-Morning. -Wak-kun, good morning.
Wak-kun will help too.
Then Wak-kun, you do the socks.
-I'm going. -See you later.
[Daddy's a dummy.]
[He's bossy and he's short-tempered.]
(Daddy can't see you anymore.)
[He's a liar.]
(You said we'd alway be together...)
(I've forgotten about those promises already.)
Go, go!
Wak-kun, are you alright?
Are you alright? Does it hurt?
Shall I give you a pat?
I don't need a pat.
Wak-kun's not a baby.
You're asking for it~.
Tickle tickle...
[Daddy's a dummy.]
(You don't like
Wak-kun anymore?)
(Yeah, that's right.)
[That's why I'm going to forget about Daddy in no time.]
Sorry to keep you waiting.
Sensei. About that job offer in France.
I'm going to decline after all.
Can I ask you the reason?
His father
told him he couldn't live with him anymore.
(Waku and Kaori...)
(Please watch over them.)
That day, he cried and cried.
But the next day,
he was fine, like nothing happened.
Ever since then, he's been acting like he's in good spirits,
but I can tell he's forcing himself.
When I think about Waku, I don't think I should go.
I'm sorry.
I see.
Alright, no problems today either.
Thank you.
Oh, Wak-kun, did you get taller?
-Really? -Yes, really. Let's see.
She's right. You grew a little.
See~ I told you.
This is Amamiya...
I'm returning your call.
You're...a lawyer?
Woah~! I see a familiar face.
Maruyama Sensei.
-What are you reading about? -Sticklebacks*. (*Kashikogi)
Sticklebacks?
Daddy sticklebacks raise their children,
and when the children grow up,
they go away and disappear.
They're strange fish, aren't they?
Is that right? Yeah, they're strange indeed.
But...what do the
stickleback children do?
Wak-kun.
Mommy.
-Let's go eat crepe. -Okay, okay.
Sensei, thank you very much.
Mommy has to go take care of some business.
After we're done eating crepe,
-can you stay home by yourself? -Roger!
That was a loud Roger.
We have been requested
by Mr. Sawamoto Daichi to proceed with the transfer of
parental authority. Also,
he would like you to have this as child support.
Daddy rock...
I'm home~.
Sorry, Wak-kun. I'm late, aren't I?
Wak-kun?
Daddy~.
Liar.
You said we were gonna play hopscotch.
You said we were gonna make curry with fried egg on top again.
You said you'd never lie...
That it's a man-to-man promise...
Liar~!
Daddy's a liar!!
Stupid Daddy~! Stupid Daddy.
Stupid Daddy~.
Liar Daddy!
-Wak-kun. -Daddy's a liar~.
-Wak-kun. -Daddy's a liar.
Liar Daddy! Daddy's a liar~!
Daddy's a liar.
Stupid Daddy~. Stupid Daddy~!!
Stupid Daddy~! -Stupid Daddy~...
Daddy's stupid. Daddy's a liar.
Stupid Daddy...
"Fureai Life Care Center"
Sawamoto-san.
Please, have a seat.
Um... If you'd like...
I made a copy of the latest edition.
Am I meddling again?
Yes...But I'm used to it.
-Thank you. -You can keep it if you want.
What Konno-san said to me...
I've been thinking about it.
Some day, when the time comes
for my son to know the truth...
Can you give this to him for me?
Do you mind if I lie down?
Oh, I'm sorry for dropping in unexpectedly.
I'll come again.
Please... have a good life.
Your smile
cheered me up a number of times.
I'm glad...I got to see you for the last time.
-Is this Sanwa Shinbun? -Yes.
I'd like to speak to Sawamoto Daichi who used to work in the Local News Department.
Sawamoto-san?
Sawamoto-san hasn't returned since
he resigned last year.
(I decided to go back to being a reporter.)
Oh, I see.
Thank you.
"Futaba Photo Studio" "Shizuoka-ken, Numazu City"
"To Waku"
Nanami-chan. What's wrong?
Sawamoto-san told me to have a good life.
Sensei...What's a good life?
Hello.
Oh, Konno-san.
Is something wrong?
He...
Waku's father's whereabouts is unknown.
Do you happen to know something?
No. I don't...
Hello!
I figured it was about time
you'd be wanting someone to talk to.
You're right. Since I don't have any friends.
We're alike then. I don't have friends either.
That's why I don't know what to on my days off.
We didn't find any problems with Wak-kun at his check-up the other day.
-He's doing very well. -Is that right?
Physically, that is.
But psychologically... I'm a bit concerned.
Could it be that he's still looking for his father?
This was delivered to his condo.
This picture's almost like...
If there's something you know, please tell me.
Waku...Waku's been wanting to see his father.
I don't know...
I'm sorry, I can't be of help to you.
I see. Of course, you wouldn't.
It's already done and over with.
There's nothing more
I can do for him as his father.
Do you really think so?
Do you know when children have
the happiest look on their face?
Amamiya-san!
Sawamoto-san asked me to keep this for him.
To give to Wak-kun some day, when the time
came for Wak-kun to know the truth.
But I don't think some day is right.
Because I don't want
Wak-kun's feeling, the love he has for his daddy,
to get lost.
Where is he?
Children have the happiest look on their face when
they can make their loved ones truly happy
by doing something for them,
and when they see them smile.
That's when
children have the happiest look on their face.
Sawamoto-san.
Love isn't just about giving.
To receive and accept your son's love,
don't you think that's an important duty as a father too?
Dad!
You're...
always like this.
Always deciding
everything on your own like this.
Without any consideration for other people's feelings whatsoever.
Stop trying to act cool.
Don't act cool.
So I know now... but there's nothing I can do for you.
What do you think... made me fall in love with you?
Your smile.
I...didn't understand anything about this thing called family.
I thought once it was made...
it would go on on its own.
You used to laugh a lot.
When we first met, wanting to see you smile...
I desperately tried to think of jokes to tell you.
After we got married...
I gradually forgot about making you smile...
At that time...
If you didn't leave home at that time,
not understanding other people's feelings...
not hearing other people's voices...
that's how I would've been and died alone.
I'm grateful to you.
Because you gave me the opportunity to be a father.
Don't cry.
If only for the last time, smile for me.
Thank you.
Don't let Waku know.
I don't want him to see me like this.
Sorry to bother you at night.
Can we talk?
Sensei...
I see.
That's the ending he decided for himself.
Maybe we should respect his wish.
But I came here today to meddle in your business.
Sawamoto-san came to see me the other day.
He asked me to keep on watching over you and Wak-kun.
But unfortunately, that's not my role.
No one but him is Wak-kun's father.
No one but you is Wak-kun's mother.
The three of you should face this together.
That's what I think.
Waku...Will he be alright?
Will he be able to accept the truth when he finds out?
Have confidence.
He has you, doesn't he?
No matter what happens to Wak-kun,
you'll be there to accept it with him.
Because you're Wak-kun's mother.
Yes.
Sensei.
I'm the one who should thank you.
-Good morning. -Good morning.
Wak-kun.
Mommy has something important to tell Wak-kun.
It's a letter from Daddy.
Letter?
Daddy wanted Wak-kun
to get it when you got much older.
But Mommy
thinks that Wak-kun should know the truth now.
The truth?
Daddy's sick.
He's very sick and... Maybe
he might have to go to heaven soon.
Is it because Wak-kun got better?
Did Daddy get sick because
Wak-kun got better?
Did Daddy get sick
in place of Wak-kun?
No.
That's not it at all.
It's no one's fault that
Daddy got sick.
But Daddy said he didn't like Wak-kun.
The reason Daddy told you such a lie
is because he didn't want Waku-kun
to see him being sick.
Because Daddy's not good at being on the receiving end.
He's not good at getting help, and
he's not good at having someone stay by him.
That's why he couldn't tell
Wak-kun about his sickness.
That's why Daddy
decided to go away.
Because that's the only way he knows how.
He's a dummy, isn't he...
Doing that when he really loves Wak-kun.
Daddy...
Where's Daddy?
"Dad"
"Waku. Are you doing well?
Have you grown?
Are you helping Mom out?
Are you having fun at school?
Are you having fun playing with your friends?"
"Waku. Dad
clearly remembers the day you were born."
"A very clear morning in March.
It was a very sunny day.
You firmly grasped by finger
with your little hand."
"As if to say, 'hello, nice to meet you'."
"At that moment, your name came into my mind."
"Waku."
"A cloud that sails across the sky as if it had wings."
"After my parents died, I had a difficult life, so
it was my hope was that you'd live freely, without constraints."
"You gave me countless things."
(But...
if Wak-kun goes away too,
Daddy will be all alone.)
(Keep it short. Say it in one sentence!)
(Don't come back until you get something to report about!)
(Daddy, I love you)
(Gorio-san.)
(Let him join the zoo.)
(Wak-kun loves Daddy very much.)
"That to talk with you..."
(-One negi-toro! -Coming right up!)
"to kid around with you..."
(-Daddy, you moved! -Waku, you cheat.)
"to eat with you
was happiness in itself."
"You taught me all that."
"That each day I get
to see you living...
is a miracle in itself."
"I'm sorry, Waku."
(Go!)
"That I didn't know of any other way to part with you."
Wak-kun!
"Dad has only one wish."
"Live strong even in a world without Dad."
"Grow up to be a man...
who can protect your loved ones."
"You can, I believe,
make my wish come true."
"Thank you, Waku."
"For being my son."
"Good bye."
Daddy~!
Daddy.
Green peas. There were green peas in the school lunch.
They were in the stew.
I closed my eyes and ate them.
We had a race in PE.
Wak-kun wasn't in last place. I was third!
Wearing the sneakers Daddy gave me.
Remember what Daddy told me when Wak-kun was sick?
That we'll always be together.
That if we're together, we won't be scared or lonely.
You watched me when I had to get shots.
When I hurt, you held my hand.
You were by my bed to say good night everyday.
You granted my wishes. You taught me how to play hopscotch.
You laughed with me. You cried with me.
Daddy was always with me.
That's why Wak-kun was able to beat the disease.
That's why Wak-kun got strong.
Daddy, Wak-kun's strong!
Because I'm Daddy's son.
This time Wak-kun
will stay with Daddy all the time.
This time Wak-kun's going to protect Daddy.
So turn around, Daddy. It's Wak-kun.
Daddy, it's me.
Daddy...
Daddy~.
I'm not saying no good bye...
That's right.
Daddy.
Daddy...
What, what? From Wak-kun?
Yes.
A good life, huh?
I don't know what the right answer is, but
I'd like to lend a hand so people can achieve it...
from hereafter too.
Maybe I should have an arranged marriage or something.
With Yuuka-chan. How about it?
That might not be a bad idea.
What?
No~! I don't want to~!
-Let me go home~. -You're a big boy, aren't you?
I see someone crying.
Why is he crying?
Look at the world with renewed wonder.
Don't hesitate to get involved with people.
That will become worth more to you
than anything else you may possess.
Daddy, look, look!
Wak-kun sea shell and
Daddy sea shell.
[Daddy. Daddy is
my only daddy forever and ever.]
[So Daddy, if Daddy is born again,
I'll surely be born as your son again.]
[Daddy's really a crybaby, so
you'll probably cry again when I'm born, won't you?]
[It's going to be a little lonely, but
until then...]
[Thank you, Daddy. Good bye.]