""Flowers"" "1936" " Apr" "Rin?" "He's leaving now" "Rin?" "Yes, I'm coming" "She'll be here any moment" "That's all right" "I'm sure things are quite hectic" "Miss Rin, take good care of my son, Wabisuke" "Until tomorrow, then" "Hey!" "How dare you pout at him!" "Can't even greet him properly?" "But dear..." "I'm sorry, Father" "Hey!" "You didn't raise her right!" "I'm sorry" "Sis" "You don't want to get married?" "Mieko" "Do what your mommy tells you, okay?" "Okay" "Here, Mom Thanks" "It's a feast, Dad" "Tomorrow's a special day" "Let's eat" "What's wrong?" "You've all grown so much" "It'll be our last time at the shrine together" "Don't say that, Mom." "We'll go to the shrine again" "Don't kid yourself" "You're getting married off" "You're leaving our family" "It wasn't my decision" "Still complaining?" "Enough, already!" "Dear..." "Shut up!" "You pampered Rin too much" "Shouldn't have sent her to girls' school" "Dammit!" "Mom" "Is this how it should be?" "Your father thinks very highly of Wabisuke, so don't worry" "Do you do everything Dad asks you to do?" "He's not wrong about this, you know" "All done" "I'll miss you" "And so will your father" "You think?" "Of course" "Rin sure looks pretty" "Thank you" "It's me" "Yes, dear" "Well done" "I'd be proud to send her anywhere" "Fumie, she looks just like you when you were younger" "I could never be like Mom" "What?" "I just can't do this" "It's too late for that!" "Trying to humiliate me?" "It wasn't my decision" "How dare you!" "You're selfish, Father!" "Don't you care how I feel?" "Rin!" "2009" " May" "It's time." "To the stage, please" "Hello?" "It's Dad." "Do you have a moment?" "Sure" "Are you doing well?" "Well, same as always" "What's the matter?" "Look, your grandmother..." "She won't last much longer" "In Mourning" "92 years-old, huh?" "She had a full life" "She sure was modern, reading books, going to plays..." "Grandma was beautiful in her young days" "This family's had generations of lookers" "Kei, your mom Sato was beautiful, too, wasn't she?" "So I've heard" "Oh, that's right, you'd never met your mom" "I've seen her in all the photos" "Dear, you shouldn't bring her up around Kei" "It's okay, Auntie" "Honey" "He wants Mommy instead" "Gosh, you're such a baby" "Sis, can you take over?" "Excuse me" "He's an adorable kid" "Kei's such a mother now, huh?" "Open your mouth wide" "Yummy!" "Kana, been a while since you've been back" "Doing well in Tokyo?" "Well, I suppose..." "That's good" "Grandma Rin was so happy when you became a pianist" "And you're pretty as always." "Sure impressive!" "Say, Kei..." "Yes?" "When's the next baby coming?" "Uncle, that's sexual harassment" "If you say so" "Dad, let me do that" "No, I'm used to it" "Kei sure looks happy" "Yeah, they're managing all right" "No special man for you?" "Where's Mom and Dad?" "Over there" "Want me to read it?" "Poron kept running, day and night" "After circling Earth, he saw the ranch in his village" "Ranch?" "Right" "After completing the run, Poron was exhausted" "That's when the evening star said..." "The evening star said...?" "You've worked hard." "Now I shall grant your wish" "Suddenly, wings grew on Poron's back" "Look, I'm flying!" "Poron glided with joy through the evening sky" "The evening star said," "All your hard work has been answered" "Sis" "He's asleep" "Keita's grown so big" "He's a great drawer, too." "I think he's a genius" "Or maybe I'm just doting" "Why not?" "Even the smallest things... just feel special when it's him doing them" "Strange, huh?" "Twinkle twinkle little star" "How I wonder what you are" "Up above the world so high..." "How's your boyfriend doing?" "We broke up" "How come?" "He dumped me because I'm getting old" "You shouldn't smoke, you know" "I don't smoke around others" "That's not the issue" "You should quit" "Why?" "You're pregnant, right?" "What're you going to do?" "I don't know" "1 969" " Jul" "I don't understand" "You see..." "I want us to be together" "You mean... getting married?" "No?" "It's just..." "I promise to take care of you!" "Besides, since you're already 27, you should probably settle down soon" "Right?" "So..." "I'm leaving" "Endo Residence" "The Garden of Ecstasy By Sotaro Endo" "A Ripe Tropical Night" "Seduction to Desire" "He sounds like a nice guy." "His name's Kikuchi?" "It's ridiculous Why?" "It means I'd have to quit work" "You've always been progressive." "What does he do, anyway?" "He writes for a weekly" "Says he's an aspiring novelist" "Then he's my competitor" "Not erotic novels" "Deep down, you were happy to be proposed to, right?" "Of course not" "You sure?" "But you usually don't mention the things that bother you" "I guess you're a girl, after all" "Enough talking!" "I need you to write!" "Yes, yes" "I get distracted with you around" "Without me here, you don't write!" "Yes, yes" "One yes is enough!" "Tokyo Cultural Publishing" "I'm back!" "Welcome back" "Did he finish the draft?" "Sorry, not yet." "I'll get it tomorrow for sure" "Just use your female wiles" "Wear a skirt and he'll finish the draft in no time" "Or will it slow him down instead?" "Female wiles, you said?" "Ow!" "What'd you do that for?" "Is this what you want?" "You bitch!" "Want another?" "Shut up, you're just a woman!" "Just a woman?" "Let go!" "This is why you're still single!" "Women today can take care of themselves!" "Cool your head, okay?" "I don't care if you're male or female." "You're just a pain" "Midori!" "The Rear Window Bar" "What an asshole!" "It's a publishing company!" "They're supposed to be progressive, not discriminatory!" "What a joke!" "You won't find gender equality in any Japanese workplace" "God, it's so depressing" "Can I take this anymore?" "Maybe I should just quit" "That's a great idea!" "You should just quit!" "That job has unpredictable hours." "It's not suitable for women" "Why should I have to quit?" "Huh?" "Why can't women have jobs like that?" "You're just like all my co-workers!" "But you just said you wanted to quit" "C'mon, I'll make you happy!" "You won't regret it" "So just quit your job and come live with..." "I'm leaving Why?" "Wait, Midori..." "What the..." "What did I...?" "Wait..." "Quit being so testy" "Kikuchi is too old-fashioned and short-sighted" "He's so unmanly!" "Contradicting yourself" "Say something?" "Oh no, nothing at all" "Oh well, summer vacation starts next week" "Maybe I'll go back home" "Sounds good, go relax" "Take one of my books as a souvenir." "I'll autograph it" "That perverted stuff?" "No way" "Why don't you stop writing erotica and get back to real literature?" "I thought your earlier works were quite good" "Midori Yes?" "Mind leaving for today?" "But I'm still..." "I get distracted with you around" "I'm home!" "You're back" "Hi sis" "You're here already" "Yup, just got here" "Oh, I pulled out the [yukata] for you to wear" "Thanks" "I'm jealous, sis." "You're going to the festival?" "Yeah, we're going to the shrine now" "Wish I could go!" "Then hurry home, Sato" "I'll be there tomorrow" "Give Mom and Kaoru my regards" "Okay, bye" "Sato's coming tomorrow" "The three of us together at last" "Mom will be happy" "Let's hurry before the fair ends" "Mom just started singing lessons" "She's a bundle of energy, huh?" "Hey, look!" "So beautiful..." "I wonder if it's this beautiful where he's gone to" "Kaoru" "Aren't you lonely by yourself?" "Uncle said lots of men have been asking to be introduced to you" "But you've been declining them, right?" "Kaoru" "1964" " Sep" "Hit my head when the train lurched" "Hiroshi, won't you catch a cold?" "I'm fine" "I hope so" "Hey..." "You're from Tokyo, aren't you?" "How did you know?" "I knew it immediately because you're so pretty" "Tokyo, huh?" "Are you on vacation?" "Yes" "It's our honeymoon" "What?" "Then you should take a picture in front of the inn" "Great view of the sea." "It's gorgeous" "It's worth a picture" "Sure" "Welcome" "We'll take your luggage" "This way, please" "Our guests are here" "Please, come in" "Would you like dinner now?" "Yes, that'd be..." "Actually, we'll take a bath first" "Certainly." "We'll bring your dinner later" "Enjoy" "Smells good" "You feel warm" "Kaoru?" "Yes?" "I forgot the soap" "Don't they have one there?" "Can't find any" "Throw me one" "What?" "Toss me the soap" "Here it comes" "I hope you enjoyed the meal" "I'm home" "Flip that one, too" "Ouch!" "Don't laugh!" "Please, let me through!" "Can you stand closer?" "Thanks" "For you, too" "Here you go Thanks" "Sis" "Is marriage a good thing?" "Sure, it's great." "Why do you ask?" "Well..." "You see..." "Why are you crying?" "I don't know" "Someone proposed to you?" "And you like him?" "Yeah" "Then there's no reason to hesitate" "I know, but..." "I don't know what I'm supposed to do" "You're such a pain!" "Everyone says that" "Sorry to bring this up..." "Look, you're a mess now" "You took after your mother." "You have the same streak in you" "You think so?" "To love someone... is truly amazing, you know" "Yeah" "Gosh, I'm so jealous of you!" "Huh?" "Anyway, drink" "Thanks" "Still?" "You know, even though your posture is terrible, your handwriting is excellent" "Is it?" "When you first wrote me about doing a serial, your grammar was awful, but the handwriting was beautiful" "Nothing wrong with contradictions" "It's the things that don't quite make sense... that make people and life interesting" "Right" "By the way, what's with the sudden makeover?" "I decided to be a truly strong woman instead of just pretending" "On closer examination, you're quite a looker" "Want to date me?" "No thank you" "Excuse me, can I get another jelly?" "What?" "Hello, everyone" "Why try to be feminine now?" "You don't look too bad, though" "Thank you" "Midori" "Yes?" "Someone named Kikuchi" "Thank you" "Hello?" "Sure" "I'm doing well" "Here you go Thank you" "Again?" "Yeah" "One, two, three!" "Keita, come" "Stopped raining" "Can I get a cigarette?" "You don't smoke" "Please" "You shouldn't be smoking" "Take care of your health" "When your mother decided to have Kei, she looked radiant, just truly radiant" "Seeing her like that, I couldn't say no anymore" "I don't regret it" "Now I have both Kei and Keita in my life" "I suppose that's how life just keeps going" "Memorial tablet" "Grandma's so... tiny now" "Should I make you some tea?" "No, I'll do it myself" "Better get used to living alone" "Sorry, I'm so late!" "1977" " Sep" "The things that brought me joy" "The things that brought me laughter" "I'll remember them forever" "Kana, would you prefer a brother or a sister?" "I want an older sister" "What?" "That's impossible, sweetie" "I see, an older sister, huh?" "What do you say we get Kana to start piano lessons?" "Piano, huh?" "Let's switch" "She does like the piano" "Maybe she'll be a pianist?" "You're just doting on her" "Say..." "Yeah?" "You saw the doctor today, right?" "How'd it go?" "Um..." "Would you be able to go to the hospital?" "What?" "The doctor wants to talk to you, too" "Don't worry, everything turned out okay when we had Kana, too" "I'm sure I'll be fine" "Thank you" "Please..." "Let's not go through with it" "The doctor's discouraging it" "You might not be so lucky this time" "But..." "Look..." "We have Kana already" "She's a great kid" "She gives us all the joy we need" "Is Sato Miyazawa here?" "Yes" "Remember when we took Kana to the beach last year?" "Yeah" "It was her first time seeing the ocean, so she was shocked" "Wow, it's so big!" "she said" "She ran around, overjoyed" "I remember that" "But this baby hasn't seen anything" "There's this beautiful world just outside" "The baby can't wait to come out and meet the three of us" "And yet..." "we're going to prevent that?" "I'm just... worried about your health" "I want to show this baby the world" "If I decide to not keep it," "I'll probably never be able to smile again" "I'm home" "Hey!" "You're early" "Hey, why is this open?" "You'll catch a cold" "I'm fine, I've lived here long enough to know" "Not you, Dad." "I'm talking about your pregnant daughter" "Oh" "So how's she doing?" "How should I know?" "I'm a guy" "Gosh, you're worthless" "Hi" "Oh, good to see you, Kei" "I can barely play now" "Want some tea?" "Sure" "I'll make dinner tonight" "Okay" "So I tell uncle, Something on the board changed" "There used to be a knight there" "Then he plays innocent, Oh, is that right?" "I tell him, It must be somewhere..." "Say, can I see what's in your hand?" "And there it was, the knight!" "Oh, that uncle..." "Hello?" "Keita?" "What did you eat today?" "What?" "Fish?" "I'm proud of you!" "Good job, Keita!" "Your grandpa said good job!" "Wanna talk to him?" "I'll put him on" "Hey, it's Grandpa." "So you ate fish, huh?" "Ooh, almost forgot to do the bookkeeping" "What is it?" "Oh, just noticing that you always seem to enjoy everything" "Well, it's fun" "Dinner was delicious, and the hot bath was great" "Aren't you enjoying your life?" "You're about to be a mother" "I dunno" "How come?" "Can I really do this?" "You'll be fine." "Even I'm doing it" "This child won't have a father" "So what?" "You decided to do this yourself" "Figured it'd be my last chance to have a baby" "And I can't do piano anymore" "Hm" "Am I getting the maternity blues?" "Can't talk to Dad about it, so I unloaded on you" "Sorry" "Good night" "It's premature labor" "We'll have to keep her here, but she's past 34 weeks, so even if the baby's born early, it should be fine..." "What about the mother?" "If there's any risk, save the mother" "It's just that there were complications with her mother" "Dad, wait" "I'm sorry" "I'm sorry for being so insensitive to you" "Telling him to save the mother..." "Don't worry, I'm fine" "I thought about that a lot when I was a kid" "That Mom wouldn't have died if she didn't have me" "That I shouldn't have been born" "But now I'm determined to live for Mom, too" "That's why everything is fun" "Just living is fun for me" "All thanks to Mom" "Here" "How to Name Your Baby" "Maternity Passbook" "Dear Kana and Kei" "Kana, you're about to get a little sister" "We decided to name her Kei" "It means beautiful" "Kana, please show Kei how wide the sea is" "Show her how blue the sky is" "All that you think is beautiful, delicious, wonderful... you can show Kei" "You see, there's a chance I won't be able to do so" "Kei," "I'm sure you'll be a kind girl" "I know, because you've already brought me so much joy" "Kana, can you fold this, too?" "Aisei General Hospital" "Right now, I couldn't be happier" "Between your father and Kana, and now Kei..." "I've been blessed with a family that's like no other" "Know that we'll be together forever and ever" "Kana, Kei... thank you for being my children" "And now," "I'm starting a family, too" "What?" "Delivery room" "Rin, don't trip" "I know" "Mommy!" "Here" "Thanks" "That a girl!" "It sounds great" "Rin!" "So glad I found you" "I figured you'd be here" "Your father's worried, too" "Mom, are you happy you married Dad?" "Of course" "Together, we had three amazing children and started a wonderful family" "If I didn't marry your father, you wouldn't be here" "Your father's just a little heavy-handed" "He's actually a deeply kind man" "All we could think about... was raising you three" "Now, it's your turn" "Can I really do this?" "Absolutely" "You're my daughter, after all" "I'm sorry, Father" "Are you hungry?" "I'm fine" "Take care of your health" "Father..." "For so long, you've cared for me" "Thank you for everything" "Father..." "[Banzai] !" "I will take care of you" "It's a beautiful day, you know" "Nice breeze coming in" "Say, let's take a break and walk to the beach" "Yu Aoi" "Kyoko Maya" "Takahiro Miura" "Sansei Shiomi" "Yuko Takeuchi" "Takao Osawa" "Rena Tanaka" "Junichi Komoto" "Hiroyuki Nagato" "Yukie Nakama" "Yoshihiko Inohara" "Kyoka Suzuki" "Mitsuru Hirata" "Ryoko Hirosue" "Taro Suruga" "Screenplay Amane Fujimoto Yuiko Miura" "Directed by Norihiro Koizumi" "English subtitles Taro Goto"