"RECEIVED THE GOLDEN NYMPH AWARD AT THE 52ÈME FESTIVAL DE TÉLÉVISION DE MONTE-CARLO" "ENTRY AT THE HEISEI 24 (2012) BUNKACHÔ GEIJUTSUKA" "SATURDAY DRAMA SPECIAL" "Platform One, departure from Osaka arrival at Hakata." "FALL, SHÔWA 37 (1962) HIROSHIMA" "SETOUCHI EXPRESS" "It's war!" "Scum!" "Get moving!" " You're fired up as usual, Yasu." " Of course I am!" "Many a little makes a mickle." "If you want to make money, get moving!" "Time is money!" "We get the job done fast." "That's our selling point." "Yasu!" "Hey!" "Yasu!" "Manager, not now." "The train's leaving in five minutes." "She's giving birth!" "Misako-san!" "She's giving birth!" "What?" "!" "Yasu!" "Don't run anyone over!" "You idiot!" "Hang in there." "We're almost there." "Wait there!" "Doctor!" " Where are you, Doctor?" "!" " What's the matter?" "Hurry!" "Here's another contraction." "OK, push!" "Keep your eyes open or you'll make it hard for the baby." "Push again at the next contraction." "Ya-chan!" " Taeko-nêchan!" " He's not born yet?" "Almost." "Don't worry." "Dad and I prayed for a safe delivery." " I can't trust your prayers." " What?" "!" " Just shut up!" "I can't concentrate!" " There's no point in you pushing." "Be quiet, technical high school alum!" "You're a dropout!" "A dropout can't be a good father?" "!" "Ya-chan, calm down!" "Misako-san's the one giving birth!" "You guys push too!" "He's born!" "Ya-chan!" "He's born!" " This is great Yasu." " It's a boy." "A healthy baby." " Misako-san, you did great." " Congratulations!" "So you're my son." "Misako..." "Thank you." "Thank you." " Thank you." " Congratulations." "Thank you!" "Thank you!" "TONBI" "Sweet little baby!" "Sweet little baby!" "What's the matter scum?" "Sing!" "Hey that's enough!" "Cut it out!" "I can't hear my sumo." "President, you're here?" "You look glum as always." "Leave me alone." "How can I not celebrate?" "My son was born." "You're going overboard." "How many times are you singing the same song?" " Shut up!" "Shut up you laborers!" " What did you say?" "!" "Now, now." "President, today's a special day." "Let it go, won't you?" "Look!" "Go Taihô!" "Push him out!" "There!" "It's not like you won!" "Taihô's celebrating for me too." "I wish you could have seen him too." "He looks like a monkey with a big penis." "He'll become a great man!" "The apple doesn't fall far from the tree." "A kite won't breed a hawk." "Say that again and I'll burn your factory down!" " Wanna fight?" " Now, now." "So Ya-chan, have you come up with a name?" "Ta-da!" "Akira?" "Akira like Kobayashi Akira." "I considered Hitoshi too, but Akira is a mighty man's name." " Does Misako-san know about this?" " Sure." " She agreed?" " She said I could decide." "It's getting hot in here!" " You're the happiest man alive!" " He's the greatest idiot alive!" " Step out!" "I'll crush you" " Yasu!" " Don't get serious, idiot!" " Come on!" "Bring it!" "Enough!" "Ya-chan?" "Ya-chan." "Ya-chan!" " Where did everyone go?" " They all left already." "They said they were going to drink till morning with me." "They all left because you passed out." "What?" "Are you alright?" "Don't you have work tomorrow?" "I'm fine." "How much is the bill?" "I can't receive money." "Today is a celebration of your fatherhood." "There's nothing more auspicious than that." "I'm so happy." "I've never been happier in my life." "I am the happiest man alive." "You need to cherish Misako-san." "She's really too good for you." "Do you think we'll do OK?" "I was abandoned by my parent when I was a kid, and Misako lost her family in the bombing." "Neither of us know what parents are like." "Can we be good parents?" "Don't worry." "You have your own family from now on." "The two of you support each other and raise well, OK?" "I'll do whatever I can to help." "Here." "Thanks, Taeko-nêchan." "OK, I'm leaving." " Good night." " Good night." " Be safe." " I will." " See you." " Good night." "Watch out." " Sweet little baby!" " Ya-chan!" "Be quiet!" "AUGUST 6, SHÔWA 41 (1966)" " Are you OK?" " I am." "This way." " Where do you place the incense?" " The incense goes here." "Tell them you're here." "I'm here." " They're happy to see you." " Yeah." "Carry everything out!" "Hurry!" "It is approaching 8:16 am, the time the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima." "We will offer a moment of silence to commemorate the victims." "Please rise." "Begin." "As the only nation to have suffered atomic bombs, we must protect mankind from weapons of mass destruction..." "Ya-san, it's always nice to see you working hard." "Thank you, President." "Starting next month we'll begin shipping our products out, so I'm counting on you." "Thank you!" "Come drink afterwards." "I'm a lucky man." "I'm happiest when I'm with Misako." "I won't let her go until the day I die." "Yasu, you're working hard." "Here you go." "Manager, can I borrow your camera this coming Sunday?" "No way!" "Again?" "As the boss it's your job to help your subordinate spend quality time with his family." "Can't say no to that." "Take a look at this." "Scum!" "Come look!" " I've seen it enough." " Don't hold back." "Come." "This is his first visit to the shrine." " This is his okuizome." " This is his first birthday." " This is the first time he walked." " No, this is when he stood up." "That's right, Manager." "Scum, you need to remember his records of growth accurately." "That's why they make fun of you for being a technical high school alum." "Ya-san, you're a dropout." "That's when he won first place at sports day." "Isn't it a great shot?" " They're all taken with my camera." " That's right!" "Yasu, why don't you buy your own camera already?" "Then you won't have to ask me." " I don't mind." " You should!" "Vroom, vroom!" " Akira, do you want a car?" " I do!" " So you want your very own car." " My very own...?" "This is the era of high economic growth and double income." "Why can't we afford a car of our own?" "There's no end to high-living." "We can spend time as a family on a Sunday." "That's good enough for me." "You have to set your hopes high." "You have to aim high or it's no fun." " Mommy, are we there yet?" " Almost." "Akira, I'll work hard and buy a car." " Look forward to it, OK?" " OK!" "That's my son!" "He can make a mountain of sand like that at three." "He might become an artist when he grows up." "Akira's going to have it hard." "He'll have to become a professor or a cabinet minister to get your approval." "That's not true." "I never did well in school, so Akira might turn out like me." "It's because you had a hard childhood." "You didn't have time to study." " The same goes for you." " I was born dumb." "Neither of us are smart, so I only ask that Akira be an average child." "That's right." "Being healthy and happy is the most important thing." "In that case, there's no need to worry!" "I'm confident about my health." "Misako." "The ocean is great, isn't it?" "I'm so happy that we can come to the beach like this." "You had a busy week at work." "You must be glad it's over." "That's not what I mean." "I'm happy on a deeper level." "Watching you and Akira like this..." "How should I say it..." "Life is really..." " Really what?" " Really..." "Well..." "I'm happy too." "Ya-san, thank you." "Akira!" "What are you doing?" "You found so many!" "Wow!" "Lets go find more." "He's Misako's son." "There's no doubt he'll become kind." "Taeko-nêchan, where did Mommy go?" " Why is everyone crying?" " Akira..." "Akira-kun... your mommy became a star." "A star?" "Or maybe a flower." "Why was it raining...?" "The three of us were supposed to go to the zoo." "We planned to see the giraffe, the elephant..." "We even promised to eat ice cream once we ate our bentos." " No!" " We can't go." " We can't go because it's raining" " No!" "What a bummer..." "There's nothing we can do." " It's closed because of the rain." " Akira." "Want to see Dad's workplace?" "There's a big roof there and you can ride a real truck." " Are you sure it's OK?" " No one will be there." "There are a few crates I want to clear away anyway." " I want to ride a truck!" " OK, let's ride a truck!" "Isn't it great, Akira!" "Mommy wanted to see Daddy's workplace too." "What a big truck!" "It's amazing." "Turning left." "Let's go inside." "Ya-san, I brought you a towel." "Why don't you take a break?" "I don't need it." "Stay in the office." "Daddy, here's your towel." "Akira!" "Why was it raining...?" "Ya-chan, it's OK..." "If only..." "If only I had carried my own towel..." "Don't say anymore, Yasu." "You have to accept it as fate." " Fate?" " That's right." "Fate you say?" " Fate you say?" "!" " Yasu!" " I've abandoned my fate long ago!" " Stop, Yasu." "It couldn't have been helped." " Be quiet you sleazy priest!" " Yasu!" "Stop it!" "A flower you say?" "A star?" "What did Misako do to deserve this?" "She became all alone after losing her family in the bombing and endured much hardship." "If she hadn't married me, she'd still be alive." "I should have died in her place!" "How can you say that?" "What about Akira?" "You have to be there for him in place of Misako-san?" "Taeko-nêchan!" "Stop!" "Don't hit Daddy!" "Please!" "I'm sorry, Akira..." "Akira." "Akira..." "Akira." "Your mother is..." "Your mother is here." "She's right here." "She hasn't become a flower or a star." "She'll always be here, inside you and me." "Daddy..." " Oh no..." "Again?" " I'm sorry." "It can't be helped." "Just get ready." " Akira, are you done getting ready?" " Almost." "Hurry." "You'll be late." "Oh!" "Watch out!" " Have a nice day." " We will!" "Have a nice day, Akira." "Hey!" "Watch out!" "BINGO SHOPPING STREET" "Good morning!" " Good morning, Akira-kun." " Good morning." " Sensei, I brought a photo." " You did?" " Please take care of him." " Have a nice day." " Bye." " OK." "Good morning." "SETOUCHI EXPRESS" "Misako, I'll work hard today too." "Hello!" "Thanks for your work!" "Yasu-san!" " Wait up." " I'm going ahead." "Here." "Make some karê with it." " Thank you!" " Work hard!" "Yasu!" "The freight from Osaka is behind schedule." "Will you stay tonight?" "OK." "I'm using the phone then." "Use mine." " Thank you for calling Yunagi." " Taeko-nêchan, it's me." "Ya-chan?" "Sorry, but can you watch Akira tonight?" "Sorry, I have a reservation at 6 pm." "I see." "I'll ask that sleazy priest then." "Bye." "Hey, sleazy priest." "It's not fair!" "Why do you get to look at a photo and draw?" "Is that a photo of your dead mom?" "Show that to me!" "Give it!" "I didn't do anything!" "It's your fault." "Don't worry about the photo." "Lighten up." "You won the fight." "That picture you drew of me was good." "You must have artistic talent." "If you want you can take drawing classes." "I'll pay as much as I have to." "I won't draw anymore..." "I see." "Well, let's eat then." " Yasu-san!" " Yukie-san?" "Did something happen?" "You didn't come at the promised time so my husband sent me to check on you." "Its nothing." "We just ran late." "Right, Akira?" " A-kun!" "Want to take a bath together?" " OK!" "You're a good boy!" "I bring his change of clothes." "They've bloomed, they've bloomed, the tulips have bloomed." "And?" "I haven't told him about it..." "And Akira hasn't asked about it either." " But..." " But what?" " He keeps wetting himself at night." " Bed-wetting is like a child's tears." "That picture only shows the outline of Misako's face." "Even with a photo, he can't draw her features." "I can't help but think he's wanting a mother." "That he's hiding his loneliness of not have a mother." "What should I do?" "How would I know?" "There's nothing you can do." "Don't be so irresponsible!" "It's more irresponsible of you to confide in me about your troubles." "How do you call yourself a priest?" "Are you considering remarriage?" "So you are." " No, I'm not." " Aren't you the lonely one?" "You're struggling to take care of him alone, aren't you?" "I just..." "To marry again or not is up to you." "But you can't blame Akira for your loneliness and hardships." "Head Priest." "What is a father?" "Don't ask me." "Yasu-san?" "A-kun fell asleep so stay the night." "Thank you." "Wake him up." "Hurry up." "Wake him." " What are you saying?" " Father?" " Head Priest?" " Father?" "Where are you going?" "Why did they make him draw a picture of his mother?" "Nursery schools these days are ridiculous." "Akira acts like he's not bothered, but that little boy was trying to endure it the best he can." "Why don't you become his mother, Taeko-nêchan?" "Why me?" "You know everything about Akira and Yasu." "That will never happen." " Why not?" " I'm a failure as a mother." "It's your mother-in-law's fault for kicking you out." "No matter the reason, it's a fact that I abandoned my own daughter." "Taeko-nêchan..." "Dear!" "Father is...!" "Hurry!" " How far are we going?" " It's freezing!" "Let's go back." "Akira will catch cold." " Take the blanket off him." " Huh?" "Hurry up and take it off." " Where are we?" "It's cold, Daddy." " I know." "Head Priest!" "Akira, have your dad hold you real tight." "You feel your dad's warmth, right?" "Your stomach side is warm because your dad is holding you tightly, right?" "Yeah." "Children who have a mother can be held from their back too, so it's warm on both sides for them." "But your back will always remain cold." "To shoulder the cold on your back..." "That is the life you were dealt." "Head Priest..." "Father!" " Dad!" "What are you doing here?" " Akira, are you alright?" "Stop!" " Is that warm?" " Yeah." "Put your hands on his back." " It's warmer now, right?" " Yeah." "Akira." "You don't have a mother." "But when your back is cold, we're here to warm it up for you." "Your Uncle Shôun, Aunty Yukie, and Aunty Taeko." "That's why you don't have to be lonely." "You have many people who will warm your back for you in place of your mother." "Don't forget that." "Do you understand?" " Yes." " I'm telling Akira, not you." "Yes." " Aren't you glad, Akira?" " Yeah." " Yasu." " Yes." "You become like the ocean." "Like the ocean." "No matter how hard it may rain or snow, the ocean takes it all in." "You must become like the ocean." "You can't be sad when Akira is sad." "When Akira cries, you must laugh." "Even when you feel crying, you must laugh." "You're a family of two." "You can't both cry at the same time." "Yasu, you must laugh." "Laugh." "Louder!" "Akira!" "SHÔWA 50 (1975)" "Strike!" "Batter out!" "Way to go, Akira!" "Maybe he'll play professionally." "He'll be a pitcher who throws great curveballs." "He has the smarts too." "I bet Akira is popular with the girls." "Akira's still a boy and he's shy like me." "I don't know about that." "You're probably the only one out of the loop." "What?" "Go Akira!" " A-kun, welcome back." " I'm back." " Hi!" " Akira." "What's the matter?" "There's something I want to ask you, Taeko-nêchan." "What is it?" "Did something happen at school?" " It's about my mother." " Oh..." "She died in an accident, right?" "What kind of accident was it?" "You know, right?" " Yasu." " Yes." " I received a call from Akira-kun earlier." " From Akira?" "He came to our place too." "He asked us to tell him what we know." " Did you?" " Of course we said we don't know." "Akira will enter intermediate school next month." "He's at an age where we can't keep hiding it from him." "I know." "I knew his graduation from elementary school would be the time." "Then..." "Still... if you tell him the truth, he might blame himself for his mother's death." "Even if you need to tell him eventually, now's not the time." "Yeah, but we can't prevent others from talking." "To be honest, it's painful for us to lie to Akira." "Not only that, Akira is sharp." "Even if we don't tell him, he might know." "I'm sorry." "I'm not criticizing you." "We don't have children so I don't know, but only his father can tell the truth." "What are you going to do?" "Yamamoto!" "Get over here!" "Face that way." "Pull yourself together!" " Get back." " Akira!" "Akira!" "Come here!" "What?" " What did you just do?" " I'm in the middle of practice." "Hey, Akira!" "Hey!" "Akira!" "You dropped it!" "Why do I have to do this!" " Don't throw it." " It's heavy." "Too bad, you lost." "Bye." "Yes, I'm very sorry." "I'll bring him as soon as he returns." "Yes." "Please excuse me." "That was Yamamoto-kun's mother." "Do you always do that to the 5th graders when the coach isn't around?" "He was being lazy." "And he wouldn't raise his voice." "You can hit him with a bat if he's lazy?" "That's bullying." "It's the norm in baseball." "We're going to go apologize." "I'm not apologizing over that." "It'll make us 6th graders look bad." "Be a man and take responsibility for your actions!" "No." "We didn't get hit with a bat when we were 5th graders for nothing!" "We're going." "Akira!" " Apologize." " What?" "Wasn't that bullying?" "If I have to apologize, you apologize to me first." "Take responsibility for your actions!" "Akira!" "Coming." "I'm Yamamoto Haruhiko-kun's father." "I received a call from my wife and came here." "It's a mess, but please come in." "I'd like you to write a letter of resignation." "Huh?" "Resignation?" "I'd like Akira-kun to quit the baseball team." "Why?" "My son doesn't want to go to practice because he fears Akira-kun." "That's why I'd like Akira-kun to resign from the team." "Hold on..." "That's our condition to settle out of court." "Settle out of court?" "!" "My wife wants to report it to the police." "We're entitled to receive compensation, but we won't go that far." "Instead, we ask that he quits the team." "I'm sorry..." "An apology won't suffice at this point." "I'm sorry!" "Write a letter of resignation now." "Akira." "You won't hit your underclassmen with a bat anymore, right?" "Now leave the rest to me." "You go to your room." "Wait a minute." "Akira said he won't ever do it again." "I take his word for it." "It's settled." "Akira will continue going to practice from tomorrow." " I truly apologize for this incident." " That's so selfish of you." "Like father like son!" "What does that mean?" "I hear you're a single parent." "A parent shouldn't pamper his child." "What did you say, you idiot?" "Who's going to pamper him if his parent doesn't?" "You're the one making a big deal about this." "If your son is so precious, put him in a box and keep him safe!" " You're a failure as a father!" " Fine by me!" "I'm a true-born idiot!" "Since his father's an idiot, my son's got it together." "No need to worry!" "Goodbye!" "I'll cook dinner right away." "We're having karê raisu tonight." "Akira." "There's nothing to worry about." "I bet he's feeling sorry for you for having an idiot for a father." "Starting tomorrow, you can practice again..." " He's at a rebellious age." " What?" "Every kid goes through a period when they want to rebel against their parent." "I made my mom cry a lot when I was a kid too." "Ouch!" "Don't compare him to a delinquent like you." "My son wouldn't rebel against me." "Maybe it's time you tell him the truth." "You mean about Misako-san's accident?" "It's your role as his father." "You have to prepare yourself." " I don't know..." " Know what?" "I didn't have a father so I don't know what a father's supposed to be like." "I don't know what I'm supposed to do for my son." "Oniisan." "Please take care of him." " Yasu." " Please be good to me." "Bye." "Dad!" "Wait!" "Dad!" "Where are you going?" "When will you be back?" "Yasu, take care." " Dad!" " Get moving." "Dad!" "Dad!" "Misako..." "What am I supposed to do?" "Yasu." "You have a visitor." "You're the only childhood friend Taeko-san's kept in touch with, right?" "You're..." "Are you by chance...?" " Where's Yasu?" " He's not here." "What?" "He called and said you were in a crisis." "Me?" " Nothing comes to mind?" " No." " What could it have been?" " What's up with him?" "Yasu, what's going on?" "She's the daughter of an acquaintance of mine." " Acquaintance?" " You be quiet." "She's getting married next month, so I wanted to buy her a drink." " Welcome." " Hello." "Well have a seat." "You sleazy priest, move over!" "You move too!" "Sit here." "Sorry President." "Beer OK for you?" "How about your friend?" "Tea please." "You're at a bar." "Go somewhere else if you aren't going to drink." "As they say, "Do in Rome as the Romans do."" "OK... then I'll have beer." "Alright." " How about appetizers?" " I'll leave it up to you." "Something fast." "She has to return home by tonight." "You're leaving it up to me?" "A pretty girl like her, you should have taken her to a nice restaurant, not a place like this." "Taeko-nêchan..." " It's hard when you leave it to me..." " It's alright." "Just let her eat." "The dishes Taeko-nêchan cooks are like a mother's dish." "That's right." "Everything's really good." "You can enjoy a mother's flavor here." "Your flattery isn't getting you a discount." "Don't worry." "I'm not worried about the cost." " This sleazy priest is paying tonight." " Huh?" "!" "What?" "You have a problem?" "Right, Yasuko-chan?" "I sure can't just serve you atarime after what you've said." "What should I do?" "Here you go." "Have it while it's hot." "Let's eat." "Itadakimasu." "It's delicious." "It was delicious." " Thank you for the meal." " You're welcome." " Are you leaving already?" " Yes." "Taeko-nêchan." "Goodbye." "You're getting married, right?" " Yes." " I see." "Best wishes to you." "Thank you." "I'm single and a failure as a mother for not being able to raise my own daughter." "So I don't understand a mother's heart..." "But you don't have to become rich or accomplished." "Just live a life in which you are happy each day and can look forward to another day." "Yes." "Goodbye." "Goodbye." "You're really leaving?" "I'm glad I mustered up the courage to come." "Thank you very much." "Daddy, here's your towel." "Akira, I want to talk to you." "Come sit over here." "What is it?" "It's about Mom's accident." "I didn't tell you the details until now, but I will now." "Your mother was a kind, good person." "She always put you and me first above herself." "That day too..." "It was on a rainy Sunday when you were three years old." "Mom saved me." " Saved you?" " That's right." "I was sorting the crates at work when it came down on me." "Mom pushed me out of the way and was caught under it." "If your mom hadn't saved me, I'd be dead." "Your mom died in my place." "It's all my fault." "I have to apologize to you." "I'm really sorry." "That's all I have to say." "Akira!" "Akira!" "Akira!" "Akira!" "Are you alright?" "Akira..." "You can be mad at me." "You can hate me and grudge me." "Even then I'll raise you." "If I don't raise you into a full- fledged man, Mom will scold me for having lived in her place." "Why?" "Why?" "Why didn't you tell me sooner?" "Akira..." "You thought I'd be mad at you for it?" "You thought I'd hate you over something like that?" "You're an idiot, Dad?" "Akira..." "TO BE CONTINUED..." "PREVIEW" " What was that for?" " I won't allow you to go to Tokyo." "Always remember how blessed you are." " Akira!" " Dad!" "Let's go Akira, let's go!" "Dad!" "Based on Novel by SHIGEMATSU KIYOSHI" "Teleplay by HABARA DAISUKE" "Music by ÔTOMO YOSHIHIDE" "Theme Song "Hôkigawa o watatte" Performed by ODORÔ MACHIRUDA" "Starring" "Ichikawa Yasuo TSUTSUMI SHIN'ICHI" "Taeko KOIZUMI KYÔKO" "Shôun ARATA FURUTA" "Ichikawa Misako NISHIDA NAOMI" "TSUKAJI MUGA TOKUI YÛ" "MORO MOROOKA OIKAWA IZÔ" "IMAI YÛKI TANAKA KANAU" "TANIGAWA KIYOMI OKAMOTO AZUSA" "TATSUKAWA MITSUO CHIKAMI REI KANEKO TAMAMI" "Yasuo's Father HIRATA MITSURU" "Kaiun KÔYAMA SHIGERU" "Softsubs Edited and Timed by SCHWEFELHEXAFLUORID" "Thanks to AVALLAC'H" "Directed by KAJIWARA TOKI" "TONBI:" "ZENPEN 2015-09" "RECEIVED THE GOLDEN NYMPH AWARD AT THE 52ÈME FESTIVAL DE TÉLÉVISION DE MONTE-CARLO" "ENTRY AT THE HEISEI 24 (2012) BUNKACHÔ GEIJUTSUKA" "SATURDAY DRAMA SPECIAL" "Akira!" "Misako!" "JULY, SHÔWA 55 (1980) HIROSHIMA" "Come on, Akira!" " Ball." " Come on!" "BINGO MINAMI" " BINGO HIGASHI" "Go!" "Go!" "Foul." "4-2 Bingo Minami High School wins." "Attention." "Bow." "Thank you very much." "Sorry I couldn't deliver..." "It was my last game." "It was close." "You did good." "You'll show them once you go to college." "I won't play baseball in college." "I'll only do it as a hobby." "Why?" "Can't you become a regular player at Hiroshima University?" "Well, you can think it over carefully." "Anyway, you did well today." "Waseda University?" "Tokyo?" "Why...?" "TONBI" "Akira was mad that you opened the letter without permission." "I'm his parent." "What's wrong with opening it?" "You have to respect his boundaries." "You're a technical school alum." "Stay out of it." " So did you discuss it with him?" " Discuss what?" "About his academic course!" "If he wants to talk, he should come to me." "He said every time he tries to talk to you about it, you pretend that you're drunk or run away to take a bath." "Why doesn't he talk to me, his parent, before he talks to you?" "Ya-chan, I know you'll be lonely, but four years will pass before you know it." "You need to let go of him." "Children eventually leave the nest." "I know that!" "These days, once they leave for Tokyo, they never come back." "Tokyo is a dangerous place that changes people." "What if he becomes a Takenoko-zoku?" "What?" "They're a group in Tokyo that wear flashy outfits and dance on the streets." "I hear a lot of them are college students." "Akira wouldn't do anything like that!" "Just between us, the split-mouthed woman really exists in Tokyo." "What?" "!" "She asks a passerby, "Am I beautiful?"" "If he answers "yes" she takes off her mask and shows her split-mouth." "You read too many tabloid magazines!" "Yasu, what will you do if Akira goes to a no-panties cafe and gets coaxed by those women?" "His life is over." "Akira wouldn't fall for a waitress who doesn't wear panties." "I'll make you a split-mouthed man!" "What was that for!" "Step outside!" "Yasu!" "Both of you!" "Cut it out!" "Akira." "Welcome home." " What time is it?" " It's a little past 10:00." "Dad, you can't hold your liquor like you used to." "Were you studying again?" "Studying at this time of the night is most efficient." "There's salad in the fridge so eat it tomorrow morning." " Bring me water." " Do it yourself." "Just bring me water." "You're old already." "Don't drink so much or you'll get sick." "Seriously." "What was that for?" "Since when do you lecture your dad?" " I'm not lecturing you." " You are!" "You should go to sleep." "Apologize." "Why?" " Get on your knees and apologize." " Why should I have to do that?" "If you won't apologize, I won't allow you to go to Tokyo." "Do you know what kind of place Tokyo is?" "Tokyo is a dangerous place that changes people." "There are Takenoko-zoku and pantyless women." "The split-mouthed woman could attack you!" "Have you been to Tokyo, Dad?" "No." "I just know through my life experiences." "What's that look?" "You act like you've raised yourself, but who's going to pay for your college in Tokyo?" "It's me, right?" "Go if you want to go." "But I'm not paying for it." "You can pay for your own tuition and living expenses." "You better have that kind of resolve if you want to go." "Are you serious?" "I'm serious." "Hold up, I'm not done talking." "Akira!" "You should apologize to him." "Not paying for his tuition and living expenses is going too far." "I just want him to be resolved if he wants to go to Tokyo." "You should apologize land put things right." "I can't apologize that easily." "Akira!" "I bought your favorite cake!" " Sleazy priest?" " What's that?" "Cake." "You know why I'm here, right?" "You don't know?" " Is it about Akira?" " He wants to stay with us for a while." "So that's what it is." "Can you take care of him for a few days?" "Akira must need some time to cool off." "Don't be selfish!" "You told him you wouldn't pay for him to go to Tokyo?" "There are things a parent should say and shouldn't say." "Don't you get that?" "Well..." "To tell the truth, I wish I could adopt him." "I want to send him to Tokyo as my son." "Cool your head and think it over carefully." " What?" "Don't let Akira go home?" " It's a good opportunity." "It's a trial period for Ya-chan to become independent of Akira." "A trial period?" "It'll be a time for him to reflect and practice living on his own." "Akira-kun's been doing all the cleaning and laundry." "Taeko-nêchan, today makes one month." "Don't you think it's the limit?" "How's Akira doing?" "He says he can concentrate on his studies here." "At least that's what he tells us..." "How do you think he really feels?" "Of course he wants to see him." "He must be worried about him." "Yasu-san's been getting wasted every night without eating properly." "I can't check on him since I'm not allowing him to come to my shop." "Should I suggest it to to come get Akira?" "What should we do?" "Thank you for your work." "This trial period is too much for him." "What?" "What do you mean by trail period?" " Nothing." " What do you mean?" "Stop hiding it!" "Say it!" "The reason Akira-kun hasn't returned is because we all discussed that you need to become independent." "Akira's in on it too?" " That's why he hasn't returned?" " Yes..." "Why didn't you tell me sooner?" "!" "I'm sorry!" "We all had your best interest in mind...!" "Yasu-san?" "Dad!" "Wait!" "Where are you going?" "When will you return?" " Get moving." " Dad!" "Dad!" "Dad!" "You were sleeping well." "He's over here." " Dad." " Are you alright?" " Are you OK?" " I'm glad you're OK." " Lack of nutrition and over-drinking." " He'll be fine after two to three days of rest." "You're pathetic!" "I'd better ask the doctor to give you a big, fat shot." "Akira." "I was wrong." "Please forgive me." "Study hard and go to Tokyo." "Don't worry about me... or the money." " Ya-chan?" " What's wrong with you?" " Did you lose your mind?" " I'm fine." "I just don't want to be a father who drags my son down and makes him worry." "Thank you, Dad." " Lie down." " I'm going home." "Here it is!" "MARCH, SHÔWA 56 (1981)" "Congratulations Yasu!" "Who would've thought he'd get into Waseda's law school." "It's really a case of a kite breeding a hawk." "How does it feel as a high school dropout dad?" " Don't say that!" " You can hardly believe it, right?" "Obviously it doesn't feel bad." "My son will attend Yoshinaga Sayuri-san's alma mater." " Yoshinaga Sayuri?" " Yes, she went to Waseda!" "It's a feast!" "What's the matter, Taeko-nêchan?" "He's really going to Tokyo soon, isn't he?" "It's going to be lonely." "You were the ones who schemed a trial period and everything." "Yasu." "What are you going to do about that matter?" " What?" " About Misako-san's accident." "You're not going to tell him the truth?" "Akira-kun thinks she died protecting Yasu." " It doesn't matter." " What do you mean?" "I won't tell Akira." "I'm taking the truth with me to my grave." "I think that's the right decision." "If that's what you've decided." "Let's drink." " I'm back." " There he is!" "Akira, hurry, come in." "You did it!" "Akira did it!" " Banzai!" " Banzai!" " How is tonight's karê?" " It's good." "It's our last dinner, but I didn't want you eating something you're not used to, and have stomach pains tomorrow." "Listen." "You need to pay attention to your surroundings in Tokyo." "Consider everyone a thief." "And there are plenty of evil women too." "Don't let your guard down easily." " If you run into the split-mouthed..." " There's no such thing." "Just remember." "Do this." "Here." " Dad?" " It's a farewell gift." "You already paid for my tuition and living expenses..." " It won't hurt to have it." " No..." "Thank you." "Akira." "I'm never going to Tokyo." "Do it on your own, become a full-fledged man, and then come back to Hiroshima." "You'd better not make any excuses even if you die." "When I go to Tokyo, it'll be to collect your bones." "Go with that kind of resolve." "What is it?" "Dad." "Thank you for letting me go to Tokyo." "That's what a daughter does when she goes off to get married." "Come on, eat." " Eat your peas too." " No." " You want them, Dad?" " No." "Sorry for running late!" "I got held up with a real chatty parishioner." "Is this all you have?" "Where's Yasu-san?" " He won't come out." " What?" "!" "What are you doing Yasu!" "We're running late!" "Let me take a bump in peace." "We'll miss his train!" " Then go." " Akira's waiting." " I never asked to wait." " Just hurry up!" "Dad, I'll be going then." "Yeah." "I'll call you when I get to Tokyo." "Don't bother." "Then I'll write to you." "Don't bother." "I'll do my best there." "Just go." "I can't concentrate on pooping!" " We're out of time." " Akira, let's go." " Akira, you're OK leaving like this?" " Yeah." "Get in." "Dear Dad." "I'll be going." "You get hot easily, so I rearranged your clothes in the drawer so you can change easier." "Your winter clothes are in the closet." "Also, please be careful not to heat the bathtub empty." "Who does he think he is?" "I replaced your toothbrush with a new one too." "The extra toilet paper and soap are in the cupboard." "I've refilled the medicine box too." "Don't over drink, and make sure you eat something when you drink." "I know it'll be difficult living alone, but take care of yourself and please do your best." "Please make sure you watch your health." "When I get to Tokyo I'll study hard so not to waste the money you worked hard for." "From Akira." "Bye!" "Akira!" "Akira!" "Akira!" " Akira!" " Dad!" "Let's go Akira, let's go!" "Dad!" "Dad!" "JULY, SHÔWA 59 (1984)" "Yasu-san, the boss wants to see you." " The boss does?" "Why?" " I don't know." "Take over for me." " There he is." " You wanted to see me?" "Take a seat." "You're aware that we'll start utilizing a sorting machine with" " barcodes next year, right?" " Yes." "The company wants to cut back on personnel since we're getting the machine." "And?" "Yasu, what do you think about going to Tokyo?" "Tokyo?" "The training center is looking for an instructor that will train the young drivers to drive safely." "But..." "Isn't Akira-kun graduating from college soon?" "If he gets employed over there, you'll be left all alone." "If you move to Tokyo, you can live with him again." "Hello?" "Hello?" "I don't know who you are, but what's so fun about prank calling me everyday?" " Prank call?" " It's everyday." " Are you sure it's not Akira?" " What?" "He's got himself into trouble and he can't tell you." " What?" " A woman." " I see." " Idiot!" "It's not Akira." "Akira wouldn't do anything cowardly like that." "Of course not." "Not only that, Akira has his hands full." "He's working part-time at a publishing house while going to school." " How do you know this Taeko-nêchan?" " We keep in touch." " We call at least once a month." " What?" "!" "I didn't know this..." "I'm doing it on your behalf." "You never call him, do you?" "True." "What sort of work is he doing for the publisher?" "Is he a journalist?" " What?" " Like the ones you see in dramas." "They get a scoop on a politician and blackmail them." " In the end, they always get killed." " What?" "He works for the editorial department." "You mean like this?" "They talk young women into taking their clothes off in front of the camera." "Like this here." "It's their job to deceive young college girls." "I'll choke you." "I bet you need to die to understand..." "Go ahead." "Try." "The phone's ringing." "Thank you for calling Yunagi." "He's here." "Hold on." " It's Yukie-san." " What could it be?" "Hello?" "What?" "!" " Akira." " Dad." " Thanks for coming back." " How's Priest Kaiun doing?" "Well..." "I'm sure he'll get better once he sees you." " Long time no see Uncle." " Thanks for coming a far way." "Father!" "A-kun is here!" " Akira!" " Hi." "Thanks for coming." "I'm glad I'm able to see you." "Now I have no regrets." "What are you saying?" "The doctor said you'll be discharged once the tests are done." " Are you having fun in Tokyo?" " Yes." " Will you be able to graduate?" " I think so." "That's great." "I want to talk to Akira just the two of us." "Akira." "Do you remember the winter ocean ?" "It was before you entered school." "I remember vaguely." "You've become a fine adult." "Father looked happy." "I haven't seen Dad like that in a while." "I hope he gets better soon." "This will probably be his last time seeing Akira." "What do you mean?" "I've asked the doctor not to put him through pain just to keep him alive." " Dad." " Don't tell Akira." "What did you two talk about?" "Nothing much." "Just lectures as always." "Making sure I'm studying." "Make sure you take his lectures to heart." "They're here!" "So the father of the boy whose butt he hit with a bat left without saying anything?" "I told him my son's got it together since his father's an idiot, and he was just dumbfounded." " Dad, I'd better get going." " You're going already?" "Do you really have to leave?" "Can't you just stay tonight?" "There's a lot I have to do." "Oh by the way." "Look at this." " What's this?" " City Beat." "City Beat?" "An article I wrote was published in it for the first time." "What?" "!" "Where?" "Akira?" "!" " Your name is on here!" " That's amazing" "I want to work for this publisher once I graduate college." "What?" "What about the bar exam?" "I never said I was taking the bar exam..." "Then why are you in the law department?" "Nowadays, a lot of people find regular employment after graduating from the law department." "So... why don't you come live with me in Tokyo?" "I'm not coming back to Hiroshima so come to Tokyo, Dad." "Living by yourself will become harder or you." "You should get used to life in the city while you're still healthy." "Anyway, will you think about it?" "I'm going then." "Taeko-nêchan, please take care of Dad." "What?" "We'll go to the station with you." "It's fine." "I'm not a child." "I'm going." " Since when did you know?" " Just recently." "He confided in me over the phone." "I told him he should tell you himself." "Ya-chan." "You don't want to move to Tokyo?" "If you don't, why don't you work with me at my shop?" "At your shop?" "I'm not suited for the restaurant business." "You don't need to do anything..." "if you'll just stay with me." "I can't do that." "I'll be receiving a salary, right?" "If I get paid without doing anything, I'll be a salary thief." " Huh?" " Forget it." "Just forget about what I said." "I was joking." "Joke?" "What was the funny part?" " Forget it." "I'm going back to the shop." " Why are you mad?" "!" "Hello?" "Hello?" "Is this Ichikawa Yasuo-san?" "Nice to meet you." "I'm Shimano Ikuo's son, Akiyuki." "I'm your younger brother." "The thing is..." "My father is desperate to see you." "I'm wondering if you can come to Tokyo to see him." " Dad!" "Wait!" " Get moving." "Dad!" "Dad!" "Your half-brother you've never met calls you out of the blue and asks you to come see your father who you haven't seen in decades because he's dying of cancer?" "He abandoned you and married another woman and had a child with her" "He never reached out to you all these years." "Sounds pretty selfish to me." "Ya-chan." "You're not going to go see him?" "I can't remember no matter how hard I try." "I don't remember my dad's face." "All this time I grudged him for abandoning me and not even coming back for my mom's funeral." "I told myself I didn't have a dad and if he ever came to see me," "I wouldn't see him." "But..." "Now I don't know what to do." " Go Yasu." " Huh?" "Go and give him a hard time while he's still alive." "It's a child's privilege to be able to complain to their parent." "TOKYO" "Thank you for coming all this way." "I'm sorry I'm dressed like this when I'm meeting you for the first time." " Hi." "I'm Ichikawa." " I'm Shimano Akiyuki." "It's a mess but please come in." "We don't look alike, do we?" "I couldn't explain it well to you, but I'm not blood-related to my father." "My late mother remarried my father." "I'm his step-son." " Do you have any other siblings?" " No." "My parents didn't have children between them." "That must be because they were mindful of you." "That's true, but I think you had to do with it too." " Me?" " Have a seat." "It may sound like lip service, but my father never forgot about you." "He regretted never going to see you or contacting you." ""I wonder how Yasu is doing?" "I wonder if he's happy."" "He always said that." "To tell the truth, it didn't make me happy." "But when I became an adult, married, and had kids of my own," "I came to understand how he felt." "What happened to your real father?" "He died in the war when I was a baby." "I have no memory of my real father." "My father now is my only father." "I don't remember Dad's face either." "I see..." " Shimano!" " Coming!" "Did Dad..." "Did Dad have a happy life?" "Yes." "I think he did." "Me too." "I have a happy life." "That's great." "I'm glad." " Hey, Shimano!" " Coming!" "Sorry." "Here's the address to the hospital." "He's not conscious but I'm sure he'll be happy if you go see him." "Thank you so much for coming today." "Sorry." "Please excuse me." " Let's go home." " OK." " I wanna ride your shoulders!" " Alright." "Welcome." " Excuse me..." " Who are you here to see?" "Akira-chan..." "Ichikawa Akira." " Ichikawa with City Beat?" " Yes, that's him." "I'd like to see him." "He's out doing an interview." "He won't return until late tonight." "I see, so you're his father." "Please come in." "Please have a look around." "That's Akira-kun's desk." "I'm really glad." "I've been wanting to meet you." "We have all our candidates write an essay as a part of the employment exam." "Akira-kun wrote about you." " About me?" " So you don't know." "Well, please." "Have a seat." " Would you like to read his essay?" " Is it alright if I do?" "I have an image in mind as I make it, but at the same time," "I make it as I go." "I think there's more value to it that way." "I'll try it and see if I like it." "Here it is." "It was a fantastic essay." "We're not supposed to show outsiders, but you're his father so it should be fine." "He lost his mother at a young age so he may be undisciplined, but please continue to be good to him." "Likewise." "Well, take your time." "My Father's Lie." "I do not have a mother." "She died in an accident when I was four years old." "I learned the details of the accident from my father when I graduated elementary school." "My mother saved my father who was about to be crushed by falling crates." "After confessing the sequence of events to me, my father apologized again and again." "However, I recently heard the truth from a priest who's doted on me since I was a child." "Knowing my father hadn't told me, he recounted the truth behind my mother's death." "The one my mother saved in exchange for her own life was I." "Daddy, here's your towel." "Akira!" "Your mother saved your life and your father raised you." "You were also supported by many others to become who you are now." "Always remember how blessed you are." "One day you must thank your father for loving you more than anything in the world." "Tears ran endlessly down my face." "I had never cried so much before." "I, myself, did not know exactly why I was crying." "After confessing a lie to me, my father said I could grudge him." "However, I have never grudged my father." "There was never such resentment in my heart." "And for that I am grateful." "My father never gave me reason to grudge him." "I take pride in him for that." "Akira!" "My father had been lying..." "And only after I became an adult did I discover the truth." "But perhaps the real truth..." "what counts... is found in the years my father and I shared." "Let's go, Akira, let's go!" "Dad!" "Dad!" "Dad!" "I'm glad to have been born my father's son." "I want to say to my father from the bottom of my heart..." "Thank you, Dad." "Ya-chan." "Welcome back." "I'm back." "How was Tokyo?" "I've seen countless different view driving a truck, but the view from here isn't so bad either." "Boss, beer please." "Here you go." " The bottle opener." " Where is it?" "I wonder." "It's in here." " Thanks for waiting." " Thanks." "Now we will have the groom's father share a few words with us." "6 YEARS LATER" " Banzai!" " Banzai!" "I never imagined my son would marry a divorced woman with a child." "Starting today, I'm a grandpa." "Still, when I'm working behind the counter at Yunagi, don't call me Grandpa." "Do your best, Grandpa!" "To be honest, I was taken aback at first." "But..." "Come on Yasu!" "Forgive me for being an idiot parent." "Akira is..." "Akira is my pride and joy." "The reason for that is because everyone here helped me raise him." "If she is the woman he chose, I have no doubts." "I believe that they will become a happy family." "Please continue to support this young couple." "Thank you very much for coming." "Congratulations!" "Kensuke!" "Be careful!" "I'm glad you and Kensuke like this place, Yumi-san." "I wanted you two to see this place." "Based on Novel by SHIGEMATSU KIYOSHI" "Teleplay by HABARA DAISUKE" "Music by ÔTOMO YOSHIHIDE" "Theme Song "Hôkigawa o watatte" Performed by ODORÔ MACHIRUDA" "Starring" "Ichikawa Yasuo TSUTSUMI SHIN'ICHI" "Taeko KOIZUMI KYÔKO" "Ichikawa Akira IKEMATSU SÔSUKE" "Shôun ARATA FURUTA" "TSUKAJI MUGA TOKUI YÛ" "MITSUISHI KEN KOICHI MANTARÔ" "OIKAWA IZÔ TANIGAWA KIYOMI" "HIBINO KATSUHIKO YABE KÔSUKE TAKAHATA KOTOMI" "YAMAJI RISE NISHIMURA RYÔGA IZUMI KIIKO" "NISHIDA NAOMI IMAI YÛKI" "TANAKA KANAU KANEKO TAMAMI" "Yasuo's Father HIRATA MITSURU" "Kaiun KÔYAMA SHIGERU" "Softsubs Edited and Timed by SCHWEFELHEXAFLUORID" "Thanks to AVALLAC'H" "Directed by KAJIWARA TOKI" "TONBI:" "KÔHEN 2015-11"