1 00:02:53,084 --> 00:02:58,042 AN 2 00:03:34,834 --> 00:03:36,667 You want to go to high school? 3 00:03:39,417 --> 00:03:42,626 Studying doesn't put food on the table. 4 00:04:22,876 --> 00:04:24,001 Hello? 5 00:04:26,542 --> 00:04:28,709 I'm at the dorayaki shop. 6 00:04:28,834 --> 00:04:30,501 - Who is it? - Dorayaki. 7 00:04:30,626 --> 00:04:33,792 - Stop fooling around. - I want to talk. 8 00:04:33,917 --> 00:04:36,417 Sorry, I've got noisy friends. 9 00:04:36,542 --> 00:04:38,376 Who's noisy? That's mean. 10 00:04:38,501 --> 00:04:40,751 - Keep it down. - Why should we? 11 00:04:41,292 --> 00:04:44,501 Be quiet, really. I'm talking. 12 00:04:44,626 --> 00:04:47,292 She's blushing. Very fishy. 13 00:04:47,417 --> 00:04:48,917 I'll call you back. 14 00:04:49,042 --> 00:04:51,209 - It's very serious. - It is. 15 00:04:51,334 --> 00:04:52,501 Sorry. Bye-bye. 16 00:04:52,626 --> 00:04:55,042 - She hung up. - She'll call back. 17 00:04:55,167 --> 00:04:57,084 I didn't hang up, so stop. 18 00:04:58,292 --> 00:04:59,917 She'll call back. 19 00:05:00,042 --> 00:05:02,709 - Don't try to hide it. - Fishy. 20 00:05:02,834 --> 00:05:04,042 Very fishy. 21 00:05:04,792 --> 00:05:06,959 - Our teacher? - Why in the world? 22 00:05:07,084 --> 00:05:09,417 I'm only interested in Sentaro. 23 00:05:10,292 --> 00:05:12,084 - Did you date him? - No way. 24 00:05:12,209 --> 00:05:13,917 That older boy? 25 00:05:14,792 --> 00:05:17,501 - I didn't. - But Sentaro is glum. 26 00:05:18,209 --> 00:05:21,001 - On such a beautiful day. - Hold it! 27 00:05:22,501 --> 00:05:24,584 This is a cherry blossom. 28 00:05:26,292 --> 00:05:29,126 There's a blossom in my dorayaki. 29 00:05:29,251 --> 00:05:31,584 What have you done, Sentaro? 30 00:05:31,709 --> 00:05:33,417 A foreign substance. 31 00:05:33,542 --> 00:05:36,292 It's contaminated. 32 00:05:38,292 --> 00:05:39,626 Awful! 33 00:05:40,584 --> 00:05:42,876 I'll give you these, if you leave. 34 00:05:43,001 --> 00:05:45,001 - Great! -Thank you! 35 00:05:48,792 --> 00:05:51,001 - Thanks. - Cheer up! 36 00:05:51,126 --> 00:05:53,584 - See you! - Bye-bye! 37 00:05:54,709 --> 00:05:57,001 - Bye, Sentaro. - Oh, Wakana! 38 00:06:01,209 --> 00:06:02,459 Hello. 39 00:06:11,251 --> 00:06:12,751 Here you go. 40 00:06:39,334 --> 00:06:40,751 Here. 41 00:07:01,834 --> 00:07:03,001 Umm... 42 00:07:04,959 --> 00:07:06,001 Hello. 43 00:07:07,251 --> 00:07:10,751 I see your notice for part-time work... 44 00:07:10,876 --> 00:07:14,126 - Is there really no age limit? - Yeah. 45 00:07:14,626 --> 00:07:19,209 I... Do you suppose I could? 46 00:07:21,709 --> 00:07:25,876 I've always wanted to do this kind of work. 47 00:07:28,667 --> 00:07:30,126 How old are you? 48 00:07:30,251 --> 00:07:32,376 I'm 76 this year. 49 00:07:35,876 --> 00:07:40,334 We don't pay much. Just 600 yen. 50 00:07:43,376 --> 00:07:47,001 Oh, 300 yen an hour is plenty. 51 00:07:47,126 --> 00:07:49,126 300 yen is fine. 52 00:07:49,251 --> 00:07:51,667 - 300 yen? - Yes! 53 00:07:51,792 --> 00:07:53,001 Well... 54 00:07:54,001 --> 00:07:56,001 I don't think it's possible. 55 00:08:06,042 --> 00:08:09,042 My name is Tokue Yoshii. 56 00:08:12,584 --> 00:08:14,501 You'd hurt your back. 57 00:08:18,501 --> 00:08:19,876 It's hard... 58 00:08:20,834 --> 00:08:24,209 It's harder than it looks. 59 00:08:25,834 --> 00:08:27,126 Have one. 60 00:08:35,584 --> 00:08:37,001 Ah... 61 00:08:39,001 --> 00:08:40,626 It's on me. 62 00:08:41,959 --> 00:08:43,042 Please. 63 00:08:50,792 --> 00:08:52,209 Do you know... 64 00:08:53,126 --> 00:08:54,876 this cherry tree, 65 00:08:56,126 --> 00:08:57,667 who planted it? 66 00:09:03,584 --> 00:09:05,667 I'm not from around here. 67 00:09:11,209 --> 00:09:13,209 Thanks, I'll come again. 68 00:09:23,417 --> 00:09:24,626 Sonny... 69 00:09:39,542 --> 00:09:42,209 - The rejects. - Thanks. 70 00:10:00,126 --> 00:10:03,126 That part-time work, 71 00:10:03,251 --> 00:10:05,459 could I do it? 72 00:10:05,584 --> 00:10:08,792 Well... when you start high school. 73 00:10:10,126 --> 00:10:13,001 I might not go to high school. 74 00:10:17,584 --> 00:10:19,626 Please consider me. 75 00:10:23,751 --> 00:10:25,001 Thanks. 76 00:11:39,501 --> 00:11:41,084 No, Marvy. 77 00:11:43,209 --> 00:11:45,209 You have to be quiet. 78 00:12:15,167 --> 00:12:16,501 Ah... 79 00:12:18,167 --> 00:12:19,751 What is it? 80 00:12:25,792 --> 00:12:29,001 This is how I write my name. 81 00:12:33,917 --> 00:12:36,459 But I can't hire you, I'm sorry. 82 00:12:38,876 --> 00:12:44,126 As you can see, my hands are a bit crippled. 83 00:12:44,251 --> 00:12:45,876 So... 84 00:12:46,001 --> 00:12:51,292 it could be less, 200 yen is fine. 85 00:12:53,126 --> 00:12:55,626 - For what? - The hourly pay. 86 00:12:56,209 --> 00:12:57,751 That's not the problem. 87 00:12:57,876 --> 00:13:02,417 Your an, your bean paste, do you cook it yourself? 88 00:13:03,917 --> 00:13:05,292 Well, that's... 89 00:13:06,001 --> 00:13:07,334 a corporate secret. 90 00:13:07,459 --> 00:13:09,834 What do you mean, "corporate"? 91 00:13:10,376 --> 00:13:12,584 In this tiny place? 92 00:13:18,792 --> 00:13:20,459 Well, I... 93 00:13:21,751 --> 00:13:24,334 I tasted your dorayaki. 94 00:13:25,792 --> 00:13:29,959 I thought the pancakes weren't bad. 95 00:13:30,417 --> 00:13:31,667 But... 96 00:13:32,334 --> 00:13:35,126 the bean paste was...not so good. 97 00:13:35,251 --> 00:13:39,834 An isn't easy to make. Have you ever made it? 98 00:13:39,959 --> 00:13:43,834 I've been making an for 50 years. 99 00:13:43,959 --> 00:13:45,376 50 years? 100 00:13:45,501 --> 00:13:47,834 Yes. A half century. 101 00:13:48,751 --> 00:13:52,501 Making bean paste is all about heart, sonny. 102 00:13:54,251 --> 00:13:56,792 I can't hire you, I'm sorry. 103 00:14:03,626 --> 00:14:06,209 Here, have a taste of this. 104 00:14:07,126 --> 00:14:08,376 What is it? 105 00:14:10,876 --> 00:14:12,709 What is this? 106 00:14:35,417 --> 00:14:37,167 Chunky bean paste. 107 00:15:57,834 --> 00:15:59,292 Excuse me. 108 00:16:03,042 --> 00:16:04,459 Coming in? 109 00:16:05,959 --> 00:16:07,251 Welcome! 110 00:16:15,251 --> 00:16:18,251 - Good evening. - What? 111 00:16:21,501 --> 00:16:22,626 Pardon me. 112 00:16:24,167 --> 00:16:25,792 You came to eat? 113 00:16:29,501 --> 00:16:32,292 A bottle of beer and... 114 00:16:34,167 --> 00:16:35,501 the tempura meal. 115 00:16:38,751 --> 00:16:40,834 I'll have the tempura too. 116 00:16:41,459 --> 00:16:42,751 Tempura. 117 00:16:43,751 --> 00:16:45,167 And an ashtray. 118 00:16:50,292 --> 00:16:52,167 Here you go. 119 00:16:55,334 --> 00:16:57,126 Is he a friend? 120 00:16:57,251 --> 00:17:01,251 Yes. He was in my club at school. 121 00:17:02,667 --> 00:17:04,292 He's in high school now. 122 00:17:06,001 --> 00:17:08,751 Here's your beer to start with. 123 00:17:36,334 --> 00:17:38,209 The woman who stopped by, 124 00:17:40,751 --> 00:17:42,667 wanting to work... 125 00:17:48,709 --> 00:17:50,376 She came back later. 126 00:17:52,959 --> 00:17:57,667 She brought some chunky bean paste that she made herself. 127 00:17:58,626 --> 00:18:00,459 It was incredible. 128 00:18:02,834 --> 00:18:05,126 I was surprised. 129 00:18:05,251 --> 00:18:06,834 Why was that? 130 00:18:09,667 --> 00:18:11,542 The taste. The fragrance. 131 00:18:13,626 --> 00:18:16,459 Totally different from what I use. 132 00:18:24,209 --> 00:18:27,001 You should let her try. 133 00:18:29,417 --> 00:18:31,709 She wanted to work. 134 00:20:05,251 --> 00:20:06,876 Oh, hello. 135 00:20:07,001 --> 00:20:08,834 Nice to see you again. 136 00:20:10,959 --> 00:20:13,542 The blossoms have all fallen. 137 00:20:13,667 --> 00:20:16,209 Yeah, they certainly have. 138 00:20:17,584 --> 00:20:20,542 They're waving their hands. 139 00:20:38,667 --> 00:20:41,167 Your bean paste was delicious. 140 00:20:41,292 --> 00:20:43,417 Oh, you tried it? 141 00:20:46,959 --> 00:20:52,126 So... if you don't mind, could you help me out? 142 00:20:53,292 --> 00:20:54,792 Let's sit down. 143 00:20:57,042 --> 00:20:59,459 Well, wow... 144 00:20:59,584 --> 00:21:00,917 Boss... 145 00:21:03,292 --> 00:21:04,917 Wow, boss. 146 00:21:05,417 --> 00:21:07,667 - Thanks. - Not at all. 147 00:21:08,542 --> 00:21:09,834 Please... 148 00:21:14,959 --> 00:21:19,084 Can you lift the pots? It takes some strength. 149 00:21:19,209 --> 00:21:23,001 I'll let you lift the pots. 150 00:21:23,959 --> 00:21:25,584 That's right. 151 00:21:25,709 --> 00:21:28,292 Can you handle a spatula? 152 00:21:28,417 --> 00:21:29,834 Yes, of course. 153 00:21:30,459 --> 00:21:34,292 You said the other day, your hands are a little... 154 00:21:34,876 --> 00:21:39,126 They're not really a problem, except how they look. 155 00:21:41,209 --> 00:21:44,584 All I ask is that you make the bean paste. 156 00:21:44,709 --> 00:21:47,751 Wow, really... 157 00:21:48,209 --> 00:21:52,542 I'm going to be able to work here! 158 00:22:00,792 --> 00:22:02,292 Thank you. 159 00:22:09,084 --> 00:22:11,876 Write your phone number, or your mobile phone number. 160 00:22:12,001 --> 00:22:13,751 My phone... 161 00:22:13,876 --> 00:22:18,251 I don't have one. I get by with letters. 162 00:22:19,167 --> 00:22:23,001 I won't be late for work. I get up before the birds. 163 00:22:23,126 --> 00:22:24,501 It's not that... 164 00:22:26,209 --> 00:22:28,292 Well, then... 165 00:22:28,917 --> 00:22:30,209 Thank you. 166 00:22:31,792 --> 00:22:33,876 I was wondering... 167 00:22:34,001 --> 00:22:38,084 Do you make your own bean paste? 168 00:22:38,834 --> 00:22:40,292 Well, uh... 169 00:22:42,876 --> 00:22:46,084 I tried many times. 170 00:22:46,209 --> 00:22:48,209 But it's hard to do. 171 00:22:48,334 --> 00:22:53,167 It had a burnt taste, or it was thick. 172 00:22:53,292 --> 00:22:54,667 It's beyond me. 173 00:22:56,709 --> 00:22:58,167 Beyond you? 174 00:22:59,042 --> 00:23:00,917 Where's the bean paste? 175 00:23:02,917 --> 00:23:06,584 The shop opens at 11:00. I start preparing at 9:00. 176 00:23:06,709 --> 00:23:09,917 - And the bean paste... - What's this? 177 00:23:11,584 --> 00:23:13,459 - An? -Yes. 178 00:23:14,876 --> 00:23:16,334 This is it. 179 00:23:17,209 --> 00:23:18,792 An. 180 00:23:21,417 --> 00:23:23,209 - Bulk order. - Bulk order? 181 00:23:23,334 --> 00:23:26,042 Why? How could you? 182 00:23:26,167 --> 00:23:28,959 We've always got it this way. 183 00:23:29,084 --> 00:23:30,251 Always? 184 00:23:33,584 --> 00:23:38,292 An is the soul of a dorayaki. 185 00:23:39,209 --> 00:23:42,001 How could you treat it so lightly? 186 00:23:42,126 --> 00:23:45,042 They deliver as soon as we order it. 187 00:23:47,042 --> 00:23:50,167 You have to make your own bean paste. 188 00:23:52,584 --> 00:23:57,334 If the shop opens at 11:00, tomorrow morning... 189 00:23:57,459 --> 00:24:02,167 we'll start preparations before the sun shows his face. 190 00:24:03,084 --> 00:24:07,459 - The sun... - Yes, before dawn. 191 00:24:46,167 --> 00:24:47,709 Good morning. 192 00:24:47,834 --> 00:24:49,417 Good morning. 193 00:24:51,042 --> 00:24:53,834 There was a tree with tiny cherries. 194 00:24:55,042 --> 00:24:56,417 Was there? 195 00:24:57,167 --> 00:25:02,001 - Do the buses run this early? - It's OK. Don't worry about it. 196 00:25:02,126 --> 00:25:03,417 Well, then. 197 00:25:10,876 --> 00:25:12,001 Please. 198 00:25:12,126 --> 00:25:13,251 Thanks. 199 00:25:16,834 --> 00:25:18,167 Here they are. 200 00:25:33,501 --> 00:25:35,459 Oh, good. 201 00:25:40,334 --> 00:25:44,084 Boss, did you look before you soaked them? 202 00:25:44,209 --> 00:25:45,792 At what? 203 00:25:46,459 --> 00:25:48,084 The azuki beans. 204 00:25:54,667 --> 00:25:56,126 Here, look. 205 00:25:56,251 --> 00:25:58,626 Some are no good. 206 00:26:00,042 --> 00:26:02,126 Like this one. See? 207 00:26:02,834 --> 00:26:04,251 I'm sorry. 208 00:26:04,376 --> 00:26:07,334 - Why do you apologise? - I don't know... 209 00:26:10,001 --> 00:26:11,334 Good, good. 210 00:26:12,001 --> 00:26:14,501 Pour them into the copper pot. 211 00:26:18,042 --> 00:26:20,084 Look at the colour of the water. 212 00:26:20,209 --> 00:26:22,751 Really. A lot soaks out. 213 00:26:28,001 --> 00:26:29,876 OK, good, good. 214 00:26:30,001 --> 00:26:33,709 Pour them in the colander. 215 00:26:39,667 --> 00:26:41,709 - Straight in? - Yes. Careful. 216 00:26:44,501 --> 00:26:45,917 - Yes, here. - Ouch! 217 00:26:46,042 --> 00:26:47,709 Hot, isn't it? 218 00:26:48,209 --> 00:26:51,001 Raise the colander. Drain them. 219 00:26:54,001 --> 00:26:55,251 OK? 220 00:26:57,834 --> 00:26:59,417 Hold it. 221 00:26:59,542 --> 00:27:01,834 Rinse them. Like this. 222 00:27:02,376 --> 00:27:06,834 You have to rinse thoroughly, or the beans will be bitter. 223 00:27:07,876 --> 00:27:08,959 Good. 224 00:27:09,084 --> 00:27:11,709 Pour them back into the copper pot. 225 00:27:14,001 --> 00:27:16,834 Now, water. Clean water. 226 00:27:16,959 --> 00:27:18,292 Sorry. 227 00:27:19,501 --> 00:27:20,584 That's right. 228 00:27:21,792 --> 00:27:23,792 - Pour this in? - Yes, pour it in. 229 00:27:23,917 --> 00:27:25,834 Slowly, gently. 230 00:27:25,959 --> 00:27:28,959 Slowly. Not too much. 231 00:27:29,501 --> 00:27:31,084 That's good. 232 00:27:42,667 --> 00:27:46,876 Pretty soon now. The scent of the steam has changed. 233 00:27:47,001 --> 00:27:48,834 The scent of the steam? 234 00:28:01,167 --> 00:28:02,459 Good. 235 00:28:09,001 --> 00:28:11,001 We'll let them sit awhile. 236 00:28:13,167 --> 00:28:14,834 It's a lot of trouble. 237 00:28:14,959 --> 00:28:17,042 We're hosting them. 238 00:28:17,167 --> 00:28:18,959 Hosting? 239 00:28:19,084 --> 00:28:20,834 Our customers? 240 00:28:20,959 --> 00:28:22,709 No, the beans. 241 00:28:22,834 --> 00:28:24,292 The beans? 242 00:28:25,501 --> 00:28:29,834 They came all this way, from the fields. 243 00:28:47,001 --> 00:28:48,501 Did it go well? 244 00:28:48,626 --> 00:28:50,751 It did. 245 00:28:51,834 --> 00:28:54,042 Put the copper pot in the sink. 246 00:29:05,084 --> 00:29:10,292 The warm beans... break easily. 247 00:29:10,417 --> 00:29:12,376 Gently, gently... 248 00:29:12,501 --> 00:29:15,834 Gently, gently, gently... 249 00:29:33,126 --> 00:29:36,667 The harsh juices will run off the top. 250 00:29:48,542 --> 00:29:50,751 Until the broth is clear. 251 00:29:50,876 --> 00:29:52,292 Clear... 252 00:29:55,834 --> 00:29:57,917 It takes so much time. 253 00:30:00,834 --> 00:30:04,542 But... what do you see there? 254 00:30:05,542 --> 00:30:06,876 Huh? 255 00:30:08,292 --> 00:30:11,042 Putting your face so close, 256 00:30:11,167 --> 00:30:13,042 what are you looking at? 257 00:30:14,626 --> 00:30:16,501 What, you ask? 258 00:30:25,001 --> 00:30:26,709 Oh, they're beautiful. 259 00:30:27,667 --> 00:30:29,167 This is how they turn out. 260 00:30:35,667 --> 00:30:38,167 Now we add the sweetness. 261 00:30:45,501 --> 00:30:46,834 The other, too. 262 00:30:52,709 --> 00:30:54,876 That's right. 263 00:31:05,042 --> 00:31:06,792 We wait again? 264 00:31:08,001 --> 00:31:12,584 It would be an insult to cook it right away. 265 00:31:12,709 --> 00:31:18,334 We have to let the beans get used to the sweetness. 266 00:31:19,126 --> 00:31:20,376 So... 267 00:31:20,917 --> 00:31:22,917 It's like a first date, 268 00:31:23,042 --> 00:31:26,876 the young couple needs to get friendly. 269 00:31:28,001 --> 00:31:30,042 How long do we watch them? 270 00:31:31,251 --> 00:31:33,167 Oh, about two hours. 271 00:31:33,292 --> 00:31:34,667 Two hours? 272 00:31:37,584 --> 00:31:39,042 Two hours... 273 00:32:15,459 --> 00:32:19,834 Here, this is critical now. They'll burn in a flash. 274 00:32:19,959 --> 00:32:22,917 Keep the spatula on the bottom of the pot. 275 00:32:23,042 --> 00:32:26,876 If they burn now, they're ruined. 276 00:32:27,834 --> 00:32:29,042 Keep it straight. 277 00:32:29,167 --> 00:32:31,251 Move it quickly. 278 00:32:32,042 --> 00:32:36,001 Don't stir it so hard. 279 00:32:36,126 --> 00:32:41,501 The more you stir, the more you crush the beans. 280 00:32:41,626 --> 00:32:44,834 Move the spatula carefully. 281 00:32:44,959 --> 00:32:47,042 That's it, don't crush them. 282 00:32:47,167 --> 00:32:49,751 Little by little... 283 00:32:49,876 --> 00:32:52,959 Little by little, how much is that? 284 00:32:53,084 --> 00:32:55,084 Little... 285 00:32:55,209 --> 00:32:56,709 ...is little. 286 00:32:56,834 --> 00:33:01,834 You don't knead the paste, you simmer it down, OK? 287 00:33:05,959 --> 00:33:07,876 Turn down the heat... 288 00:33:08,584 --> 00:33:10,959 - Now, the mizu-ame. - Mizu-ame? OK. 289 00:33:12,001 --> 00:33:14,792 A double handful, lift it out. 290 00:33:14,917 --> 00:33:16,292 Oh, good job. 291 00:33:16,417 --> 00:33:18,709 Shake it a bit, then slip it in the pot. 292 00:33:18,834 --> 00:33:19,834 Slip it? 293 00:33:22,042 --> 00:33:23,501 There we go. 294 00:33:30,834 --> 00:33:33,167 Now, on to the next... 295 00:33:33,292 --> 00:33:34,334 Can I wash? 296 00:33:34,459 --> 00:33:37,042 Of course, what were you waiting for? 297 00:33:37,167 --> 00:33:38,959 Well, uh... 298 00:33:39,834 --> 00:33:41,292 Oh, the faucet? OK. 299 00:33:42,376 --> 00:33:44,626 - Here goes. - Careful. 300 00:33:46,167 --> 00:33:49,334 Good, good. Looks great. 301 00:34:32,584 --> 00:34:34,417 It's still a bit hot. 302 00:34:38,709 --> 00:34:40,126 Did it burn you? 303 00:34:40,251 --> 00:34:41,834 It's still hot. 304 00:35:09,376 --> 00:35:11,376 What do you think, boss? 305 00:35:13,292 --> 00:35:15,334 Never had anything like it. 306 00:35:24,001 --> 00:35:26,209 It sure is delicious. 307 00:35:26,334 --> 00:35:27,459 It is. 308 00:35:28,626 --> 00:35:32,292 I've finally met a dorayaki I could stomach. 309 00:35:33,542 --> 00:35:34,834 Huh? 310 00:35:41,209 --> 00:35:43,251 What did you say, boss? 311 00:35:44,542 --> 00:35:49,126 I've never ever eaten a whole dorayaki. 312 00:35:51,751 --> 00:35:54,251 I don't have a sweet tooth. 313 00:35:56,126 --> 00:35:57,459 Well, that's... 314 00:35:58,584 --> 00:36:02,334 But I can tell that your bean paste is great. 315 00:36:02,459 --> 00:36:04,376 It's rarely this good. 316 00:36:05,417 --> 00:36:09,459 Why do you have a dorayaki shop then, boss? 317 00:36:11,292 --> 00:36:13,292 - Delish. - Enough. 318 00:36:14,417 --> 00:36:18,292 Enough flattery. It's just so disappointing. 319 00:36:19,834 --> 00:36:25,292 How could someone, who doesn't like sweets, run a dorayaki shop? 320 00:36:25,417 --> 00:36:27,001 Why? 321 00:36:29,501 --> 00:36:33,334 Actually, I'm partial to this kind of thing. 322 00:36:33,459 --> 00:36:38,251 Then why don't you run a pub instead? 323 00:36:42,042 --> 00:36:43,459 Why not? 324 00:36:48,334 --> 00:36:50,417 It's 11:00. I'll open up. 325 00:36:55,917 --> 00:36:57,501 Delicious. 326 00:36:57,626 --> 00:37:00,792 - Somethings changed. - Isn't it the bean paste? 327 00:37:01,667 --> 00:37:04,417 This chunky bean paste is firm. 328 00:37:04,542 --> 00:37:06,501 Lets you know it's there. 329 00:37:07,251 --> 00:37:10,126 Why? It's so smooth. 330 00:37:11,042 --> 00:37:15,626 It wasn't such a good match before. Now it's the star of the show. 331 00:37:18,126 --> 00:37:20,001 What have you done, Sentaro? 332 00:37:20,126 --> 00:37:21,834 Did you get serious? 333 00:37:22,667 --> 00:37:24,126 An upgrade? 334 00:37:27,167 --> 00:37:28,542 "A little." 335 00:37:29,209 --> 00:37:30,876 He smiled! 336 00:37:31,001 --> 00:37:34,001 - Hello! - Can I help you? 337 00:37:35,126 --> 00:37:37,626 - Three, for my grandkids and me. - Three, OK. 338 00:37:37,751 --> 00:37:39,042 Three at once! 339 00:37:39,709 --> 00:37:41,459 360 yen, please. 340 00:37:41,584 --> 00:37:43,626 The bean paste is delicious. 341 00:37:43,751 --> 00:37:45,542 - Is it? - Everyone says so. 342 00:37:45,667 --> 00:37:46,876 Thank you. 343 00:37:47,001 --> 00:37:48,459 - Isn't it good? - Yes. 344 00:37:48,584 --> 00:37:51,376 Did you try one? Delicious. 345 00:37:51,501 --> 00:37:52,959 Thanks. 346 00:37:53,084 --> 00:37:54,417 Rave reviews. 347 00:37:58,167 --> 00:38:00,709 He's grinning. He's glad. 348 00:38:24,751 --> 00:38:27,709 Can you read this to me? 349 00:38:27,834 --> 00:38:30,917 This ? I'll read to you. 350 00:38:31,042 --> 00:38:32,542 Sit up here. 351 00:38:39,667 --> 00:38:41,126 "The Night Bear". 352 00:38:43,709 --> 00:38:45,834 "You know, last night, 353 00:38:45,959 --> 00:38:49,042 "late at night, a cute kid came by. 354 00:38:49,167 --> 00:38:51,584 "Knock-knock, at the door. 355 00:38:52,167 --> 00:38:54,251 "Oh, really? Mama didn't hear." 356 00:38:54,376 --> 00:38:56,334 Who came? 357 00:38:56,459 --> 00:38:58,709 Who do you think? 358 00:38:58,834 --> 00:39:01,459 "Was it a boy? Or a girl?" 359 00:39:01,584 --> 00:39:03,709 A boy. 360 00:39:05,834 --> 00:39:08,334 "No. A bear cub. 361 00:39:10,084 --> 00:39:13,126 "He came looking for his mother." 362 00:39:13,251 --> 00:39:16,959 - Why was his mother gone? - I wonder why. 363 00:39:17,542 --> 00:39:19,792 - His mother! - There she is. 364 00:39:21,126 --> 00:39:25,042 "Oh, Mother! Where have you been?" 365 00:39:25,167 --> 00:39:26,834 Why was she here? 366 00:39:26,959 --> 00:39:30,709 - His mother was busy. - Oh. 367 00:39:30,834 --> 00:39:34,376 The moon, it's sparkling so pretty. 368 00:39:34,501 --> 00:39:38,417 - What's this? - That's a green moon. 369 00:40:14,167 --> 00:40:17,001 I want to see you, soon. 370 00:40:23,709 --> 00:40:26,626 I'll make you some lunch. 371 00:40:26,751 --> 00:40:29,001 Are you free some afternoon? 372 00:40:30,251 --> 00:40:35,376 Really? OK, I'll make you something. 373 00:40:37,542 --> 00:40:39,167 Let's meet here. 374 00:40:43,709 --> 00:40:45,917 It's all right. I'll call you. 375 00:41:06,209 --> 00:41:07,917 Oh, I spilled it. 376 00:41:08,834 --> 00:41:09,834 What's this? 377 00:41:10,334 --> 00:41:12,042 It got wet, this kid's book. 378 00:41:15,376 --> 00:41:16,667 What is it? 379 00:41:19,209 --> 00:41:21,167 It's OK, just a little wet. 380 00:41:33,959 --> 00:41:35,251 Hey! 381 00:41:36,167 --> 00:41:38,667 You have to get rid of this bird. 382 00:41:43,042 --> 00:41:44,417 Wakana! 383 00:41:51,042 --> 00:41:54,209 - Keep up the good work. - I will. 384 00:41:56,876 --> 00:41:58,709 Not you, boss. 385 00:42:00,667 --> 00:42:02,667 I'm talking to the beans. 386 00:42:05,584 --> 00:42:07,501 To the beans... 387 00:42:14,876 --> 00:42:16,917 People say they like it. 388 00:42:17,042 --> 00:42:18,417 Like what? 389 00:42:18,542 --> 00:42:20,667 Your bean paste. 390 00:42:20,792 --> 00:42:24,126 - The schoolgirls raved about it. - Really? 391 00:42:25,876 --> 00:42:29,501 I look forward to meeting them. 392 00:42:32,584 --> 00:42:34,459 They're just noisy kids. 393 00:42:34,584 --> 00:42:37,834 It's good for kids to be noisy. 394 00:42:39,834 --> 00:42:41,709 I want to meet them. 395 00:42:45,042 --> 00:42:48,626 Oh, it's 11:00. Time to open up. 396 00:42:53,834 --> 00:42:55,209 What's this? 397 00:42:55,334 --> 00:42:57,084 What is it? 398 00:43:00,126 --> 00:43:01,542 What's up? 399 00:43:02,709 --> 00:43:05,542 We came to buy dorayaki. 400 00:43:07,709 --> 00:43:11,334 - Not ready yet? - Oh, welcome! 401 00:43:11,459 --> 00:43:13,292 There's a queue? 402 00:43:13,417 --> 00:43:14,876 You can go now. 403 00:43:16,251 --> 00:43:21,126 With so many customers, you can't manage alone, boss. 404 00:43:22,126 --> 00:43:24,126 Well, then help me. 405 00:43:51,001 --> 00:43:52,542 That'll be 1200 yen. 406 00:43:53,834 --> 00:43:57,334 - Here you go. Thanks. - Thank you. 407 00:43:58,251 --> 00:44:00,084 This is great! 408 00:44:30,084 --> 00:44:33,084 - Do you have a minute? - Checking on your shop? 409 00:44:36,542 --> 00:44:38,834 There's a rumour going around. 410 00:44:38,959 --> 00:44:41,292 Your part-time worker... 411 00:44:41,834 --> 00:44:43,334 Oh, Tokue. 412 00:44:44,626 --> 00:44:46,626 She's called Tokue? 413 00:44:46,751 --> 00:44:48,876 You never tell me anything. 414 00:44:49,001 --> 00:44:52,126 She's just helping me make the bean paste. 415 00:44:52,251 --> 00:44:56,001 And working at the counter too. 416 00:44:58,542 --> 00:45:01,001 A friend told me about her. 417 00:45:02,042 --> 00:45:03,501 That woman... 418 00:45:04,584 --> 00:45:06,876 Her hands are crippled, right? 419 00:45:08,626 --> 00:45:11,376 Now that you mention it, a bit... 420 00:45:11,501 --> 00:45:15,626 My friend says she might be a leper. 421 00:45:18,251 --> 00:45:21,126 They call it Hansen's disease now. 422 00:45:24,542 --> 00:45:26,167 How old is she? 423 00:45:27,792 --> 00:45:29,792 In her mid-70s. 424 00:45:30,626 --> 00:45:32,501 But she's strong. 425 00:45:32,626 --> 00:45:36,292 And... Where does she live? 426 00:45:57,209 --> 00:45:58,751 This... 427 00:46:00,542 --> 00:46:04,001 this is where they quarantine leprosy patients. 428 00:46:05,459 --> 00:46:07,834 It's a sanatorium. 429 00:46:11,417 --> 00:46:13,834 This chicken-scratch! 430 00:46:16,084 --> 00:46:17,876 She says she's cured. 431 00:46:18,001 --> 00:46:20,584 Of course she would say that. 432 00:46:21,709 --> 00:46:23,292 Did you know? 433 00:46:24,417 --> 00:46:27,626 In serious cases of leprosy, 434 00:46:29,001 --> 00:46:31,126 people's fingers fall off. 435 00:46:32,167 --> 00:46:34,542 Their noses melt off. 436 00:46:34,667 --> 00:46:37,501 Tokue has her fingers and her nose. 437 00:46:37,626 --> 00:46:39,334 I don't know, but... 438 00:46:40,501 --> 00:46:43,917 they used to confine people for life, 439 00:46:44,042 --> 00:46:47,251 when they had leprosy. 440 00:46:49,126 --> 00:46:51,626 I saw them when I was young, 441 00:46:53,667 --> 00:46:55,501 at a temple... 442 00:47:01,667 --> 00:47:05,501 Those people were on the temple grounds. 443 00:47:06,417 --> 00:47:09,584 After they passed by, 444 00:47:11,084 --> 00:47:14,251 the health office sprayed disinfectant. 445 00:47:16,917 --> 00:47:18,584 But, ma'am... 446 00:47:20,084 --> 00:47:22,251 This shop is booming, 447 00:47:22,376 --> 00:47:28,167 and it's because of Tokue's bean paste. 448 00:47:28,292 --> 00:47:30,251 I know that. 449 00:47:31,417 --> 00:47:37,542 But if the person who tipped me off starts telling others, 450 00:47:38,959 --> 00:47:40,834 it'll be the end of it. 451 00:47:40,959 --> 00:47:43,251 Who told you? 452 00:47:43,376 --> 00:47:45,126 That doesn't matter. 453 00:47:48,959 --> 00:47:52,501 Anyway, you've got to let her go. 454 00:47:55,959 --> 00:47:59,084 I'm sorry. Give me some time. 455 00:48:04,084 --> 00:48:08,376 Hand me that, the spray, the disinfectant. 456 00:48:18,834 --> 00:48:20,501 I don't like it, 457 00:48:21,834 --> 00:48:23,834 having to tell you this. 458 00:48:25,917 --> 00:48:30,292 My husband put this shop in your hands. 459 00:48:31,042 --> 00:48:33,626 Sentaro, he trusted you. 460 00:48:34,542 --> 00:48:36,917 You're the manager here. 461 00:48:39,751 --> 00:48:41,042 Besides... 462 00:48:42,251 --> 00:48:44,959 we covered the payoff for your incident, 463 00:48:46,626 --> 00:48:48,959 and you still owe us money. 464 00:48:50,959 --> 00:48:52,126 Anyway, 465 00:48:53,417 --> 00:48:55,709 do what you have to. 466 00:50:17,126 --> 00:50:18,876 Yeah, hello. 467 00:50:19,834 --> 00:50:23,584 Ah, boss, where are you? 468 00:50:25,959 --> 00:50:28,709 I'm feeling a bit... 469 00:50:28,834 --> 00:50:30,792 Are you OK? 470 00:50:32,167 --> 00:50:34,292 I think I'm just tired. 471 00:50:35,084 --> 00:50:37,334 Oh, sure. 472 00:50:37,459 --> 00:50:40,751 It's no surprise, you never take a day off. 473 00:50:41,834 --> 00:50:45,709 Why do you work so hard? 474 00:50:45,834 --> 00:50:47,667 You don't even like sweets. 475 00:50:51,501 --> 00:50:54,834 Would it be OK to take the day off? 476 00:50:55,834 --> 00:50:57,376 You should. 477 00:50:58,209 --> 00:51:01,126 Take two or three days off. 478 00:51:02,167 --> 00:51:04,876 No. I'll be in tomorrow. 479 00:51:05,376 --> 00:51:06,959 All right. 480 00:51:07,542 --> 00:51:13,292 Since I'm here, I'll cook the bean paste for tomorrow. 481 00:51:16,834 --> 00:51:19,084 Can I ask you to do that? 482 00:51:32,917 --> 00:51:35,834 I hate having this closed. 483 00:51:52,834 --> 00:51:54,626 Can I get a dorayaki? 484 00:51:55,584 --> 00:51:57,584 Ah, a customer? 485 00:51:58,584 --> 00:52:00,542 Am I too early? 486 00:52:02,834 --> 00:52:05,126 Just a moment... 487 00:52:05,251 --> 00:52:07,084 Am I too early? 488 00:52:09,126 --> 00:52:11,084 No, it's fine. 489 00:52:11,209 --> 00:52:13,334 Can you wait a moment? 490 00:52:13,459 --> 00:52:16,542 - I've just finished the bean paste. - Certainly. 491 00:52:29,459 --> 00:52:31,792 What's the right amount? 492 00:52:37,001 --> 00:52:39,584 I've burned this one, it's black. 493 00:52:42,501 --> 00:52:43,959 Oh, dear... 494 00:52:44,917 --> 00:52:46,959 - Hello. - Welcome. 495 00:52:47,084 --> 00:52:49,417 Five dorayaki, please. 496 00:52:50,626 --> 00:52:53,542 - Five for three people? - Yes, five for three of us. 497 00:52:53,667 --> 00:52:56,626 - Can you cut them? - It'll be fine. 498 00:53:10,251 --> 00:53:12,709 Sorry to keep you waiting. 499 00:53:12,834 --> 00:53:16,459 That's 480 yen. Thank you very much. 500 00:53:16,584 --> 00:53:19,334 - Thank you. - 100, 200...400. 501 00:53:24,834 --> 00:53:28,042 I see how hard the boss has to work. 502 00:53:30,334 --> 00:53:32,709 - Excuse me. - Coming. 503 00:53:34,959 --> 00:53:37,834 - One dorayaki. - Oh, just the one. Good! 504 00:53:44,501 --> 00:53:45,792 Oh! 505 00:53:48,167 --> 00:53:51,376 Are you finished for today? 506 00:53:52,751 --> 00:53:57,001 I was thinking of closing up, 507 00:53:57,126 --> 00:53:59,501 but you made it just in time. 508 00:53:59,626 --> 00:54:01,292 Come on in. 509 00:54:04,917 --> 00:54:06,251 Today... 510 00:54:08,251 --> 00:54:11,376 ...the boss took the day off, so I... 511 00:54:12,001 --> 00:54:15,126 I usually make the bean paste, 512 00:54:15,251 --> 00:54:20,292 but today I made the pancakes too. 513 00:54:21,376 --> 00:54:22,709 Like this... 514 00:54:23,709 --> 00:54:26,167 I ruined loads of them! 515 00:54:26,876 --> 00:54:28,876 It's nice to be young. 516 00:54:36,459 --> 00:54:38,459 You're so lucky. 517 00:54:41,417 --> 00:54:43,501 Oh, a bird! 518 00:54:43,626 --> 00:54:46,042 Birds are lucky, they're free. 519 00:54:54,042 --> 00:54:56,042 So many. Look! 520 00:54:59,709 --> 00:55:02,376 Do you have brothers and sisters? 521 00:55:02,501 --> 00:55:04,417 No, I don't. 522 00:55:04,542 --> 00:55:06,376 Aren't you lonely? 523 00:55:07,626 --> 00:55:10,084 No, I'm not lonely. 524 00:55:11,626 --> 00:55:13,501 Oh, I know... 525 00:55:13,626 --> 00:55:16,542 you have a pet cat or dog. 526 00:55:17,834 --> 00:55:19,459 No, I don't. 527 00:55:24,292 --> 00:55:27,001 I do have a canary. 528 00:55:27,126 --> 00:55:30,542 A canary? How does it sing? 529 00:55:36,542 --> 00:55:39,459 And when its food is tasty? 530 00:55:39,584 --> 00:55:42,626 - Then it sings stronger. - How? 531 00:55:46,001 --> 00:55:48,667 That sounds lovely. 532 00:57:28,626 --> 00:57:30,501 Oh, boss! Good morning. 533 00:57:30,626 --> 00:57:33,834 Good morning. I thought you had today off. 534 00:57:33,959 --> 00:57:37,084 Well, I had to cook the bean paste. 535 00:57:38,501 --> 00:57:40,501 - For today. - Bean paste? 536 00:57:45,126 --> 00:57:48,834 I thought you cooked it yesterday. 537 00:57:49,376 --> 00:57:51,834 Well, yesterday... 538 00:57:54,001 --> 00:57:55,834 ...customers came, 539 00:57:56,626 --> 00:57:59,626 so I had to open up the shop. 540 00:58:02,834 --> 00:58:06,584 But... what about the pancakes? 541 00:58:08,584 --> 00:58:10,751 I fried them all. 542 00:58:11,417 --> 00:58:13,001 You fried them? 543 00:58:14,167 --> 00:58:17,292 I ruined a lot of them, though. 544 00:58:18,042 --> 00:58:19,876 Sorry, boss. 545 00:58:22,126 --> 00:58:25,542 But I sold them all. 546 00:58:25,667 --> 00:58:29,667 I put up a sign: "Sold Out! Thank You!" 547 00:58:36,459 --> 00:58:41,084 But, selling the whole batch, you must've been tired. 548 00:58:42,584 --> 00:58:44,001 I was. 549 00:58:44,834 --> 00:58:48,001 Even so, you came early this morning. 550 00:58:51,834 --> 00:58:54,001 Right, I got it. 551 00:58:55,376 --> 00:58:57,709 How much bean paste today? 552 00:58:57,834 --> 00:59:00,834 - Two kilos of dried beans. - Two kilos... 553 00:59:01,834 --> 00:59:04,001 Well, Tokue... 554 00:59:05,251 --> 00:59:08,417 If you're not too tired, 555 00:59:09,792 --> 00:59:12,959 and only if you want to, 556 00:59:14,376 --> 00:59:16,959 could you help serve customers? 557 00:59:17,084 --> 00:59:18,792 Oh, boss... 558 00:59:20,459 --> 00:59:23,459 - Do as you please. - Really? 559 00:59:43,126 --> 00:59:44,626 There's a hole! 560 00:59:50,626 --> 00:59:51,917 It's hot. 561 00:59:53,209 --> 00:59:58,626 Boss, I knitted these at home. 562 00:59:58,751 --> 01:00:01,626 It's still too hot for them, but... 563 01:00:01,751 --> 01:00:04,667 - You made these? - Which do you like? 564 01:00:06,167 --> 01:00:08,209 See them in the light. 565 01:00:08,334 --> 01:00:10,876 - Which one? - Which one... 566 01:00:11,001 --> 01:00:13,251 I guess, the blue one. 567 01:00:13,376 --> 01:00:16,376 Sure? It's thin, the other has two layers. 568 01:00:16,501 --> 01:00:18,667 No, I like this one. 569 01:00:18,792 --> 01:00:20,751 It's still so hot. 570 01:00:37,751 --> 01:00:42,209 - Shall we take a break? - Oh, that would be nice. 571 01:00:49,542 --> 01:00:51,626 Thank you. 572 01:01:02,042 --> 01:01:04,126 I, erm... 573 01:01:07,042 --> 01:01:10,292 I have a debt, to this shop. 574 01:01:10,417 --> 01:01:11,834 Oh, really? 575 01:01:12,834 --> 01:01:16,876 I have a burden I'll carry all my life. 576 01:01:19,209 --> 01:01:21,459 Is it a large amount? 577 01:01:21,584 --> 01:01:25,167 You haven't been tricked, have you, boss? 578 01:01:25,292 --> 01:01:27,334 No... 579 01:01:27,459 --> 01:01:32,042 The owner of the shop paid a debt for me. 580 01:01:32,167 --> 01:01:34,417 That's why I'm here. 581 01:01:37,709 --> 01:01:40,334 We all have our stories. 582 01:01:42,334 --> 01:01:44,709 We just have to work hard. 583 01:01:45,834 --> 01:01:47,209 Thank you. 584 01:01:48,001 --> 01:01:50,167 I'll do my best. 585 01:01:53,917 --> 01:01:57,209 - That maths we're doing... - What is it? "Factor" something. 586 01:01:57,334 --> 01:02:01,376 Factorisation. Factorisation, what's that all about? 587 01:02:01,501 --> 01:02:03,667 - It's pointless. - Meaningless. 588 01:02:03,792 --> 01:02:05,042 Really? 589 01:02:05,167 --> 01:02:08,626 Of course it is, just "factorising" time. 590 01:02:10,751 --> 01:02:14,126 - School's so boring. - It's boring, these days. 591 01:02:14,917 --> 01:02:17,626 Find a way to make it matter. 592 01:02:17,751 --> 01:02:20,084 - How'd we do that? - That's hard. 593 01:02:20,209 --> 01:02:22,417 Turn it into a game. 594 01:02:22,542 --> 01:02:24,084 - No way. - Miyu's parents... 595 01:02:24,209 --> 01:02:26,459 They'd kick me out. 596 01:02:26,584 --> 01:02:29,459 Then you could run away. 597 01:02:29,584 --> 01:02:31,917 - Just for a day. - That's trouble. 598 01:02:32,042 --> 01:02:34,709 - We have entrance exams. - We'll fail. 599 01:02:34,834 --> 01:02:36,001 You're cruel. 600 01:02:36,126 --> 01:02:39,876 No... I don't want that. 601 01:02:40,001 --> 01:02:43,251 But you should do what makes you happy. 602 01:02:43,376 --> 01:02:47,084 You have all that freedom. 603 01:02:47,792 --> 01:02:51,209 What did you want to be, Tokue? 604 01:02:51,334 --> 01:02:52,917 At our age... 605 01:02:53,042 --> 01:02:57,834 At your age... I wanted to teach Japanese. 606 01:02:57,959 --> 01:02:59,751 No, really. 607 01:03:00,959 --> 01:03:05,501 I wanted to read poetry with my students. 608 01:03:05,626 --> 01:03:07,792 But, back then, 609 01:03:07,917 --> 01:03:13,126 the war had just ended, and everything was chaos. 610 01:03:13,251 --> 01:03:15,292 Oh, no! The time! 611 01:03:15,417 --> 01:03:16,917 - What? - Cram school. 612 01:03:17,042 --> 01:03:18,959 Well, take those with you. 613 01:03:19,084 --> 01:03:20,542 Take care. 614 01:03:23,376 --> 01:03:25,834 We've only got five minutes. 615 01:03:25,959 --> 01:03:28,251 You're not going, Wakana? 616 01:03:28,376 --> 01:03:30,167 - I don't go. - Oh, I see. 617 01:03:30,292 --> 01:03:33,709 Do we have any rejects, boss? 618 01:03:33,834 --> 01:03:35,626 The rejects... 619 01:03:35,751 --> 01:03:38,626 - Here you go. - Thank you. 620 01:03:39,376 --> 01:03:41,292 - And the rejects... - Thanks. 621 01:03:46,834 --> 01:03:51,001 Erm... Tokue, what happened to your fingers? 622 01:03:51,126 --> 01:03:55,709 I can't shake this summer cold. 623 01:03:55,834 --> 01:03:58,834 - I keep coughing. - Are you all right? 624 01:03:58,959 --> 01:04:01,084 I'm fine. 625 01:04:01,209 --> 01:04:05,084 Erm...your fingers, what happened to them? 626 01:04:07,084 --> 01:04:12,501 They ended up crooked like this. 627 01:04:12,626 --> 01:04:14,917 I was sick when I was young. 628 01:04:19,876 --> 01:04:21,917 You're really sweating, boss. 629 01:04:27,959 --> 01:04:29,917 This is hot work in the summer. 630 01:04:30,042 --> 01:04:31,917 The summer's tough. 631 01:05:07,542 --> 01:05:09,542 Let's have a look... 632 01:05:20,584 --> 01:05:23,417 Reading Braille with his tongue... 633 01:05:28,626 --> 01:05:32,667 The Leprosy Prevention Law was repealed... 634 01:05:33,626 --> 01:05:35,501 ...in 1996. 635 01:05:36,209 --> 01:05:38,626 Until then, 636 01:05:39,584 --> 01:05:43,376 people were forced to live in quarantine. 637 01:05:46,001 --> 01:05:48,584 People lost their hands or feet. 638 01:05:49,751 --> 01:05:51,751 Or they were crippled. 639 01:05:53,376 --> 01:05:58,042 They lost their noses and their faces were deformed, 640 01:05:58,167 --> 01:06:01,834 which made people fear them. 641 01:06:08,834 --> 01:06:13,584 "We too want to live in society where the sun shines." 642 01:07:44,751 --> 01:07:46,959 What's happened? 643 01:07:49,834 --> 01:07:51,834 It's turned cold. 644 01:07:52,876 --> 01:07:54,876 When it's cold... 645 01:07:58,417 --> 01:08:01,542 ...people want a sweet dorayaki. 646 01:08:09,959 --> 01:08:11,626 I'll take a break. 647 01:08:51,084 --> 01:08:53,167 - Tokue... - Yes? 648 01:08:54,251 --> 01:08:56,834 Take the rest of the day off. 649 01:09:02,584 --> 01:09:03,917 OK. 650 01:10:01,292 --> 01:10:02,709 See you later. 651 01:12:09,834 --> 01:12:12,084 Hello. This is for you. 652 01:12:12,709 --> 01:12:14,126 Thank you. 653 01:12:29,626 --> 01:12:34,334 Dear boss, how are things at the shop? 654 01:12:35,501 --> 01:12:40,417 I worry that your spirit might be down. 655 01:12:44,292 --> 01:12:47,292 When I cook the bean paste, 656 01:12:47,417 --> 01:12:53,251 I always listen for the stories the beans tell. 657 01:12:53,376 --> 01:12:56,501 It's a way of imagining 658 01:12:56,626 --> 01:13:01,709 the rainy days and sunny days the beans have seen. 659 01:13:01,834 --> 01:13:06,834 What breezes blew across the beanstalks? 660 01:13:06,959 --> 01:13:10,167 Listen to the story of their journey. 661 01:13:10,292 --> 01:13:13,126 Yes. Listen to them. 662 01:13:17,792 --> 01:13:20,959 I believe that everything in this world 663 01:13:21,084 --> 01:13:25,084 has a story to tell. 664 01:13:25,209 --> 01:13:28,626 Even the sunshine and the wind, 665 01:13:28,751 --> 01:13:33,792 I think you can hear their stories. 666 01:13:33,917 --> 01:13:36,542 Maybe that's the reason. 667 01:13:36,667 --> 01:13:41,626 Last night, the breeze that blew in across the hedge of holly 668 01:13:41,751 --> 01:13:48,084 seemed to be telling me that I should get in touch with you. 669 01:13:54,251 --> 01:13:55,834 Boss... 670 01:13:58,501 --> 01:14:02,501 We try to live our lives beyond reproach, 671 01:14:02,626 --> 01:14:08,042 but sometimes we are crushed by the ignorance of the world. 672 01:14:09,001 --> 01:14:14,084 There are times when we have to use our wits. 673 01:14:14,209 --> 01:14:18,042 I should have talked about that with you. 674 01:14:20,042 --> 01:14:26,334 I'm sure that someday, boss, you'll create a dorayaki 675 01:14:26,459 --> 01:14:29,584 that fulfills your own vision. 676 01:14:29,709 --> 01:14:34,459 Have confidence to follow your own path. 677 01:14:35,959 --> 01:14:40,792 I'm sure you can do that, boss. 678 01:15:06,334 --> 01:15:09,709 Where's Tokue? 679 01:15:14,209 --> 01:15:15,709 She quit. 680 01:15:31,167 --> 01:15:33,126 What is it? 681 01:15:33,251 --> 01:15:35,834 I, erm... 682 01:15:36,834 --> 01:15:39,084 I ran away from home. 683 01:15:39,209 --> 01:15:41,042 You ran away? 684 01:15:42,167 --> 01:15:43,584 When? 685 01:15:44,542 --> 01:15:45,876 This morning. 686 01:15:47,126 --> 01:15:48,959 Just this morning... 687 01:15:57,084 --> 01:15:59,251 His name is Marvy. 688 01:16:01,334 --> 01:16:06,084 We live in an apartment, and pets are prohibited. 689 01:16:06,209 --> 01:16:12,792 A neighbour complained to the landlord, and he said to get rid of him. 690 01:16:14,209 --> 01:16:19,834 I once talked with Tokue about this, here at the shop. 691 01:16:21,001 --> 01:16:22,459 Here? 692 01:16:24,292 --> 01:16:27,376 When I first spoke with Tokue. 693 01:16:29,751 --> 01:16:31,126 And? 694 01:16:32,376 --> 01:16:35,667 She said that if I can't keep Marvy, 695 01:16:35,792 --> 01:16:39,542 either you or she would take him. 696 01:16:41,584 --> 01:16:43,417 Without asking me... 697 01:16:45,084 --> 01:16:46,501 You can't? 698 01:16:47,667 --> 01:16:49,251 I have an apartment too. 699 01:16:50,959 --> 01:16:52,376 I can't. 700 01:17:03,251 --> 01:17:08,209 I only told one person about Tokue's fingers. 701 01:17:11,459 --> 01:17:12,626 Who? 702 01:17:14,584 --> 01:17:16,209 My mother. 703 01:17:21,126 --> 01:17:23,292 The rumour mill is scary. 704 01:17:27,876 --> 01:17:29,376 But then... 705 01:17:31,626 --> 01:17:33,417 ...in this case... 706 01:17:35,876 --> 01:17:38,042 ...more than the rumours... 707 01:17:39,709 --> 01:17:41,626 ...I'm to blame. 708 01:17:43,292 --> 01:17:45,292 I couldn't protect her. 709 01:17:46,501 --> 01:17:47,917 I'm to blame. 710 01:17:50,584 --> 01:17:52,001 Boss... 711 01:17:53,126 --> 01:17:55,751 why don't we go and see her? 712 01:17:55,876 --> 01:17:59,042 In the place where Tokue lives? 713 01:18:01,001 --> 01:18:04,042 When I first spoke with Tokue, 714 01:18:04,167 --> 01:18:06,876 we looked at the moon together. 715 01:18:09,167 --> 01:18:14,459 The moon was rising above those cherry trees. 716 01:18:15,501 --> 01:18:18,834 Tokue said, "It's so pretty, let's have a look." 717 01:18:20,667 --> 01:18:24,917 As the two of us were looking at the moon, 718 01:18:26,376 --> 01:18:29,501 she said she'd look after Marvy. 719 01:18:30,876 --> 01:18:35,792 Tokue said that the promise was made 720 01:18:35,917 --> 01:18:38,709 between her and the moon and me. 721 01:18:41,292 --> 01:18:43,334 A promise to the moon... 722 01:18:55,334 --> 01:18:58,334 The next stop is Zensho-en. 723 01:18:58,459 --> 01:19:01,876 Zensho-en, next stop. 724 01:19:46,251 --> 01:19:48,084 It's so quiet. 725 01:20:12,834 --> 01:20:17,834 With Hansen's disease, some people lose their noses. 726 01:20:19,084 --> 01:20:22,501 Their faces are disfigured. 727 01:20:27,334 --> 01:20:32,042 There'll be people like that here. 728 01:21:06,167 --> 01:21:07,459 This way. 729 01:21:56,292 --> 01:21:57,709 Tokue. 730 01:21:59,084 --> 01:22:00,626 Hello. 731 01:22:02,834 --> 01:22:04,834 How have you been? 732 01:22:07,876 --> 01:22:09,459 Both of you... 733 01:22:13,292 --> 01:22:16,084 This is Marvy. 734 01:22:17,834 --> 01:22:20,001 You're a beautiful yellow. 735 01:22:22,834 --> 01:22:24,459 Little Marvy. 736 01:22:38,042 --> 01:22:45,001 My husband departed for the other world just about 10 years ago. 737 01:22:45,126 --> 01:22:49,959 I was feeling lonesome. 738 01:22:50,084 --> 01:22:53,542 But Marvy's arrived just at the right time. 739 01:22:59,126 --> 01:23:01,792 Tokue... 740 01:23:03,709 --> 01:23:06,167 when did you start living here? 741 01:23:08,251 --> 01:23:11,626 When I was about your age, Wakana. 742 01:23:15,584 --> 01:23:17,126 So... 743 01:23:18,542 --> 01:23:20,834 ...it was a long time ago. 744 01:23:25,001 --> 01:23:28,126 I came here with my brother. 745 01:23:29,251 --> 01:23:31,126 He brought me. 746 01:23:34,751 --> 01:23:39,501 When we got to the station, he said to me for the first time, 747 01:23:41,417 --> 01:23:46,126 "You probably have leprosy. 748 01:23:47,042 --> 01:23:51,459 "If you do, I'll have to leave you. 749 01:23:52,584 --> 01:23:55,876 "I'll have to leave you, and go back home." 750 01:24:01,709 --> 01:24:03,584 My mother... 751 01:24:05,209 --> 01:24:07,209 she stayed up all night, 752 01:24:08,834 --> 01:24:11,376 sewing a blouse for me. 753 01:24:13,376 --> 01:24:17,584 I don't know where she found the material. 754 01:24:19,501 --> 01:24:22,501 It was a white, knitted fabric. 755 01:24:25,834 --> 01:24:32,001 I'd never worn anything like it. 756 01:24:37,834 --> 01:24:40,459 But when I got here, 757 01:24:40,584 --> 01:24:48,126 everything I wore and everything I'd brought was disposed of. 758 01:24:48,251 --> 01:24:52,667 I never saw the blouse ever again. 759 01:24:58,001 --> 01:24:59,417 Tokue! 760 01:25:06,834 --> 01:25:10,459 Are you the boss of the dorayaki shop? 761 01:25:11,917 --> 01:25:13,459 Yes, I am. 762 01:25:14,959 --> 01:25:17,042 - I see. - Hello. 763 01:25:17,167 --> 01:25:21,459 I wanted to work there too. 764 01:25:28,542 --> 01:25:32,834 This is my friend, Yoshiko. 765 01:25:33,709 --> 01:25:35,334 Glad to meet you. 766 01:25:37,626 --> 01:25:43,251 This is where we cooked sweets, for many years. 767 01:25:44,834 --> 01:25:46,834 Back then, 768 01:25:46,959 --> 01:25:51,417 the cooks and the customers were all patients. 769 01:25:51,542 --> 01:25:58,917 Yoshiko's speciality is Western cakes, unlike me. 770 01:26:00,917 --> 01:26:02,292 Please eat. 771 01:26:02,417 --> 01:26:06,584 While it's warm. You don't need a sweet tooth. 772 01:26:08,334 --> 01:26:09,751 Thank you. 773 01:26:14,251 --> 01:26:15,667 Thanks. 774 01:26:25,959 --> 01:26:27,376 It's delicious. 775 01:26:38,376 --> 01:26:41,834 This salted kombu is Tokue's homemade. 776 01:26:46,626 --> 01:26:49,167 This is...pickled plum? 777 01:26:49,292 --> 01:26:53,459 Yes, I use plum, and shiso too. 778 01:26:56,292 --> 01:26:58,209 How do you make this? 779 01:27:01,751 --> 01:27:03,376 I'm not telling. 780 01:27:06,042 --> 01:27:08,001 You should tell him. 781 01:27:08,834 --> 01:27:10,459 I'm so glad. 782 01:27:10,584 --> 01:27:15,334 It's really nice, they seem to like it. 783 01:27:16,834 --> 01:27:19,667 - Won't you have some? - Well, I... 784 01:27:20,667 --> 01:27:22,542 She's lost her appetite lately. 785 01:27:22,667 --> 01:27:24,667 I'm fine. 786 01:27:24,792 --> 01:27:26,917 I'm a little worried. 787 01:27:27,042 --> 01:27:29,417 I'm having my dentures fixed. 788 01:27:34,042 --> 01:27:39,167 When we cook bean paste, we use just a little salt. 789 01:27:39,292 --> 01:27:41,917 But along with red bean soup, 790 01:27:42,042 --> 01:27:46,167 we serve distinctly salty things, like kombu. 791 01:27:49,584 --> 01:27:50,834 That's right. 792 01:27:51,751 --> 01:27:57,084 We combine salt and sweet dumplings too, like shio-daifuku. 793 01:27:58,292 --> 01:28:00,292 The concept of reversal. 794 01:28:01,667 --> 01:28:04,876 So... what about salted dorayaki? 795 01:28:07,542 --> 01:28:09,667 It's worth trying. 796 01:28:16,251 --> 01:28:18,626 Thanks, boss... 797 01:28:20,626 --> 01:28:22,626 You were very kind to me. 798 01:28:26,084 --> 01:28:28,376 I had a great time. 799 01:28:37,376 --> 01:28:38,584 Boss... 800 01:28:40,459 --> 01:28:42,626 I'll be all right. 801 01:29:00,917 --> 01:29:02,334 Boss... 802 01:29:03,917 --> 01:29:07,126 Smile when something is delicious. 803 01:29:12,667 --> 01:29:15,959 I enjoyed it so much. 804 01:29:22,459 --> 01:29:24,751 It was pure pleasure. 805 01:29:24,876 --> 01:29:27,959 The cherry tree was so beautiful. 806 01:29:28,084 --> 01:29:32,501 Oh, those cherry blossoms... 807 01:29:51,334 --> 01:29:53,251 Dear Tokue Yoshii... 808 01:30:00,251 --> 01:30:01,876 To be frank, 809 01:30:03,251 --> 01:30:05,459 for entirely different reasons, 810 01:30:06,834 --> 01:30:09,667 I too spent time apart from society. 811 01:30:13,876 --> 01:30:16,709 Three years before I came to the shop... 812 01:30:19,376 --> 01:30:21,376 ...I was working at a pub. 813 01:30:22,709 --> 01:30:26,084 Trying to mediate in a fight, I turned violent, 814 01:30:27,959 --> 01:30:32,917 and I left one person with a severe disability. 815 01:30:34,751 --> 01:30:38,501 While I was in prison, my mother came to visit. 816 01:30:40,001 --> 01:30:41,334 But... 817 01:30:42,876 --> 01:30:47,542 ...she died before I was released. 818 01:30:49,834 --> 01:30:52,251 I never got to hear her stories. 819 01:30:54,459 --> 01:30:59,626 I haven't been able to hear anyone's stories. 820 01:31:14,126 --> 01:31:15,792 No good? 821 01:31:15,917 --> 01:31:18,834 Too salty. I used too much. 822 01:31:20,834 --> 01:31:22,667 It's so tricky. 823 01:31:28,417 --> 01:31:30,751 I think it's good. 824 01:31:34,667 --> 01:31:38,334 Well, then, how about this? 825 01:31:39,167 --> 01:31:42,459 This salt has been dried 826 01:31:42,584 --> 01:31:47,001 under the light of a full moon. 827 01:31:47,126 --> 01:31:49,667 It's from a southern island. 828 01:31:51,667 --> 01:31:53,292 There are all kinds. 829 01:31:54,376 --> 01:31:56,001 Pour me some. 830 01:31:59,376 --> 01:32:01,042 A little more. 831 01:32:03,959 --> 01:32:05,792 Hey, there. Excuse us. 832 01:32:06,501 --> 01:32:09,876 This is the manager, Sentaro. 833 01:32:10,001 --> 01:32:11,376 Hi. 834 01:32:12,751 --> 01:32:15,459 I've been thinking things over. 835 01:32:16,751 --> 01:32:21,834 I know it's very sudden, but I'd like you to work with this kid. 836 01:32:24,584 --> 01:32:26,167 He's my nephew. 837 01:32:26,292 --> 01:32:28,917 He worked in a restaurant, 838 01:32:29,042 --> 01:32:32,917 but he ran into some personal problems. 839 01:32:33,042 --> 01:32:36,417 You know how touchy cooks can be. 840 01:32:38,334 --> 01:32:42,792 So I want to remodel the shop next month, 841 01:32:42,917 --> 01:32:46,959 and we'll add grilled okonomiyaki to the menu. 842 01:32:47,084 --> 01:32:50,667 Sweet and salty pancakes, that's the idea. 843 01:32:50,792 --> 01:32:52,209 Remodel? 844 01:32:53,667 --> 01:32:57,751 There are lots of students around here. 845 01:32:59,167 --> 01:33:02,501 You'd get along with him, right? 846 01:33:05,751 --> 01:33:07,209 Hang on a second... 847 01:33:07,334 --> 01:33:10,084 I know, I know. 848 01:33:11,084 --> 01:33:16,292 But this shop can't stay as it is. 849 01:33:17,459 --> 01:33:20,834 I've loved him since he was a baby, 850 01:33:22,001 --> 01:33:26,834 so when he began training as a chef, I started making this plan. 851 01:33:27,917 --> 01:33:33,167 Won't you accept this, as the wish of the owner? 852 01:33:33,292 --> 01:33:34,709 But I... 853 01:33:34,834 --> 01:33:38,667 You want to continue making dorayaki, right? 854 01:33:39,876 --> 01:33:44,417 You can train the future owner while you do. 855 01:33:44,542 --> 01:33:46,126 Right? 856 01:33:46,251 --> 01:33:49,751 Now, Wakato, make a proper greeting. 857 01:33:49,876 --> 01:33:51,251 Hiya. 858 01:33:54,626 --> 01:33:56,709 What do you think? 859 01:33:56,834 --> 01:34:01,959 We'll put the griddle here. 860 01:34:02,084 --> 01:34:06,792 And you can make the dorayaki over here. 861 01:34:06,917 --> 01:34:09,501 I think it'll work out fine. 862 01:34:10,626 --> 01:34:14,501 It'll be a big improvement. 863 01:34:15,751 --> 01:34:18,417 Young people are always hungry. 864 01:34:18,542 --> 01:34:21,959 - Sweet. - Dorayaki are always sweet. 865 01:35:13,876 --> 01:35:15,459 Dorayaki... 866 01:35:19,751 --> 01:35:21,917 Come and get them. 867 01:35:27,917 --> 01:35:29,501 Dorayaki... 868 01:35:35,126 --> 01:35:36,626 Dorayaki... 869 01:36:49,501 --> 01:36:50,917 Boss? 870 01:36:55,667 --> 01:36:57,834 I thought I'd find you here. 871 01:37:04,001 --> 01:37:06,167 I looked all over for you. 872 01:37:08,417 --> 01:37:10,251 Are you all right? 873 01:37:18,584 --> 01:37:20,126 Shall we go? 874 01:37:28,334 --> 01:37:29,751 Yoshiko... 875 01:37:34,167 --> 01:37:35,876 Hello. 876 01:37:56,501 --> 01:37:57,834 Ah... 877 01:38:04,542 --> 01:38:06,667 Tokue has died. 878 01:38:26,167 --> 01:38:28,001 Three days ago. 879 01:38:30,126 --> 01:38:32,126 She died of... 880 01:38:37,667 --> 01:38:39,501 ...pneumonia. 881 01:38:45,126 --> 01:38:47,334 I see that Tokue's feelings... 882 01:38:49,667 --> 01:38:51,667 ...reached you. 883 01:38:58,376 --> 01:39:01,834 Excuse us, Tokue. 884 01:39:06,959 --> 01:39:08,376 Come in. 885 01:39:40,126 --> 01:39:44,292 She would be so pleased to know you have these. 886 01:39:54,709 --> 01:39:57,501 TOKUE 887 01:40:00,709 --> 01:40:02,209 And this, too. 888 01:40:04,167 --> 01:40:05,834 Tokue... 889 01:40:08,376 --> 01:40:12,292 She gave me this before they took her to the hospital. 890 01:40:16,084 --> 01:40:20,292 She said it was for the boss and Wakana. 891 01:40:40,709 --> 01:40:42,709 Is it recording? 892 01:40:44,126 --> 01:40:45,959 It seems to be. 893 01:40:47,251 --> 01:40:53,917 I'm not sure that this will get to you, but I hope so. 894 01:40:56,292 --> 01:40:58,126 First, Wakana. 895 01:40:58,917 --> 01:41:02,501 I have to apologise to you. 896 01:41:08,167 --> 01:41:12,917 I promised to take care of Marvy, 897 01:41:14,001 --> 01:41:18,667 but in fact I quickly let him go. 898 01:41:20,001 --> 01:41:23,376 As I listened to him sing, 899 01:41:23,501 --> 01:41:30,792 I realised he was telling me, ”Let me go. ” 900 01:41:32,251 --> 01:41:34,084 Forgive me. 901 01:41:37,959 --> 01:41:44,251 As you know, I didn't have any children. 902 01:41:45,584 --> 01:41:50,959 I became pregnant, but I wasn't allowed to have the baby. 903 01:41:57,876 --> 01:42:01,959 When I first saw you, boss, 904 01:42:02,084 --> 01:42:08,792 it was on my weekly walk, drawn by the sweet fragrance in the air. 905 01:42:10,001 --> 01:42:13,834 There I saw your face. 906 01:42:14,709 --> 01:42:18,917 Your eyes were very sad. 907 01:42:20,334 --> 01:42:25,834 It was a gaze that made me want to ask you, 908 01:42:25,959 --> 01:42:28,417 "Why do you suffer so?" 909 01:42:32,042 --> 01:42:35,834 Because I once had a gaze like that. 910 01:42:38,167 --> 01:42:43,917 It was the look I had when I thought I'd never go outside the fence. 911 01:42:58,334 --> 01:43:02,584 It was as if I was drawn to your shop, 912 01:43:02,709 --> 01:43:05,834 when I found myself standing there. 913 01:43:11,917 --> 01:43:17,209 If my child had been born, 914 01:43:18,417 --> 01:43:24,376 it would now be about your age, boss. 915 01:43:29,292 --> 01:43:31,459 You know, boss, 916 01:43:31,584 --> 01:43:37,501 the full moon whispered to me that day, 917 01:43:39,376 --> 01:43:42,334 "I wanted you to see me. 918 01:43:44,334 --> 01:43:47,334 "That's why I was shining." 919 01:44:01,251 --> 01:44:03,834 We can't have graves. 920 01:44:05,959 --> 01:44:08,792 So when any one of us dies, 921 01:44:10,459 --> 01:44:13,167 we plant one tree. 922 01:44:21,042 --> 01:44:23,917 This is Tokue's tree. 923 01:44:29,834 --> 01:44:33,459 We all agreed to plant a cherry tree. 924 01:44:33,584 --> 01:44:37,126 She loved cherry blossoms so much. 925 01:46:09,042 --> 01:46:11,209 You know, boss... 926 01:46:13,834 --> 01:46:18,292 We were born into this world 927 01:46:18,417 --> 01:46:21,376 to see it and to listen to it. 928 01:46:23,376 --> 01:46:28,126 I think, whatever we become... 929 01:46:30,584 --> 01:46:35,709 ...we have, each one of us has, 930 01:46:35,834 --> 01:46:40,292 meaning in our lives. 931 01:48:36,084 --> 01:48:37,542 Dorayaki! 932 01:48:39,084 --> 01:48:41,084 Come and get them! 933 01:48:47,042 --> 01:48:48,459 Dorayaki! 934 01:48:50,292 --> 01:48:52,084 Come and get them! 935 01:48:58,501 --> 01:49:03,501 Kirin Kiki as Tokue 936 01:49:06,292 --> 01:49:11,292 Masatoshi Nagase as Sentaro 937 01:49:14,959 --> 01:49:19,959 Kyara Uchida as Wakana 938 01:49:36,917 --> 01:49:41,917 Miyoko Asada as the Dorayaki Shop Owner 939 01:49:44,084 --> 01:49:49,084 Etsuko Ichihara as Yoshiko 940 01:52:38,917 --> 01:52:43,917 Adapted from the novel "AN" by Durian Sukegawa 941 01:52:47,251 --> 01:52:52,251 A film by Naomi Kawase