Is it because it's an arranged marriage that there's no excitement?
Ohata-kun, what are you doing!
I can't go through something meaningless like marriage meeting.
That's right. Don't go through a meaningless marriage meeting.
- Wait a minute! - How dare you say that!
Yes, we met at a marriage meeting. It wasn't romantic or anything.
But I think it was an important encounter.
Because I was happy I got to meet Setsuko-san.
Your man of destiny, eh?
A red scarf...
He will save you from a dangerous situation.
Are you all right?
That scarf...
Dangerous situation...
Miss, are you all right? Miss?
Are you all right?
Excuse me...what's...?
We'll take a CT scan of the brain just in case.
CT scan?
A cross-sectional image of your brain.
You might have hit your head when you fell.
It wasn't anything serious.
You may not have felt anything at the time, but some symptoms could appear later on.
If there's brain hemorrhage, it could be life threatening.
But I just fell down.
I think you're fine, but just in case.
He's a doctor?
But I've seen him somewhere...
- Thank you so much. We owe it all to you. - No, that's hardly true.
It was worth all the hard work we put in with you the past 3 years.
This may not be an appropriate thing to say at a time like this, but...
actually, this is something I've been thinking personally for a while.
Hirose-san, have you ever considered moving to another company?
Me?
It doesn't happen very often at our company, but
whenever there's someone with great potential, we hire them.
I was wondering if you would be interested in coming in for an interview.
Have you ever thought about it?
No, not really.
Why, of course. I'm sorry for bringing it up suddenly.
Thank you for taking care of everything.
Not at all. Rather, I'm sorry it took so long.
- Not at all. - But this might be some kind of fate too.
Fate?
You see, I rarely go to Ohtemachi at that time of day.
My aunt just happened to call me out today.
The man of your destiny, eh?
He's a very wonderful man.
He could certainly be wonderful.
- Your aunt? - She's been nagging me to get married.
- Serene eyes... - He certainly has serene eyes.
But I'm glad I went.
- Why? - It's because I went that you're here by my side.
- A gentle smile... - He certainly has a gentle smile.
- Aw... - It may have been God's way of making us meet
that I went to see my aunt today of all days.
A red scarf...
She's so accurate, it's scary.
Setsuko-san...
don't you remember me?
Just a minute.
Thank you very much.
Oh, that's right. Here. Call me right away if anything happens.
My cell phone number's on there too.
What am I to do when I suddenly get asked if I want to change jobs...
Setsuko-san never showed up either.
I'm starv...
Who's that?
Could he be...
Hiroshi?
No...it could be
Nakayama-kun or Hashiratani-kun or Kawaguchi-kun.
Or it could be Akira or Takashi or Mamoru or Koji.
Well, I'd better get going.
Nakamura Wataru.
Red scarf... Is he that...?
No way.
The man of my destiny?
He couldn't be! What am I thinking? That's ridiculous.
How can that even be possible? After all, I'm getting married soon
with Kotaro-san...
Kotaro-san!
- What are you doing here? - What about you?
You promised to bring me lunch.
I kept calling you on your cell, but I couldn't get through.
- So I got worried. - Cell?
- Oh...I turned it off during the examination. - Examination?
Yes. I was almost hit by a motorcycle today. That guy you just saw is a doctor
- and he just brought me home. - Motorcycle?
Are you all right? Were you hurt?
I'm not hurt but...
I'm okay.
...I think.
MATSU Takako
Yusuke SANTAMARIA
KUBOZUKA Yosuke
SATO Tamao
KAWAHARA Ayako
IMAI Masayuki
ARRANGED MARRIAGE
OMIAI KEKKON
Episode 9
- Morning. - Morning.
- Hello? - Setsuko-san?
This is Wataru. From Nakamura Hospital.
Oh, hello!
- Thank you for your help yesterday. - How are you feeling?
I'm perfectly fine. I couldn't feel better.
Is that right? Actually,
something serious came up in the test results.
What? Is something wrong with me?
How far are we going?
I just came to hear the results of my tests.
It's the worst case scenario.
- Worst? - Extreme nervous tension,
elevation of spirit, insomnia, palpitations,
loss of body and soul.
The symptoms are apparently the same as that time...
It's love.
You're the only one who can cure it.
- Doctor? - So what was he like?
- I didn't get a good look at him. - But they were talking like they were real close, right?
What do you mean "real close"? I just said they were talking.
I see. So they looked like they were really enjoying themselves.
That sounds dangerous.
Yeah, but even if I was a doctor,
if Setsuko-san was about to get in an accident, I'd save her, and
yeah, I'd even drive her home.
If it was Setsuko-san, right?
- Boss... - What if it was a 40-year old lady?
- What would you do? - What if she weighed over 150 pounds?
Moreover, what if she had a terrible personality?
Would you go out of your way to be that kind?
- What does that mean? - You know what we mean.
You may be right. No, I'm sure you are.
I think that doctor went over the top to even give her a CT scan because it was Setsuko-san.
But there's one big problem there.
Yes, it's Setsuko-san's feelings.
Setsuko-san isn't a flaky woman who would swoon over another guy when she already has me.
He may be the man of your destiny?
He could be.
What makes you think so?
Because...
it was exactly like the fortuneteller said.
- Besides... -Besides?
Yes. That was one winter afternoon when light snow was falling.
I was 16 years old.
I was still an innocent young maiden who was in love with love.
- I'm sorry. Are you all right? - Hey, you...!
Are you all right?
I'm...all...right.
So...what happened after that?
He confessed to me.
That he always liked me.
But right after that, Wataru-san went to study abroad in America
- and we lost touch. - A fateful reunion.
So dramatic.
What should I do?
Looks.
(Wataru) - Good!
(Kotaro) - Neither good nor bad
Job.
- Doctor. - Salary man.
Future outlook.
- Director of hospital. - Department chief at best.
Hot topic.
Destined love.
How to reduce the cost of reception.
- Degree of destiny. - Red scarf.
Navy blue scarf.
Fortuneteller.
- Bull's eye. - Off the mark?
- Heir to a hospital, huh? - (Wataru) Overall score is definitely "A".
- In contrast... (Kotaro - "C" at best) - What am I going to do?
To tell you the truth, he asked me out for a date.
You're kidding!
- Ability to attack swiftly. - Why didn't you turn him down?
That's right. Normally, I'm supposed to turn him down.
Because I'm going to marry Kotaro-san soon.
But I'm irritated with myself for not being able to do that.
That red scarf and what the fortuneteller said about the man of my destiny
keeps ringing in my ears.
What are we going to do with you? Is that any way for a bride-to-be to act?
Kyoko Senpai, you should talk.
Hey. What's that supposed to mean?
You've skipped the bride part and you're a married woman going after Ohata-san...
I haven't done anything.
When you even stopped him from going to the marriage meeting?
- What did you say? - What!
That's right! I can't do this to Kotaro-san after all.
I'm not the kind of woman who can stray from the path of righteousness.
There's such thing as the righteous path of humanity.
I'm definitely going to turn him down. All right? That's what I'm going to do.
Let's do that. Yeah.
What's with her? After she spent all that time asking for our advice.
She came to her own conclusion.
If I asked Kyoko-san to break up, what do you think she'll do?
Are you going to break up with Kyoko Senpai?
No, I meant Kyoko-san and her husband.
You mean...divorce?
I know I shouldn't be asking you to do this, but I just don't have the courage to ask her myself.
So I want you to subtly find out how she feels.
- Me? - Please.
All right. I'll try to ask her.
Thanks.
I feel much better now that I talked to you.
Antonio, I'll have another one.
Certainly.
What would you do if there was a cute girl close to you who doesn't have the baggage of another love,
and what's more, bound to you by destiny?
- Bound by destiny? - This girl is just slightly shorter than Kyoko Senpai, but
she has a pretty playful personality and she's rather cute too.
People often tell her she reminds them of a little puppy.
Puppy?
Why...
No...it's not like I'm a stalker.
They just happened to be here by coincidence.
I came here to have a lonely meal by myself when...
Why did Ohata and Mika-san have to be here too?
Tanu~...
Tanu?
If you're that lonely,
do you want me to comfort you?
But Mayumi-chan...
what are you doing here?
To tell you the truth, I've been following you all this time.
The righteous path...righteous path. Take the righteous path, Setsuko.
I'm sorry for making you come all the way here.
That's okay.
I've been pretty busy at work and I'll have to go back to the office again.
That's okay. Don't worry about it.
But the food here is good, and cheap too.
Yes, it's delicious.
I'm glad.
And so, what I wanted to talk to you about is the gift for the guests.
This carved rabbit remote control rack is quite inexpensive.
And it would bring our cost down by a total of 65,000 yen.
I'd be happy to get something like this, wouldn't...
you, Setsuko-san...?
Setsuko-san?
I'm sorry. What did you say?
I was talking about the remote control rack.
It's cheap and it's cute.
Setsuko-san's...
absentminded?
Shouldn't you just tell him straight out? Just give it to him.
That's right. I don't care if he's a doctor or what, just say
"Keep your hands off my fiancee."
Keep your hands off. Like that?
That's right.
Charge in there head first.
Forward!
That's right, huh? All right.
Forward!
Keep your hands off my fiancee!
Say it again!
Keep your h...hands...
Okay, breathe in.
Breathe out.
My...fian...
There are no symptoms of a cold.
But...
lately I...
Forward...forward...forward!
haven't been able to sleep.
And so,
- actually... - Yes?
I mean...
my...
fian...
All right. I'll give you a shot.
I don't want to say this either, but I was asked to so I'll say it.
What is it? What's wrong?
You're really uptight.
- Stop trying to be funny and just listen! - Okay, okay.
It sounds like Ohata-san really wants you to divorce your husband.
I was asked to find out how you feel.
That's how serious he is about you.
Hello. This is Mika.
Oh, Mika-san.
- I told her what you asked me to. - What did she say?
She wants to think about it.
I see. But I really appreciate it.
You're the only one I can ask to do something like this.
It's okay. I don't mind doing it for you.
I'll treat you to something in return.
That's okay. Don't worry about it.
Okay. I'll talk to you later.
Oh, it's already this late. I'd better get to work,
I hate having to treat people nicely when I'm feeling sad.
I'm thoroughly disgusted with myself.
The president said that?
Yes. When I told him about you, he said he would definitely like to meet you.
Of course, there are risks. However,
venture businesses have potential other businesses don't.
But I don't know if someone like me can make it in such a tough environment.
There's something I've always wanted to tell you.
You should have more confidence in your abilities.
You underestimate yourself too much.
- Tatsuta-san... - How about it?
Won't you help us make our dream come true?
Shall we go then?
Welcome.
Fiance?
I should have told you last time we met, but
I missed my chance to tell you.
I'm sorry.
You don't have to apologize for that.
What is he like?
Your fiance.
He must be a very wonderful person.
Yes...I guess.
- He works for a trading company. - Trading company?
He's transferring to Milan this spring.
So I'm going to be accompanying him.
He must be an elite.
Yes...I guess.
Where did you meet him?
Did you go to school together or
was it a fateful encounter?
Yes...I guess so.
It was at a fateful...
marriage meeting.
What was that?
I said...
- at a marriage meeting. - Marriage meeting?
At a marriage meeting?
A person like you having an arranged marriage?!
- Is something wrong with that? - And how long have you known him?
- About 2 months... - 2 months?!
2 months as in really 2 months?! I can't believe it.
How much can you know about him in just 2 months?
Something shocking must have happened to you.
Something to make you want to throw your life away.
- Throw my life away?! - You can't do that!
Listen, Setsuko-san...
Should you decide what to do with your life so easily?
Easily?
Wait a minute. Who do you think you are anyway?
It's true ours is an arranged marriage.
But that doesn't mean I easily decided what to do with my life.
Everyone puts marriage meetings down, but
they're not that bad.
In the first place, who decided that a fateful encounter
will develop into fateful love?
Even if your first encounter wasn't cool, the rest depends on how you feel about each other.
In fact, I think marriage meetings are wonderful.
If you'll excuse me.
And one more thing.
I admit my Kotaro-san may look ordinary.
But you said earlier that he was wonderful.
But you know, he has the cutest eyes when he laughs.
I'd say it's the kind of charm only people with small eyes can have.
Of course, you're cooler and have that certain air about you.
And so if someone tells me you're supposed to be the man of my destiny,
it's only natural and normal that my feelings would waver.
- Man of your destiny? - That's what the fortuneteller said.
But predictions are nothing more than predictions.
I'm going to trust my feelings.
Even if I was reunited with you in a romantic manner like this,
I won't call off my marriage because of something like that.
There's a thing called the righteous path.
I'm not the kind of woman who turns her back on the righteous path.
This time I'm really leaving!
Ohata, do you intend to stay with this company until you retire?
What are you talking about? That goes without saying.
Isn't it our duty as salary man to devote our life to our company?
That's why we're here working overtime, aren't we?
- Look at me, I... - I'm sorry, but
I think your way of thinking is old.
This is the age when large corporations are going bankrupt and laying off employees to stay alive.
The times when we can count on our company for survival are long gone.
From now on, you have to improve your skill and
use that ability and potential to aggressively sell yourself.
That's how you should be moving up.
That's how it's been in America for a long time now.
- Ohata. - That's right.
It's the same with marriage.
Instead of confining yourself to one man, you should move on to a man with more potential.
That's right!
America's been like that for a long time now.
That's it. America!
Hey! America?
Ability and potential...
I'm such an idiot.
What an idiot I am when I already have someone like Kotaro-san.
Ability and potential...?
Seriously...
The least you can do is call me every night. I'm your fiancee after all.
Kotaro-san?
Hello.
Setsu?
Oh, it's you, Mom.
There's something I need to ask you.
What is it?
Setsuko?
You know someone named Nakamura Wataru, don't you?
You already have a wonderful fiance like Kotaro-san.
- What do you think you're doing? - What? I haven't...
- How do you... - It's no use denying it.
- We know everything. - You'd better behave and fess up.
It's no use resisting.
So, he saved you from a dangerous situation, and
treated you at his hospital that day.
Then he took you for a drive to the beach in Shonan, and yesterday you went to a restaurant in Hiroo.
What do you mean he's the man of your destiny? Don't be ridiculous.
How do you even know that?
Don't tell me...
I just went in to get a checkup.
Checkup? For what?
See? Even Kotaro-san knew about it.
What are you planning to do?
- What am I supposed to... - I'm sorry, Setsuko-san. It was me.
But I had no choice.
He came to me and told me he wanted to date you.
- Date ? - Date?
Wataru-san's aunt and I are fellow matchmakers.
The Nakamura Family's eldest son is the top choice among us matchmakers.
But he was never interested in any of the prospective partners we tried to introduce to him.
Then last night, we got a call.
He said he'd like to try dating if it was with Setsuko-san. Right, Dear?
- But last night I... - Upon questioning him further,
he told me he met you a number of times already.
On top of that, I hear you share a deep connection since high school.
- From high school? - Deep...?
But I don't blame you. I'd fall for someone like Wataru-san too.
- But I... - Did you fall for him?
Are you in love with him?
Setsu, I won't get mad so tell me honestly.
- You don't think I'd... - Liar!
- But I didn't... - Just as we suspected!
You're the kind of girl who does things like this. You've always been that way.
I didn't even know you had someone like that in high school.
- You are truly... - Wait a minute.
- Listen to what I have to say too. - She's right,
- We should. - Yes.
- Mother... - You all stay out of this.
But Setsuko-san,
if you really prefer Wataru-san,
- it's not too late for me to... - Don't be ridiculous.
I know. I can't possibly do that, can I?
If I had introduced Wataru-san to start out with, this would've never happened.
Mrs. Sakuraba, please don't let Setsuko get away with having her way.
Right?
Even if she says she's in love with him, she's the one who's at fault.
- I never said I was in love... - No, Mrs. Nakatani.
Setsuko-san isn't at fault.
It's only natural for a woman to want to marry someone who has better qualifications.
She has a better chance of finding happiness that way.
He may have better qualifications, but
people should live within their means.
Now that we've come this far,
she'll have to get married even if she has to bear with it.
Even if she has to bear with it?
Kotaro-san, you wouldn't consider giving up Setsuko-san, would you?
What the..
Hirose, say something!
That's not possible, is it?
- Isn't that right, Kotaro-kun? - What do you think?
Please stop it.
I have no intention of marrying anyone but Kotaro-san,
so will you all stop squabbling?
I'm sorry for not telling you.
If you knew about Wataru-san,
you should've said something.
Then I could've told you directly.
Before it turned into such a big deal.
That he means nothing to me.
Setsuko-san, do you go out numerous times with someone who means nothing to you?
- Kotaro-san? - Like going for a drive and going out for dinner.
You said you went to see a fortuneteller, right?
I'm thinking maybe it wasn't me.
The man of your destiny.
Maybe you'd be happier if you married him instead.
Remember what the boss's wife said too?
That he's the top choice.
I met him too, and he seems like a wonderful person.
You're awful, Kotaro-san,
Why won't you understand how I feel?
Why won't you hold on to me tightly?
I was waiting all that time.
For you to stand up in front of everyone and say, "Don't be ridiculous."
That "It goes without saying that I'm the one Setsuko loves."
I was waiting for you to say that.
Is it because you don't have confidence in yourself that you didn't say it?
Why can't you be more confident?
Please hold on to me.
If you don't...
if you don't...I just might...
Tanuma-san...
I just might be an extremely jealous person.
Just imagining Setsuko-san talking to that guy
made me cuss him out.
What are we going to do with you? You're so pathetic.
You're like a slug.
You don't have to go that far...
But are you sure it's just jealousy?
The reason you couldn't say anything to Setsuko-san.
Isn't it because you thought you couldn't compete with that doctor as a man?
In rugby, the moment you think you've lost to your opponent is when you've lost the game.
To believe in your ability and have the will win.
The one with the stronger will is going to win.
Do you think a guy who's given up from the beginning can tackle or win the game?
It's the same with life.
Have confidence and push forward!
Won't you be honest with yourself?
If you really love me,
won't you divorce your husband?
I've been thinking about it ever since I heard about it from Mika.
That was all I could think about.
It's the truth.
All right.
I'll leave him.
Kyoko-san...
Setsuko-san, do you go out numerous times with someone who means nothing to you?
Like going for a drive and going out for dinner.
I know, I shouldn't have gone out with him, but...
I'm thinking maybe it wasn't me.
The man of your destiny.
Kotaro...
you idiot.
Why won't you hold on to me tightly?
Why can't you be more confident?
Please hold on to me. If you don't...
I just might...
He won't even call me.
Hello?
Setsuko-san?
It's Wataru.
Tatsuta-san, what can I do for you?
It's regarding the matter we talked about the other day.
The president would really like to meet you today.
Did you hear from Sakuraba-san?
- Yes. - I'd really like to meet you in regards to that,.
Can I see you for just a few minutes?
But I...
I'm heading over there right now.
The times when we can count on our company for survival are long gone.
From now on, you have to improve your skill and
use that ability and potential to aggressively sell yourself.
It's the same with life.
Have confidence and push forward!
Why can't you be more confident?