FINAL EPISODE So what if I've become happy!?
First...
Who is it?
Again?!
Yes.
Good afternoon Sir! I'm from East-West Newspapers...
Like I said last night,
No thank you.
If you sign up with us, we can give you free detergent and many other things!
That person behind you doesn't get newspapers.
What?
What a persistent guy...
Hey!...
Oh.
Look at what you've done, making me subscribe.
It was your decision.
You came over just to say that?
Thank you for yesterday.
You're welcome.
And?
Um...
I...
You like me that much? [You like them that much?]
What?!
Why...?
I see.
To be honest...
at first I didn't like you at all... [Ken didn't like them at all...]
Or rather, I hated you. [he hated them.]
I thought so too.
But now...
It's like the opposite...
I don't really know why, but...
I may be in love with you. [Ken may like them.]
See you!
Hello?
I said it.
What?
I told Kuwano I like him.
Oh.
And what did he say?
I didn't have time to see his reaction!
I see.
Will you say something?
Hang in there!
I will.
Goodbye then.
Goodbye!
What, a TV appearance?
Yes! News Big 9 at night.
As part of a report on building defects,
they want to ask a responsible architect for his comments.
Isn't this great? It's TV, you know! TV!
TV, right? I know what it is.
I don't watch it though.
You may not watch it, but everybody does.
So you'll do it?
Since you all insist...
"News Big 9 ratings"
"Search"
15%?
How many people is that?
49,000,000 households times 15%...
Assume 1.5 people each...
11,025,000 people!
What's up?
Oh, nothing.
It's alright...
Cheer up!
What's the problem?
She confessed to someone she likes, but was rejected.
I'll never fall in love with anyone again!
Doctor, as our female senior, give her some advice.
Well, you did get up the courage to confess, didn't you?
It wasn't meant to be anyway.
That's so mean.
Wait, wait...
Kazumi-chan!
You made her cry...
Come in.
What's wrong?
My stomach...
You're worried about something again?
I get stressed when unusual things happen.
You mean about Michiru?
She came the other time, didn't she?
Yeah, to say thanks.
That wasn't all, was it?
Oh, that.
It should have been obvious.
It's written all over the dog's face.
Umm....
What did Michiru tell you?
That her dog likes cucumbers.
What about that?
Nothing.
Never mind that.
Could you do something about my stomach pains?
I'm going to appear on TV after this.
You're appearing on TV?
News Big 9.
They're recording it after this.
Wow, really?
I mean... that's great.
It's alright.
But are you going in that shirt?
What's wrong with it?
Nothing...
It's not for me to say.
It really won't do?
What do I do?
Hello?
Yes, put him through.
Kuwano-san?
Email?
"It's Kuwano."
What's this?
How about this shirt?
Oh...
Why not something brighter?
I see. I'll call again.
Yes, I'm listening.
How is it?
Too young for you, no?
OK, I'll call again.
Isn't this cute?
Oh really?
Yes, yes, I'm opening it now.
Isn't this good?
It's bright and feels suitably formal.
I see.
Why do I have to be ordered around by you, anyway?
And when did I say you must follow my "orders"?
If the national audience rejects this shirt, it's your fault.
I couldn't care less.
Not bad.
KEKKON DEKINAI OTOKO The Man Who Can't Get Married
SCRIPT Ozaki Masaya
MUSIC Nakanishi Kyo
THEME SONG "Suimi" by Every Little Thing
Abe Hiroshi as Kuwano Shinsuke
Natsukawa Yui as Hayasaka Natsumi
Kuninaka Ryoko as Tamura Michiru
Tsukamoto Takashi as Murakami Eiji
Omi Toshinori as Nakagawa Yoshio
Miura Rieko as Nakagawa Keiko
Sakura as Yoshikawa Saori
Takachi Noboru as Kaneda Hiroyuki
Kusabue Mitsuko as Kuwano Ikuyo (special appearance)
Takashima Reiko as Sawazaki Maya
DIRECTOR Miyake Yoshishige
SUBTITLES lzydata With help from tianj & tsukihoshi
And because of this, recently, because of his own obsession...
What are you doing here?
Come on, we built this together!
Don't appear with me!
So, let's talk to the architect who designed this house, Kuwano-san...
Indeed you normally build a house in continuous discussion with clients, right?
The clients provide the money after all,
So as far as possible I will consider their opinions seriously.
On the other hand, a good house is built only after an architect can display his individuality.
My own policy is to have the kitchen as the focus of the design...
as I believe this is deeply connected to the happiness of the residents.
Thank you very much!
Good work.
Don't get in the way!
What do you mean, get in the way?!
They're not interviewing you!
I didn't get to say anything!
Hey, what did you do, you @#$%!
What?! Say that again?
As I said, he totally didn't get your message.
He thought you were talking about Ken-chan.
Hello?
What do I do?!
Can you help me, Natsumi-san?
What do you want me to do?
Well...
Tell Kuwano-san how I feel.
What?! Be a messenger?
You won't do it?
Tell him yourself!
No, I have no more energy left.
I'll say it, that's all!
You follow up, alright?
You're just great, Natsumi-san!
Goodbye then.
Hello?
Uncle? It's been a long time!
What? You're coming back to Japan?
Doctor!
What's wrong?
This is a good bed! And firm, too.
It's coming up...
You're the first Kuwano to appear on TV.
You're the pride of the family!
I'll tell my friends at school about Uncle!
You're making a fuss.
There it is!
You look really handsome!
Women from all over the country will come asking to marry you after this!
Will that happen?
As if!
Who's that man wearing the hat?
Ignore him.
So, let's talk to the architect who designed this house, Kuwano-san...
The clients provide the money after all,
So as far as possible I will consider their opinions seriously.
Despite that, an architect who insisted on doing things his own way...
resulted in a defective house...
I got cut off!
Oh, who cares if it's cut a bit!
The most important part came after this!
What's wrong?
My chest...
- Mom? - Yumi, could you make way?
Can you lie down, Mom?
You got too excited!
Kei-chan, call for an ambulance!
A temporary AF.
Arrhythmia?
She was too excited, I guess.
Her pulse has stabilized now.
Nothing to worry about then.
You'll be fine with a little rest.
That's a relief...
I'd like to drink something...
Alright, I'll go buy it.
Come, Yumi.
Oh, Dr. Nakagawa, can I talk to you about the patient in Room 306...?
Sure.
Take care!
Thank you!
About the last operation...
You got me worried back there.
Sorry about that.
Well, luckily it isn't serious.
I thought my time was up.
I'm still most worried about your marriage.
You want to see your grandchild that badly?
Don't be silly!
That's an excuse.
It's you I'm worried about.
What?
Why do you have to worry about me?
You don't know what's real loneliness.
What? I've always been by myself.
What are you saying? You've always had somebody around you.
But you know...
After I die,
There won't be anyone else who will seriously care about you.
Once I think of that,
I can't help but worry.
Come in!
I didn't knock, you know.
It's OK, I saw you.
What's up?
Um...
Is my mother really alright?
Just a slight arrhythmia. She can be discharged very soon.
Really?
Why should I lie to you?
I see your mother's really important to you.
No, what happened was...
She was talking about regrets like me not getting married, I thought...
Well, it's good she isn't dying.
Even if she isn't, why don't you get married?
To who?
I don't know.
Mind your own business.
Bye!
Um...
Yes?
Michiru asked me to...
I saw you on TV!
You did?
Just now, in the waiting area.
The shirt looked great, didn't it?
Yeah it did!
See you!
See you.
What, you're moving?
Yes...
My uncle's suddenly coming back from the States.
The deal was to stay there while he isn't in the country.
Your new apartment?
I start looking now.
You have to leave that posh apartment behind, eh?
Yes, I'm a commoner again.
This means... you're leaving Kuwano-san too, right?
Well, yeah.
Relieved?
Yeah!
But what if my new neighbor's even more weird than Kuwano-san?
No way!
No way, huh.
"Hayasaka Natsumi"
Excuse me...
Hi, good evening!
Actually Kuwano-san came to the hospital just now.
Yes??
Sorry...
I couldn't bring myself to say it.
Rather,
I think you should tell him yourself.
If it's really how you feel.
I suppose so.
Sorry for troubling you.
Why did I fall in love with Kuwano-san anyway?
Don't ask me!
Alright.
Goodbye then.
Back from the bathroom already?
Oh... it was full!
Was I imagining it?
No, I really heard it.
Heard what?
Um...
Sorry to keep you waiting.
Thanks.
You don't need a spoon and you don't have a points card, right?
Right.
That'll be 1071 yen.
How much did you say?
1071 yen.
Yes?
Nothing.
You saw the program last night?
Yes I did!
The foreman did a great job there!
But weren't you cut off?
Yeah.
He was?
They made it sound like I merely take orders from the client!
How you value your policy of having the kitchen as the focus...
Didn't you talk about that later on?
Yeah, something like that.
But those who know you will understand that.
Just let it be.
He doesn't know though.
Sorry...
I haven't gone far enough in my studies yet.
Oh yeah! You know Michiru-san's moving?
What?
Yes,
so she's having everyone come over for the last time.
Could I come too? It sounds fun.
Sure!
She really loves crowds, doesn't she?
You're invited too.
No thanks.
Everyone's late.
Doesn't it feel weird with just the two of us?
Though in the past I couldn't even imagine how I would be in here with just you.
Indeed.
Hey!
Yes?
In this type of situation...
In your head...
Do you hear the Heart Sutra? [a Mahayana Buddhist sutra]
No.
Or rather, I don't know it.
Oh really?
Well, there's no point waiting here.
I'll go back to my place until everyone comes.
Oh, OK.
Oh I see.
Alright.
Here you go!
Eiji-kun!
Hello?
We're waiting for you!
Sorry we're all not free.
Huh? Why?
Have a good time with Kuwano-san!
What do you mean?
Sorry, we heard.
What?
Hey, why did you do that?!
So Michiru-chan likes Kuwano...
We want to see what will happen if we left the two of them alone.
This is great, like high school.
But will there be a problem?
Just face each other and have a good talk.
Oh yeah! Do you know what the Heart Sutra's like?
Huh? What's that?
Oh, it's Natsumi-san!
I'm saved!
W... wait!
Who invited her?
I did.
What? Oh no!
Sorry your concern about me has gone to waste.
Goodbye!
Natsumi-san's come!
What?! So the experiment's failed?
Rather, it's even more interesting now.
Huh?
Nothing.
Good afternoon.
You're late!
Where are the rest?
Seems it's just us.
Why?
I smell a plot.
Shall we cancel this then...?
But since we're already here...
I didn't know you were on TV!
I'll show you the video! I recorded it.
You did?
Don't bother.
Those idiots cut me off.
You were cut off?
You couldn't tell, eh?
How could I?
Well, so what if it's cut a bit!
You have no idea how vital the part after that was, do you?
I don't.
But why pick on something that's already over?
Who's being picky!
You were pointing out all kinds of faults with my shirts.
Excuse me? You were the one going on TV...
But you kept asking me which shirt was suitable, so I chose one!
Really?
No, it wasn't like that.
I had no choice but to change to that shirt because of your complaints!
But it suited you! Right Michiru?
Like I said, I didn't watch it.
Sorry, I'll show it to you next time.
I knew it! It was definitely the shirt.
That shirt wasn't to the director's liking, so he tried his best to cut me off.
Like you don't snipe at everything a person says.
Who says I snipe at people?
Yeah right. You think you're just giving fair criticism,
but you'll say I'm so lonely I have to talk nonsense to people.
Nobody's saying that.
From the start I could tell what you're going to say.
See, you're thinking of something now, aren't you?
So you think you've won now?
Who's playing games with you?
Hey...
Can you two not have your lovers' quarrel in my house?!
Lovers' quarrel?
We weren't...
Anybody can see it's a couple's quarrel!
"Even dogs aren't interested in a couple's quarrels."
(Proverb "inu mo kuwanai", lit. "even dogs won't eat [it]")
This is my house,
and you act like I'm not here...
Don't quarrel like that!
Please leave.
Leave!
What's she angry about?
"Lovers' quarrel"?
I'm such a fool.
Your drink, sir.
Here.
- Welcome! - Yo!
Ah, you're here!
I saw you on TV!
So we're in the same trade!
I checked the Net too. You make good houses, man!
No, no...
I'd like to take on projects like that someday...
Oh, sorry.
This is who I am.
This must be fate. We should exchange tips from now on!
Hey...
Sorry, give me a sec!
Someone like you must have a wonderful wife.
Nah...
I'd like to get married myself.
Just can't find the right one.
Catch up with you next time!
- Don't stay over there all the time... - Sorry!
- Have you decided? - This one...
(How about this one? The Kaneda Special.)
So he's a nice guy.
Sorry to disturb you at work.
Not at all.
I...
It's alright.
You like Kuwano-san too, right?
Who says!
Come to think of it,
We've always been talking about him...
And you'll still see him despite your complaints.
When I asked you whether Kuwano-san and Sawazaki-san were compatible...
And when I told you I liked Kuwano-san,
You felt uneasy, didn't you?
You do like him, right?
On that day, when I saw how he behaved, I thought,
Someone like him who doesn't understand a woman's feelings is not for me.
Oh well, when I start living at my new place, I'll meet new people too.
I feel I've grown up a bit after this experience.
It's so great I'm moving!
It'll be so awkward now living next to Kuwano-san.
Good luck with him!
Positive thinking!
Thank you very much!
Sorry!
You've been discharged?
Thank you for taking care of me all this time!
Not at all.
You talked like you were going to die, but now you're so energetic.
Thanks to the good doctor.
Thank you so much!
Take care!
See you.
Excuse me!
Can I ask you something?
What?
The part on TV where you were cut off...
What did you say?
A good house is built only when an architect can demonstrate his individuality.
My policy is to have the kitchen as the focus...
As I believe this is deeply connected to the happiness of the residents.
Well, something like that.
I see.
What about it?
You must be angry that something like that was cut out.
Sorry I said those things to you.
Forget it.
Maybe I'll have a house built.
By you.
What kind of house?
Something bright, and open, and always full of people.
When you've been lonely a long time, you have that kind of dream, eh?
Do you have to talk like that?
No, sorry.
Say something else!
Well...
I'll stay within your budget.
I don't mean that!
Thinking about it, whenever we talk...
We play dodge ball, not catch.
Huh?
We hit each other and it ends.
Well said!
I'm not saying it's good.
I...
I want to try and play catch.
With you.
I've thrown the ball.
See you!
Kaneda's updated!
"Just made a good friend."
"Just"?
Kuwano-san, what's this about?!
When Brother and Dr. Hayasaka stood side-by-side to send us off...
Somehow they looked really compatible.
They don't just look compatible, they ARE compatible!
What? I thought they didn't get along!
Now it all depends on whether Shinsuke's interested.
Interest?
I wonder.
This...
Mom, why did you throw away the pamphlet for the retirement home?
Somehow I'm not interested anymore.
So what do you plan to do now, Mom?
I'll see what happens.
You're moving today?
Yes.
I see...
You have to part with Ken.
Sorry about that.
I'm not upset.
I'll still be in the city, so you can always meet him.
Unfriendly to the end.
I'm relying on your support.
Shall we go, Ken-chan?
Wait!
This...
A parting gift for him.
You just made this?
Yeah.
Thank you.
Isn't this great, Ken-chan?
And...
This.
For me?
For helping me out here and there.
Good luck!
Thanks.
Goodbye!
You go for it too!
Go for what?
Spitting image.
Kaneda?
I've thrown the ball.
"Kuwano Shinsuke"
Hi.
Come in.
You don't look very well.
I'm not sick...
Just pulled an all-nighter.
Why are you here then? You should rest at home.
I... came to play catch.
Last night I tried to design the house you said you wanted to live in.
But...
I failed.
Why?
I was frustrated too.
But I finally understood why.
All along I've designed houses for people I don't know.
My own house...
Or the house of... someone important to me? I just can't do it.
Bright, and open, with many people coming over?
I can't imagine myself living in such a house.
Wait a minute.
Did you just say you would be living in it?
Yes I did.
I've always thought I wouldn't get married.
I thought it was troublesome and had no advantage to it.
Better to be alone.
But...
Since I met you, I think...
Someone to talk to,
And to be at my side...
Might be good too.
In short...
I...
I'm in love with you, I guess.
Am I good enough for you?
I guess you'll do.
Really?
I am?
I'm so happy...
But ultimately, I can't get married.
What?
What did you just say?
I'm so happy.
After that.
I can't get married.
What's wrong?
OK, I'm a little lost.
Ultimately, you can't get married.
What do you mean by that?
I can't picture the house I'll be living in with someone important to me.
And it looks like I can't design it.
I thought I explained that already.
Who cares about the house?
What?
Who needs a house?!
What are you saying?
It can be rented or something!
Hey, you can't say that.
The point is,
I'm a perfectionist.
As long as I cannot picture the ideal house, I cannot get married.
That's what I said.
I don't believe this!
This is all about YOU after all, isn't it?!
All about me?
I don't care anymore!!
What the hell?!
Doctor?
What's wrong?
I can't take this anymore...
Are you alright?
Complicated woman.
Somebody like that can NEVER get married...
What are you looking at?
Why can't I just look at it?
Sure, go ahead.
It's been a week, eh?
I wonder how everyone's doing.
You really love that thing, don't you?
We will try our utmost to build a house you will be happy with.
As for the architect in charge, I'm recommending Kuwano Shinsuke.
He's a little hard to get along with, but he does great work.
Good evening.
Hi.
Went shopping?
You're eating just meat again?
Not really.
What's on your menu?
I'm thinking of making cabbage rolls.
Again?
What's wrong? I like it.
I'm going that way.
See you.
Um...
Yes?
You have a pressure cooker?
Not now. I threw the old one away.
I have one at home, you know.
You only need 10 minutes to make cabbage rolls.
Really?
Don't tell me...
You're inviting me to your apartment?
Well...
But...
If you insist.
I won't insist.
But...
If you insist, I'll come.
Then...
Please come.
I insist.
Alright.
Hey...
Don't make it too salty.
Got it.
If it's like the last time, well...
You'd have trouble getting married!
And who are you to say that?