Woman
Episode 5: "I Won't Tell Anyone, A Mother's Resolve"
"Aoyagi-san are you cleaning all of this by yourself?"
"It's 20,000 yen for one night's work." ($200)
"You absolutely won't make it in time."
"Can you get it done by morning?"
"I'll do my best."
"When I get that 20,000 yen, let's go have some yakiniku." (a dish of fried meat)
"There."
- "Ah." - "I'll help."
- "Thank you very much." - "Yes."
- "Slippery, isn't it?" - "Very slippery."
"Let's do that one more time."
- "That's very slippery." - "It's slippery."
"Geez..."
"Family..."
"I wonder if that is those people you don't say 'farewell' to?"
"People you don't say 'farewell' to?"
"Ah, look, the word 'farewell' doesn't exist within a family, right?"
"Yes."
"So when you meet a person you don't want to say 'farewell' to..."
"...I wonder if it's because you're thinking, 'That's the person I want to marry.'"
"'I'm going.' and 'Have a nice day.'"
"By making a family, you can say those things."
- Is it going okay? - Yes.
"Aplastic Anemia" "And then Lulu gave him..."
...a red flower and a yellow flower."
"The Ugikuku..."
"...bit the red flower with a chomp..."
"One in five people die from it" "...and then spat it out."
In order to reduce the activity of the abnormal lymphocytes within you, Aoyagi-san...
...we'll be using what are called immunosuppressive agents, starting today.
Yes.
After that blood transfusion...
...we'll check the number of white blood cells...
...and red blood cell platelets you have and make a determination...
...which will take at least a month.
You work, don't you?
Because any bleeding you sustain will no longer stop...
...please be careful not to injure yourself.
Yes.
Aoyagi-san, you are at stage three.
That is a stage severe enough...
...that we will want to perform a bone marrow transplant on you as soon as a donor is found.
- After discussing this with your family... - Um...
- Yes? - Ah, no...
Um...
My physical condition has been really good lately.
Ah, they're here.
- Mom! - Mom!
'Morning! You're late!
Whaa! Incredible, incredible!
It's cooked.
Here, you're first in line.
- Thank you very much! - I cooked that one.
I put the soy sauce on it.
Itadakimasu!
It's cooked, so eat. Here, sit down, sit down.
- Delicious! - Ah, thank goodness.
Oh... I've got lots of candy.
Eh!
Lots of candy.
- Is it okay to eat this? - Yes, you can have some.
Be careful 'cause it's hot.
- What should I do? - You can't eat it like that.
Hold on a minute. It'll be okay if you do it like this.
The small side first, the small side.
You two gonna eat it together?
Can you take it?
Me, too then... Is it good?
Are you okay at work?
Huh?
Has something happened?
Yeah...
Today...
Truth is, this isn't about work...
I absolutely have to keep this a secret from the kids, but...
- Well... - Did you see that just now?
- Huh? - That man's face.
That man's face looks an awful lot like horse beans.
- Eh? - Eh? Why didn't you see that?
You won't see anyone with a face like a horse bean again.
There's something I wanted to talk to you about, Aoyagi-san.
Yeah.
I'm divorced.
Eh?
He said he was cheating on me.
Whaa, this is...
You could say I've entered this spiral of misery...
Yuki-chan.
Well, to say it, well, I'm not really...
I'm not crying about it.
I'm just dripping sweat from before...
Are you okay?
Yeah, yeah...
He gave me that car and some consolation money...
I guess it's easy for me to talk about it with Aoyagi-san...
Aoyagi-san, what's happening with you?
Huh? I'm fine.
Mom!
Huh?
What's up? Huh?
It's a Dahlia, isn't it?
- I'm sorry. - I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
We broke it while we were playing...
I see...
Okay.
You can heal the flower?
Yeah, don't worry.
Here...
What's the matter?
- Shunsuke-kun is crying. - Hurry and stand up.
Good afternoon.
- Ah. - What's the matter?
Well...
I wonder if he has a fever?
He doesn't have a fever. I made sure about that.
Has he pooped?
Well, that's...
His stomach is very tight.
Shunsuke-kun, does your tummy hurt?
Does it hurt? It hurts, doesn't it?
Why didn't you tell me?
Here, we'll use the restroom at that convenience store there...
I don't think he'll let it out at a convenience store.
Why? It'll come out, right!
Your home...
Well... I have to go on a visit right now so I was taking him to the nursery.
Here, hurry up. Don't turn selfish on me right now.
C'mon!
Please call me once you've finished with your work.
I'm in the Do-Re-Mi apartments near the 3-chome crossing!
I wonder if he's still...
Shh! It hasn't come out yet, has it?
Yes...
- He did it! He did it! - He did it! He did it!
- Shunsuke-kun, let's play. - I'll get some tea.
Is your tummy hurting again?
Mama...
I wanna see her...
Did you listen properly to Riku-kun's Mama?
Yeah.
Okay. Then, let's go eat some ramen.
- Yeah! - Okay!
Banzai!
Can you still get into this...?
There.
Let's try to refresh it a little more.
Yeah. It's healed.
It's healed?
Yeah. It's gotten healthy.
- Mom, you're hurt. - Eh?
Ah...
I wonder if I bumped into something?
There.
Go brush your teeth, please.
- Yes. - Yes.
Hello. From Uesugi-san...?
Yes... Tomorrow...?
In the morning... Yes.
Ah, I will. Yes. Yes. If you would please.
Yes, excuse me.
Tomorrow will be tough.
Is it a meteorite?
Not a meteorite. (inseki) An air-conditioner. (eakon)
- Is one falling? - It's being delivered!
Sloth-san is sending us one?
Yeah.
They'll call on us with it tomorrow.
There, Riku, OK.
Will we have to lift it up?
Will we have to put it together?
Did you go pee?
Riku! Come help me.
One, two...
There.
That barbecue was fun, wasn't it?
Yeah, we had fun.
Nozomi, I'll be coming home again today at 6.
Yeah.
Aoyagi-san.
- Yes! - Yes!
- Air conditioner! Air conditioner! - Air conditioner! Air conditioner!
Because it really increases our electricity bill...
...we can only use it when it gets really hot.
All right.
Let's use it carefully, okay?
Yeah. Let's use it for a hundred years, okay?
Ah!
Ma'am.
- Yes! - Yes!
It's impossible. We can't set it up because the wall strength just isn't there.
Ah, hello? This is Aoyagi.
No, no. Though you went to all the trouble of sending it...
I'm sorry.
But we are truly happy just for your feelings.
Koharu-chan.
That air conditioner? It wasn't from me.
Eh?
I think it was Sacchan.
Sacchan sent it.
I'm sure it looks...
...like she's worried about you, Koharu-chan.
I'm sure that's what it is.
We've had enough of what happened the other day...
...so please come and visit again.
Okay?
Yes.
- Aoyagi-san. Aoyagi-san! - Yes?
That's scary. I don't want to get that.
It gets one person in five, you know!
Eh?
Ah... People with athlete's foot?
Right! There seems to be a lot of that going around these days.
Yuck!
It doesn't look too healthy.
I'm totally healthy!
I wonder?
Maybe you're right. Just a little though.
Riku! Riku! It's dinner time.
Come here! Here, sit down.
Sit down and play with the plane later.
Nozomi, go prepare the bath.
Yeah.
- It fell! - It's taiyaki! (a fish shaped cake)
Nozomi!
Sorry...
Sorry, sorry.
That was dangerous. So be careful, okay?
- Yeah. - Yeah.
I'll take out the trash.
Welcome home.
I'm home.
You're late.
I'm sorry.
Sacchan.
You sent an air conditioner over to Koharu-chan's home, didn't you?
I got a thank-you call from Koharu-chan.
But it seems they couldn't install it for some reason.
Because she said she'd come visit us next time around...
...maybe we could give her something else then...
What's wrong with her?
She's going to quit prep school.
Eh? Why?
Eh?
Say, shall we take all these down?
I'm taking them down, okay?
I want to die.
Stop saying such things.
I killed a person.
It's not like you were the one who pushed him.
I should just die.
I should die.
You'll forget this right away.
Mom, you raised me into this sort of person.
What should I have done?
It would have been better if you hadn't given birth.
Because your first one failed, what made you think things would go well this time around?
You're unlucky, aren't you?
I'm sorry, Mom.
Please forgive me for going on to a better place before you.
Take care.
- Sensei, excuse me. - Yes?
Because she didn't appear with her hospital card...
...your 10 o'clock appointment with Aoyagi Koharu-san has been canceled.
- Call in the next person. - Yes.
She doesn't want to admit she has a disease, does she?
- Good morning. - Good morning.
I'm sorry! I overslept!
I'll hurry and make breakfast.
- We ate. - Onee-chan made it.
Really?
This is bad; I'll be late for work.
Maybe I should take the day off from work today...
Why?
Because I want to be with Nozomi and Riku.
Sure.
Say, say, say. What'll we do? What'll we do?
Let's see, I want to walk along the wall!
Let's see, I want to be spun around!
Then for now, let's spin around.
Wait, It's a little dirty here...
Spin around! Spin, spin, spin!
Whoa, my eyes are spinning.
- Excuse me! - Yes?
Ah, I'm sorry, um... Please make him poop.
He can't poop.
He says, "Isn't Mom coming home?" and so his poop won't come out.
Because his stomach gets sore...
...he wakes up again and again during the night.
I give him medicine, but I can't do that day after day after day.
His stomach sticks out like a balloon!
"Mama. Mama," he cries.
Just how long are you going to let this situation go on?
Don't be so stubborn; hurry and come home...
That's dirty of you.
Eh?
If you tell me such things...
...I just think, "enough already."
I still have another year of training to go...
...so I think, "enough already."
I wonder if I shouldn't throw away everything I've done so far...
...so I can just be Shunsuke's mother.
But... But...
Is that family?
- Is this about me? - It's not.
You're kind.
When it was for work or when I was laid up in bed nursing...
...you would say this.
"Don't worry, I'll come home to eat."
That's how kind you are.
"Forgive me for making dinner once," is your kindness.
It's not because...
...I feel I can't stand it anymore.
It's just that living together with you...
...day after day after day...
...is like drinking water...
...out of a slightly dirty glass.
Where is Shunsuke right now?
Mama!
Not yet, huh?
- Shh! - Shh!
It came out.
It doesn't hurt anymore, right?
Yeah. It doesn't hurt.
Thank you very much.
I'm sorry.
That man will come pick him up, so please take care of him.
I'll be going.
Have a nice day.
Excuse me.
Um, since I can keep him here until after you've finished at work...
...please feel free to pick him up at any time.
Aoyagi-san.
Why didn't you come in for your examination?
Ah...
I'm sorry.
You do understand what your illness is, don't you?
That it's a life-threatening one?
Yes.
Have you been taking your medication?
I'm sorry.
I threw them away.
Have you discussed this with your family?
No.
And then there are your children...
If they knew, they'd be troubled.
The children would be troubled if they knew.
- Once you're admitted to the hospital... - I won't be admitted!
I will stay with those children.
Very well.
Um...
What are Shunsuke-kun's favorite foods?
I can't make anything great, though.
I'm sorry.
- Mom! - What's the matter?
There's trouble! Shunsuke-kun's Mama forgot something.
Ah, this? This is some Baumkuchen she gave us. (a type of layer cake)
- I apologize for any inconvenience. - No.
Um, this is for all of you.
Ah...
One for Nozomi.
One for Riku.
One for me.
- Ah, it fell over. - It fell over.
What's the matter?
Huh?
This is about Mom's Mom.
When your Mom's Mom would divide up a cake..
...her slice would always fall over.
Because you cut it so thin.
I do cut it thin, don't I?
Okay, let's eat.
- Itadakimasu! - Itadakimasu!
How is it? How is it?
It's good.
- Yeah, it's delicious! - Delicious!
Yeah, this is good.
Since we have another one, why don't we take it over to Sloth-san's home...
...to thank them for the air conditioner?
- Yeah! - Yeah!
Isoge isoge shusshusshu Hurry, hurry, choo-choo-choo
Kondo no eki de shusshusshu On to the next station, choo-choo-choo
We had fun swimming today, didn't we?
Yeah! It was a lot of fun.
- Ah! - Huh?
I wonder what she's praying for?
Good afternoon!
Thank you for the yukatas.
Mom.
Take this, please.
I wonder if Mom's Mom hates Baumkuchen?
I'll ask you to please not have any delays starting next month.
Good afternoon!
Good afternoon.
Aoyagi-san, it's about time to renew again.
Yes, tomorrow, right? Yes, if you would please. Yes.
I wonder if it's dying?
Huh? Don't worry.
Say, Yuki-chan says that she'll take you to the pool tomorrow.
Really? I wonder if Yuki-chan swims with a parasol?
Like this, like this...
Riku. Can you swim in a pool?
I can swim.
You have to use a floater, don't you?
What will the weather be like tomorrow?
I hope it'll be nice out.
Then I'll try practicing swimming as much as I can tomorrow.
Mom?
Mom, what's the matter?
Mom! Mom?
Mom is swimming!
Geez, you scared me!
Okay. Then Riku, let's see how you're practicing.
Good night.
Okay. Nozomi, time for bed.
Can I stay up a little longer?
You're not sleepy?
I just want to stay up a little longer somehow.
Sure.
I'll turn off the lights.
- I'll help. - Yeah. Thank you.
I like riding on top of the futons when they're all folded up.
That does feels good, doesn't it?
And then, I like it when I push the button on the vacuum cleaner...
...and the electric cord shoots back in.
- Yeah, yeah, it shoots in. - How about you, Mom?
Me, huh...
Those times when I was out playing hide-and-seek...
...and then afterwards I'd take the trip home by bus or train?
I loved getting off a station or two ahead and then walking the rest of the way home.
- I know that. - You know that?
It's a problem for me having too many things I like.
It's okay to have lots of favorite things.
- Look. - Huh?
Why was Mom's Mom so angry?
I wonder if she was just busy?
Mom, were you sad about that?
I'm not sad.
You don't have to endure it.
Don't just endure it, okay?
During those sad times, let's talk, okay?
Let's help each other, okay?
Ah, Riku-kun! Riku-kun, come on!
- Good morning! - Good morning!
Get in, get in.
Good morning.
I'll make dinner while I'm waiting.
Then, have a nice time!
- We're off! - We're off!
So long; take care of them.
I've become that one in five people.
- You have athlete's foot?! - Whaa!
Truth is, me too.
Eh?!
It's contagious...
Please come to our opening!
Thank you very much.
- Nozomi-chan's mother, good afternoon. - Good afternoon.
I'm home.
Thanks for your hard work.
What's the matter?
I'm sorry.
Huh?
I didn't take that medication the way I should have.
Is that right.
- I'm sorry. - No. It's okay.
Yeah...
- Um... - Yes?
My teeth...
When I brush my teeth...
...I bleed.
Is that right.
Sometimes...
Several times each day...
...I'll get dizzy.
Yes.
So much that I can't stand.
It happens far more often than I've told you, Sensei.
And then, a bruise...
If I get an internal bruise...
...it takes about three weeks to heal and go away.
Every time.
Yes.
I'm sorry.
I'm very sorry.
Yes.
Because it showed up on your examination report...
...I thought it would be like that.
Um, excuse me. Couldn't you come back again tomorrow?
I'm going to speak to the patient about her condition now.
I...
...can't die.
I just can't. I just can't die.
Dying right now...
I just can't die right now.
I absolutely cannot die.
I absolutely can't.
I don't know if I...
...happened to mention this to you or not...
...but I have children.
Two of them.
The older child is a girl...
...who only just entered her first year...
...at grade school.
The younger child...
...is a boy who will be in kindergarten next year.
They are 7 and 4 years old.
The children's father...
...died in an accident 4 years ago.
So...
If I were to disappear...
...it would be just those two children...
...just those two children who are left.
That's why I can't die.
I absolutely cannot die.
Until those children have become adults...
...I will be in charge of them for the entire time.
Because those two would be left alone...
...I will not die.
I have to live.
They're still little...
They're such little lives.
I must protect those lives.
I'm sorry.
Since I'll go now, I'm sorry.
Aoyagi-san, from here I'm going to say things unworthy of a doctor.
Yes.
Please promise me.
While you were speaking about your children just now...
...I felt more than any medication, more than any treatment...
...that they would become the lifeline that saves your life.
Please do not forget that feeling.
As long as you think about your children...
...those feelings will cure your disease.
I will make every effort to treat you.
Please prepare yourself for that.
Prepare yourself not to die.
Prepare yourself to live.
Can you do that, Aoyagi-san?
Ma'am?
"This Drama is Fictional"