deserves the cold...
deserves to die alone
At this point... to put on a happy face
as if nothing's happened... it's just not right
For sure...
what you say is true
And honestly,
l cannot forgive you
l simply don't think l am able
However...
l am willing to try
Because mother loved you until the end
Let's go
Father
Father?
Good luck, old fella'!
Thank you, everyone...
Keep the faith
Gaining in size and power, typhoon no.12 reaches Kyushu
and looks set to maintain its northerly course
Sawatari!
Apologize
l'll return the money
l'll return the 500,000 to you
Apologize to them!
Listen, that money wasn't mine
This is our money
These guys scraped it together
Gathered it to help you
To help with your goddamn gambling debt!
That's the money you were just pissing away...
That's where it came from...
Take this
(Debt Consolidation Bureau Free Advice Session)
(Legal Advice Center 8F)
There are laws like the Consumer Credit Protection Act,
article 21 and such-like.
Of course, you have to pay the money back
But let's start by hearing how you got to this point
l've always loved it...pachinko...
Wonder why? Maybe 'cause l was always no good
Things never really went well for me
Unbelievable these days...
but our family had its picture taken every year
Let's have a nice, big smile
lt was a family custom to have a photo by our peach tree
My parents heaped expectations on me
l hated myself for not meeting them
Mother died 2 years ago...
after years of worrying about my gambling
You'd think l'd give up, right? On account of a mother's death...
lnstead...
it just got worse
l understand
We'll have you speak with a lawyer
Thank you
One moment...
That was a surprise. To see you in my office...
Your story...
your mother's death, 2 years ago...
She said her head hurt
Was always complaining about it
We'd just say, take an aspirin...
But then...
she collapsed with a stroke
lt was a question of continuing life support or not
Then while l was out buying peaches...
What are you doing?
Why are you doing this?
Dad!
He just abandoned her
l can never forgive him
But didn't he...
didn't he pay off all your debts last year?
He's still your father. lf you talk...
l've not finished...
We need your family's involvement to sort out your debt
To declare bankruptcy, we need them to co-sign
ln which case maybe you should go home
or shall l speak with your father?
What the hell do you know?
You damn lawyers!
Stick to chasing around after mom's memories...
How dare you look down on me?
l hope this works
and that you see your dad
(Grand Firework Display)
The powerful typhoon no.12
will pass Shikoku to hit the mainland again tonight
Some areas are reporting waves peaking over 20 feet
with winds gusting 100 mph at high tide
A storm surge warning is in effect
in many coastal areas
The Tokyo region may see rain as early as this evening
and a flood warning is in effect throughout the area
(Shinya Sawatari)
This customer...
we never saw him again, huh?
Hello, Mom? lt's me...
Kenichi. Good to hear from you
What's up? The fireworks started
My colleague's waiting
Seems my cold got worse
Really? Did you see the doctor?
l did...
Said l should go to hospital
Then you should go
Don't have the money
You said you had plenty
Sorry, Kenichi
Actually...
That 500,000 was a lot for me
Wait, l'll sort it all out
Wait..
Wonder if Moses is watching with his son, right now?
Maybe he is
Wonder what my kid is up to these days?
Mr. Newcomer...any kids?
No...
That was a big one
Not any more
My wife died
and he left home soon after
He was a damn fool
Piled up huge debts
but still l kept waiting
l waited in vain, getting madder and madder
til all l knew was pain.
But l stopped waiting for him.
l turned my back on everything
And decided to go solo
l made up my mind
Hello?
l got an address
l know his address
Remember you asked me?
You found Golden Raita?
No
l found Jupiter's whereabouts
Jupiter-san?
lt's me
How are you feeling
Hello?
About the money...
l'll pay somehow so please hurry to hospital
Are you a relative?
l'm the landlord
Yamamura-san was just taken away in an ambulance
She'd passed away
As of this morning, typhoon no.12
is heading for Tokyo with no loss of momentum
and thereafter will pass further north
lt will also bring torrential rains
with as much as 10 inches falling in the worst areas
This is amazing...
(From Miyako Takeda)
Dear Yusuk
Thank you for your support.
Okay, l'm ready
Let's do it, then.
Thank you for the fan letters
Miyako, Miss Sluggish is really popular, huh?
Damn right, she is...
Sweet Corn
The other day, thank you for pretending the trains had stopped
And l dare say
l owe you for the mass mail, too
lf l'm mistaken don't be upset
My real name is Yoko Takeda
l used to live in a town by the sea
l think maybe...
you're the Yusuk l once knew
(P.S. Would you like to have dinner?)
Sit down everyone, please We're about to start
Sit down everyone, please
Wow...Sorry for waiting so long
Our own Miyako...
And here she is, Miyako Takeda
Hello everyone
l'm Miss Sluggish!
Thanks for braving the typhoon
l'm so happy!
Thank you!
l'm really delighted
l'm Miyako Takeda
Thank you for your continued support
My Dearest ldol..
l re-encountered the first and last love of my life
about 4 years ago
Thank you for coming l'm a big fan
Nice to meet you
Thanks for your support
Hello. Nice to meet you
Keep up the good work l'm a big fan
Thank you very much
That's when l became a fan of yours
Thank you for all your support.
Work hard
But come to think of it l'd always been your fan
and you'd been my idol
Yusuk, my e-mail...
Did you read...
l'll always support you
Please keep up the good work
Thank you
My Dearest ldol,
Everyone's Dear ldol...
(Yamamura)
You know Yamamura-san?
lt's awkward for me but l'm in a difficult position
What's up with the funeral?
Of course no-one knew she'd die so suddenly...
but a landlord has to make money
Tell that to the man upstairs, okay?
l just thought...
l'd pay my last respects
You are...
What the hell are you doing?
This is my tent
No...this is Moses'
Moses? yes
Who's that?
l've been away in the slammer
Here it is!
But that's...
My son
Not that l've seen him for 20 years...
but he's still my boy
Clear off
Handle With Care
More of his famous bullshit...
Hey, kiddo...
Want to hear a good story?
Years ago, l once...
the American army...
l hit an American soldier...
She was a top-ranked stripper
l was a bad comic going nowhere fast
The audience is king
Yes, you've got that right
Why the hell is that?
You're not supposed to agree
Where's the witty back-and-forth?
What happened to our routine?
You were a million miles away
You're just useless
My partner always getting mad at me...
Look...
l just bought it
Let's wish on this and become big stars
You...
(Jupiter)
What's up with Jupiter-san?
Oh, it's you. What's up?
l heard you were away...
l worriedyou'd caught a cold or...
That's my boyfriend, Steven.
Works on the army base.
(What are you doing?)
(Wait, Steven)
(Come on )
You should go home
(Come on)
Please, just go
Bastard!
How dare touch her?!
(l am playing with her)
That's when l made up my mind to quit showbiz
Actually, keeping a pet is really hard work
You house-train it, take it for walks,
teach it some tricks...
But it doesn't do much in return
Just stands around like this, all day...
What happened to your line?
You calling me a pet?
l quit
What's matter?
lt's no use
What do you mean?
People say l'm no good, right?
You'll be fine on your own
l can't do that
l've thought long and hard about it
l'm sorry, Naruko...
Wait 'til we're done here
Raita!
At least wait 'til the end of our run
Wait 'til we're done
Raita!
You know...
l'll come find you
Wherever you go...
l'll come find you
l realized...
l didn't have her passion for the stage
Raita
All l wanted...
was Jupiter-san...
just to be by her side
That's why l took to the stage.
Never really wanted to be an entertainer
Wasn't suited to it at all
A terrible thing to do to Naruko
l wonder where she is now...
You're wrong
That's not the case
lt was the same for my mother
Being with you is all she wanted
You were...
her first true love
Nothing...
She came to Tokyo to be with you
Tracking you down at last...
She was so shy it was an incredible effort
Forcing herself to go up on stage
Hello Hello
Studying with all her might
Let's make a wish on this
and become great stars
She did everything to make your dream come true
Raita...
Her dream
wasn't to become a star
lt was you...
Her dream was to be with you
She kept wishing...
wishing for your happiness
That's how much she loved you
lf only...
l could see her once again
So, go meet her
Hey, Raita...
Let's really work hard
Give it our best shot
l made up my mind
Let's get it together
As a comic duo
See...
l'm being gas-trated...
Told you
l knew l'd find you again
(Kenichi, age 2)
(To Kenichi-san)
Dear Kenichi
You were 2 years old when we were parted and l never imagined
we'd get to talk again
Kenichi, age 2
Since then
l took care of the money situation
Maybe in return for that
l have a favor to ask of you
Now and again, please
keep calling me like you always do
Tell me about everything about you
Tell me about your childhood
Tell me about the family trips we took
When you couldn't sleep,
which books did l read to calm you?
Tell me about that
And about your sports days...
And your school exams...
And your graduation...
Your marriage...
On that special day...
what words did l whisper to you?
Was l a good mother?
Did l make you happy?
Please tell me
Tell me please,
about our life together
This?
All for me?
l...
What's going on with the funeral?
Sorry, but l need her out of here
Look at this
Sorry, that's... on't mind...
She was behind on the rent
Can't have a corpse up here forever
lt's not a corpse, it's my Mom
My own...
My own Mother...
Just let her be for a while
She was all alone
All alone...waiting for the phone
For a call...
For my call...
For a call from me...
l'll just take 200,000 for the rent
You know about Jupiter?
ln Greek mythology...
he was the god of weather
Lord of the heavens, apparently
Everything that happened today
l think there's a reason for it all
Somebody...
is trying to tell us something
Tomorrow...
it'll be sunny for sure
lt's me
You know...
l got it wrong
That day...
Mom mentioned peaches...
So l bought peaches every day
But...
l found out later
She just...
by the garden peach tree...
she just wanted a photo taken again this year...
l always...
l always get it wrong like that...
But really...
But really l did know
l knew that was her last day
But l couldn't...
l couldn't say what l wanted
Not to her...
Nor to you...
That l was sorry
l so wanted to
l'm so sorry
l'm sorry
Son...
Let's have our picture taken
Look this way
A foot to your left
Okay