You there on the fifth floor.
You dropped your girdle!
I said you dropped your girdle!
So loud.
- Hello. I moved in to the floor below... - Thank you.
What's with that woman.
Just a minute.
Little more, little more.
Bring it back 1 cm.
2 mm to the right.
Stop. Okay. Good.
I own it at last.
On this red letter day,
I
got a castle that's mine alone.
Happy birthday,
me.
I'm proud of you.
7 hours sleep
Wake up Make smoothie
A castle that's mine alone.
Obtained with a 35-year mortgage, my long-cherished
space for me alone.
A man named Meredith said long ago
7 hours sleep
Wake up Make smoothie
Read for 30 min.
that after the age of 40,
men end up marrying their own habits.
7 hours sleep
Wake up Make smoothie
Read for 30 min.
Arrive at work
Although I'm still 39.
Penna Co., Ltd Planning and Development Div.
- Morning. - Good morning.
She's calling again.
Yes. Ah, yes.
I'm terribly sorry.
Complainer Hanako
Yes. Ah, yes, that's right.
If you want to get to know that person,
take a look at the personal belongings.
There are things like shoes, bags, watches, of course, but
God is in the details.
It's precisely in stationery goods that the personality appears.
Let me get you the person in charge. One moment please.
- Hanako's very angry. - What's she complaining about today?
The grip on the 3-color ballpoint pen. She said she sent an email a couple of days ago.
Is it Hanako again?
Complaints Complainer Hanako
"With all due respect"? Yeah, right.
Hanako.
She's got to be a nasty ugly woman with lots of free time.
It doesn't have that Guatemalan quality at all.
I'm terribly sorry. Yes.
We'll look into that immediately. Excuse me.
Tanaka-san, do you have a minute?
The ship from Brazil that I asked you to arrange for
apparently hasn't arrived yet.
Ah, yes. Well, I'll be damned.
I don't think it's appropriate to say "Well, I'll be damned" to your superior.
Oh. Well, I'll be damned.
You don't have to respond every time. Just be quiet and listen.
But I did make sure. Until it left port.
Yes, it did leave port. But the ship that should have arrived
in Japan yesterday is still in Singapore.
Well, I'll be damned.
Our job is to manage live beans properly and deliver them to our customers.
All you did was the process of confirming that the shipment was loaded.
Doing a job and processing work are two different things. Understand?
Constantly thinking ahead...huh?
In short,
you're saying that I'm not suitable for this company, right?
Uh, sorry. How did you get to "In short" from the flow of this conversation...
I understand.
I'll quit.
What? You're not getting it at all, are you?
Thank you for everything!
- Hey, Daisuke. Drinking party tonight? - Huh?
Drinking party? You mean a blind date party again?
Irie-kun, you don't have to come.
- I'm not coming. - But you've got to come.
Let's celebrate. Your birthday and the purchase of your condo.
Why do you know my birthday?
Facebook. I wrote a congratulatory comment too, didn't I?
I have plans for tonight.
What do you mean plans? A date?
- Don't tell me with marriage in mind? - I don't care about marriage anymore.
What do you mean "anymore?" You're still only 39.
I know a good marriage partner hunting site.
A good marriage partner hunting site...
Sorry.
It's lonely being alone, isn't it?
Go to the gym. The gym. Go work out.
Try doing 100 squats.
A wimpy idea like feeling lonely will disappear.
Don't you mind being alone forever?
For me, there's me.
I'll take care of me.
I'll enjoy my hobbies with me.
I'm the only family I need.
What's with this story of me, me, me.
It's not a question of whether I mind being alone.
I'd rather be alone.
Drinking parties are a system in which
unnecessary time and money are expended to familiarize yourself with strangers.
Hello. I'm your trainer, Kozue Aya.
- Pleased to meet you. - Same here.
You just joined today, right?
First, let's start with the training menu...
I've made my own menu. Please use this.
All you have to do is keep time.
- Okay, Master. - You're always so precise.
30 minutes after training is the golden time for muscles.
It's the important time to promote the development of muscles with protein.
What an unusual glass.
Do you know what this "Betrunkener" means?
- I'd say it's German. - Yes.
It means "drunk" in German.
Here you go.
The flavor is wonderful too.
In Germany, if you tip this glass over,
you'll be called a "drunk."
It got its name from its unstable shape.
Do you mind selling me one for my home?
Specially for you then. Just one?
I prefer drinking my favorite beer quietly by myself.
A fire? In my condo?!
Is that our building?
Excuse me please.
There's a chance it could be mine.
Why could it be yours?
I was away. On a business trip.
I'm not sure if I turned everything off...
Come on, let's do it. Pointing and calling.
They say overloading an electrical circuit is dangerous.
- Pull out the plugs, will ya? - Are we supposed to pull out the plugs?
- I do. - All of them?
I do.
Geez, what a troublemaker you are.
I'm sorry.
I'm in Unit No. 407. You're in 507, right?
- Yes. - That really sucks.
If the water for extinguishing the fire drips down,
my brand new room, my castle...
I'm sorry. I do have fire insurance though.
That's not the point.
I worked hard for years and finally got to own that Unit No. 407. It's a precious...
- I'm sorry. Really. - The scene is 407. Unit No. 407.
407?
Furthermore, there is no outbreak of fire. The neighbor reported the fire by mistake.
See? It was a mistake. There's no way a fire would start in my room.
It appears someone was smoking salmon on the veranda.
- What? - Smoked salmon?
Due to the heavy smoke, it was mistaken to be a fire.
You're quite a troublemaker.
That's not possible... I live alone, you know.
I'm really sorry.
I had a really nice salmon.
- If you had a salmon, what would you do? - I guess I'll eat it.
You'll eat it, right? That's what I was going to do too
- and was smoking it when... - Do you know him?
No...
...didn't think it would set off the fire alarm.
- Daisuke. - Dad.
Long time no see.
How you been?
Let me introduce you. Kota, come here.
Daisuke, he's your new brother.
Are you surprised?
I got married again last month.
He's my new wife's son, Kota.
It's quite a touching scene of encounter.
Brings tears to my eyes.
You have an unusual family.
Hello.
- You know, uh... - Huh?
Do you live in this condo?
She must live in this condo.
Lift the corners of your mouth.
Where's his mother?
Kota's mother... her name's Megumi-chan, by the way...
Megumi-chan's...how should I say... a free spirit, if you will.
She deserted you?
Why are you laughing here?
Don't worry, don't worry. It seems Megumi-chan's in Tokyo.
I thought I'd live here for a while and look for her.
- Huh? - Huh? Kota, you'll help look for her too, right?
What about school? You're in junior high, aren't you?
Kota's taking a short break from school.
Kota and I are okay with the room with the bed in the back.
I'm not okay with it.
How come? You can just sleep out here.
- That place that looks like a mezzanine floor... - Did you go in the loft?
- Do you have a girlfriend? - Why did you go in the loft?
Don't you have someone you're dating?
Don't come up here. I've got valuable stuff in here.
Do you or don't you have someone you're dating?
I don't, so what?
I figured it wouldn't be a big deal then if Kota and I stayed here...
What kind of a logic is that.
Daisuke, you graduated college, found a job with a great company,
bought a nice condo like this.
I think you're admirable. I applaud you.
But you know, it was real tough for me until you graduated college.
Every morning, at the crack of dawn, I'd head out to the pier.
Fishing in the winter was hard.
My hands were all chapped, but I worked hard to...
Look. 2-3 days, okay?
It's really impossible after that.
Even though we're family?
How many years has it been since we saw each other?
How many years has it been since you came home?
Aren't you happy though?
That I remarried and you got a new family.
Remarried at your age?
Single at your age?
I'm 39 already. I'm old enough to know who I am.
I'm not cut out for marriage.
I'm still only 70, but
there's still a lot of things I don't know about life.
My life's just beginning.
I did it again.
My ideal was
the world of "Anne of Green Gables."
Surrounded by seasonal flowers,
baking cakes with fruits.
- Oh, hello again. - Hello.
I'm Nagasato from 407...
- Can you get in first? - Sure. Sorry.
- Say, are you married? - Excuse me?
You must be. You're cute.
- I'm sure men won't leave you alone. - I'm single at the moment.
- Oh, really? What about my son then? - Pardon me?
- For the time being... - Excuse me.
This is the 2nd Floor. 2nd Floor. 2nd Floor.
I just cleaned a red snapper and made sashimi out of it.
We're out of wasabi, so I'm going out to buy it, but why don't you join us?
No thank you.
- Are you throwing that away? - Yes. It's dead.
- Oh, I see. - Please watch out for smoke.
I told you, I'm not smoking it.
It's gonna be sashimi.
This is my precious castle.
Any foreign objects that sneak in
will be removed promptly.
Hang in there, me.
Daisuke, you like natto, right?
Aren't you gonna eat breakfast?
A bachelor living alone isn't a good thing.
You've got to find a wife soon.
Don't you want kids?
Only when you become a parent can you...
Am I causing anyone trouble by not being a parent?
Am I breaking some kind of law?
You're not causing any trouble, nor are you breaking any law.
It's just that...
I just...
Eat some natto.
Get off my back.
And the loft. The loft is off limits.
I want you to move out as soon as possible.
NO TRESPASSING
We're not moving out.
Because we finally get to live together like this.
Can you be quiet for just a minute?!
When you go out, leave the spare key in the mailbox. I'm going.
What's he all fidgety about.
As if he's living like a robot. What's his problem, huh?
It's over dried.
This doesn't have the Copan quality.
Check the crop year and call me right back.
- Kumagai-kun. - Yes?
You're getting me in trouble.
Is it true you made Rina-chan cry yesterday?
I got an email a little while ago saying "I quit."
From Tanaka Rina?
You know she was hired through personal connections, don't you?
- What did you say to her? - I just...
She's only been with us for a year. You can't expect her to do her job well yet.
- You can't get mad at her. - With all due respect...
Women tend to get emotional.
Perhaps that's the difficult thing about a female supervisor.
- I'm not getting emotional. - See, you're getting angry.
- I'm not angry. - Then go apologize.
- What? - Go see Rina-chan and apologize,
and persuade her to stay here.
- Why? - Anyway, I'm counting on you.
Ando.
It just means that bratty young girls
are actually scarier than crude oil price that shakes the world, Kumagai.
Apologize?
Me?
For what?
We're holding this fair so that a wide range of people can become aware of
the merits and depth of writing supplies that continue to make fine progress
by coming in direct contact with our products.
Mika?
Daisuke...san.
Why?
That's made by our company.
Oh, it is, isn't it?
I started a part-time job at the bakery upstairs.
- I'm on my break now. - Part-time job?
Now that my kids are in grade school.
How about you? Everything going well?
Yeah, more or less.
- Did you get married? - No.
That's so like you.
- Huh? - Oh.
Gotta go. Stop by the bakery when you have time.
We serve coffee too. See ya.
Who was that?
My ex-girlfriend.
You had a pretty girlfriend like that?
- Well, yeah. - Why did you break up?
Because she wanted to get married.
You should've!
I was still young.
- But I still feel bad for the way I treated her. - You idiot!
What's this?
Crowd-sourced review site?
Yeah.
I went to my favorite bistro the other day, but
the quality of the staff had gone down.
- Complaint? - Not a complaint.
It's constructive criticism.
- Satori. - Yeah?
I've been thinking. Do you think I'm not suited to train young girls?
Are you talking about Tanaka Rina? She was just too far out of your league.
But what am I supposed to apologize for.
Just let it go. That aside, how about it?
You wanna do it with me? Morning yoga.
I'll pass.
Did you know? If you don't get rid of
the toxins from daily stress, you'll start running out of all kinds of luck.
All kinds of luck like what?
Like work luck.
Work luck... Oh, like the problem with Tanaka Rina?
Yes, exactly. But that's not all. It's also luck with health, romance, marriage, etc.
Marriage? Once is enough for me.
Since I'm divorced.
So why did you end up getting a divorce?
As I recall, it was someone you met through work...
It can't be helped. I guess I'll apologize.
- What? - To Tanaka Rina.
I'll give her a call.
Daisuke.
You have two kids, huh?
Yeah. Oh.
Look. This is when the younger one was born.
- I knew it, it's thin, huh? - What?
His hair's thin, isn't it?
That's because he's a baby.
Oh.
He has lots of hair now.
3rd grade and 1st grade.
They don't look too bright.
Being healthy is the best.
Oh.
You look happy.
I suppose so. We overextended ourselves and bought a house,
plus there's the school fees for my kids too, so I'll have to stick with my part-time job for a while.
How about time for yourself...
Zip, zilch, nada.
Taking care of the kids, social activities for the PTA.
Hubby helps out with the dishes at least, but
just thinking about it makes my head spin every day.
Sounds like hell.
Huh?
I mean, sounds like a lot of work. Hang in there.
Here. You dropped it.
Thank you. But it's too short now, so I was going to throw it away.
If there were no pencils in this world...
Pardon me?
...erasers probably wouldn't exist either.
How difficult would it have been to take notes in a world like that.
How many students would've suffered.
You can still use this.
Yes. Thank you.
Nagasato-san, you got mail again.
Hanako?
How much free time do you have, Hanako?
Oh, did you know?
The same kind of complaint is up on the crowd-sourced review site too.
Nasty and ugly with lots of free time. She's the pits.
- What shall we do about this? - I'll answer it.
It'll be a pain if she calls.
This is nothing.
I'm blessed.
I'm not tied down to unnecessary things.
I have time that's mine alone.
A castle that's mine alone.
What the hell are you doing, Dad!
Where the heck did this come from?
Daisuke-kun! You've sure grown.
Remember Shige?
My childhood friends, Tomo and Taka.
They're all living in Tokyo now.
Oh, my. Daisuke-kun? What a great son you have. I'm jealous.
Anyway, lose the karaoke. It's annoying for the neighbors!
Did you eat dinner?
Can't you talk?
Sorry, Daisuke-kun. We hadn't seen each other in a long time so we got carried away. Sorry.
Do you have a minute?
This is really embarrassing. Getting deceived by a strange woman at his age.
We don't know if he was deceived or not, Daisuke-kun.
It's only been 5 years since Mom died.
5 years is a long time for old folks like us.
Oh, that's right, Daisuke-kun. Is it true you don't have a girlfriend?
He even told you something like that?
Shall I introduce you to someone?
Since when did he turn into such a blabbermouth?
I know. Yo-chan was truly a man of few words in his younger days, wasn't he?
He didn't even say a few words.
When he was working...
Hey~ Yo-chan~
Yo-chan! How's it going?
Even when he was eating, he didn't say a word.
But when I saw him for the first time in a while...
I can't keep up with him.
Well, yeah.
As people get older, things happen.
Although, to be honest, I was surprised too.
I ask that you be patient and look at it in the long run.
Songs from this era are truly the best, huh?
I'm going to file a complaint for sure.
Hanako?
Sounds like they're having fun.
What have you done to such a nice room.
Please don't nag me.
This is really heavy. What's in here?
You still have this?
Oh, "Anne of Green Gables"? I still read it once in a while.
I've always wanted live like this, surrounded by nature.
Your dream came true, didn't it?
Kawakami Village, was it?
- How do you like your new place? - Well, it's quiet.
And we have plenty of time.
Too much time, in fact.
You said you wanted to live there after Dad retired.
But having too much time on hand isn't good either.
Plus, it's so cold.
But you already sold your house.
All your dad talks about is the weather and baseball.
It's hard to keep a conversation going with just the two of us.
And it takes 10 minutes by car just to get to our next door neighbor.
But you already transplanted the plum tree and the apricot tree, didn't you?
Hanako, you shouldn't spend all your time working.
You've got to have lots of hobbies and fall in love too.
Let's not talk about me right now.
I'm worried about you. If you turn into a workaholic like your dad,
all that awaits you in your old age is loneliness.
- What are you going to do now? - Hm? Maybe I'll go live with Shinichi.
That's out of the question.
If push comes to shove, I'll rent a room with my secret savings.
What are you talking about out of the blue.
Just for a while. Really, just for a little while,
I want to try living separately.
Apparently there's more of them than you think.
Married couples who want to have a free lifestyle after their children leave home.
Say, are you thinking about a middle-age divorce or something?
Of course not.
I just thought it might be nice to
do something that would surprise everyone while I'm still healthy.
That remark surprises me.
I'm still only 60.
My life is just beginning.
In recent years, it has come to be
a popular tourist attraction as a power spot
where the energy (feng shui) builds up.
Ah, it's coming~.
Yes, it is. I feel the power.
Oh, come on. That's so stupid.
It felt kinda hot. I know.
Hello~.
While taking a deep breath, stretch your back and expand your chest.
Draw in your chin and keep your neck straight.
Upward facing dog pose.
1 2 3
Okay. Next, while inhaling, lift your butt.
Take a breath.
I'm glad we got to see you today since it's been a while.
- I sorry. - With working out and yoga,
- it's important to keep it up. - Yes, I know.
- Let's keep it up, okay? - Yes.
I admire these guys who work up a sweat and work out on a Sunday.
Hello.
I'm really sorry about the small fire incident the other day.
Is your father still...?
He's settled in.
Do you go to that gym often?
I'm thinking about going 6 days a week.
Wow. I only go once or twice a month.
- There's no point in working out then. - Excuse me?
Nothing. Then is this the first time in a while that you decided to exercise?
I sort of wanted to cleanse the toxins from my body, or should I say
- improve my luck. - Huh?
The thing is,
my mother's talking weird like she wants to be separated from my father.
Separated?
She says "My life's just beginning."
My dad said that too.
What's wrong with these people?
They're a pain in the neck.
I admit they may have supported the Japanese economy in the past, but
now, they're getting social security and doing whatever they please.
Yours even remarried without a word, right?
- On top of that, he tells me to start a family. - I hear that too.
I'm living alone by choice.
I've been asked, "What are you going to do in your old age,"
but I was never counting on my children to start out with, and I have a plan.
I'm totally covered with savings and insurance for old age.
I've been told over and over about "young people these days," but
we're living responsibly, aren't we?
Really. For sure.
I'm 39. What about you?
I'm 32.
People in their thirties have our hands full just taking care of ourself.
Don't bring unnecessary troubles
into our orderly life is what I want to say.
Things are tough at work too.
What do you do?
I work for a trading company. What about you?
I work for a stationery goods manufacturer.
Do you know the GYMNOTE Series?
I do.
In fact, all the stationery goods I use
come from that series. Look.
That's wonderful.
I've been using this series ever since I was a kid.
People who use quality stationery goods are trustworthy.
It would be great if everyone in the world was like you.
This has a lot of users, doesn't it?
There are people who make ridiculous complaints too.
Like how they don't like the feel of the grip of that pen.
Or how the space between the lines is too narrow by 1 mm.
That notebook too. As far as I'm concerned, the current spacing is the best.
I can't compromise even 1 mm, but
complainer Hanako doesn't see it that way.
She's an nasty ugly woman with too much free time.
She's relieving her daily stress by complaining.
Is that really it?
Maybe she's contacting you numerous times because she really likes the product
and wants you to improve it.
No, no, no. That's just stress relief.
She's a lonely woman who doesn't even have a friend to complain to.
A man going to the gym 6 times a week
seems pretty bored and lonely too.
Who are you building up your muscles for?
Don't tell me you pose in front of the mirror.
- Oh my God, you do. Gross. - Gross?
Isn't that why you can't get married?
Excuse me?
Why do I have to take that from you...
Hanako?
No way.
Complainer Hanako?
Life father, like son.
A hard headed muscle freak who can't even take a customer's advice gracefully, 39 years old, single.
Listen. Even though we're both single,
- you and I are different. - What's different?
With every passing year, things become disadvantageous for you, but since I'm a man,
I can still have a big family if I marry a young woman.
In that respect, I feel sorry for women.
Um, um...
I was out of line just now...
Complaint. Karaoke is too noisy and you have too many visitors.
Sometime soon, I'm going to file a complaint with the condo association.
I'm nasty, you see.
Hanako...
wasn't ugly.
Wel... Oh.
It must be tough working on weekends too, huh?
My husband's watching the kids so it's okay.
I see.
I'll be done soon so wait for me.
Really? So you dad's here to see you, huh?
Yeah. He's just so annoying.
Families can be a hassle, huh?
I don't know how you put up with it, Mika.
Put up with it?
You really don't get it, do you, Daisuke?
I do too.
I've been thinking I should apologize to you some day.
Apologize?
For what?
When we broke up, we let it drag on
and eventually we kinda naturally drifted apart, right?
It's because I left that you settled for a guy like that, right?
Huh?
You husband had thinning hair even from back then.
It's my fault that you married a dorky guy like that, right?
Wait a minute, Daisuke.
You're wrong.
Opposite. It's the opposite.
Seriously, Daisuke.
You're glorifying the past too much.
Or maybe you've made being single too complicated
and lost sight of yourself?
What do you mean complicated?
It's true you were a great boyfriend.
You're good looking and have lots of interests.
But if I married you, I thought I'd stress out for sure.
Do you still treasure your road bike?
Of course. Recently, I've been into beer...
You get mad when someone just touches something that's important to you, right?
That won't change even when you become a father, right?
I guess so...
To be honest,
you're annoying.
Annoying?
Around the time I started realizing that, I met my husband.
If I was to get married, maybe he's the one, I thought.
Sorry. I gave it a lot of thought
and I made the choice.
I chose my husband over you.
You chose him?
Marriage is
to live together with someone in the same space for a long time, right?
You chose him?
Because I wanted an ordinary happiness.
Is that right...
Well...as long as you're happy.
I'm happy.
I even enjoy things that are a hassle.
Oh yeah?
I'm glad then.
I'm happy too.
Since you're a person who likes to be alone, right?
I gotta go. The kids are waiting to be fed.
See ya then. Sorry about everything.
15 minutes late.
Thank goodness. I thought maybe you weren't coming.
If I didn't come, I figured you'd call me persistently.
- Am I that persistent? - Yes.
I am, huh?
I'm sorry. There was a slight misunderstanding or something the other day.
So I wanted to have a talk with you.
Misunderstanding?
What I was telling you was some very important fundamental things
- in order for you to do your job... - Kumagai-san,
do you enjoy working?
Work isn't about whether it's enjoyable or not.
- I just don't understand. - Understand what?
Why I have to compete with men
when I was born a girl.
My ideal is Anne's world.
But you probably don't read books like "Anne of Green Gables."
It's a lovely story. Surrounded by seasonal flowers, baking cakes.
I don't want to still be single at your age. I want to get married soon and...
What do you know about "Anne of Green Gables."
- Huh? - Forget it.
You don't have to come back to work.
But...
Just so you know, life isn't that easy.
Youth and connections. Use them while you can and quickly grab a good man.
It's a weapon you won't be able to use before you know it.
Oh, but be careful.
Marriage can fall apart in a blink of an eye.
Just because that happened to you... I'm not like you.
I know. That's why I'm telling you.
You can't live by yourself, can you?
I feel sorry for you. That the only choice you have in this day and age is marriage.
What are you doing?
There was an eyewitness report on Kota's mother, Megumi-chan,
so I thought I'd borrow your bicycle and go take a look.
There's no way you can ride that.
Don't touch it. Don't touch it!
Hey!
I just bought this, you know.
Don't get mad over something like that.
Nothing is unbreakable. Let it go.
Never mind. Don't touch it!
I'll do it.
Go downstairs.
Don't worry, okay?
You were startled, huh? Sit over here.
- Get out right now. - Huh?
Money for the train. If you leave now, you can make the train back to Yaizu.
- How petty. - Huh?
When did you turn into such a petty guy?
Blowing your top over a mere broken cup, you asshole.
Daisuke, you too
once destroyed Mom's precious potted morning glory when you were in the 5th grade.
Do you remember what Mom said to you at that time?
She laughed and said "Oh, well, there's nothing we can do about it," and forgave you.
But here you are, nagging about every little thing
and blowing your top over a mere broken cup. What an asshole.
I told you, didn't I? I'm already 39. I know myself.
I'm this kind of person.
I'm not cut out to live with other people.
There's no way you can talk about life based on whether you suited for something or not!
That's why I'm by myself.
So that I don't cause trouble for anyone.
So that I don't hurt anyone.
I finally got my own castle.
But
you came here uninvited. What the hell!
I don't care what you do anywhere else.
But this is my place.
Mine!
Please get out.
I can't stand this kind of thing.
Like getting mad for real.
I don't want to waste unnecessary energy on something like this.
Unnecessary?
I disagree.
Only when people open their heart
and say what they want in a loud voice can they...
Get out!
I'll be back in an hour. Leave the spare key in the mailbox.
Why are you there?
I like it here.
Why are you sitting there?
I like it here.
You were shouting real loud.
- I wouldn't know. - Oh, okay.
Did something happen?
I said some childish things
to a girl from the office.
And you?
I yelled at a junior high kid.
He was really frightened.
What the hell am I doing. As an adult.
I doubt the wisdom of flipping out for real at a girl in her twenties too.
At times like this,
I wonder if I'm really an adult.
But I still can't forgive him.
That stupid dad of mine.
He's old enough to know better than to get deceived by a woman.
That was really stupid of him.
Don't call him stupid!
Huh?
He was praising you.
Yozo-san was always praising you.
I was...
never praised by anyone.
I envied you.
Daisuke really
studied hard ever since he was a little kid.
He graduated from a college in Tokyo and
and he's working for a first class company in Tokyo.
Pretty amazing, huh?
Someone who praises you that much...
don't call him stupid!
Come over here.
I'm leaving now.
Good night.
Anyway, sit down.
What are you doing?
I got into a little fight with my son.
He told me to get out, so I thought I might sleep here.
Sleeping there would be a little...
- Bad idea, huh? - Yes. If you'll excuse me.
Oh, Miss.
Do you mind if I talked to you for a bit?
The thing is, I don't understand.
Because I haven't talked too much with my son,
what he's feeling, or should I say, what he's thinking.
What does he do when he gets lonely?
When my wife died,
I thought this must be what feeling lonely is.
It really hit home.
But my son, Daisuke...
I was wondering what he does when he gets lonely.
Because even though he lives in a nice condo like this,
this isn't his hometown, right?
When he comes home, there's no one to welcome him home.
I think he must get lonely.
You know...
I'm sorry.
Huh?
For breaking the cup.
That's a glass.
A beer glass.
I think we can deal with it because it's Tokyo.
Conversely, that is.
There's a lot of people who are used to being alone.
That's why
if you live here for a long time,
eventually you learn to get along.
With loneliness.
If you'll excuse me.
Oh, that's right. Kumagai-san.
What's your first name?
It's Hanako.
Hanako.
Do you like my dad?
He doesn't yell at me or hit me like other people.
What other people?
Other men Mom used to bring home.
He's nice to me too.
Kota, are you always here by yourself?
It gets lonely, doesn't it?
You wanna be my family?
I'm
Kota's dad.
Kota's my son.
Shall we get going?
We're going home.
Can I go home?
Come on, let's go.
Hanako-chan, here you go.
This is the plant I threw away the other day.
Living things
are surprisingly strong, you know.
Is the "hana" in Hanako-chan this "hana" (flower)?
No. It's "Ha" in HAppa (leaf), "na" in NAppa (leafy greens), and "ko" in KOdomo (child).
So it's "Ha" in happa. I see.
- Thank you. - You're welcome.
- Take good care of it. - Okay.
I'm putting the complaint to the condo association on hold.
I was just getting ready to leave...
I do my thing and you do yours.
Stay out of the loft. Don't touch my stuff. That's the rule.
You got that?
Okay, got it.
Let's go in.
Daisuke.
When people get used to something, it becomes a natural part of life.
Even if it's a habit called solitude.
Once you acquire the habit, it's hard
to let it go.
Tanaka-san?
Good morning. This is Kumagai.
- About yesterday... - I'm coming back.
To the office. From today.
Huh?
How do I say...
it kinda resonated. What you told me.
I'll try to hang in there a little bit longer.
Resonated?
What?
Thank you, thank you.
Hello. Megumi-chan?
Hello, Yo-chan.
Yeah, it's Yo-chan.
Megumi-chan, where are you now?
When I heard you were here,
it made me want to see you two.
Can I come over right now?
Yeah, of course. Sure.
Do you know where we are?
Yeah. I'm in front of the condo right now.
No matter what happens,
I'm protecting my castle to the end.