I was breakfast as usual but,
I don't want it to be this way.
Ah... It's cheap.
I keep having visions of that sultry night.
Holding a stakeout again today? Yes.
I want to quickly go on a trip. I see.
If he got into this work, would Akira stay here with me?
I want to taste the sweetness of love again.
But I never want to taste it's bitterness ever again.
♪♪～
Good job. Thanks for letting work. Let's switch.
Ah, please. Sure.
Is this Idol not coming?
I know this work bores you.
Huh?
I can see on your face that you are wondering why you, a photographer,
are using a video camera to capture a glimpse.
You've even said yourself that you
didn't want to do this kind of work.
"I'm going overseas"
So what do you want to go shoot?
I think I want to shoot people.
People, huh...
What people?
♪♪～
I'm back. Miyake!
Koito-chan has a big announcement to make.
So is it a good thing or a bad thing? It's probably a good thing.
Ah... Then let me make my big announcement first.
Hijikata, Koito, I'm sorry but
could you wait on this month's pay?
Huh? Huh?
Ichiko could you wait on the guarantee?
Sure but what's wrong? Oh well...
This is troubling! I'm getting married.
Married? Really?
Yes.
Congrats. Congratulations.
So when's the ceremony?
We won't be having a ceremony. Oh no...
Your parents would like to see you in your wedding dress.
We won't be telling our parents.
Don't you think that getting married
without your parents is a mistake? Hey... It's fine.
We won't be having a party either.
Jun's parents are overseas. Plus we have no money.
So instead of having a ceremony,
I promised that we'd use this month's
pay to move into a new apartment. That's why this is troubling!
Where are you going boss?
Miyake?
Akira...
You looked? Huh?
The picture.
Akira, you really are kind.
You were nice enough to come drinking with me.
Did something happen?
Something?
There's never a day without something.
You just get used to it.
The time use spend depressed gets shorter.
She's so cute.
That's a nice expression. It's cute.
I wanted to see Chi-chan on her wedding day.
When I was in 7th grade, I started to like a guy in my class.
I wrote him a love letter and it shocked my parents...
They thought I could quickly get over it like it was the measles...
I tried to force it.
When I entered college, I started dating a modest woman...
So when I had a normal wedding, my parents were so happy
that they were flooded with tears.
Marriage?!
Yeah. It to a lot of effort on my part
to try to properly love a woman.
That's why I got married.
I thought it was my fate.
I thought I could properly love a wife and daughter.
So that's Chi-chan?
She was delectably gentle,
and cuddly.
Then I became afraid
to touch her.
The person with them was a fake.
Things wouldn't be good if I didn't quickly escape.
And before I knew it, I had lost everything.
The family I grew up with,
and the family I created.
I don't know who I am anymore.
♪♪～
Marriage, huh?
Miyake?
Sorry to call at night. Ah, Hijikata. What's wrong?
Is the boss over there?
He still hasn't come back?
Ah, he's back. He's drunk.
Yeah, Miyake was with him. Ok. Talk to you late.
Dazzling...
Ah~ Umm... Hey how much did you drink?
There are time when you just have to drink.
Is Miyake's company in that much trouble?
Huh? He asked me to wait on my guarantee.
And it seems like he won't be able to pay Koito-chan either.
How did his finances suddenly become so bad?
Do you know something?
Chi-chan's wedding present.
Chi-chan? Who's that?
His daughter.
Daughter? Miyake's?!
Huh?!
I seems he heard for someone that his daughter got married.
He didn't want it to happen without him knowing so it's quite a shock.
When's the ceremony? We won't be having a ceremony.
Your parents would like to see you in your wedding dress.
We won't be telling our parents. Don't you think that
getting married without your parents is a mistake?
♪♪～
I know the wait has been hard on you,
but I intend to pay out wages and guarantees as planned.
Also this is Koito-chan's fiancee.
Hello, I'm Jun. Nice to meet you.
I know this is sudden but,
Next Sunday we're having a Wedding
Party for Koito-chan and Jun! Huh!
Do not worry.
The bride and groom may leave everything to me.
There are not rental fees here. Hijikata can handle music and photos.
Jun you can sew right? Yes.
Ichiko, you handle the paperwork. Of course. I'd be glad to.
Ah, and bring Mari and Natsu. Of course.
OK, that all the arrangements. Dismissed. I'm going to get some money.
♪♪～
Yes.
So what's this big new about Miyake?
I'm sorry, I know you're busy.
Yo! Ah, Mari's here too.
So when we hear Miyake's big news we won't be able to
think up a reason not to come? Must be big. So what is it?
A Wedding Party. Miyake's!?
No. For a girl that works for him.
So he asked if you guys would be willing help decorate the place.
Yeah, I can. I can! And Me?
The bride's hair and Makeup. OK!
But why is Koito-chan's wedding so important to Miyake?
About that...
Haa... Hmhm...
Your face says it all. Leave me alone.
You intend to use Koito's wedding for atonement?
But you know... You have to give Chi-chan a wedding gift.
I know that. You're a foolish as ever.
I can wait 2 or 3 months for my pay.
Hijikata...
Shower Chi-chan with gifts.
♪♪～
Ah...
Um... Here.
This is Chi-chan's wedding gift. This is the least I could do.
It's been 25 years.
During the past 25 years you've been gone
Chisato has felt nothing but sadness.
This is a small town,
Just you coming here will cause people to start talking.
If you hope for Chisato's happiness,
don't show your face ever again.
Um...
This...
It's just a wedding gift. For Chi-chan.
That nickname... Huh?
I haven't used it once since you left.
♪♪～
Not love, huh?
Love is deep for people who aren't used to affection.
Surely it's simply because they don't know how to love.
♪♪～
We're not dating nor have we conveyed our feelings.
It's just that...
♪♪～
Thinking about it makes my body hot to the core.
I'm home. Welcome back.
Work? No, it's for Koito-chan's wedding.
Koito-chan getting married? Yeah.
Want to come? It's next Sunday night.
I can't. I leave that day.
Ah, you've decided.
I can't do stakeouts forever.
I see.
I'll be in my room. OK.
What am I doing?
For the next few days the sound of the
shutter rang out from the middle of the night into the early morning.
I plan to leave tonight at 7
which is around when the party starts...
I see. Then let's say our goodbyes here.
Thanks for everything.
Come back a better cameraman. Yes.
Someday I'll be able to show my gratitude.
Then how about a picture? Huh?
Take it someday. My picture.
No good? No, it's not a bad thing.
Ok.
I dodge an emotional goodbye.
Even in the very end,
I still don't know what I am to him.
♪♪～
Mari, is this good? Yeah, turn it on.
The right seems a bit dark.
The right...
How about this? Still seems a bit week.
In that case I'll add one more light. Yeah.
A percentage of Mari is fully devoted to Naitou.
He may not know how many times love has crumbled on her.
Wounds remain even after the pain has gone away.
A warm scene can be seen from the wound that remains.
♪♪～
I wonder how Miyake is feeling as he
walks down the Virgin Road that he couldn't walk with Chi-chan.
♪♪～
Wedding Oath.
Our hands will be connected no matter the circumstance. And we promise to
live together happily as one.
Kawasaki Jun. Koito.
And now some words from the bride's boss,
Miyake Takumi of Miyake Design.
Koito-chan, Jun, Congratulations.
You two may believe that your eyes are filled with love but,
There is no limit to repaying love.
Miyake. Will he be alright?
What I mean is there's a long road ahead. When love betrays you,
it may leave wounds behind. That's right.
But... I want you to remember this:
It is a joy to have people who love you.
People are born to be loved.
No matter where you go,
You will always have
people who love you...
I hope you don't forget that.
Boss...
Somehow... Someway be happy!
Chi-chan!
Chi-chan?
Ah... Who's Chi-chan?
You take "Chisai" and "Ito" to get Koito.
You don't have to explain it!
Thanks! Good job Miyake.
Excuse me. May I have a word?
I'm sorry!
Please undo this!
Boss, You're right. We should do this in front of our Parents.
Yeah... Yeah.
Sorry Jun. I'm sorry for saying it selfishly.
♪♪～
I'm too late.
Akira...
I waited for you.
But... I waited for you.
I realized it when I took my picture.
I want to do it.
I want to take your picture.
♪♪～
Wait a second. I'm sweating... No! Stay like that.
You're fine just the way you are.
The sound of the shutter pierced my body.
And electric current flowed through. My body went numb.
It was like I was doused in Kisses.
It was our kiss as if we were uncertain we'd ever meet again.
♪♪～
♪♪ I look through an opening in the trees on my way to the station.
♪♪ My heels are a bit tall so I'm close to the sky.
♪♪ Ah I can't even count the number of times
♪♪ that I've been sad and distressed.
♪♪～
♪♪ This story continues with bated breath,
♪♪ Like a heroine in a film,
♪♪ No one knows their last.
♪♪ Alone in a silent bathroom,
♪♪ I see the hesitant person in the mirror and
♪♪ I want to them "It'll be alright."
Marriage? The reason why I want to get married
so badly is that 40 may be too late.
Grown ups are selfish. Hey Papa why?
Watch me. I'm going to take first place in the scavenger hunt.
♪♪～