Those divorce papers, where'd I put 'em?
Hey, let's play!
Dorobon monster! Prepare yourself!
This isn't the time for that!
You can't die yet!
Now I remember!
I didn't want to lose it, so I put it here.
Here it is!
Thanks, kiddo!
Hurry up and die!
Kimi-chan, bring those dishes.
It's done.
I know it took a lot for you to come back,
but I'm going to file for a divorce tomorrow.
You had it?
Are you serious, Dad? I don't want you to!
I feel bad for you, Kimiko,
but I can't live with Mom anymore.
You chose that woman over me?!
You love her that much?
Yes.
You've got a lot of nerve saying that!
Cut it out!
You love her more than me!
Cut it out!
- What? - Watch out!
It wasn't me. It came from across the hall.
How do you think Kimiko and I felt
when you left us for that guy?
Mom.
I won't make you leave right away.
Not until you find a place of your own.
Honey?
If you met Haruko-san before you married me,
who would you have married? Me?
Yeah, I would've married you.
You always were lousy at lying.
Dad, wait!
Please! Think about it some more.
We're getting a divorce.
Even if I beg you not to?
Dad!
It's the life I chose.
A second chance in life, a new start with Haruko-san.
Let's all live together!
Okay, Kimiko?
Final episode World's Greatest Wedding
Chief, got a minute?
You're not getting married, right?
So, you don't need me as a go-between.
It was going to be my first chance.
Hurry up and get back to work!
What are you smiling for?
We're going to have the ceremony!
You are? Really?
That's what I said!
So, I really will be your go-between?!
Of course!
Oh, Noda-sama!
Can we borrow that million yen?
Of course!
We'll pay you back 20,000 yen a month. No interest.
A little interest!
Go-between.
I'm home.
Welcome home.
What's all that meat for?
A grand celebration! We're having sukiyaki.
He filed for a divorce.
Oh?
Yes!
And he borrowed the money for the wedding.
How much do you think he got?
A million yen?!
The Chief lent it to me.
That's great!
Did you put the money in a bank?
Don't you worry!
I'll hide it where no one'll find it.
Sit down.
It's almost ready.
Where's Kimiko-chan?
The public bath.
Well, then, here's to our wedding, June 30th!
Cheers!
- I wonder if it's true this time. - Real men don't lie.
I bought tons of meat. Eat all you want.
- I'm putting in the meat. - Vegetables too.
- That's for vegetables! - Don't fuss.
Haruko-san, something wrong?
Aren't you worried about Kimiko?
Why?
"Why"?
What if she leaves with her mother?
She'll stay with me.
Her mother left her once.
She wouldn't go off with a mother like that.
You're right.
They're being too optimistic.
Yes?
When talking about sukiyaki...
Oh, Kimiko-chan.
We're eating. Come join us.
Can you come a minute? I want to talk to you.
- About what? - Something important.
Welcome home.
Mom.
I'm going back to Osaka.
Oh?
I'm taking Kimiko with me.
If you're getting married, it'll be better for you that way, too.
That's not true! Kimiko!
I'm going with Mom.
Think about this. Seriously!
I've always been here for you.
We can live with Haruko-san, Wataru-kun, Ritsu-kun and Non-chan.
Okay, Kimiko?
I decided. Just like you decided to divorce Mom.
This is ridiculous.
I didn't make her.
She wanted to do this.
Kimiko!
Cut it out!
If you don't eat it soon, the meat'll get tough.
Ritsu, find out what's happening.
Go!
What happened?
Noda-san?
I never thought this would happen.
Kimiko wants to go with her to Osaka.
- Good morning. - Good morning.
But you sure are a strange one.
There're plenty of guys better than my husband.
He's the only one
I really want to remarry.
For your information,
there's someone just waiting for me to go back to him.
He's even called me here.
That's not...
...the guy you ran off with?
What if he is?
Kimiko-chan's better off here.
I'll take care of her as part of our family.
If you're going to be with some strange guy,
Kimiko-chan won't go with you.
Kimiko knows everything.
But looks like she still wants to live
with her real mother, not you.
Are you really going?
I'm going back to Osaka
and start a new life with Mom.
I thought you hated her.
She left us once,
but she is my mother.
And Dad has Haruko-san,
you, Ritsu and Non-chan.
I'm the only one Mom has.
Is this really what you want?
Wataru-san, can I write you?
Okay.
Thank you very much.
I know you're here!
What're you doing?
Here. I bought leftover sukiyaki.
I can't eat.
- Are you sulking, old man? - Non-chan.
Are you going to let Kimiko-chan go to Osaka?
She chose her mother over me.
But...
After all the two of us went through together.
I thought she was the only one who'd never betray me.
It doesn't matter.
What doesn't matter?! Quit sulking!
You're Kimiko-chan's father, aren't you?!
Believe in yourself!
You've been her father all this time!
Is this what you really want?
Can you really let Kimiko-chan go?
No.
Then keep trying!
Talk to Kimiko-chan and stop her.
But she's stubborn.
Once she's decided, she won't budge.
You're the one who was always there for Kimiko-chan.
You're the one she really relies on.
How could she want to leave you and go back to Osaka?
No matter what,
Kimiko-chan loves you most of all.
Don't cry, old man!
Morning, Kimiko-chan!
You gotta follow the community's rules.
Today's just burnable garbage.
I can't leave Dad with you if you do things like that.
Then why don't you stay with him?
I've had enough of the old man.
He's all yours!
I want to talk to Kimiko.
She's gone to school.
I'll be back tonight.
You don't need that uniform. We'll make you a new one.
I'm taking this uniform.
Dad had to struggle to buy it for me.
- Stand!
Attention! Bow!
Sit!
Haru-san, Kimiko-san's not at school today.
What do you mean she didn't go?
The teacher said changed schools.
Noda residence.
Mom?
Who is this?
Yes. One moment, please.
Mom!
- Mom!
Kimiko-chan!
"To Haruko,"
"Please take care of Dad,"
"Kimiko."
It's the 3:30 train.
We've got a little time.
You wait here a minute, okay?
I gotta make a call.
To who?
A friend in Osaka.
I'll be right back.
Mom!
What?
Once we get to Osaka,
It'll just be the two of us, right?
That's right!
How do I look?
Can't you go faster?
It's the 3:30 train.
And I got money.
Yeah, and I'm bringing Kimiko.
What? I can't?
What do you mean, I can't?
You said she could live with us!
Honey! Hon...
We're so close to the station.
It's always crowded at this hour.
I'll get out here!
Answer the phone!
I'm sorry.
Mom!
Why?!
Mom!
Kimiko-chan!
Kimiko-chan?
Haruko.
Mom walked out on me again!
Kimiko!
Kimiko...
Come on, you have to do it all the way up.
It's too tight. Haruko, let's go!
Non-chan, your necktie is reverse.
If you don't wear it properly...
What are you doing?
Can you come here a minute?
Ritsu and Non-chan, too.
Thank you for taking care of me all this time.
People don't say that to their kids!
And it's not like you're leaving, anyway.
But it's true.
And I wanted to thank you.
Uh...
On this fine day,
I am to remarry.
Wataru.
Ritsu.
Non-chan.
Thanks for giving your consent.
I really appreciate it.
It's nothing to cry about, Haruko.
You can't cry on a happy occasion.
Today's a happy day!
Dad! Get up! You're late!
How late are you going to sleep?!
I was too nervous to sleep last night.
Just a little longer.
You're supposed to be there by 11:00.
It's 10:00 already!
10:00? Oh, no!
You look good, Haruko! You almost look young.
That's a young outfit.
Is that a compliment or sarcasm?
I can't believe it's actually happening.
I wasn't so sure for a while there.
I'm sorry I worried you.
And thanks for loaning us the money for the wedding.
I'm sorry my mother took all that money.
Don't worry. I'll make it back in interest!
You're going to charge us interest?
Of course!
After all the advice I've given you on this one? Right, Kimiko-chan?
Hi.
Yamanaka-san!
I wasn't sure if I should come or not,
but you did invite me...
What're you saying?!
After all you've done for us?!
And thank you for lending us money for the wedding.
Don't worry about it. And take your time repaying it.
I'm sorry. It was my mother's fault.
Don't worry about it.
You must be Noda-san's daughter.
I guess it's true what they say about girls taking after their fathers.
I look like him?
That's not what I meant.
I wonder if they got on the train okay.
- Today...
- Noda-san's father will sit here.
Calm down. This is your second time, right?
I'll be nervous no matter what.
You going to the bathroom again?
This is your fifth time.
Excuse me, can you tell me where the Kaneko wedding is?
It's not the time for that.
Kobayashi, over here!
You look beautiful, Haruko.
Thank you.
I guess clothes do make the woman.
Kimiko-chan, you...
What should I call you?
You can call me Haruko.
Would you mind if I called you Mom?
I might be too embarrassed at first, though.
I hope we can work things out together.
Same here.
Grandma!
- Kimiko-chan! - Grandma?
My mother, Noda Hisae.
It's nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you. I'm Haruko.
He should've brought you down to Osaka.
We could've gotten to know each other a little.
But he just suddenly says he's gettin' married.
- What's wrong? - I gotta go to the toilet.
- Kimiko, show her. - Grandma, over here.
What a beautiful woman. And you, too.
You look beautiful, Haruko-san.
Thank you.
Haruko!
Noda Tsutomu, the groom is 35.
I'm his Chief Manager.
He's working on contract here at Sparkling Palace Wedding Hall.
On contract?! I didn't know that!
I'm sorry. I never got to tell you.
How could you keep a secret like that?
However, I'd like to take this opportunity
to offer him a regular position with us.
Thank you!
A French critic once said, for a marriage to last,
the bonds that join them must be of flexible elastics.
But I'll have you know.
he didn't mean the elastic in underwear!
- I've got plenty of jokes! - Isn't he finished yet?
Just be patient.
The German philosopher Nietzsche once said,
a couple's life together is one looooong conversation!
Well, thank you very much.
Let's give the go-between a big hand.
Now, for the opening of the sake from Osaka.
Would the family please come up and help?
Please feel free to come up front and take pictures.
Ready.
Noda-san. Haruko-san. Congratulations.
And thanks to all of you who lent money for the wedding.
I lent a little myself.
I'm sure many of you
are a little unsure of the couple's future.
But I'm sure they'll be fine.
They have 4 fine children:
Wataru-kun, Rii-chan, Non-chan and Kimiko-chan.
Please take good care of your parents.
Would everyone please stand?
To their happiness.
Cheers!
... (we) held our wedding ceremony.
You were shy, and the bugs all teased you,
Saying, "Come on, kiss her!" So, tenderly, you did.
In red, blue and yellow,
The ladybugs came out,
And broke into a samba
To the couple in love, the birds too
Gave a flower basket with a red ribbon with a kiss of love.
Standing here, seeing Haruko-san in her wedding dress,
I'm at loss for words.
He's really crying, isn't he?
If there's anything I can do for you both as a friend,
It could've been him sitting there with Haruko.
I'd love to help.
You look so beautiful, Haruko-san.
Really, congratulations.
He's a good man, isn't he?
Everyone on Haruko's side is so weird.
Next, let's welcome Okamoto...
Oh, no.
What's wrong?
Whereas Haruko-chan was always a beauty,
the groom was a troublemaker since kindergarten.
The first day of elementary school.
He had one dream:
"Building a house right below Tsutenkaku!"
said him.
Yes, 1779 square feet in Seijo.
That's amazing. 1779 square feet in Seijo?
- Ahh! - What's wrong?
- I just remembered! - What?
You told me the first time we went out.
You've got 1779 square feet in Seijo!
1779 square feet?! Really?
- Yes! - Why are you hiding it?
Because of his manly character and comical side
he was popular among his friends.
If you drink, this,
the finest spear
will be yours!
Drink enough to show
you are a true Kuroda warrior!
Well, then, we're almost finished with our program.
The children will now present bouquets to the new couple.
I was against this marriage.
So was Ritsu. And Kimiko.
I didn't know what she saw in this guy.
We'd be happy as long as
you laughed and had fun.
I thought having Ritsu,
Non-chan and me was enough.
That you didn't have to remarry.
But you've got your own life.
This is your second chance in life together.
I said lots of things without considering how you felt.
But I'm going to work hard on my own life.
I'm going to go to high school.
I won't worry you anymore.
Wataru.
I don't think this guy
would ever do anything to make you cry.
Please make Haruko happy.
Haru-san's not a very good cook, but...
She doesn't like cleaning either.
She can be really slow and grumpy.
Ritsu!
But she can be stern when she's mad.
Most of all,
she has the most beautiful smile in the world.
Please take care of Haru-san.
I'm really happy...
you're going to be my real old man, and...
BEAM!
I...
Kimiko.
I hope Wataru, Ritsu, Non-chan,
Dad, and Mom
and I can all live happily together.
The bathtub can go here.
And we can make the sink big, so we can wash our hair.
Okay, then!
Let's make one bathroom just for Ritsu!
Haruko, my room can be here!
Sure, with an Ultraman desk!
Haruko, catch!
Dad, what're you gonna do? She really believes you.
But who'd believe this?
Now that you're a regular employee,
we should be able to get a loan for the house.
Sure.
This looks twice as big as I expected!
What are you doing here?
What are you doing just coming on our land?!
This is Yoshida's land. We're going to build a house.
Yoshida?!
I'm sorry!
Old man's running away!
Wait!
This is the end of our story.
We still haven't found a place for the six of us.
But if you see us somewhere, please say "hi."
And if we're ever in your town...
we'd appreciate your kindness!
What are you doing here?
- What about my toilet? - What are you gonna do?