101st Marriage Proposal The Sixth Movement
Kakari-cho.
You have a call from the main office.
Thanks.
Please take care of things here.
Please.
Shibuya.
Yes?
Do you think people can change?
Huh?
I'm going to change.
Change what?
Who knows?
I'm just going to change.
I understand.
If I may give you my honest opinion...
on this matter is...
You sound so formal.
Kaoru...chan...
Yes?
You like Hoshino-san.
Stop joking.
You like him.
That's why you got upset.
I wasn't upset.
I'm your best friend.
You don't have to be shy about your feelings.
I'm not shy.
You're so predictable.
You're so removed
when a person doesn't interest you.
When it comes to a person you like,
You cry, laugh and get angry.
Yes, you are right about that.
I don't dislike him, but if I like...
...if I like him, as another human being.
You're saying you don't have
special feelings for him?
That's right.
If you must say so...
It is so.
Besides...
Besides what?
If I'm in love with someone, that means...
...I've forgotten someone.
Good!
All clean now.
Next!
I'll clean the closets.
OK!
Ooops! I'll do this next weekend.
I got a good workout
without spending any money.
Spiritual forging requires clean rooms.
Smells good!
Come to think of it... at this age...
Change...
How can I go about...
...changing at this age?
It's overflowing. Overflowing!
Overflowing!!
Overflowing?
This much...
Ow...Ow!
Ouch!
Ow...
What's wrong with you?
Junpei!
You've been strange since last Saturday.
You'd better pull yourself together.
This soup is too spicy!
Hey!
Need some salt...
Hey, watch it...
Hey,
Junpei...
Just go to bed.
Good night.
Get a good rest.
I see...
That's why.
Dinner is ready.
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I understand how you must feel.
But what happened between you and Naoto
is not my fault.
You still won't talk to me?
Suit yourself.
I'll go ahead.
I tell you...
I won't let you live alone.
Even if Dad allows it, I won't.
What?
You can't just tell someone
to change so suddenly, Kakari-cho.
Is that what Yabuki-san said?
Yes...
Compared to her former boyfriend,
she's frustrated with the way I am.
I think you're wonderful
just the way you are.
Wonderful,huh?
What was her former boyfriend like?
I don't know much.
He passed away 3 years ago.
Is that right?
He was a pianist...a pianist.
I'm good at playing the ukulele.
What good is that?
That thing's a children's toy.
Ryoko, you can play the piano, right?
Really?
I took piano in high school,
but I'm not very good.
I'm sure you play well.
Kakari-cho, why don't you try learning?
What would I do with piano skills?!
We're getting off now.
I had a good time.
Okamura-kun...
Okamura-kun!
That must hurt!
Okamura-kun!
Yes.
About that matter...
Yes?
Could you teach me to play the piano?
I'm really not qualified.
Well...you know...
It's hard to change when you're my age.
I don't even know how to begin.
You might think it's stupid...
I'd like to come close to
her former fiance.
I'll pay you.
No, no, I can't.
Please think about it.
Kakari-cho!
I think change begins
when you start trying.
What's so funny?
Chie? Poisoning you?
That's just how she's been
acting these days.
That's a problem.
If we get married,
you'll always be in danger.
I don't want that kind of life.
Native Africans and Eskimos
can't live together.
That's like you and that old guy.
Marriage means
a couple has to breathe the same air.
If a couple has completely different backgrounds
then eventually
they can't breathe any more.
Native Africans and Eskimos?
Although the comparison is not valid,
you do have a point there.
So you agree.
Look at us. We both like Music.
We make a good couple.
Momoko and Naoto...
Both seem to misunderstand.
I have no intention of marrying Hoshino-san.
I know that.
I just did some analyzing...
How wild the story might end.
Thank you for that.
Hello?
Welcome!
Hello.
Kaoru will be finished with classes in 30 minutes.
No, not that.
Do you have a Ferdinand Beyer Drill Book for piano lessons?
eh?
Drill books for piano lessons.
Yes...Over there.
Those over there.
Hoshino-san!
Yes?
I heard Kaoru scolded you.
No, she didn't.
She just gave me some constructive criticism.
Is that so?
You used up your bonus,
You gave up your promotion to stop sexual harassment.
You even went all the way to Hamamatsu to bring her back.
An ordinary man wouldn't do so much.
Not really.
You seem to know everything.
Yes. I am her best friend.
There's something I've been wanting
to tell you, Hoshino-san.
What's that?
Why don't you try staying away for awhile?
Staying away?
You've been very assertive so far.
So now you should try staying away.
That's the strategy of love.
I can't do that.
If you want to learn Kaoru's intentions
Don't call her for a while.
She'll totally forget me if I don't call her.
You're so inflexible.
What?
eh? What? Nothing.
Ferdinand Beyer Drill Book for Children
This is it!
I'll take this one.
Hoshino-san.
Yes?
Kaoru...
She can't get married now.
What?
What I am saying is...
She's pregnant.
Pregnant?
I guess it's very hard to believe
since she's not showing yet.
She must've been so lonely
after Makabe-san's death.
Women over 30 can be very lonely.
It's hard to sleep alone sometimes.
It just happened.
But don't misunderstand Kaoru.
She's planning to raise the child by herself.
Being a single parent won't be easy.
She is just a cellist in an orchestra.
She doesn't make much money.
That's why...
That's why I helped her get this teaching job.
And your change is...
Actually...
I'm just joking.
I thought this story would
convince you not to call her.
Your change...
Is your mother coming to pick you up?
No.
No? Then, be careful on your way home.
Good bye!
Did you see Hoshino-san upstairs?
He was here?
Yes. Just a moment ago.
Can you give him this change?
What change?
Don't ask. Just give it to him.
He knows. He should be just outside. Please, go.
Hoshino-san!
Hey! Go forward, forward, forward!
What're you doing?! Go lower!
President Hoshino!
Why are you guys here?
We just missed you since summer vacation began.
We brought some snacks.
Thank you, thank you!
Hey guys! Snacks for you!
Hey you! Gather around!
Here. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
What?! Sorry...
Hey, you!
What's up?
You look down.
What do you care?
Did that violin player jilt you?
Am I right?
Laugh all you want.
I would have...
But I know how you must feel.
Were you jilted?
You're confused.
I hate to brag,
but I've never been jilted before.
That's nothing to be proud of.
You're right.
I just feel different these days.
You know what I mean?
What are you smiling about?
I'm not as bad as before.
I try not to smile when I'm around my brother.
Did something happen with Hoshino-san?
Your sister is something else.
My sister?
That's marriage fraud.
What?
Why are you still asking questions?
She's pregnant with another man's child.
Huh?
Don't Huh me!
I feel sorry for my brother.
He's been drinking a lot these days
and doesn't come home until morning.
Junpei!...
Yes...I'm coming.
Yes! I'm coming!
Hello?
You're Hoshino-san, right?
A delivery for you.
Let's bring it in...
Watch your step.
Watch Shoe racks.
Hello?
I'm really not very good.
I'm home.
What's this?
Why's it here?
Hello.
eh?!
It's mine. I brought it here.
Now it's in our house.
Brother...
Our place is too small for a piano.
I can't help it. It's already here.
Come to think of it...
I can't go to her house to take lessons.
Why are you taking piano lessons?
Wait a moment!
Brother!
You're not planning to get closer to that woman
with another man's baby, are you?
I asked her for lessons
before I knew about it.
Where are you going?
Who cares?
Don't go drinking.
You'll be better off without me here.
That's not what I'm talking about.
I'm just worried about you.
There's nothing to worry about.
Wait a minute.
Thanks.
Thank you.
Ryoko-san came all the way here.
Are you going out?
Yes. I'm sorry.
You're stumbling.
I'm fine.
Brother!
Did something happen?
Welcome home.
So, you still won't speak to me?
Sister.
You're not angry?
What's up?
This?
My stomach is a little upset.
So it's true.
eh?
Why didn't you tell me?
You didn't want to speak to me.
I never said that...
When did you find out?
Since yesterday.
I ate too much watermelon.
Don't hide anything.
Never worry about what other people say.
I'm on your side!
Thanks.
I understand how you feel as a woman.
You've been lonely without Makabe-san.
Who did it?
Watermelon.
Oh, who cares who's responsible?
The question is your stomach.
I took some medicine. I'm fine.
Have you gone to the doctor?
You must go!
I'll go with you!
Let's go.
What's wrong with you? You act like a Big Sister.
I'm going to be an aunt now.
If you're an aunt at 20, what does that make me?
A mother, of course.
Just get ready.
A mother?
So it was you, after all.
Actually...this was...
You know...
What were you thinking?
I thought it was strange Hoshino-san hasn't called.
Good ! Hoshino-san didn't call?
What do you mean by "good" ?
Huh?
Just talking to myself.
What?
So?
Does it bother you?
About what?
He hasn't called you.
Not really.
Right.
You don't have special feelings for him.
How could you tell him I'm pregnant from another man?
I told him you'll raise the child by yourself.
What kind of explanation is that?!
Without hurting yourself,
You can't turn him down.
Now you'll never have to seem him again.
You two will never meet again.
Never, ever...
Now you'll never have to seem him again.
Never, ever...
Is that true?!
Yes.
That explains everything.
Without such a reason,
she won't have an omiai with my brother.
That's terrible!
I can never forgive her as a woman.
It's for the best, though.
He's hurting now,
But he can look for other women now.
I think that's good.
I hope he gets home soon.
When he gets home,
Let's cheer him up.
Thanks.
He'll probably be late again.
I finally found a good excuse to come here.
Don't make excuses.
I know how you feel.
You do?
eh?!
You heard me?
You did...
But it's not like that.
He's just so much like Pess.
Pess? A dog?
He was clumsy and short-legged, too.
But he always tried his best in everything he did.
That's like my brother.
But I look like a dog, too.
I'll do it. I'll do it.
Ow...ow...Ouch...
Oh, shit...both hands this time...
I'm really hurting now.
Maybe that's Kakari-cho!
Ouch!...
Hello. This is Hoshino.
Good evening.
I am Yabuki.
What do you want?
Aa...What?
My brother's not home.
He's been out for a solitary drink lately.
About that...I need to talk to him...
Don't call anymore.
Kaoru-san, you look beautiful,
but you're wretched inside.
Good bye.
Hold!...
Welcome!
Please be seated.
Excuse me...
Yes?
Has he come?
Huh?
You mean Hoshino-san?
No, not recently.
Is that right?
Martini, please.
Yes.
Welcome.
You're still up?
Yes.
You'll get an upset stomach.
Then I'll go to Obstetrics and Gynecology.
You fool...
I can talk to Hoshino's brother
and tell him the truth.
That's not necessary.
You're going to leave things as they are?
You can tell him if you want to.
No. I won't tell him,
if you don't care.
Good night.
Use a microwave oven. Bon Appetit Junpei & Ryoko.
I should sleep.
It's red! Red, Red, Red!!
Are you okay?
So it was red...
Let me drive.
I don't want to die with you.
Let me drive, Kakari-cho!
Kakari-cho!
Open this door, Kakari-cho!
Kakari-cho!
TAKASHINA Construction Company
To the left side.
Yabuki-san!
How is it?
It's great. There's no comparison.
I can't tell the difference.
You'll be a pro, if you can tell.
You're right.
What you said before...
I should thank you.
Now Kaoru will never see that old man again.
About that...
I should apologize to you, Naoto.
Huh?
Kaoru is attracted to Hoshino-san.
It's a fact.
You're joking.
That's why you've been upset lately.
Well...that is...
Perhaps it was... because of Makabe-san.
I knew she needed something
to help her realize how she truly feels.
You were trying to pull them together?
Gee... You're siding with him?
I'm an observer.
If I have to choose,
then I'm always on Kaoru's side.
But I messed up.
Kaoru didn't really react.
She didn't like him to begin with.
Maybe I was wrong.
So, it was a lie after all.
My friend said it half jokingly.
I just found this out today.
Kakari-cho hasn't been out drinking every night.
You went to Hoshino-san's office?
I wanted to clear things up with him.
Don't get a wrong idea.
OK.
So did you?
He was out for an appointment.
He must be out for a solitary drink or yakezake tonight.
It seems that's not the case.
eh?
I'm going out.
eh? What?
Where are you going?
What about dinner?
He asked a subcontractor for extra work.
He's been working construction every night.
To raise a child,
he'll need a lot of money.
That's what he thought.
It's a good opportunity to experience this work.
You'd better not get cold.
It's not good for you.
I'm sorry.
No. Laughing is good.
It relaxes the abdominal muscles
and makes giving birth easier.
That's true.
I don't care.
It happened before I met you.
That's true.
I don't have any savings.
But I'll save a million yen
before the baby is born.
Are you going to raise a stranger's child?
Of course I am.
It's Kaoru-san's child.
You're such a fool.
You believed a lie...
How could I be with a stranger...
I'm not pregnant.
Really?
Yes.
I'm not like that.
That's what I thought.
Of course I was right.
It was just a lie.
Hoshino-san.
This is the truth.
I am...
...attracted to you.
I like you.
Welcome home.
Where did you go so late?
What's the matter?
Ryoko-chan called me.
You were working every night, not drinking.
Kaoru-san's Pregnancy was a hoax. I'm very worried about you...
Why are you howling?
She told him she liked him.
I heard this morning.
"Like" has so many shades of meaning.
My sister seems to be very serious about it.
Does that mean marriage?!
I doubt it.
Why?
They like each other. They should get married.
There's still Makabe-san to consider.
She won't ever get married,
if she keeps that up.
That's what she was planning to do.
What's Hoshino-san doing?
He's taking piano lessons.
Piano?
Yeah!
My girlfriend is...
it might be too soon to call her that...
I didn't know you had someone like that.
Sort of...
Does she really like you?
What does that mean?
You're like your brother sometimes.
How rude! She and I...
Do I...
look like a dog?
You have to train your fingers first.
Well...
Yes?
About that piece...
Is it a difficult one?
It's in the drill book.
That piece only...
if I practice that one very hard,
How many years will it take to master it?
Well...
You should begin with an easier piece.
That's true.
I don't know what I'm talking about.
You're right.
It's a beautiful piece.
Can you play it again?
Sure.
You sure like it.
Because it has many memories.
You told him you like him, right?
If you told your Miai Parter that you like him,
Anyone would think you're interested in marriage.
Is it about Makabe-san?
You must stop this already.
It's all right.
It's all right to be happy.
You've suffered enough.
That's what Makabe-san would like, too.
Besides, what will you tell Hoshino-san?
You like him,
but you won't marry him?
I'm afraid...
Afraid?
Afraid of what?
I'm sorry I'm late.
Should we get...
something to eat?
Is something the matter?
Hoshino-san.
Yes.
I told you I liked you.
But...
I can't think of ...
...marriage yet.
I'm not trying to be a tease.
I was deeply in love with someone before.
I was very happy
as I waited for him at the church.
But he didn't come.
I fall in love again...
My love grows deeper
And then...again...
I'm afraid of losing him.
I'm afraid.
I'm really afraid.
I'm afraid...
You damn fool! You want to die?
I won't die!
I won't die!!
Because I love you!...
I won't die!!
I'll make you...
...happy!!
Make me...
please make me happy.
Yes...Yes...
That was...
...really scary...
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