I didn't do anything wrong.
I'm telling you the truth.
This isn't good.
I'm going to get scoldings again.
Because...
Make me a copy of this.
You spilled again!
Don't work and eat at the same time!
How many times must I tell you that!
Sorry.
That stain won't come off.
Sorry.
Hey, Kyoko...
What is it?
You sound like my mother.
What?
I thought I was being scolded by my mom.
That's dangerous.
Treating a younger man like a son shows your age.
I can't help it.
I'm always scolding my hopeless kid at home.
Do you mean Suguru?
He doesn't look like he needs constant scolding.
Not Suguru.
He's very mature.
What? Then who?
Hello? Suguru? What's up?
Dad did it again.
Eh?
I'm busy as it is!
Okay. I'll go.
I'll give it to him.
Bye.
One moment, please.
Kyoko.
A call from the principal of Kamakura Middle School.
What?
I want to go home.
I'm sorry.
Kyoko?
Kyoko!
I'm here, Kyoko!
Is that Kyoko?
What a good life!
You get drunk from early evening and end up in the pig's pen.
I'm very sorry.
Go on. Apologize.
I haven't given him any trouble.
- Just apologize!
Are you mad?
Of course!
I didn't do anything wrong.
I was drinking and I heard them saying wrong things.
They had Steve McQueen mixed up with Paul Newman.
Who cares!
I care!
- It doesn't matter!
Yes, it does!
It's rude to both of them!
It's all right!
You don't have to correct them on that!
No one wants to be corrected by a drunkard!
You don't have to lecture them for two hours!
I'm sorry.
That wasn't all, was it?
Didn't the principal scold you?
Isn't that why you went drinking?
Huh?
I don't believe you!
I don't know if you're a child or an adult.
Why does an art teacher tell his students that
they don't have to draw if they don't want to?
Because that's how it should be...
That's not it!
I understand what you are saying,
but you have to follow the rules in society.
I see. Is that it?
Yes, that's it.
You upset me!
You're making me look like a very boring person.
I'm sorry.
Never mind already.
Really?
Yeah.
Was it okay to leave work?
No, it wasn't.
I'm sorry.
Forget it already.
Somehow...
this feels like a date.
I beg your pardon?
Where do you think you just came from?
I know, but...
Say... Doesn't this seem nice?
What?
I guess... A little.
Right?
That expression irks me.
You think you get away with anything with that?
That's not true.
I'm...
glad I have you.
What do you mean?
I'm glad I have you.
I'm a fortunate man.
I'm not your guardian.
I'm younger than you.
Do you get it?
Age doesn't matter.
You don't use it in that context.
Don't you mean, age doesn't matter in love?
True. Sorry.
That expression again!
What is it?
Just felt like it.
You can't fool me.
It's nothing like that.
Say...
Do you mean it?
What?
Are you glad that you married me?
Yes, I am.
Are you sure?
Yes, I'm sure.
Have I turned into a nagging old lady?
If I have, it's your fault.
I know.
Are you saying that I have?
No, that's not it.
Say...
Do you remember the time that I proposed to you?
Yes, I do.
You suddenly felt like proposing marriage to me
in the middle of the night, so you came by bike to see me
all the way from Kichioji.
Yeah.
You took someone's bike parked on the side
and got lost along the way.
So you asked for directions at the police booth.
The officer asked me if the bicycle belonged to me.
So I had to go get you at the police booth.
The minute I showed up, you asked me to marry you.
I must be the only one to receive a marriage proposal
in the middle of the night in a police booth.
Are you bragging?
No, I'm not. Stupid.
I'm glad I have you.
Shall we go there?
Don't be silly!
Suguru is at home alone.
That's true.
You're hopeless.
I haven't forgiven you yet.
I'm sorry.
You're on the way home from the police cell.
Do you understand?
Say...
Yes?
This hospital room has no visitors.
No one comes.
Isn't that sad?
We are all alone in this world.
You don't have a lover?
No.
I see.
Aren't you waiting for somebody?
Why do you say that?
Just a feeling.
You have a look of anticipation every time someone knocks on the door.
You seem disappointed when you see a nurse.
Say...
Yes?
Who do you think will go first?
You or me?
Shall we race?
Race?
Who's going to win?
The one who dies first?
Or the one who lives longer?
Which do you prefer?
Miss Tajima!
Let's go take x-rays.
Take care.
Are you okay, Miss Tajima?
Are you okay?
I don't like hospitals.
Why?
It makes it unbearable.
Oh...
Somehow, it makes me feel bad that I'm healthy.
It makes me realize how unfair life is.
Oh, really?
Yeah.
The Vice-Principal will be out quickly.
He's just in for hemorrhoids.
Dad, you're terrible at it.
Sorry.
I'll do it.
You're good at it, Suguru.
I'm not good. This is easy.
Sorry.
Sorry!
- Stop it.
No!
It's definitely your fault.
You made trouble.
I'll send you your pay later.
I'll be looking out for it.
- Thank you for your hard work. - Thank you so much.
Everyone's doing good.
That's good.
Is it?
This part looks funny.
It's all right.
It may look funny, but it's a nice piece of art.
- Is that so? - Yeah.
Everybody!
You needn't be good in art.
It's much more useful to have nice handwriting
than a skill in art.
That's it for today! Thanks for your hard work!
Help...
Love Letters ~Men We Have Loved~ Episode 1
Ikehara Shouichi
Tajima Etsuko
"I'm sorry for dropping by unexpectedly.
"After I spotted you at he hospital,
"I had a sudden urge to see you.
"I'm very sorry.
"I was surprised to hear you say that.
"It surprised me very much... but it made me happy.
"It threw me into complete confusion.
"I'm thinking of doing what you proposed...
"I want to do as you say.
"On one hand, I wonder if it's the right thing...
"And I wonder if you are going out of your way...
"But I want to take you up on it.
"This...
"This letter... is a love letter from me.
"Thank you. Signed, Etsuko."
Public telephone
Hello. What's up? Did something happen?
I might do something bad.
So I'll apologize first.
I'm sorry.
What? What is that supposed to mean?
What are you going to do? What bad thing?
Hello?
Ms. Tajima...
I'm here to take your temperature.
Say...
What was that phone call about?
Hmm? Well, I just felt like it.
Just felt like it?
You know...
- I'm sorry.
Suguru, you're too young to be reading that.
Oh, right.
Will you fill out this insurance form?
Dad, you have ugly handwriting.
I agree.
They say that people with ugly handwriting are not clever in life.
Is that right?
I'd better practice my penmanship.
That's good.
Suguru. It's okay that Dad has ugly handwriting.
In return, he's good in art.
He can express his feelings through his art.
Is that right? I'm great, aren't I?
What are you saying? I'm trying to back you up as best as I can.
So that Suguru will have respect for you.
Don't get carried away and be happy about it.
Oh, I see.
Stupid.
But you know, I wanted the day off.
So I told him my grandma died.
The store manager was a nice person
and he came to the house with a condolence gift.
When he rang our doorbell, Grandma answered it.
The store manager was shocked.
And so was my grandma.
That's awful.
Wasn't that awful of the store manager?
Oh! Oh! Oh yes!
Let's play fireworks.
- What? Fireworks? - Yeah.
It's October now.
Didn't we have some left from the summer?
Suguru, let's play some fireworks.
I don't mind.
Just don't make too much noise in the yard.
It's embarrassing.
It's hot!
Watch out.
Oh, brother.
He's a problem.
Having a father like him isn't all that bad.
Watch out!
Hey! It's dangerous!
- Is it? - Of course it is!
Stop it!
Hey! That's hot!
Stop it!
Ouch!
The house is going to burn!
Say...
What do you want to be told, Kyoko?
What're you talking about?
"Words that linger in your mind when you break up."
Why do you ask?
Just felt like asking.
Right...
Not something that will leave a bad feeling.
Some encouragement like "Hang in there."
Yeah.
I'm going to bed.
Are you going to be up longer?
Yeah. Good night.
Good night.
Beautiful.
It's beautiful.
Is this paint?
No...I used this.
Huh?
No. You're lying. This?
This was expensive.
I had to think long and hard before I bought it.
I'm sorry.
Is this what you apologized for earlier?
Are you mad?
I'll clean it up.
It's all right.
It's beautiful, after all.
So you needn't clean it up.
You're good in art.
But lousy in writing.
Yeah.
Good night.
- Good morning. - Good morning.
Oh, what's that?
A letter.
What?
Dad left.
What's the meaning of his?
Say...
What?
Did something good happen?
No.
Don't give me that.
You can't hide it from me.
I understood that immediately.
We're literally together 24 hours a day.
Say...
What happened? Tell me.
No.
Why?
I don't know if it'll really happen or not.
Besides...
I'm afraid that my happiness will slip out of my hands if I tell you about it.
Come in.
You came.
Yeah.
You really came.
Yeah.
Is that such a surprise?
Are you sure?
Really?
I said I am.
I know, but...
I'm sorry. I know I'm being a third wheel here...
but I'm sick so I can't leave the room.
I understand.
Will you introduce yourself?
I'll hear the details after that.
Yes.
Don't worry. I have a lot of time.
I don't have anywhere to go.
I understand.
Please start.
Eh?
"Love letter"
Hello?
I'm sorry. I overslept.
I'm sorry. I'll be right over.
Yes.
He quit?
Yes. All of a sudden, too!
He gave no notice and quit that very day.
I don't know what happened, but that's very irresponsible.
I agree. I'm sorry.
I won't pry into your affairs.
It must be rough on you.
It's all right.
I'm very sorry about that.
What's going on?
I wonder what Dad is up to.
Right.
He's hopeless.
When I find him, I'm going to give it to him.
You get energetic when Dad does something bad.
What?
You shouldn't scold him too harshly.
Why?
This is different from the stuff he usually does.
It's the same old thing.
Think so?
I know so.
It's the same old thing.
Sorry. Are you okay?
I'm sorry. It slipped out of my hands.
I've been slipping a lot in life, too.
Sorry, again!
I'm sorry about earlier.
And thank you.
For what?
You know...
Thank you very much.
When I first came, I was like you.
Huh?
You reek of the same smell as me...
for some unknown reason.
The same smell?
I don't mean it as you smell fishy.
Thank you.
It doesn't taste good.
Come in.
Hello.
First, you had nobody.
But now you have someone coming daily.
Isn't it only proper to bring something for her roommate?
I'm sorry.
Shall I bring young sardines the next time I come?
They're very tasty.
Never heard of someone bringing fish for a get-well gift.
Have you forgotten that I'm in the hospital?
I can eat melon.
I only deal with fish.
You smell very fishy.
Will you open the window?
Yes.
Shall we go outside?
Sure.
I slipped.
Then he purposely knocked a box down and laughed.
So nobody noticed my error.
He's a good man.
He's the type that is liked by everybody.
He's the kind of guy that makes you laugh.
Like a clown in a circus.
He looks out for me.
I get to room with him.
That's good.
Wasn't your other roommate a loud snorer?
It was disturbing!
Shall we sit down?
What's the matter?
I think I'm doing something awful to you.
Don't say that. This is fun for me.
I'm not suited to be teacher, anyway.
It feels good to work out from early morning.
I'm building muscles.
It's foolish to pay to work-out at the gyms.
They should just do hard work at home.
Also,
breakfast, after working hard, tastes exceptional.
The fresh fish over rice with soy sauté is awesome!
I'm sorry.
You can't eat.
- You must not want to hear it. - It's okay.
I feel happy just listening.
- Are you sure? - Yeah.
You know...
- Well... - What is it?
Just come out and say it.
Can I call you Sho-chan like before?
Eh?
You don't want me to?
Of course not, Et-chan!
How are you feeling?
Good. The doctor was surprised, too.
- Really? - Yeah.
Isn't it great? I owe it to you.
It'll be troublesome for you if I live very long.
I'm going to get mad, Et-chan.
I'm sorry.
Your roommate is scary.
Sorry. Don't let her bother you.
If I were in her shoes, I'd probably be like her.
- So I'm sorry about her. - It's fine.
It's all right with me.
Is there something you want to do?
I'm open to anything.
No. I like talking to you like this.
- Sure? - Yeah.
Thanks.
Are you all right?
That fool.
Why did he fall in?
Are you all right?
What happened? Are you all right?
Get off my case. I'm fine.
I was just worried about you.
You fell asleep naked, so I thought you caught a cold because of that.
- Ah! Hey! - Ah!
- Safe! - Safe!
Did you catch a cold?
Good morning.
What are you doing? Will you be more careful?
If you catch a cold, you are to blame for it.
So take care of yourself.
You don't have to put it like that.
What? Got a gripe?
No.
Good.
Kyoko.
What is it?
Isn't your husband a school teacher?
He was.
Was?
What about it?
Well...
I thought I spotted him this morning.
What?
Is he here?
Keep at it.
Shoichi!
Yes?
Go and buy meat buns for everyone.
I won in horse racing.
I want to treat everyone.
Ah. Sorry. Excuse me.
Say...
What is your relationship to that fisherman?
Tell me.
Please tell me!
No. It's a secret till I die.
Why?
Secrets are wonderful to have.
It gives you life.
It doesn't match me?
Don't ask me.
What is it?
Why are you working here?
I can understand you leaving home to live it up,
but why do I have to see you slaving away at work?
What's going on? Explain it.
Will you listen without getting mad?
Stop joking around!
You owe me an explanation!
Her name is Tajima Etsuko.
I used to date her before I met you.
We had a normal relationship and a clean breakup...
We broke up on good terms.
And?
And...that was it.
Yeah, that was it.
She's critically ill.
She only has six months to live.
Huh?
She coincidentally spotted me at the hospital one day.
So she came to see me at school.
She has no family.
She's been all alone.
I guess she was lonely.
That is why she came to see me.
I couldn't ignore her.
She said she's been saving her money all this time.
She used to make patterns as a living.
- Do you understand what that is? - I do.
All her hard-earned savings went to paying her hospital bills.
She told me that she seemed to have been saving up for
the purpose of paying her hospital bills.
She told me that she didn't know what her life was about.
I couldn't leave her alone.
That is why I told her that I'd spend her last six months with her.
She told me it wasn't right,
but I told her that I wasn't married and it was all right.
You told her that?
I thought that would be better.
As a human being, I couldn't ignore her.
Don't give me that!
What about your position as a father and husband?
But she's going to die.
Well, I feel sorry for her in that respect...
I'll be living for a long time more.
I will. So will you and Suguru.
That may be so,
but are you going to abandon your work and family
every time someone is critically ill?
That's not it.
Why does it have to be you?
Doesn't she have anyone else?
She has other's, right?
No, she only has me.
This is unreasonable.
But I want to be with her.
And I plan to be with her.
What's that supposed to mean?
What?
I'm sorry.
What can you possibly do?
I'll try to spend as much time with her as possible.
That is all.
I don't understand it.
And then? Are you planning to come back after she dies?
What?
Why do you give me the cold look?
Sorry.
I'm sorry.
Sorry.
Why do you look at me like that?
All right.
Eh?
I said all right!
Thank you!
bokutachi wa ayamachi wo okasu We keep making mistakes
bokutachi wa sugu ni tachidomaru and soon will come to a stop
sasai na koishi ni sae mo tsumazuite Stumbling over just a small pebble
dareka no kotoba wo shinji Whose words do we believe?
dareka no te no naka ni iru And whose hands are we in?
saigo wa hitori na noni Even though we are alone in the end
jibun ga kizuite iru yowasa The frailty that we notice in ourselves
jibun ni taerarenai morosa And the weakness that we can't bear in ourselves
mienai furi wo shita mama ikite yuku We live on, pretending we can't see it
doushiyou mo nai iradachi The feelings of helplessness
doko mo atenai tabidachi as we start off on a trip with no destination
kurikaeshite Over and over again
hiiragi wa Holly is
fuyu no otozure tsugeru hana the flower that tells of winter's visit
bokutachi wo tada soko de mioroshite iru By simply looking down upon us
maidashita konayuki wa The powdery snow that danced on its way down
tsumoru no deshou has blanketed the ground, don't you think?
fuyu wo taenuite yuku I want the strength
tsuyosa ga hoshii yo to endure through the winter
kimi no mune no katasumi ni There's a thorn that remains
nokoshita toge wo in a corner of your heart
yagate kuru haru made ni I want to melt it
tokashite agetai by the time the approaching spring comes
kimi no mune no katasumi ni There's a thorn that remains
nokoshita toge wo in a corner of your heart
yagate kuru haru made ni I want to melt it
tokashite agetai by the time the approaching spring comes