I had a date after a long interval.
I might fall in love with her...
A common person should be with a common person.
Get your hands off my girlfriend!
I'm saying what do you get from falling in love with a star?
The one who says "delicious" to the ham I sliced.
The one who says "Welcome Back" when I come back home.
The one who fixes my valuable things when they are broken.
I like such a girl. I won't fall in love with a star.
What is marriage?
What is husband and wife?
Where can I find love?
We've come too far to go back.
We should proceed with the divorce.
CUT!
That was great Hikaruko-chan.
You've marvelously reproduced the contradictions and nihilism based upon monogamy.
I support monogamy
especially with a woman like Hikaruko-san. How about we discuss this tonight?
Hikaruko-san.
Hikaruko-san?
Hikaruko-san??
Hikaruko-san.
I'm wondering if you're not feeling well.
Shall I cancel the interview after this?
I'm fine.
As a woman who has had many loves,
what is your most unforgettable and cherished date?
Could it be with a man whom you know you cannot ever see again?
7 years ago,
Jean Pierre died in an accident during a race in Monaco.
Where did you spend your last date with him?
I'm sorry... I've made you remember some painful memories.
Then, let me ask you about the new movie.
Thank you.
Hikaruko-san, you must tell me the truth. Are you feeling well?
Are you OK? Do you feel pain anywhere?
Right here.
Your chest?
Sousuke-san!
Good morning.
I still have some restaurant discount coupons. Let's go again.
How about French cuisine next time?
Then, after payday, shall we go together?
It will be much more economical to buy ingredients and cook.
How about some Nabe Ryouri? (Japanese hot pot cooking)
Sousuke-san, do you like kopuchan jyongoru nabe?
Yes
I have never eaten it before. But it sounds delicious.
Then, how about coming to my home?
YOU SHOULDN'T GO, SOUSUKE!
Tsugiya-san?
Why on earth are you sleeping down there?
Fourteen years ago, in winter,
I, too, yielded to the temptation of a nabe dish,
I visited my wife's apartment.
and that was the first step to hell.
Tsugiya-san?
I was totally drunk and the train was no longer running.
So I stayed at her apartment and before I knew it I had stayed there for 2 years.
Up to that time, things were good.
However,
"I am pregnant."
She said that and we got married.
After that I found
family life was like hell.
Just one nabe lead me to the hell of no return.
I don't mean it.
Apart from that story, why were you sleeping here, Tsugiya-san?
I drank too much last night. I didn't want to go home.
So you spent a night away from home.
Isn't your wife worried about you?
Let the wife worry! Who cares?
Spending nights away from home means nothing to me.
Are you really sure?
Do you have any pains anywhere?
My chest...
Stop! In the name of love
Before you break my heart
Stop! In the name of love
Before you break my heart
Stop! In the name of love
Before you break my heart
Stop! In the name of love
Before you break my heart
Stop! STAR NO KOI Episode 08
They say, "Beautiful women die young".
Reiko-chan! Nobody is dying right now.
Sure.
Don't you ever say ill omens!
She felt chest pain when she was asked about the racer who had died in the car accident.
Jean Pierre could not forget Hikaruko-san. He is calling her from the spiritual world.
He might visit me!
Amamiya.
Yes. I'm sorry.
President, we got the test results.
They found no abnormality.
Really?
Blood pressure, brainwaves, CAT scan. They're all fine.
Hikaruko-san is a perfect example of a healthy body.
I'm so relieved to hear that.
However,
she is still complaining about pain in the chest.
How does she describe the pain?
DO-KUN, DO-KUN.
That's what she said.
DO-KUN, DO-KUN?
Isn't that...
by any chance...
by no means...
We don't need your diagnosis, Reiko-chan.
Not telling your family is the worst thing.
You should call and apologize.
No. There is absolutely no need to call her.
Chief, you should tell him, too. He spent the night out without telling his family.
In marriage, there's no reward. It's just a plain hell.
Sometimes you must relax a bit. Isn't that right, Tsugiya-san?
If I hadn't had 3 kids, I would have divorced her and join the fabulous life-style of bachelorhood like the Chief.
What are you saying, Tsugiya-san?
Didn't you marry her because you loved her?
Sousuke, apparently you know nothing.
Women change their personality drastically once they're married.
That's why Tsugiya-san is having problems.
Yes, we must train our wives wisely.
If they would just obey whatever husbands do or say, everything would be perfect.
Your wife would get angry if she heard that.
He can say anything as long as he knows "she" does not know.
What do I care about my wife! She can always leave if she has any complaints.
What an empty conversation...
Ushiyama-kun!
You don't have any illusions about love, dreams and the like in marriage, like Sousuke has?
Me?
Here you are Sousuke-san.
Thank you.
Here you are.
That's my tea!
I'm sorry.
This is my tea that I was about to drink!
So I apologized.
I hate someone else drinking my own tea!!
You ripped it.
Ushiyama-kun.
You've endured so much.
Sometimes we must burst or we can't handle the stress.
Even me, I must spend a night out without telling my wife!!
Hikaruko-san.
Do you still feel pain in the chest?
Yes.
I've gone through the same symptoms more than a hundred times.
A hundred times!
Why didn't you tell me about it?
So what am I suffering from?
DO-KUN, DO-KUN,... Right?
And sometimes you feel your heart shrink.
Yes, that's how it feels.
So what is this?
It's LOVE.
What did you say?
It's love
L-O-V-E
When it comes to love,
I have experienced passionate love, intensified love, love robbery and the like,
but I have never encountered this type of love before.
Reiko-chan, you go through this every time you fall in love?
Yes.
Then, you will become really sick.
How about you Hikaruko-san?
In love, when two of us are seeking each other, I feel very good,
but when the love is over, I feel nothing.
To me, love is a good thing for my beauty and health care.
But what is this chest pain all about?
When can I get rid of it?
I should stay away from home tonight, too.
Tsugiya-san, weren't you kicked out by your scary wife?
You know that would never happen.
By the way, Chief, I heard that Sousuke and Tsubomi are having nabe tonight.
Ouch!!
What happened?
Just a pain from my chronic disease.
Take care.
Yes.
Now that I don't have to go home, I feel sake and hams are so tasty.
When you come to the divorce stage, I can give you all sorts of advice.
Be assured as if you were in my mud ship.
It will definitely sink...
Thanks to you I am leaning towards a divorce.
I don't want to see my wife's face.
I'll punch her on her face and give her the divorce paper.
I should get alimony money!
I'll demand a lot from her.
Who are you?
Ritsuko!?
I'm sorry.
I was wrong last night.
I reviewed my behavior while spending the night at work.
It is I that doesn't want to see your face.
I brought you this.
It's all filled in except your name and your seal.
DIVORCE PAPER (Husband - ) ( Seal- ) (Wife -Tsugiya Ritsuko) (Seal-Stamped)
Wait, wait a minute.
What I was saying was not from me. But I was hypnotised by Chief's magic spell.
We don't need you as a father figure to our children.
That's why we told you to leave the house.
Never, ever come back to us!
"I'll punch her on her face and demand alimony from her..."
I'm sorry. I forgot to buy the red pepper powder spice.
I wonder if Tsugiya-san went home tonight.
No need to worry about him. He's not a child.
Kopuchan jyongoru nabe. It's very nutritious.
Please come in. It's a bit narrow, though.
Please come in.
I'm coming in now.
Thank you for keeping me company. It looks like they're back now.
How are you this evening?
Reiko-san, you know my neighbor, Nomata-san?
No. I was waiting for you.
I envy you. You are going to have kopuchan jyongoru nabe with the office lady.
I'm coming in now.
It must be true love.
Hikaruko has never experienced this type of love before.
Who could he be?
It has already been proven that you're not the one.
So, what is it that you want from him?
I just wondered if Sousuke-san had any clues.
Has Hikaruko-san said anything to you?
No.
Why would Sousuke-san know about it?
Hikaruko-san must be lonely.
That much pain in her chest and she doesn't have anyone to talk to.
Since Sousuke-san is a common person and he has nothing to do with Hikaruko-san. So I figured that she might have confided in you.
I'm sorry. I'm just a useless common person, you know.
Your nabe is so delicious office lady!
My name is Tsubomi.
You're a good cook, Tsubomi!
Don't address me like that.
Don't be so square.
Do all celebrities act like you?
Why is she upset and angry?
Reiko-san, can you stop asking Sousuke-san about Hikaruko-san?
Why?
I don't want Sousuke-san to get hurt any more.
Tsubomi-san, I was not hurt.
Sousuke-san, that attitude is bad.
To this type of person, you must simply tell her.
Celebrities don't understand how a common person feels or even hurts.
She may be right.
Yes?
I'm sorry that I bothered you.
Thank you for the nabe.
I'll be leaving now.
Are you leaving?
I must leave now.
Please eat...
What's happening to me?
I understand what you're talking about.
These people, how should I describe it...
They're weird. To us, they are creatures from another planet.
Let's eat.
Itadakimasu.
Itadakimasu
Thank you for treating me.
Tsugiya-san!!
What are you doing?
Tsugiya-san.
Sousuke, you're so square and flat now.
Tsugiya-san.
What's happened to you?
What happened tonight? Tsugiya-san!
I'm leaving now.
Leaving? Tsubomi-san.
I'm going to bed, then.
Tonight you must go back home, otherwise your wife will get angry.
Divorce paper?
Hey,
Tsugiya-san!
Tsugiya-san!!
Saegusa,
have you ever felt chest pain like this?
Yes.
You have, too!
About who?
Well...
I'd rather not tell you.
So everyone has an experience.
It's my first time...
Tsugiya-san, breakfast is ready.
Okawari! Another helping, please.
How come you have such an appetite?
I'll stay here for the time being and pick up some clothes from home.
That's my plan.
Here you are.
Tsugiya-san, tell me the truth. What really happened?
It's just a normal marital argument, right?
Please don't even think of divorce.
If it was just an argument, I'd still have a chance.
My wife has already abandoned me.
You don't say.
It's all my fault.
I take home low pay.
I drink too much sake.
I don't take care of the children.
At least I want to see my kids as my final wish.
Final wish? What are you saying, Tsugiya-san?
I'll go back home to pick up some clothes. Tell Chief I'll be late.
OK?
Yummy!
At the last stage, he was still showing off.
Tsugiya-san...
In his case, I don't think it's possible to repair.
Hold on a minute.
We can't just leave things as if we know nothing.
Sousuke, if you had seen his wife, you would understand what I mean.
Last night we saw the reality of hell.
Tsugiya-san was acting like her slave.
You will become like him once you get married.
All women, without exception, become like that.
Tsugiya-san is pathetic. He came to depend upon Sousuke-san when he was kicked out by his wife.
He does not care about inconveniencing other people
What do you think, Sousuke-san?
I'm fine, but as far as Tsugiya-san is concerned...
No. He is no longer a child. We must leave him alone.
Look, Ushiey!
She's already showing her true colors.
She sounds like his wife.
It looks like she's not feeling well.
When acting, Hikaruko-san is Hikaruko-san, though.
Hikaruko-san!
Yesterday, I went to Sousuke-san.
Who?
You might not remember
but Nakata Sousuke-san works at the ham company.
I only remember the delicious ham sandwiches.
When you fall in love with such difficulty, you forget other men's faces.
So what happened to the ham person?
It has nothing to do with you, Senpai.
He has gone all the way with Tsubomi, the office lady.
Where did he go, I wonder?
They were eating kopuchan jyongoru nabe at Sousuke-san's apartment.
That really has nothing to do with me...
They were eating kopuchan jyongoru nabe together...
Hikaruko-san!
You should take a longer rest.
Tae-chan.
I'm fine.
Hikaruko-chan, are you ready?
Yes.
Action!
Welcome back!
I'm back, Darling.
CUT!
OK.
Hikaruko-san, you're wonder...
Hikaruko-san?
Hikaruko?
Hikaruko-chan, you were great.
Good job.
Good work, thank you.
Please be good to me tomorrow, too.
Hikaruko-san is malfunctioning.
Your Divine Grace,
What kind of ghost is haunting Hikaruko?
Tell her to leave.
Kirishima Hikaruko, Kirishima Hikaruko, Kirishima Hikaruko...
What are you doing?
I can read your mind.
What?
Your mind is still full of that star's memories.
If that's the case, don't eat nabe with Tsubomi.
I haven't eaten nabe with her yet.
You haven't?
Tsugiya-san dropped into the room, I didn't have time for nabe.
So you haven't eaten nabe, yet?
No, not yet.
Good! Good! Good! Sousuke!
Good! Good! Good!!
Ushiyama-san
Why don't you worry about Tsugiya-san, instead?
Sousuke, a man must keep on dreaming.
You should not settle with a little happiness.
Father, what are you doing?
I'm very busy with my work.
So I must sleep at work for a while.
Mom was telling us that you won't come back home.
You're going to divorce her, right?
Then, I will go to Juku. (cram school)
You must listen to english conversation tapes, otherwise mom will scold you.
Hold right there. Susumu, Misaki and Erika!
Hey!
I'm late for cram school.
You've been forced to study by your mother.
You can't play soccer or watch TV. Are you really OK?
Mom always tells me...
What is she telling you?
Nothing.
Say it anyway.
Unless I study hard, I'd become a useless man like father.
Wait, Susumu!
I'll take all of you to a good place.
Misaki, Erika, both of you will come too.
Let's get ready.
Thank you. I always watch your movies.
Wow, she is the real Kirishima Hikaruko.
Same as TV.
She is beautiful, father.
Everyone, behave yourselves.
Yes!
Tsugiya-san!
So you like to study. Very nice.
But watch TV, movies and come to the theaters sometime.
Because I'm in it.
Yes.
My dream is to become an actress like you, Hikaruko-san.
I did not know that.
You shouldn't say such a thing. Mom will scold you.
Misaki-chan, keep your dream alive, then, the dream will come true.
I hope in the future we can work together in a drama.
What's your dream?
Well...
Bride!!
It's the same as Hikaruko's dream.
Erika wants to marry a wealthy doctor.
How about you, Hikaruko-san?
Well...
I don't know...
We must be leaving as other people are waiting.
Excuse me?
Yes
San Marco's...
Chief, is he OK?
Yes.
He's fine.
Ushiyama and Tsubomi... Both are fine, too.
I see.
Tsugiya-san, I'm sorry but the person next is...
I'm sorry.
Thank you very much.
Let's go.
Excuse me?
Yes?
well...
There is one more person, isn't there?
You know the one, who can only make Culatello sandwiches and is always calm...
You mean Sousuke?
He is fine, too.
I see.
I'm sorry that we came here as a bunch.
Everyone, bow!
What is it?
Hikaruko-san, you love that Sousuke-san.
What are you saying?
I'm sorry.
Let's go.
Great! This is a genuine autograph. Hikaruko-san is beautiful.
Show me yours.
No.
Next, we are going to the game arcade.
Let's go to game arcade.
That little girl said something strange.
I wonder what it means?
Kids don't know how to talk to adults.
Do you remember that last time one kid burst into tears pointing at me and saying "Scary".
That hurt my feelings.
What kind of weird thing did she say to Hikaruko-san?
Hikaruko-san?
Hikaruko-chan, it's about...
Hikaruko-san
Hikaruko-san!!!!
Hikaruko!!
Call an ambulance! AMBULANCE NOW!!
Hikaruko-san!!!
Hello?
This is Reiko.
Hikaruko-san!! Hikaruko-san!!
Heart rate has gone down to 20.
How about saturation interval?
8 seconds.
Defibrillator.
Be quick!
Hikaruko.
Hikaruko, my love!
Hikaruko.
Hi, Pierre.
Long time, no see.
Where is here?
You're in heaven.
Hikaruko, come over here.
Hikaruko.
Hikaruko-san.
Hikaruko-san, you must not go.
Hikaruko, come over here.
Let's go back together.
It's a school excursion until we go back home.
Bye Bye, Pierre.
Doctor, vitals are now stable.
Hikaruko-san!
Can you hear my voice?
Yes.
I am Hikaruko.
By the way, where am I?
Excuse me! Is Kirishima Hikaruko-san at this hospital?
Are you talking about the star? Kirishima Hikaruko?
Yes.
There's no one hospitalized here under that name.
She should be here.
I'm sure of it!
Nakata-san!
What has brought you here?
What is the meaning of that scene in the lobby?
I'm sorry.
So how is Hikaruko-san?
I heard she was in an accident.
Is it true that she's unconscious?
There's nothing to worry about.
She's already regained consciousness.
I'm so relieved to hear that.
I don't know how you obtained the information
but you can't help by coming all the way here to check on her.
Even if Hikaruko is in a critical condition,
it's not a matter for you to worry about.
Do you think you're
still in a relationship with Hikaruko?
No.
I'm very sorry.
She has nothing to do with me... yet I came here.
I've caused you an annoyance.
That's correct.
I'm very sorry.
This accident should never be leaked outside.
You understand?
Yes.
How do you feel now?
I posted a "No Visitors Allowed" sign.
So you get a good rest now.
Thank you.
Do you still have some pain?
Until we know what's causing this pain, you should go for a thorough examination.
What am I doing?
Sousuke!
I came to work with my children.
Mom will scold us unless we go home soon.
Don't worry about it.
I'll spend a whole day with all of you.
After I met Hikaruko-san, I got courage.
So this person is Sousuke-san.
Erika!
At father's place, we'll hold a ham party.
Wow!
Tsugiya-san!
Chief, please allow me to have the children here today.
Hey, hey...
Everyone, come inside.
We had a good time at Kirishima Hikaruko autographing session.
Tsugiya-san, your wife is waiting inside.
Ham party?
Kirishima Hikaruko autographing session?
That's very good.
You always trick the children with that kind of bait.
Everyone, you were tricked by father.
Susumu!
You didn't go to cram school.
I'm sorry.
If you continue doing that you'll end up like your father.
You'll only be a cheap salary-man.
What?
That's too much!
Ritsuko.
I should take all the blame.
Don't scold the children.
Why don't you tell her?
Ushiyama-kun.
This has nothing to do with you.
What's wrong with a father playing with his children?
You're right. Today Ushiyama-san is absolutely correct.
Yes, of course. Besides you have a scary face!
Don't butt into our matters.
We'll go home now.
Hold on a minute.
I want to stay with them today.
Leave it here.
Stop it.
This, too.
Stop it. It's Misaki's treasure.
Can't you hear what mom is saying?
Idiot!
What kind of a parent are you snatching your own children's dreams?
Did you know that Misaki wants to be an actress in the future?
Erika likes to help out with house chores rather than listening to english conversation tapes.
And her dream is to be a bride. Did you know that?
Susumu had to quit soccer.
And you forced him to attend cram school.
Since he was 5 years old, his dream was to become a soccer player.
Did you know that as his mother?
Tsugiya-san, you should divorce her already!
If I were you I would never want such a scary woman.
Silence Ushiyama!
Stop attacking my wife!
She is scary,
but she has a good side, too.
What do you know about these things? You've never been married.
When I was kicked out of the house and realized that I could never be with these kids.
Do you understand how I felt at that time?
It was like a power failure.
I saw only darkness in front of me.
I won't apologize to you.
I won't divorce you, either.
I'm sorry.
Darling.
Ritsuko.
Tsugiya-san.
It's great that you fixed your power failure, before it was too late.
All righty then! Let's have a ham party tonight.
You, too
as a wife of ham seller,
Help me out.
Don't get so carried away.
Tonight, we go home and eat curry.
And you cook it.
Yes.
I'm sorry.
Shall we go?
Here you are.
Thank you.
I'm glad you got the autograph.
Chief, we made a scene.
Everyone, stand in line here.
Stand right here.
Thank you very much.
What was that thank you for?
Tsugiya-san, how about your work?
Work?!
Where are you heading?
Reiko-chan.
May I?
Come in.
Thank you.
I feel relieved. You look much better now.
Senpai, how did you feel when you lost consciousness?
I had an unusal dream.
Dream?
Yes.
In my dream,
an unexpected man showed up.
And he grabbed my arm abruptly.
He is really an unexpected person.
I wonder why he was cast in my dream.
After I woke up, I still felt
the warmth of his hand from my dream.
Hikaruko-san, you're in love with him.
Today a small girl told me the same thing.
Then, that's it!
They say children can see things adults can't.
That's the person who is causing the pain in your heart.
Sousuke-san.
This is for you.
You fixed it.
I'm not good at sewing,
so it took a long time.
But I think it will hold.
Thank you.
I'm sorry about the last time.
You cooked nabe but we didn't eat it.
Don't worry about it.
We can do it again sometime.
I'll be leaving now.
Be seeing you.
Tsubomi-chan!
How about tonight?
Chief and Ushiyama-san are waiting at the usual place.
Don't worry.
They're not children.
You're right.
I felt as if my entire body became a heart,
with a beating sound of DO-KUN, DO-KUN.
Excuse me.
How do you feel now?
I'm sorry that I've caused you trouble, Saegusa.
Now I know what's causing the pain.
I see.
It was my first time to feel this way.
So I didn't know it.
If I could only tell him how I feel...
everything would be resolved.
And after that, what do you do?
But was there any chance of getting something from a fake kiss?
No.
I am a star... and this is not the
right time to confess to him.
I won't go.
Tell me about tomorrow's schedule.
Are you really sure about it?
I will fetch my schedule book.
This is the first time Sousuke-san has asked me out.
After I watched Tsugiya-san's family I had the urge to eat hot food
with you, Tsubomi-chan.
Then, tonight I will make the kopuchan jyongoru nabe three times spicier!
Good.
Again, I forgot to buy the red pepper powder.
I'll go and buy it. You go home and wait for me.
Excuse me.
Hikaruko-san!
So you were discharged from the hospital?
Yes.
Thank you.
Excuse me.
I came here to say something to you, Sousuke-san.
Yes. What is it, I wonder?
Yes.
In fact, I...
Hikaruko-san! I also have something to tell you.
I see. You start first, Sousuke-san.
Yes.
Well...
Tsugiya-san was telling me today,
that thanks to Hikaruko-san, he found courage.
Being a star is great.
Being a star can give dreams and courage to everyone.
Being a star is a marvelous thing.
Tsugiya-san...
He had a fight with his wife.
So he ran away from his home.
At work he was able to talk to his wife with his newly found courage.
He was able to fix his relationship with his wife.
I did not know that.
I was worried at first,
but in the end Tsugiya-san was very cool.
Probably, by finding this braver side in Tsugiya-san,
his wife fell in love with him again.
When I was looking at Tsugiya's family
I got jealous.
I wanted to have a family like his.
It'll be an average life without any luxuries,
but yet, warm...
such a family
I found such a family ideal
And so,
I have determined
to be in a serious relationship with Koizumi Tsubomi-san.
With marriage as a natural course.
I finally decided that today.
Is that so?
Yes.
My story is just that.
What is Hikaruko-san's story?
No, never mind.
I forgot all about it.
Hikaruko-san?
Kirishima Hikaruko, the star, is very happy to hear your charming story.
I hope you have a blessed and happy life.
Thank you very much.