"Wakui Takuro, you're 18 years old?" "You have a history in illegal racing?" "Yes" "Haven't you left the gang?" "No..." "I left half a year ago" "Your mother just passed away?" "Last night..." "I had that nightmare again" "My reckless driving killed my mom, who was seated beside me" "It's the kind of dream..., where you feel powerless" " Taku" " Yes" "Can you make a trip to Furano?" "Yes" "Help me deliver this to Northern Clock" "Yes" "The name Furano gives me shivers" "Because that's where my father is" "My life changed from that day on" "No..., it doesn't matter what happened to me" "It's my dad's life that changed drastically" "Before that, my father was living in New York" "He heads the New York branch office" "Father writes letters to mom and me every week" "But...," "About six months after my mom passed away, my father quit his job" "He made some arrangements at our house in Tokyo, gave me a sum of money, and left for Hokkaido alone" "He moved to my mom's hometown in Furano" "And started a small coffee shop called The Forest Clock" "That was two years ago" "Since then..." "My father wouldn't see me again" "Good morning" "Morning" "Screenplay:" "Satoshi Kuramoto" "Starring:" "Terao Akira (Wakui Yukichi)" "Ninomiya Kazunari (Wakui Takuro)" "Nagasawa Masami (Minagawa Azusa)" "Tokito Saburo (guest starring) / Tezuka Satomi" "Ohtake Shinobu (Wakui Megumi)" "[The Forest Clock marks the time gently]" "Episode 1" " Snow Bug" "Actually, my father doesn't know I'm here" "That I'm staying at a town called Biei 50 kilometers away" "Situated at the base of the Tokachi Peak is Kaikuugama" "I'm an apprentice there" " Good morning" " Good morning" "Good morning" "Morning" "The person who found me the job at Kaikuugama secretly is a good friend of my mother" "She's also the owner of this place" "She's the only person in this town who knows what happened to my family" "She didn't tell my father about my job at Kaikuugama" "This is really good" "Only Luk-san is capable of this" "What about you?" "How's your work?" "No..." "I'm still working on kneading skills" "He didn't teach you anything?" "No, he guides me sometimes" "That's true." "It takes 3 years to learn how to knead" "Aunt, can I ask a favor?" "What about?" "Actually... it's this..." "Sorry to trouble you" "Can you hand this present to my father for me?" " Me?" " Yes" "What's the occassion?" "Actually... it's my dad's birthday today" "I see..." "And... it's his 60th birthday" "What's inside?" "Coffee mug" " Can I see it?" " Please" "It's not bad" "But this isn't Rok-san's work, is it?" " Yes" " Whose work is it?" "It's mine" "Yours?" "No..., Teacher guided me along but I did most of it" "For a masterpiece, this is pretty good" "I understand." "I'll tell your dad this is from me" "Sorry to trouble you" "But can't I tell him you made this?" "It'll make things worse..." "He'll know where I am and what I do" "If he knows I made this..." "He'll probably smash it" "You still think your father hasn't forgiven you yet?" "I don't know..." "But... it's only fair that he won't forgive me" "I really don't understand..." "Can I ask you something?" "Since you know your father hates you, then why stay in a town so close to him?" "How do you feel about your father?" "I..." "I don't know" "But... it is my fault" "The fact that father is living alone" "I'm responsible for this" "I'm gonna drink this" "Are you okay?" "I'm sorry" "Are you hurt?" "I'm sorry..." "I'll help you carry that" "Sorry to trouble you" "Thank you" "Sorry to trouble you" "If you need plates like these, I can give them to you free of charge" "I make plates like those" "My teacher has very high expectations" "If the plates weren't up to mark, he'll thrash them all" "I can give them to you, plates of such quality" "Excuse me..." "Do you make coffee cups and the likes?" "Sure" "Do you have any..." " Any that you'll thrash?" " Every day" "Really?" "Can I have them?" "Sure thing" "I always break things" "Some people think I'm sick" "I'll go get them from you" "Alright" "Let me know, I'll save them for you" "Thanks for your help!" "Ah!" "Where do I go...?" "Do you know Biei?" "Yes I do" "From the town of Biei, follow signs for the Shirogane Onsen" "And you'll see Kaikuugama" "Ask for Taku, they'll know" "Then, how do I contact you?" "Do you have a phone number?" " Do you have a cellphone?" " Yes" "Key in your number here" "Here..." "Excuse me..." "Hello" "It's me" "My number is in there now" "Oh... yes..." "Save the number" "Yes!" "What's your name?" "Azu" "It's Azusa" "Minagawa Azusa!" "You're late again!" "Sorry" "Sis, can you help me carry this?" "Morning!" "You're slow" "I'm sorry..." "Azu, please tend to the customers over there" "Yes" "Excuse me..." "What is it?" "About what?" "You were sighing away" "My daughter is coming for a visit" "That's good" "What's good about it?" "She's bringing her boyfriend" "Master, that guy's older than me" " What...?" " A 28-year age gap with my daughter" "Who is he?" "He seems to be loaded" "Is he rich?" "Kind of..." "Has a business of his own?" "Pachinko" "He owns a pachinko parlor" "I can't remember the name but there are ads on TV" "That's the company" "Welcome" "I'm Mr Wakui's..." "Mizutani-kun!" "You came all the way here!" "Good afternoon" "Yoshiko-san!" "I didn't expect to see you here..." "It was hard tracking you down, Senior is good at hiding himself" "Did you go to Jakarta eventually?" "I was transferred from Jakarta to Beirut" "That's tough." "The company's still a slave-driver" "But Wakui-san, my husband is quitting soon" "Quit?" "You're resigning?" "Yes" "What are your plans after that?" "We will open a small inn at the countryside" " An inn?" " At Akita" "That must have taken quite a lot of determination" "It's always been our dream" "So, we thought no matter what, we had to come and see how you were" "But don't overdo it" "Oh yes!" "We have something to show Wakui-san" "This is the architectural plan for the inn" "And this is how it'll look like" "It's only half complete" "I want a brightly-lit room with roof louvre windows" "But I'm worried there'll be a problem when it snows" "I have a roof louvre window here" "You really have it" "It's beautiful!" "There's a balcony too" "It's a different kind of scenery here" "It's broadleaf trees at the bar counter" "But it's fallen leaves and pine trees over here" "It's beautiful, isn't it?" "Welcome" "Good afternoon" "You look well" "So-so" "Welcome" "Did you see my cellpone I left behind here?" "Here you go" "It's really here, I'm saved" "Cofee please" "Kazama-chan" "Ma'am" "You are still the same." "always losing things wherever you go" " Grinding it yourself?" " Yes" "Here, this is for Master..." "What is this?" "It's for your birthday" "Happy 60th birthday" "It's Master's birthday today?" "And 60 years old too" "Is this true?" "We'll have to celebrate" "Please spare me" "How did you know?" "Huh?" "How did you know?" "Ah... thank you very much" "It's a good one" "It's called color pattern" " It's not too fine, but it's pretty good" " Yes" "You'll use it?" " Of course!" "Right away" " Great!" "I'm glad you like it" "That's great!" "I'm glad you like it" "How did you know?" "About what?" "My birthday" "It wasn't too hard to check" "That's pretty lame" "What's lame about it?" "It's a favor from Megumi from up there" "Have you been in touch with your son?" "Did not" " Do you know how's he doing?" " No" "Don't you care?" "He knows I'm here" "If he cared, he would have contacted me" "Cold-hearted" "He's a guy too" "Men are supposed to be independent and self-reliant" "Is that really?" "Wakui-san has changed" "He's gotten more wrinkles and has mellowed" "I wonder if we will be like that too" "Forget everything and move to Akita" "Those are my last words" "Last words?" "What are you talking about?" "The reason why Wakui-san stayed here" "He's doing what Megumi wished" "Megumi always talked about it" "The constant flying between Japan and overseas" "Always on the go..., it's tiring" "(New York)" "What about you?" "Do you feel the same?" "I'm happy" "At least we can retreat to the hills of Akita next year, and enjoy some peaceful days" "I wish Megumi can enjoy this sort of life too" "Hello" "Yes" "Yes" "Yes, and so...?" "Don't trust that guy" "He looks the type that'll betray us" "What price are they asking?" "By the way, I'll be turning off my cellphone the rest of today" "Shall we leave our bags here and take a drive around the area?" "I'd like to see Sorachi River, it's nearby" "I wonder how the boy is doing?" "Mr Wakui's son..." "the one who caused the accident" "That boy got involved with a clique of street racers while Wakui-san was stationed in New York" "I wonder if he got back on the right track..." "After the accident, I mean..." "Is it snow?" "No... it's..." "Oh yes..." "Those are snow bugs!" "Those are snow bugs, aren't they?" "I'm seeing it for the first time" "So these are snow bugs" "What's wrong?" "What's wrong?" "I can't..." "I can't breathe..." "Yoshiko!" "Not this year again?" "Can't do, too many turnips turn out bad" "They don't grow too well during long summers" "It's probably the greenhouse effect too" " Welcome" " Welcome" "How's it going" " Coffee?" " Yes" "How did it go?" "The pachinko guy from Sapporo" "Unbearable" "He wore a suit and is as fat as Asasho (sumo wrestler)" "I don't know what to think" "He's older than you?" "4 years my senior" "He put on an exaggerated smile" "Came up to me and called me 'father'" ""Father..."" ""Sorry for impregnating your daughter"" "Like paying for the ticket after boarding?" "Exactly" "Master..." "My mind is a blank..." "I looked at my daughter's hand..." "How should I put it..." "Her soft and gentle skin..." "it's sexy" "At that moment, the word 'ownership' flashed through my mind" "Ownership?" "Until yesterday, that skin belonged to me" "Now, that ownership has been transferred over to him" "Master, do you have a daughter?" "No, I don't" "What about a son?" "Yes I do" "Keep an eye on your 'ownership'" "Welcome" "Welcome" "Hello" "Master!" "Have a look at this" " It's Maitake mushroom!" " Impressive!" "It weighs 3 kilograms, it's a huge one" " Where'd you find it?" " Over there" "Where's there?" "It's over there" "When he says it's there, he means over here" "No..., it's here" " Master, coffee please" " Sure" "Look!" "It's snow bugs!" "When there are snow bugs flying around, it means the first snow will fall in 10 days" "That's what everyone at Furano says" "Eh..." "You don't believe me?" "I believe you" "Are you listening?" "I am listening" "Then, what did I just say?" "You were talking about snow bugs" "Then, are snow bugs, snow or bugs?" "It's a natural phenomena..." "Is it snow or bugs?" "It's a kind of snow..." "I knew you weren't listening" "Master" "The doctor in charge at the Associated Hospital is asking for you" "Excuse me" "Yes" "Mr Hayatsu, what is it?" "Eh?" "Master!" "Mizutani Yoshiko was admitted to ER here" "Our hospital chief would like to speak with you" "Please come this way" "Please come in" "How are you" "I believe you attended to a friend of mine..." "Please have a seat" "Yes" " How is her condition?" " Before we get to that..." "How well do you know them?" "He was my ex-subordinate" "I'm pretty close to their family" "They came over for a visit" "Did you hear anything unusual?" "No..., because we haven't seen one another for a while" "What happened?" "Actually, her husband lost the medical report from the physician-in-charge" "What kind of medical report...?" "It's like a diagnosis report" "It's for traveling purposes." "The report details her medical history, in case medical attention is needed" "Yoshiko, no... the missus, what happened to her?" "It's breast cancer" "Breast cancer?" "She had surgery before" "But the cancerous cells has spread to her lungs" "She has only 2-3 months left" "Her doctor-in-charge has probably told her husband" "They still made the trip despite her condition?" "They must have wanted this to be the last trip" "That's why her doctor approved it" "So... how is..." "Her present condition...?" "She gets pain attacks now and then" "It leads to breathing difficulties" "She has already lost consciousness when she was brought to the hospital" "We administered CPR and helped her breathe" "Her condition is now stabilized" "Will she be okay?" "Her life is out of danger for now" "And after that?" "It's best to send her to her doctor in Tokyo" "But not now" "She needs to be put under observation for 2-3 days" "Hello" "Thank you for your hard work" " Mocha and Kilimanjaro beans" " Yes" "Please sign for this" "Thank you for your hard work" "Where's the Master?" "He went out for a while" "Here" "This is your copy" "Can you pass a message to Master?" "That I'd like to go fishing with him?" " I got it" " Thanks!" "Thank you for the hard work" "Thank you for the hard work" "Azu!" "What happened?" "I'm sorry" "What is it?" "I broke the plates again" "The plates I bought today" "Please let me pay for the damages" "Never mind" "No, I want to pay for them" "I said forget it" "No..." "Forget it!" "I'm sorry..." "Quit getting upset already" "Master is angry" "It's gonna be cold tonight." "Go get some firewood in here" "If you need plates of such quality," "I can give them to you free of charge" "My number is in there now" "Oh... yes..." "Save the number" "(Taku)" "To the right..." "Yes" "You got it?" "We meet at nine" "Keep this from him" "Please don't be late" "Emi-san" "What is it?" "I can't make it tonight" "Why not?" "There's some place I have to go" "I'm sorry" "Hey" "It's freezing tonight." "You wanna come over here?" "I kept this from you..." "She doesn't have much time left" "The cancer has spread to her lungs" "We're told she has 2-3 months left" "She wanted to come see your place" "I brought her here, it's like a last vacation for her" "Does Yoshiko know about this?" "I didn't tell her the truth" "But I think she knows" "But..." "She probably didn't want me to know... that she found out about her illness" "She's worried it might burden me" "That's why she pretended not to know that she's sick" "Lately, she kept saying that the construction of our inn won't finish on time" "Think positive..." "Think positive..." "Did you really buy that property at Akita?" "It was a lie" "I asked a favor from someone" "I told her I bought the property from someone" "What about the architectural plan?" "That..." "I asked help from an architectural firm" "I borrowed the design plan from them" "Then what about quitting your job?" "That too... was a lie" "That's cruel" "Yes" "I'm cruel" "But..." "The more I strive to fulfil her last wish, the more confused I feel" "If I were to lie to her till the end" "I could have just given up everything" "And do it for real" "Wakui-san" "Huh?" "On nights when I couldn't sleep..." "I ran through some numbers unconsciously" "We've been married for 15 years" "But when I was posted overseas," "I usually go alone" "So I calculated the time we spent together" "No matter how many times I calculated..." "I never got more than 5 years" "It's such a short amount of time..." "The time we spent together" "We are almost like newly-weds" "Whenever I think about this," "I'd feel so helpless" "When I was still a student" "I was obsessed with tennis and was in the tennis club" "Then I fell in love with Yoshiko and got rid of that obsession" "What the hell am I doing now?" "Do you still remember?" "When we were in new York" "We celebrated your wife's birthday" "You got everyone together and planned a surprise for her" "You even got a live band" "Thank you" "You surprised me!" "Thank you" "That day, your wife was so touched" "She was moved to tears" "That night, on our way home, my wife told me countless times, that she thinks your family is great" "She said "This is what a real family should be like"" "Mother!" "I'm sorry, I must've talked too much" "I'm going back to the hospital" "I'll give you a lift" "I've rented a car" "The snow bugs are everywhere" "Yes" "The first snow will fall in 10 days" "Happy birthday" "You are stepping into the 60th year" "I wanted to celebrate your 60th birthday" "So I made some plans" "What plans?" "We'll go on a cruise" "On those luxury cruise liners" "I looked through all the ads and promotions" "And saved some money secretly" "Not bad" "But I'm worried about something" "What?" "I'm not sure if you can spare the time" "I was so happy, planning everything" "It'll be a pity if you can't make it" "I won't do that" "Are you sure...?" "I keep my promises" "But you've broken many in the past" "I've lost count of them" "About this trip..." "Is it just the two of us going?" "Are we bringing Takuro along?" "What do you think?" "I'd like to bring him along" "We'll watch the seas together and talk about everything" "Up till now, I've never told him about us" "About how we were, when we were younger" "Are you going to tell him about how we met?" "You were young and lively" "I saw nothing but you" "I want to tell him all that" "Hey..." "Hmm..." "Where did that mug come from?" "Oh..." "Tomoko brought it here today, she said it's for my birthday" "Can I see it?" "Can I drink something from this cup?" "Sure" "Is it too late to start now?" "Start what?" "About talking to Takuro" "I wish I could..." "Honestly..." "I've been thinking about him lately" "I wish I can see him" "He knows I'm here" "He could have contacted me, if he wanted to" "But he never did... once" "He's afraid of seeing you" "Must be that" "I'm scared of seeing him too" "Where is he now... what he's doing..." "If he went back to his old ways..." "Just that..." "Chatting with the customers about things, that seemed to have softened me up" "Lately, I'd feel gentleness welling up in me" "When I get feelings like that..." "I'd wish I can see him" "I guess that's because of the people here" "I've probably been infected by their simple nature... and became gentler" "That must be it" "It's cause and effect" "Megumi?" "Master, happy 60th birthday" "Thank you" "Thrash those over there" "Yes" "I'm here... for the plates..."