1 00:00:01,170 --> 00:00:09,900 Timing and Subtitles brought to you by 👨‍🍳 Food chefs Team🍲 @Viki.com 2 00:01:30,089 --> 00:01:34,994 As people hurry homeward, their long day done... 3 00:01:34,994 --> 00:01:37,640 my day begins. 4 00:02:01,455 --> 00:02:06,728 I'm open from midnight to 7:00 a.m. 5 00:02:06,728 --> 00:02:10,689 A "midnight diner," it's called. 6 00:02:13,032 --> 00:02:15,259 That's all I have on the menu. 7 00:02:15,260 --> 00:02:18,205 My business plan is... 8 00:02:18,205 --> 00:02:23,234 You ask for what you want, and I make it if I can. 9 00:02:27,146 --> 00:02:31,560 Do I get customers? More than you'd think. 10 00:02:34,697 --> 00:02:42,000 11 00:03:11,734 --> 00:03:13,578 Where was yours? 12 00:03:13,578 --> 00:03:20,076 Over in Ochiai. The funeral hall has a crematorium. 13 00:03:20,977 --> 00:03:22,670 Where was yours? 14 00:03:22,670 --> 00:03:26,105 Up in Machiya. 15 00:03:26,105 --> 00:03:31,629 Two wakes on the same night. That's weird. 16 00:03:33,380 --> 00:03:35,182 What's that? 17 00:03:35,867 --> 00:03:38,118 I'm getting old. 18 00:03:38,118 --> 00:03:42,882 I don't know how many suppers I've got left. 19 00:03:42,882 --> 00:03:48,962 Writing each one down makes them mean more to me. 20 00:03:52,700 --> 00:03:55,344 You've got at least 500 more. 21 00:03:57,237 --> 00:03:59,806 That's not even two years! 22 00:04:07,664 --> 00:04:09,048 Good evening. 23 00:04:09,048 --> 00:04:10,248 Welcome. 24 00:04:10,249 --> 00:04:13,529 You had a funeral, too? 25 00:04:14,847 --> 00:04:16,589 Have my salt. 26 00:04:16,590 --> 00:04:19,317 Put it on an egg. 27 00:04:23,346 --> 00:04:29,336 Another bar mama. She knew she was dying. 28 00:04:29,336 --> 00:04:35,099 She'd taken down all her curtains and folded them up. 29 00:04:41,891 --> 00:04:44,434 Sorry! 30 00:04:44,434 --> 00:04:49,816 I guess even in grief people still get hungry. 31 00:04:49,816 --> 00:04:52,026 I'm starving, too. 32 00:04:52,026 --> 00:04:54,821 Sweet fried egg and beer. 33 00:04:54,821 --> 00:04:57,005 Jumbo pork soup special. 34 00:04:57,006 --> 00:04:58,374 Sure. 35 00:05:02,745 --> 00:05:05,604 Ryu! 36 00:05:07,557 --> 00:05:11,052 Ochiai? Machiya? 37 00:05:11,988 --> 00:05:13,521 Or Kirigaya? 38 00:05:13,522 --> 00:05:14,815 Honganji. 39 00:05:14,816 --> 00:05:16,926 The big temple? 40 00:05:16,926 --> 00:05:18,617 He was big. 41 00:05:21,220 --> 00:05:24,322 Master, more glasses. 42 00:05:24,323 --> 00:05:25,492 Sure. 43 00:05:26,994 --> 00:05:29,228 Toast with me. 44 00:05:29,228 --> 00:05:30,629 Yeah. 45 00:05:35,111 --> 00:05:37,604 Another funeral?! 46 00:05:39,882 --> 00:05:43,220 Did you purify yourself with salt? 47 00:05:44,161 --> 00:05:46,204 I'm fine, thanks. 48 00:05:49,851 --> 00:05:51,836 Welcome. 49 00:05:51,836 --> 00:05:53,838 Can I have the usual? 50 00:05:53,838 --> 00:05:55,347 Sure. 51 00:06:29,916 --> 00:06:35,462 Would you like more water? Or would you prefer tea? 52 00:06:35,462 --> 00:06:37,647 I can ask for myself. 53 00:06:44,203 --> 00:06:47,766 You've all been to funerals. 54 00:06:47,766 --> 00:06:49,743 So have you. 55 00:06:51,045 --> 00:06:52,604 No. 56 00:06:52,604 --> 00:06:58,417 I dress like this and go out when I'm stressed from work. 57 00:06:58,418 --> 00:07:02,200 Then I have the barbecue special here 58 00:07:02,200 --> 00:07:04,380 and I'm ready to fight another day. 59 00:07:12,474 --> 00:07:14,693 Thank you. 60 00:07:25,737 --> 00:07:27,281 What's with her? 61 00:07:28,615 --> 00:07:31,250 A kind of cosplay. 62 00:07:31,250 --> 00:07:35,704 Men can't resist a widow in mourning. 63 00:07:35,705 --> 00:07:40,259 She says they chat her up, but she never goes with them. 64 00:07:40,259 --> 00:07:43,462 It's not in very good taste. 65 00:07:43,463 --> 00:07:48,953 But a good-looking woman in black is very sexy. 66 00:07:48,953 --> 00:07:51,688 I don't see many. 67 00:07:51,688 --> 00:07:56,474 Unlike you, Gen. You must see lots. 68 00:07:56,475 --> 00:07:57,879 Why? 69 00:07:57,879 --> 00:08:01,773 Gang wars, stray bullets all the time... 70 00:08:02,524 --> 00:08:04,733 You want false teeth? 71 00:08:04,734 --> 00:08:06,936 Give him an implant. 72 00:08:08,822 --> 00:08:10,464 Open wide. 73 00:08:12,284 --> 00:08:14,853 What kind of work does she do? 74 00:08:14,853 --> 00:08:18,297 I think she said... 75 00:08:18,297 --> 00:08:20,359 You know her? 76 00:08:20,359 --> 00:08:22,751 I met her here. 77 00:08:22,752 --> 00:08:27,658 She said she was an editor at a publishing company. 78 00:08:34,639 --> 00:08:37,960 Why am I off the book? 79 00:08:37,960 --> 00:08:40,319 I was against it... 80 00:08:40,319 --> 00:08:44,773 but upstairs says it's a waste having one of our best editors... 81 00:08:44,774 --> 00:08:50,329 spend all her time on a young writer from the sticks. 82 00:08:50,329 --> 00:08:53,432 He won a New Writers prize and sold over 100,000 copies... 83 00:08:53,432 --> 00:08:57,336 but he needs another best-seller to be established. 84 00:08:58,080 --> 00:09:00,216 Put me back. 85 00:09:00,216 --> 00:09:05,544 It's a crime, isn't it. You're just too good at your job. 86 00:09:05,544 --> 00:09:08,457 Are we speaking Japanese? 87 00:09:17,766 --> 00:09:21,711 Why did you call me in here all of a sudden? 88 00:09:21,711 --> 00:09:26,325 Congratulations. You're taking my place. 89 00:09:26,325 --> 00:09:27,884 Thanks. 90 00:09:27,884 --> 00:09:31,105 I won't dishonor your name. 91 00:09:31,105 --> 00:09:35,724 You know why I was taken off the project, don't you. 92 00:09:40,663 --> 00:09:45,569 He sold a lot of books, and it went to his head. 93 00:09:47,586 --> 00:09:51,580 He says you never have any ideas. 94 00:09:51,580 --> 00:09:54,260 All you do is find fault. 95 00:09:55,745 --> 00:10:00,925 He told the Chief he wouldn't write unless they took you off. 96 00:10:03,988 --> 00:10:07,308 Don't tell anyone I told you. 97 00:10:19,618 --> 00:10:21,588 Good, huh? 98 00:10:21,588 --> 00:10:24,222 Here you go. 99 00:10:32,799 --> 00:10:38,080 They put me on an older writer, and right away he's on my case. 100 00:10:38,080 --> 00:10:42,640 "By what right is some woman commenting on my work?" 101 00:10:42,641 --> 00:10:44,642 I was furious. 102 00:10:44,643 --> 00:10:46,545 I see. 103 00:10:46,545 --> 00:10:49,598 So you're in black again. 104 00:10:51,818 --> 00:10:56,555 Work clothes or street clothes, which is the real you? 105 00:10:56,555 --> 00:11:00,418 Do you ever wonder about that? 106 00:11:02,146 --> 00:11:05,464 Can't say that I ever have. 107 00:11:05,464 --> 00:11:07,775 Do you? 108 00:11:10,795 --> 00:11:14,672 I've always laughed to myself when men came on to me. 109 00:11:14,673 --> 00:11:19,203 I thought they were obvious and a bit stupid. 110 00:11:19,971 --> 00:11:22,740 But in a way I liked it. 111 00:11:24,017 --> 00:11:30,957 But would they be attracted if I weren't dressed for a funeral? 112 00:11:42,018 --> 00:11:44,971 What am I saying? 113 00:11:50,244 --> 00:11:53,711 Now, I'm in the mood to eat meat. 114 00:11:53,712 --> 00:11:55,266 Damn right. 115 00:11:55,266 --> 00:11:59,437 Build up some stamina, and look that job right in the eye. 116 00:11:59,437 --> 00:12:03,441 Suddenly I'm all fired up. 117 00:12:03,441 --> 00:12:05,834 Fry some meat. 118 00:12:05,834 --> 00:12:07,343 Sure. 119 00:12:40,161 --> 00:12:44,162 It's Akatsuka, for the manuscript. 120 00:12:45,524 --> 00:12:47,333 Excuse me. 121 00:13:01,390 --> 00:13:06,294 I brought some of the sweet bean cakes from Matsushimaya that you... 122 00:13:42,155 --> 00:13:45,491 My condolences. 123 00:13:48,212 --> 00:13:52,550 He passed away at his desk? 124 00:13:52,550 --> 00:13:56,970 Apoplexy, while he was writing. 125 00:13:56,970 --> 00:14:02,418 When I went to pick up his manuscript, he was gone. 126 00:14:02,418 --> 00:14:05,629 So you found him? 127 00:14:06,522 --> 00:14:09,331 My sympathies. 128 00:14:13,061 --> 00:14:18,557 I was hoping these could be placed as an offering. 129 00:14:18,557 --> 00:14:21,369 They're from Matsushimaya. 130 00:14:22,320 --> 00:14:25,499 Sweet bean cakes with a slight taste of salt. 131 00:14:25,499 --> 00:14:28,667 He was always pleased to have them. 132 00:14:28,667 --> 00:14:31,570 Did you work with him? 133 00:14:31,570 --> 00:14:33,407 A long time ago. 134 00:14:33,407 --> 00:14:38,727 Now I edit a magazine on regional foods and crafts. 135 00:14:40,922 --> 00:14:43,250 My name's Ishida. 136 00:14:43,250 --> 00:14:47,085 I'm Noriko Akatsuka. 137 00:14:56,979 --> 00:14:59,374 Here you go. 138 00:15:00,201 --> 00:15:03,785 Master, the barbecue special. 139 00:15:06,072 --> 00:15:07,165 Two. 140 00:15:07,165 --> 00:15:08,534 Sure. 141 00:15:09,908 --> 00:15:11,285 Cheers. 142 00:15:12,812 --> 00:15:16,425 They're really back from a funeral? 143 00:15:16,425 --> 00:15:19,251 He's got a funeral fetish. 144 00:15:19,252 --> 00:15:22,920 It takes a pervert to know one. 145 00:15:22,921 --> 00:15:24,623 He's bad news. 146 00:15:24,623 --> 00:15:27,840 So no chance for you, huh? 147 00:15:27,840 --> 00:15:30,729 They make a perfect pair! 148 00:15:30,729 --> 00:15:33,341 And now this publisher? 149 00:15:34,100 --> 00:15:39,323 It's half-publisher, half-internet. We're finally breaking even. 150 00:15:39,323 --> 00:15:42,641 You travel the whole country? 151 00:15:42,641 --> 00:15:45,828 Yes. The dealers... 152 00:15:45,828 --> 00:15:51,142 and especially the farmers, trust personal contact more. 153 00:15:51,610 --> 00:15:55,953 It's nice to have work that rewards your efforts. 154 00:15:55,954 --> 00:15:57,956 Yours doesn't? 155 00:16:00,519 --> 00:16:02,288 Maybe not. 156 00:16:02,288 --> 00:16:06,020 I work together with the writers, 157 00:16:06,020 --> 00:16:08,452 and think of the books as my children. 158 00:16:08,452 --> 00:16:12,646 But maybe that's an illusion, and I'm just being smug. 159 00:16:14,973 --> 00:16:16,943 Just as I thought. 160 00:16:19,395 --> 00:16:21,790 You keep yourself together. 161 00:16:21,790 --> 00:16:25,286 I thought that when I first saw you. 162 00:16:25,286 --> 00:16:27,330 Don't build me up too much. 163 00:16:27,330 --> 00:16:30,830 I'm practically falling apart. 164 00:16:32,610 --> 00:16:36,795 When things are going bad, just lay low. 165 00:16:36,795 --> 00:16:41,777 Concentrate on maintaining your form, and your chance will come round. 166 00:16:41,777 --> 00:16:45,496 I'm not really capable of all that much. 167 00:16:46,473 --> 00:16:49,976 Your own power has limits. So you rely on others. 168 00:16:49,976 --> 00:16:51,620 That's fine. 169 00:16:51,620 --> 00:16:54,840 I do that, but I never pay back. 170 00:16:54,840 --> 00:16:57,220 Not even to my parents. 171 00:16:58,226 --> 00:17:00,446 That's all right. 172 00:17:00,446 --> 00:17:03,850 One day someone will need your help. 173 00:17:03,850 --> 00:17:06,270 Give it to them then. 174 00:17:15,468 --> 00:17:17,128 Here you go. 175 00:17:21,039 --> 00:17:22,416 Thank you. 176 00:17:24,042 --> 00:17:27,122 We break the funeral fast. 177 00:17:32,343 --> 00:17:34,662 Just as I thought. 178 00:17:37,508 --> 00:17:43,364 andlt; 179 00:17:43,364 --> 00:17:47,365 She stopped coming in dressed in black. 180 00:17:49,868 --> 00:17:51,152 What do you think? 181 00:17:51,153 --> 00:17:53,614 I think this one. 182 00:17:54,365 --> 00:17:56,226 You do? 183 00:17:57,493 --> 00:18:00,537 We'll go this way. 184 00:18:00,538 --> 00:18:01,548 All right. 185 00:18:01,548 --> 00:18:03,081 Thanks. 186 00:18:24,405 --> 00:18:26,773 Could I see you? 187 00:18:27,599 --> 00:18:29,107 Sure. 188 00:18:32,445 --> 00:18:36,248 We're told you've been seeing this man. 189 00:18:41,505 --> 00:18:44,525 What's he done? 190 00:18:44,525 --> 00:18:51,028 He goes to funerals everywhere and steals the incense money. 191 00:18:52,131 --> 00:18:56,077 And at every funeral he picks up some woman. 192 00:18:56,077 --> 00:18:59,022 It's like a kind of fetish he has. 193 00:20:14,840 --> 00:20:19,217 You like solitude, but you don't like being alone... 194 00:20:20,896 --> 00:20:23,221 Would you like a drink? 195 00:20:24,265 --> 00:20:28,736 I lost a friend recently, and I hate being alone. 196 00:20:28,736 --> 00:20:32,239 Maybe we could drown our sorrows... 197 00:20:33,534 --> 00:20:35,952 Forget it. Sorry. 198 00:20:35,952 --> 00:20:40,447 Do you have a place in mind? 199 00:20:40,447 --> 00:20:43,351 I sure do! Let's go. 200 00:20:51,990 --> 00:20:54,580 201 00:20:54,580 --> 00:21:05,020 And then he said, "You like solitude, but you hate being alone"? 202 00:21:05,020 --> 00:21:07,992 Sorry to call you at work, Master. 203 00:21:07,992 --> 00:21:09,810 Master! 204 00:21:09,811 --> 00:21:14,271 I'm sorry. I got scared. 205 00:21:14,271 --> 00:21:16,784 What happened? 206 00:21:16,784 --> 00:21:20,537 This lady was out in front of a love hotel... 207 00:21:20,537 --> 00:21:23,180 in a violent argument with a man... 208 00:21:23,180 --> 00:21:26,476 over whether to go in or not. 209 00:21:26,476 --> 00:21:29,839 I brought her in for questioning. 210 00:21:29,839 --> 00:21:35,443 It turns out she's been unlucky in love. 211 00:21:48,332 --> 00:21:53,010 Because of him, I quit going out in black. 212 00:21:53,889 --> 00:21:59,359 He was a famous incense-money thief! 213 00:22:00,018 --> 00:22:03,063 I see. 214 00:22:03,063 --> 00:22:06,868 Deserted, desolated... 215 00:22:06,868 --> 00:22:12,129 approached by some man passing by... 216 00:22:13,507 --> 00:22:16,834 I can see it all now. 217 00:22:26,044 --> 00:22:27,454 Is that him? 218 00:22:27,454 --> 00:22:29,747 The suspect? 219 00:22:29,747 --> 00:22:31,949 It's my mom. 220 00:22:35,989 --> 00:22:39,224 Why are you calling now? 221 00:22:41,359 --> 00:22:43,244 What?! 222 00:22:43,955 --> 00:22:47,264 Oh, no! 223 00:22:47,264 --> 00:22:53,997 As if this wasn't enough, now her grandfather was dead. 224 00:22:53,997 --> 00:22:57,317 "I might not be back," she said... 225 00:22:57,317 --> 00:23:03,280 ...and left for her home town in Toyama. 226 00:23:03,280 --> 00:23:08,288 It's not a nice thing to say, but maybe she had it coming. 227 00:23:09,187 --> 00:23:15,661 A black dress is for mourning. Relieving stress with one is bad taste. 228 00:23:15,661 --> 00:23:21,198 I'm glad to hear you've come around. 229 00:23:21,198 --> 00:23:25,413 But I sort of understand. 230 00:23:25,413 --> 00:23:31,903 A woman's not like a man. Your value fades away with age. 231 00:23:31,903 --> 00:23:35,112 Especially if you're single. 232 00:23:37,843 --> 00:23:40,761 Good evening. 233 00:23:45,323 --> 00:23:47,934 Welcome. 234 00:23:47,934 --> 00:23:53,830 Master, I'm engaged to this man. 235 00:23:53,830 --> 00:23:57,803 How do you do? Noriko speaks highly of you. 236 00:23:57,803 --> 00:24:04,260 We met at Grandpa's funeral. He runs a temple in Toyama. 237 00:24:04,260 --> 00:24:06,921 I'm a priest. 238 00:24:06,921 --> 00:24:09,924 A monk, I guess. 239 00:24:09,924 --> 00:24:15,145 When we met, I fell prey to the desires of this world. 240 00:24:15,145 --> 00:24:19,133 You look good in funeral clothes. 241 00:24:19,133 --> 00:24:22,110 Funeral clothes? 242 00:24:22,110 --> 00:24:23,763 What does that mean? 243 00:24:23,763 --> 00:24:26,599 Nothing. Ignore him. 244 00:24:26,599 --> 00:24:30,510 So what about your job in Tokyo? 245 00:24:31,412 --> 00:24:37,458 A person glows, shall we say, doing a job they like. 246 00:24:37,458 --> 00:24:40,320 I'd like that for Noriko. 247 00:24:40,320 --> 00:24:43,981 I want her to keep working. 248 00:24:49,455 --> 00:24:53,708 So, Master, the usual. 249 00:24:53,708 --> 00:24:55,561 Sure. 250 00:25:11,602 --> 00:25:18,425 She'd gone through a lot, but Noriko seemed to have exorcised her demons. 251 00:25:26,993 --> 00:25:29,286 What are you doing?! 252 00:25:29,286 --> 00:25:31,228 Are you treating that dandruff? 253 00:25:31,228 --> 00:25:36,993 Your nails need cutting. I'm good at cutting nails. 254 00:25:36,993 --> 00:25:40,964 The hair speaks of hygiene, but the nails speak of beauty. 255 00:25:40,964 --> 00:25:42,983 You shut up! 256 00:25:42,983 --> 00:25:48,445 That line sounds very profound, but it's all over the internet. 257 00:25:48,445 --> 00:25:50,090 Oh? 258 00:25:51,184 --> 00:25:52,985 Shall we? 259 00:25:58,540 --> 00:26:01,644 Anxiety shows in the feet. 260 00:26:17,375 --> 00:26:18,627 I'm hot! 261 00:26:18,627 --> 00:26:19,744 And thirsty. 262 00:26:19,745 --> 00:26:22,579 Let's find a store. 263 00:27:03,156 --> 00:27:07,576 Here you go. Whiting tempura. 264 00:27:07,576 --> 00:27:10,195 Great! 265 00:27:14,609 --> 00:27:16,468 That's hot! 266 00:27:16,468 --> 00:27:21,581 It looks like that Chinese place across the road's closed down. 267 00:27:21,581 --> 00:27:23,524 Yeah. 268 00:27:23,524 --> 00:27:26,027 The end of last month. 269 00:27:26,027 --> 00:27:29,446 The old guy wanted to quit while his food still tasted good. 270 00:27:29,446 --> 00:27:32,659 "You can't fight off the years," it said on the door. 271 00:27:32,659 --> 00:27:34,645 I wanted to cry. 272 00:27:34,645 --> 00:27:39,156 All the good old places are closing down. 273 00:27:40,358 --> 00:27:41,851 Good evening. 274 00:27:41,851 --> 00:27:43,660 Hi. 275 00:27:45,606 --> 00:27:46,756 Funeral? 276 00:27:46,756 --> 00:27:48,225 No. 277 00:27:48,225 --> 00:27:52,179 Wait... it's today? 278 00:27:52,179 --> 00:27:54,864 The 17-year memorial. 279 00:27:54,864 --> 00:27:57,049 It's been that long? 280 00:27:57,050 --> 00:27:59,670 Your husband? 281 00:27:59,670 --> 00:28:03,323 Time goes by so fast. 282 00:28:03,323 --> 00:28:07,027 Chilled sake? And something light. 283 00:28:07,027 --> 00:28:09,086 Fishcake? 284 00:28:09,086 --> 00:28:09,797 Sure. 285 00:28:09,797 --> 00:28:11,948 Thanks. 286 00:28:14,166 --> 00:28:16,771 Can't they do anything about this heat? 287 00:28:16,771 --> 00:28:20,924 Then with the air conditioning, you freeze on the train. 288 00:28:20,924 --> 00:28:24,921 I'm in menopause and I can't adjust. 289 00:28:24,921 --> 00:28:27,588 My underarms are sweating. 290 00:28:27,588 --> 00:28:29,241 Have a drink. 291 00:28:29,241 --> 00:28:30,592 Thanks. 292 00:28:30,592 --> 00:28:35,513 Seiko owns "Sobasei," a local soba noodle restaurant. 293 00:28:35,513 --> 00:28:38,933 After her husband died she raised their son... 294 00:28:38,933 --> 00:28:44,421 and ran their restaurant with her mother-in-law. 295 00:28:55,493 --> 00:29:00,187 Your fishcake tastes so good! Better than ours. 296 00:29:00,187 --> 00:29:02,106 Yeah? 297 00:29:08,714 --> 00:29:12,949 I feel like I've closed a chapter. 298 00:29:12,949 --> 00:29:17,290 All I need now is to get my son to learn the trade. 299 00:29:17,290 --> 00:29:20,650 Then I can rest easy. 300 00:29:20,650 --> 00:29:27,364 Seita looks more and more like his father every day. 301 00:29:27,364 --> 00:29:31,803 I see him out on deliveries. Just like his dad when he was young. 302 00:29:31,803 --> 00:29:36,183 The face, maybe. But inside he's still a child. 303 00:29:36,183 --> 00:29:38,926 He'll take over from you, won't he? 304 00:29:38,926 --> 00:29:43,831 No way. He's been helping out since Grandma got sick... 305 00:29:43,831 --> 00:29:49,786 but with him, it's all ping-pong. I don't understand him. 306 00:30:05,722 --> 00:30:07,430 Hello. 307 00:30:08,299 --> 00:30:09,791 You're late! 308 00:30:09,791 --> 00:30:13,370 The noodles get soft. We need to be quick! 309 00:30:13,370 --> 00:30:18,024 Take that to Emura Drafting in Block 2. 310 00:30:35,510 --> 00:30:37,277 What do they pay here? 311 00:30:37,277 --> 00:30:40,921 ￥950 an hour. Why? 312 00:30:40,921 --> 00:30:43,840 Part-time work. 313 00:30:43,840 --> 00:30:44,942 For who? 314 00:30:44,942 --> 00:30:45,643 Me. 315 00:30:45,643 --> 00:30:47,844 You? 316 00:30:47,844 --> 00:30:49,690 Don't. 317 00:30:49,690 --> 00:30:54,571 You blow out all your time and get nothing to take away. 318 00:30:54,571 --> 00:30:58,955 But I'm only helping at the shop because Grandma's in the hospital. 319 00:30:58,955 --> 00:31:01,677 I can't deliver soba forever. 320 00:31:01,677 --> 00:31:06,013 But it's a family business. You're lucky. 321 00:31:06,013 --> 00:31:07,874 Move. 322 00:31:17,675 --> 00:31:19,886 Hey! 323 00:31:24,782 --> 00:31:27,503 That's a dud. 324 00:31:41,450 --> 00:31:42,910 That one's good. 325 00:31:42,910 --> 00:31:45,602 Careful! 326 00:32:13,550 --> 00:32:19,035 Should the heir to a soba shop be eating udon noodles? 327 00:32:19,035 --> 00:32:22,323 I prefer thick noodles. 328 00:32:22,323 --> 00:32:25,244 Too much soba all your life, and you're sick of it? 329 00:32:25,244 --> 00:32:28,163 I wouldn't say that. 330 00:32:28,163 --> 00:32:32,649 But somehow eating udon has always relaxed me. 331 00:32:32,649 --> 00:32:34,102 Here. 332 00:32:34,102 --> 00:32:39,133 I guess you can't be seen in an udon place around here. 333 00:32:39,133 --> 00:32:42,619 Don't let your mom catch you. 334 00:32:44,012 --> 00:32:46,463 Good evening. 335 00:32:46,463 --> 00:32:47,308 Welcome. 336 00:32:47,308 --> 00:32:50,910 Hey, you had dinner at home! 337 00:32:50,910 --> 00:32:52,437 So what? 338 00:32:52,437 --> 00:32:53,971 So did you. 339 00:32:53,972 --> 00:32:56,674 Chilled sake? And a fried egg. 340 00:32:56,674 --> 00:32:58,375 Sure. 341 00:32:59,637 --> 00:33:02,196 I can eat what I want! 342 00:33:02,196 --> 00:33:08,537 No problem. There's no law that says you can't eat udon. 343 00:33:16,629 --> 00:33:18,229 I'm going. 344 00:33:18,229 --> 00:33:20,797 I'll put it on my bill. 345 00:33:20,797 --> 00:33:23,192 I'm not a child! 346 00:33:23,192 --> 00:33:28,004 You'll be wanting money from me anyway. 347 00:33:37,999 --> 00:33:41,870 What's he so mad about? 348 00:33:41,870 --> 00:33:43,780 Puberty? 349 00:33:53,416 --> 00:33:56,943 Am I really my dad's son? 350 00:33:58,836 --> 00:34:01,455 What do you mean? 351 00:34:01,455 --> 00:34:06,969 I'm slow at picking up on things. I prefer udon to soba. 352 00:34:07,745 --> 00:34:12,342 Mom always goes on about what a great guy my dad was... 353 00:34:12,342 --> 00:34:16,572 and then says "what happened with you?" 354 00:34:21,794 --> 00:34:23,994 Hand. 355 00:34:23,994 --> 00:34:25,538 Hand? 356 00:34:35,973 --> 00:34:40,311 Soft as whitebait. You've never worked. 357 00:34:42,657 --> 00:34:46,292 You're you, not your dad. 358 00:34:46,292 --> 00:34:50,254 You have to face that someday. 359 00:34:51,973 --> 00:34:55,792 How old were you when he died? 360 00:34:55,792 --> 00:34:57,837 Eight. 361 00:34:57,837 --> 00:35:04,328 I liked him. He was big. He'd ride me on his back. 362 00:35:04,328 --> 00:35:06,070 And play catch? 363 00:35:06,704 --> 00:35:09,132 On his days off. 364 00:35:09,132 --> 00:35:13,686 My folks took turns deserting me. 365 00:35:13,686 --> 00:35:16,223 At least you had him there. 366 00:35:18,291 --> 00:35:23,305 Your dad used to come in here and complain. 367 00:35:23,305 --> 00:35:28,725 Nothing he did was ever as good as your grandpa, he'd say. 368 00:35:28,725 --> 00:35:31,145 Dad? 369 00:35:31,145 --> 00:35:34,931 He didn't want to take over. 370 00:35:34,931 --> 00:35:40,396 He only got serious when he found out your mother was pregnant... 371 00:35:40,396 --> 00:35:43,817 with you. 372 00:35:59,057 --> 00:36:01,743 You're here? 373 00:36:01,743 --> 00:36:05,337 I'll ask, then. 374 00:36:05,337 --> 00:36:07,147 I'll see you later, then. 375 00:36:07,147 --> 00:36:09,258 Thanks. 376 00:36:17,592 --> 00:36:20,604 Why was Seita here? 377 00:36:20,604 --> 00:36:22,413 "Why"? 378 00:36:22,413 --> 00:36:23,966 To see me. 379 00:36:23,966 --> 00:36:29,629 Mother, don't give him money. He's not a child anymore. 380 00:36:29,629 --> 00:36:31,723 I understand. 381 00:36:31,723 --> 00:36:35,126 It's you I don't understand. 382 00:36:35,126 --> 00:36:37,003 What about me? 383 00:36:37,003 --> 00:36:39,399 The longer you take to let a child go... 384 00:36:39,399 --> 00:36:42,942 the worse it will be for you. 385 00:36:42,942 --> 00:36:46,603 Look who's talking! 386 00:36:59,910 --> 00:37:00,620 Good, huh? 387 00:37:00,620 --> 00:37:01,244 Yep. 388 00:37:01,244 --> 00:37:03,270 Really good. 389 00:37:06,023 --> 00:37:07,023 Good evening. 390 00:37:07,023 --> 00:37:09,425 Welcome. 391 00:37:09,425 --> 00:37:12,347 Beer, and two glasses. 392 00:37:12,347 --> 00:37:13,707 Ping-pong again? 393 00:37:13,707 --> 00:37:17,609 Hurry! We're thirsty. 394 00:37:20,080 --> 00:37:22,048 Thanks. 395 00:37:23,040 --> 00:37:28,144 You're good, Saori. You've got a backhand spin like a pro. 396 00:37:28,144 --> 00:37:31,147 You're getting more accurate with your smash. 397 00:37:31,147 --> 00:37:38,197 I think it's been about six months since Rumi first brought Saori here. 398 00:37:38,197 --> 00:37:45,261 They met playing ping-pong at a local recreation center. 399 00:37:45,261 --> 00:37:46,773 Here. 400 00:37:46,773 --> 00:37:47,864 Chilled tofu. 401 00:37:47,864 --> 00:37:49,493 Edamame beans. 402 00:37:49,493 --> 00:37:51,203 Sure. 403 00:37:52,179 --> 00:37:56,973 Are you still going out with that young boyfriend you had? 404 00:37:56,973 --> 00:37:59,744 It's almost a year now. 405 00:37:59,744 --> 00:38:01,830 Yeah? 406 00:38:01,830 --> 00:38:04,290 Doesn't it scare you? 407 00:38:04,290 --> 00:38:05,709 Should it? 408 00:38:05,709 --> 00:38:10,229 He's still young, so he can afford to play the field. 409 00:38:10,229 --> 00:38:15,244 You need to hurry and get married. It's a psychological handicap. 410 00:38:15,244 --> 00:38:19,689 A handicap? It's not a golf game. 411 00:38:19,689 --> 00:38:23,167 A good man's hard to find. 412 00:38:23,167 --> 00:38:26,270 There's a lot of competition for them. 413 00:38:26,270 --> 00:38:30,482 What do you want from a man? 414 00:38:30,482 --> 00:38:34,262 Money, broad-mindedness, and looks. 415 00:38:34,262 --> 00:38:38,783 A spirit of adventure, fun, affection, reliability... 416 00:38:38,783 --> 00:38:43,455 It's like everyone has a catalog of what will make them happy... 417 00:38:43,455 --> 00:38:47,149 and they look for someone who'll fit that. 418 00:38:47,149 --> 00:38:52,648 But it's two different people. Things don't fit at first. 419 00:38:52,648 --> 00:38:54,898 I'm with you. 420 00:38:56,526 --> 00:38:58,912 In spades. 421 00:38:58,912 --> 00:39:01,313 Spades? 422 00:39:02,499 --> 00:39:05,310 I like you. 423 00:39:05,310 --> 00:39:10,590 So for both men and women, isn't it a matter... 424 00:39:10,590 --> 00:39:14,460 of being committed to going forward as a couple? 425 00:39:14,460 --> 00:39:18,855 You're right! I love it! 426 00:39:18,855 --> 00:39:21,468 Master, another sake? 427 00:39:21,468 --> 00:39:23,560 Oh, well. 428 00:39:23,560 --> 00:39:25,862 Just one, though. 429 00:39:26,523 --> 00:39:30,369 Lately, I get so bored listening to people... 430 00:39:30,369 --> 00:39:31,796 This is fun. 431 00:39:31,796 --> 00:39:34,170 I'm honored. 432 00:39:35,272 --> 00:39:37,615 - Here. - Thanks. 433 00:39:39,211 --> 00:39:39,961 - Cheers. - Cheers. 434 00:39:39,962 --> 00:39:41,046 Cheers. 435 00:39:47,644 --> 00:39:51,287 I'm home. 436 00:40:03,384 --> 00:40:07,080 You're still up? 437 00:40:11,085 --> 00:40:13,920 I want to talk to you. 438 00:40:13,920 --> 00:40:18,700 No! I just gave you ￥50,000. 439 00:40:22,420 --> 00:40:25,421 Get me some water. 440 00:40:40,923 --> 00:40:42,939 Thank you. 441 00:40:44,241 --> 00:40:47,086 I want you to meet someone. 442 00:40:49,246 --> 00:40:51,215 Who? 443 00:40:53,169 --> 00:40:56,471 I want to get married. 444 00:41:30,563 --> 00:41:32,748 Sobasei delivery. 445 00:41:32,748 --> 00:41:34,791 Hello. 446 00:41:42,885 --> 00:41:45,511 Thank you. 447 00:41:47,807 --> 00:41:49,991 Thank you. 448 00:42:08,325 --> 00:42:10,804 I talked to Mom. 449 00:42:12,764 --> 00:42:15,099 She won't meet you. 450 00:42:15,099 --> 00:42:15,901 Oh? 451 00:42:15,901 --> 00:42:18,770 She wouldn't listen. 452 00:42:22,850 --> 00:42:25,041 So now what? 453 00:42:26,203 --> 00:42:29,596 We knew it wouldn't be easy. 454 00:42:29,596 --> 00:42:33,702 I'm okay. I can wait. 455 00:42:45,755 --> 00:42:47,449 Thank you. 456 00:43:14,391 --> 00:43:18,604 Right out of the blue like that! 457 00:43:20,297 --> 00:43:26,470 At his age, there's nothing unusual about him having someone. 458 00:43:26,470 --> 00:43:30,041 But she's way older than him. 459 00:43:30,041 --> 00:43:32,108 It'll never work. 460 00:43:32,108 --> 00:43:33,635 No? 461 00:43:33,635 --> 00:43:37,581 I don't get excited unless a woman's over 60. 462 00:43:37,581 --> 00:43:40,084 I love that flaky skin. 463 00:43:40,084 --> 00:43:42,418 And it's so loose! 464 00:43:42,418 --> 00:43:46,182 Keep out of this, you pervert! 465 00:43:51,388 --> 00:43:53,172 Good evening. 466 00:43:53,172 --> 00:43:54,531 Saori! 467 00:43:54,531 --> 00:43:55,731 Hi, Seiko. 468 00:43:55,731 --> 00:43:57,843 I wanted to talk to you! 469 00:43:57,843 --> 00:44:01,721 Hurry and sit down. 470 00:44:02,339 --> 00:44:03,733 Beer to start? 471 00:44:03,733 --> 00:44:05,134 Master, beer. 472 00:44:05,134 --> 00:44:07,003 Sure. 473 00:44:07,003 --> 00:44:08,772 Great! 474 00:44:10,140 --> 00:44:14,243 His mother said this older woman was playing with him... 475 00:44:14,243 --> 00:44:18,354 and she was against it. 476 00:44:18,354 --> 00:44:24,295 What an idiot that mother is! She doesn't even know you. 477 00:44:24,295 --> 00:44:28,967 From the way he talks, she's just not ready to let him go. 478 00:44:28,967 --> 00:44:32,871 I know what you mean. That's the worst kind of mother. 479 00:44:32,871 --> 00:44:35,015 Her son's replaced her husband. 480 00:44:35,015 --> 00:44:37,849 You should meet her, Saori. 481 00:44:37,849 --> 00:44:40,702 But what if it doesn't go well? 482 00:44:40,702 --> 00:44:45,482 Don't worry about that! She'll die before you, anyway. 483 00:44:45,482 --> 00:44:47,876 It's you two who matter. 484 00:44:47,876 --> 00:44:51,147 Saori, I'm on your side. 485 00:44:54,742 --> 00:44:55,759 Welcome. 486 00:44:55,759 --> 00:44:57,287 Oh, Seita. 487 00:44:57,287 --> 00:44:59,095 My son. 488 00:44:59,095 --> 00:45:01,165 Ping-pong again, huh? 489 00:45:01,165 --> 00:45:05,203 The ball goes flying around wherever the racket hits it. 490 00:45:05,203 --> 00:45:07,146 Just like you. 491 00:45:07,146 --> 00:45:12,085 Well said! You're encouraging him to do only what he intends to do. 492 00:45:12,085 --> 00:45:14,694 Quiet in the lower ranks! 493 00:45:14,694 --> 00:45:16,655 Ping-pong? 494 00:45:16,655 --> 00:45:18,649 Sit down. 495 00:45:18,649 --> 00:45:20,516 Listen to this, Saori. 496 00:45:20,516 --> 00:45:24,520 This kid can't handle a real job, and he wants to get married! 497 00:45:24,520 --> 00:45:28,524 And to an older woman. The nerve of the boy! 498 00:45:28,524 --> 00:45:30,711 Want some udon? 499 00:45:30,711 --> 00:45:33,529 He prefers udon, too! 500 00:45:33,529 --> 00:45:35,892 One fried udon, on Seita's bill. 501 00:45:35,892 --> 00:45:37,759 Sure. 502 00:45:37,759 --> 00:45:39,163 Seita... 503 00:45:39,163 --> 00:45:41,763 what about Saori? 504 00:45:41,763 --> 00:45:43,867 What about her? 505 00:45:45,361 --> 00:45:48,421 The boy's a bit shy sometimes. 506 00:45:48,421 --> 00:45:50,922 But I'm his mother so I know. 507 00:45:50,922 --> 00:45:56,752 Your adult charm captivated him the moment he saw you. 508 00:45:56,752 --> 00:45:58,630 Right? 509 00:45:58,630 --> 00:46:01,391 Uh... 510 00:46:01,391 --> 00:46:03,227 You're blushing! 511 00:46:03,227 --> 00:46:06,005 She's gotten to you, hasn't she? 512 00:46:06,005 --> 00:46:09,833 So, I'm sure you'll find somebody nice. 513 00:46:09,833 --> 00:46:15,306 Don't worry about kids. You can be an older mother later. 514 00:46:15,306 --> 00:46:21,577 Seita, I'm not meeting anyone unless it's someone nice like Saori. 515 00:46:21,577 --> 00:46:25,141 Age means nothing between a man and a woman. 516 00:46:25,141 --> 00:46:27,283 That's the truth. 517 00:46:27,283 --> 00:46:28,988 I think so, too. 518 00:46:28,988 --> 00:46:31,364 If that's what two people want. 519 00:46:31,364 --> 00:46:35,368 It's only the people around them who care about age. 520 00:46:35,368 --> 00:46:36,792 If two people... 521 00:46:36,793 --> 00:46:39,822 Wait... Why are you agreeing with me? 522 00:46:39,822 --> 00:46:42,298 I'm marrying her. 523 00:46:47,604 --> 00:46:49,998 That's great! 524 00:46:49,998 --> 00:46:53,168 I'm all for it! 525 00:46:53,168 --> 00:46:55,446 You'll be, like... 526 00:46:55,446 --> 00:46:58,882 "Are you tired, Mother? Shall I massage your shoulders?" 527 00:46:58,882 --> 00:47:02,518 And I'll say, "Oh, are you sure you wouldn't mind?" 528 00:47:02,518 --> 00:47:06,622 And as you're pushing down, you'll say, "Does that hurt?" 529 00:47:06,622 --> 00:47:09,810 And I'll say, "Ah, that feels so good!" 530 00:47:09,810 --> 00:47:11,963 "But where's Seita?" 531 00:47:11,963 --> 00:47:14,730 "At a Neighborhood Association meeting." 532 00:47:14,730 --> 00:47:19,345 "Then he'll be late," I'll say. "Why don't we have a little drink?" 533 00:47:19,345 --> 00:47:23,798 Wouldn't that be great? 534 00:47:23,840 --> 00:47:25,384 Seita! Now you've made her angry. 535 00:47:25,385 --> 00:47:28,471 Now you've made her angry. 536 00:47:28,472 --> 00:47:29,304 Excuse him. 537 00:47:29,305 --> 00:47:30,682 I'm sorry! 538 00:47:30,982 --> 00:47:33,249 It's me. 539 00:47:34,319 --> 00:47:36,119 Mother... 540 00:47:38,265 --> 00:47:42,435 That's me. "Mother." 541 00:47:54,997 --> 00:47:56,630 Master... 542 00:47:57,400 --> 00:47:59,700 cancel the fried 543 00:48:00,919 --> 00:48:02,629 Sure. 544 00:48:21,558 --> 00:48:23,342 Mom... 545 00:48:23,342 --> 00:48:25,101 Mom! 546 00:48:29,374 --> 00:48:32,067 No, no, and no! 547 00:48:33,610 --> 00:48:37,212 She's 15 years older! 548 00:48:37,212 --> 00:48:41,042 When you're 35, she'll be 50. 549 00:48:41,042 --> 00:48:46,239 When you're 45, in the prime of life, she'll be 60! 550 00:48:46,239 --> 00:48:48,267 She'll look like me! 551 00:48:48,267 --> 00:48:51,787 You said yourself she'd be fine. 552 00:48:51,787 --> 00:48:54,290 I was just... 553 00:48:55,609 --> 00:48:59,137 caught up in the moment. 554 00:49:00,963 --> 00:49:03,999 She's very nice... 555 00:49:05,159 --> 00:49:06,642 but she doesn't suit you. 556 00:49:06,642 --> 00:49:10,655 How would you know?! 557 00:49:10,655 --> 00:49:15,611 You're dizzy with love right now, so you think it'll work. 558 00:49:15,611 --> 00:49:20,120 I'm telling you that marriage isn't that easy. 559 00:49:21,060 --> 00:49:25,186 Whatever happens, we'll keep this place going. 560 00:49:26,456 --> 00:49:29,765 You can't even make soba. 561 00:49:33,020 --> 00:49:37,383 You told Grandma, didn't you? 562 00:49:37,383 --> 00:49:39,518 I know that. 563 00:49:41,778 --> 00:49:44,423 I won't have it. 564 00:49:45,309 --> 00:49:48,394 Whatever you say. 565 00:49:48,394 --> 00:49:50,786 I'll disown you! 566 00:50:00,080 --> 00:50:03,176 I'm not Dad's substitute. 567 00:50:05,702 --> 00:50:10,999 You just don't want another woman taking me away. 568 00:50:15,497 --> 00:50:18,474 What are you talking about? 569 00:50:21,718 --> 00:50:25,421 I'm going for a nap. Go do the shopping. 570 00:51:14,598 --> 00:51:16,972 Um... 571 00:51:16,972 --> 00:51:20,676 Thank you for always washing. 572 00:51:21,353 --> 00:51:24,272 The bowls. 573 00:51:24,272 --> 00:51:28,134 It's no trouble. You don't need to thank me. 574 00:51:29,361 --> 00:51:31,296 Oh, right... 575 00:51:31,296 --> 00:51:32,988 Here. 576 00:51:32,988 --> 00:51:36,301 To settle the stomach. You had soba today. 577 00:51:36,302 --> 00:51:41,100 You usually have rice, so I thought your stomach might be upset. 578 00:51:41,697 --> 00:51:44,285 You're weird. 579 00:51:57,573 --> 00:51:59,208 Thank you. 580 00:52:02,394 --> 00:52:03,654 That day... 581 00:52:03,654 --> 00:52:07,166 you helped me out of a bad mood. 582 00:52:09,578 --> 00:52:12,728 Then I was depressed. 583 00:52:14,030 --> 00:52:17,599 Seita... thanks. 584 00:52:23,675 --> 00:52:25,776 Shall we break up? 585 00:52:32,949 --> 00:52:38,088 It'll never work. I know what your mother means. 586 00:52:47,841 --> 00:52:50,134 I don't. 587 00:52:56,992 --> 00:52:59,675 Let's run away. 588 00:52:59,675 --> 00:53:04,680 I'll work. We'll manage. I'll make you happy. 589 00:53:04,680 --> 00:53:08,603 Can you leave your mother behind? 590 00:53:12,657 --> 00:53:14,790 No, huh? 591 00:53:14,790 --> 00:53:18,895 And I wouldn't love anyone who could. 592 00:53:33,678 --> 00:53:35,611 It's raining. 593 00:53:36,873 --> 00:53:38,766 Take the corner. 594 00:53:38,766 --> 00:53:41,957 - Here? - That's right. Lift it up. 595 00:53:41,957 --> 00:53:44,019 Don't pull. 596 00:53:44,019 --> 00:53:46,321 More this way. 597 00:53:46,321 --> 00:53:47,841 Don't give me orders! 598 00:53:47,841 --> 00:53:50,969 This way! More this way! 599 00:53:53,640 --> 00:53:55,240 There. 600 00:53:56,660 --> 00:53:58,627 Rain? 601 00:53:59,955 --> 00:54:01,738 Looks like it. 602 00:54:02,624 --> 00:54:04,991 A shower. 603 00:54:09,313 --> 00:54:16,169 It's not the sort of thing you say, but I really loved my husband. 604 00:54:18,389 --> 00:54:22,108 At home, he was a bit of a tyrant... 605 00:54:22,836 --> 00:54:30,276 but as we went to sleep he'd whisper "thank you for being with me." 606 00:54:31,067 --> 00:54:33,770 Then he'd start snoring. 607 00:54:35,506 --> 00:54:41,877 Watching him while he slept, I'd start to feel very calm... 608 00:54:43,079 --> 00:54:48,394 and how lucky I was to be able to live with him. 609 00:54:51,740 --> 00:54:55,359 So I loved him all the way through. 610 00:55:01,600 --> 00:55:08,113 Do you think Saori will be the same? 611 00:55:11,308 --> 00:55:13,118 Seiko... 612 00:55:14,110 --> 00:55:16,214 want some soba? 613 00:55:18,114 --> 00:55:20,626 I want you to try this. 614 00:55:26,598 --> 00:55:28,359 There. 615 00:55:41,137 --> 00:55:43,949 It's awful. There's no taste. 616 00:55:43,949 --> 00:55:46,650 What is this? 617 00:55:46,650 --> 00:55:51,447 It's soba that Seita made. 618 00:55:53,068 --> 00:55:56,051 He asked me to taste it. 619 00:55:56,051 --> 00:56:03,727 His grandmother found him a place. He's been there for two months... 620 00:56:03,727 --> 00:56:06,696 learning to make soba. 621 00:56:07,373 --> 00:56:14,153 He's determined to learn the trade, refurbish the restaurant... 622 00:56:16,548 --> 00:56:20,695 and let you take things easy. 623 00:56:42,549 --> 00:56:44,602 It's awful! 624 00:57:02,787 --> 00:57:05,220 Think she's here? 625 00:57:06,808 --> 00:57:08,824 She might be. 626 00:57:14,065 --> 00:57:15,731 Nice, huh? 627 00:57:18,585 --> 00:57:21,712 That's the sound to live by. 628 00:58:03,948 --> 00:58:07,575 Hello? I'm in Tokyo. 629 00:58:07,575 --> 00:58:09,719 Sorry? 630 00:58:09,719 --> 00:58:11,461 Yes. 631 00:58:13,490 --> 00:58:15,174 Yes. 632 00:58:19,730 --> 00:58:22,998 Thank you for coming. 633 00:58:22,998 --> 00:58:26,995 I wanted to introduce myself. 634 00:58:26,995 --> 00:58:34,060 I'm going to stop coming every month. Seven years is long enough. 635 00:58:35,061 --> 00:58:38,232 What was your husband like? 636 00:58:38,232 --> 00:58:41,585 He married me and took our family name. 637 00:58:41,585 --> 00:58:45,739 He was Dad's favorite employee. 638 00:58:49,468 --> 00:58:55,273 Memorials and funerals remind me of my hometown. 639 00:58:55,273 --> 00:59:02,197 When someone dies, the neighborsall pitch in and help. 640 00:59:02,197 --> 00:59:07,250 I'd go with my grandmother to cook for people. 641 00:59:07,852 --> 00:59:12,131 Didn't she have rheumatism? How is she? 642 00:59:12,131 --> 00:59:13,799 Fine, thank you. 643 00:59:13,799 --> 00:59:15,401 She is? 644 00:59:24,153 --> 00:59:25,237 Mrs. Ogawa? 645 00:59:25,237 --> 00:59:26,922 Yes. 646 00:59:28,423 --> 00:59:30,291 Thank you. 647 00:59:30,994 --> 00:59:35,138 I'm Yamada. I work with your son. 648 00:59:35,138 --> 00:59:39,226 You are? Thank you for all you're doing for him. 649 00:59:39,226 --> 00:59:43,881 Not at all. He does a great deal for me. 650 00:59:43,881 --> 00:59:48,484 About what we discussed... 651 00:59:48,484 --> 00:59:49,803 I have it. 652 00:59:49,803 --> 00:59:53,991 There's ￥2 million in here. 653 00:59:55,534 --> 01:00:02,932 I apologize for the trouble his foolishness has caused you. 654 01:00:05,384 --> 01:00:09,723 I hope you'll continue to look after him. 655 01:00:09,723 --> 01:00:12,134 Thank you very much for your help. 656 01:00:12,134 --> 01:00:13,484 I'll be going. Goodbye. 657 01:00:13,484 --> 01:00:15,810 Goodbye. 658 01:00:27,566 --> 01:00:33,628 Is there still a bullet train to Fukuoka, do you think? 659 01:00:33,628 --> 01:00:39,244 The last one from Tokyo leaves at 18:50 (6:50 p.m.). 660 01:00:39,244 --> 01:00:41,446 It's gone by now. 661 01:00:41,446 --> 01:00:46,416 You know all about this. 662 01:00:46,416 --> 01:00:51,673 You could still catch the last flight from Haneda. 663 01:00:51,673 --> 01:00:55,400 I hate planes. 664 01:00:55,400 --> 01:00:58,120 Did you arrive today? 665 01:00:58,120 --> 01:01:02,557 I got here about noon. 666 01:01:04,460 --> 01:01:08,131 It's been a long day. 667 01:01:24,007 --> 01:01:27,885 Um, I didn't order the jumbo, you know. 668 01:01:27,885 --> 01:01:32,197 And I only need one spoon. 669 01:01:36,160 --> 01:01:40,755 Did you want to eat with me? 670 01:01:53,136 --> 01:01:56,811 Harumi? What is it? 671 01:01:56,811 --> 01:02:00,750 I'm a little bit worried. 672 01:02:00,750 --> 01:02:03,518 Just wait... 673 01:02:08,424 --> 01:02:10,709 The man who took the money... 674 01:02:10,709 --> 01:02:14,839 said he worked at your son's company? 675 01:02:14,839 --> 01:02:16,824 Yes. 676 01:02:16,824 --> 01:02:19,334 He was wearing a suit? 677 01:02:19,334 --> 01:02:26,000 He was very nicely turned out. He had an air about him. 678 01:02:26,000 --> 01:02:27,902 An air? 679 01:02:28,544 --> 01:02:34,849 Are you certain the man on the phone was in fact your son? 680 01:02:36,695 --> 01:02:40,223 It's a routine question. 681 01:02:40,223 --> 01:02:44,759 Please don't be offended. 682 01:02:47,273 --> 01:02:50,408 "Bring me some money!" 683 01:02:50,408 --> 01:02:56,572 He was howling on the phone like some starving animal. 684 01:02:56,572 --> 01:03:02,888 All I could think was I had to save him. 685 01:03:02,888 --> 01:03:07,082 Like a starving animal? 686 01:03:07,082 --> 01:03:08,901 Howling? 687 01:03:08,901 --> 01:03:12,831 That's terrible! "An animal"... 688 01:03:13,999 --> 01:03:15,050 All right. 689 01:03:15,050 --> 01:03:22,574 I'll inform the station, then. Where can we reach you? 690 01:03:22,574 --> 01:03:24,800 Or your son? 691 01:03:27,188 --> 01:03:32,709 I'll call him myself. 692 01:03:32,709 --> 01:03:37,722 I don't want to shock him with a sudden call from the police. 693 01:03:37,722 --> 01:03:40,475 You don't? All right. 694 01:03:40,475 --> 01:03:44,954 Then call us as soon as you get in touch with him. 695 01:03:44,954 --> 01:03:50,284 We'll probably need him when we file the loss report. 696 01:04:27,482 --> 01:04:31,216 You're sure that's the place? 697 01:04:31,216 --> 01:04:33,586 We have evidence. 698 01:04:33,586 --> 01:04:36,471 He'll show himself. 699 01:04:37,966 --> 01:04:41,275 What's with the dress? 700 01:04:41,275 --> 01:04:44,682 It was my best friend's wedding. 701 01:04:44,682 --> 01:04:48,158 You called me in on my day off. 702 01:04:48,158 --> 01:04:51,254 It's not a "day off." It's "home stand-by." 703 01:04:51,254 --> 01:04:56,568 That's why I came straight here without going home to change. 704 01:05:10,081 --> 01:05:12,024 Watch the monitor. 705 01:05:12,024 --> 01:05:14,944 I prefer my eyes. 706 01:05:18,474 --> 01:05:21,542 It's Carven Ma Griffe. 707 01:05:25,847 --> 01:05:30,693 My perfume. The same as Grace Kelly. 708 01:05:30,693 --> 01:05:33,296 Just step away, okay? 709 01:05:39,735 --> 01:05:42,296 They'll see us! 710 01:05:42,296 --> 01:05:45,740 It's more suspicious if the place is always dark. 711 01:05:45,740 --> 01:05:49,187 If we just act normal they won't think we're watching. 712 01:05:49,187 --> 01:05:51,597 That makes sense. 713 01:05:51,597 --> 01:05:53,108 Hey... 714 01:05:55,935 --> 01:05:59,029 They'll hear us downstairs! 715 01:06:01,884 --> 01:06:03,793 Hey! 716 01:06:09,975 --> 01:06:12,567 Perfect! 717 01:06:24,239 --> 01:06:27,558 You're still doing that? Wow! 718 01:06:27,558 --> 01:06:30,077 I can't settle down till I've done it. 719 01:06:30,077 --> 01:06:35,349 Of course, the next day I've forgotten what I had. 720 01:06:38,211 --> 01:06:40,312 Mice? 721 01:06:40,312 --> 01:06:45,302 This building's really old. Everything rattles by now. 722 01:06:46,521 --> 01:06:47,703 Good evening. 723 01:06:47,703 --> 01:06:48,347 Welcome. 724 01:06:48,347 --> 01:06:51,374 Nice to see you all here. 725 01:06:51,374 --> 01:06:54,076 Are you skipping out on work? 726 01:06:54,076 --> 01:06:57,938 Not even I would skip out on work wearing my uniform. 727 01:06:57,938 --> 01:07:03,470 This is Mrs. Yukiko Ogawa. She's come all the way from Kyushu. 728 01:07:03,470 --> 01:07:07,415 She hasn't eaten since this morning. Could you make her something? 729 01:07:07,415 --> 01:07:09,310 This is "Master." 730 01:07:09,310 --> 01:07:12,152 He'll make anything you ask for. 731 01:07:12,152 --> 01:07:14,589 He will? 732 01:07:16,082 --> 01:07:19,860 The pork soup special, then. 733 01:07:19,860 --> 01:07:24,173 Have anything you like. Don't worry about the cost. 734 01:07:24,173 --> 01:07:25,232 As you can see... 735 01:07:25,232 --> 01:07:29,119 it's a place anyone can drift into. 736 01:07:29,845 --> 01:07:31,947 That'll be fine. 737 01:07:31,947 --> 01:07:33,740 Sure. 738 01:07:42,067 --> 01:07:45,235 I realize we've just met... 739 01:07:45,235 --> 01:07:50,983 but that could have been a "hurry, hurry" scam. 740 01:07:52,695 --> 01:07:54,304 What's that? 741 01:07:54,304 --> 01:07:56,871 I've heard of "it's me" scams... 742 01:07:56,871 --> 01:08:02,304 "Hurry! Hurry!" they say, and get you to bring money. 743 01:08:03,204 --> 01:08:05,004 Here you go. 744 01:08:21,164 --> 01:08:23,741 Very good! 745 01:08:23,741 --> 01:08:25,368 Yeah? 746 01:08:26,902 --> 01:08:29,821 Enjoy your stay. 747 01:08:29,821 --> 01:08:32,833 This is your locker key. 748 01:08:33,561 --> 01:08:40,508 When I woke up today, I never dreamed I'd be staying in a capsule hotel. 749 01:08:40,508 --> 01:08:42,752 Have a good sleep. 750 01:08:42,752 --> 01:08:44,211 We'll be going now. 751 01:08:44,211 --> 01:08:48,122 Thank you for bringing me here. 752 01:08:48,122 --> 01:08:52,612 This is for you. It's not very much, but... 753 01:08:52,612 --> 01:08:55,064 Thanks. 754 01:08:56,691 --> 01:08:58,701 But we couldn't! 755 01:08:58,701 --> 01:09:01,336 Farewell! Goodbye. 756 01:09:01,336 --> 01:09:02,997 Here. 757 01:09:03,010 --> 01:09:03,980 Bye! 758 01:09:03,981 --> 01:09:06,784 Thank you very much! 759 01:09:31,484 --> 01:09:33,919 It's like... 760 01:09:33,919 --> 01:09:38,332 I'm lying in my coffin. 761 01:09:43,979 --> 01:09:48,718 But it'll do. 762 01:10:05,694 --> 01:10:10,905 You always think you'd never get fooled that way. 763 01:10:10,905 --> 01:10:14,252 But you never know, do you? 764 01:10:14,252 --> 01:10:16,054 Is she alone? 765 01:10:16,054 --> 01:10:17,689 It looks that way. 766 01:10:17,689 --> 01:10:23,503 No matter how good your pension is, when you lose that much money, 767 01:10:23,503 --> 01:10:26,656 you don't just bounce back right away. 768 01:10:26,656 --> 01:10:32,437 Someone who did that would rip every hair out of your asshole. 769 01:10:38,519 --> 01:10:41,746 Why a capsule hotel? 770 01:10:42,288 --> 01:10:45,983 She could have stayed here. 771 01:10:45,983 --> 01:10:48,753 Your second floor's empty, right? 772 01:10:48,753 --> 01:10:50,229 Yeah... 773 01:10:50,229 --> 01:10:51,790 Well, uh... 774 01:10:51,790 --> 01:10:56,010 She comes to Tokyo in a panic, and we send her away. 775 01:10:56,010 --> 01:10:59,239 I'd have let her stay with me. 776 01:10:59,239 --> 01:11:04,193 When I had trouble, you let me stay here. 777 01:11:05,060 --> 01:11:07,655 Yeah, but... 778 01:11:07,655 --> 01:11:10,315 A-ha! 779 01:11:10,315 --> 01:11:12,919 Ah, youth! 780 01:11:27,183 --> 01:11:31,986 Michiru, you never saw her. 781 01:11:31,986 --> 01:11:37,727 You have to have some idea before you let someone stay with you. 782 01:11:44,099 --> 01:11:46,268 Welcome. 783 01:11:46,268 --> 01:11:48,563 You didn't go home? 784 01:11:48,563 --> 01:11:53,518 I thought I'd stay on until I talked to my son. 785 01:11:54,109 --> 01:11:55,986 Her? 786 01:12:09,668 --> 01:12:11,251 Come in. 787 01:12:11,251 --> 01:12:13,964 You're sure you don't mind? 788 01:12:13,964 --> 01:12:15,864 Yes. 789 01:12:32,147 --> 01:12:38,270 Once she's said she'll do something, there's no stopping her. 790 01:12:38,270 --> 01:12:42,950 Maybe Yukiko reminds her of her grandmother up in Niigata. 791 01:12:42,950 --> 01:12:47,196 Yeah, maybe you're right. 792 01:12:47,815 --> 01:12:52,967 But that old lady worries me. 793 01:12:53,946 --> 01:12:58,072 You often hear of people being cheated that way... 794 01:12:58,072 --> 01:13:01,911 and I'm sure her son will be furious when he finds out. 795 01:13:01,911 --> 01:13:04,178 "How could you fall for that?!" 796 01:13:04,178 --> 01:13:07,416 And her feelings would be hurt. 797 01:13:08,334 --> 01:13:13,187 But isn't it strange that she hasn't managed to reach him yet? 798 01:13:13,187 --> 01:13:14,790 Yeah. 799 01:13:15,291 --> 01:13:19,270 Does this son really exist? 800 01:13:19,270 --> 01:13:20,546 What do you mean? 801 01:13:20,546 --> 01:13:22,948 We had this customer... 802 01:13:22,948 --> 01:13:28,730 The reservation was for two, but only one elderly woman showed up. 803 01:13:28,730 --> 01:13:34,743 She and her son had been to my place a few years before that. 804 01:13:34,743 --> 01:13:40,014 The son had died, and she was retracing a trip they'd taken together. 805 01:13:40,014 --> 01:13:44,704 Her son was there with her, she said. Very seriously. 806 01:13:47,122 --> 01:13:54,246 Sometimes people just want to float and never come to shore. 807 01:13:55,314 --> 01:13:58,108 Maybe so. 808 01:14:00,403 --> 01:14:04,264 I'd love to be floating now. 809 01:14:11,472 --> 01:14:14,067 I've got some good sake from Shimane. 810 01:14:14,067 --> 01:14:15,950 Want some? 811 01:14:17,352 --> 01:14:18,888 Sure you do. 812 01:14:18,888 --> 01:14:20,254 No? 813 01:14:20,254 --> 01:14:21,091 No, huh? 814 01:14:21,091 --> 01:14:23,334 Yes! 815 01:14:23,334 --> 01:14:25,143 Sure. 816 01:14:27,513 --> 01:14:30,024 You're so annoying! 817 01:14:36,023 --> 01:14:40,267 Such cute pajamas you've lent me! 818 01:14:40,267 --> 01:14:41,501 Thank you. 819 01:14:41,501 --> 01:14:45,422 My grandma sent them to me. 820 01:14:48,601 --> 01:14:52,955 Can't we both sleep in the futon? 821 01:14:52,955 --> 01:14:55,775 I've got this sleeping bag. 822 01:14:57,920 --> 01:15:00,154 Like an explorer. 823 01:15:00,154 --> 01:15:03,673 No, that's fine. Don't change the pillowcase. 824 01:15:03,673 --> 01:15:06,500 No, no... 825 01:15:12,625 --> 01:15:15,152 Are you all right? 826 01:15:16,311 --> 01:15:20,615 I like this smell. 827 01:15:20,615 --> 01:15:25,403 A milk smell, like a baby. 828 01:15:32,470 --> 01:15:36,498 It smells more like drool to me. 829 01:15:36,498 --> 01:15:38,718 It adds spice. 830 01:15:49,304 --> 01:15:52,572 She sent me this, too. 831 01:15:59,081 --> 01:16:00,522 Where's it from? 832 01:16:00,522 --> 01:16:02,700 Niigata. 833 01:16:09,157 --> 01:16:10,657 There. 834 01:16:11,776 --> 01:16:14,085 Cheers. 835 01:16:27,666 --> 01:16:30,643 You're in charge. 836 01:16:30,643 --> 01:16:32,996 Michiru... 837 01:16:32,996 --> 01:16:37,978 Tell the cook to forget the crab and do the dried fish today. 838 01:16:37,978 --> 01:16:40,594 I will. 839 01:16:40,594 --> 01:16:45,242 Oh... what happened with that old lady? 840 01:16:45,242 --> 01:16:47,569 She's taking it easy today. 841 01:16:47,569 --> 01:16:50,204 She is? 842 01:17:41,456 --> 01:17:45,935 Box lunch again, I suppose? I'll go buy some. 843 01:17:48,282 --> 01:17:51,675 No need tonight. 844 01:17:53,368 --> 01:17:55,179 You're working hard. 845 01:17:55,179 --> 01:17:58,172 Sukiyaki? On expenses? 846 01:17:58,172 --> 01:18:00,517 Thanks for your trouble. 847 01:18:00,517 --> 01:18:02,136 It's no trouble. 848 01:18:02,136 --> 01:18:05,447 I don't have to cook it. 849 01:18:06,481 --> 01:18:09,068 A thug I helped out who reformed... 850 01:18:09,068 --> 01:18:14,388 took over his father's business, and now he sends me fine meat. 851 01:18:14,388 --> 01:18:15,982 Appreciate me? 852 01:18:15,983 --> 01:18:18,827 I do! 853 01:18:29,655 --> 01:18:32,741 Your second egg? You eat fast! 854 01:18:32,741 --> 01:18:35,109 It tastes better that way. 855 01:18:35,109 --> 01:18:37,311 That makes sense. 856 01:18:38,873 --> 01:18:40,573 Hey... 857 01:18:52,653 --> 01:18:56,947 That's the third time he's come today. 858 01:18:56,947 --> 01:18:58,310 Is he on the suspect list? 859 01:18:58,310 --> 01:19:00,318 No. 860 01:19:00,318 --> 01:19:02,504 Write him in. 861 01:19:13,674 --> 01:19:17,610 I shouldn't borrow your kitchen without asking. 862 01:19:17,610 --> 01:19:20,021 Or this. 863 01:19:20,021 --> 01:19:23,592 Don't get up yet. 864 01:19:23,592 --> 01:19:29,998 What are you cooking, Grandma? 865 01:19:44,289 --> 01:19:47,691 Excuse me. This is the shrimp. 866 01:19:51,886 --> 01:19:54,882 I really should pay my share. 867 01:19:54,882 --> 01:19:58,719 No, this is for letting me stay at your place. 868 01:19:58,719 --> 01:20:02,223 And I invited you here. 869 01:20:02,223 --> 01:20:06,243 Would you have preferred a bus tour? 870 01:20:10,290 --> 01:20:15,752 All right. I'll take you at your word. 871 01:20:19,182 --> 01:20:21,475 Has your son called? 872 01:20:21,475 --> 01:20:23,417 No. 873 01:20:23,417 --> 01:20:28,522 But "no news is good news," as they say. 874 01:20:28,522 --> 01:20:34,095 You should get in touch, though. Do you know his cell number? 875 01:20:35,465 --> 01:20:37,831 No, I don't. 876 01:20:37,831 --> 01:20:41,735 His address? His landline? 877 01:20:41,735 --> 01:20:43,855 Nope. 878 01:20:43,855 --> 01:20:46,891 You're not being serious. 879 01:20:46,891 --> 01:20:52,856 Do you think this shrimp comes from Tokyo Bay? 880 01:21:25,139 --> 01:21:27,433 Dementia? 881 01:21:27,433 --> 01:21:31,012 I'm starting to think so. 882 01:21:31,012 --> 01:21:34,789 But I can't just tell her to go see a doctor. 883 01:21:34,789 --> 01:21:40,196 Could you arrange for a relative to come from Kyushu and get her? 884 01:21:40,196 --> 01:21:46,600 I understand why you're worried, but surely that's going too far. 885 01:21:48,313 --> 01:21:50,830 Tsutae here doesn't agree. 886 01:21:50,830 --> 01:21:54,611 "Can't do" isn't the same as "won't do." 887 01:21:54,611 --> 01:21:58,314 A public servant should be sincere. 888 01:21:58,314 --> 01:22:04,586 I told Miss Chieko I was worried, and she said to talk to you. 889 01:22:05,455 --> 01:22:08,582 All right, then. 890 01:22:08,582 --> 01:22:14,628 I'll call a man in the Fukuoka Police I was at the Academy with. 891 01:22:14,628 --> 01:22:17,483 As soon as I can. 892 01:22:22,471 --> 01:22:24,348 Camera coming through! 893 01:22:24,348 --> 01:22:26,675 Stand back, please. 894 01:22:26,675 --> 01:22:29,630 Be careful, everyone. 895 01:22:29,630 --> 01:22:32,238 Those photographers are crazy. 896 01:22:32,238 --> 01:22:35,091 Be careful. 897 01:22:35,976 --> 01:22:40,353 Don't push! Be careful here. 898 01:22:40,353 --> 01:22:42,656 Here they come! 899 01:22:47,054 --> 01:22:51,865 Yukiko had indeed been cheated. 900 01:22:53,118 --> 01:22:59,232 With Officer Kogure's help, they found her younger brother... 901 01:22:59,232 --> 01:23:02,336 and arranged for him to come. 902 01:23:04,779 --> 01:23:06,864 Here you go. 903 01:23:14,206 --> 01:23:18,369 My sister doesn't have dementia. 904 01:23:18,369 --> 01:23:24,273 Her problem isn't "forgetting," it's "not forgetting." 905 01:23:26,701 --> 01:23:29,496 She had a husband and a son. 906 01:23:29,496 --> 01:23:35,108 Then she ran off with a man from a cleaning service. 907 01:23:35,108 --> 01:23:39,613 That man was my elder brother. 908 01:23:39,613 --> 01:23:42,168 That makes me... 909 01:23:42,168 --> 01:23:46,920 Her younger brother-in-law? 910 01:23:51,201 --> 01:23:57,274 She heard tell that the son she'd abandoned... 911 01:23:57,274 --> 01:24:01,069 was in Tokyo. 912 01:24:01,613 --> 01:24:05,699 So Yukiko and her son... 913 01:24:05,699 --> 01:24:09,786 have never been in touch? 914 01:24:09,786 --> 01:24:11,545 That's right. 915 01:24:13,848 --> 01:24:17,751 You probably think it's a terrible thing she did... 916 01:24:17,751 --> 01:24:22,783 but she's never forgotten the boy for a second. 917 01:24:22,783 --> 01:24:24,742 Kazuya... 918 01:24:24,742 --> 01:24:30,674 That's her son's name. 919 01:24:30,674 --> 01:24:35,603 My elder brother told me his address. 920 01:24:39,183 --> 01:24:43,677 He was diagnosed with cancer six years ago. 921 01:24:44,464 --> 01:24:47,841 They gave him a year. 922 01:24:47,841 --> 01:24:51,027 So just in case... 923 01:24:51,027 --> 01:24:56,189 he hired a detective agency to find her son. 924 01:25:01,796 --> 01:25:08,702 Without telling her, I called Kazuya when my brother died. 925 01:25:08,702 --> 01:25:13,807 "She's a stranger to me," he said. "I don't want to see her." 926 01:25:13,807 --> 01:25:16,587 He was very clear. 927 01:25:18,913 --> 01:25:25,712 If I'd told her then, she probably wouldn't have fallen for this scam. 928 01:25:25,712 --> 01:25:29,716 But I didn't have the heart to. 929 01:25:29,716 --> 01:25:34,171 Some things you're better off not knowing. 930 01:25:53,475 --> 01:25:56,926 Good evening, Master. 931 01:25:56,926 --> 01:26:01,957 We've filed the loss report and we've caught the perpetrator. 932 01:26:01,957 --> 01:26:04,858 So it's "case closed." 933 01:26:04,858 --> 01:26:08,264 I don't know if the money will come back... 934 01:26:08,264 --> 01:26:10,975 but it's a load off my mind. 935 01:26:12,667 --> 01:26:16,300 Does something still bother you? 936 01:26:17,570 --> 01:26:25,104 Could we maybe arrange a meeting between Yukiko and her son? 937 01:26:25,104 --> 01:26:26,980 That might not be... 938 01:26:26,980 --> 01:26:31,620 I don't mean forcing them to meet. 939 01:26:31,620 --> 01:26:38,394 But isn't there a way they could both be in the same place at the same time? 940 01:26:40,512 --> 01:26:43,231 Is this a trick question? 941 01:26:44,426 --> 01:26:47,193 Here you are. 942 01:26:47,193 --> 01:26:49,480 Wow! 943 01:26:52,466 --> 01:26:56,127 When I talked to that policeman... 944 01:26:56,127 --> 01:27:00,348 I realized, "I've been cheated! 945 01:27:00,348 --> 01:27:05,229 What a fool I've been!" 946 01:27:05,229 --> 01:27:10,267 Even then, I didn't want to go right back home. 947 01:27:10,267 --> 01:27:15,681 I wanted to stay where Kazuya was for a few days. 948 01:27:15,681 --> 01:27:21,794 Just to breathe the same air as him for a little while. 949 01:27:23,037 --> 01:27:27,441 But you're all right now, aren't you? Let's go home. 950 01:27:27,441 --> 01:27:30,544 Can you wait another day? 951 01:27:30,544 --> 01:27:34,523 I have to thank everyone here. 952 01:27:36,050 --> 01:27:42,908 I've got train tickets for early tomorrow afternoon. 953 01:27:42,908 --> 01:27:45,158 Is that all right? 954 01:27:47,647 --> 01:27:49,747 I'll meet you at noon. 955 01:28:12,270 --> 01:28:13,462 Yes? 956 01:28:13,462 --> 01:28:18,192 I'm a police officer. Could I trouble you for a minute? 957 01:28:18,192 --> 01:28:19,619 Come in. 958 01:28:19,619 --> 01:28:21,354 Thank you. 959 01:28:32,106 --> 01:28:33,624 Excuse me. 960 01:28:33,624 --> 01:28:34,292 Yes? 961 01:28:34,292 --> 01:28:36,929 It's a bit embarrassing... 962 01:28:36,929 --> 01:28:40,448 I was chasing a bicycle thief. 963 01:28:40,448 --> 01:28:43,409 An expensive Italian bike. 964 01:28:43,409 --> 01:28:46,980 He led me uphill and down here... 965 01:28:46,980 --> 01:28:50,724 and now I'm afraid I'm lost. 966 01:28:50,724 --> 01:28:53,202 Where am I now? 967 01:28:53,202 --> 01:28:54,812 Wait... 968 01:28:54,812 --> 01:28:57,030 Mama! 969 01:28:57,030 --> 01:28:58,800 Do we have a map? 970 01:28:58,800 --> 01:28:59,636 Yeah. 971 01:28:59,636 --> 01:29:01,735 Can you bring it? 972 01:29:02,647 --> 01:29:05,081 Sorry about this. 973 01:29:35,537 --> 01:29:38,272 So that's him... 974 01:29:38,272 --> 01:29:41,367 Who's he, Dad? 975 01:29:41,367 --> 01:29:43,545 That boy! 976 01:29:45,239 --> 01:29:48,341 Google it. Don't you have a smartphone? 977 01:29:48,342 --> 01:29:51,027 No, I'm afraid not. 978 01:29:51,027 --> 01:29:52,846 He's lovely! 979 01:29:56,390 --> 01:29:59,753 Shall I open the window? 980 01:29:59,753 --> 01:30:03,189 Yes, thank you. 981 01:30:11,489 --> 01:30:14,407 You forgot your wallet! 982 01:30:14,408 --> 01:30:16,419 Oh, hello. 983 01:30:20,207 --> 01:30:24,336 Your tire's a bit low, though. 984 01:30:24,337 --> 01:30:26,370 How's the back? 985 01:30:50,913 --> 01:30:54,650 He's such a good father! 986 01:31:12,466 --> 01:31:14,469 They're so silly! 987 01:31:17,471 --> 01:31:19,523 They're laughing. 988 01:31:21,518 --> 01:31:24,105 They're laughing. 989 01:31:24,105 --> 01:31:28,081 No! Don't do that! 990 01:31:33,580 --> 01:31:36,690 That's enough. 991 01:32:22,079 --> 01:32:25,549 It's good you saw your son. 992 01:32:25,549 --> 01:32:29,971 And I'm sorry I misunderstood. 993 01:32:29,971 --> 01:32:35,017 No, it's me who should apologize. 994 01:32:35,017 --> 01:32:40,982 I should have told you more about what was really going on. 995 01:32:40,982 --> 01:32:42,275 That's all right. 996 01:32:42,275 --> 01:32:46,294 It was enough just to see you with a smile. 997 01:32:48,281 --> 01:32:50,632 Michiru... 998 01:32:50,632 --> 01:32:54,303 this isn't much, but... 999 01:32:54,303 --> 01:32:55,568 I couldn't! 1000 01:32:55,569 --> 01:32:57,371 Let me do this. 1001 01:32:57,371 --> 01:33:00,330 You're a young girl living alone, 1002 01:33:00,330 --> 01:33:03,580 and you've had to buy things. 1003 01:33:05,256 --> 01:33:08,417 I won't leave unless you take it. 1004 01:33:11,795 --> 01:33:13,846 It's paying forward. 1005 01:33:16,633 --> 01:33:19,868 In the same way Master helped me... 1006 01:33:19,868 --> 01:33:25,751 I want to help someone else when they need it. 1007 01:33:35,409 --> 01:33:40,082 I can't see you off tomorrow, so I brought this for the train. 1008 01:33:40,082 --> 01:33:43,792 Steamed sweet jellies from our restaurant. 1009 01:33:53,627 --> 01:33:56,515 They look good! 1010 01:33:57,934 --> 01:34:01,412 You've done so much for me. 1011 01:34:01,412 --> 01:34:04,898 Thank you, Michiru! 1012 01:34:10,363 --> 01:34:12,781 It's our last night. 1013 01:34:14,367 --> 01:34:16,685 Sleep with me? 1014 01:34:20,847 --> 01:34:22,541 Good. 1015 01:34:44,938 --> 01:34:48,317 What time's your train today? 1016 01:34:48,317 --> 01:34:54,156 I'm meeting my brother at noon at Tokyo Station. 1017 01:34:54,156 --> 01:34:55,724 You are? 1018 01:34:59,152 --> 01:35:00,995 Thank you. 1019 01:35:04,000 --> 01:35:07,336 When I left my husband... 1020 01:35:07,336 --> 01:35:13,066 I was meeting the other man at the station. 1021 01:35:14,959 --> 01:35:18,097 I got myself ready to go. 1022 01:35:18,097 --> 01:35:20,974 My son was watching TV. 1023 01:35:20,974 --> 01:35:24,717 "I'm just going out shopping," I said. "You wait here." 1024 01:35:24,718 --> 01:35:27,020 I walked to the door. 1025 01:35:28,014 --> 01:35:34,687 He must have sensed that something wasn't right. 1026 01:35:35,322 --> 01:35:37,782 He clutched onto me. 1027 01:35:37,782 --> 01:35:40,934 "I'm coming, too!" he said, and wouldn't let go. 1028 01:35:43,247 --> 01:35:49,686 I shouted at him. "You're a boy!" I said. 1029 01:35:50,895 --> 01:35:52,747 "Act like one!" 1030 01:35:54,241 --> 01:35:59,028 "Okay," he said, and after that... 1031 01:35:59,028 --> 01:36:04,658 he didn't say anything else. 1032 01:36:07,163 --> 01:36:11,264 I've never forgotten... 1033 01:36:12,083 --> 01:36:16,797 the look on his face. 1034 01:36:20,775 --> 01:36:27,190 I'm a woman who threw away something more important... 1035 01:36:29,560 --> 01:36:32,385 than life itself. 1036 01:36:38,084 --> 01:36:39,795 But... 1037 01:36:41,472 --> 01:36:45,892 I'm really glad I came to Tokyo. 1038 01:36:45,892 --> 01:36:48,602 Thank you, Master! 1039 01:36:48,602 --> 01:36:51,956 I didn't do anything. 1040 01:36:51,956 --> 01:36:59,063 People come to this place because you're here. 1041 01:36:59,063 --> 01:37:04,177 I'm glad you let me join in. 1042 01:37:04,177 --> 01:37:05,612 Yukiko... 1043 01:37:08,499 --> 01:37:13,811 is there anything you'd like to eat before you go? 1044 01:37:13,811 --> 01:37:16,530 I'll make it if I can. 1045 01:37:17,174 --> 01:37:22,736 The pork soup special, then. 1046 01:37:23,472 --> 01:37:25,639 Pork soup? 1047 01:37:25,639 --> 01:37:28,117 You had that when you came, too. 1048 01:37:28,117 --> 01:37:32,197 I could never bear to have it. 1049 01:37:32,646 --> 01:37:35,766 It was my son's favorite. 1050 01:37:38,061 --> 01:37:44,293 When I first came in and saw it on your menu board... 1051 01:37:44,293 --> 01:37:51,324 for some reason I thought, "Ah! That's what I want!" 1052 01:37:52,100 --> 01:37:54,680 It's the first thing on the board, 1053 01:37:54,680 --> 01:37:58,500 so you recommend it, don't you? 1054 01:37:58,507 --> 01:37:59,833 Yeah. 1055 01:38:01,000 --> 01:38:05,846 It's the first dish one old guy I knew ever said he liked. 1056 01:38:07,881 --> 01:38:10,000 I can see why. 1057 01:38:29,070 --> 01:38:30,196 Here you go. 1058 01:38:33,199 --> 01:38:35,108 Thank you. 1059 01:38:59,100 --> 01:39:01,169 It's very good. 1060 01:39:10,579 --> 01:39:15,041 If I'm ever back this way... 1061 01:39:16,084 --> 01:39:18,161 can I order it again? 1062 01:39:19,036 --> 01:39:20,613 Of course. 1063 01:39:57,350 --> 01:39:59,392 It's been a while. 1064 01:40:00,894 --> 01:40:04,798 That pork soup of mine you liked... 1065 01:40:04,798 --> 01:40:08,294 A customer came in and said it was really good. 1066 01:40:13,807 --> 01:40:18,546 I hope you'll keep watching over the restaurant. 1067 01:40:51,845 --> 01:40:53,046 Thanks. 1068 01:40:53,047 --> 01:40:54,791 Happy New Year. 1069 01:41:01,932 --> 01:41:03,066 Come have a look! 1070 01:41:03,066 --> 01:41:05,758 See what we've got. 1071 01:41:07,861 --> 01:41:09,746 Great! 1072 01:41:11,157 --> 01:41:13,134 Here you go. 1073 01:41:13,134 --> 01:41:14,777 Well! 1074 01:41:16,689 --> 01:41:19,915 This bonito broth smells good! 1075 01:41:21,360 --> 01:41:23,445 Did you quit? 1076 01:41:23,445 --> 01:41:24,395 What? 1077 01:41:24,395 --> 01:41:28,091 That diary you were keeping of all the food you ate. 1078 01:41:28,091 --> 01:41:30,234 I gave that up. 1079 01:41:30,234 --> 01:41:31,985 Why? 1080 01:41:31,985 --> 01:41:37,100 It's not what you eat, it's who you eat with. 1081 01:41:39,092 --> 01:41:41,412 Chu! 1082 01:41:41,412 --> 01:41:43,906 Good evening. 1083 01:41:45,024 --> 01:41:46,359 Welcome. 1084 01:41:46,359 --> 01:41:49,353 Here's the lucky New Year's food! 1085 01:41:53,807 --> 01:41:55,708 Master... 1086 01:41:56,620 --> 01:42:00,140 Did you forget about the Fox Shrine? 1087 01:42:17,130 --> 01:42:20,519 Has it snowed up home yet? 1088 01:42:20,519 --> 01:42:24,112 Grandma emailed me when it did. 1089 01:42:24,938 --> 01:42:29,835 I'm sure she can't wait to see you. 1090 01:42:30,737 --> 01:42:35,049 Take good care of her, you hear? 1091 01:42:35,049 --> 01:42:36,549 I will. 1092 01:43:03,176 --> 01:43:05,470 Hey, hey, hey! 1093 01:43:05,471 --> 01:43:07,781 Are you all right? 1094 01:43:07,781 --> 01:43:09,516 I'm sorry. 1095 01:43:09,517 --> 01:43:12,344 It's not about "sorry." 1096 01:43:14,387 --> 01:43:16,049 Come inside. 1097 01:43:16,049 --> 01:43:20,091 What are you doing out here? 1098 01:43:24,197 --> 01:43:26,233 Sit down. 1099 01:43:37,921 --> 01:43:43,299 As people hurry homeward, their long day done... 1100 01:43:43,300 --> 01:43:46,004 my day begins. 1101 01:43:47,471 --> 01:43:52,517 I'm open from midnight to 7:00 a.m. 1102 01:43:52,518 --> 01:43:57,064 A "midnight diner," it's called. 1103 01:43:57,733 --> 01:44:02,412 Do I get customers? More than you'd think. 1104 01:44:06,158 --> 01:44:09,630 1105 01:44:13,260 --> 01:44:16,830 1106 01:44:27,553 --> 01:44:31,264 1107 01:44:34,518 --> 01:44:38,271 1108 01:44:39,398 --> 01:44:43,276 1109 01:44:53,955 --> 01:44:57,666 1110 01:45:01,121 --> 01:45:04,390 1111 01:45:15,508 --> 01:45:18,880 1112 01:45:20,313 --> 01:45:23,920 1113 01:45:25,253 --> 01:45:28,865 1114 01:45:49,342 --> 01:45:53,098 1115 01:45:54,240 --> 01:45:57,936 1116 01:45:58,979 --> 01:46:02,731 1117 01:46:06,359 --> 01:46:10,362 1118 01:46:10,363 --> 01:46:14,367 1119 01:47:37,035 --> 01:47:42,539 1120 01:47:47,460 --> 01:47:51,548