Subtitles by eveychooey
[Tai Chi Class] [Come inside for more details]
Put all your everyday worries out of your mind.
Just like moving clouds...
Wave your hands like clouds...
I first met Junichi...
...at a Tai Chi class.
JUNICHI
EIKO JUNICHI
Change the direction slowly...
Slowly shift your balance to the left.
Change it...
Face forward...
Sensei!
How long have you been there?
Sorry for disturbing your practice.
Oh no, Eiko-sensei!
Your stomach is already this big!
When is the due date?
Next month.
Time flies, huh!
Rather than stay at home watching morning dramas and news programs, I'd prefer to see everyone here.
Weren't you just worried so you came to check on us?
You know me so well!
You're ready to criticize me, huh?
I'm afraid I'd unknowingly take over your position.
Then, everyone! Let's show Eiko-sensei our best performance today!
Shiba-sensei, you must be really nervous, huh?
You're right!
Will you be all right?
Today, I will also...
Don't worry about that! Just take a seat.
Let's do it from the beginning.
Start.
Take a breath slowly,
and put your balance on your right foot.
Move your right hand outward like a swing.
Then slowly change direction...
Face forward...
Then move your left hand outward.
Slowly change direction...
Face forward.
Upper body to the right.
While changing direction, put your left foot sideways.
Face forward.
Move your balance to the left.
Face forward.
Look at the distance.
Face forward.
How can I help you?
This thing,
I saw it downstairs.
Sorry! Come and pick the position you want.
Have ever you done Tai Chi before?
Then, try to do the movement with everyone just as much you can.
Take it easy.
Let's start over again.
Start.
Parting a horse's mane...
Hands waving like clouds...
Thank you for taking the city bus.
Hey.
That woman's stomach is already that big.
Could you please give your seat to her?
Okay.
Hey.
Please have a seat.
Um.. I'm fine.
It's okay. Please have a seat.
Have a seat.
Come on! I know it's hard.
Thank you!
The time is approaching, right?
It's next month.
Is this your first child?
Yes.
Is it a boy or a girl?
I didn't ask.
Huh? Why is it?
I don't know either.
No particular reason...
I think it's a girl...
It must be a baby girl!
If it was a boy, your face would be more sharp.
Also, your stomach would be sticking out more!
But, in this kind of heat, your body will get affected too, won't it?
Well, if it's only my body, I don't have to worry about it.
Did you do any exercise?
I'm a teacher. A Tai Chi instruct...
Oh! The next stop is Nakamachi!
Thanks for waiting.
Next stop is Nakamachi.
Nakamachi.
The Central General Hospital...
Oh, today was also really hot!
I sweated a lot.
How come? You've been in the air-conditioned room all day.
I went out today.
Where?
To the Tai Chi class.
Really? Although it was freaking hot today?
Yes.
It's next to the stove!
By the way, what if you fainted due to heat stroke?
But, I think that's also fine.
You should move a little. Especially during these times.
It seems that I still need to do some squats too.
Squats?
What's with that?
Well, we're a weird couple, aren't we?
I don't do exercises at all.
While you are a Tai Chi master.
"Master"?
That's not the case now.
Just for now, right?
What do you mean?
Because of your big stomach, you could only do exercises for a short time.
Don't say it so lightly!
Well, you being like this may be because of hormones.
It was written on the Baby app.
Don't always blame the hormones!
Isn't it more convenient to blame hormones for anything?
The less soy sauce is because of hormones.
When you forgot to go to the laundry to take my shirts, it was also because of hormones.
It's all right.
After the baby is born, everything will go back to the way that it was.
I've been living with my husband for 4 years.
And now that I'm carrying a child in my belly,
there's no doubt that I feel happy.
But at the same time,
I also feel anxious like I'm losing my memories or something.
As if aside from my daily life,
it feels like the time is flying away secretly without I know it.
- Good morning! - Good morning!
Huh? Sensei, you're also here today?
I'd rather be here than home.
It's like prenatal care.
I understand.
All right, ladies! Good morning!
Good morning.
Let's do a warm-up first.
All right.
Good morning!
All right, everyone! Let's warm-up!
Stretch out your Achilles tendon.
Slowly...
The other side, too.
What is it?
Ask him how the Tai Chi was.
Excuse me.
Over there.
Is that a dog being hung out?
A dog?
Am I wrong? Is it a plushy?
How was the Tai Chi?
I want to continue.
Is that so?
Then, see you in the next class. Let's also talk about the sign-up procedures and everything.
Procedures?
Are you doing rehabilitation?
For your leg.
You can say that.
What happened to you?
I fell from a high place.
A high place?
I used to be an eagle.
An eagle?
No wonder.
I did think that your agility is high.
Was it badly hurt?
Well...
I was so close to being unable to walk anymore.
Who is this?
Well, she's the teacher of our class.
I'm just her substitute.
Although she's so young, she's also considered a celebrity in the world of Tai Chi.
Sensei.
Eiko-sensei is really great!
Why is it?
The seats are divided into "Pregnant and Non-pregnant women."
At that time, I was thinking about Junichi.
I didn't know why I was thinking of him.
I imagined that he was also here,
and the time I spent at the waiting room felt like forever.
I'm sorry. Just one more time.
I just want to make sure.
It's okay, I understand.
How about this?
Is this 4D or 2D?
This is 2D.
Please pardon him.
My patients these days, they are so concerned about the image quality.
With 4D scan, we can see the penis and stuff more clearly, right?
Hey, what are you talking about?
Ah? Didn't I tell you?
I know the gender clearly now, would you like me to tell you?
No, you don't have to. I'm fine.
Is it okay not to hear it?
Yeah.
But, why?
My parents keep asking me about the gender.
We have to prepare lots of things too, there's nothing to lose.
We're fine.
My wife is so stubborn, isn't she?
Well, then,
you can just look forward to it after your baby is born.
Welcome.
What are you doing?
It's so hot outside, so...
What about the Tai Chi class?
I'm not going.
Is that so?
Welcome. Thanks for waiting.
What?
So expensive!
Ginger ale is 650 yen!
About Your leg… Did it happen because you had a lot on your mind?
Yeah.
Cream soda, please. You put an ice cream in it, right?
Yes, we put vanilla ice cream on top.
But...
I did want to fall once...
Izuki-kun, you...
What?
Your name is Izuki-kun, right?
Yeah.
I was startled because I hadn't been called by my surname for 5 years.
You're lying! No way!
It's true.
Well, don't they call you by your surname at work?
No. They only call me by my first name.
Who are "they"?
Everyone.
What is your first name, then?
Junichi.
The cream soda takes so long to come out.
It won't come out so quickly.
But all they need to do is put the ice cream!
That's right.
What kanji characters are used in "Junichi"?
It's the most common "Junichi" you can think of.
Thanks for waiting.
"Junichi."
It's moving, isn't it?
You know a lot.
Don't look down on me!
Did you see it on TV?
Yeah, something like that.
A little while ago,
it moved.
When was it?
When we were talking about the kanji.
Does it feel good?
You mean when it moves?
At first,
it felt a bit awful.
Choose the room type that you like...
Is this your first time coming to a Love Hotel?
No, it's not...
It's my first time coming with a pregnant woman...
Please press the button of the room you like.
It's kicking.
The legs are over here?
Yes.
This area here is the head.
It's kicking so violently.
It might be angry at its bad mother.
It's mad at me.
Is it a boy or a girl?
I don't know.
I didn't ask.
Why?
I was just scared.
Of what?
During my medical examinations,
they sometimes said,
"The baby's heart is divided into 4 chambers."
"The baby grows a spine."
I mean,
such things...
...made me a bit nervous...
Isn't it cool?
They can only do it now, right?
Sharing such a secret...
Will this child remember me?
When it sees me after it grows up,
will it think of something then?
I wonder...
I'll probably say this,
"I have touched your head and feet."
I feel like I'd carelessly say that.
So, I can't meet this child, can I?
Do you eat properly?
Me? Absolutely.
Even before this, I made Hayashi rice.
You did?
By yourself?
Yeah. Aren't I amazing?
I'll make you some when you go home.
I feel like,
those eyes...
...look like someone's.
Don't they look like yours?
I have to go.
See you later!
Papa will come again tomorrow, okay?
Drink a lot of milk, then take a dump.
Bye.
Take care.
Hey!
Thank you.
That was the last time I met Junichi.
After that, when I asked Shiba-sensei about him,
she said,
"Who is Junichi?"
Then...
I have never mentioned this topic again ever since.
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