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The shrine festival...

is just around the corner.

Sorry, Rika.

I can't attend it with you.

I want to break up.

What should I do, Waga?

I feel like he's getting further and further away from me.

After getting married, I wish to bring Naoko back to Ehime.

Let's pretend that the whole affair doesn't exist.

I'll go and see you when I'm done.

Okay.

It won't be wrong.

Rika is pregnant.

I will give birth to the baby.

I will do it for sure.

It's so important.

Why didn't you discuss it with me?

It's impossible to say that out loud.

Rika!

It's impossible to say that out loud!

I am Akana Rika!

If you are done talking, I will leave now.

Goodbye.

Goodbye, Ms. Satomi.

Goodbye. Be careful on your way home.

- Satomi. - Yes?

How many pears will you take home?

I will take two.

- Is it enough? - Yes.

Got it.

- Thank you. - Okay.

(Thank you. Please wait for me.)

(Keep in touch. Please don't mind.)

(Can we meet up now?)

(Can we meet up now?)

(Can I go and see you?)

Nagao!

A parent gave us many pears.

I want to share with you.

The parent got the pears from their hometown.

You like pears, right?

I'm sorry, Sekiguchi.

I knew it.

Can you please go home?

What?

I see.

I'm so sorry for the sudden visit.

I'm leaving.

Good night.

I knew that her parents would object to the idea...

but I didn't expect that she would too.

You can't simply suggest...

bringing her back to Ehime.

Right.

How about you?

Any plan about Rika?

Will you leave Satomi and marry Rika?

You have chosen Satomi, right?

It's not an easy choice.

Anyway,

don't think that you have the right to give up on any side.

You will regret it for the rest of your life.

Hey.

Long time no see.

Long time no see.

(Nagasaki, Akigawa)

(Wedding invitation)

Come and see me wearing a wedding dress.

Then you can give up on me.

No one is going to give up.

Nagao.

I will send them a message.

Then you post the letter to them.

Thank you very much.

You seem to have zoned out for the whole day.

Are you okay?

I'm sorry.

Sorry for the trouble.

No problem.

(Waga Natsuki)

Excuse me.

My name is Nagao.

Can you please tell Mr. Waga that I have arrived?

- Please wait for a moment. - Okay.

Nagao.

Long time no see.

Long time no see.

Have you heard about it?

Rika is pregnant.

Yes.

Rika is currently staying with me.

What?

Let me be frank.

Are you still in love with Rika?

No.

I see.

You don't have to worry.

I will take care of Rika.

I have proposed to her.

What?

When Rika was back in the spring,

I bumped into her on the street.

Rika cried.

What should I do, Waga?

Kanchi...

I feel like he's getting further and further away from me.

What should I do?

She told me that the more she fell in love,

the further you got away from her.

I hugged Rika...

that day.

No matter whose child she is carrying,

I will take care of Rika and the baby.

Stop talking nonsense!

Rika wouldn't sleep with you!

You pushed Rika into the dead corner.

If you feel like beating me up, please do.

No matter how hard you beat me,

I won't leave Rika to you.

I will take care of Rika and the baby for the rest of my life.

Please give up on Rika.

Perhaps, you are still in love with Rika?

That's all from me.

(Personal DNA Report)

Will you leave Satomi and marry Rika?

You have chosen Satomi, right?

Perhaps, you are still in love with Rika?

(Akana Rika)

Hello.

After coming back to Japan,

I went to the hospital for a DNA test.

I got the result today.

Too bad...

the baby is not yours.

Do you feel relieved now?

What a headache.

Women can get impregnated by a man...

who they don't love.

Well...

It happened because I slept with a man who I don't love.

Kanchi,

do you still remember...

we skipped work to draw at this place?

I still remember that.

Where are the birds...

flying to?

The sun?

They are flying toward love.

I thought if I be with you,

I would achieve perfect love.

However, judging by the current situation,

I guess we can only see that as the sun.

The sun is similar...

to love.

They are warm and respectable.

However, if you get too near...

You will be burnt to ashes.

I plan...

to marry Waga.

Therefore...

Kanchi,

let's break up.

Please break up with me.

Got it.

Don't give me that face.

I told you I hate breaking up in sorrow, right?

Yes.

Kanchi.

Thank you for everything you did.

I should say that to you.

Kanchi is a fool.

You broke up with a great lady.

You will regret it for the rest of your life, won't you?

I think so too.

You'll regret it for the rest of your life.

Got it.

Bye.

Wait a minute.

That was scary.

What are you doing?

You shouldn't walk backward.

Stop wearing heels.

You should take good care of your body.

You are indeed very annoying.

I...

I need you in my life.

Kanchi.

Have you loved me?

Answer me, Kanchi.

Why is this happening?

Why?

Why is this happening?

Kanchi.

Why?

How come?

Kanchi,

answer me.

Answer me.

Hello.

Good morning.

I'm leaving my house.

I will be there in 30 minutes.

Got it.

See you later.

Be careful.

Coming.

- Who is it? - I'm coming in.

Rika!

Rika!

Wait a minute.

- Rika! - Wait a minute.

She is not here.

Hey.

Did Rika contact you?

No.

Really?

What happened?

Rika has gone missing.

What?

I woke up and saw a note from her.

She said she has reconciled with you.

Her luggage is all gone.

She told me that...

she has accepted your proposal...

and thus, she requested to break up with me.

She turned down my proposal.

What?

I don't want to get married.

Even after we get married,

I won't be restricting you.

You can still live a carefree life.

Even if we don't get married,

I still plan to spend the rest of my life with you.

That's impossible.

Why?

I just want...

to live with the man I love.

I only love Kanchi.

To me, those words are really merciless.

Even though I am hurt by those words,

I still plan to love Rika for the rest of my life.

I just want...

to live with the man I love.

Nagao.

Do you have any idea...

where she might go?

I only love Kanchi.

I am not willing to tell you.

If you feel like beating me up, please do.

I won't tell you no matter how hard you beat me.

Rika doesn't care about your presence.

It hurts.

I know that clearly.

I'm sorry.

Naoko.

It's almost time.

It's not about how you are going to continue living.

It's about how you live for yourself.

- Good morning. - Good morning.

(Wedding Invitation)

Sorry to disturb you over the weekend.

Thank you.

I have to go.

(Akana Rika)

The number you called is either not in service...

or has been switched off.

Sekiguchi.

What happened to you?

Nothing happened.

Can I go inside?

Sorry to disturb you.

This residential area seems like a good place to stay.

The commercial street is just right opposite the train station.

There is a festive celebration on the street.

I see.

Let's go and check it out later.

Okay.

I have never put on a yukata this year.

Kanchi, look.

I bought a yukata!

We must go there next year, okay?

(September 5, Saturday)

We will visit a shrine by the sea and share cotton candy.

Sekiguchi, I'm sorry.

I'm going to see Rika.

Didn't you break up with her?

We did.

Then, why must you...

go and see her now?

I'm sorry.

Please.

Please don't go.

I don't want...

I don't...

want to...

lose you anymore.

I'm sorry, Sekiguchi.

I have to go and see Rika for the one last time.

I won't allow you to go.

I want to see her no matter what!

Nagao!

Will you swear to spend the rest of your life with her?

Yes, I do.

Amen.

Ms. Nagasaki.

Yes.

Are you willing to obey God's will...

and marry this man...

as your husband...

and will you swear to spend the rest of your life with him?

What's going on?

Please hold on, you are causing trouble.

Sir, you are causing trouble.

Someone, please stop him.

Don't think that I will give up on you...

just because I see you wearing a wedding dress.

I told you before...

that I would take you away.

No.

I'm going to spend my life with you...

on my own will.

Thank you.

Please wait.

Rika.

Rika!

Kanchi!

I came here because you didn't pick up the phone calls!

I didn't expect that you would know I'm in Ehime.

Aren't you going to marry Waga?

I did think that it was a good idea for a second...

but I decided to forget about it.

I...

I have been thinking...

if only the baby is yours.

If that's the case,

I can be with you forever.

However,

after seeing your expression upon knowing that I'm pregnant,

I feel relieved when I learn that the baby is not yours.

The real me...

is nothing like what you imagine.

I'm fragile.

I'm a coward.

I'm pretentious.

I made a sudden decision to go to New York...

because I worried that I might get fully relied on you.

It's just a matter of time.

I knew that my love...

would cause pressure to you.

It's better...

to leave a good impression on you.

In the future,

I want to live with my favorite man in the world.

I want to live with him.

Living with a man who I don't love...

or a man who doesn't love me...

is not the life that I would go for.

You are not good at living.

I know.

However, I will still have to continue living.

I will have to live until the last second.

To be honest,

it only takes three steps...

for me to forget my ex-boyfriend.

However,

I have a feeling...

I will never forget you.

So am I.

I have been pretending to be cool.

I didn't want you to leave...

but I pretended that I was fine with it.

I don't want to regret it again.

I have promised...

that I wouldn't run away from you.

I don't care who the father of the baby is.

I want to live with you.

I will always love you.

That's so cool!

Where are we going?

- What? - Scooping for goldfish.

Scooping for goldfish?

- Can I? - Yes.

Got it!

Please give me a set of octopus balls.

- Enjoy. - Thank you.

It looks delicious.

It's burning hot!

One, two.

What?

What's wrong?

What?

I'm so full.

- I'm too full. - So am I.

Okay, I will go get cotton candy.

I will go and get it.

You should stay here and take a rest.

I want to get it by myself.

Is it?

Rika!

Rika!

Rika!

Excuse me.

Rika!

Sorry.

Rika!

Rika!

Excuse me.

Rika!

Rika!

Rika!

What does this drawing mean?

That's us.

I thought if I be with you,

I would achieve perfect love.

(Kanji)

I have...

a sudden urge...

to make you mine.

Let's do it together.

Kanchi, let's have sex.

You really are an idiot.

You knew it was going to turn out this way, didn't you?

The best moment exists only in the future.

I love you, Kanchi.

Let's have...

the best relationship in the world.

The question is...

whether two hearts can beat as one...

and be inseparable.

I won't run away from you!

I know it has to be me!

You will be the world's first.

You will love me above all else.

To be honest, it only takes three steps...

for me to forget my ex-boyfriend.

However,

I have a feeling...

I will never forget you.

All the best!

All the best, Rika!

All the best!

All the best, Rika!

All the best!

(Several years later)

When did you come back to Tokyo?

I have just reached here.

I will be going back to the hellish hometown later.

You have reconciled with her, haven't you?

That's how it appears on the surface.

Naoko, have you gotten used to Ehime?

I don't know.

She keeps complaining that it's rural.

I didn't say that.

- You said that. - I didn't.

Please pay us a visit.

I plan to go back during the new year.

I will pay you a visit.

Sure.

Sorry for the wait.

It looks delicious.

Please enjoy the food.

I'm not hungry.

You usually eat a lot, don't you?

It's because we are now in Tokyo.

Why are you talking in such a vague way?

Welcome.

What is this?

I think it's soy flour.

Over here.

Sorry for being late.

- Long time no see. - Long time no see.

Parents always come late to pick up their children.

It's a tough job.

- It's all right. - Is it?

So...

we have something to announce.

Okay.

We have...

decided to get married.

Finally.

- Congratulations. - Thank you.

Both of you have been dragging for so long.

What is Rika doing now?

I saw her in a magazine. Right?

She was introduced as a well-known contemporary artist.

It's not a wrong decision when Nagao let her go to New York.

You are talking too much.

I wonder if Rika is living a good life.

Of course, she is living a good life.

She must be living an exciting life somewhere in the world.

If she is not, then that's not Akana Rika.

Rika!

Come over here.

All right.

What is that?

- The sun. - The sun?

Yes.

It's something that exists...

in all corners of the world.

(Adapted from "Tokyo Love Story" by Fumi Saimon)