"Kakeru, Emii." "Smile, smile." "Alright, I'm going to take it." "Alright, I'm going to take it." "[Can you imagine the future of you and your family right now?" "]" "Yes, cheese." "[Can you imagine the future of you and your family right now?" "]" "[Can you imagine the future of you and your family right now?" "]" "How silly." "We force ourselves and pretend to be close." "God!" "May the cherry blossoms not bloom next year!" "May my family be wrecked!" "This town too..." "May it disappear too!" "Based on newest near-future prediction and coverage, a story written on a family 15 years later [2030 Kanata no Kazoku]" "First of all, will you please tell me your name?" "And your age too, please." "If you don't mind, please tell me your occupation too." "No, I don't intend to pry into your affairs." "I just want to know more about you." "Right now, is there anything that's troubling you?" "Have you laughed out loud recently?" "This may be none of my business, but were you lonely last night?" "If you'd like, please talk thoroughly with your new family, Naruhodo." "Good work today." "These are all the returned goods?" "Yes." "I'll send them to the warehouse by the end of the month." "Don't go easy on this just because it's your own proposal." "Ah!" "Um... may I take this one here which was used as the demo?" "Go ahead." "Don't you have better ideas?" "You can consult me." "That's what he said..." "I see." "Alright~" "This is my home." "A sharehouse for people below 35 years old." "This will be your home from today onwards." "I see." "Thank you for your help." "You're welcome." "It's Ogiwara." "Are you in?" "Yes." "I'll open the door." " Welcome home." "May I have a moment?" " Sure." "Come in, come in." " You're moving house tomorrow, right?" " Yes, early in the morning..." " Oh, this?" "This didn't sell at all..." " It's Naruhodo." "We have a mountain of returned goods." "Production was stopped 3 months after release." " Because of that, I was nearly fired." " Hello?" "Good work today." "Who are you?" "Me?" "I'm Kakeru-kun's sharemate... a friend." "I see." "Even Kakeru-san has a friend too." "I'm relieved." "I thought this was a good project though." ""A new family who listens to you earnestly."" "Thank you very much." "Misae-san, please work hard over there too." "It may be a little far, but good for you that you found a job opening for a teacher." "There's something I want to show you." "Haruna-chou, which was on the verge of disappearing in the past." "5 years ago, it was revived as Mama Eden, a paradise to raise children." "In the rich nature, children can be raised... in a convenient and excellent environment." "People moving from Tokyo area continues to increase." "Not only the single mothers with children, but also the women who hopes to give birth within 3 years after moving here..." "There are various incentives like free rental of residences and... payment of special allowance." "This is amazing." "Giving incentives to women who intend to give birth." "But that's because Tokyo doesn't have money so they will need the courage to give birth." "Well..." " Hey, Kakeru-kun." " Yes." " I want a child." " Huh..." "Will you help me?" " Eh?" " Ah... don't misunderstand." "I don't mean now." "It can be in the future." "Even if I say that, within a year over there..." "Can you give me a moment?" "Eh... no... why me?" "Eh?" "I mean... eh?" "We're not even dating, you know?" " Right." " "Right"...?" "That is... um..." "Have a seat." "I don't exactly love you to death, Kakeru-kun." "But I don't dislike you either." "Somehow, I feel I can trust you." "If I want to give birth, I want to give birth to a child who's like you." " Hmm?" "In other words..." " Yes." "That means... rather than me, you would be fine with someone who's like me?" "Well, I guess so." "Raising a child together or wanting to become a family together..." "It's not like that." "Ah, yes." "I will contact you again over there." " What the heck was that?" " What's wrong?" "Even though she doesn't even like me, she wants to give birth to my child." "On top of that, there are various incentives..." "Hey..." "I should be angry, right?" "Kakeru-san, you don't like her?" "Eh?" "If you like her, you don't have to refuse her." "No, it's not as simple as giving a "yes" or "no"." "A child that's born will be my child, after all." "Will you be troubled because your own child is born?" " I mean, I have responsibility." " I see." "Does that mean taking responsibility is troubling?" "I didn't say that..." "In the first place, it's selfish." "Saying she just wants a child, even though she has no intention of becoming a family..." "What is a family?" "Eh?" "I don't know." "I'll be in the headquarters in Singapore from June onwards." "Oh my, the headquarters?" "That's amazing." "Seems like she has gotten ahead of the other newcomers." "Skipping grades and going to France and India for exchange certainly paid off." "As expected of Emii." "She's my grandchild indeed." "Ha ha ha!" "I don't really care for that though..." "Hey, shall we take the chance to put an end to this?" "Put an end to what?" "I mean, shall we stop gathering once a year like this?" "Mom has already left the house for 10 years." "They're officially divorced too." "Grandpa and Grandma..." "It's been 3 years since you went over there." "Kakeru-chan and I have been living by ourselves for a long time too." "I'm just about to go overseas." "This is a good chance, isn't it?" "It's true that you'll be far away..." "But suddenly proposing to stop this is a little..." "Yes." "Even if you can't come next year, we can gather when you return to Japan..." "Even if you say that, we have no idea when it's going to be." "Gathering like this once every year, on a fixed date..." "There's a point to it because everyone is here, isn't it?" "But rather than forcing ourselves to gather, isn't it better if we meet only when we want to?" "Right, Kakeru-chan?" "Don't call me Kakeru-chan." "No..." "I can't call you Onii-chan at this age now." "For me..." "Either way is fine." "In the end, you didn't make yourself clear." " Then, shall we take a majority vote?" " Majority vote?" "With 6 people?" "I was joking." "That may not be a bad idea." "Shall we try that?" "Resolution for the dissolution of the Itakura family." " Dissolution...?" " What on earth is that?" "Ah... it's not like we're deciding if we won't ever meet again." "Let's just do this casually." "Look, we did that often in the past, right?" "Who wants to have curry?" "Me~" "Who want to have a handroll?" "Me~" "Don't put us together with curry and sushi." "It's better to do this with a slight joking spirit." " Hey..." " Alright, shall we?" "Well then, everyone." "People who agree with the dissolution of the Itakura family, please raise your hand!" "Jeez... that's unfair." "Then, I shall rephrase my question." "People who think that it's necessary to gather once a year, please raise your hand." "Every time I come here, the number of people decreases." "This town is dying, huh?" "Was that really alright?" "In that case, why don't you go back now, gather everyone back, and say, "No matter how hard it is, our family should always gather~!"" "This is common, isn't it?" "Leaving the house one by one for work or school." "We're just scattered, that's all." "It's a miracle we managed to gather once every year to today." "But that wasn't a good way to decide it." "I don't want to be swung around by something vague." "It's been 3 years since then, huh..." "I didn't contact anyone, and..." "No one contacted me either..." "In short, does that mean I no longer have a family?" "If you think you have, you have one." "If you think you don't, you don't." "You're just saying whatever suits you." "That is a difficult question to answer so please find your own answer." "In the end, you say that?" "Calling Itakura Emii." "Itakura Emii's number is currently unreachable." "[Eternal City]" " Grandpa!" " Oh, Kakeru!" " "Grandpa" is a taboo word here." " Taboo word?" "Yes." "All the people who live here are over 75 years old." "We don't ask each other our age." "It's taboo to treat us as elderly." "Oh, I'm sorry." "Thank you." "Thanks for your patronage." " Is everything okay?" " Yes, it's fine." "Has it been 2 years?" "No, it's been 3 years." "I never came here before so I just wondered how you're doing." "Oh!" "You can see for yourself." "And look at this." "118.5?" " Yes." "It's my lifespan." " Lifespan?" "Ha ha." "It's calculated based on genetic tests and health data." "When I first came here, it was 88 but now it's 118.5 years." " He's aiming for the top." " Ha ha ha." "I'm still in the middle of work." "Your mom will bring you around." " Welcome." " Thank you very much." "In this city, whether it's running a business, cleaning or nursing, almost all the jobs are done by the residents here." "A major reason is because the number of youngsters is dwindling, but by opening up the jobs market like this, it has also created a chance for the people who couldn't pay the admission fees to work while staying here." " Oh, good afternoon." " Good afternoon." "Do participate in the karaoke competition soon." "Alright, let's do our best!" " Let's do our best." " Thank you." "Good work today." "Fresh vegetables are made at the factory..." "We're also equipped with the newest fitness gym and rehabilitation centre." "We even have funeral parlours and indoor columbariums, one for each person." "There are 300 people on the waiting list now." "There's a marriage ceremony today." "The ages of the couple add up to 180 years old." "(Congratulations.)" "Good afternoon." "Kakeru, it may be too late to say this now, but..." "I feel sorry for leaving you all behind and leaving the house." "What's this all of a sudden?" "You're the person-in-charge here, aren't you?" "It can't be helped." "It must have been hard to commute here." "Well, this city was being set up then." "But my solo assignment was the trigger that I separated from your father." "Divorce isn't unusual, you know." "That's right." "I don't have any regrets." " Are you considering marriage?" " Eh?" "You suddenly visited us." "That has never happened before." "No, I was just wondering since I couldn't contact Emii." " Emii?" " I can't reach her by phone or texts." " Apparently, she got married." " Eh?" "I received a message about a year ago." "Her partner is her boss from the same company." " A Singaporean?" " Shall I try calling her company?" " Well... ah, I'll do it..." " Ah..." "Someone's calling me." "Sorry about that." "Your Grandma's room is at level 15 of Platinum Court, at the back." "Bye." "Thanks for your hard work." " Again?" " It's the 5th person this year." "In any case, let's find them within 48 hours." "Once we pass that time, it's highly possible that they never come back." " Yes." " Counting on you." "We are currently seeking... information on the following persons." "Sapphire Court's Tsubouchi Kazuo-san." "Pearl Court's Kita Masahide-san." "Crystal Court's Kawamoto Tomomi-san." "Sapphire Court's..." "Welcome." "Please come this way." "You really came." "Come on." "Come in." " How's your leg?" " It won't get any better now." " Have a seat." " Okay." " Sugar sweets." "Number 3." " Yes." "Number 3." "83 kcal." "The sugar content is 21 g." "Yes, yes, yes." "Here you go." "Wow~ it's a waste to eat this though." "I shall partake." "I'm glad..." "I wanted to see you." "Kakeru and Emii, too." "It's surprising, isn't it?" "That Emii already got married." " Oh my, is Emii married?" " You didn't hear from my mom?" "Ah..." "I might have." "Forgive me." "You see, I'm becoming a little senile." " No, you don't look like it at all." " Thank you." "You'll be fine, won't you?" "As long as you're here." "Yes." "Over here, that makes healthy food for us, and this reminds us to take our medicine when it's time." "This cane, too..." "It guides us to walk on paths without steps." "And also..." "Our lifespan too!" " 92.1?" " I still have 13 years left." "But this is considered a short lifespan here." "It's 25 years earlier than your Grandpa." "I feel bad that I'll leave him behind, but if he's alone, he doesn't have to work that hard." "What are you saying?" "Depending on your effort, you can extend your lifespan, right?" "It's enough." "92 years is already too long." "I don't want to extend my lifespan." "I want to age naturally and... be told "You annoying old woman!" and treated like a hindrance..." "Ah... when I think that nothing good comes out of living a long life," "I will prefer to die like a withered tree." "It's time to change and replace the air in the room." "Starting ventilation." "Yes, yes, yes, yes." "Dad." "Oh, you're early." "Come in." "You still haven't shut down this place?" "Yeah." "I asked my company to let me run this place, as long as there are still people living here." "The urban development here was my very first major project, after all." "And more than anything else, it's the town where you and Emii were raised." "After the Olympics ended 10 years ago, everyone left as if they had woken up from a dream." "In the past, even if they have to commute to-and-fro for 3 hours..." "People were looking for a house where they can plant flowers... on Sundays and have dinner together with their families." "But now, people are looking for a convenient place near their office downtown, even if their families are scattered all over." "Even so, I won't give up yet." "Now, you see..." "I suggested to my company to rent out individual rooms of empty houses cheaply for house sharing." "If it goes well, young people who don't have high incomes will return." "The town will be revitalised like before." "Do you remember?" "The sports events." "Tanabata." "Summer festivals." "Look." "It's you and Emii." "There's the cherry blossom viewing too." "Hey, do you remember the cherry blossom viewing?" "Cherry blossom viewing?" "Below the last row of cherry blossom trees, we were viewing the flowers, weren't we?" "Back then, didn't you climb the cherry blossom tree?" "Why did you do that?" "I can't remember something which happened so long ago." "I wonder what happened?" "That was the last time we went flower viewing." "Here." "Wow~ looks delicious!" " Onii-chan, what are you doing?" " Praying." " What are you praying for?" " May the cherry blossoms not bloom next year." "Why do you want that?" "Because everyone's actually thinking of that!" "How silly." "Even though no one wants to see the flowers, we force ourselves and pretend to be close." "How stupid!" "Ouch!" "What are you doing!" "?" "Stop it!" "Welcome home, Kakeru-san." " Are you tired?" " I guess." " What does "I guess" mean?" " Huh?" "When I accumulate Kakeru-san's spoken words, my vocabulary will increase." "You don't have to increase it any further." "You're cold." "Despite how I look, I'm not really a kind person." "Does that mean you're a person with different sides?" "Perhaps you're right." "I see." "Although you're friendly to everyone, you actually only think about yourself, right?" "Now I know why you couldn't sell." "If I've said anything impolite, I apologise." "You've received a movie message." "Shall I play it?" "Eh?" "Okay." "Hello." "Kakeru-kun?" "Um, how are you?" "The sunlight is warm here." "The air is fresh too." "The school is beside the sea, and the children are attached to me too." "I will be the form teacher of a 4th year class soon." "I'm looking forward to the new semester." "It may be an exaggeration to say that this is a paradise to raise children, but there are certainly many families with young children and the town is lively." "Which will you like?" "You see, I..." "Did anything fun happen today?" "Nice to meet you, Onii-san." "I'm Lee." "Hello." "Sorry for the late greeting." "I'm Itakura Kakeru." "Yes." "Kronos Holdings." "But I'm sorry to inform you that my marriage with Emii has been annulled." "Eh?" "But you just got married..." "Yes." "We got married in Singapore but broke up shortly after returning to Japan." "We had a contract that the moment either one of us wants to break up, the marriage would be annulled immediately." "Contract?" "She requested to make a detailed contract binding us." "In actual fact, the marriage was too short." "As it was a short marriage, I..." "wasn't of much use." " My sister wanted to break up?" " Yes." "Um... may I ask why?" " Emii was my subordinate." " Yes." "She made a huge mistake on the acquisition of a Japanese enterprise." "As it caused the company to incur losses, I advised her to resign." "Does that mean... she was fired?" "I loved her dearly despite her mistake in the business." "But..." "Emii requested to annul the marriage." "It was such a contract." "I don't want to be swung around by something vague." "Replenish the tires." " The market is on Sunday." "Do your best." " Leave it to me!" "Yuuji, it's 5 pm." "Start the distribution." "Mama~!" "Come here." "Dinner is coming up." "Wait a little longer." "Hana." " If you're already back, contact me!" " You haven't contacted me too, have you?" "You're different from me!" "You quit your job..." "What are you doing in such a place?" ""Such a place"?" "It's the school that we attended together." "Who are these people?" "What are they doing here?" "Your first question." "The people here are children who have been abandoned by their parents, single mothers who are jobless, and people who are homeless." "In other words, they have nothing to lose." "A collection of invincible people." "Invincible?" "Why are you trying to act cool?" "Your second question." "They're not doing anything shameful." "They eat and work here." "They sleep in empty rooms in the school complex." "There are currently 58 residents." "The children call me Mama." "Emii." "Have you abandoned yourself to despair?" " Eh... why would I abandon myself to despair?" " You're strange." "You suggested to dissolve the family." "On top of that, you divorced, and yet you let other people's children call you Mama..." "A family, huh..." "It's the most impossible relationship in the world, isn't it?" "That's why in order to avoid unnecessary conflict," "I got married with a proper contract." "But even for such a rational relationship," "I realised that it was a hindrance and so I annulled it." "We're distributing the profits from the previous market sales!" " Thank you very much!" " Good work today." "Good work today." "What the heck was that?" "What happened to her?" " You seem rather angry." " I'm not!" "You are." "Shut up." "You should just listen." " You're an AI made for that purpose." " I see." "Do you want a partner who just says "yes" to everything?" "You impertinent brat..." "Yes, yes." "You're the one who programmed me like this..." "You see, I realised it after I came here." "I... might have been misunderstood by you recently, Kakeru-kun." "I said, "It's not like I want to become a family," but... that's a little different." "Kakeru, if you think that you don't mind raising a child together," "I think I'm fine with that." "It doesn't mean that I'm fine with anyone who's like you, Kakeru-kun." "As I thought, I'm fine with that because it's Kakeru-kun!" "I guess that's incomprehensible, huh." "Hurry up!" "You won't make it in time!" "Oh, I'm sorry!" "I can't complete this in a jiffy." "[House Sharing:" "Seeking tenants]" "1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8!" "Itakura Satoko-san had her lunch at 12:15 pm." "After the meal, her blood pressure was 135-86." "Body temperature: 36.1 deg C." "Pulse rate: 70." "At 4:42 pm, she went out." "At 6:27 pm, she left her stick on the bench at the fountain plaza." "She's not picking up any calls and she left her stick with GPS too..." "Does that mean she left it deliberately?" " No way." " What about the police?" "Of course, I've contacted them." " She will come back." "Don't worry!" " But..." "Actually, this is not the first time." "You see, she has the tendency to wander about." "Wander about?" "She'll be fine, Kakeru." "She'll suddenly be back in half a day." "But this time, she's already been out for a night, right?" "She's not just wandering about, right?" "Then why?" "This is a place where anyone wants to come, you know." "There's no way she wants to leave here." "Calling Satoko!" "Calling Satoko!" "Why isn't she picking up?" "Calling Satoko!" "Call!" "What the heck...?" "Emii and Grandma too... 92 years is already too long." "I don't want to extend my lifespan." "I want to age naturally, and... be told "You annoying old woman!" and treated like a hindrance..." "Ah... when I think that nothing good comes out of living a long life," "I will prefer to die like a withered tree." " Any news from the police?" " They haven't contacted us yet." " If you hear anything, call me." " Yes!" "Excuse me." "Sorry." "Ah, excuse me." "Excuse me." "Excuse me..." "Ah!" "Sorry." "Sorry." "Yesterday, Itakura Satoko-san who lives in Platinum Court..." "The police will expand their area of search to look for her." "Sorry about this." "I wonder if Mom felt uncomfortable here." "Who knows?" "I have no idea." "I got together with her in 1970." "There was an expo." "The All-Campus Joint Struggle League was causing chaos." "Since then, we've been a couple for 60 years... and yet there are many things that I don't know." "After we left the house and came here, I came to think that it was uncalled for." "Do you mean coming here?" "Dad, do you dislike it here too?" "No..." "Actually... the number of people who suddenly disappeared is increasing." "Amongst them, some of them were also thought to be wandering about." "Shoplifting incidents in the malls have also increased." "Are they unsatisfied with something?" "Ah... sorry." "We wanted them to live healthily a little longer..." " so we did our best..." " This place is like Heaven." "That's why I thought of Grandma first and asked you." "There's nothing like living in this town and working here..." "Over here, we don't have to bow our heads to the rich folks." "I will work!" "I will work, work and continue working!" "I'll hold on here!" " She didn't come here?" " Yeah." "Perhaps she dropped by somewhere." "I wonder if she'll really come here?" "I mean, she has no other place to go to." "This is her only home." "In any case, let's get the futon ready." "Help me out." "When she left, she asked me to dispose of everything... but I'm glad I left them here." "She's not coming back!" "Hey..." "Kakeru..." "This isn't Grandma's home anymore." "This isn't Grandpa's home," "Mom's home, Emii's home or my home anymore..." "Just accept it already!" "No one's going to come back to a town which everyone abandoned!" "Shut up!" "What do you know!" "?" "You see, I wanted everyone to live happily together and and so I chose this town!" "I worked, worked, worked and bought this house!" "What's wrong with that!" "?" "I didn't say there's anything wrong with that!" "Sorry..." "Tell me more..." "I wanted to hear something like that." "What the heck is this?" "Even though we didn't meet for 3 years..." "And I thought it would be fine if we don't meet again..." "Emii." "Hmm..." "I thought you won't come back anymore." "This is my workplace." "Yuuji, Hana and I oversee all the management here." "Good afternoon." "As this school already closed down and wouldn't be used anymore," "I negotiated with the ward office and set up a business model to earn one's living." "If they come here, they can sleep in an empty room in the complex, share the work that matches their abilities and are paid in an original currency here." "The children, too." "So this is a system that guarantees their livelihood." "Emii." "Grandma is missing." "They're selling rather well." "Things like handmade furniture and recycled household electronics." "Listen!" "Grandma hasn't been back since last night." "Everyone isn't doing whatever they please here." "They abide by each other's rules and division of work, and cooperate rationally." "This is true freedom!" "Grandma should be more important than these strangers, right?" "Hey!" " Good work today." "Nice finishing touches." " Emii." " Thank you very much!" " Please do your best a little more." " Thank you very much!" " Good work today." " Good work today." " Good work today!" "Good work today." "It has become really beautiful!" " I did my best." " Looks just like new." " How is it going?" " Yeah." "So-so." " So-so." "Right!" "?" " Right!" "?" "Ha ha." "Oh my." "I didn't contact him." "He just came here and asked me to search for you together." "Ah~ seems like I worried you." "What's this?" "What are you doing?" "Yesterday, when I suddenly went out," "I didn't know where I should go..." "Then I remembered." "Previously, Emii told me about this place and asked me to keep it a secret." "A secret?" "Because I don't want Mom and Dad to ask me questions." "That's fast!" "You already completed so much?" " Gramps, teach me." " Sure." "Hold this and that part." "And then..." " Is it because you dislike the City?" " Pull here." "Yes, yes, yes." "See?" "You can put your important belongings in here." " Hey, add this to the list too." " Yes." " Hey, are you going to sell mine too?" " Yes!" " Gramps, teach me too." " Ah... my lesson fees are expensive." " Me too." " Okay, well then..." "The size has to be the same for each one." " Ouch..." " Ah..." " Are you alright?" " I'm fine." "I'm fine." "Don't underestimate a housewife with 60 years of experience." "This happens all the time." " The panda is cute!" " It's cute, isn't it?" "The panda is really cute." "Wait a minute!" "I'll take care of Grandma." "After Mom left the house, it was Grandma who looked after me, after all." "Are you saying that seriously?" " But I will treat her like a stranger here." " A stranger?" "That way, we can be more free." "I don't understand what you're saying!" "Grandma isn't a stranger." "She's family, isn't she?" "It doesn't matter whether you're family or not here." "Grandma, let's go back." "Grandma..." " After I finish this." " Grandpa is waiting for you!" "Come in." " The rain has stopped." " You hurt your finger, didn't you?" " It's no big deal." " It will be serious if it gets infected." " It stings, doesn't it?" " A little." "But it was fun." "When we were at home, I often pasted a plaster like this." "You pasted it for me." "I was cut by the kitchen knife..." "When winter came, it became dry and tough, and cracked." "I'm sorry." "I was always busy and left all the cooking and laundry to you." "I can somehow understand why Emii would only tell you her whereabouts." "You've always felt apologetic, haven't you?" "I was happy to take care of my grandchild's needs, you know." "It's the truth." "Thinking back now, I was glad to be relied on." "As I had no time to spare back then..." "I thought you disliked me." "I wouldn't bully my daughter-in-law." "Why did you keep quiet about Emii?" "I wasn't exactly hiding it." "I just didn't want you to worry." "Is she at such a dangerous place?" "Rather than dangerous, somehow, it's strange instead." "I don't know what you mean by that." "Explain it clearly!" "I can't explain it clearly myself." "But she divorced and left her company, didn't she?" "In any case... it's certain that she's in good health." "Are you fine with leaving her like that?" "I'm not leaving her by herself!" "She probably won't listen to what we have to say." "Her family is an existence more distant than strangers, huh..." "Sorry that I didn't reply you." "It's fine." "You were thinking it over too." " Um..." "Misae-san." " Yes." "Shall we turn off the movie today?" "Go ahead." "Um..." "Misae-san, why do you want a kid?" " Hmm..." " Maybe it's because I'm a man, but..." "I thought I'll never have a kid in my entire life." "I was like that too." "I thought it would be a burden, and that it's best to be by myself." "Even now, I'm afraid." "Although it's a paradise to raise children, it's not always a bed of roses." "Although they gave birth for the incentives, there are mothers who neglected raising their children..." "Hey, shall we turn it on after all?" "I guess." "Continuing... but you see, this may seem strange, but I think it will be nice if I can lead a life not only for myself..." "When I'm alone, I can avoid most of my problems, right?" "But if I give birth to a child," "I will probably encounter problems that I can't avoid." "I want to overcome these hardships one by one..." "Something like that." "Hardships...?" "And so... if I want to go through them together with someone," "I want to go through them with you, Kakeru-kun." "Therefore, it's not like I want to have Kakeru's kid." "Perhaps I got the order mixed up." "No..." "I'm argumentative, right?" "Is it because I'm a teacher?" "No... it's probably your personality." " How dare you say that!" "?" " Just occasionally." " I'll call back again." " Okay." " Good night." " Good night." "Hardships, huh...?" "Kakeru-san, are you still troubled?" "Well... no." "I see." "So you're happy?" "Hmm..." "I wonder." "I don't really get it..." "Whether it's something good, sad, or bad, please talk to me without holding back." "Good work today." "We gathered enough, right?" "Then, let's display them like this tomorrow." " You're really going to display it, huh?" " Huh?" " The patchwork." " Oh." "Yes, I am." "Because it's your Grandma's?" "No." "It's not because of that." "It's because there are customers who like retro and handmade stuff." "Hmm~" "Yuuji, when you talk to others, you should face them." "It's fine if you don't do it now but take note of that." "Okay?" "I've always wanted to ask you this..." "What is it?" " Why are you here?" " Why?" "You graduated from a reputable school and worked in a well-known company." "You're different from us." "That's right." "I used to be in a top enterprise." "Amazing!" "But it was a world where everyone competed to see how high they could rise." "Even if they had to kick and defeat others, they only aimed to rise higher." "This was the very first school that I attended." "After I left the company, somehow, I felt nostalgic." "And then, I met you all." " Hey, look." "Isn't this cute?" " It is!" "Onee-chan, shall we draw together?" "Perhaps there's something that I could do here." "That was what I thought." "Yuuji?" " What's wrong?" " I don't know." "Mama." "Usa-chan's arm came off." "Come here." "Let me take a look." "Ah... you're right." "It came off." "Seems like it can be fixed." "It will be nice if I can lead a life not only for myself..." " What are you doing?" " Just selling those that can be sold, he said." "Any of these has the potential to be sold." "Even this?" " Put it back." " It definitely won't sell!" " Everyone did their best to make this!" " Well, but it won't sell!" "I don't want you to divide them into whether they can be sold or not!" "If we divide them, it won't look good for some people." " Can't be helped." "After all, they won't sell." " Yuuji!" "This isn't a company which works for profits." "Rather than immediate profits, having a system where we can last long together is important!" "Together?" "It's impossible to do this together." "It's not impossible." "Since you taught me many things, I'll also teach you this!" "Together?" "With everyone?" "You're annoying." "It's impossible!" "Shut up!" "Put it back!" "Do you want to go back to a life where you can't even see a tomorrow?" "Ah..." "I can't go along with you any longer." "Gathering a bunch of weaklings and becoming a queen..." "You're just playing a game of make-believe pretending to be close!" "What's wrong?" " Hey, what's wrong?" " I'm leaving." " Where to?" " No idea." "Eh... why?" "Are you alright?" "I thought of talking about it again but..." "I guess you don't feel like it." "I was naive." "When people gather at a place, such a thing always happens." "Be angry." "I don't really get what you were doing but..." "It wasn't just sympathy, you did that earnestly for their sakes, right?" "That's why even Grandma was happy here, right?" "But then everything was gone suddenly." "Why aren't you angry?" " Where are you?" " Michiru-chan?" " Where are you?" " Michiru-chan!" "So you were here?" "Bye bye." "It wasn't for their sakes." "The truth is... it was for myself." "I... wanted to be connected with someone." "I wanted to be deeply connected." "I wanted to be needed intensely." "To put it simply..." "I was lonely." "Very much so." "It's really selfish, right?" "Even though I dislike people, I get lonely when I'm alone." "That isn't exactly selfish." "Kakeru-chan, are you lonely too?" "Do you want to be together with someone?" "Who cares..." "So you don't want to answer your sister." "You're the one who said, "let's dissolve," and yet..." "If you're lonely, you should have said that you wanted to meet the family more." "You're not being honest." "You're uncool." "In the end, you..." "You said intelligent stuff about the system and being rational, and had expectations for strangers in place of your family, but eventually, you were betrayed, weren't you?" "You're uncool." "I'm the same though." "The same?" "How silly." "Even though no one wants to see the flowers, we force ourselves and pretend to be close." "How stupid!" "Ouch!" "What are you doing!" "?" "Stop it, Kakeru." "You're at fault." "Apologise!" "No!" "Onii-chan!" "God!" "May the cherry blossoms not bloom next year!" "May my family be wrecked!" "This town too..." "May it disappear!" "I... wasn't honest too." " You really weren't." " After that..." "I always didn't get deeply involved with people." "I didn't trust anyone, and so I wasn't betrayed either..." "But the truth is..." "perhaps I was lonely." "The same as you." "What was that?" "Perhaps you were trying to console me, but you're not the same at all." "As someone who was betrayed, I'm better off!" "Kakeru-chan, you're 100 times more uncool than me for running away all the while!" " Shut up!" " Ouch..." "Ouch..." " What did you want to talk about?" " Talk?" ""I thought of talking about it again and came." You said that, right?" "Yes..." "We..." "Even now..." "Even now?" "Even now..." "Are we a family?" "No, forget about it." "There's no answer to it." " Then, don't ask me." " You're right..." " But..." " Yes?" "As I thought, rather than calling you Kakeru-chan, I prefer to call you Onii-chan." "Onii-chan is Onii-chan after all." "Look, look, look." " Misae-san." " Yes." "I..." "I'm turning down the talk about having a child." "I see..." "Understood." "It's fine." "Misae-san..." "Please go out with me." "I... want to marry someone that I love more than anyone else." "I want to become a family with someone who loves me more than anyone else." "This may sound old though..." "That's why..." "Shall we try and see if we can really love each other?" "Do you have confidence?" "As we're far apart, I don't know how much we can love each other." "When that happens..." "We'll cross the bridge when that happens." "Then, kiss me." "Eh?" "When we've not even held hands yet?" "Who cares about the order." "Then..." " That was my first kiss." " Eh?" "No way!" " You came." " Yeah." "It's a rare invitation, after all." " It's still cold." " Yeah." "Here." " Alright." " Is this enough?" "Yes, yes." "Then, bring the drinks." "That patchwork brings back memories." "It's been a long time since I made a bento." "How nostalgic." "Keiko-san's tamogoyaki." "In the past, you said that it was too sweet, didn't you?" "I wonder if..." "Emii has reached safely?" "She probably won't contact us for a while." "Did she say she will be distributing books to children of foreigners?" "She'll be fine." "She's working hard." "After all, she's my grandchild." " You've always been like that, Grandpa." " Hmm?" "Even though you say that Emii is your grandchild, you never say that about me." " Ah... that's not the case at all." " No..." "Why did you suddenly say you want to view the flowers?" "Eh?" "I just felt like it." "A flower viewing without anyone around is great too." "Yes." " Kakeru, say something." " Me?" " You can introduce yourself if you like." " Giving a self-introduction is weird." "No, it's fine, isn't it?" "It's been a while, after all." " Go for it, Kakeru!" " Eh...?" "Eh... then..." "Well then, everyone." "I'm Itakura Kakeru, 27 years old." "I work on projects of robots and their maintenance." "It's already been 5 years." "My recent worry is... being teased by a robot that I made myself." "The end." " Yes." "Grandma." " Eh, me?" "Oh..." "I'm Itakura Satoko, 79 years old." "Recently, I've been very forgetful..." "It's really terrible... and so I write everything that happened in my notebook." "I'll write about the flower viewing today too." "And that the tamagoyaki was delicious." " Grandpa." " Ah..." "I'm really not good with things like this..." "I'm Itakura Katsuzo, 83 years old." "The sky today is blue, the cherry blossoms are just like before, and I feel pretty good." "The end." "Then, my turn." "Eh..." "I'm Kakimoto Keiko, 52 years old." "10 years ago, with my solo assignment as the trigger, I left this town, and divorced 3 years later." "I told Kakeru, "I have no regrets that I left the house," but... the truth is I slightly regret it." "That is... blaming it on my work." "Actually, there were many times when we passed each other..." "Um..." "I don't mean the time, but my feelings." "I didn't convey them." "I accumulated them bit by bit and as a result, I left the house..." "But now, I will do my very best at work to make up for that." "It's not all fun and games but I'm enjoying myself." "Eh..." "I'm Itakura Toru, 56 years old." "I've decided to move out of the house next month." "Eh?" "I've decided to fold up the management centre too." "I will look for a new job." "It's farewell to this place." " The end?" " Yes, the end." "I see... farewell, huh?" "Ha ha." " I wanted to hear Emii's too." " Yes, I wanted to hear too." "We can look forward to that someday, right?" "That's right." "Ah..." " Postscript." " Postscript?" "Even now, I like the cherry blossoms... in this town very much." "That's all." " I'll be off!" " Have a nice day." " You've forgotten to take your pass again." " Oh, thank you." " You've grown too, huh?" " The longer I'm with you, the more..." "I know about Kakeru-san's weak points." "Right now..." "Is there anything that's troubling you?" "Have you laughed out loud recently?" "This may be none of my business, but were you lonely last night?" "Please tell me." "What is a family?" "Subtitles by carameltz"