Why
do a man and a woman fall in love?
Have you ever thought about it?
Maybe
it is because of their aura.
Different personalities or appearances
create different auras.
Aura?
[December in Tokyo]
An aura that surrounds the physical human body,
such a wonderful thing,
I believe in it.
It cannot be explained by words,
but it actually exists.
It's so wonderful just because it can't be explained.
You and me
are not a very good match.
But,
this aura brought us together without anyone else perceiving it.
I felt it the moment I met you for the first time.
Touru!
This is my son.
Touru, come and say hello to my friends.
At that very moment, I realized it.
Nice to meet you.
A face full of artistic talent...
You were 18 then, and now when you're 21,
I am aged by another 3 years.
So what?
This is a thing that doesn't matter.
Only this.
At least,
for me
you don't have to do anything
and I guess there will never be the need to do anything for me.
On our first date you said exactly the same.
Say, do you know?
Lipstick that's been smeared by eating
can be easily made up,
but lipstick that's been smeared by doing this
is pretty hard to make up.
New Year's Eve party,
you'll celebrate it at Yoko-san's house, right?
I will now
go and have dinner with my husband.
Go ahead and have a shower.
Towels are at the usual place.
This is not a pleasure.
It is an addiction.
It's irresistible.
Love is definitely not something you make,
it's something you fall into.
Damn it,
go in somehow!
Excuse me,
can you park the car for me?
That's not my job.
Please.
I have an appointment with the veterinary surgeon upstairs
and I am already 20 minutes late.
You are free, aren't you?
What do you care?
You said, "What do you care, bitch"?
- No, I did not say that. - You did!
I did not say that.
If I bump into another car, you will be held responsible.
No. I'm only a part-time worker.
I see.
If they become housewives,
Please.
women have an easy life.
Thank you.
This is going to cost you.
I don't work for free.
You are Touru-kun, right?
Yes.
I am Asano.
Shifumi often talked about you.
She said you were a nice boy.
You must feel bored among these middle-aged women.
No.
Have a look and get yourself something to eat please.
Asano-san.
Shifumi.
This is my business partner Robert-san.
Her husband is a theme park planner.
And she is the owner
of a fashion boutique.
And they live in a 250 square meter luxury appartment.
Don't talk so loud.
She is said to have her own overseas investments,
but no one seems to know any details.
Some women want to have it all.
Your son has gotten really handsome.
Introduce me to him.
Okay, but don't seduce him.
Touru!
Come here for a minute.
Touru!
Are you having fun?
Not when you are not with me.
I wish I could leave quickly.
We will be together again next year.
I want you to hold my hand.
We can't.
I told you, didn't I?
A man who wouldn't hold a woman's hand
is dull.
Okay, the countdown begins.
[January in Tokyo]
You know, my husband
has not even once picked his necktie himself
or taken a beer out of the fridge.
Seems you've spoiled him.
He's not spoiled.
He's helpless.
Helpless?
I'm not saying this is bad. I'm glad he is like that.
Why?
I don't want him to do anything.
It's better he thinks when I'm not present he can't do anything
and would be in trouble without me.
It's simple.
By making him feel dependant
he might actually become dependant, don't you think?
Am I boring you?
No.
Somehow it's refreshing.
What's that supposed to mean?
So, what shall we do next?
Won't we go watch a movie?
No, I can't.
If I came home so late I would be in trouble.
But there's still time left today.
Hey, let's have a proper date.
No, I can't.
I want to be together with you till the last second.
I think I'll go home now. I have to prepare the meal.
Here.
What is this?
Actually, I wanted to bring you a gift,
but I didn't know what to buy for a young man like you.
Take it and buy something you like.
Koji-kun?
You know,
I came here because I wanted to meet with you.
I thought you wanted the same.
Why?
Why do you give money?
You gave me this and it made me very happy.
That's the only reason, so don't get mad at me.
Are you always wearing it?
Even when I take a shower or sleep.
Even when you're with your husband?
Shifumi-san is a gentle and caring woman.
Her phone call
comes at 4pm on my day off.
Lately, I'm feeling a bit lonely.
I never call her,
even though I want to.
This is an unspoken rule.
Waiting is actually not as painful as I thought.
Maybe because I can't find
anything better to do than waiting.
Love my love,
grieve my grief.
While I'm waiting for her phonecall,
I feel surrounded by the wonderful tranquility
that Shifumi-san has taught me.
Hello!
Touru-kun, it's me.
Oh, Koji.
Seems you're brusque, huh? As always.
What's up?
Damn it, I don't understand why those old men are interested in them.
Well, it was you who taught me that mature women are the best.
Who is that?
My college mate, Hashimoto
Seems like a strange guy.
By the way, did Shifumi-san ever give you money?
No.
Then, what would you do if a mature women gave you 30,000 Yen?
Am I a hustler?
But, I don't think Kimiko ment it that way.
Why 30,000 Yen, then?
Maybe that's the amount of money a housewife gives away these days.
Be quiet.
Don't take notice of him.
He is mentally unbalanced right now.
Mentally unbalanced?
He had gay sex just to get on a magazine.
Anyway, somehow I don't like it.
Then break up with her.
- Why? - You already have a girlfriend. Yuri-chan.
Yuri has nothing to do with this.
She has no idea, right? That you're dating a mature woman.
- You thing I should have told her immediately? - That's not what I mean.
Then, what does Shifumi-san's husband think?
Did he give you permission to date his wife?
I can understand your feelings,
but there is nothing we can do.
It's dying.
That's why I think it should stay with us till the end.
But it's disgusting.
Let it die in the veterinary practice.
But it is our cat.
Don't quarrel during the meals.
It was a street cat that your deceased father took in.
You can't call it our cat.
Do something about it.
What do you mean?
Let it be put to sleep.
If you are going to the veterinary practice, please give me a lift to the station.
It's much easier going by car.
Have a nice day.
Isn't mom going on a trip with her friends today?
Yes.
Then, tonight
let's do it.
Sorry, I have just finished work.
Rules?
What rules?
Rules for love?
Koji-kun, you have rules for love?
Yes, I have.
For example, I don't take money.
Are there more?
I don't go out with women who have kids.
You are in a bad mood today, aren't you?
It's nothing.
I just killed my cat.
Your pet cat?
I had it put to sleep.
My husband told me to do so.
Disposing of the garbage is solely my job.
It was not garbage, it was a cat.
That's a sad day, isn't it?
I...
don't resent you for such an outburst of emotions.
I don't want to die the same way.
Not this way.
But,
I was so afraid there might be something wrong with the brakes.
From the very beginning, I knew it would happen.
The first time we met, right?
But I couldn't believe that you really cared for me.
Hey, shall we make a snowman?
No, it would take too long. I have to go home and cook.
You think of cooking at such a moment?
Of course.
I am a housewife.
You...
have cried again, right?
I'm like this since my childhood.
Once I see or hear something beautiful,
my tears begin to flow immediately.
It's snowing.
Oh no, looks like it's getting stronger.
You don't like snow?
I don't like snow in Tokyo.
When it melts,
it becomes filthy.
Let's take a seat upstairs.
Today,
I want to stay with you.
Touru-kun, when you are like this,
I love you.
Yes.
Alright.
I thought you didn't smoke.
I just wanted to experience what you find pleasurable.
Now that you mention it,
the greatest pleasure was the passion I felt when I was young.
Did you call the front desk?
Sorry,
my husband will come to pick me up.
Do you know what's good about marriage?
You don't have to eat alone anymore.
Is that alright?
Not to ask that friend of yours to dine with us.
I know you well enough.
You don't like to eat with strangers.
Not necessarily.
It's more fun than eating alone.
[April in Tokyo]
Long time no see.
What are you doing here?
Investigating.
The girls here are all ugly, huh?
- Go back to your own university. - Is that how you greet me when I drop by?
What are you doing lately? Hanging out with Shifumi-san as usual?
I haven't seen her for a month.
She never calls.
Well, if you're so idle...
A class reunion?
Yeah, come and relax.
I'm in charge of it. You're welcome.
Why are you the one in charge?
- Because I'm a busy bee and popular. - Popular?
Have you forgotten what you did back in high school?
Remember Yoshida?
Don't mention her.
I wonder if that girl's parents are still alive.
You are really hopeless.
But, at that time she said, "If my mother dies, you will die too."
I was in big trouble.
When Koji was in highschool,
he slept with the mother of one of his classmates.
That would be great, wouldn't it, Touru?
I would like to do it with a mature woman too.
Say, how about Yoshida's mother?
She's very pretty, isn't she?
Koji really did it.
I had never expected
that she would say yes.
But,
she simply did so.
What happened after this
I don't want to remember.
Yoshida's father found me and beat the shit out of me
and Yoshida's mother tried to commit suicide.
They caused me a lot of trouble.
You are the one to say this.
Long time no see, guys!
First, don't hold back if you have any wish! Let's all have a good time!
Haven't seen you since a long time. Are you well?
Yoshida.
Touru-kun.
Koji-kun.
Oh, Yoshida, you are here?
It was sudden.
I heard of the class reunion only yesterday.
Really?
Looks like you're fine.
Well, yeah.
I...
still live in that house.
I see.
Hey, how come she is here?
[Kimiko]
Good morning.
Don't worry, nothing happened.
Why are you here?
Thank you for letting me stay here.
We're good friends again, aren't we?
What?
Let's not meet again.
I'm more busy than you think.
I have to do the laundry and all kinds of housework.
And yesterday, I had to go shopping with someone.
That's why I wanted to meet you during the morning,
but you didn't answer the phone.
Wouldn't that be better? We're both busy
and we don't have to maintain this relationship.
Thanks.
1,100 Yen.
You don't have any change?
Why didn't you call yesterday?
I called today, didn't I?
Today was too late. I wanted you to call yesterday.
Okay. Here are 8,000 Yen.
Plus 900 Yen.
A man whom I cannot meet when I want to is the worst.
Hey, please think before you talk.
I also cannot meet you when I want to.
You're the one who's married.
It's easy to say something like that, huh?
I don't know what you want.
Get out off the car.
Get out!
What are you doing!
Get lost, stupid old bitch!
Who do you think I am!
Here is your receipt.
Bastard.
I thought you would never call me again.
Maybe you have forgotten
that snowy night.
At that night, I was deeply disappointed.
Me too,
but there's nothing to be done about that.
Welcome.
You don't have to believe me,
but I really love you.
But, that night
you abandoned me.
No one will be able to get us apart.
You are Kojima-sama, right?
Yes.
You are being expected.
This way please.
What's wrong?
I just thought
I wished I had met you a bit earlier.
If I had, I could have been together with you longer.
I wish I could have seen you in high school or when you were 20.
Did you have a boyfriend?
- Yes. - What kind of guy?
Touru-kun,
even when I was 20 or in high school,
I was always older than you.
Exactly as I'm older now.
I'm sorry.
Just for a little longer
let us sit here like this.
I've...
got accustomed to my life,
although I'm not very happy.
Happiness is somehow no part of my daily life.
Thank you for coming.
Use this money to go home.
I want to stay with you a bit longer.
We can't.
I hate to be abandoned part-way every time.
Do you want to argue with me?
Touru,
how are you?
Can you meet me at the office now?
It's very sudden, isn't it?
Are you together with someone?
I see.
It comes at a very inconvenient moment.
I'm sorry.
If you can't come by, give your mother a call.
Well, I guess if you said you'd been with me, she wouldn't look very happy.
Thank's. Your dad.
I have to go.
Just stay a little longer.
Till the morning. You can go tomorrow too.
No matter how much we wish,
I can't stay that long.
No way.
Let's live together!
I don't want you to go back now.
Do you want to hold me here?
I'm sorry.
No.
I will get in trouble.
You see,
you see, Touru-kun,
I...
Even if I'm living together with someone else,
we can be together when we want it.
Don't evade the question.
Then, do you really want me to move in here?
- That's impossible. - No, I wish you'd move out!
Shifumi-san....
Once when I was a child,
I took the train from the next station.
The book my friend had bought me was interesting
and I became engrossed in it.
I didn't realize that the train had stopped at my station.
I...
got off the train one station too late
and was in a surrounding that I had never seen before.
I was so scared.
In the end,
I somehow
managed to come back.
But I...
never dared to go to that station again.
I guess it's truly long enough in the past,
but I...
still wouldn't go there alone.
But together with you
I'd like to go there once more.
Then let's go,
sometime.
One step closer and I'll call the cops.
You reek of alcohol. Don't come so close!
It didn't hurt.
I'll really call the cops.
I don't mind.
Some day, I will break up with her.
That's for sure, but this day isn't today.
I don't want to lose
this relationship yet.
[July in Tokyo]
Even though it's summer,
you're home all day, aren't you?
Don't you have a part-time job?
Then,
I'd miss your phone call.
A song of Mara, right?
I listen to it every day
because you said you liked it.
End of the month,
I'll go to the villa at the sea.
So?
Shall we go together?
Say...
Why do you always dress up so quickly?
Don't! Because it's embarrassing.
Say,
shall we meet at the shop where you work part-time?
Aren't you always coming there?
Don't tease me.
Shall I go outside?
No, it's okay.
Koji-kun, you're strange recently.
You think so?
When did you start learning Flamenco?
I've given up everything else.
This is the only thing now.
In order to be a good wife?
Are you joking?
You can't understand this.
What it means to be a 35 years old woman
you would certainly not understand.
I bought this underwear for you.
Look carefully.
Kimiko-san
is steadily becoming stronger.
The juice is dripping.
That's the scent of a woman.
This woman is actually
a devil.
Quite late, isn't it?
How did you get in?
You're surprisingly careless sometimes, aren't you?
Didn't you notice your spare-key was missing?
Give me the key and go home!
I have moved out of my home.
Then go somewhere else!
Come in and let's talk.
Yoshida,
don't make me hate you.
What do you mean?
If you have something to tell me, say it clearly.
If you want me to apologize, then I will. If you want me to kneel down, I'll do it.
But that story is a thing of the past.
At least for me.
If you make my wish come true,
I won't bother you again.
Say it.
Make sex with me once.
Just once is enough.
There's no need to be worried. I don't have any strange diseases.
Don't give me shit!
Oi, are you crazy?
Go home quickly!
Don't treat me like that!
You can do it with my mother but not with me?
You see, I...
can't forgive my mother.
For seducing you.
She had already dad and me.
Besides, that woman
still loves you.
Isn't that incredible?
I'm in a terrible jam.
I can't go home because Yoshida is there.
Kimiko-san gets more and more demanding too.
If this goes on, I'll really go crazy.
Couldn't you run away with me somewhere?
Don't drag me into this.
You're so cold.
I have no time now.
See you.
- When will you come back? - Depends on my friend.
Touru,
don't wear such a shirt. It doesn't suit you.
I like to see you in that shirt.
Is there anything you want to do do?
Whatever you like.
Whatever I like?
Don't worry.
The moon won't cease to exist.
I know, but it will go under.
Beautiful things always disappear some day.
At times,
I think it would be better if I disappeared myself.
It wouldn't be so painful.
Sorry.
It's the first time I become so depressed.
Are you tired of it?
And you?
I wanted to see you.
To be true,
I have always known
your and my future.
But
deep inside
I hated the thought that some other woman
would have you instead of me
and that's why I took you here.
It's my husband.
For now,
take your clothes and shoes
and hide somewhere.
That's no use. There's no way to hide that I was here.
That doesn't matter. Go.
Shifumi-san...
Please.
Go!
It's unusual, isn't it?
You arrive two days earlier.
Yeah,
this client is always so demanding,
but this time it went surprisingly smooth.
Really?
You have a guest?
Yes,
a friend
from gymnasium.
She already returned?
Yes, a moment ago.
This house has been unoccupied for a long time and it seems there are mice inside.
I guess we need an exterminator.
I'm hungry. Let's go out and eat something.
Okay.
I'll go dressing up.
Don't worry.
Once we've left the house, call a taxi.
The number is beside the telephone.
Touru-kun?
I'm so sorry.
Let's not continue with this, okay?
With this?
It was fun, wasn't it?
[August in Tokyo] Hello, it's me.
Starting tomorrow, I'll take a week off.
This evening, I'll be home early.
You mean immediately?
That's impossible. I'm working right now.
Can't you go out at night?
Let's meet tomorrow.
I will be waiting for your call.
Wait, don't hang up!
It's today or never.
[Q: What's good about mature women?]
[A: It's easier to have sex with them.]
It pisses me off!
Damned, she's really the worst.
First of all,
you should throw her out of your home.
However, it would cause a really bad commotion.
Then, break up with Kimiko-san.
I told you it's not so simple.
Koji-kun!
One coke plus a pizza.
That bitch.
Ah, Touru-kun! Long time no see.
Where is Koji-kun?
Fetching something right now. He'll be back soon.
Seems Koji-kun's taste has changed.
- Who's that? - A high school classmate.
You know, he says
he likes mature women.
That's the influence of Touru-kun, right?
What's wrong with this person?
Seems you haven't heard anything.
Enough of that!
Did you know?
If in the Islamic countries a wife betrayed her husband,
she would be buried till the neck
and stoned to death.
Why can't that happen in Tokyo too?
Yoshida.
I happened to come by,
so we don't need to talk over the phone.
What? Come, let's talk outside.
I was making dinner!
My husband's favorite sweet-and-sour-pork.
Sweet-and-sour-pork?
The dish I hate the most!
I was cooking sweet-and-sour-pork!
In any case, let's talk outside.
When I didn't pay attention,
the pot caught fire and everything burned.
My mind went totally blank.
Did you let the fire burn?
What are you saying!
Do you think I'm stupid! Of course I put the fire out!
Calm down!
At any rate, calm down.
My husband will come back soon, but dinner isn't ready.
What have I done?
Why did this happen?
It's because you don't care for me anymore.
I've had enough!
I really hate you!
I came here to tell you this!
Why do you say nothing?
Why don't you say anything?
Open your mouth!
It's you who made me like this!
If I hadn't met you,
I wouldn't be like this.
That's why I want to see you never again!
Alright.
I see.
You have alternatives.
You have the freedom
to choose your partner.
I have not.
Because of women like you
we are all so unhappy.
Koji-kun!
Sorry.
When I saw that woman,
I remembered my mother.
This way, the worst summer of our life
ended.
[September in Tokyo]
What do you think? Is my face coming back?
I had no contact with Kimiko-san recently.
And you?
What's with Shifumi-san?
I wonder how Kimiko-san is doing now.
Just forget that damned woman.
Don't say that.
She's lonely,
even though she has a husband.
I realized it only after we had broken up.
Probably even during the times we met
Kimiko-san felt lonely, I think.
Couldn't it be like this for Shifumi-san too?
Seems you've received a serious wound.
I've been thinking about wounds.
No one is born with wounds.
When people are born, they are all completely unhurt.
Absolutely whole.
And then they receive more and more wounds.
They receive wounds until they die.
So what?
There's no way to avoid wounds.
No one can avoid getting hurt.
Getting hurt is a condition of life.
Even with women.
[November in Tokyo]
Shifumi-san, this is the final menu. These dishes are up for election.
Chief editor Kojima?
You're a bit early, aren't you?
There's still one hour left.
It doesn't matter. I have no intention to attend your party.
Give me a glass of Champagne.
When Touru turned 10, I broke up with his father.
It was just the two of us, that's why I loved him so much.
That boy is a part of my body,
but someone who hasn't been a mother herself wouldn't understand this.
You own a large boutique in Aoyama,
you can travel to Europe anytime,
you're an independent woman, aren't you?
At least in the eyes of an inexperienced boy of 21.
But, your husband must feel hurt by your current behaviour.
I want you to answer me just one question.
Since when?
Since when is this going on with Touru?
Since 3 years.
I had no idea.
You and Touru at the age of 18...
That's... Wasn't that a crime?
I'm sorry.
You took my son's 3 most beautiful years all for yourself.
You should be ashamed of yourself, shouldn't you?
I'm disgusted.
Good evening, Yoko-san.
I wish you a pleasant evening.
You better
change your dress, don't you think?
Hello.
It's been a while.
You're Touru-kun, right?
Where are you now?
This way!
Come up.
Nice here, isn't it?
So quiet.
I know since a long time what's going on between you and Shifumi.
I knew it when I saw Shifumi.
She was changed.
Her face is easy to read. Like a child's.
So, Touru-kun?
Did anything change after you've slept with Shifumi?
Seems you can't name any such thing.
But now it's enough.
Shifumi is suffering,
and your mama is suffering too.
Please break up
with Shifumi-san.
Your relationship is broken anyway! That's why you let me have her without doing anything!
Seems you didn't notice, huh?
I have the wish to kill you.
Despite all this, I love
this woman.
I need her.
Think about it.
How long would you care for a woman who is 20 years older than you?
When you are 30, she will be 50.
When you are 40, she will be a 60 years old grandmother.
Absolutely unthinkable, huh?
I am different from you.
To Shifumi, you're just a boy like many others.
Nonsense!
Don't shout so loudly!
Somebody might come.
If you
here and now
were beaten to death,
nothing would change for Shifumi.
But if I disappeared,
she couldn't live the life she's used to.
Let me make it clear.
You are
just a momentary toy to her.
Seems you're looking for a fight.
Love is
not a thing you fall into.
Behave yourself.
Don't touch me!
I want to stay with you till we die.
I'm not a toy.
It's not a fad.
I just came to tell you this.
You shouldn't have come.
Go back.
A toy must not feel love.
Shifumi-san.
Can you see Tokyo Tower from your place?
I can see it.
I can see it as well.
We are both watching the same thing.
But,
from different places.
I've been at your side for so long.
I absolutely
cannot live apart from you any longer.
You are the small, beautiful house
where I have lived for 3 years.
I read the novels that you like,
I listened to the music that you enjoy.
Now you ask me to leave this place but I can't.
Life has no meaning for me anymore.
Therefore,
I will disappear from here.
[April in Tokyo]
How is Touru-kun doing?
Being a student in Paris is a challenge, isn't it?
Well, when you're young, you adapt quickly.
And I think a little it was in order to create a distance to her.
Whatever the reason, he's no longer living with me.
I'm so cross with Shifumi-san.
A mother takes offence at such things, right?
It was hard for you too, wasn't it?
Is it true that she relinquished the shop?
In the end,
the only thing she wanted was a divorce.
So lame!
It's a pity, isn't it? About that boutique.
Well, that shop was her own creation.
It guess it was pretty hard for her to give it up.
Scary, huh?
What?
Women at such times.
[Divorce Agreement]
I suppose you talked your girlfriend into giving you this car.
No, I made the down payment from my savings.
You are pretty well off, aren't you?
I need three part-time jobs to get along.
And I don't have a girlfriend.
That's a lie.
You are dating a girl from our high school, aren't you?
What was her name again?
Do you want to kill us!
- Hmm... - It's not "Hmm".
Hashimoto.
I'm sorry, but can you get off here?
Excuse me.
Excuse me, is this seat vacant?
- My jacket! - Oh, sorry.
I'd better go now.
If you leave now, Kimiko will be deeply disappointed.
I cannot sit around here that long.
Mom, it's time for me to leave.
Say a good word for me and tell her that I like her dancing.
- Wait. - Excuse me.
How rude.
What?
No, nothing.
Beautiful flowers.
Excuse me.
Would you mind
giving these flowers to Kimiko-san?
Amazing.
... and he went home just like that.
Isn't it unbelievable?
Say, say, Koji-kun, what's your type of girl?
Koji-kun, are you listening to what I'm saying?
What?
What type of girl do you like?
Let me think.
A simpled-minded
and warm-hearted woman.
- Damned! - What the hell happened?
It's demolished.
You did that on purpose, didn't you!
Sorry.
When I saw your car,
I unintentionally drove a little too close.
You were out for revenge, otherwise this couldn't have happened!
Nice car! Is it yours?
I'm sorry, but you'll have to pay for the repair yourself.
Hey, explain this to me. Who is this person?
Be quiet! Keep out of this.
Where did you start to follow me?
At the hall.
I was happy that you came to watch me.
What did I do to you?
What did I do to make you go this far?
It was always only me who got angry.
Finally, I wanted to see you getting angry.
Now we are quits with each other.
Get a lot more angry
and don't forgive me under any circumstances, okay?
Yeah, I will certainly not forgive you!
And you will never again come close to dangerous women like me, right?
Yeah. Not even in jest.
That's good.
Thank you for the flowers.
Bye.
Good morning, Madam. I am looking for Monsieur Touru Kojima.
Who are you?
My name is Nakazono.
Are you Japanese?
Yes.
Are you perhaps Madame Asano?
I once was.
Come in.
Good morning.
Well, come in.
Thanks.
Touru is not here at the moment. He went to college.
I see. Maybe I'll come again later.
No, no, just stay.
Have some coffee.
Come.
Yes. Thank you.
Touru's mother and I are best friends.
I know very well what happened between Touru and you.
She gave me strict instructions regarding this matter.
In case you came here,
I should not let you in.
Well, I thought it was impossible that you would muster that courage.
But the impossible happened. You are sitting right in front of me.
So you have made up your mind.
I like woman who dare to make a decision.
That's the only thing I could do.
There was a writer who said
sweet love should not be obstructed by blunt force.
And I agree to that opinion.
You know, I have the same history as you. Look at that.
Like a mother with her son, right?
No.
It's a lovely couple.
Nevertheless, the age gap could not be ignored.
We broke up at the end.
Is this an advice for me?
No, no, no.
Just a remembrance of the past.
I regretted it later.
It was the happiest time of my life.
Take the metro here. It goes straight to Touru's college.
Go quickly to your reunion now.
Excuse me, Mademoiselle.
Do you know Touru Kojima?
Yes, but he isn't here today.
I see. Thank you.
Wait.
Come with me. I will show you something.
Over there.
Touru paints this portrait again and again.
I'm glad to meet the model.
I think he will be here tomorrow afternoon.
Shifumi-san!
Wait!
Wait.
I want to be the one who comes to the place where you are.
You've made it indeed.
Till the next station.
There is no other station for me anymore.
That's why
even if your feelings may change tomorrow,
I will love you.