I don't have much life left.
Okazaki Ritsu, a man without any relative that was suddenly given a short life's expectancy.
After taking the decision to look for his mother, Ritsu finally found her.
He managed to meet her, however...
Stop!
Don't let strangers in our house!
His mother doted on her other son, Satoru.
Hiding his real identity, Ritsu vows to take revenge, but...
Satoru! Somebody help him!
You could become Satoru's bodyguard.
He protected his younger brother,
and gets appointed by his mother.
If you are not serious, don't lead Satoru on
Maybe you and I are similar.
The hearts of these lonely pair goes getting closer.
I am a stray dog.
What are you doing?
Why are you here?
Get away from him!
What?
What happens?
Go away!
Father, wait...
Subs by glitterclouds @d-addicts (Don't use without giving credits)
Father, it hurts! Calm down!
Sorry for coming home drunk.
When and where did you meet that guy?
In Seoul...
It was him who approached you?
Well, maybe...
Is he the new driver?
Yeah.
That ring... - Eh?
That ring he had in his neck.
What kind of ring is it? - Ah, that.
What was it?
Ah, he said he got it from his girlfriend.
When they separated.
I see.
I understand you are worried,
but he's not a bad person.
When Satoru was about to drown in the lake, he jumped to rescue him.
If by any chance that happens,
I want you to protect Satoru.
Welcome home.
What happens?
You don't need this?
Yeah, it's trash.
Eh?
Then, can I keep it?
Wakana. - Yeah?
You are awesome.
Why?
Even when we were never sang lullabies...
Where did you learn it?
I wonder.
Ah, maybe with "Everybody's songs" on TV.
I see.
14th of July. The weather is nice.
My mother told me to become my brother's bodyguard.
If anything happens, she told me to die in exchange of Satoru.
Satoru is my treasure.
That woman...
What would she do if she knew I'm her son too...
Anyhow, my life will be short.
Even if I give it for somebody, won't regret it.
But after I die...
If they forget about me immediately, it would be desolating...
So I will remain close to that woman.
Someday, that woman,
will realize I'm her son.
I want to see her shocked and paralyzed face.
I will make her regret it.
Hey, mother, did you know?
They say Kurokawa Tasuomi is dead.
I see.
I wanted to perform with him at least once.
But seems like he's been secluded at home because of an illness for quite a long time.
Seems so.
Mother, you performed many times with him, right?
What kind of conductor was he?
He was a splendid person.
Well, as a musician.
Excuse me.
Good morning. - Good morning.
Kurokawa-san's funeral has been scheduled,
will you go?
I won't.
Yes. Also, about the new driver...
What?
I am against hiring that man.
Why?
If you want to tell me he has a bad background, I know.
But Satoru is strangely pleased with him.
If something happens, will be too late to go back.
Firing him at an early time is--
What could happen?
Don't instruct me everything.
I decide about Satoru.
Yes, excuse me.
Here, clean the fence.
Can I clean?
Sure!
Good morning. - Good morning.
I want to change the sheets, so stand up.
Eh? No need to change them yet.
Why? - It's fine, it's fine.
It's fine, come on, get up.
No, really, really. Hold on...
What are you doing?
Ah, wait...
This is Touko-san's?
Yes...
Well, it's fine.
But didn't the doctor tell you to take it easy?
It wasn't that intense.
Ah, really? - Why are you mad?
It's fine, I also took my medicine.
Touko is wonderful.
She's different from all the girls I've dated so far.
Just about everything about her is the best.
I can't tell you in detail.
Then don't tell me in detail.
I was thinking about proposing to her.
Eh? Wait, aren't you rushing?
I wonder.
I can only think it was fate meeting Touko.
But Touko-san is a person that wants to be free. - Yeah.
That's why I have to think of a propose that will make that Touko say yes.
What do you think I should do?
Maybe a surprise is the best...
That man requested me so.
To not let the world know about your existence.
Over you, his own son,
he gave priority to his own prestige.
Hyuga Reiko's agent?
Why won't she come?
About the relationship between Hyuga Reiko and Kurokawa Tatsuomi
the people in the music world somehow noticed.
At the end of spring and start of summer of 1981,
Hyuga Reiko disappeared under the excuse of poor health.
I have an idea about what happened during that time.
The one getting involved with other woman while married was Kurokawa,
but the woman that abandoned her own son,
to protect her career and prestige is also quite at fault, huh?
Who are you?
A weekly publication's journalist that wants to write about half-truths?
Don't speculate about that.
I pity you.
Being made the accomplice by that woman,
is pitiful. You have bad dreams about it, right?
Are you running away?
Then, I will have to ask her.
17th of July.
My father died without me meeting him.
I don't feel pain or anything about it.
It's like being bitten by a mosquito.
What a kind sound.
Something happened?
It may be because I'm in love.
So is it?
There is somebody I want you to meet, mother.
What kind of person? - She's a wonderful person.
I will introduce you next time. - I'm looking forward it.
Yeah.
I like this song.
You often played it for me when I was a kid, right?
Instead of lullabies.
Yes.
Stop!
I can say you weren't raised decently just by looking at you.
Like a stray dog.
I want you to protect him with your life.
Did you want anything?
No, thanks for your hard work.
Ta-dah! - Is that you and Touko-san?
Don't mind about my poor drawing this time.
The main question is the date idea.
We go walking, and look, there is a tree here.
What are these?
Balloons? - Yes, there are many balloons attached to the branches.
Pretty, right? - Well...
I will get closer to it with Touko, like "How pretty! I wonder what is it".
And then...
The balloons will all fly to the sky at the same time.
I see. - And then,
there will just one balloon left attached to the branches.
I will take it and give it to Touko-san.
In this balloon... - In this balloon...?
"Will you marry me?"
It says "will you marry me?".
I will break the balloon... - Eh? You breaking it?
Yes, I will and inside, there will be an engagement ring.
Is it really needed to break the balloon at the end?
The ring may get lost if it doesn't go well.
If that happens, won't be fun to look for it together?
I see, so that's another way of seeing it.
And who will hang these?
You like that guy, don't you?
I do.
Then why are you doing this?
I may be a masochist...
If possible,
I want to disappear flying like these balloons.
In that case, would somebody look for you?
Do you think he would look for you?
I wonder. He won't, right?
Then, stop this.
They are here.
The scenery is nice here. - I didn't know this place.
What a strange tree, it's full of balloons.
It's pretty, right? Let's take a look.
Release them.
There is only one balloon left, let's go check.
What?
This is hard...
Touko, hey..
Touko.
This...
It broke, huh? - Yes...
Ah, right...
Where is it?
I'm hungry~ - Eh?
Why don't we go to eat something?
Eh? No...
Touko, wait, wait. Touko, err...
Err... - What happens?
I like you. - I know.
I want to be with you forever. - Isn't it fine?
Let's be together as long as we like each other.
It's not that...
Touko, will you...
Marry... - Satoru?
Mother.
What are you doing?
Furusawa Touko-san, right?
I am Satoru's mother. - Reiko-san, right?
I am really happy to meet you.
Mother, why are you here?
It's here, right? The lady you said you wanted to introduce me.
Yes, but we had to prepare things before.
Taking the right steps--
What senseless things are you saying?
I made a reservation at a restaurant close by, you still haven't eaten lunch, right?
Let's move there and talk with calm.
Right? - Yes.
I was just saying I'm hungry.
Ah, wait a moment...
Will look for it. - Sorry.
You are coming too.
I'm sorry, Ryuu-san.
For dragging you into this.
Found it.
This is delicious. - Really?
Yeah, this is delicious too.
What are you doing?
Your seat is there. - Please, this way.
Your Glazunov saxophone concerto with Slava Philarmonic last year,
I watched it on TV.
It was delicate and dynamic, a wonderful performance.
Right? Touko is awesome.
It's an honor to get praised by somebody like you, Hyuga-san.
How were Al Cardiff's directions? - Wonderful.
It was really powerful.
Isn't he said to also be powerful with women?
Your relationship became a gossip too, right?
So is it? I didn't know about the gossip.
They said the concert master held your hand, and it became a fight.
And then, one by one, the orchestra members came up too.
They said it was quite a deal.
The internet is useful, right?
If you look up your name, even gossips from years ago,
everything comes up.
You can't do anything wrong, huh?
Mother, no matter who she dated, Touko is Touko.
I don't mind about her past.
If you could think about Touko's future with me?
You are in an unrequited love, right?
People will wear out your heart.
And then, one day, you won't be able to play piano.
I am saying it for your sake.
That's not it.
Love enriches music.
And why do you affirm it's unrequited?
Because god is stingy.
One person can't have two treasures.
If you want to succeed as a pianist,
give up on her.
You don't have the right to tell me so, mother.
Moreover, insulting Touko...
I'm not insulting her.
I'm just telling the truth.
Excuse me. - Yes.
White wine, please. - Certainly.
Since we came to a good restaurant,
we have to enjoy the food and drinks.
Why don't we leave complicated talks for later?
That's true.
I will have one too. Let me see the wine menu.
Certainly.
Sorry for making you wait.
What were you doing? You are late. Here.
Excuse me, but you are the pianist Hyuga Satoru-san, right?
Yes. - And the saxophone player
Furusawa Touko-san. - Yes.
And your mother, Hyuga Reiko-san is here too, you have a good relationship, right?
Excuse me, who may you be? - I work as a free writer,
My name is Kagami.
Well, how lucky I am. I just came to have lunch a little ago,
and meet such a scoop.
Excuse me, it's fine to say that you two are dating, right?
Yes. - That's wrong.
Hyuga-san is only a friend.
We are meeting,
so I can get advice as a musician
from the respected Hyuga Reiko-san.
Touko...
Is that true?
Exactly as she said. What a pity, it's an uninteresting story.
Really? They seem to get along quite well, though.
By any chance, isn't it simply that the mother won't accept it?
How insistent. If you write a disturbing story, I will sue you for defamation.
Go easy on me.
I understand, they are friends, right?
That's what we said!
Of course, your right hand is impaired, right?
Just as you see.
Incidentally, recently the conductor Kurokawa Tatsuomi passed away, right?
It's desolating, right?
Even though you were so close to each other back at that time...
So is it, mother?
Did you go to the funeral? Ah, right.
In your place it was hard to go, right?
I apologize for opening old wounds.
Hyuga-san, you attempted suicide at the peak of your popularity,
after that, you suddenly retired.
There is the rumor that the cause for it was the troubles in your love affair with Kurokawa.
How was it actually?
Oh, maybe I hit the mark?
You keep quiet, huh?
Well, it's possible you can't reply.
Kurokawa had wife and children, so it was adultery, right?
Moreover, it wasn't only the adultery.
As a person, you did something even worse, didn't you?
I know many things.
Between you and Kurokawa--
What's with you?!
Stop!
Hey, stop!
Leave.
Wait.
I'm deeply sorry. Are you okay?
Are you fine, mother?
Yes.
I'm leaving. - Eh?
I understood your feelings.
I don't like Satoru as much as wanting to make him mine.
My contact information.
Call me anytime.
I like people like you, that act on instinct.
We got a report, is it you?
The one that acted violently in this restaurant.
Is my mother well? - Yes, she is.
I see.
Here.
I wonder if it was true. - What thing?
What Touko said about not liking me...
Ah... That may have been because she was being careful of Reiko-san.
Right?
Touko is an adult after all. - Yes.
She wasn't mad despite what happened.
Yes.
If I want such an adult woman to look at me,
I have to work hard. - Yeah.
I have to become stronger.
Yeah.
Rinka.
I won't give up on Touko.
So is it?
Do your best.
I will.
That free writer said he will sue the driver.
I paid his medical bills and some consolation money.
Thank you. - Also,
taking in consideration Satoru-kun's fame,
won't you fire that man, after all?
I will tell him.
You are fired.
We're giving you this, so don't get close anymore.
Not to that house, nor to my daughter.
Why everybody wants to give me money?
Even though I don't need money...
Take this and disappear.
You decided this, right?
No, are Reiko-san's orders.
Don't you understand?
You are fired.
They don't need you.
He won't come anymore.
Let's eat.
Rikkun will come back.
Thanks for the food.
Rikkun...
Rikkun!
Mum! - Rikkun!
Mum!
He will come back.
He will definitely come back tomorrow!
Mother, do you have a moment?
About yesterday...
Don't take seriously what that journalist said.
There was nothing between Kurokawa and me.
I don't mind about it.
As a woman, I think you have a past too, mother.
There was nothing, really.
I get it.
About Touko...
I want you to accept her, after all.
I won't give up on Touko.
She is a really wonderful person,
I know her better than you.
She said she doesn't like you.
That may not be Touko's real feelings.
So, I want you to accept her, mother.
Also, about firing Ryuu-san,
I heard it from Tsuneo-san, but is it right?
Such a violent person is not appropriate to be your driver.
If he causes any other problem, he will become your weakness.
Mother, why do you think Ryuu-san did such a thing?
It was for your sake.
At that time, that journalist was saying many unpleasant things,
when Ryuu-san saw you shaking, he acted violently.
If you fire Ryuu-san,
I will leave this house.
Why do you say that?
He's just a driver. - Mother.
Mother, I love you,
but judging people by rumors or criminal records...
I don't like that.
Thank you, Rinka.
It was thanks to your encouragement,
that I could talk frankly to my mother for the first time.
Number 18, get out.
What?
I'm withdrawing the lawsuit this time,
but you will pay for this.
I will make you pay for this.
I am thinking about stop being Satoru-kun's attendant.
Why?
I always thought that Satoru couldn't do without me.
But I understood it today.
Even if I'm not there,
he will do splendidly.
So I entrust you Satoru to you, Chan.
Wasn't I fired?
That was just my father being impertinent.
Because you went violent for Reiko-san's sake, right?
I think Reiko-san understands that too.
Well, but Reiko-san is really hard on people that are not Satoru.
It's hard working for her.
Indeed.
Absurdly so.
But that's all because of her son's cuteness.
That old lady.
Parents are like that.
Say, why are you supporting Reiko-san that much?
She's just your employer.
What makes you so passionate about it?
I am an abandoned child.
Eh?
For an abandoned child, if he's not useful for people, his life has no meaning.
Right?
For a parent, a children is unconditionally precious.
It's OK as long as they live.
But I can't have that.
Have you lived all your life thinking so?
Yes.
I see.
You are admirable, Chan.
You have grown up well, huh?
Good, good.
Bokechin. - Hmm? What?
I have a request. - What?
Let me use your lap as a pillow. - Eh?!
Wait...
Hey, you are heavy.
Shut up, endure it.
What are you saying?
Sing me a lullaby.
You have many requests....
It's fine, sing.
A lullaby?
I have Schubert, Brahms and Mozart.
Anything is fine, sing.
Sleep, little darling~
In the garden and the farm,
the birds and lambs too~
All sleep~
From the window, the moon pours its silver rays tonight~
Sleep, little boy~
What? Are you crying, Chan?
You are crying, right Chan?
Hmm?
Come on, don't cry.
You are not a kid.