Tokyo is a marvelous city.
No matter your age, new encounters are waiting for you.
How many times have I fallen in love?
And today again.
Tokyo Sentimental
Oh, this is such a shame, that such a well established confectionery shop is closing
Shohei-san passing away was a huge blow after all.
Didn't his daughter take over?
Yeah, she's a beauty.
Is that information necessary now?
What?
Was it necessary to say that she's a beauty?
They probably didn't manage to maintain the taste.
Then it is not surprising that customers will stay away.
Then this Kururiya is in danger, too.
We don't know when it will crumble.
Don't you think you're carrying it too far lately?
With that poisonous tongue.
Shouldn't you pay her a visit?
Weren't you training under him?
Right.
And I thought tomorrow was ours . . .
Also his beautiful daughter is there.
True that.
No, no, no.
This 'true that' wasn't about the beauty.
I don't really care but,
Shouldn't you at least attend the funeral?
I'll go shopping.
- Akane-chan. - Yes.
- I'm leaving the shop in your care. - Where are you going?
- Araiyakushi. - Araiyakushi?
To Takada's shop.
- What? Right now? - Yeah, tomorrow might never come.
You mean you want to meet the beauty as soon as possible?
I'm off.
Fine with me.
The biggest temple in the Nakano ward gave this station its name. Araiyakushi-mae.
The atmosphere around the station hasn't changed in the last 20 years.
Nothing has changed.
Excuse me.
Excuse me?!
Yes?
Mizuho-san, there's a customer.
Coming!
She really is a beauty.
Takuzo-san!
Owner of Takada Wagashiya Takada Mizuho
Sorry, it's been a while.
Do you know him?
Yes.
Do you remember Mr. Yamawaki who lives across the street?
Yes, that does ring a bell.
This is his granddaughter, Nana-chan.
Hello.
Nice to meet you. I'm Kururi Takuzo.
Nana-chan, take this.
Thank you.
Thank you for coming.
Well, I got your card.
- You must be shocked, to see it in this state. - No, don't worry.
Hey, how about having lunch together somewhere?
I'll get ready.
Araiyakushi
Lately we only have a few long-time customers who drop by now and then.
Became really idle.
The store.
That's why you're closing business?
I decided to work under my father when I was already over 30
and it was decided I should get training at the Takada shop for a while.
Then I met Mizuho and we started dating in secret.
Tenpura Kiyoshi
As expected from a shop in business for 55 years, the taste doesn't change.
You also haven't changed.
No, that's not true.
Look.
I became like this.
Who's talking about this?
Hey, you know...
This postcard, I haven't sent it to anyone but you yet.
What do you mean?
You are a special person to me, that also hasn't changed.
I'm glad you came.
I've wanted to see you too, Mizuho.
So... No, I can't.
I only came to say my greetings today.
Hey, there's one more place I'd like to take you.
What? Where?
Times Café
You remember, right?
We also met here in secret on your days off.
I loved talking to you here.
That this place still exists...
It's amazing, right? They kept it up all this time.
Welcome.
Right.
Also hasn't changed . . .
What are you going to do with Kururiya? Even if it's unlucky to ask that.
No matter how you look at it, I guess it will be over with my generation.
Oh my!
I don't have a heir to leave behind. Guess I can't face my father.
You don't have somebody by your side now?
I keep getting rejected.
What about you?
I've always been on my own.
Want you to embrace my shoulders closesly...
Song: Minami Yoshitaka: Slow na Boogie wo Shite Kure - I Want You
The memories!
A man who lived fast and recklessly...
You used to love this song.
You still remember that?!
Now there's nobody who would be against us anymore, right?
Show me your face lit by a single match...
Sorry.
I shouldn't be saying such things out of the blue.
When I had to go back to Kururiya,
there was no future for me and the daughter of the Takada shop.
Naturally I couldn't marry into her family,
Custom when there's only a daughter a man can marry into the family, take her name and succeed the business.
When our relationship came to the light both parents were against it,
And our love ended.
Tetsugaku-dō Park
This also holds memories.
Let's go.
Hey.
Do you remember Nana-chan who you saw in the store earlier?
Yes, Yamawaki's granddaughter.
Yes. Her grandmother has been sick lately.
Our families have always been close.
So I wanted to help her recover and
I paid her a visit with some of our sweets, but
I could tell from looking at her face.
that she wasn't satisfied with the taste.
It's frustrating.
I always wanted to reproduce my father's flavor,
but I just can't do it.
Even though I've been watching him up close for all this time...
But this can't be helped.
If it could be reproduced so easily we craftsmen would be forced out of business.
I know but still . . .
TN: Usually Shisei means the 4 great sages (Buddha, Christ, Confucius, Socrates)
Oh, Shiseido!
It's been so long!
Shiseido
Inoue Enryo, the philosopher and founder of Toyo university
established Shiseido for the worship of Socrates, Kant, Confucius and the historical Buddha,
the origin of this Testugakudo-Park (Philosopher's Shrines Park)
It's nice to see things so lovingly preserved.
The Takada sweets shop will soon cease to exist.
That's fine. It will stay in memory.
Whose?
Sorry for acting up like this.
Anyways, I won't forget the taste of Shohei-san's sweets.
This made me remember the old days.
Would have been a disaster if we were found out dating during your training,
so we couldn't even dare to hold hands.
I'm sorry.
Really the hands of a craftsman.
Mizuho, I'm about to fall for you all over again.
Hey, couldn't you reproduce it?
What?
My father's taste.
I want to let Nana-chan's grandma eat them.
Please excuse my weird request.
No . . .
Let's go.
Why don't you go lend her a hand?
Wait? Are you scared?
Like if you can't reproduce it,
You'll embarrass yourself in front of your old girlfriend?
No I'm not, what are you saying?
I see . . .
What do you see?
You know, Mizuho-san,
might also want to watch you up close now that you've become a master craftsman yourself.
Since your love didn't stand a chance.
Wouldn't the important point be that you put in your sincere efforts
to make these sweets for her sake?
- For her sake? - Yes.
And after that . . .
What?
there's the possibility that things will develop as you desire.
Araki-kun.
That is totally . . .
Likely, isn't it.
You've been an eyesore for a while now.
What's an eyesore?
Today is an important day where my true colours as a traditional sweets artisan are sought after.
Oh, excuse me.
Welcome.
I'm Takada Mizuho from the Takada Sweets shop.
Hello.
I'll be in your care today.
Let's go to the back.
Well she's a beauty indeed.
She looks like in our youth when I fell in love with this sight of her.
Sometimes the two of us were left alone in the workshop
I couldn't contain my feelings and hugged her.
Now I'm feeling the same, I want to hug her so.
I like you the best when you wear this.
Oh no!
I want to hug her!
No, I mustn't!
First it's the sweets.
Let's get to work.
Yes, let's.
Want you to embrace my shoulders...
Thank you very much.
Have sympathy for the dream of a man who lived fast and recklessly...
Want you…
Want you to embrace my shoulders...
There's no reason
I want you. I want you.
It's finished.
Thank you.
This is the taste.
Sorry for overstaying.
Not at all.
Akane-chan, was it? Please say hello to her.
Yeah.
Here.
I'm sure Nana-chan's grandma will be delighted.
I'm looking forward to hearing the result.
Yes, I'll contact you.
Thank you for today.
It was a pleasure.
Should I really let her go like this?
There's only the two of us here.
Isn't this my chance?
Huh? What chance?
What do I want to do?
Mizuho, what should I do?
Then... goodbye.
Take care.
It's like we went back to that time.
I really wanted to marry you then.
Now I'm really leaving.
Yeah . . .
Mizuho!
Goodbye
Wait, stay . . .
I just couldn't say it.
Here's the next bunch.
Yes.
Oh, how did that go?
What?
The kuzu-manju. She let her neighbour have them, right?
And she didn't report back?
No.
Why?
The number you are calling is currently out of service...
The number you are calling ...
We are sorry to inform you
This shop will be closed from this month.
Takada Mizuho of Takada Sweets.
Takuzo-san?
Nana-chan.
Mizuho...What about Mizuho-san?
Coward!
I am...
I'm really such a coward.
She went to Kyushu.
She said she'll rely on an aquaintance and start a new job there.
And that she was content with having her father's taste reproduced one last time.
My grandma was also very happy about it but...
but I wonder if she was really fine with this.
Mizuho-san.
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Didn't it get to this because you were acting too cool to contact her first?
- But . . .｡ - But what?
She said that she would contact me.
And was she serious?
Does love come to those who only wait?
- Do you understand? - Oh shut it!
I don't want to hear "do you understand" from a little girl who's barely in her twenties.
Shut it, I don't want to hear anything from a 50 year old guy who can't even make one woman happy.
That's right . . .
Let's go for the next.