I want to re-marry.
Ee?
This is Rei Tamaki.
Since I lost my parents, I had no place in the world.
I always wanted a family I could support and be supported by
She's scary. She's got such a peaceful face but
she has some sort of strong, inner power.
Your father pulled me back up when I was at my lowest of lows.
"If I'm with this person , I can finally be happy"
It's good to be able to live life the way that you want to.
I wan't to be able to live like that too.
The Head of your Department is worried about you.
He said you've been brainwashed by Muraki, and that it's getting out of hand.
I think that what that politician is saying is right.
Those clothes show off your chest too much. But you said that
you liked these clothes -My tastes have changed.
Don't wear it again.
<Rei-san came and
this house became fragile, like glass
When Rei-san came...>
<Since I moved into the Shibusawa House
3 months have passed.>
<Lately I haven't been wearing clothes that show my chest
but Kazu-san is getting a lot more jealous than he was when we were ????? ?????????????????
just dating eachother. It's getting complicated.
But even so I don't have to worry about rent
and I can live with a husband who hs status in this wonderful house. These days
have been like dream to me.
Good morning. - Good morning.
Hai.
'Morning - 'Morning.
'Morning - 'Morning
Hai
Un!
Oh no. Here, use this.
Thank you.
Ahh it's pretty long.
How indecent...
Ken-chan your mind is always in the gutter
Your Dad will get mad at you! - "Kenji stop saying such vulgar things"
You sound just like him - Itadakimasu*
Itadakimasu - Hai. Today I'm not in a rush
I think I'll eat slow. - Really? I'll join you then.
Is it okay if you don't wait for Dad?
Should be okay. I don't want to coddle him too much anyhow.
Don't you?
Itadakimasu.
You two are brothers but you're nothing like eachother.
He can screw around because he's the younger one.
We're like this for balance. Bro and Dad are too serious.
Yeah that's true.
Ahhh...Sorry. My manners are horrible.
I think that might be what my Dad LIKES about you.
Ken-chan why do you always have to talk so dirty?
Good morning. - Good morning.
I could hear you and Rei-chan laughing from the second floor.
Hai, here you go. - Thank you.
<Dad doesn't mind when Rei-san and Kenji get close but
he gets mad when me and her act friendly>
Sorry. Thank you. You saved the day.
You're so wet.
I'm fine. - Oh, okay.
My first skinship ever with my mother.
Kenji, you're 25 now but still act like you're 5 years old.
Hitoshi-san.
It's Sano. Sorry for calling you so early in the morning.
Do you have time to talk? - What?
Tomorrow an article saying that Yousuke Muraki assisted one of his Sponsor
Corporations in comitting tax fraud will appear in the "Weekly Trend" - And?
The National Tax Department isn't doing anything so I leaked the information to the Weekly Trend.
This should impact Muraki's image severely.
I took pride in my job and did my best with this.
I have a copy of the draft, I'll put it in your houses pos-
That won't be neccessary. - Ee?
I don't know anything about this.
Ahhh.
Ne- The other day you told Hitoshi not to be
brainwashed by Muraki. Is this person that same Muraki?
I said that?
Do you think that Muraki and Japan's Revolution Party are good?
This politician is all talk.
The one's that are really thinking of Japan's best interests aren't politicans.
It's us bureaucrats.
Ah, the car's here.
Morita. - Brought you some stuff.
Why're you here so late?
Look, us journalists are busy too. Just like you bureaucrats.
But no one's here at all.
If I can meet the vice secretary's son that's enough for me.
Thank you.
So I heard you wrote a shocking report saying that there should be
an overhaul of the Public Servant's system?
There's alot of talk about it. - It got rejected by the Department Head.
Do you think your Dad might have been involved?
My Dad's in Accounting Affairs. He's not involved in General Policy at all.
I got this from work. It's a draft for the Weekly Trend.
It'll be out tomorrow.
How'd you get this?
I have my ways.
The Ministry of Finance is trying to oust Yousuke Muraki.
More specifically, the head of Accounting Affairs.
Which is your father.
The Ministry of Finance who succeeded in raising Japan's consumption tax,
they want to squash Muraki's Public Servant System Revolution.
And the one who is pulling all the strings is the vice-secretary, your Dad.
What nonsense. If things keep going they way they are
Muraki's Japan Revolution Party might come out on top.
There's no way Muraki will become the Ministry of Finance's puppet.
That's why they want to squash him as quick as possible.
No way. As if that's true.
Were you trying to challenge your Dad with that report you wrote?
I just wrote what I believed should happen.
Plus I don't think this would be enough to prompt the Tax Department to move.
Its possible it was leaked early BECAUSE they aren't making any moves.
Making the Tax Department responds to this is probably their aim.
The Minister of the State's secretariat Sano is doing all the dirty work.
How come you know so much?
I'm a journalist man, what do you think I do for a living?
I don't want Muraki to be squashed by soemthing like this.
There aren't many politicans around like him.
I feel the same but I don't think the Ministry of Finance is as dirty
as you're making it out to be. - If it's not your Dad
There's someone behind Sano pulling strings. I wanna find out who.
Will you help me?
I'm part of the Ministry of Finance man.
Just have a think about it.
Morita. Can I get a copy of that?
Sorry I can't give you this.
Buy the Weekly Trend tomorrow and read it.
**Stands for Old Boys
Oh yeah. Goto probably told you but, make sure you're at the Boat Club's OB meeting.**
What typical scenery.
Don't you want it? - Nope.
I'll eat the rest.
It's cold. Let's go back to the car. - Wanna go to a hotel? Ee?
When you have something you want to forget apparently holding a girl is the best cure.
Want to forgot? Nah I'm fine.
Fine, huh? -There's something I wanna know though.
Wanna know? Yep.
Is it about your Dad and your new Mom?
All you think about is that sorta stuff Goto - I'm a writer
Drawing out peoples darkest, most embarrassing secrets is our job.
Since your Dad's wife came to your house Things are kind of rocking between us.
She's causing problems for everyone, isn't she?
I knew she was a beautiful demon.
A draft from the Weekly Trend.
Welcome home.
**Japanese phrase used when returning home
What's the matter? - Tadaima**
Is Dad still awake? - He's already asleep. Why?
Aah, nevermind then.
By the way why are you awake so late?
I worried the fireplace might still be going.
Did Hitoshi come home? - Yes.
It seemed like he had something to talk to you about too.
Leave him be.
One Weekly Trend please. - Thank you.
Muraki-san, have you seen the Weekly Trend article that
came out today? The people of Japan want a comment
from you about it.
A comment, please!
I've read it and it was very vague.
It has no details of a Tax Department Investigation either.
The company in the article was one of your Sponsor Corporations, Kousei Kousan, wasn't it?
You're an accountant, so you must have given adv...
If you investigate properly you can find out yourself.
There's also a rumor that as a result of this the Tax Department will begin investigating,
Any comments? I can't believe that the Mass Media,
would actually stoop this low.
Hello?
Hello, I used to work at the Ministry of Finances as a secretary,
my name is Onaka.
At the time Mr. Shibusawa was a huge help to me.
I was in the neighbourhood so I thought it would be good to meet his wife
Could I have some of your time please?
It looks like you married Mr. Shibusawa recently. Congratulations.
Thank you. - Ah, please eat this together.
Douzo**
**Japanese phrase used when offering something to someone
Your name was Onaka, right? - Yes.
Right now I'm managing a Sports Gym in the place of my husband.
It's in front of Izumidaira Station.
Please come and join with your husband.
Even though I'm the CEO I do a lot of small jobs
so I'm always at the Gym. Please come around one day.
I'm sorry for calling in so suddenly.
Ojyama Itashimashita.
Nanno Okamai mo Itashimasende...
Pudding and Taiyaki**
**A Japanese bean-jam filled pancake desert
Pudding and Taiyaki?
Solicitacian?
Do you know nothing about the contents of the article?
Please give us a clear answer.
Are you going to be suing the Weekly Trend for slander?
I will not sue, I believe that the people of Japan know
well that I have clean hands.
He's handling this well.
If he doesn't lose momentum here he'll probably be a formidable candidate.
That'll be a pain in Kasumigaseki's side.
As part of a surprise policy for the current government
we'll be introducing a plan pool funds to cut expenses of Public Servants.
To start off, next financial year we'll be disposing of Public Servant housing...
I'll leave it in your hands.
By the way, did you see Muraki's public conference? - Yes.
He's promoting a revolution for the Public Servant Systrem. I'd be really happy if he just disappeared.
The existence of an opposition party that is strict on bureaucrats
will make our job much, much easier.
I think that things are fine the way they are.
Do you now?
I was hoping someone would come forward and sue him for sexual harrasment but
It looks like that wasn't neccessary.
It was a decisive defeat.
Eee..?
Hiroko Onaka?? Nup, don't know her.
She said she used to work with you.
Hm? Onaka Sports?
She looked around mid-40s, She was very beautiful.
Can't remember her. It would've been years ago, right?
She gave us pudding and Taiyaki too. - F~un.
You should call and thank her.
Why should I call her if I don't even know who she is?
Ah there's no more Shirataki... - Sorry
There's onion and tofu left still, eat that.
When we were kids we wouldn't get any meat if we didn't eat our onions, hey?
Yeah. - Ah- there wasn't enough meat either.
This is only the second time I've had to cook for 4
What a failure. This is only the second time we've eaten as a family?
Yeah, last time was the day I moved in here.
Even though we said we'd get along happily as a family... I'm sorry.
Yeah Nanami-chan was here last time right? Coming in all loud, totally unnanounced
Carrying Soba, all "Jikkun Jikkun!"
How about doing Miai**? Hitoshi.
**Kind of like Japanese arranged marriage
Ee? You're almost 30 now.
The vice-secretary of Foreign Affairs is looking for a man.
One of my people was saying Hitoshi would be a good match for her.
Vice Secretary of Foreign Affairs? That's pretty good Bro.
I'm not interested in Miai.
You won't get married with an attitude like that.
Yeah, you've gotta be like Dad and Rei-san. Nani~
What about Nanami Goto? You interested in her?
I know she's pretty appealing But you're going to move up in the ranks.
If you do A boastful wife like her would only be a hindrance
I think someone who'd support you from the shadows would be better.
I'll have a good think about Nanami.
But I'm not interested in Miai, okay?
Well I guess there's no point in forcing the topic on you...
We're eating still. Gochisousama Deshita.*
This guys always on TV lately.
Turn it. It's too loud.
I'm not happy at all about Muraki being squashed by today's news.
"Today's news?" You stay out of this.
Just like Muraki says For our country's finances to be mended
first there needs to be revolution in the Public Servant's system.
For that to happen a change in government is absoluely necessary.
We're already mending finances.
The changes that Muraki is talking about are just obvious
obvious attempts at vote grabbing and
If we don't hurry this country will fall through.
I will not. We have a range of options open.
Are you going to bring the consumption tax up to 30%?
We've already privatized public toll ways.
We could sell off Post Office and Tobacco stocks too.
We can do frequency options. We could also make changes to social security.
If the Ministry of Finances implements all this, and the current government delivers it well everything will be fine.
And the people and media should understand why the 10% increase in the consumption tax
couldn't achieve everything that it was intended to.
If we don't quit just working for own interests, and reject the idea of a new revolution and leadership
We won't be able to reduce expenditures. That's what's most important.
Okay let's hypothetically say that a revolution is necessary like you're stating,
If it's necessary than why
aren't you trying to implement it yourself as a bureaucrat?
There's no way it'd be allowed with the way things are at the office at the moment.
So you're trusting Muraki with it? - Members of Parliament represent the people.
Why don't you just become a politician instead?
Then you can say whatever you want and deceive the people. That'd be easy?
We get told all sorts of things."Increase pensions" "Reduce medical fees for the elderly"
"Increase Shinkansens. Protect agriculture" "Make high school free"
The politicians say whatever they want but, the ones actually implementing it are us, the bureaucrats.
It's the same with the raise in the consumption tax. The Ministry of Finances is hated for it
but at least it was introduced.
The best thing about the Ministry of Finances is it doesn't care about making friends.
It just does what it has to do.
Politicians, who live at the whim of voters every election
can't not produce solid government policies.
I'm sorry, we've ruined dinner for you with all of this.
Oh yeah!
Why don't we have the Pudding and Taiyaki we got today for Dessert?
I mean there wasn't enough meat or shirataki so...
Frau Pudding! - And Taiyaki too Umehira Taiyaki!
Ee? These are me and bros favorites. Who brought them?
Kazu-sans acquaintance.
Who was it? The person who knows our favorite food.
I'm not actually sure myself.
A person named Hiroko Onaka. You know her/
Hiroko Onaka?
Apparently a long time ago she was a secretary at the Ministry of Finances.
And now she's a CEO.
Onaka Sports? Right out the front of the train station.
I still can't remember...
When we were kids on our birthday Dad would ask "what do you wanna do?"
I'd remember saying "I want to eat Pudding for breakfast lunch and dinner"
I bought 15 of them for you on your birthday took them
home and you ate 7 in one go. You ruined your stomach. It was awful.
I remember you hiding Taiyaki under your pillow bro.
Aa. You said "Kenji will eat mine"
and hid it under your pillow. - I don't really remember.
Lier! Don't you remember how once it got completely flat under there?
Kenji stole that smushed Taiyaki from under your pillow
and ate it all.
"His appetite gets him in trouble so much" I thought
Having this conversation makes me want to eat the Umehira Taiyaki too.
It's cause you ate too much of it.
What's the matter?
You don't need to worry about the kids.
Who was the person that came during the day?
I don't know. I don't remember.
I don't know what you're imagining but
After Hitoshi and Kenji's mother died
I was busy just making sure they were raised properly.
I had work too. I had no time at all for dating.
Or any interest in it. I've told you about that plenty of times.
This "Onaka" person, I have no idea why
she knows my sons' favorite foods.
It doesn't matter how many times you ask. I don't know what I don't know.
No~ they just got married. There's no way he'd be cheating.
Dad's head over heels for Rei-san too.
And I think the one trying to end Muraki,
might just be your father, actually.
Sano is doing all the dirty work.
Hitoshi-san.
What is going on...
The only people I've ever loved are the boys mother and you.
If you can't accept that then I'm upset myself.
I can't trust someone who won't trust me.
You said that for a long time
you lived a life where you weren't trusted by anyone, right?
So as a result, you can't trsut me?
What a double standard.
Trust is one of the most important to have when living together.
If you left here you'd have no where to go so
how about you just trust me?
Answer me.
I don't want to see your face like that!
You eavesdropping?
How cruel. What is cruel?
You're the one who's lying, Dad.
There's no need for me to explain anything to you.
This is your handwriting. You wrote this, didn't you?
I dunno. But so what if I did?
Did you know beforehand that the Muraki article would be
appearing in the Weekly Trend today?
Haa? Tell me the truth.
I don't understand your question.
I don't want to believe it but If you're using the Tax Department
to ruin Muraki's reputation and
Sano-san is at the center of it all,
a lot of end match up. Sano. Who's that? I don't know him.
The Minister of the State's secretariat, Sano-san.
Oh THAT Sano. What's he got to do with anything?
I said there's no way it'd be true too.
To who? I can't tell you.
If I tell you that person will be squashed too. What the heck are you talking about?
You're being weird Dad. Even in the way you talk to Rei-san and
trying to oust Muraki Stop mixing private and public matters!
I don't know this "Onaka" lady. I don't know anything about Muraki either!(fucking lier)
Stop it, please.
If the two of you can't believe me then
I want you to leave this house.
Rei-san...
Chase after her!
Her leaving like this and expecting me to follow her isn't going to work.
Plus, she's got nowhere else to go.
If you leave her she'll definitely come back.
So knowing that You told her to leave?
Yes. You disgust me.
What do you know?
This is a husband and wife matter.
I'm gunna go search too. No, you stay here.
They both have no wallet they shouldn't get far.
Please come home.
I'll apologize to you in my father's place.
What a beautiful moon.
I emailed Rei-san before but, there's still no reply...
Don't worry she'll be back. Definitely.
Your mother thought hard about this fireplace.
"In winter it'd be good if
we could all gather around it" she said
That's the first time I've heard that story.
You go home first.
Would that be best?
You'll catch a cold. You should hurry.
I'm home.
You're back! I was actually JUST thinking of going searching.
I'm sorry for causing a fuss.
You're cold right? Warm up over at the fireplace.
Dad!
Dad! Rei-san came back.
Thank you.
I'm sorry.
Did you meet Hitoshi? He went searching for you.
Kenji, please call Hitoshi.
Hello? -Rei-san just came back.
Oh okay.
He said he'll come back too.
I went too far before. I'm sorry.
Let's trust each other from now on.
I'm home.
I heard you searched for me? Yeah..
I'm glad you came back.
Hitoshi, thanks for searching.
That's okay...
Okay, let's go to sleep.
We have work tomorrow after all.
Thank you.
Don't you walk away!
Tell me that you'll stay to the end with me
I think very soon that
I'm going to have to be leaving this house.
Are you still meeting with Mr. Shibusawa?
So what if I am?
If I live with a family they always end up falling apart
"It's nobody's fault"