"This necklace... is just a fake one." " I want this one." " Huh?" "But this is the one Taro-chan gave me on my birthday, the one truly full of memory." "Taro-chan.." "Would you please put it on me?" "Taro!" "Dinner is ready!" "Oh!" "Yes, I'll go now!" "Ah!" "What's for dinner today?" " Let's go!" " Mm!" "The two of them seemed to be having a talk." "Could it be that Taro intends to go to Tokyo?" "Go first." "Are you alright, Sis?" "What about me?" "No...but weren't you in pain earlier?" "A..aa..ahh..." "That must be because I wanted to feel more comfortable quickly." "Yes, yes...quickly." "OK, shall we eat now?" "Itadakimasu!" "I'm looking forwards to it!" "A cute baby girl is...." "Shachou, do you wish for a boy?" "Well, because Izumi and Suzu are both girls.." "you must be wishing for a boy, right?" "Well, yes..." "But for a son, we already have Taro and it's enough." " Eh?" " Our family already have both son and daughters anyway." "What's important is that the baby is healthy." "Right!" "Most important is that the baby is healthy!" " Suzu, eat your meal." " Mm!" "It's enough for tonight." "Thank you for the meal." "Suzu?" " As expected, did we guess it right?" " Shhhh!" "I changed my mind." "I shouldn't have stopped eating." "Once more..." "Itadakimasu!" " Mm!" " Hmm?" " What happened with you, Suzu?" " Delicious!" "That's strange, Suzu-chan!" "Weird!" "I ... kissed him...." "Oh, I'm still fully dressed...." "(look, she even forgot to spread her futon/mattress, LOL)" "Drink!" "Drink!" "Drink!" "This pre-celebration for the baby!" "Give me a break, Taro-kun!" "I can't drink!" "You can't drink, eh?" "Come on!" "What a pitiful father you will make!" "Taro!" "You drink too much!" "There's tomorrow too!" "See?" "Father also said the same thing!" "You two, don't say such a heartless thing!" "I too, have a night I really want to drink!" "A man who can't drink is not a real man!" "I'm a man among men so when I really want to drink, I will really drink!" "Not again, Taro-kun!" "Listen, OK?" "If you don't stop now you'll fall sick." "Right, father?" "Alright!" "Tonight, let's really drink, Taro!" "DYNAMITE!" "Let's drink!" "Let's drink!" "Come, come, let's have a toast!" "A-ahh..." "It seems that tonight I'm being rejected again." "To be honest, for me now, I think of you only as a total stranger." "Ne..." "Why did Yu-san and I got married in the first place, do you think?" "I heard that it was a pre-arrannged marriage by both sides of parents?" "Yes, originally." "However, when I left for tokyo in order to study in a Woman's College in Tokyo," "I stayed for free in Yu-san's home." "It was because our parents had a very good relationship.." "Looking smart and competent in whatever he did.... somehow Yu-san was a bit snobbish-looking." "Well, though for a girl coming from Akita, all Tokyoites look snobbish." "At first I thought he must be the kind of person hard to approach." "I didn't feel anything at all for him." "I thought in the worst case I didn't mind not marrying anyone." "Then Yu-san said .." "that I was a cheerful and cute girl." "Yu-san got quite mad about me..." "He said:" "Miwako-san is... like a sunflower." "Though usually he didn't talk much, his smiling face was very gentle..." "I fell in love with him because of that." "Oh no, why did I talk about these things?" "Even if I talk about them, it won't help anything." "Heh, I'll go home." "I have to work too tomorrow." "The bill, please." " It's OK for tonight." " Eh?" "You always came here everynight, but he made you wait in vain." "But..." "I'm also a woman even if not a great one... therefore I understood a bit of your pain." "In that case... only for tonight, let me accept your kindness." "Thank you for the free drinks." "Welcome!" "Does Miwako-san intend to stay here for so long?" "In this situation I think you should just ignore her!" "You don't think anything of her except for a complete stranger, right?" "That's true, but she said we were husband and wife." "For me she's a complete stranger, but..." "Ignore her!" "If she doesn't go home, there's no need for you to take heed of her!" "What are you so upset about?" "Did you wind up the earlier film already?" "Oh, not yet..." " What are you doing?" " I'm sorry." " Round Face!" " Hm?" "What do you intend to do if Taro's unable to get his memory back?" "I'm determined to stay here until Yu-san remember me." "If he can't remember you for a year, are you going to stay here for a year?" "Hmm.." "If he can't remember you for 10 years, are you going to stay here for 10 years?" "Does it mean that you're going to live here forever?" "I can't answer it if you ask those questions.." "I was confident that he would regain his memory if I talked a lot to him, but... it doesn't seem to be the case..." "Well, I must have more fighting spirit!" "But it must be hard on Suzu-san..." "You always talk in that direction again immediately!" "I am supporting the love you two have." "No, everyone in Tosa Shimizu is supporting your love for each other!" "It's not true!" "Why don't you just kiss her?" "Oh!" "What are you doing?" "Taro-san?" "Taro-san!" "No, no, nothing, nothing." " Huh?" " Could it be...." "No, no!" "I didn't do anything!" "I didn't kiss with Suzu!" "Heh?" " Ack!" "Heeeh?" "You did?" "!" "So you kissed her?" "No, I didn't, I didn't!" " You definitely did, right?" " I didn't!" " So you two are lovers now!" "?" " Your voice is too loud!" "Kora!" "You definitely did!" "It's just accidentally our lips touched each other." "That condition is called a kiss!" "In Japanese it's called "seppun", in English it's called "kissss"!" "KISSSSS!" " You're lovers now!" " What the heck are you doing?" "Konnichiwa." "Ah!" "Miwako-san!" "This is something I wish to share..." "In the past, Yu-san liked it." "These are meat loaves." "I borrowed the kitchen of the drinking place to make them." "I think it's pushy....please forgive me." "Mother!" "Oh, Mother!" "It's urgent!" "Izumi is going to deliver now!" "There's no need to rush like that." "Son-in-law, call the midwife now." " Midwife!" " Taro!" "Izumi's going to give birth now!" "Father, come here and help, OK?" " Please boil some water." " Oi, oi, oi!" "Really?" "James, you do the film change!" " Yes I will do that!" "Ah!" " Konnichiwa." " Hi." "Is it alright to leave this place unattended?" "Even if a man is there, there's nothing you can do." "Ah..." "I guess so." "Yu-san.." "I think... you have the obligation to face me." "Obligation?" "Do you hate getting your memory back so much?" "No.." "Are you so scared of knowing your past self?" "It's not that I'm scared..." "Do you really want that much to erase the time you spent with me in the past?" "It's not that...." "Even if I try to remember, I really can't remember." "Then even if just a little... even if just a little, could you please make more effort?" "This evening..... please spare your time to talk with me." "And then..." "And then...what?" "Please spend one night with me." "If you feel the warmth of my skin, perhaps you would remember me." "Don't run away." "Face me properly." "Utahime (The Diva)" "Episode 9" "Shimanto Taro (Nagase Tomoya)" "Kishida Suzu (Aibu Saki)" "Croissant no Matsu (Sato Ryuta)" "Jinguji-kun (Ohkura Tadayoshi)" "You did real well, Izumi." "Izumi, you did very well!" "Thank you!" "Thank you!" "You're great!" "A mother is great!" "Shinkichi-san!" "Don't cry!" "It's good that it's a healthy baby!" "He's really a cute boy!" "But it's a girl!" " What?" "So it's a girl?" " It's touching indeed." "Izumi, good job!" "You're a wonderful mother now!" " She's really small, just like a tiny monkey!" " True!" "Your face was even more red when you were born!" "Hehh?" "As I thought, Suzu is really a mountain monkey!" "Right, right, right!" "Actually..." "Mother found me in the mountain..." "and picked me up." "Nande ya nen!" "Hai!" "Taro and Suzu taro-taro rin-rin-rin!" "Actually we also picked Taro up from the river, right?" "Right!" "Taro is our son whom we picked up from the river!" "Right, right, right!" "In our family... we always picked up our kids from somewhere." "Nande ya nen!" "Hai!" "Katsuo and Hamako...we are husband and wife....for 30 years already!" "What's that?" "When did you start practicing it?" "No, no...hahaha..." " It was a long time ago, wasn't it?" " Yes, yes." "As your daughter, I'm beaten!" "True." "We must practice more!" "Yes!" "Oh, what about our dinner?" "Oh sorry, sorry..." "I was busy with the baby earlier." "I'll prepare for dinner now." "I'll help you." "Just a simple meals is fine!" "Hmhhhh..." "It seems that he's not coming tonight either." "Taro!" "I'm not running away." "Even now I still don't remember anything." "But if it's true that I have made you suffer for 10 years..." "I think I have a responsibility for that too." "It's not Yu-san who's at fault." "It's the war which is at fault." "Come, it's been quite a while since you drink with me so let's not be gloomy, OK?" "Yahhh, I'm so happy!" "Ohh.." "Suzu, what's up?" "Taro-chan isn't home, is he?" " Yes, he went to Merry's place earlier." " Eh?" "I told him to talk with her properly." "Even after knowing your old self fully... you still want to stay here, then stay here." "I think she will understand." "Suzu, where are you going?" "Oi, Merry!" "Did you hear it?" "I was an intellectual!" "Hohoho!" "But you changed this much!" "Making me think perhaps you're originally the person you are now!" "It must be because I studied all the time" "So this must be a rebound effect!" "Yes!" "You always studied and studied and studied!" "That's really creepy!" "Hahaha!" "No, you were not creepy!" "I heard that a person who was his former wife appeared..." "Will his memory return as they're talking to each other?" "Is there any sign of that?" "In summer, Taro-chan participated in Nodojiman Contest, right?" "I've never seen him singing like that before, so I was very surprised." "However, Taro-chan himself was not troubled by the fact that he played the guitar." "So Taro did not question that fact about himself?" "Yes." "Then possibly... his present and past are mixed up." "Eh?" "That, or... perhaps he forgets that he can't play the guitar." "Is that... what Kamayazu Sensei said in the past... that if his memory returned, he might forget his present life?" "Such things might accumulate one over another, and gradually he might forget his present life." "The curfew is 7 PM but I Sabako-san agreed to give me an exception!" "Really?" "This is my room." "Come in, come in!" " Ouch!" " Ouch!" "Are you OK?" "Shiii...shill...." "OK, good night." "Eh?" "Aren't you going to stay over?" "Since you're here anyway, why don't you stay?" "No..." "Excuse me..." "Wait!" "Stay here." "Please stay." "I can't do that." "Why?" "Because for me... to know my old self of the past... and to build a new relationship from now on .... are two different things." "Sad to hear that..." " I am sorry" " No, it's OK, it's OK." "That serious part is so like Yu-san." "Good night then." "Good night." "Thank you for coming to see me tonight." "That upright part in facing me properly is also so like Yu-san." "Bye!" "Oyabun, please take care!" "So you came here especially to greet me." "Yes." "Are you really... going to be in the underworld under Hisamatsu?" "I want to be the #1 underworld member in Japan there is a girl I want to make happy." "therefore, risking my life I want to be the #1 man in Japan." "Risking my life, I want to love that girl." "I won't give you any bad advice." " Don't do it." " Eh?" "You don't suit to be in the underworld." "One day you might get shot, so you must avoid that from happening." "Hisamatsu Aniki won't let it happen, he likes me." "I too, have thought of letting you get shot, if necessary." "Please value your life, Matsu." "I...." "I am determined to go to you anytime Oyabun orders me too!" "I will never forget that I am indebted to your kindness to me." "Even until now, you have been so kind to such a stupid and useless person like me." "Thank you so very much!" "He's really a stupid man." "Really!" "I brought this for the the baby celebration!" "Wow, it's great!" "Thank you!" "It's very big!" "Geruman, I am touched!" "I am the one catching it you know!" "I learned fishery very fast!" " Don't be so smug!" " It hurts!" "Don't hit me!" "If you hit people you'll turn to look like a burl!" "(= yellowtail fish)" "Looking like a fish?" "Hahaha!" "Have you decided on the name for the baby?" "Actually I'm thinking....." "Perhaps it's better to consider the number of strokes in the kanji." "Ou, Geruman!" "Are you going to watch the movie?" "Of course I will!" " Isn't it a new movie from today?" " Yes, it will start soon." "I'd better secure a seat now!" "Yaaah what should I do?" "I really can't make a decision now." "Moreover, the name will be for life..." "If it was me, it'll be "Akira" for a boy and "Ruriko" for a girl." "Ah, could it be..." "Kobayashi Akira and Asaoka Ruriko, right?" " Nikatsu action movie, eh?" " Aren't they cool names?" "I thought it'd be "Tough Guy Yujiro", but it's "Mighty Guy Akira", eh?" "Yes!" "For a girl... it should be"Buriko"!" "(buri = yellowtail fish)" "Sabako-san!" "(saba = mackerel)" "Buriko?" "(it's a ridiculous name)" "Or, "Ajiko" (aji = a jack fish)" "The kid would be pitiable to have such a name." "Why?" "What's wrong with having "Sabako" as my name?" "!" "By the way, do you want to have children?" "Well, someday in the future." " With whom do you want to have children?" " Huh?" "With whom do you want to have children?" "!" "What are you getting so excited about?" "!" "You!" "As my employee, how dare you say your opinion against me!" "Hah?" "!" "What did you come here for, Sabako?" " To watch the movie...the movie." " Whatever!" "Go now, go, hurry!" "You too, James!" "Go!" "Hhhh, really!" " Taro-chan, hora!" "It's almost time." " Ah, right, right." "Miwako-san?" "I am sorry." "I was thinking of dropping by." "But I still have some works to do..." "I'll come again later." " Ano..." " Hai?" "Would you mind giving me a few moments?" " Have a seat." " Thank you." "I am sorry, to have bothered you at work." "No, it's me to say sorry." "It must have been a nuisance to have a person like me appearing here all of a sudden." "From everyone's point of view, it's still a question too whether I'm really his wife or not." "About Taro..." "Ack, do you mind if I call him "Taro"?" "Because for me, he has always been Taro." "Of course I don't mind." "For these 10 years, Taro's mind has been troubled." "Usually he's very spirited... and say silly things noisily, but... as expected, at some flashing moments he would be anxious and worried." "wondering who he was originally." "All of us pretended not to see it... because to be honest, we didn't know what we should do." "He's a person who for these 10 years had been suffering about that uncertainty." "Therefore, I want him to be happy." "I want him to live a life free of such worries in his heart." "Therefore... if for Taro real happiness is to go to Tokyo with Miwako-san..." "I don't have any intention to hinder him." "This is not a lie." "Thank you." "Thank you for saving Yu-san's life, thank you for always taking such a good care of Yu-san." "Thank you very much!" "Good bye." "What did you come here for?" "Eh?" "Did you come just to see Taro?" "Or, did you come to take Taro back with you?" "If in any case you have no courage to seriously take Taro back with you, you will only hurt yourself." "In that case, it's better for you to go home." " Oi!" "Matsu!" " Hai!" "I heard that you're quite effective with various things in Tosa Shimizu?" "Well, yes!" "All the people in Tosa Shimizu are quite scared of me!" " Good!" "Collect some money for me then!" " Huh?" "From now on we'll dominate Shikoku, then we'll land in Honshu, and soon, we'll conquer the whole Japan!" "For that, we need money!" "However much it is, it won't ever be enough!" "You knew it, didn't you?" "Yes, I know." "If you're effective there, then extort a lot of money from them, OK?" " OK?" "!" " Haaa!" " Well, do your best!" " Do your best!" "In the end, what name did you give the baby?" "What about "Hana"?" "(= flower)" "So it's Hana-chan?" "Thats's a nice name!" "We gave the name hoping that the baby will become a sucessful person." "(flower blooms = success)" "Hm?" "Did Shachou give the name?" " No." " No, I'm the one giving the name." "Why's that?" "!" "It's already decided that the grandfather will give the name for the baby, isn't it?" "Eh?" "Since when it's decided?" " This is the tradition here, isn't it?" " Eh?" "Tradition?" "Yes, it happened previously, didn't it?" "Previously..?" "Previously?" "Who gave birth to a baby previously?" "Really..." "Huh?" "Someone gave birth to a baby previously, right?" "Taro-chan?" "Sensei, you shouldn't have rushed, neglecting the tradition of this family!" "No...but..." "Shachou too, why didn't you give her the name "Ruriko" which I recommended!" "Mm..." "I already said "Ruriko" is good, didn't I?" "Well...when Taro has a daughter, you can name her "Ruriko", can't you?" "That's true..." "Ah, time for work!" "Thank you for the meals!" "I'm sorry." "I didn't know that there was such a tradition in the Kishida family..." "There's no such tradition!" "Could it be that Taro-chan... perhaps.." "is mixing up this family with his own in the past..." "Is it alright to let Taro as he is now..." "to make him work here?" "I think he will make a decision by himself." "Besides, he seems to gradually remember the past." "I feel sad...." "If Taro leaves us..." "Don't say more that that!" "Don't say more that that!" "Did something unusual happen with him today?" "No, nothing." "He's as usual, I think." "It's impossible that he'll forget this present life." "Even if his memory is back, as long as he does not forget us all..." "Taro will remain to stay here, I think." "Will he?" "Suzu-chan.." "I have no idea how deep the relationship was between Taro-kun and Miwako-san... however.." "in my case, if I had a mysterious past and in that past I was married to someone else... even so, I would certainly choose..." "well, perhaps it's a natural thing, but..." "I would certainly choose my present life, I think." "Really?" "Are you having restraints towards Miwako-san?" "I.... received a protective charm from Miwako-san..." "At that time, we didn't know yet about this matter..." " I'll keep that charm for you!" " Eh?" "You have loved Taro for such a long time." "There's no need for you to have restraints towards anyone!" "Suzu-chan!" "This is what I think: at this moment, it is very important for Suzu-chan and Taro-kun to be lovers." "Besides, for Taro-kun now, Miwako-san is a total stranger." "Do your best, Suzu-chan!" "Suzu!" "Don't make yourself regret it later!" "Yes, but..." "I understood, but..." "How do people in this world become lovers?" "Why does everyone do it so well?" "No, when I was going to approach Izumi as lovers..." "I had to collect as much as my courage, you know!" "Everyone too, they are all collecting their courage gradually bit by bit, you know!" "It is my first time hearing Onisan say such a good thing like now!" "Hehhhh?" "Don't I always say good things?" "It will be alright." "Alright!" "Taro-chan!" " What?" " Come here!" "What is it?" "Look, what's this?" "Ou!" "There's a letter inside!" " A letter?" " Mm!" "This is.... a letter someone floated onto the sea to convey his thoughts to some unknown people somewhere." "Heeeh?" "But why do you know it?" "Has your memory returned or something?" "No, no....it was shown in a movie earlier." "I wonder what it says..." "Where are you now?" "Even now, I'm still thinking of you." "I believe that you are still alive living somewhere." "I will always wait for you." "I am touched.." "The person who wrote this really wants to meet him, didn't she?" "(=the language is of a woman's, check the complete letter at the end of this episode)" "This letter is really full of love." "Alright!" "Let's float it again onto the sea.." "so that it can reach him!" "Yes, good." "Ei!" "What's wrong?" "I wonder if there's someone worrying about me." "Then let me write a letter for you!" "After Suzu grow up... and have someone very precious to you, write a letter for him." "Ou, Shachou!" "Today are we going to drink here?" "Hm?" "What's wrong?" " Taro..." " Yes?" "Perhaps... your memory is in the process of returning." "Eh?" "About the tradition you said earlier, there's no such thing in the Kishidas." "Umm..." "I don't understand what Shachou means." "In this family, it doesn't matter whoever will give the name of the baby." "You're not convinced, are you?" "But this is a reality." "This is..." " a happy thing." " Huh?" "It means that even if my memory is back, I didn't forget my life here, right?" "If without forgetting my present life I can regain my memory..." " that's really a happy thing!" " But.." "Let me go to check with her if there's really such a tradition in my past family." "I want to make sure whether my memory is getting back or not." "I'll go now to check with her." "Taro!" "Then are you... are you...going to remain here?" "Of course!" " Welcome!" " Ou!" "Taro!" "Oh, so everyone's here?" "Merry!" "Where's she?" "I think she's come soon." "Taro!" "The sea will be rough tomorrow." "Let's drink tonight!" "Come here, hurry!" "Ou!" "Alright!" "Let me drink 3 cups in a row to get into the mood!" "Ojou!" "Return to Tokyo, and take Yuichi-kun along with you." "Huh?" "Pack up your things!" "Hurry!" "Uncle!" "Please don't decide things by yourself!" "Take him with you even if by force." "What are you saying?" "When I go into the political world, I'm thinking of involving Yuichi-kun." "He's an excellent man; from the start he's a man destined to shine." "How was it?" "It's a good idea, isn't it?" "It might be true, but..." "If he lives in his former house again, stay in a familiar place, and meet with his former friends, his memory might be revived." "Think well about it." "For Yuichi-kun, it should be a lot happier for him to live in Tokyo than in here!" "I guess so." "Should I just put this in his room?" " For Taro-chan " "Oh!" "It's open." "Heh, Ojou!" "Wait here." "I'll ask Yuichi-kun to come here now." "What is it, Ojou?" "What's wrong?" " Uncle.." " Heh?" "I'll return to Tokyo alone." "What are you saying?" "About him, he has his own life now." "Ojou!" "In this town, he is now living happily with the people here." "Although in form he is Yu-san, but he is a completely different person now." "It might be true, but..." "Even if I force him to go back with me, nothing good will come out for both of us in the future." "Do you intend never to see him anymore?" "Just when he was found still alive!" "Just when you could meet him again!" "Do you intend to make it your last time seeing him?" "If by some chance his memory returns, he might go back by himself." "Is that good enough for you?" "Are you going to wait until it happens?" "Maybe I can't wait!" "Who knows if some good man appears...." "Don't you care for Yuichi-kun anymore?" "!" "With your husband there in front of you... don't you bother with him anymore?" "I ..." "Don't you love Yuichi-kun anymore?" "Don't you feel anything anymore for Yuichi-kun?" "How can I not having any feeling for him?" "How can I not love him?" "That's impossible!" "I..." "I have always loved Yu-san!" "Since I received the notice of his death until now more than 10 years later, I've always .... ...I've always loved Yu-san!" ""Is he living somewhere?"" ""Is he going to appear unexpectedly?"" "I've lived with such thoughts occupying in my mind." "wondering if he will return home looking exactly just like he was then, laughing.." "I've lived with such thoughts occupying in my mind." "When I first talked with Yu-san," "Yu-san said this to me..." "Keep on loving, keep on loving someday you will certainly meet the man you keep on loving." "I thought how true it was.... because the man being talked about was there right in front of my eyes!" "Yu-san really appeared in front of me, laughing!" "That was a shock which I could hardly believe!" "I was sitting here..." "I froze, not knowing anything anymore..." "I was struck dumb, not knowing what was said nor remember anything...." "I ...." "I ...." "I thought what a happy person I was!" "If that's so..." "If that's so, take him home!" "However, even so, it won't make anyone happy." "He doesn't remember me anymore." "Moreover, there's another girl he loves." "About Sakura ... did you tell him about Sakura?" "Just as it is now, I will raise her by myself." "Why didn't you tell him properly?" "!" "Sakura is... your daughter and Yuichi-kun's daughter!" "Sakura already thinks... that her father is dead." "Ojou..." "I just need to raise her as I have been doing till now!" "Ojou!" "Taro-chan... has a daughter...." "Ah!" "Ano..." "Good bye!" "Complete content of letter in the bottle:" "(it could be from Miwako to Yu-san) ...... -san, Where are you now?" "Even now, I'm still thinking of you." "I believe that you are still alive living somewhere." "I will always wait for you." "I want to see you." "The war has already ended." "Believing that one day I can live with you again, I live cheerfully everyday." "I miss your laughing face." "Please come back." "I am waiting for you."