44:32,666 What the... 654 00:44:34,458 --> 00:44:37,083 Don't do anything stupid. 655 00:44:42,916 --> 00:44:43,958 Ah! 656 00:44:53,750 --> 00:44:54,750 Ah. 657 00:44:57,958 --> 00:45:01,290 Looks like a real gun, huh? It's a stupid toy. 658 00:45:01,291 --> 00:45:02,583 It's just water? 659 00:45:28,625 --> 00:45:29,625 Yes, hello? 660 00:45:30,791 --> 00:45:32,999 - Makiko... - What the hell, Toyoko? 661 00:45:33,000 --> 00:45:34,166 Toyoko! 662 00:45:35,083 --> 00:45:36,541 Who fainted? What are you... 663 00:45:37,125 --> 00:45:38,083 Mom did? 664 00:45:40,125 --> 00:45:41,125 Where is she at? 665 00:45:41,916 --> 00:45:42,833 Yes. 666 00:45:43,333 --> 00:45:44,290 Yes. 667 00:45:44,291 --> 00:45:45,333 Right. 668 00:45:46,250 --> 00:45:49,040 Wait. She left Ikegami to go to Meguro? Why? 669 00:45:49,041 --> 00:45:50,041 Makiko? 670 00:45:51,958 --> 00:45:54,166 All right, I'll be there right away. 671 00:45:55,875 --> 00:45:57,915 Sorry, what's... what's going on with your mother, then? 672 00:45:57,916 --> 00:45:59,708 Just go. You need to leave now. 673 00:46:00,208 --> 00:46:01,041 Huh? 674 00:46:01,958 --> 00:46:04,165 I didn't expect much, but then you... 675 00:46:04,166 --> 00:46:06,999 you used me to hide when you thought she'd shoot! 676 00:46:07,000 --> 00:46:09,832 I, uh... No, I didn't try to hide. I just... 677 00:46:09,833 --> 00:46:11,708 Hey, Tsunako! 678 00:46:17,000 --> 00:46:18,415 Just hold on. Hey. 679 00:46:18,416 --> 00:46:19,582 - Thank you, then... - Wait. 680 00:46:19,583 --> 00:46:22,375 ...for everything over the past few years! 681 00:46:50,791 --> 00:46:53,290 So, Dad... where did she faint? 682 00:46:53,291 --> 00:46:54,708 Have you got any idea? 683 00:46:55,666 --> 00:46:58,625 For ages, now, she knew about what you're doing. 684 00:46:59,125 --> 00:47:00,790 She knew what you'd do 685 00:47:00,791 --> 00:47:03,000 every Tuesday and Thursday instead of work! 686 00:47:04,041 --> 00:47:05,958 She bottled it all up inside of her 687 00:47:06,750 --> 00:47:10,124 'cause Mom was a... a woman, so she stayed quiet. 688 00:47:10,125 --> 00:47:12,083 With shopping in hand, she 689 00:47:13,541 --> 00:47:16,540 was outside your woman's home, just standing there! 690 00:47:16,541 --> 00:47:17,624 Hey. 691 00:47:17,625 --> 00:47:18,957 What have you got to say, Dad? 692 00:47:18,958 --> 00:47:20,749 Stop it! Stop it! You can't do this. Don't! 693 00:47:20,750 --> 00:47:22,500 - What can you say, Dad? - Stop it! 694 00:47:23,666 --> 00:47:24,832 Don't! 695 00:47:24,833 --> 00:47:28,124 You have no right to hit... to hit your father. Now just calm down! 696 00:47:28,125 --> 00:47:29,583 I didn't hit Dad at all! 697 00:47:30,333 --> 00:47:31,625 She's our mother! 698 00:47:32,916 --> 00:47:34,041 Where do you get off? 699 00:47:36,125 --> 00:47:39,290 His wife forgave him already. That's why she kept it from you. 700 00:47:39,291 --> 00:47:40,791 No, he wasn't forgiven! 701 00:47:42,041 --> 00:47:43,125 She was jealous. 702 00:47:43,625 --> 00:47:45,333 So jealous that she couldn't 703 00:47:45,875 --> 00:47:47,875 even put it into words! 704 00:47:48,625 --> 00:47:50,415 She was so angry at you! 705 00:47:50,416 --> 00:47:52,000 And broken and sad! 706 00:47:53,375 --> 00:47:55,791 You were the love of her life, Dad! You! 707 00:47:57,833 --> 00:48:00,291 How could you do that to her, Dad? 708 00:48:03,541 --> 00:48:04,375 Okay. 709 00:48:07,875 --> 00:48:10,374 This man spent his entire life working hard. 710 00:48:10,375 --> 00:48:13,125 He worked to build a house and raise four girls. 711 00:48:13,708 --> 00:48:15,582 Then the man just tried to have a little fun 712 00:48:15,583 --> 00:48:17,332 without causing anyone any worry. 713 00:48:17,333 --> 00:48:18,624 Is that so wrong? 714 00:48:18,625 --> 00:48:21,333 He left his wife crying while he had his fun! 715 00:48:23,250 --> 00:48:27,415 So he prays with his hands together and begs to be forgiven by you all! 716 00:48:27,416 --> 00:48:29,416 So if he really feels that bad, 717 00:48:30,500 --> 00:48:31,707 why not just stop the affair? 718 00:48:31,708 --> 00:48:32,874 Stop it right now! 719 00:48:32,875 --> 00:48:35,083 Mom's right here. Please stop it! 720 00:48:56,333 --> 00:48:57,208 Sakiko. 721 00:48:59,166 --> 00:49:00,375 Well, I'm back. 722 00:49:16,916 --> 00:49:17,791 Fuji. 723 00:49:22,208 --> 00:49:23,625 She's going to get hitched. 724 00:49:28,625 --> 00:49:29,833 She moved on. 725 00:49:34,166 --> 00:49:36,250 She left, so it's only us now. 726 00:49:57,416 --> 00:49:59,374 It's better this way, you know? 727 00:49:59,375 --> 00:50:01,208 It's all done-with for good now. 728 00:50:03,125 --> 00:50:04,541 It's too late at this point. 729 00:50:05,416 --> 00:50:06,916 If he'd broken it off earlier... 730 00:50:08,666 --> 00:50:11,665 It's true, yeah. If she hadn't gone through this, she might-- 731 00:50:11,666 --> 00:50:14,125 You guys are all being really mean to Dad. 732 00:50:15,625 --> 00:50:17,041 You all turned on the guy. 733 00:50:20,666 --> 00:50:21,750 What are you doing? 734 00:50:22,375 --> 00:50:24,916 There's something they should know. 735 00:50:26,416 --> 00:50:27,416 About what? 736 00:50:30,125 --> 00:50:31,125 We're engaged. 737 00:50:35,166 --> 00:50:36,291 Saki-chan, you... 738 00:50:37,833 --> 00:50:38,666 I know. 739 00:50:39,916 --> 00:50:41,083 I'm pregnant too. 740 00:51:34,458 --> 00:51:38,208 I would've... really liked our mother to hold this child. 741 00:51:39,625 --> 00:51:42,207 So do you know? What the sex is yet? 742 00:51:42,208 --> 00:51:43,540 I would like to have a boy. 743 00:51:43,541 --> 00:51:46,875 - How you're carrying looks like a son. - That's an old wives' tale. 744 00:51:51,916 --> 00:51:53,416 So what's going on with Dad? 745 00:51:55,708 --> 00:51:57,000 Oh, here he is. 746 00:51:57,625 --> 00:51:59,958 He's really aged a lot lately, hasn't he? 747 00:52:00,458 --> 00:52:03,582 I can imagine living alone after all these years is really hard. 748 00:52:03,583 --> 00:52:05,707 I wonder how he takes care of his laundry now. 749 00:52:05,708 --> 00:52:07,707 Well, he deserves it. It's his own doing. 750 00:52:07,708 --> 00:52:09,165 - Well... - He can hear you. 751 00:52:09,166 --> 00:52:10,582 I don't care if he hears. 752 00:52:10,583 --> 00:52:13,790 Well, our mother can't rest in peace if he's got too much energy. 753 00:52:13,791 --> 00:52:18,332 Ah, wait. I'm pretty sure we've had this exact conversation already. 754 00:52:18,333 --> 00:52:21,707 Well, it's true. No husband does well outliving his wife, as they say. 755 00:52:21,708 --> 00:52:24,415 - Right? - I'll keep that in mind. 756 00:52:24,416 --> 00:52:27,499 - That's not what we're saying at all. - She's right, you know. 757 00:52:27,500 --> 00:52:29,957 You're always awfully quick to make assumptions about women. 758 00:52:29,958 --> 00:52:31,040 - Uh-oh. - Yeah, yeah. 759 00:52:31,041 --> 00:52:33,999 I just try to stand up for Dad and then end up getting the blame. 760 00:52:34,000 --> 00:52:36,041 Oh, please, Dad, let me do it. 761 00:52:44,333 --> 00:52:46,875 My mother died around this same time of year. 762 00:53:06,500 --> 00:53:09,375 Ah, sis, more to the left, please. 763 00:53:10,250 --> 00:53:12,041 Which sis are you talking to now? 764 00:53:12,541 --> 00:53:15,040 Our names are a safer bet with four of us. 765 00:53:15,041 --> 00:53:19,124 Oh, uh... uh... Ts... Tsunako-san, then, please. 766 00:53:19,125 --> 00:53:20,499 Hey, you doing all right? 767 00:53:20,500 --> 00:53:22,457 I hope these pictures aren't like your others. 768 00:53:22,458 --> 00:53:24,375 He gets nervous. 769 00:53:24,958 --> 00:53:26,541 Yeah, please. 770 00:53:28,458 --> 00:53:30,458 Okay, say cheese. 771 00:53:33,541 --> 00:53:34,790 You're so round, now! 772 00:53:34,791 --> 00:53:35,958 Look at her! 773 00:53:36,750 --> 00:53:39,040 Look how she walks... like this. 774 00:53:39,041 --> 00:53:41,083 She does! 775 00:53:42,166 --> 00:53:43,749 Are you excited? 776 00:53:43,750 --> 00:53:45,083 Oh, for sure. Yeah. 777 00:53:45,583 --> 00:53:47,082 How about you? You want kids? 778 00:53:47,083 --> 00:53:49,041 You know what? Kids are hard. 779 00:53:50,208 --> 00:53:51,165 Can you reach? 780 00:53:51,166 --> 00:53:52,083 Nah. 781 00:53:56,500 --> 00:53:58,666 You know Soseki's Gubijinso at the, uh... 782 00:53:59,500 --> 00:54:00,458 the tail? 783 00:54:00,958 --> 00:54:01,791 The tail? 784 00:54:02,375 --> 00:54:03,582 The part at the end. 785 00:54:03,583 --> 00:54:04,915 Oh, I see. 786 00:54:04,916 --> 00:54:06,250 Do you know how it ends? 787 00:54:07,791 --> 00:54:08,791 How's it end? 788 00:54:10,708 --> 00:54:12,958 "Here, it's the comedies they want." 789 00:54:13,791 --> 00:54:15,832 Eh? So not a tragedy? 790 00:54:15,833 --> 00:54:16,875 Mm-hmm. 791 00:54:20,791 --> 00:54:22,166 He could've been right. 792 00:54:23,541 --> 00:54:25,375 Seems like it for now, I mean. 793 00:54:27,416 --> 00:54:29,665 What was that? What did you say? 794 00:54:29,666 --> 00:54:30,915 Never mind, nothing. 795 00:54:30,916 --> 00:54:32,957 You looked back at us and said something. 796 00:54:32,958 --> 00:54:34,500 Yes, you did. I saw. 797 00:54:35,083 --> 00:54:38,040 "A tragedy is greater than a comedy." 798 00:54:38,041 --> 00:54:39,250 "Millet or rice?" 799 00:54:40,041 --> 00:54:41,291 "This is a comedy." 800 00:54:42,750 --> 00:54:44,416 "This woman or that woman?" 801 00:54:45,208 --> 00:54:46,499 "This is another comedy." 802 00:54:46,500 --> 00:54:47,832 Holding up all right, dear? 803 00:54:47,833 --> 00:54:49,541 "English or German?" 804 00:54:50,041 --> 00:54:51,625 "This is also a comedy." 805 00:54:53,958 --> 00:54:55,458 "It's all a comedy." 806 00:54:57,750 --> 00:55:00,291 "In the end, it all comes down to one question." 807 00:55:02,000 --> 00:55:03,333 "Life or death?" 808 00:55:04,416 --> 00:55:06,083 "This is the tragedy." 809 00:55:06,750 --> 00:55:09,416 EXCERPT FROM "THE POPPY" BY NATSUME SOSEKI