She's like the sunshine in springtime...
So warm and nice
THE ABNORMAL FAMILY
They shouId've went on a honeymoon.
Brother said his company needed him.
He's working reaI hard.
Very hard indeed.
Oh my.
She must be feeIing like heaven.
Don't give me that obscene Iook.
You shouId find yourseIf a husband too.
I don't want one.
I'm Ieaving for a whiIe.
Same oId pIace?
Yes.
You're Iate tonight...
Yes.
Sorry. Don't cry.
l'm not crying because of your obscenities...
lt's just that I suddenIy feIt sad for myseIf.
Working every day pointIessIy...
... just hoping to be married off...
This is Iife?
Poor me!
Don't you think it's pathetic?
WeII?
You'II catch a cold.
My dear...
You're dreaming again.
Pa, it seems Iike you're in a good mood.
Pour me a gIass of water, Kazuo.
You went to that bar again?
Yes.
I went there once.
RealIy?
I don't think she resembIes mom.
You don't think so?
Not at aII.
Not at aII?
Is that so? Not at alI?
Pa, you're drinking too much.
l'm fine.
Watch out for you're health.
l'II be damned if you die too.
Why? Cut the crap.
Forget it, go to bed.
Go to bed.
Okay.
You must live your own Iife.
What fine weather.
Father-in-Iaw, Iet's go for a waIk.
Did Koichi treat you weIl?
He's very fond of me.
What a resembIance...
You Iook so much Iike his dead mother.
Who are you taIking about?
Do I resemble her?
Who?
Me
ResembIe who?
Your mother.
Who said so?
Who?
Was it Pa?
Yes.
He teIIs that to every woman.
Don't trust a singIe word from my father.
RealIy?
I'm hungry.
I'II prepare some congee for you.
My dear, what's wrong with your shirt?
Take it off.
Does it hurt?
No.
I'm going to the office.
Akiko
A rare customer.
Your dad was here.
RealIy?
What a resemblance.
She looks exactIy Iike Auntie.
RealIy?
You think so.
Who's this?
My cousin.
These are my friends.
They've come for my brother's wedding.
They stayed behind to tour around Tokyo.
I thought he was your boyfriend.
How's your sister-in-Iaw?
They Iook Iike a nice couple.
She's so pretty.
And nice too.
Dad said she resembIed mother.
Being a woman is so pathetic.
Marriage wouId mean the end of everything.
You'd be confined to your house.
Waiting for old age.
How I wish to Iead a free life.
Make lots of money.
Enjoy myseIf as much as possibIe.
Am l right, mama?
Stop this!
What a pain! Leave me alone!
What did you say? We're just worrying for you.
Stop this.
What has become of Kazuo?
He shuts himseIf in his room alI day.
ls there anything to eat?
I'm hungry.
I don't know what to do with him.
What a shame.
l onIy know how to make congee.
WeIcome. My name is Nora.
What luck.
My first customer turns out to be my brother.
You're a reguIar customer?
How do you want to do it? Here? We can do it wherever you Iike.
You've quit your job?
Yes.
Is that so?
l was scared stiff.
- What? Your brother Ieft just Iike that? - Yup.
My boss gave me a hard time because of that.
I didn't dare teII him he was my brother.
WiII you get into troubIe?
Why?
Aren't you afraid your famiIy wiII find out about this?
Sure. But is there anything I can do?
You Iive with your famiIy?
Yes.
In that case... won't there be a probIem?
What kind of probIem?
Nothing. I can't imagine how they'II Iook if they find out...
It'II be fine.
They don't know what we do when we're out of the house.
What did you do?
OL, office Iady.
When I was a student...
I wanted to be a news reporter, or copywriter. But it was too hard.
l am just an ordinary person.
So l Iistened to my parents advice and became an OL.
My aim was to find a good husband.
But it doesn't realIy make any difference in the end.
Once you're married, you're finished.
UtterIy pointIess and pathetic.
So you became a bath girl.
It sounded so easy.
lsn't this nice? This is aII very neat.
Nice and cIean.
No big deaI.
l couldn't care Iess.
Are you ready?
I'm ready.
Harder!
ls this what you want, you swine?
How are you?
What?
Have you caImed down?
Yes.
Father-in-law!
Kazuo!
Akiko seems to be in Iove.
She's brightened up recentIy.
RealIy?
Is that so?
Yes. She Iooks gorgeous.
RealIy?
Are you in Iove?
Why?
You've been very Iate these days. I can see that your skin is smoother.
And you Iook fabuIous.
RealIy? Am I good-Iooking?
Yes. You Iook exactIy Iike your dead mother.
BuIIshit!
No... it's not.
Can I teIl the truth? Can I?
l went to the bar to take a look at the bar hostess...
l went with brother.
Ever since, I think... he's been seeing her reguIarIy.
I think there's something going on between brother and her.
Is that so?
Yes.
What a wonderful Sunday.
It reaIIy feels nice.
You're stiII a newIy wedded coupIe with Koichi.
Have you calIed him at his office?
lt's not necessary. I trust him.
The Iast time you two had sex.
More than a week.
RealIy?
'Sex Sauna - A CompIete Guide'
Is this your first time?
Sorry to make you feel embarrassed.
I don't want to visit those pIaces again.
Why did you have to go?
I was bored.
I wanted to relieve myseIf.
Let me do it for you.
But promise me you'Il never do this again.
Sister-in-Iaw!
We'II do this just the once.
This is my Iast night.
Yes.
Yuriko wiIl take care of you.
Yes.
I thought l wouId stay in the family for the rest of my life.
It Iooks Iike Akiko is going to lead a happy life.
Is that so?
Yes. A very happy Iife.
I never thought she'd marry some sauna boss.
She just toId me he was her superior.
He's oIder than me.
You Iook very young, father-in-Iaw.
l'm Iosing my hair.
Pa... I have one thing to ask from you.
What?
l wanna move out.
l want to Iive and study by myseIf.
ReaIIy? Maybe it'II suit you.
Are you not going back?
Yuriko is waiting for you.
Where's Kazuo?
He's in a hosteI.
Yuriko.
Yes?
ActuaIIy, you can go back to your famiIy.
l don't think Koichi is coming back.
I can't Ieave you behind.
That's very nice of you Yuriko.
But is your father waiting for you?
Yes, but father has aIso toId me...
''Some marriages may start off unhappiIy...
lt's wrong to assume marriage wiII bring nothing but happiness
You cant wait for it to come to you...
You have to create your own happiness.
Marriage doesn't necessariIy bring about happiness.
A coupIe must Iearn...
... how to find happiness in their Iives together.
It is onIy then that they wilI become a real coupIe.
My father aIso toId me that mom was very unhappy at first.
It took them a Iong time to understand each other.
He had seen her...
... hiding herseIf in the corner of the kitchen, weeping.
Mom was very patient.
They Iearned to trust each other.
And now they love each other very much.
Father toId me to treat Koichi with the same gentIeness I treat him.
Then l wiII find happiness.
He made sure that l understood his words.
Yuriko.
Father-in-Iaw.
l'II wait.
I'II wait for Koichi with you.
From now on...
l thank you very much.
My dear...
She's a reaI nice daughter-in-Iaw.
Koichi is not worthy of her.
What a wonderfuI daughter-in-law!
THE END
Subtitle transcription, editing and timing: EviIdee and CHiU for ADC