Hanako. The wedding's about to start.
Come on, hurry.
I'm the father of the bride.
Hurry. The groom is waiting.
Hurry!
- Oh, good morning. - Good morning.
Yozo-san's going to be the father of the bride.
That's why he's practicing.
Left...
Yozo-san was practicing for the wedding with my mother from early this morning.
- Huh? - Wedding March first thing in the morning.
- I see. So that's where he was. - Huh?
I was just thinking that today's gonna be a great day since I hadn't seen Dad all morning.
And here, I was awaken by a weird dream.
What weird dream?
It's a secret.
Those guys are serious, you know.
Your wedding. Sounds like they're really pumped up.
What~? I wasn't planning to do anything big.
Seeing her in a wedding dress is enough.
You've got to put your foot down on things like this. Otherwise...
Sawara (Japanese Spanish mackerel). I took the best fatty part of sawara
- and smoked it. This one's for you, Chief. - Thank you.
- Dad! - Oh, Daisuke.
- What are you doing here? - I thought about having a meeting with everyone here
in regards to Irie-kun's wedding, so I asked the Master to join us too.
Sasaki! I'm sorry about this. I'll kick him out right away.
Hey Daisuke. Which would you choose? Wedding cruise or surprise opera.
- Who cares! - I still prefer the one where
the bride and the groom comes down on a gondola and the smoke billows out. Make it flashy.
This is where a woman newscaster had her reception the other day.
- Personally, I... - Then the wedding will have to take place after summer.
- After summer? - Weekends and holidays at a place like this
- are booked solid for the next 6 months. - Yeah, but after summer
- is a bit too far ahead. Isn't it, Daisuke? - You won't be in Tokyo by that time anyway.
Then a garden wedding and a garden party.
Put your foot down.
- Excuse me! - Oh, you scared me.
It doesn't have to be that elaborate. Originally, I was thinking that something like
taking a picture to commemorate the occasion would suffice, so
- I'd prefer the wedding to be more low key... - That won't do. It's a once in a lifetime event.
- Right? - No. I think that's fine.
Whether it's low key or simple, as long as it's a nice wedding
- that's memorable for you two, right? - Yes. That, I can handle.
What? You're gonna do it?!
Huh? What?
He's here. That's him, right?
Why did you divorce him? He's good looking.
Or rather, why did you divorce him?
It's a long story.
Kumagai-san, it's been a while.
Takase and I will do our best on this new project.
- Looking forward to working with you. - Same here.
- Takase-kun, long time no see. - Good to see you, Chief Tanaka.
Who would've thought that
the two of you
- would meet again for the new project. - Meet again?
- He's my ex-husband. - What?
- Oh, really~. - I see.
Work has nothing to do with personal life.
Okay then, let's go to the conference room.
Let's go two more times.
Hello.
It's nice here.
Oh, do you know each other? This is Tanaka-san, our new member.
I heard I should strengthen the buttocks and hamstrings for road bike.
- Please give me your guidance. - Looking forward to working with you.
Let's go easy at first. Tanaka-san?
- Then let's move on to the second set. - Tanaka-san?
- I want to get strong quickly. - Wait, it's better to gradually increase...
If you do too much too fast, you'll hurt yourself.
But I want to hurry up and go touring on mountain roads...
Ah~ Don't overexert yourself. You'll hurt your knees.
I'll take you on a course next time even a novice can handle.
You really mean that?
- So just follow his instructions here. - Okay. I'll do that.
This is korokke (croquette) with Yonezawa beef from my part-time job.
Please help yourself if you'd like.
- Thanks. - This is really good.
Oh, yeah? You've had it before, huh? After considering various places
to hold the wedding reception,
we found a nice place, so here's Sasaki-kun.
It's a dining cafe near Kita Aoyama Church. The owner is my high school classmate
and he said he'll do it for the cost of food just for us.
Way to go, Sasaki-chan.
But the thing is, the only day that's available in the near future is 10 days from today on a Saturday.
What do you think, Akane-chan?
I'm just grateful that you're all doing this for us.
Thank you so much.
- Haru-kun, you too. - Ah, yes.
- Thank you very much. - You're welcome.
You have such a sweet wife.
Oh! Akane-san, if you don't mind,
it's the wedding dress I wore, but
- will you wear it? - May I?
- Of course. - Thank you!
- Isn't that great, Akane-chan? - Yes.
An event that compresses the ridiculous social custom of
doing the right thing in the public eye for appearance sake,
that's what wedding is.
Why don't we make the gift for guests ourselves?
If that's what's going to make you happy,
go ahead and have a wedding or a reception or whatever
all you want.
I'll have none of that.
I'll never get involved in it.
I swear to God.
- I'll help myself to the last one. - That's Daisuke's... Oh, well.
What?!
- Oh. - No, no, no...Not "Oh," but why?
Kazuya's colleague gave him this something or other cheese.
- Emmental cheese. - Oh, Emmental cheese.
I remembered Ritsuko-san liked it so I brought it for her, but...
That very Ricchan is out and about and wasn't home so...
Hold it. Before getting into this and that about Ritsuko-san,
why is Hanako's ex having dinner at my house?
She told me over the phone to bring it to 407.
And that's why I came here. I was invited to come in, and ended up eating dinner.
- Do you normally end up eating dinner? - But it's good.
- I didn't ask for your opinion of the food. - What's the big deal?
- We're widening our circle of friends. - Says who!
Yeah, but it's been fun eating with all kinds of people after coming to Tokyo, huh?
- It's fun. - See?
- I'm sorry for being so brazen. That was good. - That's okay. You don't have to leave yet.
No, I'd better go now. Uh...
Why don't we go for a drink? Just the two of us.
I see that you like beer. Your father showed me the loft.
Damn you, Dad.
It's unusual for you to come here with someone, isn't it?
Yes.
Then...
It's a nice fruit beer.
- Thank you. - Can he really tell?
It has a nice acidity to it. And this glass brings out the scent.
Sorry. It's the nature of my work...
Nature of what kind of work?
Coffee maker manufacturer in Germany. I was working there for 5 years
and was transferred to the branch office in Japan this year.
- So you like coffee, huh? - Yes.
Liking it even led to getting a barista certification.
- Hanako's department handles coffee beans too. - Ah, I see.
Coffee is your common point, huh?
No. Hanako doesn't particularly like coffee, and
she doesn't like to bring work home.
So it was just my room.
That was full of things like beans and siphons and cups.
It was a precious space for me.
- It's the same way I feel about my loft. - Exactly.
That's why when your father showed it to me earlier, I felt a little nostalgic.
I'm sorry. You really don't want anyone invading your space, right?
- Well, yeah. - That's what I thought.
But my dad doesn't have that kind of sensitivity.
It's a place that's like a precious castle.
He's good, this guy.
I mean, could it be that perhaps Hanako...
Hanako-san was unable to understand that kind of hobby of yours
- and that's why you divorced? - No, Hanako's the type to leave you alone.
Although we missed each other a lot due to our jobs,
we were doing pretty well.
But
there was one misfortune after another.
No...maybe I didn't have the strength to overcome those misfortunes.
It's hard, isn't it?
To start a new family with someone.
What a pain in the neck. To invite the higher-ups from the company too.
Why don't we invite your parents too while we're at it?
My dad ran off with a woman and I don't even know where he is now.
My mom married again and has a new family.
I told you we broke off all ties. Don't make me tell you over and over.
But still...
If I have to invite my parents, I'd just as soon not have a wedding.
- Your legs getting tired yet? - No, I'm fine.
There's a park ahead, so let's take a rest there.
Okay!
- Date? - Work.
- On a Sunday? - Yeah.
It's pretty. Did you say Grandma made it?
She taught dressmaking, you know.
I wore it, and my daughter was supposed to wear it~.
You should be happy since you found someone else to wear it.
I haven't given up yet. Not at all.
Although I don't want you to force yourself to do anything.
Huh?
I couldn't bear to watch you when you broke up with Kazuya-san.
Personally, I like Kazuya-kun,
so I'd like to see you get back together with him, but
my No. 1 concern, Hanako,
is you.
So that you don't have to be that sad ever again.
Hello. Yo-chan?
- You're back in Yaizu? - Yeah, I am.
I was just wondering how you were doing, what you were up to.
- Is Kota with you? - No, he isn't.
Actually, there's a wedding.
- Wedding? - At this church called Kita Aoyama Church,
Daisuke's junior at work is having a wedding, but
by a strange twist of fate, I ended up doing father of the bride.
So Kota's attending too.
Really?
Say, Megumi-chan. Why don't we, uh...
not exactly to settle the matter, but
how about it? Shall we have a wedding too?
- A wedding, huh? - Yeah.
Yeah, but
I'll have to fulfill my promise with you first.
Oh, that's right.
I know, huh?
Okay, I got it.
- Thanks. - Yo-chan.
Sorry, I'll call you right back.
- Sorry, did you wait long? - Not at all.
It's good. But I think flannel drip will be better for this than siphon.
I think siphon's better.
More importantly, freshness and quality of the beans are the deciding factors.
- You still don't get it, do you? - Speak for yourself.
Do you have any plans after this?
I'll treat you to dinner since I asked you to come out on your day off.
I'm here for my job too so don't mind me.
Are you all right?
- Are you all right? Can you get up? - Ow. Ow~!
I'm sorry.
Thank you.
My mom wants to see you.
She wants to apologize to you.
I'd like to sit down and have a talk with you too.
Okay, next stop.
Pumpkin cake and apple pie and
- pear tart! - Who's gonna eat all this?
Oh, no.
Was I being overzealous?
People tell me sometimes.
Even my friends and ex-boyfriend. That I'm upbeat in a weird way.
It seems there are times I can't read the situation.
Please tell me if I do anything weird.
There's no need to read the situation, is there?
If someone thinks you're weird, that means that person wasn't compatible with you.
I don't associate with people like that other than at work.
It's a waste of time and energy.
I see.
Would you like to eat this?
I don't really want it...
- Work? - Yeah.
Is it fun riding your bicycle alone every week?
I went for a ride around the area with Tanaka-san on my road bike, not bicycle.
Good for you.
- I think she's suited for marriage. - That's too far-fetched.
I'm not cut out for marriage.
And you? How's it going with your ex?
I...
- Were you going to say... - It's your floor.
- Welcome board is done. - Wow, you're good. Looks great, Yuka.
Don't be ridiculous. The wedding's tomorrow. It's too late now.
- But there's too many guest speeches... - That aside, we have a problem.
This chief and this chief aren't getting along lately.
Chief, we have a problem.
Hey.
Wedding's a pain in the neck, isn't it?
Did you just realize that?
This is Mom. Thank you for the invitation.
I put you through a lot of unpleasant situations when I remarried, so
I'm too ashamed to face you.
I'm home.
Say, is the video for tomorrow done?
Sasaki-san's working on it, right? Also...
So you sent the invitation.
- Oh, yeah. I did. - I told you, didn't I?
- If my mom was coming to the wedding... - I heard you.
- But I want to meet her. -You're not making any sense.
No matter how much you dislike her,
you're here now because your mother was there.
- That's why I want to meet her and thank... - I told you!
I broke off all ties with my parents.
I don't have parents anymore, you know.
Cutting off ties when both parents are healthy and alive. That's being extravagant!
Okay.
Fine.
What are you doing?!
You don't care how I feel about my parents anyway.
Stop that!
We may be married but basically, we're just two different people. There's no way you'd understand how I feel!
That hurt. What is this!
Do you think I did it without knowing how you felt? I...
Forget it! Anyway, we don't need this anymore.
- Stop it. We're handing those out tomorrow. - That's why
I said forget about the wedding and reception!
- Do you remember this? - Not at all.
When you were 12, at your cousin Sacchan's wedding,
you wore this.
You know, Kota, Daisuke Nii-chan liked his cousin Sacchan a lot.
At the wedding hall, wearing this, he was bawling, asking her not to get married.
How many decades ago was that.
Mom took real good care of it so
you can still wear it. Thanks, Mom.
Who is it?
- Yes? - Sorry to bother you.
Would Akane happen to be there?
Oh, really? Irie-kun's there?
Yeah, Akane-san's over here.
I don't think Haru-kun wanted to have a wedding in the first place.
And so? What did Irie-kun say?
- Well, he's pretty mad. - She sent the invitation without telling me.
- To the parent I cut all ties with. - It's infuriating, I know. I understand how you feel, but...
Plus, unknown to me, someone decided to have smoke at the reception.
- Dad! - That wasn't me!
The smoke was Sasaki's idea. Oh, sorry.
My parents died in an accident, so
it makes me sad that Haru-kun cut off ties with his parents.
And that's why you tried to bring them together?
Wedding's about the chance we get to do that, right?
But Irie-kun didn't understand your intent?
Not at all.
I'll cancel the wedding.
The fight we had earlier may be a good chance. Maybe something's telling us to break up.
- Yeah, but that's a little... - Akane-san said
- she's breaking up. - What!
Akane-chan said she's breaking up.
- What? - That's fine.
- I'll break up too. - Irie.
If we do it now, all we need is one piece of divorce paper.
It's a good thing this happened before the wedding.
- Daisuke, do something. - Me?
That's right. You go upstairs and persuade Akane-chan and bring her here.
- No way. I have nothing to do with the wedding. - You're his superior, aren't you?
I swear, why me?
- Persuading Irie? - And you, Akane-san?
What's wrong with those guys? The wedding is one thing, but
- why divorce all of a sudden. - Anyway, calm her down.
- I'll try talking to him too. - Thanks.
I know how you feel.
But marriage is like that, don't you think?
You start seeing the true form of your relationship after disagreeing about all kinds of things.
But you got a divorce, right? After 1 year.
That's...
Yes.
- So you divorced. - I'm a divorcée.
I know...
Think how you've come this far supporting each other.
Yes, that's right. By supporting each other.
But Nagasato-san, you have a negative view of marriage, don't you?
Huh? Uh...
But that's just me.
I'm not cut out for marriage, you see.
But Irie-kun's different.
Right?
If I became single and worked hard,
maybe I can buy a place like this like Nagasato-san.
But you know, living alone isn't a bed of roses either.
But it's carefree, isn't it? Being alone.
It's carefree?
Carefree?
Seriously, if you're gonna piss and moan about it that much,
just go ahead and get a divorce already.
- Wait a minute, Yozo-san. - Why not, Hana-chan?
Look, you're two unrelated people after all. Just a man and a woman.
There's gonna be problems. But if you bring up divorce every time there's a problem,
it'll drive you nuts. Even with all the problems,
not being able to easily break up is what marriage is all about, isn't it?
That's what I think.
I'm getting a divorce. I'm going to live alone too.
Wait, wait. Let's not rush it.
Marriage is a good thing, right? For normal people, that is.
Well...
It's true
marriage isn't always a bed of roses.
I had forgotten. Marriage is actually a pain in the neck.
Ritsuko-san, not you too?
I used to fight with my husband all the time when we were young.
He was a workaholic and never helped me around the house.
And yet, he was bullheaded and complained all the time.
Let's talk about that some other time.
Nevertheless, the reason I nag my daughter to get married
is because I remember far more good times.
We started with the two of us, then Hanako was born
and there were three of us, then four.
Far more good memories
remain in my heart
than painful ones.
I met my first wife at the bowling alley.
She was bowling in the next lane.
She had her long hair tied in a...what's that called?
- Ponytail. - Ponytail.
She had a lot of power throwing that bowling ball.
And knocking all them pins down. I thought she was cool.
It was love at first sight.
And I married her.
We got married, but naturally, there were problems too
since we started out as strangers. Socialize properly with the extended family,
don't forget your etiquette at ceremonial occasions.
She was on my case all the time. But you know,
I think I'm who am I today because of that.
I think after I became an adult,
she...my wife
made me what I am.
Listen, Irie-kun.
You two met. You had a miraculous encounter.
You met her and liked her, and that's why you wanted to always be with her, right?
That's why you married her, right?
Right?
Don't say you're getting a divorce that easily.
Seriously, though. I think it's such a shame.
Sorry, was I kinda harsh?
I'm sorry!
What's this?
Handmade candles that were supposed to be given as gifts to the guests tomorrow.
We wanted to make a gift that was associated with our dog, Gabriel, who brought us together.
That was our particularity, so to speak.
Isn't this that?
You know, the candle making kit for grade school kids that our company puts out.
- It's the same principle, right? - Well, yes.
Then why don't we just make them again?
It's impossible to make everything all over again.
I'll give up the idea.
I'm sorry, after all this.
But we can have a wedding even if we don't have gifts for the guests.
Start handing it to me as you sort them out. I'll melt the wax.
Look.
I absolutely refuse to allow something that was filled with my particularity to end pathetically like that.
This has none of my particularity in it, but
it's filled with you guys' particularity, isn't it?
Then don't give up so easily.
Stop thinking and get your hands moving.
- Okay, let's do it, Daisuke. - No honorifics?
- Haru-kun, let's do it. - Okay.
All right, we'll do the rest so you guys go home.
- But... - You have other things to do for tomorrow, don't you?
It's no laughing matter if the bride shows up with dark circles under her eyes. Go.
Thank you.
- Why are you laughing? - I was just wondering what we're doing.
Huh?
It's just that the two of us who don't want to get married
are doing this for someone else's wedding.
It's funny, huh?
Sure is.
That's right. I heard Kazuya went to your place. How did it go?
Even Complainer Hanako would be hard pressed to find fault with him.
Remarriage?
Seems like he's serious about that too.
I think he invited me for a drink to ask how you were doing.
Why did you divorce a nice guy like that.
Do you want to know?
Well, I admit I'm curious.
Naw, never mind.
Things like that,
you should tell it to the person you want to confide in when you feel like it, right?
We're never gonna finish this.
Okay.
You're beautiful. Go.
Thank you.
Threw out your back? Got too carried away, didn't you?
Yozo-san, how did you throw out your back?
You would have to ask that, wouldn't you, Hana-chan?
I was gonna treat everyone to sea bream sashimi at today's reception,
so I was preparing the sea bream when from the loft above I heard,
"Stop it, Dad!" which scared the heck out of me...
What about the promise? What's going on with it?
Do you want to live with me again?
Shall we just live carefree again? Just the two of us.
Yozo-san said we're family...
But you and I are the only real family.
But...
they did all kinds of things for me.
Both Yozo-san and Daisuke-san.
Oh, yeah?
Then Kota, you decide.
You're already old enough to be in junior high, right?
Whether you live me or
continue to live with Yo-chan.
It's your choice.
Now then, the bride and the groom, plus Gabriel-kun who brought them together,
will cut the cake.
Ladies and Gentlemen, please give them a big round of applause.
?? Don't turn your back
?? on the love you believe in
?? Cheers! You're now standing on the big, big stage of life
?? and taking the first step of a long, distant journey
?? May all the happiness be yours
I just went with the flow and got married.
I never gave marriage a serious thought.
So I never intended to
have a reception like this to begin with.
Preparations were too much of a hassle, and
we even fought, but
I finally made my resolve.
That in our own way,
we're going to become a family.
I, too,
will treasure my particularities, and
together
uh...
Together, we'll be happy~.
We'll be happy~!
Alrighty then. We're taking a group photo.
Everyone, please gather around. Ayumi-chan, line up the chairs please.
- Is she perhaps your mother? - What? Really?
Mother, I'm pleased to meet you. I'm so glad you came.
Is it all right if I call you Mother? It's all right, isn't it?
Such a cheerful bride.
You're Irie-kun's mother, right?
Why don't you come take a picture with us here?
No, I can't... Seeing my son is enough for me.
Everyone,
thank you.
Please continue to give your support to my son in the future too.
Then...
if you'll excuse me now.
Let's take it.
A picture.
Mother, let's go.
Can you please bring us another chair?
Everyone, move closer please.
Everyone gathering and celebrating.
- What a wonderful day. - When they see this photo album,
they can remember this day, huh?
If a person is lucky enough to meet his best partner,
the institution of marriage may not be a bad thing.
But if you were to ask if a partner who's perfect for me
exists in this world,
Young Master of Team Nagasato.
- Let's take a picture. - Heck no...
...I'd say the probability is extremely low.
Okay, here we go. Smile.
Come on, look this way.
Your face is scary!
Why are you here?
Because I like this bar.
Oh.
Work?
- My ex. -Oh, that one.
And... I'm in no hurry to have your answer Take your time and think about it.
What am I supposed to do?
Hm?
The thing is,
when we got married, I was pregnant.
But it was tubal pregnancy
so I didn't realize until it was too late,
and I had to have my fallopian tube removed.
What's this about?
So I'm telling you that
I can't get pregnant naturally anymore.
Yeah, that's what triggered the divorce.
When Kazuya says let's get married again,
whether he's given up having kids or
thinking about in-vitro fertilization,
I don't know.
Everyone around me tells me I should marry him again,
but no one else knows about this.
So there's no one I can ask what should I do.
- Why are you telling me something so important? - You said it yourself.
To talk about it when I felt like talking.
But still...
We're just strangers who just met.
Isn't that's why it's easier to tell you?
Because
you're someone who doesn't sympathize or get upset more than is necessary, right?
I feel lighter now that I told someone for the first time.
Hanako, you don't understand.
You don't understand at all.
I'm neither that pragmatic
nor that big-hearted.
Hanako...