A Tomoyuki Takimoto Film
""Casual Love""
""Miss Narasaki Seamstress""
Shall I reheat it?
Please don"t make me hot
Darling, don"t make me hot
Don"t turn me on, please!
What are you reading now?
A romance novel
There"s absolutely nothing...
Nothing to worry about and no problems
What a miracle of a day!
Toba, what do you want for dinner?
Hello?
Who is this?
Mr. Mizutani...?
Toba speaking!
Just now...? That was my niece
I practically raised her, so she"s more like a daughter
She was reading this?
""Author, Go Inoue""
Come on, stop fooling around!
What is it?
I have an announcement
I"m leaving this house...
to get married
In the shade of the woods by a quiet lake
A cuckoo calls, It"s time to wake up!
Can you hear the frogs choir...
As far back as I can remember I"ve been with Toba
My mother died soon after giving birth to me
Nobody knows for sure who my father is
Toba, my mother"s younger sister, gave up her best years to raise me
Oh, it"s so delicious!
You know what"s in this soup?
A chicken carcass the butcher gave me and leftover vegetables
It cost hardly anything
But Rui, there"s something more important
You can subsist on this soup! It keeps you healthy
OK!
""Azuma ya Butchers""
You know, I"m always so grateful
You leave so much meat on!
Don"t coerce him!
It"s OK, only Toba puts these carcasses to good use
Rui was practically raised on your carcasses!
I hope you"ll continue taking care of her
You make it sound like we"ll never meet again
And 3 ham cutlets Three?
We"re having a guest for dinner
Really? Maybe you should serve steak!
Good idea
Ham"s fine. It"s delicious
Come on... Let"s treat ourselves!
You didn"t get lost, did you?
It was fine, someone gave me directions
This is Mr. Mizutani
And my niece, Rui
Nice to meet you
How nice of you to come...
It"s soup, I hope you like it
Go ahead
Go on!
Thank you
How is it? Does it need salt?
It"s just right
Toba likes her soup like this
It"s delicious
Rui, you"re making him uncomfortable
If you don"t mind, I have a question
OK
Do you really want to marry Toba?
Certainly!
Think about the age gap!
When you reach your 60s, she"ll be well in her 80s!
Had you thought of that?
Here"s your steak!
Rui chose a small cut because she thought you"d be old
Will you take care of her forever?
Eat it while it"s hot
Answer me, please
Listen!
I...
I"ve been searching...
...everywhere for a woman like Toba
I finally found her!
I want to be your husband, please
Yes
Did the bus arrive on time?
I think you offended Mr. Mizutani
How come?
You were so inquisitive!
What"s your income? Will you be faithful?
Will you make her happy?
Of course I asked him. Your life is at stake
That"s no excuse to be rude
We"ve already discussed our future
But you kept me out of it!
I knew nothing about this!
I"ll be alone
Rui
Be happy for me
Mr. Mizutani is a doctor who visits towns without doctors
Toba had no nurse qualifications
but she wanted to accompany and assist him
The night service to Shumarinai is departing
What begins will soon end
And what ends will begin again
Life is a journey, 3000 miles and more
The roads keep going until infinity
All aboard, passengers. Please watch your step
This is it, here I go
Rui, find a good man and start a family
Mr. Mizutani
Look after her for me, please
Yes, I will
Toba
Toba! Make sure that you"re happy!
My life"s dedicated...
to this romance
Romance...
""Rui, 3 years old""
Toba, what do you want for dinner?
What do you want to eat?
You must be hungry
I"ll cook whatever you like
Just name what you want
A hamburger steak, please!
I"m Toni O Tanaka
Toni O? Is that a name?
What are you doing?
It was a cat. I was chasing a cat when I ended up here
in this lovely garden
I felt inspired to paint
Don"t answer me so literaly!
Oh?
I was implying that you should leave, as you"re trespassing
I suppose you"re right
Please leave now or I"ll call the police
I shall be gone now
Ciao
Ciao?
Start turning!
Good
Oh, my God!
Good morning, Director
Excuse me
Rui
Let me do a reading for you
No, thank you. It always comes true
Your past...
Really...
The present
Really...?
The future
Really...
Well
You had some kind of an ordeal...
Yes, I certainly did
Now you"re reduced to zero, so to speak, but...
But...?
Didn"t you have a visitor?
He"s your destiny
Ciao
No...
Your future looks fairly bright
Professor, I have a rule not to believe in good omens
Rui!
Toba got married!
How did you find out about Toba?
Because...
Here
Toba really is incredible
Why?
Because it"s for you that she left
So you"d do something with your life
No! She"s the one who"s doing something
Are you going to rot in that moldy old house?
Yummy looking yam
I"ll introduce you to a nice man
Why do people recommend the life they chose?
Because they know it"s good
I thought your marriage was one of convenience
It"s a battle to survive! Love comes later
I"m not going to the frontline
Stay single "til you die then
Hi, there!
4 ham cutlets
Thick slices or thin?
I"d say, thin
Right on
Hello
I don"t think she"ll be back for a while
Is that right
Here she comes
Hello, Rui
I"m back
By the way, I hear that Toba married
Yes, that"s right
My goodness! That"s something
You"re going to be lonely!
Is he your guest?
What? No!
I"m her uncle, ma"am
Oh, you came out of concern for Rui
That"s it
I"ll do my best to help Rui out, too
Maybe find a nice man for her...
What do you want?
For you
Ham cutlets?
And a boxed lunch
How did you know that the thin slices taste better?
Some things are better for less
Did you make these by yourself?
I wanted to apologize for startling you
I may look strange but I am not a strange man
OK?
You are strange!
You called yourself uncle!
I got carried away
Mosquitoes
Go ahead
Well... thank you
This is delicious!
Thank you
Oh, yes
Let me show you what I painted
Oh, so you really are a painter
I"d be glad if you accepted it
Is this me?
I was just going to paint the garden
but I couldn"t help including you
I felt compelled to
Is this really me...?
What"s wrong?
Well, you know...
Nobody"s ever painted me before...
I need to ask you a favor
I need to pee
""Rui, 6 years old""
""5 years old"" ""4 years old""
""3 years old""
Did you find the toilet...?
You must be named after the French king
As I said, I"m Toni O Tanaka
Call me Tony, I know it"s silly
Hi, Tony...
Hi, Rui
Excuse me
Have I ever told you this...?
My father owned a bookshop so I grew up surrounded by books
It"s not that I love them. They"re like art to me
I"m still surrounded by books
I never intended to work in a library
I don"t even remember how it started
My parents, wife and children think I"m destined to work here
It"s understandable but they"re mistaken
Right
You"ll never leave this place
Did that occur to you?
No, not really...
You"re not exactly young, unmarried with no children
Books never age
But we do. How much longer are we going to do this?
I"m babbling... Why am I telling you this...?
I"m blushing... it must be menopause
Hello, Nanako
Rui, come here, quickly!
What"s this about?
Sorry we don"t have enough women
What is it? French
Good. What"s the occasion?
It"s a party for the romance novelist. Go Inoue
Go Inoue...
He"s so vulgar! What was his book called... Casual Love?
He"s a sleaze but we hope he"ll write for us
I told him that you were his fan
OK?
Here we go
Don"t worry if it spills
Is that okay?
Nanako, I missed you terribly!
Come over here!
Sorry, Mr. Inoue
Don"t tell me that you"re drunk already?
This is Rui, my best friend. She"s your big fan
Great! Drink up, drink up!
I"ll pour some love in your glass, too!
Oh, Sir!
That"s Mrs. Christina Inoue
It"s nice of you to let me come
Mr. Kuraki, Chief Editor Hello
Kosuke Hayashi, an assistant Hi, sit over here
Thank you
Nanako, sit next to me
Excuse me
Nanako, get closer!
I won"t let you go tonight
I"m honored
Here we all are. Kuraki, propose a toast
Thank you, Mr. Inoue. I"ll make a toast
We"d be honored if you agreed to write for our magazine...
That"s enough! Cheers!
I"m going to drink the night away!
That"s peach soup. It"s incredible
Oh! I"ll try it
What"s this dinner for anyway?
Oh, Mr. Inoue! You"re teasing us!
Have mercy, sir
Oh, this is delicious
Sir...
Sir, please
Mr. Inoue
With the publishing industry in chaos
you could be our savior if you joined our magazine
Right, Nanako?
Yes, with you onboard
our spirits are high, our sales higher!
You want that cheap erotica of mine?
Don"t call it cheap, sir
Your serial would make me so happy
Are you drinking?
I"m talking to you!
Me?
Are you single? Or a wife? Or a virgin?
Come on, let"s romance!
Oh, that was so delicious!
I"ve never had anything so good
I"m so full and happy
I can go home by myself. You don"t have to take me home
Come on! The Chief Editor and Nanako ordered me to!
Do you always look like that?
You"ve been smiling nonstop!
Watch out for the steps
Take it easy!
Where has that girl gone?
Sir, let"s go home
I"ll open the door!
What a loser...
Here we are. Thank you for walking me home
Is this it? It"s so classy!
Classy?
I"ve always loved old houses like this
Is this a shop?
My aunt was a seamstress
But she"s moved out
Oh, so you live by yourself...
Welcome home
Are you her father?
I was told to get your daughter home safely
How nice of you!
Good evening
Goodbye, Rui
Were you waiting for me?
I was bitten by mosquitoes! I"m itchy all over!
Was I in the way?
In the way? Of you two
I just met him at a dinner I was invited to
Oh, really?
What?
It sounds like an excuse
It is true
Oh, he misunderstood who you were
He thought you were my father
Is that what I look like?
I don"t know
Father...
Yes, Dear
I wanted to see how it sounded! Want some tea?
Umm...
Your father has a favor to ask
What is it?
Can I stay over tonight?
What?
Anywhere"s fine
How"s it going, Toba?
There"s nothing wrong
Thank you, Doc
Don"t worry, Doctor
""I couldn"t wake you...""
""because you were fast asleep...""
""To a strange Dad, Rui""
Hi, Dad!
Hello!
I"m so sorry
This is outrageous
You! Have you looked for the books?
What?
I told you to prepare the professor"s books last week
No, you didn"t I did!
All you told me
was about your midlife crisis
I need those books now!
Sorry!
On her behalf
This is silly...
I found it
Dad, which bowl can I use to rinse the rice?
That one there
Thank you
Welcome home
Good evening!
What"s going on?
I had a manuscript to pick up
I was in the area so I dropped by and your dad let me in
He insisted on seeing the house!
I"m starving
What have you two been doing?
Just talking, man to man
He and his girlfriend didn"t have sex so she left
You"re not supposed to tell her that!
He told me that with a smile on his face!
Wait a minute, it"s not that I"m impotent
It scares me when a woman gets that look in her eye...
That"s rude of you to feel that way
Don"t discuss it in front of your daughter
Do we look related?
Well, do we?
You"re not? But...
It wasn"t a trick! It was just a misunderstanding!
You wouldn"t stop calling me Dad
What"s going on? We just met the other day
Really?
So what are you...?
I don"t know. Friends, I guess
The soup is getting cold
Let"s eat
Yes, let"s eat
Is it tasteless?
No...
Delicious. It"s like all the cells in my body are having a party
I feel like I"m home
It"s only chicken stock
Do you always have this?
My aunt used to make it for me
She said we could live on it even if we had no money
Fantastic soup and a great house. This is perfect
You think so?
Nothing beats it. I wish I lived here
You can
You sure?
The three of us, how about that?
We"ll pay for the food and rent
We"ll cook too, won"t we?
Yes, I"m really good at cleaning too
It might be fun
Well?
""Dear Toba, How are you?""
""Is Mr. Mizutani treating you well?""
""There"s something I have to tell you""
""A young man named Kosuke""
""and an artist named Tony are going to move in with me""
OK guys. Extra pork on the house
Thank you!
""Kosuke works part time for a magazine""
""He hopes to be an editor someday""
Kosuke!
Is it true that you"re going to live with Rui?
I"m boarding there. There"s someone else too
Oh my god! A threesome!
Excuse me...!
How erotic!
Kosuke!
Do you really have a degree?
Revise your grammar
""Tony has a wife but...""
""she met another man and kicked Tony out""
""Oh dear""
Watch out for the step
Look behind you
Is that all Tony has?
I guess so
Is he a drifter?
Good!
Who wants the horseradish? Me!
Go ahead!
I want the pepper. Onions?
Here. I"ll have onions
Thank you
Can I have the onions too?
Seaweed? No, thank you
Here. Can I have the seaweed?
Seaweed, here it comes
Everybody, let"s eat
And let"s have a nice life together
Yes... a nice life
Go ahead Thank you!
This is yummy!
Tony, this is really good!
Not bad for a man, heh?
Let"s decide on cleaning and cooking duties
Just like a summer camp! This is fun
How about one soup every evening?
That sounds great
Rui
Coming!
The noodles your uncle made were great. Thank you
You"re welcome
Is your cousin here too?
Who...? Oh, yes
Now...
about what we talked about before...
My cousin?
It"s easier that way, I wanted to avoid any questions
Am I Tony"s son?
Maybe it"ll work
What"s that?
A photo of a prospective husband
What? Are you getting married?
Just meeting him
It"s too early for you
Maybe it"s not too early
But our new life just begun!
We don"t want to get in the way of her happiness
Do you want to get married?
I don"t know. I haven"t even seen him yet
You"re right. Let"s take a look
Okay
What do you think?
Well...
I can decline the offer if you want
Way to go Tony!
Leave it to me
He"s the man!
You don"t need much makeup
Don"t look!
Sorry
Why didn"t you turn him down?
I tried to...
This is Mr. Sasajima and his mother
He"s a patent attorney
A lawyer? A patent attorney
Patent attorney...
You must be very patient
His work involves patents
Can you say: Pat and Pete are patent agents?
Pat and Pete and pat and...
Are your uncle and cousin from you mother"s side?
They"re from my father"s side
My office is uptown and I have substantial savings
No matter how bad Japan"s economy is, I can guarantee you a good life
How manly
I work at a university library
I make 130,000 Yen a month
I don"t have much money. I don"t have parents either
I am what you see
Oh, I have one good quality
I can get along with anybody
Anybody... ?
Yes
Don"t worry, she"s not offended at all
Thank you kindly for your call
Dammit, I wanted to turn down Mr. Economy first!
Right, that rat man!
No need to cheer me up
We"re not cheering you up
It"s just that you"re too good for him
Kosuke, what kind of woman would be attracted to him?
A woman who"s well informed about the economy
I see
You know something?
What?
Everybody else is busy making families
What"s wrong with me?
Nothing. It"s just that good men are hard to find
You"re married aren"t you, Tony?
I"m coming to the end of my third marriage
3 marriages! Amazing!
It"s not about quantitiy!
I, Toni O Tanaka, regret them all
A marriage is easy to start but hard to keep
It rages hot and cold. It ties you down so you break free
The perfect marriage is a trap, Goddammit!
Hear Hear, Tony
Is he asleep?
He"s a deep sleeper
You know...
My aunt... Toba
I thought I"d be with her for the rest of my life
Why did she get married?
It"s like an Egyptian bus
What?
The buslines in Egypt have no bus stops
They have no schedule either
How do you catch them?
You just keep waiting on the main street
One will come when you"re ready to give up
But they won"t stop for you
Then you can"t get on
They"ll slow down a little
So you can jump on with an umph!
You think Toba jumped on with an umph?
I thought that might have happened
An Egyptian bus...
Rui
Yes?
Let me shake your hand
Shake hands?
Doesn"t a proper handshake feel nice?
Your hands feel nice and warm
I"m going to take a bath
""Toni O Tanaka, c/ o Mikuni Gallery""
""From Toba Narasaki""
""We have never met but I decided to write to you""
""because I found your name in my sister"s address book""
""My sister is Ayako Narasaki""
""She died 35 years ago when...""
""she gave birth to a girl""
""I brought up the baby, Rui""
""Rui and I have had a fun carefree life""
""We are like friends or soul mates""
""My only apprehension concerns her father""
""Pardon me if I"m mistaken but""
""if this sounds familiar, please let me know""
I just wanted each day to be something special
The days of carnival that go on and on
The past
Oh really?
Yes, that"s right
The present
It looks like fun
Yes, I guess so...
The future...
What?
Rui
What"s wrong?
He"s cheating on me!
How can you eat now?
This is war. I need strength
Love does not determine your life. Marriage neither
The suffering begins when you say ""Yes""
Keep running from romance
Don"t be like me, all scarred and wounded
OK, OK
I have a message for you
Go Inoue keeps nagging me to invite you to dinner
I owe him nothing
He"s devoted! He asks about you every day
Something about her gets to me
Deep inside
That"s right...
There"s something familiar about her
Had you two ever met before?
Of course not
Really?
Done for the day?
Hi there
Ham cutlets please
Tony bought some for a snack a while ago
A chicken carcass then
Okie dokie
Now she"s beautiful!
She"s coming over!
Excuse me but do you know where Ms. Rui Narasaki lives?
Toni O!
I"m coming in
Honey, are you in here?
Toni O?
Where is he?
Well...
Toni O!
Honey?
Honey!
Honey?
Did you find him?
""I"m not here""
I guess he"s not here
Maybe he"s out sketching
Really?
How about some tea?
I guess you"ve heard already...
We"ve been married for 7 years
The reason why I did what I did...
What"s that?
The affair
It wasn"t that I didn"t love Toni O anymore
I don"t even love that other guy
Toni O often goes away without telling me
And then he doesn"t even call me
He drives me crazy with loneliness
But I really need Toni O
I have to be with him
I can"t go on without him
Toni O told me
that there was no other place he"d call home
Where...?
Right here
I want you to give him a message
He can take his time but I"ll be waiting for him
Okay
She"s left now
Tony
I have a cramp in my leg and I can"t move
Kosuke, get me some coffee
Mr. Hayashi
Mr. Kosuke Hayashi
Yes, Chief Editor
Come here
Always smiling, eh?
That"s all I"ve got
Our sales are down
Yes, it"s tough
We don"t get any advertising revenue
I know
Listen
In the shade of the woods by the quiet lake
A cuckoo calls. It"s time to wake up!
Cuckoo, cuckoo...
Need a hand?
No, thank you. Maybe you should go back to her?
No thank you
She"s unusual but she seems like a good woman
Really
Tony
Yes?
I"m going to be okay
What"s that?
I"m home
Hello
Hi, you"re home early
I was fired. They"re not extending my contract
Is that so...
Do you want me to talk to Nanako?
It"s OK. It"s a hard time for magazines
Still smiling
That"s Kosuke"s good point
I"m often looked at as a failure
Who thinks that?
Everybody I meet...
I don"t think so
Me neither
With a little money for rent and food your life won"t change
It even comes with the delicious soup
That"s right
I don"t know why but I can"t stop crying
I"ll find you a job. Now why don"t you eat up!
Let"s eat
Yes, let"s Thank you
This is good
This soup has just as much salt as tears
Really?
Yes
Let me try
Please don"t!
Why not? You"ll offend me...
But... please!
Hey
Yes
Did you fall for her?
She has a nice voice
Yes
Let"s take a peek
No, you can"t!
""Dear Toba, How are you?""
""Life with Tony and Kosuke has its ups and downs""
""But I find myself enjoying it everyday""
Oh, he"s so cute!
""Kosuke lost his part time job with the magazine""
""Tony asked the butcher to give Kosuke work""
""The butcher"s happy because sales have doubled""
""Tony"s been busy working on his art""
I only draw beautiful women
""I"ve been wondering about Tony...""
""Father"s Return""
""Is it getting cold in Hokkaido?""
""I know you don"t like the cold. Don"t catch a cold""
""Oh, I miss you""
Hey?
Yes?
Are you happy to be with me?
Yes, I am!
I am so happy!
Me too!
Whoops...
What is it?
I can"t stop!
Hello?
Toba!
He has to spend a few nights in hospital
And he...
Me? I don"t even have a scratch
Anyway he suggested that I come and see how you are
Take care
I"m here!
He knows I"m worried about you
Yes, isn"t it great?
Here"s your meat, thank you!
Keep it up, Kosuke
Thank you!
Hey Rui Hello
Hi guys, Toba is coming home!
When? Tomorrow!
Free meat on the house as his salary"s too low!
Thank you
Work hard
I"m home Hi
Toba is coming home tomorrow!
Oh really...
We have a lot to tell her
That"s right
Good morning
Oh, Toba"s coming home
I"m nervous to meet her
Toba is coming home
What"s wrong?
What?
What happened?
Toba, when did you get back?
After midnight
Home sweet home
Naughty naughty!
No, we"re innocent
Forget that. Did you sleep here?
Wasn"t there a man here?
Then where"s Tony?
Tony? Is he a foreigner?
His cup"s here
This place is better than anywhere
You look more worldly now
Yeah?
We"ve been so busy
It"s fun and fulfilling
Toba...
Yes?
I sneaked a look at the letter you wrote to Tony
Oh...
I just thought there was a chance
Your mother was very popular with men so...
What would you do if Tony was your father?
When you were in my sister"s tummy
your grandma said to her
""Who is the baby"s father?""
You know what your mom said?
""I"m going to have the baby of the man I love!""
She wouldn"t say who the father was
They were both as stubborn as each other
But there was one thing
your mom confided in me about your father
What was it?
She said: ""When he gazed at me, I melted""
""Mikuni Gallery""
Do you remember my sister?
My memory is vague after so long
I"m going senile
Try this, keep subtracting 7 from 100 please
Subtraction?
93... 87...?
No, it"s 86
I"ve been bad at subtraction since I was a kid
You have no trouble remembering that
Sorry
But you came when you read my letter
At my age the things you forget are intriguing
You even moved in
It"s very comfortable there
Tell me the truth
Well, you see...
But maybe...
Do me a favor
Yes ma"am
Look me in the eye
More intensely
Toba went back to her husband
Tony has not been back since
Looks delicious
We"re like a couple
What?
Sitting like this
A couple that doesn"t talk much
Doesn"t it look delicious!
I can try it sometime, honey
Looks easy enough
Why don"t you take a bath and rest?
You can go first
You go No, darling
Hi there, Rui!
I"m back
Hello
Do you want to go home with me?
You can go now
Thank you
I won"t be long
Here I am
Mind if I drop by at a shop? You must be hungry
Why don"t we dine out tonight?
I just got paid
OK, sounds good to me
To a long day! Cheers
Oh, this is nice
You impressed me today
Why?
You work so hard at the shop
Boss says I"m cut out for it
You"re the housewives" idol
Your oysters
They look delicious!
Thank you very much!
What a feast! That was so good
Watch out
Hey, it"s raining!
Let"s go!
Start turning!
What"s up?
Rui...
Yes?
I love you
Oh no, I said it!
I shouldn"t have told you
Why not?
Because... I don"t know where to go from here
There aren"t many people who"d mind hearing that
We"re home
We"re soaking wet
Good night
What should we do?
I don"t know...
Good morning
I did it
I could never make love properly
You don"t have to worry, Kosuke
Because it"s you, honey
Honey...
I"m hungry. Let"s fix something
What an appetite!
I feel so good
I feel empowered and confident
Thanks to you, Rui
I wonder how"s it going...
What do you mean?
Tony
He"s a drifter so he"ll come back
I want more!
It doesn"t work! I want another girl!
Hello?
Rui, I"m in trouble! Go Inoue"s wife"s gone back to her country
She"s gone for good
It was inevitable
It"s not that simple
He can"t write without somebody by his side
Now that Christina"s not there for him, he can"t write a word
Get that girl for me
He wants you desperately
Maybe he could write if you came
No! I have my own trouble
What? You don"t have any trouble, Rui
I do! Man trouble!
What man?
I"m home
Welcome home
Maybe I"m getting lucky
My editor friend gave me an assignment
Oh, that"s good
It doesn"t squeak
I fixed it because it was noisy
Oh, you did?
I"ll make some coffee
Thank you
What"s this doing here?
I"m using it until the sugar pot dries
You can"t! This belongs to Tony
But he"s not here
What"s his is his!
What"s wrong?
Nothing, sorry
About the assignment, it"s in Kyoto. Come with me
Pardon?
I"m cataloguing an aristocrat"s belongings
It"ll take 3 months to go through it all
I can"t go! I have a job
Go on leave! 3 months in Kyoto will be fun together
It"s not so easy
My job isn"t much but it"s mine
Toba or Tony might come home any time
I have to be here for them
They left for their reasons! We shouldn"t be tied up!
We?
Don"t you like me saying that?
I know you love Tony, Rui
""I"m sorry""
""I don"t know what to do. I need to cool down""
""I"ll see you when I"m more mature""
""I"ll come back when I"m an adult""
""Kosuke""
Rui
Tony!
Have some ham cutlets
Thin ones?
Certainly
What happened to Kosuke?
What?
Well, you know...
Relationships are difficult
When a man and woman get together, it"s difficult
Tony
Who are you?
Are you my father?
Rui
Rui!
Why are you here?
Sorry Rui, but I need the manuscript by morning!
What?
Mr. Inoue, over here!
Sir, look!
Want some whiskey?
Thank you
Don"t writers write in solitude?
He can only write with a women next to him
What was wrong with you?
My face
He writes looking at a woman"s face?
He"s kind of like me
And then she...
Manuscript!
Finish it!
It"s done
You"d better rest
Can you walk?
There you go
Nanako, he"s finished it
Out of the chair!
You want to sit down?
Are you OK?
Thank you, you saved my life
How about some whiskey?
Thank you
This intro is gripping
You have to look at a woman"s face to write?
Yes, it"s my secret
So it can"t just be any woman?
No
You"re the best I"ve ever had
Don"t touch her!
Address her as Ms. Narasaki
Sorry
She reminds me of my youth
I was in France studying to be an architect
But I failed so I took off to Provence
To a riverside village called Marlotte
Marlotte?
Yes, there was a diner there
And there was a young woman at the diner...
She had the same presence as Ms. Nagasaki here
As I looked at the woman"s face I wrote a story
That was the first I ever wrote
No!
I didn"t write it, she empowered me to write
I could write...
My wife left me
I"m finished...
That"s what I thought
But God hadn"t abandoned me!
Ms. Narasaki, please be part of my life!
You must be joking
I"m completely serious
Behave you horny old fart!
With you I could write many masterpieces!
I want you! Please marry me!
You bastard!
I"m not giving away my daughter to a man like you!
My daughter?
Excuse me
Your father?
Tony!
Don"t run away! Don"t run from me!
I painted like he wrote
What?
A woman
I met a Japanese tourist at the foot of the Eiffel Tower
Was that my mother?
I took her to Marlotte in Provence where he met her
It was springtime and the cherry blossom was in flower
I painted your mother"s portrait under a cherry tree
And did you...um, spend the night with her?
Only once
We said goodbye in Paris
We promised to meet again in Japan. But it didn"t happen
Once?
Yes
Just once?
I think so
Then how would you know if I was conceived then
Let"s just say I"m very fertile
Do you have many kids?
I don"t know... sorry
Maybe we can go to hospital and verify it
No Why not?
It"s pointless
Would it make a difference if I was your daughter?
Let"s leave it like this
I feel like I"ve left behind too many things
Ready?
What?
This feels so nice...
Start turning!
Start turning
Tony...
Yes?
Catch the Egyptian bus
And go back to your wife
When will you catch it, Rui?
Well, I"m not sure...
I"m home
I"m tired
Rui, come on, this way!
Toba?
Where are you?
Over here! Everybody"s here!
Toba!
Where are you?
Toba?
Where are you?
Rui
Toba, when did you come back?
Come over here!
We"ve been waiting for you
They"re just roasted now
They"re very delicious!
Rui, the Director"s future turned out to be pretty good!
Ms. Narasaki, I missed you!
Sorry I introduced him to you
My apologies
Rui
Kosuke! You came back too
I"m sorry I left like that
It"s OK. I really liked your smile
Kosuke
Tony!
Hi Rui
Let"s dance, Rui
But I can"t!
Don"t worry
Just hold my hand like this
Toni O!
Save the last dance for me!
I"ll never let you go
Rui
The rat man!
Mind if I cut in?
Everybody make a big circle!
Start turning!
It"s turning...
Rui
Rui, get on!
Rui, don"t forget the stove!
The pot
You have soup on the stove
Thank you for the meal