I'm not going out with her yet.
But I intend to go out with her.
Please don't tease me.
Am I not good enough?
You are good.
I have a girlfriend now.
It means that you have someone you like, right?
Are you sure about this furniture maker?
Maybe he is ill?
I knew that I will lose my voice on 10th December of this year too.
Then why...
A perfect chair for Sakurako.
You'll make me one?
It's necessary for me
to make new furniture too.
Your creations make people tense.
Hello.
Look through lchiharu's album and relax!
I'm sorry for making you wait. I'll prepare tea right away!
How is your grandpa?
He's stable now, so he's okay.
Thank you for listening to my mother today.
You must be tired.
Not at all. I had a great time too.
Photographs...
there were lots of them.
My mother's hobby is to take photographs.
I see.
“Trent?
"lchiharu Sudo, You have a new message"
"I'll be there soon. Sorry. It's fine, be careful"
"How about this kind of chair for you, Sakurako?"
ls something wrong?
Nothing.
Did Sudo cheat on you already?
No he didn't.
I went to Sudo's mother's home for the New Year.
I just saw a picture of him with a girl.
- Is it his ex-girlfriend? - I think so.
But I don't care about it.
Well, your boyfriend's past
is like ruins that's about to collapse.
It's over once you step in.
You might seriously get hurt.
You're right.
It's the rule not to step into that, right?
"How about this kind of chair for you, Sakurako?"
"You have a new message"
"Sakurako Motohashi"
"It's wonderful"
"Us Forever"
"Episode Four"
- Hey! - What's up?
A customer broke this last night.
How long will it take to have it repaired?
I'm busy right now, so about five days?
Five days?
It's quicker if you fix it, Yuta.
You can use any tools you want.
Then I'll be back in five days.
I don't remember how to use a plane anymore.
Is this chair for that girlfriend you mentioned the other day?
- Yes. - I see.
Is it going well?
Yeah.
- Goodbye. - Goodbye.
Goodbye.
"Boyfriend, ex-girlfriend"
"Characteristics of a guy who can't forget their ex-girlfriend"
"They keep their photograph"
"They won't think of the future"
You've never thought seriously about marriage, Sudo?
I won't get married.
"He doesn't want to talk about the past"
Where did you live when you were in high school?
Matsue.
"Summary"
"His scar hasn't healed"
It's been going on since I was 19, when I first lost my voice.
"lchiharu Sudo"
It's over once you step in.
You might seriously get hurt.
You are home too late!
I was working overtime.
What's going on here?
Don't lie!
I'm sure you were out with that guy!
Don't get carried away,
just because you have a guy now!
I see.
I'll start leaving at a regular time tomorrow,
but then,
I won't have any overtime and there will be no money for your alcohol!
- Why you-- - That's what you want, right?
Should I get delivery for dinner?
No.
I'll make something.
But you are tired--
It's not payday yet!
You know that too, Mum!
Right.
I'm sorry.
Sakurako.
How is it going with your boyfriend?
HOW?
If you want to get married,
you don't have to worry about your father and I.
If it's necessary, we'll sell this house
and we'll live in a small flat.
Then you'll have to deal with dad alone--
It'll be fine.
It's not fine at all.
Sometimes, you should tell Dad what you really want to say!
Even if I say it...
Even if you say it,
he might just hit you.
But nothing will change like this.
It's the rule.
What?
It's the rule...
not to step in.
Hello?
I'm sorry to call you so late.
Do you want to go visit a shrine for the first time this year?
What did you wish for?
Nothing.
Well, no.
I said my thank you for letting me come here...
with Sakurako today.
I see.
What did you wish for, Sakurako?
I wished for my mother's happiness.
My mother...
won't divorce my father.
Although she doesn't love him at all anymore.
I think she's scared of the risks.
Say she did something,
and if it got worse than now,
then it's better not to do anything.
Of course she can't be happy.
I'm the same way too.
I wasn't able to change at all.
I....
love you, Sudo.
Someday, I want you to tell me...
why you lose your voice...
and about that girl in that photograph.
Hey!
Ah...
Your chair is fixed.
Anyway»-
Ta-da! A gift for you.
I forgot to eat lunch.
I figured that.
- I don't have any chopsticks. - I'll go get some.
It's fine. I'll just make some.
- Let's eat. - Let's eat.
- It's delicious! - Yes.
It smells like walnut.
Isn't it a bit salty?
- I'm thirsty. - Me too.
Ready?
There, there, there!
Darn it!
- I want carbonated water. - Okay.
You were thinking my work is thorough as usual.
It's my motto to be kind, thorough, and good looking.
Yuta, don't you want to continue with furniture making?
Huh?
Well...
You looked happy when you were making this.
Really?
Why did you quit?
I told you before!
It can't make any money.
But, Yuta, your restaurant is not profitable at all!
Don't casually mention hurtful things!
Then, lchiharu, why do you lose your voice
on 10th of December every year?
Don't worry about me.
- That's why you are no good. - What?
We all have something we don't want to talk about,
but you...
you seem so pitiful.
Pitiful?
You're struggling while dealing with furniture.
I think all crafters are like that.
But in your case, it's like...
you're making it for this invisible thing,
while you waste your soul away.
Master Tetsu is most concerned about that too.
I don't know what happened,
but it must have been huge for you to lose your voice.
Why don't you stop carrying all that burden by yourself?
Otherwise, you'll be...
Someday, I want you to tell me...
why you lose your voice.
Yes?
What?
- Thank you very much. - Thank you very much!
Akemi!
How's Master Tetsu?
He's medicated and asleep right now.
His life is not in danger for now.
It seems that my brother collapsed at his flat.
The resident below him noticed the sound...
What did the doctor say?
He said he won't know the details until medical examinations are done.
Master Tetsu! Can you hear me?
You're at a hospital.
You collapsed at home and was brought here by ambulance.
You'll be hospitalised to run some tests,
so Akemi went to get your stuff right now.
Yuta will be here once his restaurant is--
Please lie down.
This is pathetic...
lchiharu, I messed up.
I should have ate the strawberry rice cake
I bought yesterday.
I wasted it.
Hello?
When you first came to the studio...
I actually thought you weren't so dependable.
What?
I wasn't sure if I could depend on such a young lady to do my brochure.
But...
when I spoke to you, I was relieved since you were so efficient.
What's the matter?
When you said that I'm making something only I can make...
I was really glad.
Did something happen?
I remembered...
that tomorrow is not always guaranteed.
So...
I thought I ought to tell you while I still can.
About my...
voice too.
I wasn't able to change either.
I want to move on.
I understand.
“Trent?
I'm sorry.
I'm early.
I was sort of restless.
Me too.
Oh, is this what you sent me?
Yes, I made a miniature.
I want to sit in it soon.
It will be a while.
I need to make several prototypes.
Prototypes?
Yes, I'll make detailed adjustments so that it'll fit you right.
It's like being fitted for clothes.
It also has to be suited to your everyday life too.
With custom made furniture,
it's important to make it while imagining the customer using it.
Sakurako, what do you want to do in this chair?
What?
You don't have to be serious about it.
For example...
you want to listen to music, or you want to read a book...
Think about it.
Okay-
I know!
I made lunch.
Here you go.
I'll eat.
It's good.
Can I eat this later?
After I'm done talking to you?
Of course.
Her name is Maori.
Maori Oshima.
That's the name of the girl in that photograph?
She's someone precious to you, Sudo?
She was...
my first love.
She died...
right in front of my eyes.
He decided to face his past that he's been ignoring this whole time.
Sudo, you'll never get it.
It's not pity.
Thank you.
This is the first time I told this story.
I wanted you to hear this, Sakurako.