Oto.
Let's get married.
Let's become happy together.
I'm sorry, um...
I haven't given it any thought...
Of course.
Sorry. Sorry.
I got all excited before you answered.
Think about it.
No need to answer me now.
If we get married, you won't have to do such a hard job anymore.
I can provide you with a nice room to live in.
I'm confident.
I'll make you happy.
Thank you. Sure.
Ah, you're leaving? Yeah. I'll call you.
You know... Yeah?
I saw Soda-san today. Soda-san?
Soda Ren-san. You don't remember him?
Ah... yeah, yeah. That takes me back!
Is he doing well?
Not at all.
He said he was from Aizu, didn't he?
I see.
He's in Tokyo now. Oh?
We didn't get to talk much today, though.
I'm thinking of going to see him again.
I see.
Tell me if you mind.
Why are you going to see him?
Because he had saved me.
He'd saved me, and I forgot about it for the longest time.
You want to help him out?
I don't really know, but... Somehow...
And if I said I mind?
Then...
I won't see him again.
As if I'd say that. Go and see him.
You have to help someone you've known for a long time.
Thank you.
They withered?
Since I'm going to Izu with my boyfriend, no one will be here.
I'll call and ask a flower shop about it later.
Please don't worry and savor your time together.
I wonder if Ren no longer wants to see us.
Will you tell him something for me?
He's welcome to return here any time.
Okay.
Welcome.
You met him?
Yes, I met him.
He changed, didn't he?
He sprouted horns.
You can leave me here. I'll be going.
Have a nice day.
Take care of yourself. Yeah.
Ultimately, his grandfathers death had a big impact on him.
Yes.
The year of the earthquake...
sometime in the Fall, I think, I returned home myself.
I went to Aizu to see Ren.
At the time, his grandfather had already collapsed and been hospitalized.
His grandfather...
He changed.
Yes.
The 80 year old man, who spent his life struggling and single-mindedly focused on farming,
became a person...
filled only with anger and hatred.
He cursed, hurt, and resented those around him.
Ren took the brunt of that.
His grandfather no longer knew who Ren was.
In that state, he blamed Ren, cursing him every single day.
Coward!
Thief!
Give me back my field!
Give me back my mountain!
It's your fault!
Go to hell!
He was sick, so no one could blame him, but since Ren is an idiot...
He took it to heart.
Grandpa, I'm sorry.
Grandpa, I'm sorry, he'd say.
Getting kicked and abused, he apologized.
His grandfather never remembered who Ren was since.
The final moments of a man who spent 80 years cultivating daikon...
were filled only with anger...
hatred and loneliness.
His beloved grandpa's final moments.
Dreams,
memories,
a place to return to.
Everything that had supported him, he lost it all.
I'll be in trouble if my wife finds out I got fired.
It'll be fine. We will wholeheartedly help you to the best of our ability.
Please.
Let's see... So, next...
He has no idea he'll be working for 300 yen an hour, does he.
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What's this?
Keepsakes?
Ren-kun.
Good afternoon. It's been a long time.
Hello.
Excuse me.
Excuse me~
Please, continue.
I'll wait until you're done.
May I look at this?
You read this stuff.
That isn't mine.
That so?
Do you need something?
Yes. Today, I came because I need something.
The flowers in Shizue-san's garden have withered.
Would you come have a look at them?
Shizue-san wishes to see you.
Please tell Shizue-san:
Yes?
I'm sorry I worried you.
Please forget about me.
Please leave.
Sasuke. Do you remember him?
He's grown big! In these five years, he got this big.
Ah, want to see a photo?
Look. Isn't he cute?
I'm sure he remembers you too.
Sabiki-san was worried about you too. He's an amazing person, isn't he.
Do you know Usain Bolt?
This man.
He was the one who taught Bolt to run, wasn't he?
That...
is a lie.
Huh?
That man is a pathological liar.
Crap.
He used to say...
he's the brains behind Komuro Tetsuya.
Oh?
Won't you go back to being a mover?
The suit doesn't become you.
The tie and all.
I think being a mover suits you.
This is the way to make money.
Oh?
I don't know what you came to ask me,
but I'm just doing my job.
Whose manga is this?
I don't know.
Someone who came to get a job probably forgot it.
Could this boy be the one who forgot it?
He had a photo of his mother and father.
He must have had his own circumstances.
So what if he did?
Don't get angry.
Whatever happened to him is his own responsibility.
What kind of work I do
is none of your business.
Your grandpa...
I think your grandpa...
loved you very much.
I don't think he resented you.
I think he truly love you
and was grateful that you worried about him.
You've never even met him.
Yes,
but... You have no idea.
These are grandpa's pajamas.
He died in the train station toilet.
He collapsed on the foul, reeking floor of the train station toilet
and died alone.
I wasn't there.
Without a word,
without a will...
hateful and resentful,
he died alone.
Don't say such things
when you know nothing.
SOME DAY, WHEN WE REMEMBER THIS LOVE, WE WILL SURELY CRY
Translation: Sanashi Timing: Cubical Noses
This is the application form, right? And the exam ID.
These are the applicant guidelines.
This is the first term tuition.
Okay.
The payment is due this week. Is that okay? It's fine, it's fine.
I'll definitely pay you back once I'm a designer. You can definitely do it.
We're having dinner, so go and change.
Okay.
Sound of a helicopter.
Can't you hear it?
It's fine.
Yeah.
How many schools is that?
She couldn't meet her teacher last time.
She has a home, you know.
But it's in the countryside.
If she quits school, they'll make her return.
If you feel responsible for what happened 5 years ago... Responsible?
For sending her away when she came to your house that day.
That she was then alone for days.
That she remembers that time, even now...
I'll make dinner.
It happened because I told her to go see you in the first place!
If someone's responsible, it's me! Ren!
There's no madeleine.
Didn't I leave some?
You ate it? Sorry.
Well it can't be helped.
What do you mean? About his grandpa.
After all... Sorry. I won't ask.
Unlike your prince, my boyfriend is deeply jealous.
So I can't do anything for Ren.
It's not like I'm doing something.
So, then, let me ask you...
That is...
Why are you going to see him?
I worry about him. Worry (??) is written as
heart (?) which you deliver (??).
Delivering your heart to a man you used to love...
I can't.
I'm drunk.
Senpai.
Sugihara-san!
What is it?
I was hired again!
That's great! Yeah, it's great!
Be grateful to Ibuki-san.
He pulled some strings to have you hired.
Is Ibuki-san that influential?
He's in the president's office.
He could be the next president. President! Amazing.
Asahi. Do you have a woman?
What?
There's this Daiyama-san from the Ministry of Health.
It seems his daughter is of an appropriate age.
Want to meet her?
No.
In our company, unmarried men can't advance.
I have someone in mind for marriage.
Whose daughter is she?
Call her over next time.
Let's have dinner, too.
Okay.
Hold on.
Sort out this company within a month. Fire all the employees.
I'm counting on you.
Yes?
Ah, sorry!
It's fine. Sorry, sorry, sorry!
Hey. Working hard.
What is it? A meeting?
I had some business at a nearby company. A company.
Yeah. So I stopped by.
Thanks.
Ah, say, did you see Funakawa-san and Nishino-san?
They were both really happy. Thank you.
I can now sort out personnel and the like with a phone call.
Hey.
Let's talk over there.
In the end...
guys like you, quick to do an about-face, are the most successful.
From the company you are about to crush,
how many employees will end up on the street?
Brother.
If you have trouble finding another job, should I introduce you to some?
I spent my prep school money on idols.
Oh.
Me on slot machines.
You can pay off your debt in no time.
So, these are your contracts. Please look them over.
At the end is a place for the signature, so please sign there as well.
Why are we stopping?
Hurry up and go.
Hey! What are you doing?
I'll go tell them. Yeah.
Hurry up!
I apologize.
Thank you. I apologize.
I apologize.
I'm truly sorry. Thank you very much.
Hey! What are you doing? Let's go!
You!
Wait. Stay there. Don't move.
Hey!
Hey, wait!
You forgot this.
Why are you running away?
You forgot this.
Here.
It's important to you.
It's fine.
Go, quickly.
People will come.
Alright. Alright. Alright. Stop.
Okay, go.
Yes yes. Yes yes.
I'm sorry. It's okay.
It was hectic during the day, so I wanted to see you for a bit.
I bought this.
You were using an empty bottle, right?
Now the flowers look beautiful too.
Are you hungry? Should I make something simple?
I ate the catering.
I see.
After we saw each other,
I was heading to work, right?
I was in a meeting all the while, until just now.
Until now?
Must have been exhausting.
Their president is tenacious.
He got emotional.
He kept going on and on about the employees lives.
That's why I'm extremely tired today.
But now,
Yeah.
Seeing your face, my tiredness disappeared.
Thank you.
My father
wishes to meet you.
I told him there's a person I wish to marry, so he said to introduce her.
Maybe it's a test for the next president's wife?
I'm joking. Don't take me seriously.
Be at ease, okay?
Is something wrong?
I thought you'd give me an answer right away.
That's why I'm throwing myself into work.
I believe that what I'm working hard on now is connected to our happiness.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry is not an answer.
I can't answer because...
of my job, among other reasons.
That kind of job...
No.
I'm giving it my all.
Yes. I know. I didn't mean it like that.
I'm just a dispatch.
It's certainly hard,
and I consider a lot of it unreasonable.
However,
in the past year or so,
there's finally more that I can do.
I don't want to quit now. I understand, but... -And also,
I don't want to leave this room.
This room
is the room I obtained myself
when I came to Tokyo.
It's nothing special.
But everything here is mine,
and it's at my disposal.
And that is
extremely important to me.
I'm sorry. I replaced it without asking.
Why?
Why are you meeting a man you used to love at a time like this?
Why ask me if I mind if you meet him?
Whether I say
not to meet him
or to go ahead and meet him,
I hate it either way.
I wish you'd gone without telling me.
I didn't mean to say these things.
I just want us to be happy.
Thank you.
You know...
That's enough.
Enough about me.
You should focus on yourself. Inside the pajama pocket...
there was this.
Receipts.
From the supermarket and such.
Your grandpa...
left the hospital many times, didn't he?
Yes.
It's not a matter of what is in them, but...
Can I read them for a bit?
What?
I'll read, okay?
September 3rd
12:52
Takeda-ya Supermarket
Steamed bun, 160 yen.
Small milk, 120 yen.
Traditional Japanese sweet made of red bean paste.
Bite-sized youkan, 80 yen.
Judging by the time, it was probably lunch.
A steamed bun, milk and a bite-sized youkan.
September 4th
13:08
Takeda-ya Supermarket
Chestnut flavored steamed bun, 180 yen.
Small milk, 120 yen.
Like youkan but wrapped in flour.
Kintsuba, 100 yen.
The next day,
he switched to the chestnut flavored bun.
And kintsuba.
Did grandpa have a sweet tooth?
It jumps ahead a bit.
September 29th
15:32
Kitchen garden store, Ootani
Broad bean seeds, 230 yen.
What?
Yes?
Nothing...
Okra seeds, 210 yen.
Little turnip seeds, 320 yen.
A rake, 460 yen.
Working gloves, 160 yen.
Hold on.
October 9th
10:53
Star Bakery
Sweet roll with red bean paste.
Anpan, 90 yen.
13:02
Star Bakery
Anpan,
90 yen.
Anpan.
He went back to buy some more.
Same day.
14:30
Kitchen garden store,
Ootani
Chinese cabbage seeds, 490 yen.
Daikon seeds,
290 yen.
I don't know, but...
I don't know...
what really happened...
But perhaps...
anger
and hatred
weren't the only things on grandpa's mind.
I think he lived fully, every day.
I had a steamed bun yesterday,
so today I'll take a chestnut flavored one.
The anpan I just had was delicious,
so I'll eat another.
I believe he had days like that, too.
The field, too.
I don't think he forgot about it.
October 11th
12:02
Takeda-ya Supermarket
Chestnut flavored steam bun, 180 yen.
Small milk, 120 yen.
This is the last one.
16:15
Mikawa Store
Pure sake with no distilled alcohol.
Junmai cup sake, 2 bottles, 500 yen.
Dried squid snack.
Sakiika, 260 yen.
I wonder
if he drank the two bottles he bought somewhere.
No...
Grandpa...
drinks only one himself.
Grandpa...
only buys two bottles at a certain time.
When he plants...
When he plants the seeds.
One bottle for me.
The other one...
for the field.
The sake...
must have been delicious.
Ah, mom? It's me.
Don't be surprised, I got a job.
Yeah.
So, I won't be going home after all.
Huh?
Come on. If you cry like that, I won't call.
Shuddup.
Seriously, I'm hanging up.
Yeah. Bye.
Get out.
What?
Go home.
Go, quickly!
Haruta.
Yeah?
I'm quitting this job.
Alright.
I quit too.
Hello.
FERTILIZER
Where were you at the time of the earthquake?
Near my house in Aizu.
Thank goodness you were safe.
You've persevered, haven't you.
You've persevered.
You mustn't blame yourself for living.
By looking at Oto-chan,
I can tell what kind of person Oto-chan's mother was.
By looking at you,
I can tell what kind of person your grandpa was.
Us,
those who have passed away,
those who are yet to be born...
We are all living together.
Live to the fullest!
Welcome back.
Eat the candy.