-I'm home, Daddy. -Welcome home.
If you made up your own mind to stay with Wak-kun
until the very end, please take a good look at reality.
I want you to tell me.
How much longer I can live.
It's metastasized to the lymph nodes surrounding the aorta.
Stage IVB...
-What about surgery? -It's metastasized to distant organs
and it's infiltrated the surrounding tissue so surgery is impossible.
In this condition, chemotherapy won't do much good either...
What do you want to do about Mund therapie*? (*explanation of the condition to the patient.)
For the time being, let me talk to him.
I'm a specialist in blood and tumors too.
Just tell me the facts, please.
The cancer is not only in the pancreas,
but metastasized and infiltrated into other areas as well.
You condition is such that anything can happen tomorrow.
Whether you can last 1 month...
What kind of symptoms will I have?
Bouts of unbearable pain will become more frequent.
You may lose consciousness from the pain.
That's not all.
Now that the cancer metastasized, every possible situation can be anticipated.
Vomiting, vomiting of blood, loss of consciousness.
It's possible that...
you may suddenly die in front of Waku-kun.
Even then, is hospitalization...
I'll stay by my son as a father until I reach my limit.
I see.
Sawamoto-san.
There's also the option of outpatient chemotherapy.
Then you could spend time with Waku-kun at home
and still get treatment.
It's true...
I may live one day longer if I get treatment.
But if there's a chance of making Waku feel uneasy by doing so,
there's no point in doing it.
I...don't have any good memories with my father.
That's why I want to spend
all my remaining time with Waku making happy memories.
Since I wasn't a father to Waku for 6 years.
Then let me at least continue to
help you out with matters concerning Waku-kun.
Thank you.
It's almost time for me to go pick him up.
Wak-kun.
You're going to be a reporter when you grow up, right?
-Yeah. -Then
will you come cover Aoi's cake shop?
Sure. But in exchange
you have to give Wak-kun a strawberry cake...
[I don't know anything about Daddy's childhood.]
Promise.
[When Daddy was a kid, did you have a girl you liked?]
[Did you have fun at school?]
[What kind of house did you live in?]
Daddy.
[Were you able to eat green peas?]
Daddy.
What is it?
Nothing.
[When Daddy was a kid,
what did you want to be when you grew up?]
-Daddy used to be a Work Man, right? -Yeah.
Work Man who got scoops for Wak-kun and Mommy.
Work Man is the strongest and
-coolest in the whole world. -Then I must be a
No Good Man now, huh?
-You're recharging your power now, aren't you? -I guess so.
Oh, that's right.
Can Wak-kun go see Pei-Sen tomorrow?
Oh, the art class.
Then can Dad go with you too?
Really? Yay~!
-Daddy, is dinner ready? -Yup, it's ready.
Take it to the table.
Daddy, you have less than Wak-kun.
It's okay.
Let's share Wak-kun's.
-Half and half. -Dad's on a diet.
Looks like I gained some weight lately.
But you won't have any energy if you don't eat.
I have lots of energy to begin with so it's alright.
Let's eat.
Yummy~!
I brought some snacks for you.
Wow. Looks good.
Sensei, you had something to tell me?
I was contacted by a curator friend who's active in France
asking me to introduce you to him.
He wants you to help him with his work.
Does that mean... the work's in France?
Yes. He had gone to see the Wendel Exhibit that you organized
and was raving about you.
He said if you were aiming to be a first-class curator,
he would back you up.
It will definitely be
a great learning experience for you to work for him.
If I go... I won't be coming back for at least 2 years, right?
Well, that's probably true.
Would it be alright if I turned down the offer?
Of course. After all, it's your life.
Here you go.
Daddy, your back hurts?
You're good at it. Feels good.
Thanks. I'm alright now.
Then I'll do it for you again, okay?
Okay. Hurry up and go take a bath.
Okay~.
-Pei-sen, good afternoon. -Yes, good afternoon.
He'll be coming to the class again.
I'm so happy for you that you're all well now.
-Aoi-chan! -Wak-kun!
The workshop will last about 2 hours, so
coffee shops in this area are...
No, please allow me to stay and observe.
Oh, I see. You're welcome to do so.
Wak-kun, what's that?
It's a monkey called night monkey.
The father night monkey walks around carrying his child on his back all the time.
-Really? -What's Aoi-chan's?
Fishes we found when we went to Daddy's hometown during Golden Week.
-Hometown? -You don't know your hometown, Wak-kun?
No, I don't know.
You've never been there?
No, I've never been there.
Wak-kun's painting changed.
Is that right?
Before, he drew pictures with a soft touch.
But now, I feel an energy as well.
-It's a nice painting. -I don't get it at all...
Other than seeing that he's having fun doing it.
The time he spent with you
probably made Wak-kun's painting richer.
Your courageous decision helped Wak-kun grow.
I'm happy if that's the case.
I really envy you.
I couldn't do anything for my son.
While I was thinking "one of these days"
he was gone to a place where I could no longer reach him.
How hard it is to
to attain a normal life
and how precious that is...
I found that out at that time.
I too...
finally realized that.
What are you doing?
It feels better when your bed's made nicely, doesn't it?
-It's easier when there's two of us, huh? -Yeah.
-Daddy. -Hm?
Where's Daddy's hometown?
-Why? -Wak-kun would sure like to go there.
Since Wak-kun's never been there.
I want to see where Daddy was born.
No?
Well...
If they don't find anything wrong when you get your checkup tomorrow,
I'll take you there.
Wak-kun's going to sleep now then.
Daddy, hurry up and turn off the light.
[Take these.]
[I see...]
Okay, Wak-kun.
That's all for today.
Sensei, is Wak-kun well?
Yup, no problems anywhere.
Daddy, he said I'm fine. We can go to your hometown.
Maruyama Sensei.
Oh, Wak-kun.
Looks like you're 100 percent full of energy.
-That's because I'm going to visit Daddy's hometown. -Hometown? How nice.
-Where to? -Numazu.
We're staying at an inn, huh, Daddy?
Then I'll refer you to a hospital that can treat you
in case of emergency.
Just in case. You can feel reassured then, won't you?
Here.
I believe that there will be no "just in case,"
but just think of it as a good luck charm.
Thank you.
Wak-kun, have fun on your trip.
You're so lucky. If you breathe lots of fresh air
you're gonna get lots of energy.
-Really? -Yes, it's true.
I'm so jealous. I wish I could go too.
"Suruga Chuo Hospital Gastrointestinal Medicine/Tumor Outpatient Kitamura"
How much energy will I get in 1 day?
This much...
No, maybe this much.
-No, maybe this much. -More...
[It will definitely be
a great learning experience for you to work for him.]
[If I go... I won't be coming back for at least 2 years, right?]
[Can you eat just one more bite?]
[Thank you.]
[Leave Waku to me.]
[Your condition is such that anything could happen tomorrow.]
Wow, it's the real ocean.
It's all glittery.
Yeah, it is, isn't it.
I was so excited I didn't sleep very well last night.
You lie. You were sound asleep.
The smell of fishies.
Let's go that way.
So many boats, Daddy.
They're fishing boats.
They go out to sea on these boats from early in the morning to fish.
The Work Men are working hard, aren't they?
Is this the school Daddy attended?
Yeah.
The window's broken. It must be terrible when it rains.
I don't think it's being used anymore.
Poor school.
Daddy?
-Did you like to study? -No, I didn't.
Can you be a reporter even if you don't like to study?
But I studied a lot when I grew up.
Did you always want to be a reporter?
No, not really.
What did you want to be when you were little then?
What was it...
I forget.
I don't remember it being this small.
Where was Daddy's desk?
I think...maybe around here?
Please sit down.
Wow, it's small.
I will now take attendance.
-Sawamoto Daichi-kun. -Here.
Please answer in a louder voice.
Here!
Sawamoto Daichi-kun. Was there a girl you liked?
Hm....It's a secret.
Secrets are not allowed.
There was.
Was she cute?
I think she was cuter than Aoi-chan.
-No way. -Yes way.
-No way. -Yes way, yes way.
DA-RU-MA-SA-N FELL DOWN* (*game similar to Red Light/Green Light)
Daruma-san fell down!
-Daddy, you cheat! -What.
Then do you want to do it, Waku?
DA-RU-MA-SA-N FELL DOWN
Daddy, you moved!
Waku, that's cheating.
You cheater. Hey!
Waku, where do you want to go next?
Daddy's house.
Huh?
I want to go to Daddy's house.
Nanami-chan.
Were you thinking about Wak-kun again?
I'm sorry.
You know, maybe Nanami-chan and Sawamoto-san are alike.
Like how you're both straight as an arrow, slightly inflexible,
and try to take on everything alone.
You may be right.
When I was little, my older sister was ill and in the hospital for a long time.
I was often left home by myself, and
although I wanted to be babied too, I was praised by being a good girl.
So even when I was lonely, I learned to hold it in and smile.
But that sort of thing
becomes a habit, don't you think?
We may be similar.
It seems like...there's a lonely child
sleeping inside Sawamoto-san too.
Was Daddy's house here?
What kind of house was it?
It was a workshop.
How many were in the family?
Three.
Daddy and Grandpa and Grandma?
Yeah.
Did Grandpa look like Daddy? What was he like?
All the time...
all he did was work.
I never saw him take a break.
[Look, Dad. I got 100.]
[I'm working now! This isn't a place for kids to be hanging around.]
[I'm sorry.]
He was always mad and
I don't remember him ever smiling.
Grandpa must've been cool.
Because Grandpa was a Work Man, wasn't he?
Wak-kun would've liked to have met him.
Waku, shall we get our picture taken?
Daddy, I feel like a celebrity.
Here we go then.
Dad, little bit to your right. Yes.
Young man, relax, relax.
Smile, smile.
Daddy, bathroom.
Oh, it's in the back. Go on.
Excuse me.
Can you take one more, just of me?
Sure, I can do that.
What is it for? Do you want it full length?
No.
Thanks. Then...please send them here.
Alright.
Sawamoto...Daichi-san.
-Yes. -Sawamoto...
Just a minute.
This is you, isn't it?
This baby's Daddy?
Yeah.
Daddy, you were cute.
So that's what Grandpa and Grandma
looked like.
Daddy. Grandpa's not mad.
Grandpa's smiling.
It was a major ordeal just to take this one picture.
Your dad was being very difficult.
He insisted that it had to be the very best picture
to commemorate the birth of his son.
[Okay, are you ready?]
[No, just a minute.]
[You hold him.]
[I look unnatural holding him.]
[Then this time for sure...]
[Wait, wait. Just a minute.]
[I'll hold him after all.]
[Sorry.]
[I really want this picture to turn out well.]
[It's the first picture I'm taking with my son.]
[I want to make sure this feeling gets captured.]
It took the whole day just to take one picture.
That was the only time I took so much time to take a picture.
But the end result is perfect, isn't it?
It's one of my favorites too.
Grandpa
looks really happy, doesn't he?
Waku.
Will you go someplace with me?
17 18 19 20.
34 35 36...
42 43...
Daddy, are we there yet?
We're almost there.
44 45...
We're here.
-It's here. -Here?
Grandpa and Grandma's grave.
Grandpa, Grandma.
Nice to meet you. I'm Sawamoto Waku.
Wak-kun loves Daddy.
I really really love him.
I love Grandpa and Grandma too.
Because thanks to Grandpa and Grandma,
Wak-kun was able to meet Daddy.
Thank you very much for giving me Daddy as a present.
And I'm glad that Grandpa was a Work Man.
Waku...
Because Daddy was a Work Man to protect Wak-kun, right?
Grandpa was a Work Man to protect Daddy too.
Both of you are the most strongest and coolest in the world.
[After you eat that, go apologize to Mom.]
[And
don't tell her I brought you food.]
[Okay, got it.]
"Daichi 9 years old"
[Grow bigger and bigger.]
[It's good!]
[You really like ramen, don't you?]
[Thanks, Dad.]
[Hurry up and eat. It's gonna get cold.]
[I'm home!]
[Sawamoto, what are you going to be when you grow up?]
[I'm gonna be like my dad.]
It's yummy.
Waku.
Thanks.
Sensei.
That offer you were talking about...
Let's go forward with it.
As for Waku, I'm going to trust his father and
leave Waku in his care.
-Daddy, the hot spring feels good. -Doesn't it?
[When Daddy was a kid.]
It's a pointy hat!
[He lived by the sea and
there was a girl he liked...]
-Does this feel good, Daddy? -Little bit more up.
[He didn't like to study too much,
but I'm sure he had lots of dreams, and
and when Daddy grew up, he became Daddy.]
[Not any other kid's...
but he chose to be my Daddy.]
Look, Waku. The left side goes over the right.
Got that?
Okay. Done.
I had fun in your hometown, Daddy.
Let's come again!
Promise?
Do you want something to drink?
Daddy?
I'm alright...I'm alright.
Daddy, what's wrong?
Daddy?
Daddy, wake up.
Daddy~!!
Waku...
[It's possible that...
you may suddenly die in front of Waku-kun.]
Hello.
Sorry to call you suddenly.
What is it?
I have a favor to ask.
What?
Can you...
take care of Waku for a while.
Why? What's going on?
Please.
Take care of Waku.
-What's going on? -Don't waste my time.
Please watch over Waku and Kaori for me.
When's Daddy coming home?
I want him to be strong to on living in a world without me.