ASURA
Is he...
- Don't tell me he's de-- - He checked out.
Checked out?
It surprised me too.
I ate soba in a hurry to get here, and I ended up with hiccups.
When I saw the bed, I gasped, "Oh no, he's dead,"
and the hiccups stopped.
Don't joke about it. It's not funny.
As if you didn't have the same thought.
Oh, no. They're not gone yet.
I wonder if he's really better.
I doubt it.
They said he insisted on going home.
The hospital was forced to discharge him.
But they knew we were coming to--
Boo!
Seriously?
They won't stop that easily.
Right.
If he was going to check out,
Sakiko could have at least called us.
She was the one
who told us to come today in the first place!
She's always been inconsiderate like that.
Some things never change.
I wish I hadn't spent money on these roses.
What about me? These strawberries are 300 yen a piece.
I take refuge in Amida Buddha
How's your headache?
Hide, your head.
Are you in any pain?
No.
Should I ask your mom to stop?
I'm grateful.
Huh?
I'm grateful to them.
It's okay, Mommy's coming.
Hold your horses. Here I come.
I know.
Hold on a second.
Whoa, Hide! Hey!
- Out of my way. - Put that down!
Get out of my way!
Don't touch me!
- Stop that racket. - Hide!
Stop it, all of you!
Hide!
Send them home.
How can you say that? They're all--
Go home!
- Get out of here! - Hide!
You're the one who asked me to pray for you!
- Leave! - I'm so sorry for this!
Hide, don't!
I said stop it!
Hide!
Why are you--
Hide!
- Get out! Go! - Stop!
- I'm so sorry! - You can't!
- Stop it! - Hide!
- Please stop! - Go!
- Forgive us! - Go!
I said leave!
Ow!
Makiko!
Come on...
His mom is at fault.
He's been on edge since his discharge,
yet they chant like it's a concert.
If he hadn't done that, I would have done it myself.
Even so...
In his trade, you need at least that much ferocity to survive.
It won't come off.
I'll pay for it.
Don't worry about it.
Was it okay for him to check out?
It's fine.
After a little rest, he'll have a title defense in the spring.
How's Takiko?
- Has she softened up a bit? - She has.
I see. Then things are going well.
I wonder what she looks like when she gets affectionate.
Don't tell Takiko about today.
I don't want to worry a newlywed.
I'm home.
I can do that too.
- Really? - Better than you, at least.
Oh.
Home run!
A home run for sure.
Out of the park.
You have good form... I think.
Who shot this footage?
Huh? Oh, Mom, it's you.
Oh, you're back.
Who shot this? Your father?
Of course it wasn't me.
It was Kimi from the tennis club.
She brings her 8 mm camera everywhere and shoots everything.
How were things at the hospital?
You never told me you played tennis with Ms. Akagi.
I did too!
No, you didn't.
- I told you. - When?
When you were knitting.
I always tell you not to talk to me when I'm counting stitches!
Not that I believe you.
What does it matter? It's not like she did anything wrong.
Wow, she's so cool.
It's like a striptease.
- What? - What?
It's not a striptease.
Do you need a skirt that short to play tennis?
Why is it wrong to play tennis with Dad's secretary?
I didn't say it was wrong.
- You just have to-- - How was the hospital?
Is he okay?
He'd already checked out.
That's good, right?
No, it's not.
Sakiko didn't want us to see the truth,
so she forced him to go home.
See the truth? Is Jinnai--
He's not normal.
He even threw--
Is today a special day?
What do you mean?
It's neither a holiday, nor your birthday.
The minute I'm gone, you...
He only tasted the foam. Right?
Yeah.
You always play the good guy!
Hey.
With four sisters, there are bound to be problems.
But you can't bring that home with you.
Don't misdirect your anger at us.
Is it really misdirected?
- Oh! - Huh?
Nothing.
- Excuse me a second. - Sure.
- It's resisting. - The third and fourth frames get caught.
- It won't budge. - Yeah.
I wonder why. If I pull this way...
Can you see what's happening?
You have to push on them until you hear a clank.
There's a trick. Should I--
- One, two, three. - One, two, three.
That was hard.
Thanks.
I guess they don't need my help.
I'm done with my bath. Who's next?
Me!
No way, me first. Going after you is gross!
Hey.
Have you found a prospective husband for Tsunako?
It's easy to find a partner for a 50-year-old man.
But for a 50-year-old woman...
She's still in her forties, you know.
It won't come out.
It's stained?
Yeah, a mandarin orange.
Fruit is hard to get out.
It sure is.
I really liked this coat.
Hey, close that. It's cold.
Oh, sorry.
Is she still seeing that restaurant owner?
Why else would I ask you to find her a partner?
You want her to break it off?
Won't she be lonely keeping secrets all her life?
If she knew she could marry him in a few years, that's one thing.
But her lover has been married to his wife for 20 or 30 years.
It won't be that easy
for him to divorce and remarry someone else.
Don't you think?
Generally speaking, I guess that's true.
Tsunako shouldn't go on like this.
Take it to the dry cleaners.
Excuse me.
Welcome.
I'm Katsumata. We spoke on the phone.
Thank you for coming. I know it's cold outside.
Come in.
Thank you.
Follow me, please.
I was looking through our contacts to prepare for New Year's greetings,
and I found your card.
Yes, I came here once.
For a meeting with Mr. Satomi.
Oh, is that so?
Your office is in Aoyama?
I'd hardly call it an office, but yes, it is.
What sort of cases do you handle most?
Well,
I'd say over half are affair investigations.
Other than that,
searching for people's lost elderly parents and stuff.
Well, there's something I'd like you to look into.
Oh, you'd like to hire me?
Yes, I would.
What's the case?
Wow, I haven't had sukiyaki in ages.
- Do you have a corkscrew? - Oh, right.
I still don't get it.
Even if Mr. Jinnai is in bad condition, why hide it?
Aren't we sisters?
It's because we're sisters.
If we were men, it would be different.
But we're women.
You might be right.
You're the last person she'd want to see her when she's down, Takiko.
Definitely.
Why's that?
We're close in age, and we always shared the same room.
You were constantly arguing!
Arguing? No way.
For example,
you were top in your class, but you never once got a love letter.
Sakiko was never good at school, but she had boys crawling over her.
It's not like I never got one. I just didn't tell you.
I said, "For example."
She was always singled out as a failure.
So once Jinnai succeeded, she sprouted like a flower,
and settled 20 years of old scores at once.
She climbed high, and now she's plummeted.
It's too late for her to back down.
Plus, you seem pretty happy now too.
She's afraid to hear "I told you so."
I wouldn't say that.
Nobody's dumb enough to say it out loud,
but she assumes you feel that way inside.
People get cynical when times are bad.
Don't you have anything to say?
Well...
You all speak so fast.
By the time I open my mouth, you've moved on.
- I can't get an edge in wordwise. - "Word in edgewise."
What's the difference?
- He sounds ridiculous! - It's the same thing.
- You're too square, Takiko. - Give Tsunako more beer.
- Oh, sure. - Wait, I want sake.
I'll have beer.
Here you are.
Okay, let's put some fat in.
- Yay! - I love that sound!
- Right? - That lovely sizzling.
- Oh, potatoes! - Oh, potatoes!
Mom always put these in our sukiyaki!
I've wanted this for so long.
You don't do it at home?
Takao says it gets too sweet.
My husband was the same.
He's passed away. Surely you can do it now.
Not in front of his memorial photo.
Hasn't enough time passed?
- Soy sauce, dear. - Right.
- "Soy sauce, dear." How cute! - "Soy sauce, dear."
You know how life can be like a roller coaster?
But rather than soaring up and dropping with a scream,
at least detectives are stable.
Tsunako.
It's true that we barely stay afloat, let alone swim.
Isn't that better in the long run?
Maybe, but a little more monthly income wouldn't hurt.
Aren't there enticing deals in your line of work?
Some people have loose standards,
but he's hopeless when it comes to that.
Oh, go ahead.
This looks delicious. I got it from that butcher.
- The one on the corner? - Yes.
Wasn't it expensive?
- It's the best cut. From the top shelf. - What a treat!
This is great.
Speaking of which...
- That'll do. - You're taking that already?
- When the meat is good... - Speaking of which!
It tastes better rare.
- Yum! - I guess I'll go too.
- I had an approach. - It's delicious.
Can I go on?
- What? - Huh?
- Well... - Shall we add vegetables?
Today, I...
This sure is good.
- Maybe I'll have rice after all. - Delicious, right?
This is...
- Huh? - Oh, that's...
- A little more. - Whoa, this is money!
- Huh? - What?
- 50,000 yen?! - 50,000 yen?!
A woman asked me to look into her husband's affair.
With a bonus on the side.
She must be using her savings.
She's desperate.
That too?
- 100,000 yen?! - 100,000 yen?!
You got two cases in one day?
You've hit the jackpot.
What?
- The jackpot. - Oh, the jackpot?
Was the second one a woman too? A wife?
This one was a man.
- A man? - A man, huh?
The husband of this one.
- The husband? - Her husband?
He came running after me when I left.
And he begged me.
- I see. - He tried to intercept you.
- "We're both men, right? Have mercy." - "Pretend this never happened!"
- He's desperate too. - But she's sure to find out.
The wife paid 50,000, but the husband paid 100,000.
That's hilarious!
What are you gonna do? Will you take the case?
Uh... I'm still thinking about it.
I can't decide.
From a financial perspective,
it's better to give the 50,000 back.
- You won't keep it. Right, Mr. Katsumata? - You still call him that?
I'll return it.
Any sign of fraud, and I'll be fired immediately.
I wonder where she got the money. What does the wife do?
Oh, she's married to the owner of Masukawa Restaurant.
Oh, them!
Didn't you arrange flowers for them?
Uh... Yes, I did.
Oh, you should definitely look into that!
It's a detective's job to investigate, right?
Wait, so the wife has no idea who the mistress is?
So it seems.
She thought they'd broken up, but they seem to be back together again.
It's getting hot in here.
We owe them a favor. It would be wrong not to look into it.
Yeah, so very wrong!
If you do, it will lead to fighting.
Weren't you the one who said he should obviously take the case?
What's with you? Why all the cackling?
This isn't funny, is it?
Takiko, I need a drink.
You have one.
No, I need heated sake.
You know that sake kettle with the good-luck symbol on it?
I'll get it.
Wait, you won't know where to look.
Only Takiko knows.
I can't find it on command.
Come on! Any old kettle will do, right?
The lucky kettle!
It's in that cupboard! You know which one. Now go!
- Only hot sake goes with sukiyaki. - Fine.
- I want my hot sake. - Okay, already.
What are you doing?
Um, that's...
Tell her he did have a mistress, but they broke up.
- But Tsunako-- - It's me!
I'm the mistress.
And tell Mrs. 50,000-Yen
that you've heard rumblings about that mistress getting remarried.
Rumblings? Really?
What's with you two?
Don't tease him so much!
- We're not! - We're not!
But he'll think I don't need anything.
Better choose fast then.
- It's the 24th though. - Santa needs to know soon.
- Yeah, you need to let him know quick. - This, please.
Sure.
- Is that all? - Yeah.
- Bye then. - Goodbye!
Sakiko.
We're sorry for all the worry we caused.
"Celebrating recovery"?
- Sakiko-- - Takiko, I see you're wearing lipstick.
Perfume too.
- You've changed. - Sakiko...
If you've gone that far, why not get new glasses too?
They have flashy ones with pink frames.
Shall we step out?
Sorry, but my baby's waiting. My mother-in-law too.
They're all waiting... for little old me.
Is Mr. Katsumata getting along with Dad?
Just fine.
Yeah? Good.
Hey!
- It might not be my place, but-- - Bye-bye!
Let's go Hide!
TOYO BOXING GYM
JINNAI
- Way to go, Hide! - Go, Jinnai!
Good work.
- Give me your autograph! - Hide, look over here!
Mr. Jinnai, the fight is in one week. Do you feel ready?
Fight? Whose fight?
Oh, mine?
Um... Who am I fighting again?
Oh, Robert. Yeah.
My goal is to be world champion.
Robert's a stepping stone.
However, Robert is on a hot streak.
He's won his last four fights by KO.
- His speed-- - Yeah, I saw it on video.
He has a fast punch.
I got scared, but then I realized I was watching on fast-forward.
So you're not anxious?
Anxious?
I deal with anxiety...
using this.
Get a good shot, will you? It's my next commercial.
- Thank you for your time. - Thank you.
Thanks, everyone.
Thanks, kids.
I wasn't expecting an express delivery.
I had no idea what it was for.
So it arrived?
I thought it was a joke. You're serious then?
Of course I'm serious.
One...
And then a stitch knitwise.
Okay... Oh, sorry.
I have to finish before I forget.
Is knitting more important than finding my marriage partner?
It's a pattern, okay? One...
Hello?
Tsunako?
Tennis?
Does this look like a baseball uniform?
Do all high school students talk like that now?
Why can't you say yes or no?
It's obvious, isn't it?
With who?
With Keiko Akagi.
I'm kidding, obviously. Keiko has a job.
She's only free on weekends.
Since when are you on a first-name basis?
Did you see the photo?
I took the liberty of examining it.
May I have the pleasure of your response?
He seems like a fine gentleman.
His resume is solid, and all his kids have left the nest.
I sense a "but" coming.
Do you still prefer Mr. 100,000-Yen?
- Don't be silly. - I'll show this to Keiko.
- Oh, I mean Ms. Keiko Akagi. - Hold on.
Take your coat with you!
I'm off!
Anyway, isn't this the right time?
In April, Masaki will come back from Sendai with his wife, right?
I don't know if I'll live with them yet.
Even if you don't,
as long as they're in Tokyo, you'll see him more often.
Though they hide it, children watch their parents closely.
And I should think of Mrs. 50,000-Yen's feelings too.
You took my line.
In any case, just meet him once.
Okay?
You can quit, you know.
You fool.
How can you say that?
Just a little further,
and everything
will be in reach.
I hate rain.
We're on the very top floor.
The closer we are to the sky,
the louder the raindrops get.
Right.
KOTARO TAKEZAWA SHIZUO KATSUMATA
Hmm?
Yeah. What?
No. We can't do that again.
We agreed it was only once. Yeah.
Huh?
You're too much.
Okay, this is the last time. Yeah. Bye.
Oh, you're here.
You left this lying around.
Why not come through the front?
What if a salesman trips over it?
I got tasty salmon roe from one of my students.
- They're pickled too. - Oh, nice.
- Dry off. - Thanks.
- Look at that. - Huh?
The house is a lot cleaner now.
With young people here, the house has grown younger too.
You've grown younger as well.
Idiot.
You know you're old once your transit fare is free.
Some say that's when life truly begins.
- Would you like some tea? - No, I'm fine.
Okay, then.
Has Makiko told you?
Oh, about Sakiko?
No, about me.
What?
Oh.
Takao's trying to find you a marriage partner.
Yeah.
Why not?
You haven't even looked.
How can I tell from a photo?
I guess that's true.
What do you think, Dad?
Hmm?
It's a bit late in the game.
How old are you now?
Well, life spans have gotten longer.
Another 30 years of sighing alone would be dull, right?
What about you?
Men don't sigh.
Now that's unfair.
So that's what happened to Mom.
Sure, it's unfair.
Men are way more unfair.
Knowing that will save you a lot of pain.
Oh, a tofu vendor!
Yeah.
They still come around here, huh?
That old man is surely the last.
This is my least favorite time of day.
What?
The time when everyone goes home.
Oh.
Why not meet him once?
Tag, you're it!
Ready, set, go!
Wow, you're fast.
Daruma is falling down.
All together! One, two, three, four, five.
Six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
One, two, three, four, five.
Six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
What are you rummaging for?
Don't we have yogurt or pudding?
Ham will do.
Don't touch the ham! That's for dinner.
You always dig for food when studying gets rough.
I just don't get calculus.
Hey, will you help me with this?
Huh? Help how?
This here.
Wait. Forget it.
You can't touch this with those sticky hands.
You asked me for help. Make up your mind.
Go back to your studies.
So, where's the marriage meeting?
Why do you care? It's not your marriage.
Answer the phone.
Hello?
Yeah, she's here.
- Who is it? - Dad.
Oh.
Hi, it's me.
What? You're not coming home tonight?
It seems we're undergoing a sudden audit tomorrow.
We have to book a ryokan and work overnight.
Well, not all of us.
Hey, Takasawa! Not that one. From July only.
That's the one.
You'll need a change of clothes.
Forget that. It's just one day.
Which ryokan?
The one where we usually play mahjong. It's in Kagurazaka.
Hey! Which did you book?
It's either Tokiwa or Yoshida.
I'll be home tomorrow.
I should have eaten ham and eggs.
Hello?
Tonight's marriage meeting--
Mom!
YOSHIDA RYOKAN
Yoko! What are you doing here?
You startled me. Now the shirt is dirty.
You have the marriage meeting, right? I'll take those.
Well, if you don't mind.
Your dad will prefer that.
In that case, leave the spying to me.
Spying?
See you later!
- Sorry for the wait. - Oh, thanks.
Should we review them all at once?
That will be faster.
Let's do this.
If all goes well, can we play mahjong?
Save that for another day.
If anything will draw scrutiny, it's this.
- These aren't individual expenses. Why-- - Oh, Yoko!
Huh?
What are you doing here?
Mom said to--
She said to bring you your shirt.
I can't be the only one changing clothes.
That's not the point, is it?
Your wife sure loves you.
It's the opposite. She's suspicious.
No dinner or movies tonight.
I know.
I'm not sure what's going on, but do your best.
Yeah.
I think she suspects me too.
So I'm out?
I was counting on this.
Fine. I'll find some other part-time work.
Yeah.
Hey.
Want a job now?
What?
I'll pay 1,000 yen for ten seconds.
Masukawa residence.
Is Mr. Masukawa there?
He is, but may I ask who's calling?
The editor of Play Golf magazine.
Play Golf magazine. Please hold.
With these shoulders and arms, you'll go far.
- Thank you. - I expect big things.
Give him a good pounding.
Thank you for your support.
YOUR MOM IS HERE
YOUR MOM
Wrap it tight.
- Hello. - Good evening.
- He's two wins from a world championship. - Please cheer him on.
- Who are they? - Hide's sponsor.
His sponsor?
Making his way to the ring, the Featherweight Champion of Japan,
Hidemitsu Jinnai!
Let's go! We're on the world stage now!
- Come on, Jinnai! - You can do it!
- You've got this! - Come on!
Let's go, Hide!
This is a ten-round featherweight bout. Obey commission rules and fight clean.
Touch gloves!
This is it. Get pumped.
Let's go.
Punch for punch! Don't give up. We're on our way to a world title!
Let's do it.
Fight!
Wasn't there something you wanted to tell me?
Me?
Yeah.
Golf or something?
That's right.
Do you have, uh... you know.
Oh, let me see.
Coming!
Open up!
How could you just get up and leave?
How do you think I felt as the go-between?
Open the door!
You're so thoughtless.
- If you didn't want to, you could have-- - I thought I did want to.
Then why?
I changed my mind.
Don't act like a child.
My mind changed because I'm an adult.
Sis!
Don't scream like that at my front door.
How do I...
What do I say to the other party?
Tell him I love someone else.
Someone I can't be without.
Tell them the truth. There's nothing to hide.
Sis...
Aren't you ashamed?
I'm not ashamed.
I'm not.
What about you?
Me?
Isn't it more shameful to lash out at me because of Takao's affair?
Sis.
Doesn't everyone have a thing or two
that they aren't proud of?
Even Dad seems to be seeing that woman again.
Is that true?
He may be past 70,
but he's still a man.
So I should overlook it then?
I hate that nonsense!
What is it?
The restroom.
What?
I got cold at that outdoor play. I need the restroom.
Use one at the train station!
Sissie, please!
Hi.
WORLD FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP ELIMINATION BOUT
HIDEMITSU JINNAI VS. ROBERT ARES JR.
Stop! Okay, Jin! Okay!
Get the stool!
Get his mouthpiece out.
You won't win like that, Jinnai!
That's right!
Do you hear me? Hey! What's your dream, huh?
To be world champion!
You have a family, don't you? You've come this far!
- Seconds out. - Give it everything! The world is yours!
Round ten.
- I'm not throwing the towel! - Last round.
- Let's go! - Do it!
Come on!
Fight!
- Knockdown! - You got him! Stay on your feet!
Three! Four!
Five! Six! Seven!
Eight! Nine! Ten!
Jinnai!
He collapsed? Where?
After the fight. He was taken in an ambulance.
Seriously?
Shouldn't you go?
Dad said to leave it to him.
What's wrong?
What is it?
I can't take it.
She flaunted her success so much that I...
I couldn't help it.
"I wish something bad would happen to Mr. Jinnai."
"I hope they become miserable."
"I hope Sakiko falls flat on her face."
Those thoughts crossed my mind.
I never thought it would really happen.
It didn't happen because of you.
Even so, I--
Your thoughts didn't make it happen!
This sister thing is so strange.
The envy and jealousy can be so strong.
Yet...
when my sisters are unhappy...
in the end, it's unbearable.
I told myself it would be okay.
That I'd make it okay.
I did everything I could...
but it's over.
There's this big,
massive balloon that we've been inflating with all our might...
and it just went "pop."
I need his temperature.
Subtitle translation by: Brad Plumb