"When this 6 week season of rain is over,
"I will have to leave this family that I love.
"In the time left to us...
"...I hope our happiness will overflow."
I'm sorry, Takumi-san.
For what?
You...
...don't have to suffer alone any more.
Huh?
I...
...saw the picture book.
You took up all those painful things by yourself...
...just to protect me.
Thank you so much.
I'll...
...be okay.
Only... don't say anything to Yuji.
Okay?
It was wrong of me to ask for Christmas in midsummer, wasn't it?
Did you enjoy it a little too, Takumi-san?
I believe a miracle will happen.
If a miracle can happen once, it can happen twice.
Both I and Yuji believe a miracle will happen again.
So...
...won't you believe in one, too?
Thank you.
We...
...don't want you to go anywhere.
I...
...want to stay forever, too.
Will you do something for me?
Maybe we'll meet again one day.
I hope you'll be happy.
My...
Well, I better get back to work.
"That summer you separated from me after starting to speak...
"I thought everything had ended between us.
"I quit the parts factory right after that.
"My physical condition had gotten worse...
...and I didn't feel like doing anything else."
"Melos, Run!" - Osamu Dazai
Ah, uh... that's...
"The more I struggled to forget you, the more I couldn't forget you.
"That summer... what I did during that crushing time...
"...I don't remember.
"It was then a miracle occurred.
"There you were, in a field of sunflowers...
"Right after that, we were married."
What is it?
It was always thanks to you... that someone like me...
Being with a guy like me... have you really been...
"Ima, Ai ni Yukimasu" "Now, I'm Coming To Be With You"
Episode 10 - Final "Namida no Wakare" - "Tearful Separation"
"Aio: Takumi, Mio, Yuji"
Big Hug. Another Big Hug.
Again a Big Hug. A caring Big Hug.
That's all for the Big Hugs.
What's wrong, Yuji?
Nothing.
Yuji. Let's go.
Okay, I'm off.
- I'm going! - I'm off!
Take care.
Yuji, let's go.
"So, as a result of giving birth to her son, Mio-san's life was shortened."
"So that's what it was. I heard it was a very tough labor, but..."
"Still, if she just hadn't given birth to that son, she wouldn't have passed away like that."
What are you doing?
Sensei...
Huh? What is it?
It's my fault Mama died, wasn't it?
I want to know the truth.
If your mother heard you say that, she would be sad.
You mother will always be able to hear every word you say.
We'll be changing to route B this afternoon, right?
- That's right. - Okay.
"Because of this, for East through West Japan,
"fine weather will shortly appear, and continue after that.
"The Meteorological Agency has announced the end of the rainy season...
"...for the Kantou area. (Eastern portion of Japan including Tokyo)
"This rainy season ended 5 days later than last year, and 3 days later than a normal year.
"This year's precipitation exceeded that of a normal year as well.
"However, the summer sun will be shining furiously from today on."
Ah... It's summer.
It is.
Summer has come!
"Hamehamehameha.
"The King of the South Island's wife's name is Hamehameha.
"A very gentle lady, she rises with the morning sun..."
Yuji-kun, what's the matter?
Just a minute.
What is it?
Sensei.
Is it okay if I go home?
Why?
Mama is...
"Mama?"
I have to go home, no matter what.
All right.
You can go.
Thank you!
Ohh... Seems like the rainy season's over.
The rainy season this year was disappointing.
Aio-kun...
Get going.
I'm sure you don't want her to go without saying goodbye...
So... see her off.
Aio-kun!
Welcome home.
What is it?
It looked... like Mio just now...
Couldn't be.
Mama!
Yuji.
Mama, let me come. I'll go, too.
I'll stop being selfish...
I'll be a good boy...
You don't have to be a good boy.
Yuji...
...you already are one.
Mama...
Did you die because you gave birth to me?
If it hadn't been for me,
could you and Takkun be together forever?
What are you saying, Yuji...
I was born so I could meet you, Yuji.
I couldn't think of a life without you, Yuji.
Yuji, you have to be.
Yuji...
...you are Mama's hope.
Your hope?
That's right.
So believe what I've told you.
Do you trust me?
Mama... do you have to go already?
I won't see you again?
That's not true.
When you've become an adult, and then an old man...
...and then, after that, when you're called to the Planet Archive...
Then we'll see each other again.
You promise?
Umm.
Takkun's late.
Mio...
There's a treasure buried in the forest.
It's really big. Like nothing I've really seen before.
Is that right?
Yeah. When I find it, I'll give it to you.
Then I'll keep it as a good luck charm.
Okay.
Takumi-san!
Mio...
You shouldn't have run...
I know.
I would have been fine alone...
You shouldn't strain yourself because of me...
Last night, Takumi-san, you didn't finish what you were saying.
"Being with a guy like me...
"...have you really been happy?"
Was that what you were probably trying to ask me?
Umm...
When I...
...was with you,
I was really happy.
Me, too...
In this world, there are many brief encounters given to us.
But I...
It was possible for me to bear a child with you.
So don't have any more doubts.
Takumi-san, you were always...
...my most important and treasured support.
I enjoyed it.
I...
I felt these 6 weeks were our promise...
...we would be able to spend eternity together.
Mio...
Takumi-san...
Keep holding on to me like this.
Yeah.
Tighter.
Yeah. As tight as I can.
Even if...
Even if I am reborn...
No matter what...
I would still want to be with you, Takumi-san.
Yeah.
Wherever we are... I'm sure...
I'm sure we'll find each other.
Yeah.
Goodbye...
Mama!
Here, look!
Mama!!
"To Father and Mother"
"From Mio"
Big Hug. One more Big Hug.
An extra Big Hug. A caring Big Hug.
Okay, the Big Hugs are finished.
Today I get to come home early.
Ah.
Get going.
I'm off!
Oh! It's Grandma.
I...
...wanted to return this to you.
It's Mio's... diary.
You should have it.
I think she'd be happier if you had it.
I...
...all this time...
...had something trapped in my heart.
'Was Mio really happy having married you?'
If she had walked down a different path,
I felt maybe she wouldn't have left us so soon...
That was always in my heart...
I'm sorry.
Not at all.
But I...
...after reading her diary all day yesterday,
and into the night, slowly...
It was as if I was talking with her.
I am convinced now.
She...
She found her happiness...
...and lived with all her might.
She could not have run to a greater happiness.
I've...
...decided to believe that now.
But, she...
She wrote, "Please be proud of how your daughter has lived her life."
That she could write in such a dignified manner...
...to her own parents...
That's just like her, don't you think?
Takumi-san, I...
At last...
My heart is finally at peace.
"June 1st. Sunny.
"Today at school, we changed our seating order.
"In the seat next to me,
"for the third consecutive time, the same person was seated."
Goodbye.
"That person's name is Aio Takumi-kun.
"However, we've only said 'Hello' to one another...
"But... about Aio-kun...
"Every morning, Aio-kun runs alone.
"Even when there's a little rain, he won't rest.
"He doesn't seem to have an interest in having friends.
"He's just that kind of guy."
Who is it?
The model for your painting.
Ah...
'Cause up 'til now your motifs have always been trees or flowers, haven't they?
Wait up!
Mio!
Have you heard the model for that painting is Kudou?
What does she see in that show-off, anyway?
"I really didn't know there was someone who wore a red headband like that.
"The model for that picture was...
"Aio-kun..."
What're you doing!?
Don't get in the way!
Oh no, what're they doing?
Sensei, a pervert! Sensei, a pervert!
Mio!?
"Aio-kun wouldn't tell anyone the names of the guys who'd been peeping.
"In his clumsy way, he might be too nice a person.
"I am much like Aio-kun..."
Here... I hope you'll do your best.
"Aio-kun was the only one I gave a four-leaf clover to.
"All the others just got a card.
"Truth is, I probably shouldn't have given anyone but Aio-kun anything.
"After graduating from junior high, Aio-kun will have to leave town.
"We'll be separated."
Will you sign this for me?
Thank you.
"It felt comfortable sitting next to you. Thank you."
Mio!
For me...
Sitting next to Aio-kun, felt comfortable, too.
"Hearing my own words, I was surprised at myself."
Mariko! Mariko! Sign for me, sign for me.
"I might have caught you, if I had run."
Yes. Hello? Enoki...
Hello. Enokida residence.
Um...
...this is Aio.
We were in the same junior high class. Aio Takumi.
Eh?
Actually, that time when I signed your graduation book,
I forgot my sharp pen.
So would it be possible to get it back?
It's really important to me.
Ah, I'm sorry. I should have given it back by now.
No, it doesn't mean that much to me.
I'm sure it's still in there. I'll look for it.
I'm leaving.
"I had to put on one of my mother's yukatas."
I'm sorry.
Here.
Umm...
Everyone is having fun.
They are.
Bye...
Um...
Want to light some fireworks?
"He didn't ask me to make a promise for another date.
"I wondered...
"...if he really enjoyed being with me."
"'Aio Takumi-kun called.
"'He's waiting at the station platform.
"'9:30am.'"
Aio-kun...
"Aio-kun was worried if his stories were interesting or not...
"I had a really good time.
"Just breathing the same air as him... made my heart skip a beat."
My pocket...
...is empty...
...if you'd like to use it.
Well then...
If it's not a bother...
"That day...
...I faced Aio-kun for the first time...
"He wrote, 'Please don't come. I'll get nervous if you do' in his letter.
"But... I did want to see him...
"It wasn't a foul.
"So they wouldn't change the order.
"It couldn't be.
"No..."
Aio. That's too bad. Bye.
"Then, suddenly...
"Aio-kun sent a letter asking me to forget him.
"I wrote a letter to him asking to know the reason why.
"But, no matter how often I wrote, he never replied.
"I wanted to see him, and talk to him.
"But... he was never there.
"Perhaps he was avoiding me."
Maybe we'll meet again one day.
At homecoming, maybe.
We'll both be married by then.
I hope you'll be happy.
My...
Well, I better get back to work.
"My happiness is being with you...
"I didn't want what we had to end that way..."
Aio-kun...
Can you understand me? Can you hear me?
"I was in a critical state."
Mama?
"When I regained consciousness,
"I had forgotten all my memories, and was in a forest."
It's Mama!!
Is it Mio?
Is it you, Mio?
"As for the next 6 weeks, you know about them.
"Buried in a time capsule in the forest...
"...I found my own diary.
"I discovered that when I was 19 years old, I got into a traffic accident...
"...and was sent 8 years into the future.
"And then...
"And then I found out...
...I was already dead...
"When I knew all the circumstances...
"I...
"..had already fallen in love with you for the second time.
"The time you kissed me, that was my first kiss...
"And...
"...that night as well...
"For you it was the second time...
"...but for me it was the first...
"I'm happy about that.
"Loving you...
"And being loved by you for those 6 weeks...
"...is an irreplaceable time to me.
"When the rainy season was over,
"I knew I would have to return...
"...to the world of 8 years before.
"And that we wouldn't see each other... again..."
Enokida-san!
Enokida-san, can you understand me?
Enokida-san, can you hear me?
Sensei! Sensei, Enokida-san is conscious...
"Perhaps it was just a dream...
"No, it wasn't a dream.
"My destiny...
"...was to marry Takumi-san and be gifted with Yuji.
"And, on Yuji's 6th birthday...
"...I would leave this world.
"Perhaps if I had a chosen a road where I didn't marry Takumi-san,
"I could have walked a different path through my life.
"But, no matter how many times I am reborn,
"I will always choose the same path.
"My happiness is... being with you.
"That's why...
"To you...
"Now, I'm coming to be with you." (Ima, ai ni yukimasu)
"Ima, ai ni yukimasu"
It'll be okay...
It'll be okay now...
I wanted to see you.
Me, too...
Hey, what are you doing? Let's go. Hurry up.
Balance... balance... balance... Don't let it fall, don't let it fall...
Eh, from Mama?
That's right.
And this is a letter from your Mama.
Every year from now until you turn 20, we'll deliver one to you.
"To 8 year old Yuji." "From Mama."
"Yuji. Congratulations on your 8th birthday.
"Big Hug.
"Are Grandpa and Grandma there with you?
"I'm also celebrating your birthday from the Planet Archive."
Yuji-kun.
What is this?
It's about the best treasure you can find in the forest.
Hmm...
It's delicious, isn't it?
Don't!
Ah! What are you doing?
It's rainy...
Welcome. You're lively, aren't you?
Mari-chan. Have any plans for your next day off?
Wanna go for a drive? I bought a car.
Ah... that's right. I understand. Sorry.
I shouldn't have asked out of the blue...
Imai-chan.
I'd like to go to the sea.
Really? Eh? Really!?
You're too close.
Really?
- Sensei. - Huh?
Do you think it was true?
What?
Do you really believe Mio came back?
I told you I'd always be your ally, didn't I?
"Yuji.
"Please become the kind, strong person your Papa is.
"I love you.
"Takumi-san...
"I...
"...will never forget the two of you..."
Original Air Date: September 20, 2005
The End "This Drama is Fictional"