1 00:00:01,033 --> 00:00:08,547 {\an9}Subtitles by Teddy in Japan (AKA Gigoran) 2 00:00:32,481 --> 00:00:37,865 Teki Cometh 3 00:01:04,662 --> 00:01:08,480 Summer 4 00:03:39,540 --> 00:03:40,790 Understood. 5 00:03:40,790 --> 00:03:43,548 Then, from the themes I have on hand 6 00:03:43,573 --> 00:03:46,940 let’s decide after seeing the mood of the participants that day. 7 00:03:50,434 --> 00:03:53,194 As for the lecture fee, 100,000 yen is fine. 8 00:03:55,653 --> 00:03:59,439 Yes, I’ve set a flat rate of 100,000, excluding travel expenses. 9 00:04:08,150 --> 00:04:11,209 That’ll be 3,500 yen for July. - Okay. 10 00:04:13,702 --> 00:04:14,871 Here you go. 11 00:04:18,974 --> 00:04:20,434 Thank you. 12 00:05:07,267 --> 00:05:09,388 From the monthly expenses 13 00:05:09,413 --> 00:05:12,750 subtract the pension and the small writing fees 14 00:05:12,750 --> 00:05:16,750 and divide the total savings by that difference. 15 00:05:16,750 --> 00:05:18,750 You’ll know when it hits zero. 16 00:05:19,242 --> 00:05:21,608 That’s what I call “X-Day.” 17 00:05:22,760 --> 00:05:25,600 You once wrote a French textbook, right? 18 00:05:25,625 --> 00:05:27,760 Yeah. The royalties and all that. 19 00:05:27,760 --> 00:05:31,558 It’s a pittance. Barely even counts. 20 00:05:31,583 --> 00:05:34,566 Then all the more reason not to be stubborn 21 00:05:34,591 --> 00:05:37,955 you should accept lectures for 70,000 or even 50,000. 22 00:05:38,770 --> 00:05:41,225 Just being asked is already something to be grateful for. 23 00:05:41,770 --> 00:05:43,488 If I’m being honest... 24 00:05:43,739 --> 00:05:48,066 if it’s something I truly want to talk about, I’d do it regardless of money. 25 00:05:48,780 --> 00:05:53,007 But really, for my talks, there’s no real basis for saying they’re worth 100,000 yen. 26 00:05:54,170 --> 00:05:56,319 Do you think, with newspapers nowadays 27 00:05:56,344 --> 00:06:00,135 that there’s any real basis for paying 3,500 yen every month? 28 00:06:02,319 --> 00:06:03,881 Well, “basis,” I mean… 29 00:06:03,906 --> 00:06:06,282 Basis or not... 30 00:06:06,307 --> 00:06:09,740 I don’t want to stop reading the paper, so I just don’t think about it. 31 00:06:10,126 --> 00:06:12,740 It’s the same with lecture fees. 32 00:06:12,740 --> 00:06:16,284 If I start compromising 33 00:06:16,309 --> 00:06:20,035 in the end I’d probably be willing to go speak for free. And I hate that idea. 34 00:06:20,060 --> 00:06:23,882 That’s why I decided to hold the line at 100,000. 35 00:06:24,750 --> 00:06:26,985 Well, I understand. 36 00:06:27,010 --> 00:06:30,060 But don’t run those scary calculations too much. 37 00:06:31,396 --> 00:06:34,735 I mean, thinking about how many years you have left. There’s no point. 38 00:06:34,760 --> 00:06:38,327 Don’t worry. I’ll leave enough for the funeral costs. 39 00:06:38,673 --> 00:06:40,804 The will is almost finished too. 40 00:06:42,038 --> 00:06:43,580 Oh, by the way... 41 00:06:44,074 --> 00:06:45,770 I was on a business trip to Kyushu. 42 00:06:46,226 --> 00:06:48,628 As always, thank you. - Please, go ahead. 43 00:06:48,665 --> 00:06:50,295 I had some homemade ham there, it was delicious. 44 00:06:54,133 --> 00:06:55,495 Where exactly? 45 00:06:56,336 --> 00:07:00,404 I’m designing the logo for a new hotel opening in Karatsu, Saga. 46 00:07:01,151 --> 00:07:03,563 Still keeping busy, I see. - No, no… 47 00:07:03,588 --> 00:07:05,630 I’m envious. - Not at all, really. 48 00:07:32,068 --> 00:07:34,347 In Phedre, Racine vividly depicts scenes using the power of words alone. 49 00:07:34,372 --> 00:07:36,671 Even the dramatic death of Hippolytus and the grieving figure of Aricie are 50 00:07:36,696 --> 00:07:39,145 evoked through the naration of the characters, leaving a deep impression on the audience. 51 00:07:40,568 --> 00:07:42,341 You won 50,000,000 yen! 52 00:11:34,756 --> 00:11:36,775 This is a good chance to sort things out. 53 00:11:36,800 --> 00:11:38,605 I’ve been wondering myself. 54 00:11:40,082 --> 00:11:41,800 This one’s still pretty new. 55 00:11:42,236 --> 00:11:44,775 Looks expensive. - Got it cheap at a pawnshop. 56 00:11:45,353 --> 00:11:46,785 Birdwatching, maybe? 57 00:11:47,413 --> 00:11:49,810 More “Rear Window” than “Birds.” 58 00:11:49,810 --> 00:11:51,383 If you put it in Hitchcock terms. 59 00:11:51,408 --> 00:11:53,886 Huh? You gotta stop peeping. 60 00:11:53,911 --> 00:11:55,739 I don’t anymore. 61 00:11:55,764 --> 00:11:57,749 No, even back then, it wasn’t okay. 62 00:11:57,774 --> 00:12:01,820 Still, that protagonist in Rear Window was quite a scumbag. 63 00:12:01,845 --> 00:12:03,747 I can really relate. 64 00:12:04,760 --> 00:12:07,760 You relate to a scumbag? You, of all people? 65 00:12:08,101 --> 00:12:12,337 And what exactly have you learned from French literature? 66 00:12:13,905 --> 00:12:16,770 When I use this to watch the neighborhood 67 00:12:16,770 --> 00:12:21,770 it’s so clear how shameful and amusing human beings really are. 68 00:12:22,259 --> 00:12:26,088 Well, the stronger the thrill, the quicker you get bored... about a month. 69 00:12:32,599 --> 00:12:34,790 You’ve collected quite a lot. 70 00:12:35,234 --> 00:12:39,096 Do people really think an old man living alone uses that much soap? 71 00:12:41,439 --> 00:12:43,214 Have I ever given you some too? 72 00:12:43,239 --> 00:12:47,406 It’s basically a gift box stuffed with that safe “Japanese-style” mentality. 73 00:12:48,355 --> 00:12:51,775 What I regret is dying before I ever use it all up. 74 00:12:56,785 --> 00:12:58,785 That well, how long’s it been unused? 75 00:12:59,537 --> 00:13:01,856 Oh, it’s been dry for ages. 76 00:13:02,538 --> 00:13:04,893 If you dug it again, water might come out, right? 77 00:13:04,918 --> 00:13:06,931 It’s not that simple. 78 00:13:06,956 --> 00:13:08,410 It’s fine. 79 00:13:08,678 --> 00:13:11,222 There are water veins running all through Japan. 80 00:13:12,273 --> 00:13:14,273 Next time, I’ll bring the tools and check. 81 00:13:15,807 --> 00:13:18,579 By next year, you’ll be drinking much better barley tea. 82 00:14:41,293 --> 00:14:43,504 Signature here please. - Yes. 83 00:14:51,736 --> 00:14:54,610 Here. - Thank you very much. 84 00:15:45,000 --> 00:15:48,907 Not only Phedre, but also Iphigenie became the subject of an opera by Gluck, 85 00:15:48,932 --> 00:15:50,234 reborn as Iphigenie en Aulide (1774). 86 00:15:50,259 --> 00:15:55,023 Racine's tragedy, once performed at the festivals held in the Palace of Versailes, 87 00:15:55,048 --> 00:15:56,643 which symbolized 7th century monarchy, 88 00:15:56,668 --> 00:16:01,419 was considered an "opera without music" that went against the trends of the time. 89 00:16:01,444 --> 00:16:06,410 It's since been given new life as an opera, offering a new vision of the theatrical world. 90 00:16:15,898 --> 00:16:17,484 This is Watanabe. 91 00:16:18,105 --> 00:16:20,211 I just sent the manuscript. 92 00:16:20,236 --> 00:16:22,750 Sorry again for asking for an extension. 93 00:16:23,507 --> 00:16:26,750 But, just as Mochizuki-kun advised… 94 00:16:26,750 --> 00:16:29,760 When I focused on how French in the 17th century 95 00:16:29,760 --> 00:16:33,502 was refined as the language of social gatherings 96 00:16:33,527 --> 00:16:36,240 I could write something I was satisfied with. - It’s about the rules of society! 97 00:16:36,265 --> 00:16:37,760 Follow them! 98 00:16:37,760 --> 00:16:39,457 Yes, I think it turned out well. 99 00:16:39,482 --> 00:16:40,484 Why does it always turn into this? 100 00:16:40,509 --> 00:16:42,113 Ah, again… - Please, stop it. 101 00:16:42,138 --> 00:16:45,770 Let me know when the next meeting is set. 102 00:16:45,795 --> 00:16:49,675 The sign says, “Leaving dog droppings is a crime.” 103 00:16:49,700 --> 00:16:51,035 Can’t you read! 104 00:16:52,950 --> 00:16:55,490 It’s the owner’s responsibility! 105 00:16:56,039 --> 00:16:57,857 But there’s no proof it was mine. 106 00:16:58,628 --> 00:17:02,143 Hardly anyone with dogs walks through here. 107 00:17:02,720 --> 00:17:06,730 And yet, right after you pass, it always shows up. That’s proof! 108 00:17:07,451 --> 00:17:09,086 I don’t know anything about that. 109 00:17:09,111 --> 00:17:11,273 I always prepare, like this. 110 00:17:11,730 --> 00:17:14,727 Then take it home right away! 111 00:17:15,516 --> 00:17:18,866 What, are you saying I smell or something? 112 00:17:20,322 --> 00:17:24,462 I clean my dentures, and… I shower at least once every three days. 113 00:17:24,487 --> 00:17:26,649 It’s summer, after all. 114 00:17:28,256 --> 00:17:31,309 Everyone stinks when they get old! 115 00:17:31,556 --> 00:17:34,725 No, I didn’t mean… - How damn rude. 116 00:17:35,390 --> 00:17:38,416 Fine, I’ll do it. Since you insist that much. 117 00:17:48,215 --> 00:17:49,770 But it’s not mine. 118 00:17:49,770 --> 00:17:51,875 Why should I be the one to take it home? 119 00:17:54,270 --> 00:17:57,019 Sorry for the fuss. - Ah, no… 120 00:17:58,506 --> 00:18:02,324 These days, dog owners really lack discipline. 121 00:18:03,720 --> 00:18:08,518 But still, why is it always in front of my house, and never yours? 122 00:20:14,920 --> 00:20:16,072 Come in. 123 00:20:18,573 --> 00:20:19,953 Hello. 124 00:20:23,069 --> 00:20:25,189 Sensei, did you forget, by any chance? 125 00:20:25,790 --> 00:20:27,790 I reminded you last weekend. 126 00:20:28,390 --> 00:20:30,800 I said I’d come by on Wednesday. 127 00:20:31,334 --> 00:20:32,807 Ah… - Right. 128 00:20:33,573 --> 00:20:35,775 I thought today was Tuesday. 129 00:20:37,432 --> 00:20:39,322 If it’s inconvenient, I can come back another time? 130 00:20:39,347 --> 00:20:42,644 Not at all. Come in, please. 131 00:20:43,211 --> 00:20:44,810 Excuse me. 132 00:20:44,810 --> 00:20:48,032 When you’re always at home, you lose track of the days. 133 00:20:48,057 --> 00:20:49,820 Just spacing out. 134 00:20:50,373 --> 00:20:51,571 Come on in. 135 00:20:57,166 --> 00:20:59,670 Sit here and wait a moment. - Okay. 136 00:21:18,871 --> 00:21:21,441 Sorry, I feel like I just barged in. 137 00:21:21,474 --> 00:21:24,165 No, if no one drops by like this my days have no rhythm. 138 00:21:25,069 --> 00:21:26,790 What should we do for lunch? 139 00:21:27,266 --> 00:21:29,790 You like pasta, don’t you? 140 00:21:29,790 --> 00:21:31,964 The supermarket by the station has too many good options 141 00:21:31,989 --> 00:21:33,726 I ended up buying a bunch of stuff. 142 00:21:35,637 --> 00:21:36,983 That’s nice. 143 00:21:41,800 --> 00:21:43,977 As for Marivaux… 144 00:21:47,810 --> 00:21:49,549 Around here… 145 00:21:49,969 --> 00:21:51,455 Yeah, it’s organized well. 146 00:21:55,810 --> 00:21:56,975 This one… 147 00:21:57,587 --> 00:21:59,587 It’s got plenty of illustrations too. 148 00:22:01,166 --> 00:22:02,285 Let’s see… 149 00:22:04,760 --> 00:22:05,509 Look. 150 00:22:06,810 --> 00:22:08,760 Wow, amazing. 151 00:22:09,079 --> 00:22:11,891 It even has the blueprints of stage sets from back then. 152 00:22:17,313 --> 00:22:18,433 Like green onion? 153 00:22:19,311 --> 00:22:21,446 What a nice smell. Soap, right? 154 00:22:37,923 --> 00:22:39,923 Do you remember Koda? 155 00:22:42,248 --> 00:22:43,455 Yes. 156 00:22:43,800 --> 00:22:47,138 I hear he’s teaching Japanese now at the Grande École in Lyon. 157 00:22:47,932 --> 00:22:51,775 Can you believe it? Him of all people. 158 00:22:52,052 --> 00:22:54,523 I really caused you so much trouble back then. 159 00:22:55,067 --> 00:22:56,088 No, no. 160 00:22:56,113 --> 00:22:59,027 You’re the one who had it rough, being chased around. 161 00:22:59,052 --> 00:23:01,976 It was awful, honestly. Like being stalked. 162 00:23:02,750 --> 00:23:04,861 But you scolded him firmly for me. 163 00:23:05,990 --> 00:23:07,750 Still, that’d be unthinkable now. 164 00:23:08,307 --> 00:23:11,431 A teacher stepping in about a student’s relationship. 165 00:23:11,456 --> 00:23:12,851 We weren’t in a relationship. 166 00:23:13,533 --> 00:23:14,512 Is that so? 167 00:23:16,640 --> 00:23:19,495 You listened so kindly to me back then. 168 00:23:19,889 --> 00:23:21,035 It meant a lot. 169 00:23:22,038 --> 00:23:23,745 You said once 170 00:23:23,770 --> 00:23:26,611 “I’m not interested in people still under construction.” 171 00:23:26,636 --> 00:23:29,165 Such a clever phrase. - Forget that. 172 00:23:29,190 --> 00:23:31,780 We were young then, Koda and I both. 173 00:23:32,236 --> 00:23:34,780 For me, it still feels like just yesterday. 174 00:23:34,780 --> 00:23:36,780 You haven’t changed at all. 175 00:23:37,088 --> 00:23:38,780 You mean I haven’t grown? 176 00:23:39,099 --> 00:23:40,163 No… 177 00:23:41,790 --> 00:23:45,174 Maybe inside I’m still under construction 178 00:23:45,199 --> 00:23:47,461 But on the outside, I’m worn down. 179 00:23:47,697 --> 00:23:49,093 Not at all. 180 00:23:50,699 --> 00:23:54,979 I thought one day I’d become someone mature and admirable, like you. 181 00:23:55,600 --> 00:23:57,064 But it’s not so easy. 182 00:23:59,186 --> 00:24:00,974 The gap hasn’t closed at all. 183 00:24:04,959 --> 00:24:06,924 I drank too much in the daytime. 184 00:24:08,889 --> 00:24:12,537 Well, I’m on summer vacation all year. But will you be fine? 185 00:24:13,750 --> 00:24:18,230 Didn’t you say the women’s magazine staff shrank, 186 00:24:18,255 --> 00:24:21,368 so you handle not only films and plays, but gourmet too? 187 00:24:22,500 --> 00:24:25,298 I’m too busy to think about anything, so I’m fine. 188 00:24:25,760 --> 00:24:30,262 But I was glad you asked me to write a review. 189 00:24:30,770 --> 00:24:36,815 Seeing a play together, then afterward chatting like this over a meal. 190 00:24:38,780 --> 00:24:40,774 Fun times end so quickly. 191 00:24:41,780 --> 00:24:44,097 That’s how it always is. 192 00:24:50,349 --> 00:24:51,519 What? 193 00:24:52,491 --> 00:24:55,322 I might get divorced. 194 00:24:56,600 --> 00:24:58,291 Why are you saying this so suddenly? 195 00:24:58,620 --> 00:25:00,097 It’s not sudden. 196 00:25:03,667 --> 00:25:05,120 You’ve had too much to drink. 197 00:25:32,163 --> 00:25:33,356 What now? 198 00:25:33,770 --> 00:25:35,953 What do you mean, “what now”… 199 00:25:35,978 --> 00:25:37,568 One more cup of coffee. 200 00:25:37,593 --> 00:25:38,708 The last train! 201 00:25:44,254 --> 00:25:46,672 Sorry, I left the cleanup half-done. 202 00:25:46,697 --> 00:25:48,384 Are you okay? Want me to walk you to the station? 203 00:25:48,409 --> 00:25:50,755 No need, I’m used to it. 204 00:25:50,780 --> 00:25:52,780 I’m more worried about you walking home. 205 00:25:55,290 --> 00:25:57,058 I had a great time. Let’s do it again. 206 00:26:03,057 --> 00:26:05,275 Take care. - Good night. 207 00:26:27,058 --> 00:26:30,912 Autumn 208 00:26:42,326 --> 00:26:43,708 Excuse me. - Yes? 209 00:26:43,733 --> 00:26:46,124 Is this radish kimchi? - Ah, yes, radish kimchi. 210 00:26:46,149 --> 00:26:47,159 Spicy? 211 00:26:47,184 --> 00:26:49,969 It is, but not too spicy. - Oh, not too spicy. 212 00:26:49,994 --> 00:26:52,581 What about this one? - That’s napa cabbage kimchi. 213 00:26:52,606 --> 00:26:54,274 Cabbage? So this one’s spicier? 214 00:26:54,299 --> 00:26:55,936 Yes, a little spicier. - Oh, just a little? 215 00:27:00,007 --> 00:27:02,329 I’ve been scheduled for a hospital checkup next week. 216 00:27:02,720 --> 00:27:03,589 Oh, really. 217 00:27:04,419 --> 00:27:07,948 I’m already depressed. Even drinking isn’t fun anymore. 218 00:27:08,829 --> 00:27:10,730 Never go to a full-body exam. It’s not worth it. 219 00:27:11,537 --> 00:27:12,864 What about you, Sensei? 220 00:27:13,888 --> 00:27:16,149 Since before my wife passed, so… 221 00:27:17,580 --> 00:27:20,369 It’s been over 20 years. 222 00:27:20,740 --> 00:27:22,740 No, you really should go. 223 00:27:22,994 --> 00:27:24,740 Early detection is crucial. 224 00:27:24,740 --> 00:27:28,718 Why go looking for trouble deliberately seeking out illness? 225 00:27:30,072 --> 00:27:31,139 Right? 226 00:27:32,750 --> 00:27:36,279 Health checkups don’t make you healthy. 227 00:27:39,469 --> 00:27:42,056 Well, being too healthy is its own problem too. 228 00:27:42,760 --> 00:27:45,760 Living longer than your savings allow, that’s tragic. 229 00:27:46,201 --> 00:27:48,021 There you go again. 230 00:27:48,490 --> 00:27:50,490 But you own a fine house. 231 00:27:50,916 --> 00:27:52,970 A house too fine is a burden to maintain. 232 00:27:54,027 --> 00:27:55,770 Well, I get that, but… 233 00:27:55,770 --> 00:27:59,780 When push comes to shove, you can rely on others, or even the state. 234 00:28:00,170 --> 00:28:01,780 No matter what government it is 235 00:28:01,780 --> 00:28:03,974 they don’t want people with no income, 236 00:28:03,999 --> 00:28:06,233 who can’t pay taxes to live long, do they? 237 00:28:07,720 --> 00:28:11,836 Sometimes deciding not to rely on anyone it actually gives you peace of mind. 238 00:28:13,395 --> 00:28:15,730 Well, as long as you’re alive, something good will always come along. 239 00:28:16,307 --> 00:28:19,730 And what happens when those “good things” stop coming? 240 00:28:19,730 --> 00:28:21,293 That’s the real question. 241 00:28:23,180 --> 00:28:27,957 You should try calculating once, how many years you’ve really got left. 242 00:28:28,639 --> 00:28:31,266 It’s strange. Life takes on a sharper edge. 243 00:28:36,883 --> 00:28:38,763 Thank you very much. 244 00:29:01,394 --> 00:29:04,517 Oh, you’re already here? Good evening. 245 00:29:07,092 --> 00:29:10,454 Mind if I have a drink? Sorry about that. 246 00:29:13,201 --> 00:29:14,627 That's the owner’s niece. 247 00:29:14,652 --> 00:29:16,652 She’s been helping out here from time to time lately. 248 00:29:17,260 --> 00:29:18,640 Ayumi-chan. 249 00:29:18,665 --> 00:29:20,721 This is designer Yushima, and the professor I mentioned before, 250 00:29:20,746 --> 00:29:21,969 Watanabe-sensei. 251 00:29:25,180 --> 00:29:26,705 Pleased to meet you. 252 00:29:27,349 --> 00:29:28,730 I’m Ayumi Sugai. 253 00:29:29,312 --> 00:29:31,607 I’ve wanted to meet you. - Good evening. 254 00:29:31,821 --> 00:29:34,171 You’re at Rikkyo, right? - Yes. 255 00:29:34,740 --> 00:29:36,740 Third year, French literature. 256 00:29:36,740 --> 00:29:40,683 Though saying that to a professor might dig my own grave someday. 257 00:29:40,708 --> 00:29:43,561 Please, teach me a lot. - I’m no professor anymore. 258 00:29:43,592 --> 00:29:45,592 See? Something good already happened. 259 00:29:46,750 --> 00:29:48,240 Ah, you’re leaving already? 260 00:29:48,265 --> 00:29:50,275 That’s right. Stay a little longer. 261 00:29:50,760 --> 00:29:51,937 See you. 262 00:29:54,873 --> 00:29:56,015 So, Rikkyo... 263 00:32:49,800 --> 00:32:53,810 Well, if it’s just a bit of damage to the exit, you’ll be fine. 264 00:32:53,810 --> 00:32:55,810 Kimchi, was it? - Yes. 265 00:32:56,458 --> 00:32:57,810 The extra spicy kind? 266 00:32:58,188 --> 00:32:59,861 I think… just the regular one. 267 00:33:00,443 --> 00:33:03,509 But still kimchi. Did you eat a lot? 268 00:33:04,008 --> 00:33:06,750 I thought it was about the usual amount. 269 00:33:07,163 --> 00:33:08,750 No, no. 270 00:33:09,076 --> 00:33:11,760 When you get older, you have to cut back more than before. 271 00:33:12,318 --> 00:33:15,437 Keeping the same pace as always just doesn’t work anymore. 272 00:35:43,456 --> 00:35:44,764 Welcome. 273 00:35:51,646 --> 00:35:55,656 Apparently this was my uncle’s favorite book, Night Flight. 274 00:35:55,681 --> 00:35:57,066 I see. 275 00:35:58,082 --> 00:35:59,332 And you? 276 00:36:00,473 --> 00:36:03,094 As for Saint-Exupéry, I only read The Little Prince 277 00:36:03,119 --> 00:36:04,922 when I was a kid. 278 00:36:04,947 --> 00:36:06,730 No, I mean... 279 00:36:07,547 --> 00:36:09,730 your favorite novels, authors. 280 00:36:09,730 --> 00:36:12,740 Please don’t. That’s scary. 281 00:36:13,450 --> 00:36:14,525 Why? 282 00:36:15,666 --> 00:36:18,666 If a French literature authority asks me that kind of question 283 00:36:18,691 --> 00:36:20,701 it’s too much pressure. - No, no. 284 00:36:21,063 --> 00:36:25,750 I’m just a recluse who left the university over ten years ago. 285 00:36:26,018 --> 00:36:32,249 It’s just, it makes me happy to know young people are still interested in French literature. 286 00:36:35,454 --> 00:36:36,645 Back in high school 287 00:36:36,670 --> 00:36:40,770 I gave up halfway on both The Red and The Black and The Stranger. 288 00:36:41,577 --> 00:36:45,263 And yet, somehow, I still chose French lit in college. 289 00:36:46,162 --> 00:36:50,780 The first novel I actually finished was… I think Zazie in the Metro. 290 00:36:52,509 --> 00:36:54,780 Who was that again... Louis Malle? 291 00:36:55,409 --> 00:36:57,210 No, he was the film director. 292 00:36:57,497 --> 00:37:00,907 It was written by… Raymond Queneau. 293 00:37:00,932 --> 00:37:02,720 Yes, that’s it! 294 00:37:03,050 --> 00:37:05,825 Reading more and more, I eventually got hooked on... 295 00:37:06,593 --> 00:37:08,925 Boris Vian, or Duras. 296 00:37:09,730 --> 00:37:13,338 Duras... I’ve never really taken to her. 297 00:37:13,363 --> 00:37:14,923 I understand. 298 00:37:15,414 --> 00:37:20,740 Because your specialty was Racine, Moliere… Theater, right? 299 00:37:21,281 --> 00:37:22,916 You know quite a bit. 300 00:37:24,032 --> 00:37:25,357 I like Phedre, too. 301 00:37:26,563 --> 00:37:27,943 Really? - Yes. 302 00:37:31,285 --> 00:37:32,984 What do you cook? 303 00:37:33,683 --> 00:37:35,571 I only make simple things. 304 00:37:36,989 --> 00:37:38,476 So you can’t actually cook? 305 00:37:39,637 --> 00:37:42,760 Saying that, but I bet you’re picky about ingredients. 306 00:37:42,993 --> 00:37:46,075 It’s just me eating alone. Even if I go all out, there’s no fun in it. 307 00:37:46,542 --> 00:37:48,171 Then I’ll come eat. 308 00:37:48,885 --> 00:37:51,479 Can I come? - Sure, but... 309 00:37:51,511 --> 00:37:54,511 My usual menu probably won’t be enough for you. 310 00:37:55,576 --> 00:37:57,091 Is there something you’d like to eat? 311 00:37:59,952 --> 00:38:05,080 Then, something from In Search of Lost Time. 312 00:38:05,720 --> 00:38:08,332 What kind of dish is that? - Anything’s fine. 313 00:38:08,845 --> 00:38:11,720 Don’t all the meals in that book sound delicious? 314 00:38:12,186 --> 00:38:16,096 Just saying the title makes me hungry right now. 315 00:38:16,730 --> 00:38:18,044 You get it, right? 316 00:39:20,821 --> 00:39:21,840 Enemy 317 00:39:21,865 --> 00:39:24,091 They say they enemy is coming, and everyone is fleeing. 318 00:39:24,116 --> 00:39:25,826 Apparently they're coming from the north, 319 00:39:25,851 --> 00:39:27,794 but there's also rumors that they're already nearby. 320 00:39:27,819 --> 00:39:30,081 If you want to know about how to prepare for escape... 321 00:39:40,586 --> 00:39:42,596 In the results from your last test 322 00:39:42,621 --> 00:39:44,621 there was something concerning, 323 00:39:44,646 --> 00:39:46,259 so I’d like to take a closer look. 324 00:39:47,837 --> 00:39:50,144 Um... what about the doctor from before? 325 00:39:50,750 --> 00:39:52,459 He’s off today. 326 00:39:53,982 --> 00:39:55,302 I see. 327 00:39:56,461 --> 00:39:58,128 Are you uneasy with me? 328 00:39:59,291 --> 00:40:01,396 I may be a woman, but I’m good at this. 329 00:40:01,776 --> 00:40:04,981 Not at all, I never thought that for a second. 330 00:40:05,696 --> 00:40:07,143 I’ll be in your care. 331 00:40:20,119 --> 00:40:21,601 Does it hurt? 332 00:40:23,376 --> 00:40:24,790 I’m fine. 333 00:40:25,242 --> 00:40:26,837 Embarrassed? 334 00:40:28,683 --> 00:40:30,228 I’m fine. 335 00:40:34,800 --> 00:40:37,697 Doctor, please hurry. 336 00:40:37,722 --> 00:40:39,163 We’re already inside. 337 00:41:27,790 --> 00:41:29,072 Wow amazing. 338 00:41:42,105 --> 00:41:43,245 Well then… 339 00:41:45,540 --> 00:41:47,258 Shall we eat? - Let’s. 340 00:42:32,170 --> 00:42:33,483 So, what now? 341 00:42:33,920 --> 00:42:35,673 Are you staying over tonight? 342 00:42:43,790 --> 00:42:44,944 Sensei. 343 00:42:47,706 --> 00:42:49,314 Do you want to be with me? 344 00:42:52,212 --> 00:42:53,953 Have you wanted that from the start? 345 00:43:00,278 --> 00:43:03,345 If that’s true, you should’ve told me sooner. 346 00:43:04,750 --> 00:43:06,295 Me too, Sensei... 347 00:43:12,619 --> 00:43:14,604 But in that case, we only have fifteen minutes. 348 00:43:18,499 --> 00:43:20,900 The last train is at 11:40. 349 00:43:40,666 --> 00:43:42,502 11:40… 350 00:43:44,093 --> 00:43:45,790 11:40… 351 00:43:46,423 --> 00:43:48,770 11:40… 352 00:43:49,456 --> 00:43:51,466 11:40… 353 00:43:52,037 --> 00:43:53,900 Like this… - Just like this… 354 00:43:53,932 --> 00:43:56,247 Stay like this… - 11:40… 355 00:44:00,056 --> 00:44:02,740 11… 40… 356 00:45:28,760 --> 00:45:30,366 Ah, perfect timing. 357 00:45:31,268 --> 00:45:34,584 This time might take a bit longer than usual. 358 00:45:34,609 --> 00:45:38,301 Will that be okay? I just wanted to check. 359 00:45:42,689 --> 00:45:43,864 Friday? 360 00:45:45,057 --> 00:45:48,223 Yeah, but no need to come pick it up. 361 00:45:48,780 --> 00:45:50,987 I can send it tomorrow. 362 00:45:52,244 --> 00:45:53,164 Ah, I see. 363 00:45:53,780 --> 00:45:55,801 Then around two o’clock. 364 00:45:57,833 --> 00:45:59,247 Okay. 365 00:46:00,820 --> 00:46:02,120 Was that Mochizuki? 366 00:46:02,730 --> 00:46:04,730 He hasn’t changed, has he? 367 00:46:05,186 --> 00:46:07,114 Even though he’s editor-in-chief of a travel magazine 368 00:46:07,139 --> 00:46:09,303 he still asks someone like me, from a different field, to write. 369 00:46:09,328 --> 00:46:11,504 I guess that makes him pretty influential. 370 00:46:13,579 --> 00:46:14,546 How’s it going? 371 00:46:15,927 --> 00:46:17,740 There’s progress, 372 00:46:17,994 --> 00:46:20,740 but from here on, it looks a bit tough for an amateur like me. 373 00:46:21,327 --> 00:46:22,317 I figured. 374 00:46:25,044 --> 00:46:28,044 But I might soon get in touch with a well digging master. 375 00:46:28,069 --> 00:46:30,347 Next time, I’ll bring him along. - There’s really such a master? 376 00:46:30,372 --> 00:46:31,102 Yes. 377 00:46:31,127 --> 00:46:32,760 But you don’t need to push yourself anymore. 378 00:46:33,762 --> 00:46:36,059 If it’s about costs, we’ll manage things on our end. 379 00:46:36,084 --> 00:46:37,254 Don’t worry about it. 380 00:46:37,279 --> 00:46:40,829 But really, is it okay to be busy digging wells out here? 381 00:46:40,854 --> 00:46:44,332 A stage props company must be struggling these days, right? 382 00:46:44,357 --> 00:46:47,770 You shouldn’t trouble yourself, Sensei. Please just leave it all to me. 383 00:46:47,770 --> 00:46:49,629 Even if I’m not as capable as Mochizuki 384 00:46:49,654 --> 00:46:53,022 I’m still your student, and I only want to be of some use to you. 385 00:46:56,589 --> 00:46:58,969 By the way, did you have a visitor just now? 386 00:47:01,211 --> 00:47:03,186 Someone was standing over there. 387 00:47:04,377 --> 00:47:05,551 Who? 388 00:47:05,817 --> 00:47:08,730 Not sure who… but it was a man. 389 00:47:08,934 --> 00:47:11,730 What’s that supposed to mean? How old? 390 00:47:11,730 --> 00:47:14,346 I think younger than me. 391 00:47:15,901 --> 00:47:17,374 That’s unsettling. 392 00:47:18,274 --> 00:47:20,740 He just kept staring this way, so I glared back… 393 00:47:20,946 --> 00:47:23,470 But he didn’t flinch. Just stood there. 394 00:47:23,495 --> 00:47:25,495 Then suddenly, he was gone. 395 00:47:43,501 --> 00:47:44,901 Thank you very much. 396 00:47:46,259 --> 00:47:48,764 The perspective and development are sharp 397 00:47:48,789 --> 00:47:50,605 very much like you, Sensei. 398 00:47:51,441 --> 00:47:53,770 Before I give critiques, please have something to eat. 399 00:47:54,870 --> 00:47:56,894 Thank you. I’ll dig in. 400 00:47:59,101 --> 00:48:01,780 When you ended up alone, I was worried about you 401 00:48:01,780 --> 00:48:03,710 but I’m relieved to see you’re doing well. 402 00:48:03,918 --> 00:48:06,720 I wouldn’t say I’m doing well… C’est la vie. 403 00:48:08,933 --> 00:48:10,528 Ah, sorry. 404 00:48:10,567 --> 00:48:12,214 He majored in business administration. 405 00:48:13,032 --> 00:48:16,409 These days, even publishers won’t hire someone from French literature. 406 00:48:16,434 --> 00:48:17,730 It can’t be helped. 407 00:48:18,356 --> 00:48:19,954 Back then, it was strict. 408 00:48:19,979 --> 00:48:23,346 Speaking so casually like this, I couldn’t have imagined it. 409 00:48:23,563 --> 00:48:25,343 Was I really that strict? 410 00:48:25,566 --> 00:48:27,703 But you were an excellent student. 411 00:48:29,866 --> 00:48:31,973 I got a perfect score on the grammar exam 412 00:48:32,194 --> 00:48:34,750 And as a reward, I had your wife’s home cooking here. 413 00:48:34,982 --> 00:48:36,269 Those were good times. 414 00:48:36,750 --> 00:48:39,372 Back then, Nobuko seemed happy too. 415 00:48:40,662 --> 00:48:44,962 You devoted your life to French literature. 416 00:48:45,526 --> 00:48:48,760 Your commitment was always our admiration and our goal. 417 00:48:55,648 --> 00:48:56,829 Sensei… 418 00:48:57,770 --> 00:49:00,036 I am terribly sorry. 419 00:49:01,248 --> 00:49:05,861 We will have to bring your serial to an end with this installment. 420 00:49:06,820 --> 00:49:10,226 From the next issue, we’re planning a redesign. 421 00:49:10,817 --> 00:49:13,904 And the culture section will be drastically reduced. 422 00:49:14,720 --> 00:49:18,468 So it’s absolutely not because there’s a problem with your work. 423 00:49:18,822 --> 00:49:20,527 On the contrary, 424 00:49:20,552 --> 00:49:23,844 you had loyal readers and things were just about to take off. 425 00:49:23,869 --> 00:49:27,094 But at the executive level, no compromise was possible. 426 00:49:27,119 --> 00:49:28,730 We held out until the very end. 427 00:49:28,730 --> 00:49:31,740 Which is why we could only inform you at this late stage. 428 00:49:32,022 --> 00:49:33,740 I regret my inability to help. 429 00:49:34,306 --> 00:49:35,559 My deepest apologies. 430 00:49:38,180 --> 00:49:39,447 Well… 431 00:49:41,516 --> 00:49:43,352 It is a travel magazine, after all. 432 00:49:45,302 --> 00:49:48,049 And lately, European trips haven’t been very popular. 433 00:49:49,269 --> 00:49:52,084 So continuing a French literature essay series 434 00:49:52,109 --> 00:49:54,500 must have been difficult for you internally. 435 00:49:54,525 --> 00:49:58,215 I should be the one thanking you for everything. 436 00:50:02,244 --> 00:50:04,325 Without a doubt, very soon 437 00:50:04,365 --> 00:50:07,574 we’ll prepare another place for you to demonstrate your talents. 438 00:50:07,599 --> 00:50:09,107 I’ll be in touch. 439 00:50:59,069 --> 00:50:59,986 Regarding the enemy 440 00:51:00,011 --> 00:51:01,451 The enemy has finally begun to land. 441 00:51:01,476 --> 00:51:03,507 As a result, refugees are fleeing from Aomori Prefecture along Route 4. 442 00:51:03,532 --> 00:51:05,674 Please check the latest official government information in the link below. 443 00:51:37,235 --> 00:51:38,235 Welcome. 444 00:51:40,773 --> 00:51:41,954 The usual? 445 00:51:58,211 --> 00:52:01,737 NOTICE OF UNPAID TUITION FEES 567,250 yen 446 00:52:15,424 --> 00:52:16,957 Thanks for waiting. 447 00:52:19,352 --> 00:52:21,066 So? What did you think of Bataille? 448 00:52:22,659 --> 00:52:24,516 I don’t really get it, but… 449 00:52:25,376 --> 00:52:27,522 It was intense, or rather… 450 00:52:28,780 --> 00:52:29,755 Intense. 451 00:52:31,270 --> 00:52:33,020 Not just “intense.” 452 00:52:33,045 --> 00:52:35,442 Try to make the effort to be a little more specific. 453 00:52:35,467 --> 00:52:38,597 Don’t do that. Feels like an oral exam. 454 00:52:38,622 --> 00:52:39,857 Sorry, sorry. 455 00:52:41,729 --> 00:52:43,729 Did they cover Bataille in your classes? 456 00:52:44,056 --> 00:52:45,362 No way. 457 00:52:46,039 --> 00:52:49,132 At school it’s always safe material. It gets boring. 458 00:52:49,978 --> 00:52:52,671 That’s how it feels when you’re young. 459 00:52:53,800 --> 00:52:55,630 Does that make you mad, Sensei? 460 00:52:55,655 --> 00:52:58,437 I’m not your teacher, but... 461 00:52:58,810 --> 00:53:03,065 even if it’s boring, I think you should still go to school. 462 00:53:04,750 --> 00:53:07,319 I mean, school is... 463 00:53:08,153 --> 00:53:11,100 a place to learn how to deal with boredom. 464 00:53:13,330 --> 00:53:16,507 I’m too busy with part-time work to afford that luxury. 465 00:53:16,532 --> 00:53:19,817 Not worth helping out at a place like this for low pay. 466 00:53:20,873 --> 00:53:22,581 This place is different. 467 00:53:25,543 --> 00:53:28,701 It’s where I get to talk with someone special, like you. 468 00:53:29,990 --> 00:53:31,498 It’s not about the money. 469 00:53:39,102 --> 00:53:40,802 Do you eat lamb? 470 00:53:41,622 --> 00:53:43,115 Oh, Proust? 471 00:53:44,242 --> 00:53:47,440 Roast leg of lamb with Bearnaise sauce. 472 00:53:47,465 --> 00:53:49,465 I’m confident in it. Look forward to it. 473 00:53:50,054 --> 00:53:52,775 That sounds delicious. 474 00:53:52,800 --> 00:53:56,800 Eat well, get your strength back, and keep working hard on your studies. 475 00:53:58,146 --> 00:53:59,787 Thank you very much. 476 00:54:02,613 --> 00:54:05,061 I wish I could have studied under you, Sensei. 477 00:54:06,426 --> 00:54:08,629 But it’s already too late for a lot of things. 478 00:54:11,016 --> 00:54:13,016 Is something troubling you? 479 00:54:20,553 --> 00:54:23,392 If you’d like… I could listen. 480 00:54:29,128 --> 00:54:32,850 Winter 481 00:54:44,780 --> 00:54:48,482 “The number you have dialed is not in service.” 482 00:54:49,189 --> 00:54:51,459 “Please check the number and dial again…” 483 00:54:57,152 --> 00:54:59,665 Hey, hey, are they closing this place? 484 00:54:59,690 --> 00:55:03,016 The owner changed. Apparently it’ll become a bone-setting clinic or something. 485 00:55:22,811 --> 00:55:26,462 They said it wasn’t supposed to be such a difficult surgery. 486 00:55:27,388 --> 00:55:29,519 That’s what I’d heard too. 487 00:55:29,544 --> 00:55:31,544 Until just the other day, he was fine… 488 00:55:32,493 --> 00:55:34,076 But now he’s been asleep all this time. 489 00:55:36,490 --> 00:55:39,603 He's way younger than you, and yet he's the one lying here like this. 490 00:55:40,630 --> 00:55:42,289 Please, scold him for me. 491 00:55:47,753 --> 00:55:50,662 Excuse me, may I run to the kiosk real quick? 492 00:55:50,687 --> 00:55:52,848 Oh, yes. - I’ll be right back. 493 00:56:05,424 --> 00:56:06,730 You were awake? 494 00:56:07,341 --> 00:56:08,754 You tricked me. 495 00:56:14,499 --> 00:56:17,467 Get better soon, and let’s go out drinking again. 496 00:56:18,922 --> 00:56:23,955 But Night Flight, that bar, suddenly shut down. 497 00:56:27,616 --> 00:56:29,616 This may sound strange, but… 498 00:56:30,439 --> 00:56:33,910 Do you know how to contact the owner of Night Flight? 499 00:56:35,592 --> 00:56:38,848 Remember, when we went there together, there was that young girl? 500 00:56:39,354 --> 00:56:41,702 She was the owner’s niece. Do you remember? 501 00:56:44,520 --> 00:56:45,820 After that... 502 00:56:46,707 --> 00:56:48,770 she said she wanted to hear more about French literature 503 00:56:48,770 --> 00:56:50,862 So I would stop by from time to time. 504 00:56:51,583 --> 00:56:55,260 Then she told me that her father lost his job and couldn't pay tuition 505 00:56:55,285 --> 00:56:59,182 but she still wanted to study and asked me for advice. 506 00:57:00,579 --> 00:57:06,166 So I lent her enough for tuition and living expenses for the time being. 507 00:57:06,453 --> 00:57:09,785 And suddenly… I couldn’t reach her anymore. 508 00:57:12,270 --> 00:57:13,324 Well... 509 00:57:13,817 --> 00:57:16,096 Maybe I was swindled. 510 00:57:16,730 --> 00:57:19,439 Strangely, I’m not angry. 511 00:57:19,852 --> 00:57:24,359 If anything, it almost feels like it was meant to happen this way. 512 00:57:27,740 --> 00:57:32,641 Yes… a punishment I deserve. 513 00:57:37,296 --> 00:57:38,455 What.. where is it? 514 00:57:41,163 --> 00:57:42,803 Huh, take it off? 515 00:57:46,826 --> 00:57:47,963 What? 516 00:57:51,224 --> 00:57:52,344 Run? 517 00:57:53,770 --> 00:57:55,970 Wait, what do you mean, run? 518 00:58:08,081 --> 00:58:10,720 Your wife… No, I’ll get the doctor! 519 00:59:41,382 --> 00:59:46,382 “I, Gisuke Watanabe, hereby make the following will.” 520 00:59:47,573 --> 00:59:52,144 “By choosing this troublesome way of dying 521 00:59:52,169 --> 00:59:55,132 I have caused great inconvenience to many people, 522 00:59:55,157 --> 00:59:57,663 and I once again offer my sincere apologies.” 523 00:59:57,688 --> 01:00:00,376 “I am truly, deeply sorry.” 524 01:00:02,111 --> 01:00:05,847 “Since I had already decided to end my life in this manner, 525 01:00:05,872 --> 01:00:08,419 I did not take out a life insurance policy.” 526 01:00:09,205 --> 01:00:10,653 “My remaining savings 527 01:00:10,693 --> 01:00:15,781 should be used to cover the funeral and disposal of household items.” 528 01:00:17,203 --> 01:00:21,638 “As for the paintings, antiques, and miscellaneous items stored in the shed, 529 01:00:21,670 --> 01:00:25,439 I entrust them to my former student, Mr. Mitsunori Kabashima.” 530 01:00:25,439 --> 01:00:28,760 “Some of them may have uncertain value, 531 01:00:28,785 --> 01:00:33,449 but as Mr. Kabashima runs a theatrical props company 532 01:00:33,449 --> 01:00:37,449 I sincerely hope they can be of use in his work.” 533 01:00:38,793 --> 01:00:41,203 “As for the disposal of the books in my study, 534 01:00:41,228 --> 01:00:45,459 I entrust that to my former student, Ms. Yasuko Takatsukasa.” 535 01:00:45,878 --> 01:00:47,800 “Most of these books 536 01:00:47,825 --> 01:00:50,918 are now out of print and quite valuable. 537 01:00:50,943 --> 01:00:54,469 So if you choose to sell or donate them, 538 01:00:54,469 --> 01:00:59,444 I strongly request that you select an individual or organization 539 01:00:59,469 --> 01:01:01,752 who truly understands their worth.” 540 01:01:02,656 --> 01:01:05,494 “My family temple is Josō-ji.” 541 01:01:05,526 --> 01:01:08,807 “A posthumous Buddhist name is not strictly necessary 542 01:01:08,832 --> 01:01:11,792 but if it would cause difficulties at future memorial services, 543 01:01:11,817 --> 01:01:14,419 please consult the chief priest.” 544 01:01:15,058 --> 01:01:17,892 “In that case, please offer an additional 100,000 yen 545 01:01:17,917 --> 01:01:20,648 as the fee for the name.” 546 01:01:20,673 --> 01:01:21,964 (Ami Rinka - I can't stand it anymore...) 547 01:01:23,738 --> 01:01:25,051 I can't hold back anymore. I'm a married but haven't been able to forget you since I saw you. 548 01:01:25,076 --> 01:01:26,325 Please have sex with me just once. As thanks, I will give you 3 million yen. 549 01:01:26,350 --> 01:01:27,560 Although I'm married, I've hidden my true feelings, because I shouldn't be unfaithful. 550 01:01:27,585 --> 01:01:28,780 Even with these hidden feelings, my daily life hasn't changed at all, except 551 01:01:28,805 --> 01:01:29,935 I can't stop thinking about you. My body feels hot, I can't live my normal life. 552 01:01:29,967 --> 01:01:31,795 I promise this will be just this one time. I'll send you nude photos, so please reply. 553 01:01:38,390 --> 01:01:40,151 A will like this… 554 01:01:41,749 --> 01:01:44,462 How detailed is it supposed to be? 555 01:01:48,840 --> 01:01:50,459 Come to think of it… 556 01:01:50,459 --> 01:01:54,651 my cousin Kikutarō, who died of a subarachnoid hemorrhage two years ago 557 01:01:55,258 --> 01:01:58,459 his son became a high school teacher, if I recall. 558 01:01:59,929 --> 01:02:01,331 What was his name again? 559 01:02:04,213 --> 01:02:05,409 Makio. 560 01:02:05,409 --> 01:02:07,426 That’s right. Makio. 561 01:03:09,701 --> 01:03:11,061 Who’s there! 562 01:03:11,872 --> 01:03:13,229 I’ll call the police! 563 01:03:16,165 --> 01:03:17,409 Come out! 564 01:03:17,409 --> 01:03:19,409 Wait… wait a minute! 565 01:05:28,028 --> 01:05:30,409 You used to say it all the time, didn’t you? 566 01:05:31,136 --> 01:05:33,795 "Why not just get rid of this old house 567 01:05:33,820 --> 01:05:36,520 and move into an apartment, life would be easier." 568 01:05:37,919 --> 01:05:41,129 Maybe you were right. 569 01:05:42,219 --> 01:05:43,534 But you know… 570 01:05:43,559 --> 01:05:46,419 Guess who came last night? 571 01:05:52,067 --> 01:05:53,058 Look. 572 01:05:53,679 --> 01:05:55,439 Kisaburō Watanabe. 573 01:05:56,295 --> 01:05:57,835 My grandfather. 574 01:05:58,235 --> 01:05:59,810 I never met him, though. 575 01:05:59,835 --> 01:06:03,659 But yesterday, he was standing in the garden. 576 01:06:04,631 --> 01:06:08,379 I wasn’t living alone in this house after all. 577 01:06:09,039 --> 01:06:11,161 That’s why you came back too. 578 01:06:22,484 --> 01:06:26,295 The world has changed so much. The pride of being a former university professor 579 01:06:26,320 --> 01:06:28,997 all that pride and dignity only gets in the way of living now. 580 01:06:29,537 --> 01:06:33,303 But I just can’t accept the idea of living only to survive. 581 01:06:33,328 --> 01:06:35,973 That’s something I’ll never come to terms with. 582 01:06:46,315 --> 01:06:51,419 What used to be considered a normal life back then is now called a luxury. 583 01:06:51,887 --> 01:06:55,760 So maybe it was better that you went ahead of me. 584 01:06:57,288 --> 01:07:02,120 Enduring poverty together that would have been the thing you hated most. 585 01:07:04,330 --> 01:07:05,296 Right? 586 01:07:06,690 --> 01:07:09,379 Sorry… I’m tired. 587 01:07:10,119 --> 01:07:12,469 And you have an early morning tomorrow too, don’t you? 588 01:08:48,782 --> 01:08:55,976 About the enemy 589 01:10:21,236 --> 01:10:24,067 Refugees? Seriously? 590 01:10:24,092 --> 01:10:27,313 It's nonsense. Mass hysteria. A hoax. 591 01:10:27,338 --> 01:10:30,399 No real media is covering this. Come to your senses everyone! 592 01:10:30,424 --> 01:10:32,908 If you believe the tv and newspapers, then you're finished. 593 01:10:34,454 --> 01:10:36,417 I just spoke to a refugee. 594 01:10:36,442 --> 01:10:38,010 The enemy is coming from the north. 595 01:10:38,035 --> 01:10:39,517 If you watch you'll be caught or killed. 596 01:10:40,452 --> 01:10:43,849 Escape south on route 4 597 01:10:43,874 --> 01:10:47,751 Escaping cars can pass through Morioka City 598 01:10:47,776 --> 01:10:51,149 When crossing the border there was an accident 599 01:10:51,174 --> 01:10:54,055 Why isn't it being covered on the news? 600 01:11:07,344 --> 01:11:10,030 Refugees stormed Don Quijote in Utsunomiya and looted the place 601 01:11:10,055 --> 01:11:13,198 The police open fired and killed several people. 602 01:11:13,229 --> 01:11:18,095 scary scary scary scary scary scary scary scary 603 01:11:18,120 --> 01:11:20,767 It's martial law 604 01:11:20,792 --> 01:11:23,626 What is the self defense for even for? 605 01:15:40,691 --> 01:15:42,510 Please feel free to take one 606 01:17:25,023 --> 01:17:26,362 I’m so happy. 607 01:17:27,803 --> 01:17:30,813 I always wanted to try this once while we were alive… 608 01:17:31,033 --> 01:17:32,837 but you didn’t like the idea. 609 01:17:34,632 --> 01:17:37,524 You taught French literature, and yet 610 01:17:37,549 --> 01:17:41,013 you never once took me to Paris. 611 01:17:41,969 --> 01:17:43,725 To be honest… 612 01:17:43,750 --> 01:17:46,660 I was never confident in my spoken French. 613 01:17:48,479 --> 01:17:52,038 But I shouldn’t have worried about that. 614 01:17:53,219 --> 01:17:55,930 We should’ve just gone, the two of us… to Paris. 615 01:17:58,632 --> 01:18:00,451 French couples, you know 616 01:18:00,476 --> 01:18:03,406 they confirm their love with words, right? 617 01:18:03,946 --> 01:18:08,007 Because French is a language made for speaking of love. 618 01:18:11,176 --> 01:18:14,195 Tell me, if I die, will you marry someone else? 619 01:18:14,716 --> 01:18:15,953 Of course not. 620 01:18:17,310 --> 01:18:20,875 There’s no one out there who’d marry me. 621 01:18:20,900 --> 01:18:22,129 That’s true. 622 01:18:23,013 --> 01:18:25,013 Hey, don’t say it like that. 623 01:18:27,509 --> 01:18:30,509 Promise me you’ll never marry anyone else. 624 01:19:26,333 --> 01:19:27,496 Come in. 625 01:19:31,148 --> 01:19:32,321 Good evening. 626 01:19:33,419 --> 01:19:34,568 Welcome back. 627 01:19:49,033 --> 01:19:50,300 Coming through. 628 01:20:03,538 --> 01:20:04,764 I’ll get it. 629 01:20:16,063 --> 01:20:17,572 May I have a word? 630 01:20:19,409 --> 01:20:20,742 And who might you be? 631 01:20:22,023 --> 01:20:23,501 Who are you? 632 01:20:23,932 --> 01:20:26,863 First, please tell me the nature of your business. 633 01:20:29,431 --> 01:20:31,247 This gentleman.... 634 01:20:31,272 --> 01:20:33,349 It’s been a while. 635 01:20:33,374 --> 01:20:36,219 I came here once before with Mochizuki. 636 01:20:36,244 --> 01:20:38,537 My name is Inumaru, from Toro Shinsha. 637 01:20:39,634 --> 01:20:41,083 Ah, yes. 638 01:20:41,303 --> 01:20:44,558 I must apologize again for the trouble when your series was cut short. 639 01:20:45,093 --> 01:20:47,872 Actually, Mochizuki is no longer in charge. 640 01:20:47,897 --> 01:20:50,897 I’ve been given full responsibility now. 641 01:20:51,315 --> 01:20:54,981 So I came to ask if you might consider returning with a fresh start. 642 01:20:55,006 --> 01:20:57,512 That’s why I’m here. 643 01:20:57,728 --> 01:21:00,728 So… you mean a new series? - Yes! 644 01:21:01,312 --> 01:21:04,765 But you can’t just show up without notice like this. 645 01:21:04,790 --> 01:21:06,929 We were just about to have dinner. 646 01:21:08,456 --> 01:21:10,152 I’m terribly sorry. 647 01:21:15,053 --> 01:21:18,844 Wait… is tonight hotpot? 648 01:21:20,126 --> 01:21:22,699 I can smell the broth. It’s wonderful. 649 01:21:40,419 --> 01:21:42,022 It’s ready to eat now. 650 01:21:44,083 --> 01:21:46,840 Everyone, please have a seat. 651 01:21:46,865 --> 01:21:49,357 Oh, my husband’s always in your care. 652 01:21:49,382 --> 01:21:51,061 Please, go ahead. 653 01:21:51,486 --> 01:21:53,015 Then, if you insist. 654 01:22:02,335 --> 01:22:03,955 Thank you for the meal. 655 01:22:11,816 --> 01:22:12,994 For sensei too. 656 01:22:13,362 --> 01:22:15,508 Young people really do eat with energy. 657 01:22:15,896 --> 01:22:18,879 Sorry, I didn’t have time to eat today. 658 01:22:36,645 --> 01:22:39,146 Here, let me serve you some, sensei. - Thank you. 659 01:22:48,307 --> 01:22:50,058 The meat’s all gone. 660 01:22:50,083 --> 01:22:52,522 There wasn’t much meat this time. 661 01:22:52,547 --> 01:22:55,301 You’re shameless. - Don’t be shy, eat up. 662 01:22:55,662 --> 01:22:59,462 Dear, could you bring the rest of the vegetables from the kitchen? 663 01:23:05,840 --> 01:23:08,169 And some cold beer too, please. 664 01:23:18,549 --> 01:23:21,549 Mr. Inumaru, did you also study French literature? 665 01:23:21,776 --> 01:23:24,604 No, for a country boy like me that’s a bit too fancy. 666 01:23:26,053 --> 01:23:28,700 I mostly read France Shoin instead. 667 01:23:29,190 --> 01:23:30,374 Genre-wise… 668 01:23:31,283 --> 01:23:33,696 I’ve always liked the mature women stories best. 669 01:23:39,214 --> 01:23:40,414 Ah, sensei. 670 01:23:40,629 --> 01:23:42,629 Is there any theme you’d like to write about now? 671 01:23:43,334 --> 01:23:44,507 A theme... 672 01:23:44,972 --> 01:23:46,507 Anything at all is fine. 673 01:23:47,077 --> 01:23:49,077 Like something you’ve been thinking about lately? 674 01:23:49,751 --> 01:23:52,418 Lately... maybe The Enemy. 675 01:23:52,827 --> 01:23:53,994 Enemy? 676 01:23:54,019 --> 01:23:56,354 The one they say is coming from the North. You haven’t heard? 677 01:23:57,500 --> 01:24:01,500 Well, it’s probably just rumors, or delusions really. 678 01:24:01,793 --> 01:24:03,733 But it feels real, doesn’t it? 679 01:24:04,125 --> 01:24:06,738 I don’t want to read about war. 680 01:24:06,763 --> 01:24:09,246 Sensei, you experienced the war, didn’t you? 681 01:24:09,720 --> 01:24:12,654 Apparently I experienced the Great Air Raid while still in my mother’s womb. 682 01:24:13,226 --> 01:24:16,499 I remember there used to be a bomb shelter in the garden. 683 01:24:16,770 --> 01:24:18,770 Do you actually remember things like that? 684 01:24:18,963 --> 01:24:21,252 Trauma, even before you’re born. 685 01:24:21,787 --> 01:24:24,042 Writers love to say things like that. 686 01:24:25,580 --> 01:24:28,449 I’ll talk to my boss about it first. 687 01:24:29,284 --> 01:24:31,057 So… the Russia issue? 688 01:24:31,290 --> 01:24:34,053 No, he’s talking in metaphors. 689 01:24:37,032 --> 01:24:39,032 L'ennemi ne s' approche pas lentement. 690 01:24:39,057 --> 01:24:41,428 Il attaque par surprise. 691 01:24:43,306 --> 01:24:45,746 “The enemy does not approach slowly.” 692 01:24:46,067 --> 01:24:47,460 “It strikes without warning.” 693 01:24:53,077 --> 01:24:57,259 So… which is greater, reality or literature? 694 01:24:59,382 --> 01:25:01,786 Honestly, I really don’t know. 695 01:25:10,027 --> 01:25:10,910 Yes? 696 01:25:12,002 --> 01:25:14,002 Oh, Chief Editor, yes. 697 01:25:14,331 --> 01:25:15,857 What? No… 698 01:25:15,882 --> 01:25:19,012 I’m actually at Mr. Watanabe’s place, having hot pot. 699 01:25:19,271 --> 01:25:21,911 What? No, I’m not drinking. 700 01:25:24,163 --> 01:25:25,283 No, no, no… 701 01:25:30,653 --> 01:25:33,653 Right in front of me, my husband.... 702 01:25:33,678 --> 01:25:36,678 shamelessly spoke in a language I don’t know. 703 01:25:36,973 --> 01:25:38,458 How disgusting. 704 01:25:38,483 --> 01:25:40,483 But it translated it for you! 705 01:25:40,508 --> 01:25:42,508 I’m sorry, I overstepped. 706 01:25:42,960 --> 01:25:44,006 You... 707 01:25:45,052 --> 01:25:47,965 you imagined this woman, got aroused... 708 01:25:48,759 --> 01:25:50,759 and pleasured yourself over and over, didn’t you? 709 01:25:51,223 --> 01:25:52,520 What are you saying… 710 01:25:52,545 --> 01:25:54,545 There’s no point lying to me. 711 01:25:55,067 --> 01:25:57,030 You did it, didn’t you? 712 01:25:58,723 --> 01:26:01,388 It was only imagination. - Imagination is worse! 713 01:26:01,420 --> 01:26:02,495 Stop it. 714 01:26:04,543 --> 01:26:07,867 Didn’t you say you’d never love anyone but me? 715 01:26:09,077 --> 01:26:12,839 That staying together for life is what matters? 716 01:26:12,864 --> 01:26:15,967 What happens to me, who believed you and worked so hard? 717 01:26:18,027 --> 01:26:19,250 That woman... 718 01:26:20,086 --> 01:26:23,815 she only went after you because you were a handsome, single professor. 719 01:26:23,840 --> 01:26:27,735 That’s not true. Takatsukasa was a serious student. 720 01:26:29,610 --> 01:26:32,764 Professors really are naïve, aren’t they? 721 01:26:34,047 --> 01:26:38,047 The moment you were unexpectedly fired 722 01:26:38,047 --> 01:26:40,047 she rushed off and married someone else. 723 01:26:40,047 --> 01:26:41,114 Enough already. 724 01:26:41,139 --> 01:26:43,594 You can’t possibly endure someone like that. 725 01:26:43,916 --> 01:26:46,528 That’s why she divorced right away. 726 01:26:46,553 --> 01:26:48,553 Marriage is endurance. 727 01:26:48,578 --> 01:26:51,578 She’s only toying with you. - I said stop it! 728 01:27:04,991 --> 01:27:06,298 Where are you going? 729 01:27:07,215 --> 01:27:10,541 This is your house, yours and mine! 730 01:27:11,017 --> 01:27:13,558 You won’t go to Paris with me anymore? 731 01:27:13,583 --> 01:27:14,425 What? 732 01:27:15,830 --> 01:27:20,010 Fine. Paris is nothing but dog crap everywhere anyway. 733 01:27:21,240 --> 01:27:24,080 Let’s go to Paris! Let’s go! 734 01:27:50,047 --> 01:27:54,946 Right after you left, this man... he attacked me. So that’s why… 735 01:28:13,780 --> 01:28:15,552 Sensei, rejoice. 736 01:28:15,760 --> 01:28:17,241 Water came out of the well. 737 01:28:17,924 --> 01:28:20,208 Now in summer we can drink delicious barley tea. 738 01:28:24,224 --> 01:28:28,027 You’re not planning to dump that body into the well… 739 01:28:28,309 --> 01:28:30,246 You wouldn’t do that, would you? 740 01:28:30,587 --> 01:28:33,881 Because if you did, we couldn’t drink the water. 741 01:28:34,526 --> 01:28:36,229 Such delicious water! 742 01:28:37,475 --> 01:28:38,472 Sensei! 743 01:28:40,497 --> 01:28:41,601 Kabashima… 744 01:28:43,790 --> 01:28:44,869 Kabashima… 745 01:29:34,752 --> 01:29:35,822 Don’t worry. 746 01:29:40,423 --> 01:29:42,143 Everything that happened today... 747 01:29:43,453 --> 01:29:45,597 is just a dream I’m having. 748 01:29:50,233 --> 01:29:52,233 If only that were true. 749 01:29:54,687 --> 01:29:56,655 How could this be real? 750 01:29:58,238 --> 01:30:00,758 My dead wife scolding you... 751 01:30:02,380 --> 01:30:05,005 some young man I barely know dying… 752 01:30:09,923 --> 01:30:10,779 Sensei. 753 01:30:13,743 --> 01:30:16,760 Do you imagine me and do it by yourself? 754 01:30:23,253 --> 01:30:24,440 Forgive me. 755 01:30:27,077 --> 01:30:30,077 It’s strange for a student to suddenly ask that, but... 756 01:30:30,077 --> 01:30:32,033 is it your imagination, Sensei? 757 01:30:37,300 --> 01:30:38,429 That’s right. 758 01:30:43,773 --> 01:30:44,842 I… 759 01:30:46,339 --> 01:30:49,985 Back when I was a student, you often called me in during breaks 760 01:30:50,010 --> 01:30:51,599 to help in your office. 761 01:30:53,843 --> 01:30:55,901 Just the two of us, all day long. 762 01:30:58,714 --> 01:31:00,949 You often invited me to plays as well. 763 01:31:02,720 --> 01:31:05,985 And afterwards, it was always dinner and drinks. 764 01:31:07,986 --> 01:31:11,610 Just the two of us, late into the night. 765 01:31:17,817 --> 01:31:21,817 Thinking back now, that was really abuse of authority. Like harassment. 766 01:31:26,827 --> 01:31:28,683 Don’t say that. 767 01:31:30,837 --> 01:31:32,517 They’re good memories for me. 768 01:31:35,837 --> 01:31:36,966 You too… 769 01:31:38,570 --> 01:31:42,983 You said it was educational, and happily went along. 770 01:31:45,900 --> 01:31:47,733 Do you seriously believe that? 771 01:31:54,596 --> 01:31:55,952 How pathetic. 772 01:31:57,023 --> 01:31:57,939 What? 773 01:32:02,121 --> 01:32:05,503 You’re just making the “imaginary me” say that, to reassure yourself. 774 01:32:07,273 --> 01:32:09,113 You really are… 775 01:33:59,687 --> 01:34:01,417 Watanabe-san! 776 01:34:03,100 --> 01:34:05,261 Look at this! 777 01:34:16,084 --> 01:34:18,397 Did you have guests over last night? 778 01:34:20,156 --> 01:34:25,156 It sounded pretty lively. Went on late, too. 779 01:34:28,154 --> 01:34:31,298 Uh… how many voices did you hear? 780 01:34:32,227 --> 01:34:34,068 What do you mean? 781 01:34:36,710 --> 01:34:38,742 Did you hear a woman’s voice too? 782 01:34:40,396 --> 01:34:41,581 Ah, hey! 783 01:34:42,938 --> 01:34:44,751 Take this with you. 784 01:34:45,930 --> 01:34:48,185 I’m telling you, it’s not mine. 785 01:34:48,210 --> 01:34:50,306 But you admitted it before. 786 01:34:50,331 --> 01:34:54,837 Back then I just got tired of the hassle and cleaned it up out of kindness. 787 01:34:54,837 --> 01:34:56,837 This person here’s my witness. 788 01:34:56,837 --> 01:34:59,005 Huh? A witness? - What did you see? 789 01:34:59,030 --> 01:35:01,270 No… just this. 790 01:35:01,301 --> 01:35:04,465 Anyway, I haven’t even been using this road. 791 01:35:04,490 --> 01:35:05,485 That’s a lie. 792 01:35:06,131 --> 01:35:08,686 Things were dropping here two or three times a week. 793 01:35:08,711 --> 01:35:10,013 I told you… 794 01:35:10,787 --> 01:35:14,787 I got sick of being suspected, so I changed my walking route. 795 01:35:14,787 --> 01:35:17,321 Then why’d you come this way today? 796 01:35:18,172 --> 01:35:21,555 On the way back, the security around the park street was intense 797 01:35:21,580 --> 01:35:23,215 and it scared my baby. 798 01:35:25,329 --> 01:35:29,143 So it really is that. 799 01:35:30,048 --> 01:35:32,138 “The enemy.” - Yeah. 800 01:35:32,170 --> 01:35:34,490 The enemy… you mean from the north? 801 01:40:51,743 --> 01:40:55,205 Once this rain stops, spring will come. 802 01:40:57,933 --> 01:41:02,962 When spring comes, surely… I’ll see everyone again. 803 01:41:04,880 --> 01:41:07,423 I wonder how everyone’s doing. 804 01:41:09,647 --> 01:41:13,109 Quickly… I can’t wait to see them. 805 01:41:18,438 --> 01:41:22,155 Spring 806 01:41:32,837 --> 01:41:37,084 “The bequeather, Watanabe Gisuke, declares his will as follows.” 807 01:41:37,109 --> 01:41:41,535 “The bequeather, Watanabe Gisuke, has no parents, no children…” 808 01:41:41,560 --> 01:41:43,822 “and no surviving spouse.” 809 01:41:44,345 --> 01:41:48,043 “Furthermore, as there are no siblings or other heirs…” 810 01:41:48,068 --> 01:41:51,366 “by this will, my primary property…” 811 01:41:51,391 --> 01:41:56,857 “namely my residence and land, free of mortgage or lien…” 812 01:41:56,882 --> 01:42:02,228 “I bequeath to Watanabe Makio, son of my cousin, Watanabe Kikutaro.” 813 01:42:04,328 --> 01:42:07,874 “The house has long been kept as property of the Watanabe family, 814 01:42:07,899 --> 01:42:10,367 and I have done my utmost to preserve it. 815 01:42:11,038 --> 01:42:13,590 Makio, you must bear this in mind, 816 01:42:13,615 --> 01:42:16,191 and take care not to recklessly transfer it elsewhere. 817 01:42:16,216 --> 01:42:18,178 I ask that you exercise restraint.” 818 01:42:19,161 --> 01:42:21,706 “My greatest wish is 819 01:42:21,731 --> 01:42:24,731 for you, Makio, to live in this house yourself. 820 01:42:25,348 --> 01:42:28,824 If that proves impossible due to your work circumstances, 821 01:42:30,164 --> 01:42:34,078 then at least do your best to preserve the house.” 822 01:42:35,971 --> 01:42:40,947 “If faced with rising property taxes or other reasons makes it impossible to keep, 823 01:42:40,972 --> 01:42:43,124 may you sell it.” 824 01:42:44,047 --> 01:42:49,378 “However, if you were instead to rent it out to a trusted friend, 825 01:42:49,378 --> 01:42:54,250 to me, that would at least be preferable to selling it.”