101st Marriage Proposal The Tenth Movement
Kaoru is seeing another man.
Go and get her back!
Use your fists, if you must.
It's not only you.
I was surprised how quickly
I was attracted to you.
The more I tried to forget,
the deeper I fell in love.
I feel the same.
That's why I called you!
You were rushing into marriage!
That's why I rushed here to stop you!
Marry me.
Hoshino-san...
Hey, Brother!
It's morning.
Hey, Sleepyhead!
It's time to get up!
I'm coming in.
You were up?
Did you get any sleep at all?
Junpei.
What?
Did you know...
the world is coming to an end in 1999?
The Prophecies of Nostradamus, right?
Yeah.
I hope it comes a little sooner.
What are you mumbling about???
Breakfast! Time for breakfast.
You said you were going to the church.
So I feared, even with a remote possibility,
You might rush into getting married.
I see...
You just needed a proof
"Fujii-san" is not "Makabe-san."
I rushed into the wrong moves.
It was no use at all.
I'm aware of it, but...
their images still overlap.
So, what happened?
What?
Was there a horrible incident?
I agitated Hoshino-san
to the depth of his soul.
"Go and get her back!"
"Use your fists, if you must."
Nothing happened.
Nothing?
Nothing.
Is that so...
I guess he couldn't say or do
anything to his superior.
That's not it.
He wasn't angry.
He just looked sad.
What did Fujii-san say?
Honestly,
I never thought this would happen.
I never imagined
she could be your fiancee.
Kaoru-san and I are...
a mismatched couple.
When I first found out,
I was going to give up.
But I guess...
I'm a pretty lousy boss.
Anyhow,...
I wanted to apologize...
Not as your superior,
but as another man.
Excuse me, but...
Can I ask you one thing?
Does she?...
Does Kaoru-san...
...want to...
marry you?
Yes, she does.
I see.
I...
Since the first time we met...
You, Ha Ha Ha!
I can't stop laughing...
Just pretend I'm Ryoko-san!
But it's you!
I see. Forget it then!
I was only trying to help.
Sorry, I'll try again.
Stop beating around the bush!
You're right.
First...
Look into her eyes.
Pretend I'm her.
Hold her arms,
so she can't get away.
Bring your face closer
and speak softly.
From the first moment we met,
I've liked you.
From the first moment we met...
I've...
You...
What are you looking at?
Yay!
Don't "Yay" me!
This is my practice!
You get back to your own practice!
The other day, out of the blue
a girl from Hoshino-san's company
showed up
and told me she liked me.
It was a surprise.
Is that right?
As a joke I told her to turn in a paper.
She really did it.
That was a surprise.
Naoto.
eh?
Yabuki-san, phone call for you.
Hello. Yabuki speaking.
It's me, Fujii.
Welcome.
Please take this seat.
Martini, please.
Right away, thank you.
You said it was urgent.
Before that, I have to ask you something.
That is...
...about your final decision.
I don't want to rush you, of course.
I know you're definitely engaged.
You'll probably need a year or two to cool off.
But, to tell you the truth,
Half of me was relieved.
Now that I proposed you...
sooner or later,
I had to prepare myself for him
finding out about us.
What about you?
Any problems at work...
because you're his boss?
Done. I took care of that.
That's why I needed to talk to you.
Hoshino-kun turned in his resignation.
Good, Shibuya. Bottoms Up!
Kakaricho, is something the matter?
Shut up!
Do I need a reason to treat my subordinates?
But it's before payday.
It can cost 2-3 million yen for a wedding these days.
If that's the case... Tonight!
Lets drink the 2-3 million yen!
2-3 million...Let's drink up....
Next is my turn!
Shibuya.
Yes.
Do you want a girlfriend?
Well...sure.
Allrighty then!
Since you have asked me...
I haven't asked you.
I'll find you a girlfriend.
Good evening, everyone!
Who's this old man?
Who wants a boyfriend?
Touch this finger!
Are you out of your mind?
You...you...anyone!
Please be his girlfriend.
Sorry, he is drunk.
You can't be serious!
Who do you think you are?!
Anyhow, I'm out!
Everyone! Let me say this!
This man works hard and sweat,
for his money unlike yourselves!
He is just HORNY!!!
Yeah! Just a horny guy!
Let's go to another place!
Yeah, another place!!
Check, please!
Let's get the hell out of here!
Hey! Hey!
Kakaricho! Kakaricho!
Don't let it bother you.
You feel empathy, even sympathy for him.
But that will make him feel worse.
Quit bothering me!
Just go out with him.
What's your problem?
Go out with him!
Do something about him!
Cut it out, will you?
I'm sorry.
You don't have a boyfriend, do you?
You don't have a boyfriend...
Aaaa!!!
I'm sorry! Sorry!
Enough is enough!
Stop it, you fool!
Teach him a lesson!
Damn Fool!
Eat this!
That's enough! Stop it!
Let's get the hell out of here!
Shibuya!
Yes!
Let's go to another place.
Sure!
My brother's late.
I guess...
I don't have to come anymore.
No...That's not true.
Absolutely not true.
There's someone else,
who needs you.
I...
To tell the truth, I ...
You don't like Asari Clams?
eh?
Tarako, cod roe better?
No...
Not Tarako...
I'll bring squid next time.
Squid...
It's not squid, I wanted...
I wonder what he's going to do now?
What about it?
Kakaricho! He quit his job!
eh?!
My friend in personnel told me
he turned in his resignation.
You can't be serious!
He didn't tell you?
No!
Here we are.
What's wrong, brother?
What happened?
Kakaricho's engagement didn't work out.
OK! Get me a drink!
You seem to be happy these days.
Really?
Did something good happen?
Not really.
Are you in love, perhaps?
Would you be upset if I were in love?
I guess it wouldn't bother you.
Not really...
Will you fall in love with me?
Come to think of it,
since I was a child,
everything I got were
hand-me-downs from my sister.
So...
I want to at least find my own love.
So, you don't want a hand-me-down?
That's right.
No, I don't want you, Naoto!
Is that right?
My sister...
Did something happen to her?
Why?
You're like the "Ribbon Knight"
When my sister is in trouble,
You always show up.
"The Ribbon Knight"?
Welcome home!
Welcome home.
What's the matter?
Hoshino-san,...
eh?
He quit his job.
Quit his job?
Why?
Hoshino Tatsuro...
Hello.
Ah, I was just going to call you.
Is Kaoru-san there?
She just got home,
but she left with Naoto.
Hoshino-san...is it true...
that he quit his job?
Yes.
I just found out today.
What's this about their engagement not working out?
Eh?!
I won't forgive her, if it's true!
I don't know anything about that!
I won't forgive her!
That was really one big decision.
He worked for that company over 20 years.
I don't know what to do!
I told you before, but...
I don't know what to do!
I don't know what to do...
It's just...it's just...
Knowing that I caused another person to be unhappy,
There's no way I can be happy.
No way...
When you were a child,
didn't you often play hide and seek?
One time...
I hid in an empty drum can,
and covered it with a dirty cloth.
I waited without sound.
The sun was going down
but no one found me.
I began to feel frightened and alone.
It was the first time
I felt the fear of being alone.
Am I going to feel that fear, too?
Chie said
I was your " Ribbon Knight".
"The Ribbon Knight" was a girl.
Do you want a man, instead?
I'm no longer a man in your eyes.
Naoto.
You don't have to burden yourself with
the happiness and unhappiness of others.
No human is that great.
Just live the way you want to.
But...
Or else you'll never find the real answer.
Who cares what other people say?
Look at this face!
Someone must have hit you.
eh?
Don't you remember?
No...
That guy from your work brought you home.
So, Shibuya came last night?
I don't know his name, though.
By the way, you...
Are you studying hard?
Why these questions all of a sudden?
If you have time to work on Anime,
since you go to the Faculty of Law,
you should study Roppou Zensho more frequently. the Bible of Japanese law
I don't intend to become a lawyer.
Dad will cry, if he heard you say that.
He wanted one of us to take after him.
You graduated from the Faculty of Law, too.
Yes, I did, but...
Dad placed his high hopes on you.
OK, it's time.
I'd better go.
Go? Go where?
eh?
Work, of course!
But you...
Huh?!
Have a nice day.
Then, I'll be going now.
Prepare good dinner, will you?
This is Hoshino.
Yes.
You're home.
I figured you might not want to call me.
Your job...
Well...
So Kacho told you?
Yes.
Actually it's true.
Actually, I got a better offer
from another company.
This time I'll be a Kacho.
I was just on my way there.
I see.
Can I see you today?
Yes.
No problem.
Three o'clock?
I understand.
Ah...Hello...could you bring...
Yes. I'll bring it.
I'll see you later.
It's true then?
The engagement isn't working out?
I don't know yet.
That's cruel.
Kaoru knows that more than anyone else. ...
But...
Does that man really
look like Makabe-san?
More than we ever imagined,
Kaoru loved Makabe-san.
But why did Hoshino-san
have to quit his job?
Is that true?!
Momo-chan, do you know something?
His name is Fujii-san.
He is Hoshino-san's superior.
But then why did she pick such a man?
She didn't know about that when she met him.
She tried not to see him again...
Hey! Wait a minute...
What happened to your face?
I got drunk and had a little accident.
You must resent me.
When Momoko-san first told me.
I couldn't believe it.
No, I didn't want to believe it.
I didn't think
you were that kind of woman.
I still don't think you are.
I am not such a...
No...
It's just that...
When I saw that photograph,
I was also surprised.
No matter how hard I tried....
I just can't...
get myself...
to resent you.
If I must,
I resent myself
for not being able to keep your attention.
Even if only for a moment,
how could I resent someone
who felt like marrying me?
If you come back to me
out of sympathy,
I would resent that even more.
I took so much from you.
Your bonus, promotion,
and a job you've had for 20 years.
That's not true.
I've been head-hunted
by another company.
I'll be a Kacho.
I'm sorry.
Did you bring it?
It's not that I'm taking it back
because I'm stingy.
I understand.
Thank you very much.
I wonder how much I could get
for it at a pawnshop?
Fujii, Kacho, is just my opposite.
He's a wonderful man.
Then...
Please be happy.
I have one wish...
When you drink
a "MATERNITY" somewhere,
please remember me.
Good bye.
Don't cry yet. Hold it!
Don't cry yet!
What's wrong?
You look angry.
Sister.
Momo-chan told me everything.
Is that so?
Momo-chan said...
I shouldn't blame you.
But I must...
He broke off the engagement.
You practically made him!
You're right.
Are you relieved now?
So you are relieved?
So you can get together with Fujii-san.
You feel relieved, don't you?
Yes, I do.
Horrible!
You're the worst kind!
It can't be helped.
I fell in love with someone else.
You were engaged!
That's not right!
That's not right at all.
Just because he looks like Makabe-san!
Makabe-san wouldn't be happy with this, either.
Not only you betrayed Hoshino-san,
but also you betrayed Makabe-san!
Sister...
Keep talking.
That's not enough yet.
Keep blaming me.
No one blames me.
Not even Hoshino-san.
Blame me all you want!
Make this guilt go away!
I beg you...
Sis...
I sure worked hard today.
Welcome home, brother.
What's this?
eh?
Look! Look at this!
This bottle cost 35,000 yen.
Where did you get the money?
My secret Hesokuri stash.
Sit down, right here.
Wow!
Wow! Isn't it fantastic?"
Yeah...
Brother...
We're brothers, right?
That's right!
We're not "sisters."
But you know...
I couldn't say anything this morning.
About what?
You quit your job, didn't you?
That's...because...
Don't hide it.
You need to be more frank.
I knew I didn't have any future there,
I took a chance.
You're lying.
Momoko-san told me everything.
The engagement might not work out, right?
That's not true.
eh?
It's...
already over.
Did Kaoru-san...
Don't be silly.
Who do you think I am?
eh?
I called it off.
You should've seen how cool I was.
I wanted to see it, too.
Junpei.
eh?
It's so strange.
I didn't...
...resent even a bit,
nor am I angry at Kaoru-san.
It's like being the Merciful Goddess.
When you love someone that deeply,
no matter how you have been treated
you can't resent nor hate her.
Now such a feeling does not exist.
The spiritual goal, Satori of love, probably.
Yeah...Something like that.
Are you the Bosatsu Goddess then?
In that case,
I better pray to you, too.
What are you thinking?
Give me an offering.
Brother.
Yes?
I've come to look up to you
through all this.
You were pretty cool.
You think so?
Come to think of it, however,
For me,
to marry Kaoru-san is
as difficult as
passing the bar exam
on the first try!
Right, right!
It's only natural to fail!
You can say that again!
Let's eat all...
Just eat all the fish that got away.
You're good and generous!
Allrighty then!
Start with the Sashimi.
Then, let me have this...
Sure!
This wasabi is even tastier than I remembered!
It shoots tears out my eyes.
OUT!
He has no use for the piano now.
After breaking off his engagement,
Just having it there
might be hard on him.
I'll get the movers
to come and get it.
But...
What?
Please come over.
I will.
I'm worried about Kakaricho's new jobs, too.
Not just for him...
I...
Hey!
You're getting whipped!
Yahoo!
Hello!
What?
His name is Fujii-san
and he looks so much like you.
When I am talking beside him,
Sometimes I look at him
and think it's you.
What would you have done if we never met?
We met.
What if we didn't?
We would've met after all.
You are not answering my question
I'll pull my little finger hard.
You pull the Red String Of Love-Knots?
Yeah.
Does that string ever break?
I wonder.
Don't pull too hard.
Coming.
Hello.
Hello...
Kaoru doesn't know
who she really loves.
I don't think so.
Perhaps...
perhaps she is attracted
to Fujii-san now
but that's because
she loved Makabe-san so deeply.
What did you want to ask me?
Don't give up on Kaoru.
I want you to accept Kaoru
with your big heart.
What do you mean?
I know she'll realize one day
that Fujii-san is not Makabe-san.
When is "one day"?
That's...
I can't do anything.
No matter what ever happens,
she won't come back to me.
Besides, I've quit my job.
I'm just a no-good middle aged man.
Is that the extent of your love
for Kaoru?
You quit your job...
And you enjoy acting the hero of tragedy?
You're not the only one who's suffering!
Kaoru asked you
to make her happy, right?
I want you to wake her up once more.
I'm sorry.
Hoshino-san.
If I were a dam,
then I am totally dried out.
I have not one drop of water
left.
SAFE!
Well done!
We're tied!
Great! We're tied!!
You two make a nice couple.
You've got to be kidding!!
Because we tied our game.
I'll just say it!
The girl I love is
Momo-chan!
No, not Momo-chan!
Pinch Hitter!
Takahashi, more power to you!
Go and hit it!
You can do it!!
Takahashi! You can do it!
SAFE!
Nice! Nice! Nice!
He broke off the engagement.
I'm equally guilty.
But, because of that,
I'll make you happy.
Kaoru Sensei!
Thank you, Mika-chan.
Papa, I'm hungry.
OK, sorry about that.
Sensei, you should come, too.
Mika asked you first.
Let's go.
Kaoru-san!
Mika, let's wait in the car.
Kaoru-san.
Once you asked me...
what my dream was.
I had given up for a long time but...
my dream is
to become a lawyer.
I'm going to
try again.
I'll take the bar exam.
It cries.
My heart cries for you.
When I can't be with you,
My heart cries for you, sighs for you.
Soon...
Autumn will come.
Then, winter,
spring
and summer.
But my heart will continue
to cry for you.
That's why...
I won't give up on my dream again!
And I won't give up on you.
Once again...
As a man...
I will get you back.
Once again.
As a man.