"Now a report on the latest typhoon." "Please." "The powerful typhoon Number 23 is..." "Number 23?" "That's way too many typhoons for one year." "I remember her name now." "Janet, Janet Lynn." "Oh, the blonde." "With hair like this..." "She fell on her butt, but got a perfect score." ""Figiaskating" makes no sense." "It's pronounced, "figure"." "This Mr. Yanagida, did he work with Dad?" "He was his boss, at the factory." "Your father used to borrow money from him all the time, and I'd have to beg my big brother for help." "Well, thank goodness, those days are over." "It was always up to me..." "Sounds like you miss arguing with him." "Not at all." "I feel so liberated." "You'll go senile, spending time alone." "New friends at my age only mean more funerals." "Right." "The flavour sinks into the ingredients if you cool it down slowly and let it sit overnight." "Just like people." "Nicely put." "I'll put some in Minori's lunchbox tomorrow." "What about dinner tonight?" "I still have that leftover chicken." "That's not enough." "Your husbands still young." "Young?" "He's turning 50 this year." "But he needs to "sit" a little longer before his "flavour" sinks in." "Look at that word, it looks like it has slumped shoulders." "I've always had bad handwriting." "I took after you." "I'm not as bad as you." "In that case, you address all these." "But my hands won't move." "They're moving just fine." "Knock it off, you're not some comedian." "But Dad sure had good handwriting." "That was his only pride." "Even when everyone started having their New Year cards printed, he kept grinding his own ink..." "Right, right." "Hey, did the Shibatas move?" "Their son bought a house in that housing development." "Wow, I'm impressed." "He was never bright in school." "They say "Great talents bloom late"." "We have a "great talent" in our family, too." "His height is surely great." "Abe Hiroshi" "Maki Yoko" "What would you like?" "Tempura soba, with eggs." "Here's your side dish." "Kobayashi Satomi" "Thanks." "Come again." ""Klyose Station, North Exit"" "Lily Franky" "Ikematsu Sosuke" "Nakamura Yuri" "Hashizume Isao" "Kiki Kilin" "Written, Edited and Directed by Kore-eda Hirokazu" "AFTER THE STORM" "Ryota?" "How have you been?" "What brings you here?" "I'm here sorting stuff out after Dad's funeral." "I heard." "My condolences." "Say, didn't you move out?" "I moved back home." "An elderly man died all alone last year." "Really?" "Yes, really." "The one in apartment 535." "No one knew for three weeks." "That made me worry about my parents." "You're a good daughter." "You're the good son, Ryota." "Yoshimi and I were saying how you're the star of our class." "No!" "Your folks must have been so proud of your award." "Hardly." "My old man never read a single novel, his whole life." "Yoshimi, huh?" "I remember her." "She's gained weight." "A lean, elderly man, 170cm tall, wearing silver-rimmed glasses... has gone missing." "He is wearing..." "Shinoda." "Anybody home?" "Coming in." "Lottery Tickets." "Pawn Tickets." "He even pawned my stamp collection." "Ryota?" "Is that you?" "Oh, you're home." "You should tell me when you're coming." "Sorry." "What now?" "I wanted to find something of Dad's, to remember him." "Like what?" "Look, I brought your favorite cake." "You want money?" "You've got powder on your chin." "Say, whatever happened to that scroll?" "The one Dad said would be appraised at 3 million yen on that antiques TV show." "We never had that." "Are you in trouble?" "No, I'm not." "I got a bonus, too." "How much?" "Whatever." "You're a bad liar." "Unlike your father." "Are you sure about that scroll?" "It was in a box like this." "I threw away all his things the day after his funeral." "What?" "You threw them away?" "Yes." "Everything?" "They only take up space." "Are you serious?" "I am." "I can't believe it..." "After 50 years together, really?" "50 years together is exactly why." "That's how it is." " That's deep." " Yes, it is." "So, there's no Sesshu scroll..." "It's so hot, today." "Glad I wore short sleeves." "See, I knew I had two of these left." "Forget it, summer's over." "But it's over 30 degrees today." "Something's wrong." "It's too frozen to eat." "Buy some real ice cream." "You get a pension." "When I do, Chinatsu's kids eat it all up." "You can't eat these so fast." "So Sis comes here a lot?" "Why?" "I saw the rice cake on the altar The discounted one." "Whenever she wants me to cook dinner for her." "Be careful." "Of what?" "You never know what she's up to." "There's nothing left around here to sponge off of." "This has that refrigerator smell." "If you just shave off the top, you can eat the bottom part." "Classical music?" "Whose influence?" "Ms. Nagaoka?" "What do you care?" "You used to love that nasty radio show." "That's one thing, this is another." "Get a better radio." "That looks like a robot." "I can take this one into the bath." "Waterproof?" "Yes, I mail-ordered it." "It's perfect." "Frozen solid?" "Too little syrup." "They deliver groceries now?" "To residents above the third floor." "That's so convenient." "To compensate for the inconveniences of old age." "It's so quiet here." "No more children playing these days." "We used to fight over the fields, just to play baseball." "We threw balls onto the verandas of the girls we liked." "Remember this tangerine tree?" "That's the one I planted from seeds when I was in high school." "It's grown so much." "It doesn't flower or bear fruit, but I water it everyday, like it's you." "That's not a nice thing to say." "But it feeds the caterpillars." "The other day, one of them turned into a butterfly with a blue pattern..." "I'll show you a picture, later." "Don't bother." "So it's useful for something." "I'm useful for something, too." "In that case, the typhoon's coming, so please move the pots over to the wall." "Sure thing." "That's easy enough." "Oh, dear." "I definitely took care of that on Saturday." "I'll go back to the bank tomorrow and ask them." "Knock, knock." "No, I'm not lying." "I really..." "Hello?" "Hello?" "Knock, knock." "Yeah, what?" "What is it?" "I'll make coffee, let's eat that cake." "Oh, sure." "What were you doing?" "What?" "Nothing." "Why lock it then?" "What was the call about?" "The new guy at the office is so useless..." "It must be tough, eavesdropping and sneaking into homes." "I saw it on TV." "We're not cops, so it's easy." "Don't risk your life." "You're my only son, after all." "I'll be fine." "I'm just conducting research for my novel." "Fine, then..." "But I can't even tell my big brother what you really do..." "I know..." "Staying for dinner?" "I wasn't expecting you, so I only have noodles..." "I better get going." "Oh, please don't go." "You sound like you're about to die." "Is it work?" "Yeah, I'm in charge, after all." "One for you." "What's that?" "Spending money." "Buy yourself some classical CDs." "It's OK." "I've got my pension." "I get by just fine." "Come on, take it." "Let me do this, for once." "Are you sure?" "In that case, I accept." "While you're at it, buy me a condo." "The Shibatas moved out of their 3 bedroom." "Don't push it." "I know you can't afford it." "I'm the "Great talents bloom late" type." "You're taking too long to bloom." "Hurry up or I'll haunt you..." "Stop it." "That 3 bedroom." "You don't need it." "Thanks for helping." "Climbing up and down four flights of steps makes me wheeze." "I'll open it." "But today's not the day for paper recycling." "Don't worry, no one's looking." "Yes they were..." "Staring at me." "Oh, Mr. Niida." "Oh, hello." "This is my son, the novelist." "Oh yes, hello." "How do you do." "I've been taking classes from him." "Thank you." "I read your book..." ""No One Home..."" " "The Empty Table"" " Yes, yes, "Table"." "Is that based on a true story from your life?" "No, it's fictional." "Oh, I see." "The depiction of the older sister was so realistic." "And her fights with her mother-in-law." "Thanks, you're too kind." "He always had good grades in Japanese language class." "Genius is apparent at an early age." "You have real flair." "See you on Wednesday, then." "We'll cover Beethoven." "Yes, Opus 131." "So, that's what that CD was about." "It's just a small group." "I'm just preparing." "Where does he live?" "Number 226." "I figured." "One of the upscale condos." "His family?" "He's married, right?" "Apparently, she passed away, three years ago." "Why?" "There were women's clothes in the dry cleaning he was carrying." "They must be his daughter's." "You detectives don't miss a thing, do you?" "No, you're wrong." "The eagle eyes of a novelist." "When I was walking here the other day, a butterfly kept following me." "The blue one?" "I thought it must be your dad." "I said, "Is that you?"" "And it landed right there." "So I told him," ""I'm perfectly happy without you,"" "so don't come for me for a long time." "And it fluttered away." "I expected a better ending." "Too bad." "Why is the slide in the park all fenced up?" "A child fell, and the community board fenced it up." "Isn't that silly?" "It was the clumsy child's fault." "Right." "Do you get to see Shingo sometimes?" "Yeah." "He started playing baseball." "Baseball?" "That boy?" "I'm thinking I'll buy him a baseball glove..." "Is Kyoko well?" "She's the same." "Busy with her job." "A woman with her own career..." "It doesn't always work..." "They aren't broken, are they?" "They're in good shape." "I can offer 3000 yen, no more." "Fine, I'll take that." "Say, aren't you Mr. Shinoda's...?" "Yes, I'm his son." "I knew it." "Father seems to have been here a lot." "One time he gave me such a hard time." "He said he was desperate for money to pay for his son's surgery, and brought in a tattered scroll." "Surgery?" "Yeah, he said you had a tumor." "I've never been hospitalized." "Right?" "That's what I figured." "Hey Dear!" "That scroll..." "Was it a Sesshu?" "Yes, it was." "But it was only a print." "A Print?" "Only the box was authentic." "He even demanded money to celebrate your recovery." "He was out of control." "Dear?" "I guess she stepped out." "We're having so many typhoons this year." ""Wanna"?" "Yes, there's another one coming." "Sorry, the parking lot was far." " I ordered your coffee." " Thank you." "Did you already...?" "Not yet." "There's never an excuse for being in a love hotel." "You husband will use this evidence to get a good divorce settlement, so he doesn't have to pay you alimony." "What a stingy jerk." "It happens a lot." "Your coffee." "Why did my life turn out like this?" "But why are you showing me this?" "Of course we could just deliver it to our client, but if you prefer not..." "Of course I prefer not." "We could simply disappear the evidence." "You can make it disappear?" "Yes." "Just between us." "For how much?" "We have to deliver our client something, so we'll give him a fake." "Like this..." "You were at a planning meeting." "Fine, I'm in." "Sounds like fun." "Thank you." "Listen, as long we're here, can I hire you for another job?" "At your service." "For an additional fee." "You didn't deposit the money?" "What is this area known for...?" "Oh no, not now." "I can't be in this sacred place and not stop by." "I'm sick of going to loan sharks for you." "I'll double this and pay my rent, and buy a glove too, a Mizuno." "Didn't you buy it with the cash I lent you?" "Things happened, I spent it." "What about the scroll?" "It wasn't there?" "I wish life were that easy." "I told you it was too good to be true." "Hold it, Yoshida, not yet!" "Now go!" "Make a move!" "Catch 'em, you fool!" "Let's go." "C'mon." "He was supposed to be hot!" "What the hell!" "What a joke." "He was pathetic." "Don't be a pussy, Yoshida." "You gotta go for it!" "What?" "10,000 yen." "Fine, 5,000." "We agreed before, that was it." "Those bikes don't come with brakes." "How I can I put on the brakes, when they can't?" "You're not making sense." "I'll double it." "The boss will chew you out if you don't write up that report." "It's bullshit anyway, you do it." "Going for a trifecta." ""Yamabe Detective Agency"" "We had to chase him around, in the river, wearing rubber boots." "Right?" "We stank for days." "Thank you so much for finding her." "No more running away, OK?" "When I hear those clanging bells, I just feel so alive." "We only have chunky chili oil." "This one might be old." "Stock up on yuzu peppers like at that ramen shop." "Get it yourself." "This isn't a cafeteria." "Manami." "Don't you feel that way about something else?" "I mean, you're only gambling." "How can it make you feel alive?" "You just alienated all 60 million bike racing fans in Japan." "There aren't that many fans." "Not everybody loves dogs." "Manami, get me a wet towel." "That's an impressive fruit basket." "She doesn't even know I padded her bill by 10 days." "What's going on with your case?" "What's going on?" "No sign of an affair yet." "And the ex-boyfriend the husband suspected?" "We looked into him, but nothing." "The husband probably imagined it." "He can't even trust his own wife." "I think every year, men are becoming less manly." "It's true, all the stalkers these days are men." "You're right." "But we make a living off guys like that." "We'd better thank the times, this petty age we live in." ""Ohtani Real Estate"" "Why did my life turn out like this?" ""The Empty Table"" "Rvota?" "It's me, Machida." "Tell me it's you, before you knock." "You gave me a heart attack." "What did you think I was here to collect?" "Your gas bill?" "Electricity?" "Could be any." "It rained?" "In the morning." "Good thing it cleared up." "That little pitcher can throw." "You can do it, Shingo!" "Look at them, already sitting together like that." "Yamanouchi Real Estate is a huge company." "He makes 15 million yen a year." "Probably from sleazy speculation deals." "The pitcher's scared of you!" "Think those two have already done it?" "I'm asking you." "The high school he went to excels in baseball." "They beat our team my first year." "Strike three!" "You gotta swing at it!" "Swing!" "Don't worry." "He was trying to draw a walk." "Oops, her boyfriend already bought him a glove." "A Mizuno..." "Go for it." "Again." "Yes!" "Now it's your turn." "My turn?" "Okay, watch me." "Swing with your hips." "Go for it." "Watch my hips." "Wow!" "Yeah!" "As pinch hitter, you have to swing the bat." "You can't lose that chance." "You'll try harder next time, right?" "I was trying to draw a walk." "You can't be a hero if you get on base like that." "I don't need to be a hero." "You don't?" "Your table's ready, sir." "Shall we?" "Who's your hero?" "Who do you respect, Shingo?" "Grandma." "She's very wise." "Alas, you can't list a relative as the person you respect on those entrance exams." "Oh, really?" "Bathroom?" "You know where it is?" "I'm fine." "You two visit his grandma often?" "Yes, sometimes." "Do you still have to?" "No, but Shingds so fond of her." "Look at you, you've gotten bigger down there." "What are you doing here?" "Is that your mom's new boyfriend?" "Yeah..." "What's he like?" "He has a loud voice." " That must be embarrassing" " Yeah." "Is she marrying him?" "I don't know..." "Ask her, soon." "I have to go." "Okay, see you on Sunday." "Do you have the money?" "No problem, don't you worry." "It's not good for Shingo either." "I'm sorry to be so blunt, but he shouldn't spend time with such an untrustworthy man." "But he used to be a novelist, it's just that right now, he's..." "I read his award-winning novel." "Got it on Amazon." "Really?" "What did you think?" "I won't say it was a waste of my time, but I just didn't get what he was trying to say." "I don't suppose you would." "You think so, too?" "I thought so." "He touched his head." "He's laughing." "He sure is." "Get lost." "Weren't you better off not knowing about the other guy?" "Why did she have to choose a guy like that?" "I'm sorry, I asked you here and now I made you wait." "I just got here." "Thanks for that steak dinner, even though I was of no help." "The steak was too fatty." "No, it was delicious." "Listen, I'm wondering if you'd like to write the story for a manga." "A manga?" "The rising star manga artist, Ishijima, has been hired to illustrate a manga series about gambling for our Comic Punch series." "He asked me to introduce him to a gambling expert." "Sure, I'm a gambling expert..." "What do you think?" "We could pay you well." "Would my name be on it?" "If you don't want your name on it, use a pen name, so it won't harm your career." "Actually, I'm in a rush to finish my new novel." "Hasn't your colleague told you?" "Oh, I see." "In that case, I'd rather read your new work." "Sorry for losing faith in you." "Damaged rice cakes: 50 yen each." "Thank you." "Thank you." "Hey, did you read my e-mail?" "You said you wouldn't do this." "I know, but I really feel like I can write again." "I'm ready quit the detective agency." "Don't you dare write about us again." "You're invading our privacy." "My freedom of expression." "Listen to me, our family memories aren't your private property." "Why don't you just give UP?" "It's been 15 years since you won that Shimada Shinsuke Award." "You said that on purpose, Sis." "It was the Shimao Toshio Award." "Not even close." "I'd remember it right, if you'd won that famous award." "Why did you give Mom money when you're broke?" "She was so excited, she called to tell me." "But now you want to borrow money from me?" "I don't want her to worry over money." "Given what Dad put her through." "Dad came here, too." "One month before he died." "He stood there, just like you, "Please loan me some money"." "Aren't you ashamed of yourself?" "You hate being likened to Dad." "I do, but my situation is different." "No, it is not." "You're exactly like Dad." "If Dad had worked hard all his life," "Mom would have moved out of that housing complex years ago." "Probably." "She'd be living in a huge house in a fancy neighborhood." "That's right, her long, unfulfilled dream." "When we lived in Nerima," "Mom used to roll up the bank passbook and seal in her stocking and hide it at the bottom of the rice jar." "But Dad found them and dug them up anyway." "There were grains of rice on the kitchen floor." "Mom flew into such a panic." "And after she got rid of the rice jar?" "The space above the closet." "With his bad legs, Dad couldn't reach that high." "What?" "Right, right." "Right, right." "Of all his music, Beethoven was most satisfied with this one." "Upon hearing this composition, Schubert is said to have reflected." "After this, what music can we write?" "I saw that scene in a film, right?" "With that actor who died, Hoffman something or other..." "I don't watch films..." "Sir, didn't Beethoven write this the year before he died?" "That's right, he was 56." "In today's world, he'd be considered elderly, like us." "When he was writing this..." "His daughter..." "Oh, she plays the violin." "Apparently, she quit." "We're still too far young to be elderly." "I feel younger already." "I wish there was a program like this on television." "I'd watch it every week." "When I was younger, I did get an offer from the education channel." "Wow, how amazing." "But I thought that would be disrespectful to the gods of music, so I turned them down." "What a shame." "But we're thrilled to have you all to ourselves." "See you next time." "See you next week." "There's no way a guy like that can make Noriko happy." "We'll start investigating tomorrow." "Please, I'm depending on you." "We'll be in touch." "Machida, do you want to work this case alone?" "Go for it, young man." "It's a standard background check." "If you need help, take Manami." "Fantastic." "You're on a job, man." "They're already divorced." "She should be able to date whoever she wants to." "Why envy the future?" "There's a guy like him, sitting here." "What are you talking about?" "I'm not jealous." "Really?" "What is it, then?" "Responsibility." "No, you're still besotted with her." "Do you even know what "besotted" means?" "I do." "How do you write it?" "It's written like this..." " One line too many." " No, it's not." "You see, men only realize they're in love after they've lost their beloved." "Shinoda here, probably hugs his ex-wife's picture and cries himself to sleep." "Maybe you do, too, Boss." "One for each ex-wife." "I'd rather hug you, Manami..." "No thanks." "Why am I out looking for a lost cat?" "You loved them that much?" "Of course, they're my family." "What?" "But you never even mentioned them before you got divorced." "That's not true." "Let it go." "If she remarries him, you won't have to pay child support." "But then, I won't be able to see my son anymore." "When he wants to see you, he'll come to you." "He will?" "Yes." "No matter who stops him." "You saw yours?" "Yes, when I turned 20." "I can't wait that long." "He's dating his tutor?" "Probably." "I took this high school's entrance exam." "I didn't pass." "Still pissed?" "What did you want to be, in high school?" "I forgot." "Ask me." "How about you?" "A public servant." "So conventional." "I didn't want to turn out like Dad." "Life is complicated." "Hey, that must be him." "What?" "To see my son, I'll cross any tightrope." "It's "Any bridge"." "Any bridge..." "A bridge is a kind of tightrope." "If you say so." "I'm not forcing you to stay I can do this alone." "I'm in." "I owe you one." "You owe me?" "What?" "It's no big deal if you don't remember." "Here." "Don't play with fire, Kid." "I'm not playing with her." "She's playing with you." "Whatever happens, I'll never grown into a man like you." "Listen, it's not that easy growing up to be the man you want to be." "You just sponge off your folks." ""Flower Shop"" "A bouquet, of red and pink flowers." "He's not going on any business trip." "She probably won't like it, but his wife was right to suspect him." "But she won't be sad, either." "You never know." "They've left the shop, walking to the hotel now." "Just follow them in, if you can..." "Don't worry, you look like a professional." "That's a compliment." "Hi there, it's me, Sumire." "I'm in the lobby now." "The other day, you said, "Don't envy the future"." "Yes?" "Don't most girls delete the past, once they start a new relationship?" "Is this about your ex?" "No, no, just in general." "You know what I think..." "Using painting as a metaphor, girls paint in oil rather than watercolors." "New oil paint covers up the old painting, even though it's still there." "So, it never goes away." "Of course not." "It's not like replacing data." "Right." "Such awful taste..." "And those pathetic roses." "Look at him grinning like that." "You made a fortune because of me, right?" "You can make it all back from your husband." "And more, thanks to these." "Do you wish you hadn't found out?" "Not at all." "For better or worse, it's all part of my life." "See you, thanks." "Watch your step." "No gambling it away this time." "I know that." "This will pay for child support and his cleats." "Not enough for rent." "Can you believe it?" "She was a friend who had attended her wedding." "That's awful." "Under her very nose..." "I know a girl who stole her friends boyfriend." "What's with you two?" "Something happen last night?" "I am single, for now." "Good morning." "Isn't today your day off?" "That was the plan, but..." "That typhoon is definitely on its way." "Typhoon #24 is going to land on Kyushu today." "Hey, Shinoda." "You've gotten used to this work." "Why don't you forget researching your novel and make this your fulltime job?" "I'm just here for my writing..." "Let me read it." "What's it about?" "Is the detective the lead character?" "It's not like that." "Is it about a really bad detective who shakes down high school kids for money?" "That high school kid is my boss's son, from my days as a cop." "Are you trying to ruin my agency?" "That's not my intention..." "Is it because I didn't pay you a summer bonus?" "Yes, no, well..." "You want to see your son that badly?" "Of course, I am his father." "You, a father?" "Hand me the envelope." "How much did you take off of him?" "30,000 yen." "There's more in here." "I stopped by the racetrack..." "Listen, stop seeing your son." "It takes real guts to accept that you're not in their lives anymore." "Got that?" "Good thing you set aside 30,000 yen." "Right." "Are we still a bit short?" "Right." "You know, Ryota," "I still have the baseball glove my dad bought me when I was nine." "So..." "Use these to buy him cleats or a bat." "Right..." "But stop being so nice to me..." "You'll make me cry." "A used book fair We used to come to these together." "Why are you always late?" "I had a meeting with my publisher." "On a Sunday?" "Always working..." "Where's my 100,000 yen?" "I got back late last night and couldn't get to an ATM." "And the bank's closed today." "I couldn't find Dad's book." "You should have just told me." "Let's go, Shingo." "I look forward to our monthly visit." "Don't cancel it over a minor detail." "A minor detail?" "That's what you agreed to." "You know I'll pay." "When?" "Later today." "5 p.m. sharp, here." "You pay in full." "And don't be late." "Can't we all have tea together?" "I have to go to work." "I'm always working, too." "See you later." "Later." "I'd like these." "Don't hold back." "I'll buy you the Mizuno." "You sure?" "You bet." "You're a size 3.5?" "Wait here, OK?" " Excuse me." " May I help you?" "I want this, but it's soiled here." "I'll check the stockroom for another pair." "That pair is fine, but can I get a discount?" "So, what did you ask her?" "Do you like him?" "And she said?" "Yes, I do." "Go on." "You don't want me to date another man?" "Thanks for waiting, here's your burger." "Enjoy." "Where's yours?" "I'm not hungry." "And what did you say?" "If you really like him, it's OK." "That's when you have to say, "No,"loud and clear." "And?" "Do you like him or Dad better?" "What did she say?" "That's so long ago, I forgot." "Want to buy a lottery ticket?" "Mom will get mad." "Don't worry." "Let's buy one to remember what?" "To remember our... bond." "Hello, sir." "You pick." "I can?" "Sure." "Your grandpa and I started to buy tickets in kindergarten." "But I'm paying for the ticket, so we split the winnings, deal?" "Sting?" "'" "Don't talk to your father like that." "There are two kinds of tickets." "Singles are more fun to check if you've won." "I'm getting singles." "How about you?" "Let me see..." "Thank you, please enjoy." "Hello, it's me." "What are you talking about?" "I'm not Dad's ghost." "Can I come over now?" "Shingds with me." "He has something he wants to show his grandma." "He's coming?" "With the typhoon approaching?" "He's bringing Shingo along." "This feels great." "Right?" "My co-workers love it." " Be careful." " Of what?" "He's up to something." "He never used to visit, not even on New Years." "Maybe he wants help." "Financially, you mean?" "No, with his ex-wife." "It's too late for that." "People give up so easily these days." "I think she put up with a lot." "A decently educated woman, can support herself." "I think that's great." "Can't they get back together?" "I think this will hold for now." "Oh, thank you." "Thank you so much for your help." "He likes helping out like this." "She's right." "The truth is, this is what I wanted to do for a living." "Don't do it." "Do what?" "Don't take them out to sushi." "Why not?" "We're friendly." "I don't think Kyoko likes it." "If you do, take them where the sushi isn't served on a conveyor belt." "That's where I took abacus lessons." "Hey, the Chinese restaurant is gone." "Next stop, Housing Complex Center." "Stopping next." "One time, I snuck inside that thing to eat snacks during a typhoon." "With your grandpa, late at night." "Wasn't it dark?" "We had flashlights." "Did you get into trouble?" "With whom?" "With your mom." "Your grandma?" "We snuck out and snuck back in." "Once, my friends and I climbed all the way to the top of that tower." "One of them got too scared to climb back down." "Why did you climb it?" "Because, it's the symbol of this housing complex." "That's weird." "It's not weird." "Don't you do that stuff?" "No." "What are you doing here?" "Have I ruined your plan?" "I didn't say that." "We came to fix the glass door you broke." "The perfect daughter." "I work extra hard, doing your part too." "Look who's talking." "Can't you cook dinner for your family?" "Stay out of it." "Grandma, sweeten mine." "What now?" "She wants something to drink." "Why can't you drink plain water?" "I'm going to take figure skating lessons." "Grandma's paying for them." "That's great, you must be thrilled." "That explains it." "Explains what?" "Figia skating?" "Who's princess is she?" "It's pronounced Figure." "So, we commoners can't skate?" "Not by paying for it with your mother's pension, poor Mom." "And who was the kid who used to take very expensive violin lessons?" "Don't you take advantage, of me or Mom." "We're going home when you're done." "Staying over?" "I'm going home." "What about Shingo?" "Kyoko said she'd pick him up." "I called her." "Kyoko's coming?" "Let's stick around a little longer." "Stop grinning like that." "She's your sister-in-law." "Ex-sister-in-law." "Hey, now." "We're going home." "The typhoon's coming." "You want to see my "ex-wife" that much?" "Kyoko, how have you been?" "Oh, hello." "The typhoon's coming, better hurry." "Thanks, I will." "Good luck with your entrance exams." " I'm going for a private school." " Don't be silly." "I'm going to be a figure skater, pronounced "ur"." "See you." "I'm sorry, Mother, this wasn't the original plan." "Don't be." "The more the merrier." " Hi Mom" " That was fast." "Don't wear shoes inside the house." "Take them off, you're scratching the floor." "They're cleats, not shoes." "The floor's been scratched for years, just like me." "I'm so sorry." "Come inside, Kyoko." "You're soaked!" "I'll get you a towel." "Don't make me worry like this." "Shingo insisted on coming." "Blaming your son." "Come inside, both of you." "Just for a bit, then." "Don't cut your fingers." "You're doing a great job." "Throw in some green peas too, for color." "I know, I know." "He loves his peas." "Are you the fifth shortest in your class now?" "Third shortest." "Your dad didn't start growing like that until Junior High." "You're 146 centimeters now?" "Let me see your legs." "Look, he's got firm knees." "He's not a dog." "You can't tell that way." "It's true for all animals." "See?" "You'll be taller." "You will, you will, you will." "Three times, sounds like a lie." "She made a kimono for me, sewing it herself, and everyone is thrilled when I wear it, which makes me happy." "But it is a little embarrassing, when they say I look adorable in it." "I'm so happy that you do so many things for me, but working so hard, I'm sure you get tired, so please rest." "Please keep living for a long time, Grandma." "You really wanted to read it out loud to her, right?" "That makes me so happy." "But if you're going to respect someone, you should pick someone like Mother Teresa or some astronaut." "This one, there." "Beautiful, you can still find these?" "There's still a lot of greenery around here." "Amazing." "That one, was on my tangerine..." "Your tangerine?" "It was on the leaves, the caterpillar..." "How old was Shingo?" " About three, I think..." " A larva..." " Oh, three..." "Is that strawberry field gone?" "Yes, they built a house over it, last year." "If I'd known, I would have visited it more often." "Seconds?" "Yes, please." "You were really hungry." "I haven't tasted it in a long time." "It's great." "Shingo, you have seconds, too." "Seconds?" "Even as a child he always loved my food, whatever I cooked." "That was his only virtue." "What do you mean, "My only?"" "The curry flavour infuses everything." "Right?" "I use fish broth for the soup." "His father loved this, so I made a lot and kept it in the freezer." "What?" "This is six months old?" "Oh, don't make such a fuss." "Besides, it's too late now." "Men pay too much attention to expiration dates." "Of course we do." "You do too, right Shingo?" "Look, there's curry on your shirt." "Hey, did you just lick that cloth?" " That's disgusting." " Who are you calling disgusting?" "I can do it myself." "I've wiped your poo and pee." "Oh my." "He may be a grown man, but he still needs someone to take care of him." "Is it gone?" "Please spend the night." "You're leaving Grandma all alone in this storm?" "There she goes again, like she's on her deathbed." "I have extra futons and I just washed the sheets." "But Shingo has school..." "The schools will close." "But if he has to go to school, he can leave early tomorrow morning." "I didn't bring a change of clothes..." "Oh, I see." "It's a 30 minute wait for a taxi." "If you get home that late, Shingo will get to bed too late." "It's not good for him." "OK, then..." "Great, I'll heat the bath." "No taxi, then." "Shingo needs pajamas." "Can you still fit into your pajamas from two years ago..." "She comes right back to life." "Incredible..." "See, your father was also wrote well, even as a child." "Maybe you've got flair, too." "What's flair?" "Don't make a face, it's nothing bad." "It's not?" "That's right." "It's a wonderful talent." "Not everyone has it." "You don't want to be like your father?" "No." "Why not?" "Mom left Dad because she didn't like him, right?" "They got married because they loved each other." "That's why you were born, Shingo." "Do you think Dad likes us?" "You know he does." "If we win the lottery, could we all live together again?" "Well, maybe." "Maybe you can." "If we do, let's build a big house so you can move in and live with us." "Your invitation makes me so happy." "Please, do make that happen." "Hey, Mom, let's play a game." "At this hour?" "Yeah, Game of Life." "OK, but only one round." "Thirteen, fourteen... who won?" "I did." "Good job." "The bathtub here is too small." "I hadn't been in it in awhile." "A bath, Shingo?" "Can't decide." "Take a bath, it'll feel great." "Mom, you need to clean the drain." "There were dust fluffs in the bath." "Oh, those dust bunnies?" "Dust bunnies in the bath?" "Sure..." "Only in the bathwater." "Who's winning?" "Let me play, too." "The three of us, then." "I'll sit out this round." "You two go right ahead." "In that case, I'll go take a bath." "I want to see the dust bunnies." "Good, go take a bath." "If the water's too hot, right is cold, left is hot." "I know." "Shall we play a round?" "Not a chance." "Playing Game of Life with you is like a bad joke." "Are you mad?" "What did you and Shingo do, today?" "I bought him cleats, we ate burgers." "Not McDonald's, the better place." "What else?" "Please don't drag him into that "hobby" of yours." "What harm is a lottery ticket?" "I want raise Shingo to work hard." "Not make money gambling..." "The lottery..." "The lottery isn't gambling." "Of course it is." "No, it is not." "What is it, then?" "It's a dream." "A dream you buy for 300 yen." "That's gambling." "You just alienated 60 million lottery fans in Japan." "I'm happy to alienate them all." "Say, Mom..." "Mom, that's not..." "This was your fathers futon, but I had it cleaned, so it doesn't stink." "That's not what I mean." "We're not like that anymore." "Please don't." "Shingo can sleep between you two." "A rare family reunion." "He's got real talent." "It's rare for a child in grade school to structure an essay like that." "You think so...?" "You should give him lots to read." "Like what?" "For instance, books by E.T. Seton and Jean-Henri Fabre..." "And "Doctor Dolittle"." "I'll send him a selection of books." "Thank you." "Well, that's all I can do, now." "Are you writing?" "Me?" "You know, these days, literature is out of fashion." "It's all "light" "pop" fiction." "Same old complaint." "Speaking of which," "I got an offer to write the story for a manga series." "I'm thinking I should give it a try." "I kept trying to tell you to do that, but you never listened." "If I take that job, I'll be able to pay monthly child support." "You don't have to work so hard just to visit him." "I really want to see him." "I'm taking responsibility as his father." "Taking responsibility is acting like his father once a month?" "Wait a minute, don't call it "acting"." "That's all it is." "Well..." "I'm happy to see him every week." "You know you can't." "If you're that interested in being a good father, why didn't you try harder before?" "You're right." "We're divorced now." "But it's not over what?" "I'm always going to be Shingos father." "Whatever happens between us, as his parents." "Wait." "You're already in a new relationship?" "Well, yes..." "Oh..." "Really?" "Another man?" "Why?" "Did Shingo say something?" "So it's true." "Have you..." "Already..." "Done it?" "Don't talk about it here." "Have you?" "YES" "You have..." "So, you have..." "Of course we have, we're not teenagers." "Are you going to marry him?" "I don't know yet." "You did it before you decided?" "Can't you wait?" "I can't decide before I sleep with him." "What are you talking..." "Don't talk so loud." "Why did you have to choose that guy?" "Did you say "that guy"?" "You already know?" "Know what?" "You saw him with me?" "Who?" "Where?" "Oh, right, right, right." "You're Mr. Detective, of course." "How can you stoop so low..." "Are you, going to have kids?" "Yes, we might." "That's why you're in such a rush." "I am not in a rush." "Don't be so mean." "You're so calculating." "No, it's called "planning your life"." "Well, it's not love." "Grownups can't live on love alone." "Hey, what are you doing?" "We're both adults, why not?" "Adults..." "Your mother's right there." "If Mom wasn't here, it's OK?" "Mom's trying to bring us back..." "Wait..." "Are you two in on this scheme?" "You set this up from the beginning?" "It wasn't like that." "Don't make it sound crude." "Mom, which one's my toothbrush?" "I'll be right there." "It's OK, I'll go." "More importantly, where's my 100,000 yen?" "I'll pay." "I'll pay, I'll pay." "You said it three times." "You always visit him and never pay." "This is your last visit." "Your towel, Shingo." "Thank you, Mother." "Happy to." "Dry off, Shingo." "Glad I bought some big towels." " Too bad!" " Your sister." "Latest typhoon news." "You're still up?" "As you get older, you fall asleep but not for long." "Ask your doctor for sleeping pills." "I have, and he prescribes sleeping pills now and then." "That wind is fierce." "Something just flew by." "They said it'll blow over by morning." "I love typhoons." "They're so refreshing." "You're strange." "When we lived in that house in Nerima, every time a typhoon came, I worried it would tear the roof off." "At night, we packed up our things and took shelter in the church at the kindergarten." "Right, right." "I only ever saw the church during the day, so the stained glass looked extra beautiful." "When we moved in here," "I was so relieved I wouldn't have to be afraid of typhoons anymore, but I never imagined I'd wind up living here 40 years." "I'm sorry I'm such a useless son." "I am going to die." "What?" "Don't talk like that, it's bad luck." "Luck has nothing to do with it, I will definitely die someday." "And probably right here." "What?" "Are you sick again?" "No, I'm not." "Listen, as I grow weaker and weaker," "I'm going to need you by my side, taking care of me." "That's not for me." "They say that it's easiest for the dying and for those left behind, if you die in your sleep." "But that's not true." "It isn't?" "That's how your father died." "But he shows up in my dreams." "You have dreams like that?" "Every once in awhile." "What do you dream?" "He's always alive." "I feel like he's still alive, too." "What is better?" "To have me bedridden for years and unable to die, or to have me die quickly but keep appearing in your dreams?" "Neither." "Oh, no, you have to choose." "Which is it?" "Bedridden, then." "Your "final answer"?" "That's such an old show..." "Yes, my final answer." "The singer Teresa Teng is known by her fans for her songs, "Atonement" and "Beloved"." "But my personal favorite "Wakare no Yokan"." "I wonder what Dad..." "Really wanted." "From what?" "From his life." "I never could figure him out, to his final day." "His life didn't work out like he wanted..." "So many things, because of the times." "He blamed all his weaknesses on the times we lived in." "Why are you so grave?" "Do you think that incense is your dad?" "Missing him after he's gone will not bring him back." "You have to deal with people while they're alive." "I know that." "I wonder why it is that men can't love the present." "Either they just keep chasing whatever it is they've lost, or they keep dreaming beyond their reach." "How can you enjoy life if you keep doing that?" "If you say so." "You can't find happiness, until you've let go of something." "Deeper, even than the sea" "Bluer even than the sky..." "I've never loved anyone deeper than the sea, even though I've made it to this age." "Don't sound so depressing." "Have you?" "Me?" "In my own way..." "No, not most people." "But we still live our lives, enjoying every day." "Actually, we keep on living because we haven't..." "So, we manage to find joy, day after day." "That's complex." "No, it's simple." "Life is simple." "I just said something really deep, didn't I?" "You can use it in your next novel." "Write it down, or you'll forget it." "It's okay." "Where's the notepad?" "I remember it." "Which part?" "You can't find happiness..." "The typhoon's still around?" "Yeah." "It's intense." "The toilet?" "The light switch is the middle one, on the right." "I know." "Shall we go?" "To the water tower?" "No, the park." "Rice crackers, cookies, candies..." "A feast." "We'll get drinks there." "They're not climbing up the tower, are they?" "I think they're going to the park." "They mentioned the slides." "They'll be fine, then." "I'm sorry to ask you, at this hour." "I'm wide awake, anyway." "Would you like a snack?" "No, I'm fine." "I'll make some coffee, then I just hope you aren't picky." "It's late, I'm really fine." "You're right." "You have such beautiful handwriting." "I envy you." "You're too kind." "Your mother had good handwriting, too?" "Yes, she was a calligraphy teacher." "If I had been a little smarter," "I wanted to be a home economics teacher." "I studied teaching, too." "What a coincidence." "What subject?" "Language." "I even practiced teaching." "You make me nervous, staring at me like that." "I just wonder..." "If the two of you are completely over..." "You treat me like your own daughter and I really appreciate that." "But Ryota isn't cut out to have a family." "I hoped having a baby would change him." "In that sense, he turned out just like his father." "I'm sorry." "No, I owe you the apology." "The subject is closed." "So, no more sushi parties." "No, let's have another one." "Can we?" "Let's go to a sushi place where they don't serve it on a conveyor belt." "Yes, next time it's my treat." "That makes me so happy." "This..." "His umbilical cord." "Shingo I kept it after we took him on his first shrine visit." "You're right." "From now on, you should keep it." "I will." "I really, just can't... understand why things turned out like this." "And look at his terrible handwriting." "We should have asked his father to write it." "He only inherited my bad handwriting." "Something just flew." "A plastic bag?" "An umbrella." "Someone's there." "Really?" "Just kidding." "Shoot." "Time for a snack?" "Yes." "A little stale." "But still tasty." "Shingo, do you remember your Grandpa?" "Yeah, he was nice to me." "But you didn't like him, right?" "Why?" "That's what Grandpa told me." "That's not true." "It's just that..." "We had a fight." "Why?" "Because..." "Probably because I became a novelist." "What do you want to be when you grow up, Shingo?" "A public servant." "Not a professional baseball player?" "I could never be that." "Why not?" "You don't know if you don't try." "I'm sure." "What did you want to be?" "Are you who you wanted to be?" "I'm not, who I want to be, yet." "But you know, it doesn't matter whether I've become what I wanted." "What matters, is to live my life trying to become what I want to be." "Is that true?" "It's true." "It's true, it's true." "It's true." "Shingo, are you in there!" "?" "It's Mom." "What are you doing?" "Come on in, Mom." "You'll be dry in here." "Come on in." "My favorite umbrella, ruined." "Let's go back, Grandma's worried." "So soon?" "This isn't how it was supposed to turn out." "That's right." "We were supposed to go right home." "That's not what I'm talking about." "It's really true." "This isn't how it was supposed to turn out." "Don't fall." "I already made up my mind." "Let us move on." "Do you understand?" "I understand." "I always understood." "Coffee at this hour will keep you up all night." "I won't sleep anyway." "That's not good for you." "You're still a child." "Not fair." "Sometimes I'm a kid, sometimes I'm a grownup." "When did I say you're a grownup?" "The other day, you told me" ""You're not a child anymore." "Pretend to enjoy yourself."" "After your date." "That's confusing, isn't it?" "You, shut up." "Did you have to bring that up now?" "What's wrong?" "I can't find my lottery tickets." "Maybe I dropped them." "Oh, just forget about them." "They're for 300 million yen." "Cut it out!" "You're not going to win, anyway!" "Silly you." "You always win at least 300 yen." "What?" "Really?" "Find them?" "Found one!" "How many, Shingo?" "Two." "Two down." "Kyoko?" "Found one." "Four more!" "...Typhoon #24 has headed north, and is now over Hokkaido..." "More than 120 people were injured across the nation, and public transportation was impacted as well." "At 9:30 pm last night, the river in the..." "See?" "You were right to spend the night." "Yes, we were." "Here." "What's that?" "It was your father's." "Your shirt hasn't dried yet." "Wear this instead." "I thought you threw them all out." "It's just, one I forgot to throw out." "It might be a little small for you but..." "It will look good on you." "Seconds?" "Yes, please." "I thought it was a lottery ticket." "Look, it's Grandma." "Time to get back to work." "This is worth... 300,000 yen." "It's a fine ink stone." "Dear, could you bring me that?" "Coming." "Your father gave it to me." "He said, "It's a first edition that will be worth a lot someday"." "My old man?" "Yeah." "He must've been so proud." ""The Empty Table"" "I heard he handed out free copies to all the neighborhood shops." "Dear, let's ask him." "You're right." "Could you autograph your book with this ink and brush?" "Sure." "You've got yourself a fine son." "Dad's here." "He's here?" "There." "Sorry to keep you waiting." "The lottery tickets are all yours." "Really?" "Yeah." "See you here again, next month." "By then, you'll pay me 150,000 yen, three months' worth." "Don't worry." "Take care, Shingo." "See you." "Bye then." "Let me carry the cleats." "At your next game, hit a home run, not a walk." "I like drawing walks." "You do?" ""What kind of future was I dreaming of" "So long to myself from yesterday" "I look above and see A vapor trail streaking by" "Where should I go home to?" "Maybe I haven't lost a thing at all" "So long to myself from yesterday" "I close my eyes and call out" "I see your face from days long past" "Hey hey I still remember you" "Hey hey I'll never forget you" "I thought I heard someone call out my name" "I turn around But you're not there" "Hey hey I still remember you" "Hey hey I'll never forget you" "Hey hey Even in times" "When I couldn't believe in myself" "You were the only one" "Who believed in me" "What kind of future Was I dreaming of" "Hello again To myself of tomorrow" "I won't be able to let myself go" "So I'll take another step forward" "Another step forward" "Just one more step forward""