Episode 1
I'm not getting married
Why?
Because I have a brain tumour, obviously
I'm going to die
I'm dying
- No you're not - Yes I am
- You're not dying - Yes I am!
~ 1 week before ~
Tsukiji, Tokyo
- Please go ahead - Please go ahead
Thanks
Thanks for the meal! It was delicious!
You're all dressed up today. Going on a date?
With the doctor boyfriend?
Something like that...
I'll leave it here
- Thank you - Thanks
Miss, have you come here before? I don't forget a pretty face
Mistaken identity? [foreign accent] Thanks
" Perhaps everyone has an experience like this "
" One small event changes everything "
Mom, I can't breathe...
If you can't breathe, that means it fits just right
People these days have really thin waists. Alright, one more time
Are they alright?
Yuichi
How is it, Yuichi?
Not bad, isn't it?
A white kimono is good, but a black one is better
In the past, a samurai warrior's wedding would always have black long-sleeved kimono
Could you just show me a white kimono too?
- It's not funny - Sorry
Mom means well
She said she has to play the part of your late mother too
- Shall we take a photo? - Yes
Hey where is it?
Should I call your phone?
Don't tell me I left it at home
- I did it again - You did it again
I'm sorry
Thank you
Is this your friend? From that online fishing group?
- Yup - You haven't even met her, will it be OK?
I've known Rika for 10 years now
Because we're far apart, I can confide in her
Ah, it's falling off!
" Everyday things I took for granted "
" One day, all of a sudden "
" Lost their colours "
- Thanks - Alright, next is the white kimono
" I'm sure everyone has such a moment "
" once in their lives "
" I understand now "
" Meeting you was the most unfortunate, and yet, the most fortunate thing in my life "
" A nightmare, and yet, "
" A ray of hope "
" This is the 100-day story of me and my mother "
Kekkonshiki no zenjitsu ni ON THE DAY BEFORE THE WEDDING
For example, can we move this here, so we can keep the kitchen space?
Hey, Serizawa, don't be unreasonable
What will Sales say?
I'll take responsibility and explain it to Sales
Can we do this, please?
The key point of this project is a spacious kitchen and living room...
That emphasizes not only functionality but also human warmth
Please help me!
Changing the design? What?! First time I'm hearing this!
Sorry, Chief Suzuki, but it was really urgent
So I emailed you last night
Email? I didn't get it
If something goes wrong, I'm the one who's responsible, you know!
I've gotten the Design and Sales departments' consent. Now we just need Chief to okay it...
Alright, alright. But summarize it and report back to me later
I haven't really slept much
Yes
Hey
If I don't reply, call me. Don't you know?
"Report, Contact, Discuss" ["Hou,Ren,Sou", business slogan]
Repeat after me
I'll be careful the next time. Excuse me.
Yes, be careful
Chief Suzuki, what an idiot
Why doesn't he reply his emails then?
Chinatsu, he can hear you
Haven't slept much? Must be playing mahjong again
I guess if I'm always getting angry at that
I'll never become a woman project leader like Senior
Don't worry! When there's a will, there's a way
Miracles will happen
~ Tsukiji Iroha Shopping Arcade ~
- Sorry to keep you waiting - Thank you
I wonder how many more times I can get Hitomi to serve me food like this
Gen, don't exaggerate. She's not marrying overseas, right Brother?
Yes, Shirogane is only 30 minutes' drive away
- Here's your shime saba [marinated mackerel] - Thank you
Dad, your wallet. You're always sneaking here whenever I'm not looking
Hey, Shota, why don't you take a break?
Boss, you're spoiling him
What, you won't stay for a drink?
Everyone is discussing Hitomi's happiness
Sit down
The husband comes from a long line of doctors in Shirogane, right?
That's a totally different world from this deserted Tsukiji shopping arcade
If only I were 50 years younger...
How old are you now anyway?
So how did he propose?
I haven't heard it either! I want to know
I'm not saying! That stays in my heart
How about what attracted him to you?
- Surely you can tell us that - Hmm...
He's a gentleman, he's kind...
In other words, he's handsome and rich, right?
And he says I can keep working
Are you serious? Those aren't reasons!
Shut up, Shota. You'll be lonely once I get married
There it is, the rumoured "wedding high"
But you must have mixed feelings, Kensuke
A man raising a daughter all by himself, and now she's leaving you
No, it's a relief. She just works late day after day...
If that goes on, I worried she'd turn into an old maid
Hey
Yuichi was a customer here
And he said my sushi was delicious
What's more, he's an accomplished doctor
When I think of that, I get a lump in my throat...
Why are you crying?
Hitomi, sit down and drink with us!
Sorry but I have to wake up early. I have to go to the hospital
So I want to knock off work earlier
- Are you not feeling well? - No, it's just the results from a routine checkup
Hitomi, let's go fishing on Sunday
- I'll take the boat. - Sure!
Oh, Sunday? But we're doing the introduction
- Introduction? - Our two families are officially meeting
At this place called Ousanrou, written "sakura"
A meal there is 30,000 yen per head!
Yes, that's why I'm getting a headache thinking of what to wear there
Alright everyone, enjoy
"Beautiful bride! Congratulations, I wish you happiness - Rika"
"Tsukiji Fish Market is moving to Toyosu in 1 year's time Businesses outside the Fish Market operating as usual"
This big, black, shadowy part here...
We still need to do more tests to confirm this
But I'm afraid it's a brain tumour
Brain tumour?
A growth inside the skull
In your case, it's about 2cm big
Have you been having headaches recently? Or nausea? Dizziness?
Feeling numb anywhere?
Not really
What should I do?
Usually we'd operate immediately to remove the tumour
But in this case, an operation may be difficult
This location is pretty troublesome
It's hard to reach with surgery
What's more, because the tumour has taken root from the brain...
What we call an invasive tumour...
From what I'm seeing here
It's highly likely to be malignant
Malignant?
And you can't operate?
Then what should I do?
There are other scientific therapies like radiotherapy and chemotherapy
Whichever it is, we'll need to do more tests
Hello, Yuichi?
Where are you now?
Oh, I'm at a conference in Kyoto
- I'm coming back tomorrow night - I see
What's up?
Nothing
Bye
Sorry to keep you waiting. Here's your skirt steak
Whichever it is, we'll need to do more tests
Get the results, and then consider from there
Doctor?
Yes
I'm getting married soon. My wedding is in 3 months' time
3 months...
That's alright, is it?
I can go ahead with the wedding, right?
What?
I can't?
Am I going to die?
For now, we can't be sure
Brain tumours depend on the location of the tumour
And it's different from individual to individual
In any case, although you have not experienced any symptoms yet
From now on, please note that you may get headaches, dizziness
Or trembling
Please discuss this with your family and fiancé as soon as possible
Brother, you really did well raising Hitomi all by yourself
What are you saying? Didn't you help out in all kinds of ways too
You just let me pretend to play child-raising for a bit
It was like that for me too. Now she's grown so big...
And now she's paying it back
She must be watching over this in heaven...
Kanako
It's great she met such a good person
Rika
They said I have a brain tumour
It still doesn't feel real to me
"Rika, they said I have a brain tumour. It still doesn't feel real to me"
Sorry!
You've grown so big, Monmon!
Monmon?
- Good morning - Good morning
Dad, um...
What?
Oh yes, what time did you come back last night?
It was late so I went to bed first
Oh yes
On your way out, can you pass this along? The neighbourhood circular
OK
Dad, um...
What?
Good morning!
Who's that, so early?
Coming
Long time no see
The smell of vinegar, same as ever
Ah, the scratch on this post! So nostalgic!
What?
Don't tell me you don't recognize me?
- Kanako... - Bingo!
- Your deceased wife Kanako! - "Bingo"? Hey...
Good morning Brother
I want to go to the salon today...
Can you watch the store in the evening?
- Sister? - Hi!
- A..aren't you dead? - Calm down
- Yes, calm down, Saki - That's not for you to say
You said Kanako caught typhus in a trip to Africa and died
Actually, we got a divorce and I've been working abroad
Divorce... So that's why there was no funeral
What's going on, Brother? Why did you lie?
Sorry for the trouble
Even I thought I would never come back to this house again
I thought that for these 28 years
- But... - But?
Hitomi's getting married, right?
When I heard that, I just couldn't sit still!
Where did you hear that from?
Hitomi? Is that you, Hitomi?
Brother, stop her!
Hey, Kensuke, come on
Hitomi thinks you're dead
And I thought of you as dead too That's the best for everyone
Can't you forget about us and just disappear? Please?
Here, here
- Are you leaving? - Yes, was someone here?
A stray cat got in
- Yes! - A stray cat?
Yes, from the back
Hitomi?
It's Mother!
What? What?
Have you had enough? Brother raised Hitomi all by himself
All these 28 years, you never even called once
And you call yourself a mother?
- Mother? - Hitomi, I'm sorry I took so long
From now on, I'll always be by your side
You're getting married soon, right?
That's my dream, you know, like from movies or dramas
The daughter puts three fingers together on the tatami mat and says, "Father, Mother..."
"Thank you for bringing me up"
What's going on, Dad?
No, Kensuke
Well, that's expected
Dad
Is it true?
Was that person...
My mother?
No, she's just a stranger
Dad!
Forget her
I'm so surprised you're still alive
You're a legend in this street
You look great, Grandma!
Oh my, I see dead people!
So this is Monmon's monja
Delicious
So alike
The way she eats is exactly the same as Hitomi
Shota
- Can I hug you? - No thanks
You're no fun
Just now, I just went and hugged Hitomi without thinking about it
Originally I just wanted to see her face
She's grown so big
Senior, you look terrible. Is something wrong?
Too many things happened since yesterday
I just haven't been able to sort them out in my head
Following yesterday's design change, we've changed the illustration to this
The PR campaign will be centred on trade and business magazines
Serizawa, he's done
Oh yes
Everyone, I apologise for our girl's selfishness causing you trouble
She just doesn't listen. Leader Serizawa?
Yes. Everyone, thank you...
Because of the design change, to some extent, the schedule may be delayed
To be specific...
" From now on, please note that you may get headaches, dizziness "
" Or trembling "
" Brain tumours are either benign or malignant "
" When they are rooted in the brain's ordinary tissue, they're malignant "
" In the initial stage, the symptoms are headaches, nausea... "
" and trembling of the hands "
"In my case, my chances of survival in the next 5 years..."
"Is 30 percent"
Hitomi
- Sorry to keep you waiting - Not at all
- These are souvenirs - For me?
I've been so busy. Take a seat
Sorry for asking to meet you so urgently
Not at all. What's up?
After we hung up yesterday, I felt kind of worried
It's nothing
But...
It's really nothing
I just wanted to see you
About the house...
I'm thinking that the 2 of us should live by ourselves for now
Mom wants us to move in with them immediately, but...
I'm afraid the burden will fall entirely on you
So I've been looking at some places
Between both our offices...
Then I found this pretty good one
Sorry, can you wait
I thought I put it here
Oh, so this book was here!
Yuichi
Is it this?
I did it again
I can't believe I keep doing this
It's this place
What do you think
It's 7 minutes' walk from Kamiyacho. 8th floor, facing south, 2LDK
The balcony's quite spacious. We can dry lots of laundry
This property has been really popular. I've been on the waiting list for a long time
But without any news, then miraculously it opened up and they contacted me
Frankly I'd almost given up
Near the apartment block, there's this old shopping arcade
Feels nostalgic, right?
And what do you know, they allow pets too!
- Oh, pets are great! - Right?
And there's a nursery school nearby. When we have kids, it'll be convenient right?
Yes, when we have kids
Of course, I'm not saying we should have them soon
But if you're going to keep working, the nearer that is, the better
The building's pretty new too
"Tomorrow (Saturday), shall we meet? I'll wait for you at Hidamari Park"
"Rika"
Why are you asking me out on a drive? Did you quarrel with the doctor?
What, I can't ask you out?
Or did you quarrel with your father?
I saw him this morning and he looked really down
Is it that forceful mother's fault?
Hey, we can see Enoshima
"Foster Home Hidamari Park"
"Hidamari" [sunny spot], sounds more like a café
Is there a Rika here?
- Sorry, but... - I'm Serizawa Hitomi
If you can tell Rika that I'm here...
What? What?
Shota, hurry!
Why are you here?
Ow! I think my bone's broken! Ow, ow, ow...
Don't touch it, it's broken!
Is she okay? Should we take her to the hospital?
That's enough!
If you always do this, you'll turn into the boy who cried wolf
Hey, Monmon, take it easy
I'm going to be 60 in 5 years' time
Who's Monmon?
I think that's me
What's going on?
How would I know?
I'll message her
- Are you a volunteer? - No, I'm...
Please take one It's plum and salmon
Tuck in
Kohei's rice balls are the best
Um
Are you really my mother?
What? Your dad didn't tell you?
Well...
Oh, I need to message her
"Rika, where are you? I've reached Hidamari Park"
Why? What's going on?
I put this as my standby screen
Why are you Rika?
Because I like the Rika dolls
That's not what I mean
Rika...
Is my online nickname
- What? - About 10 years ago
I peeked at a fishing website and saw a very interesting girl
So I kind of disguised my age and sent her a message
You wrote that you were a sushi seller's kid from Tsukiji, right
And your name was Hitomi too
Wow, what a coincidence. OMG NO WAY! I thought
This is a sign from heaven
I was shocked too, when I got your message about your illness
I was so worried you'd be depressed
But it's no fun if I just gave away the spoiler
Spoiler?
Wait a minute. In other words...
You knew I would be coming here
- Yes - And you knew that I confessed...
To Rika about my illness
Yup
Why did you chase me with that paper bag on your head?
I was shy!
Stop messing with me!
How do you think I feel after all this?
I'm sorry
Hey, are you leaving?
I'll hear you out! You had something to tell Rika, right?
"Rika, today I went on my first date with Maa"
"On our way back he kissed me"
Stop it!
Have you told your dad?
None of your business
Have you told Yuichi? Or not?
- Shut up! - I won't shut up!
What's wrong with a mother worried about her daughter?
Then tell me, if you're my mother
What happened in the past?
I signed the divorce papers and left home
- Why? - I fell in love with someone
I chose to live with him
Not you and your father
Is that enough?
So you abandoned me and Dad
Yes I did
I was only 3
That's terrible
That's love
When you fall in love, you can't help it
You were just a kid, you wouldn't understand
You won't call off the marriage, right?
- Shota - What happened?
- Let's go - Why are you angry?
- Let's just go - What about Rika?
Bye
So that's her. I thought so when I heard the name Hitomi
She's in trouble
" Have you told your dad? Have you told Yuichi? "
- I'm home - Welcome back
- Yuichi's been waiting for you - Not at all
I just suddenly felt like eating Dad's sushi
Chutoro [tuna]...
I'm a little hungry too, maybe I'll eat something
- Should I make something then? - Thanks
The tuna is amazing
I'll have the shrimp then
- Not the tuna? - Just kidding, tuna
Somehow I ended up with takeaways too
Sorry for forcing these on you
Not at all
- My family loves kelp - Really?
It's a bit too much though
Hitomi?
You don't look good
Are you alright?
- Um... - Take it easy
Don't push yourself too hard
Let's part here
If we have dark circles under our eyes at tomorrow's introduction...
Mom's going to nag
It's fine, let's walk a bit more
I think this will last one year
Maybe as much as two
2 years, really?
Cheese, garlic, rice cake and avocado monja
Are you serious?
- You're the first person to order that - Seriously?
Oh yes, there was one, Hitomi
She wanted to take on the whole menu. She loves monja
And you, Shota, love Hitomi
What are you taking about? She's getting married
Who's the guy? A salaryman?
He's the young master in a long family line of doctors
Tomorrow they're having the official introduction at some high-class restaurant
Here's your monja
Once Tsukiji Fish Market moves, our shopping arcade will be all shutters down
What are you going to do, Gen?
Sell your land and leave?
Are you crazy? I was born here
I don't have a heir, and Hitomi's marrying off soon
So you're closing the shop?
I don't want to give Hitomi any trouble when I turn senile
Well, I'll hold out as long as I can stand and serve sushi to the customers who want to eat them
- Hey, Kensuke - What?
Why don't you take the chance and tell Hitomi everything?
- Tell her what? - I don't know, but...
- If you don't know, shut up - I know that you're hiding something
That much I know
Now that Kanako's returned...
You can't keep it from the other side's family forever
I know
~ 1 year before ~
That looks delicious. Can I have that too?
Oh, that's not good enough to be served to guests. It's our own food
This is my daughter
Do you want to try it?
- No, it's okay - I'll split it with you
- Dad, give me a bowl - So sorry
- Here you go - Thank you
Delicious!
- Yakisoba [fried noodles] - Yakisoba's good
- There's takoyaki too - Hey, there's a lost child
- What happened? - Are you okay?
- Where's your mother? - Can't find your mother?
It's a lost child
Here's the juice!
Are you okay, Yuichi?
- Yu, I've been looking for you! - Is this your mother? That's great
Wait
Yusaku, sorry
Yuichi, is that...?
You found it
I'm...
Such a careless person
I'm sure even you're sick of me
Um...
I'm a really...
Ordinary man
Nothing interesting, just a town doctor
But you're a wonderful person
Cheerful, considerate...
And with a lovely smile
I'm sure you're very happy already
And even with somebody else
You'll also be happy, I think
But
I want to be...
The man who makes you the happiest of all
Will you marry me?
Yes
" At that moment "
" Suddenly, I knew "
" I knew my whole world has lost its colours "
" I knew I can no longer go back to yesterday "
" And I knew... "
" To give you true happiness... "
" I must part with you "
Yuichi
I want to make you the happiest of all too
There's something I haven't told you
Yuichi
I want to make you the happiest of all too
There's something I haven't told you
Well...
I said my mother's dead, but that's not true
She's very much alive
She ran off with another man when I was 3
- What? - And...
Are you okay?
Sorry
The real point is...
I...
Have a brain tumour
They said it's inoperable
I don't think I have long to live
The doctor wasn't very clear, but...
1 year, or half a year...
3 months...
Tell me the details. Which hospital? Have you taken the pathological tests?
There's the possibility that it's not malignant too
Answer me, Hitomi
Why me?
Why?
Why now?
I thought the 20s was to prepare for the rest of my life
So I endured a lot
So when I entered my 30s and I was promoted
I thought I've finally made it
But...
When I just had my work, sometimes I felt a little lonely
At that moment, I met you
You unexpectedly confessed your love to me
And I slowly fell in love with you too
I was going to marry you
And build a happy family together
Mom's a little scary...
But I was going to work hard to make her accept me
When we have kids...
I was going to do for them what my mother didn't do for me
And what I wanted my mother to do for me
I would do everything for them
And yet
How did it end up like this?
I don't understand!
What did I do?
Did I do something to be punished?
I'm sorry, Yuichi
I'm really sorry
I'm sorry for falling sick
I'm really sorry
- So... - Yuichi
What are you doing here?
And Hitomi, why are you dressed like this to attend the introduction?
It's fine, let's go in
We have to tell them about my illness and cancel the marriage
Hurry up
Let's talk about this together afterwards
It's truly an honour for such a beautiful bride to enter our family
I've heard from our son that she's excellent at her job too
It's us who are honoured to have a son-in-law who's so accomplished and unfit for us
Although he's not marrying into our family...
I'm sorry for my rudeness
Brother, you're too nervous
- Let me pour you a drink - Thank you
But you must be feeling sad...
To let your only child and daughter go
You must've had a hard time as a man raising a child by yourself
My younger sister Saki helped out too
And although it's not for me to say...
Hitomi was a cheerful child by nature. I feel like she helped me out
In any case, after marriage, I hope she will do her work in moderation
I think Yuichi can't bring himself to say this...
- Mom! - It's a good time to say this
Hitomi, our clinic...
Is going to be renovated and expanded
Mr Hirose, the Member of Parliament, is backing us
There will be more departments and more beds
And eventually...
There will be a need for a successor, right?
Mom, isn't it too early to talk about this?
Not at all
I'm sure Mr Serizawa would also like to have a grandchild soon
Well, yes
Shall we have the next dish served?
How are the wedding preparations going, anyway?
There's a good black long-sleeved kimono
I looked at the dresses, but most of them expose the arms and back too much
What's wrong with that?
That won't do. The bride shouldn't wear something just because it's cute...
Or because it's what everyone else wears
I know what you mean
The weddings these days...
They have these.. "bouquet pulls"? The single women pull on the flowers
Feels like it's done for their entertainment, but what's so fun about that?
The marriage is off
Excuse me...
I...
The marriage is off...
Thank you for attending!
I congratulate you on this auspicious day!
Sorry for the late introduction. My name is Kashiwada Kanako
Or rather, I am Serizawa Hitomi's mother
My daughter's not good for much, but please take care of her
Isn't Hitomi's mother deceased?
I left the house when Hitomi was 3, because...
Well, you can call it, an affair?
Well, my affair turned serious. This story of me being dead...
Was a lie her father told her in desperation
Also, let me clear this up for the bride's reputation
She only knew about this fact very recently
Didn't I tell you not to come? How dare you sound like you raised her
I am so sorry for this!!
I don't know how to apologize for this
Explain this!
You have been lying to a family that your daughter's going to marry into?
That wasn't my intention!
- I'm deeply sorry! - Hitomi!
Mom?
Her pulse is fast. Her blood pressure might be up
- I'll get some ice - Thank you
Hitomi
Mission accomplished!
- What? - You were about to say...
The marriage is off, right? I stopped you just in time
Therefore, mission accomplished!
It's great that you've told him about your illness. That's a step forward!
I'm not getting married
- Why? - Why?
Because I have a brain tumour, obviously
Did the doctor say you can't get married because you have a brain tumour?
He didn't say that
But it's likely to be malignant
A website said there's only a 30% chance of survival in 5 years
That's surprisingly good odds
In any case, I can't get married
Sorry I destroyed your dream
- Why? - Why? Why?
Marrying me means caring for a sick person
I'll bring misfortune to him
I can't bear to be in such a marriage
It may not be misfortune...
I'm going to die!
Yes
Everything's over
I'm going to die
It's my own body, I know it
I'm not well
I'm dying
- No you're not - Yes I am
- No you're not - Yes I am!
Oh no! Wait? What?
What are you doing?!
Get out of there quick
See?
I didn't die
What were you thinking?!
I mean...
Humans aren't made to die so easily
I dropped my phone!
Oh no
What the heck
I shouldn't have saved you
"Pleased to meet you! Can I call you Rika?"
"Thank you for your message. It's a small miracle that..."
"Two girls like us can become fishing club friends like this"
"I had a great time today at the offline meetup at the fishing pond"
"But it was almost all old men. I wish I could have met you there, Rika"
Didn't you drop your phone?
"I didn't get into my first-choice school"
"Dad and Aunt were so careful not to upset me that it made me feel so bad"
Stop it already, I don't want to hear this
"In high school..."
"I had a music teacher named Sawamura"
"I heard that he died of an illness last year"
"Although I'm tone deaf, he told me, 'it's good enough to be full of spirit!'"
"He was the first teacher to give me an A"
"Father's Day is coming"
"Every year I wonder what to get him"
"This year I'm set on the hot spring holiday"
"There goes my first paycheck! :D"
"My design's been approved for the first time"
"Unthinkingly, I went to the corridor and silently cheered to myself, hip hip hooray!"
"Rika, we're getting married"
"Yuichi's talked his mother into it"
"I thought of giving up many times..."
"But you always encouraged me not to, Rika"
"Thank you, I will be happy"
I'm a fool
Hitomi...
We'll get through this together
Like I said, 30% survival odds is not that bad a number
Like in baseball, Nagashima Shigeo or Oh Sadaharu at fourth base
Their batting average was 0.300 too. Isn't that awesome?
So some unknown alien-like thing has infiltrated your head...
How annoying! Are you going to lose to it?
Come on, illness, bring it on!
We, the Earth Defence Forces, will protect our blue skies!
It's going to be alright. Miracles will happen
I believe that
Where are you going?
I'm going home. I'm tired
Let's go fishing now, the 2 of us
No
Also, don't ever appear in front of me again
" By the way, it was a little later that I found out that... "
" She was actually inter-high school swimming champion in the past "
I won't approve of this marriage
Here's your medicine
Aunt, please don't get too agitated or your blood pressure will go up again
Thank you, Mana
How great would it be if the bride's someone like you
I told you not to come here again
What is it?
What and how much did you tell her?
Just the truth
Is that alright?
We have to make sure our stories match
Kanako's done something again
That woman's trouble
I heard Hitomi's marriage is going to be cancelled
Lying in wait at the ramen stall...
Putting so much effort to become Hitomi's online friend...
You've been watching over her all this time
Why don't you just be honest with her?
Grow up well
Delicious
" This is the story of 100 days "
" of me with a brain tumour "
" and my troublesome and clumsy mother "