Original subtitles

"Flowers"

1936 - Apr

Rin?

He's leaving now

Rin?

Yes, I'm coming

She'll be here any moment

That's all right

I'm sure things are quite hectic

Miss Rin, take good care of my son, Wabisuke

Until tomorrow, then

Hey!

How dare you pout at him!

Can't even greet him properly?

But dear...

I'm sorry, Father

Hey!

You didn't raise her right!

I'm sorry

Sis

You don't want to get married?

Mieko

Do what your mommy tells you, okay?

Okay

Here, Mom Thanks

It's a feast, Dad

Tomorrow's a special day

Let's eat

What's wrong?

You've all grown so much

It'll be our last time at the shrine together

Don't say that, Mom. We'll go to the shrine again

Don't kid yourself

You're getting married off

You're leaving our family

It wasn't my decision

Still complaining? Enough, already!

Dear...

Shut up!

You pampered Rin too much

Shouldn't have sent her to girls' school

Dammit!

Mom

Is this how it should be?

Your father thinks very highly of Wabisuke,

so don't worry

Do you do everything Dad asks you to do?

He's not wrong about this, you know

All done

I'll miss you

And so will your father

You think?

Of course

Rin sure looks pretty

Thank you

It's me

Yes, dear

Well done

I'd be proud to send her anywhere

Fumie, she looks just like you when you were younger

I could never be like Mom

What?

I just can't do this

It's too late for that! Trying to humiliate me?

It wasn't my decision

How dare you!

You're selfish, Father!

Don't you care how I feel?

Rin!

2009 - May

It's time. To the stage, please

Hello?

It's Dad. Do you have a moment?

Sure

Are you doing well?

Well, same as always

What's the matter?

Look, your grandmother...

She won't last much longer

In Mourning

92 years-old, huh?

She had a full life

She sure was modern, reading books, going to plays...

Grandma was beautiful in her young days

This family's had generations of lookers

Kei, your mom Sato was beautiful, too, wasn't she?

So I've heard

Oh, that's right,

you'd never met your mom

I've seen her in all the photos

Dear, you shouldn't bring her up around Kei

It's okay, Auntie

Honey

He wants Mommy instead

Gosh, you're such a baby

Sis, can you take over?

Excuse me

He's an adorable kid

Kei's such a mother now, huh?

Open your mouth wide

Yummy!

Kana, been a while since you've been back

Doing well in Tokyo?

Well, I suppose...

That's good

Grandma Rin was so happy when you became a pianist

And you're pretty as always. Sure impressive!

Say, Kei...

Yes?

When's the next baby coming?

Uncle, that's sexual harassment

If you say so

Dad, let me do that

No, I'm used to it

Kei sure looks happy

Yeah, they're managing all right

No special man for you?

Where's Mom and Dad? Over there

Want me to read it?

Poron kept running, day and night

After circling Earth, he saw the ranch in his village

Ranch? Right

After completing the run, Poron was exhausted

That's when the evening star said...

The evening star said...?

You've worked hard. Now I shall grant your wish

Suddenly, wings grew on Poron's back

Look, I'm flying!

Poron glided with joy through the evening sky

The evening star said,

All your hard work has been answered

Sis

He's asleep

Keita's grown so big

He's a great drawer, too. I think he's a genius

Or maybe I'm just doting

Why not?

Even the smallest things...

just feel special when it's him doing them

Strange, huh?

Twinkle twinkle little star

How I wonder what you are

Up above the world so high...

How's your boyfriend doing?

We broke up

How come?

He dumped me because I'm getting old

You shouldn't smoke, you know

I don't smoke around others

That's not the issue

You should quit

Why?

You're pregnant, right?

What're you going to do?

I don't know

1 969 - Jul

I don't understand

You see... I want us to be together

You mean...

getting married?

No?

It's just...

I promise to take care of you!

Besides, since you're already 27,

you should probably settle down soon

Right?

So...

I'm leaving

Endo Residence

The Garden of Ecstasy By Sotaro Endo

A Ripe Tropical Night

Seduction to Desire

He sounds like a nice guy. His name's Kikuchi?

It's ridiculous Why?

It means I'd have to quit work

You've always been progressive. What does he do, anyway?

He writes for a weekly

Says he's an aspiring novelist

Then he's my competitor

Not erotic novels

Deep down, you were happy to be proposed to, right?

Of course not

You sure?

But you usually don't mention the things that bother you

I guess you're a girl, after all

Enough talking! I need you to write!

Yes, yes

I get distracted with you around

Without me here, you don't write!

Yes, yes

One yes is enough!

Tokyo Cultural Publishing

I'm back! Welcome back

Did he finish the draft?

Sorry, not yet. I'll get it tomorrow for sure

Just use your female wiles

Wear a skirt and he'll finish the draft in no time

Or will it slow him down instead?

Female wiles, you said?

Ow! What'd you do that for?

Is this what you want?

You bitch!

Want another?

Shut up, you're just a woman!

Just a woman?

Let go!

This is why you're still single!

Women today can take care of themselves!

Cool your head, okay?

I don't care if you're male or female. You're just a pain

Midori!

The Rear Window Bar

What an asshole!

It's a publishing company!

They're supposed to be progressive, not discriminatory!

What a joke!

You won't find gender equality in any Japanese workplace

God, it's so depressing

Can I take this anymore?

Maybe I should just quit

That's a great idea! You should just quit!

That job has unpredictable hours. It's not suitable for women

Why should I have to quit?

Huh?

Why can't women have jobs like that?

You're just like all my co-workers!

But you just said you wanted to quit

C'mon, I'll make you happy! You won't regret it

So just quit your job and come live with...

I'm leaving Why?

Wait, Midori...

What the...

What did I...?

Wait...

Quit being so testy

Kikuchi is too old-fashioned and short-sighted

He's so unmanly!

Contradicting yourself

Say something?

Oh no, nothing at all

Oh well, summer vacation starts next week

Maybe I'll go back home

Sounds good, go relax

Take one of my books as a souvenir. I'll autograph it

That perverted stuff? No way

Why don't you stop writing erotica and get back to real literature?

I thought your earlier works were quite good

Midori Yes?

Mind leaving for today?

But I'm still...

I get distracted with you around

I'm home!

You're back

Hi sis

You're here already

Yup, just got here

Oh, I pulled out the [yukata] for you to wear

Thanks

I'm jealous, sis. You're going to the festival?

Yeah, we're going to the shrine now

Wish I could go!

Then hurry home, Sato

I'll be there tomorrow

Give Mom and Kaoru my regards

Okay, bye

Sato's coming tomorrow

The three of us together at last

Mom will be happy

Let's hurry before the fair ends

Mom just started singing lessons

She's a bundle of energy, huh?

Hey, look!

So beautiful...

I wonder if it's this beautiful where he's gone to

Kaoru

Aren't you lonely by yourself?

Uncle said lots of men have been asking to be introduced to you

But you've been declining them, right?

Kaoru

1964 - Sep

Hit my head when the train lurched

Hiroshi, won't you catch a cold?

I'm fine

I hope so

Hey...

You're from Tokyo, aren't you?

How did you know?

I knew it immediately because you're so pretty

Tokyo, huh? Are you on vacation?

Yes

It's our honeymoon

What?

Then you should take a picture in front of the inn

Great view of the sea. It's gorgeous

It's worth a picture

Sure

Welcome

We'll take your luggage

This way, please

Our guests are here

Please, come in

Would you like dinner now?

Yes, that'd be...

Actually, we'll take a bath first

Certainly. We'll bring your dinner later

Enjoy

Smells good

You feel warm

Kaoru?

Yes?

I forgot the soap

Don't they have one there?

Can't find any

Throw me one

What?

Toss me the soap

Here it comes

I hope you enjoyed the meal

I'm home

Flip that one, too

Ouch!

Don't laugh!

Please, let me through!

Can you stand closer?

Thanks

For you, too

Here you go Thanks

Sis

Is marriage a good thing?

Sure, it's great. Why do you ask?

Well...

You see...

Why are you crying?

I don't know

Someone proposed to you?

And you like him?

Yeah

Then there's no reason to hesitate

I know, but...

I don't know what I'm supposed to do

You're such a pain!

Everyone says that

Sorry to bring this up...

Look, you're a mess now

You took after your mother. You have the same streak in you

You think so?

To love someone...

is truly amazing, you know

Yeah

Gosh, I'm so jealous of you!

Huh?

Anyway, drink

Thanks

Still?

You know, even though your posture is terrible,

your handwriting is excellent

Is it?

When you first wrote me about doing a serial, your grammar was awful,

but the handwriting was beautiful

Nothing wrong with contradictions

It's the things that don't quite make sense...

that make people and life interesting

Right

By the way,

what's with the sudden makeover?

I decided to be a truly strong woman instead of just pretending

On closer examination, you're quite a looker

Want to date me?

No thank you

Excuse me, can I get another jelly?

What?

Hello, everyone

Why try to be feminine now?

You don't look too bad, though

Thank you

Midori

Yes?

Someone named Kikuchi

Thank you

Hello?

Sure

I'm doing well

Here you go Thank you

Again? Yeah

One, two, three!

Keita, come

Stopped raining

Can I get a cigarette?

You don't smoke

Please

You shouldn't be smoking

Take care of your health

When your mother decided to have Kei,

she looked radiant, just truly radiant

Seeing her like that, I couldn't say no anymore

I don't regret it

Now I have both Kei and Keita in my life

I suppose that's how life just keeps going

Memorial tablet

Grandma's so... tiny now

Should I make you some tea?

No, I'll do it myself

Better get used to living alone

Sorry, I'm so late!

1977 - Sep

The things that brought me joy

The things that brought me laughter

I'll remember them forever

Kana, would you prefer a brother or a sister?

I want an older sister

What?

That's impossible, sweetie

I see, an older sister, huh?

What do you say we get Kana to start piano lessons?

Piano, huh?

Let's switch

She does like the piano

Maybe she'll be a pianist?

You're just doting on her

Say...

Yeah?

You saw the doctor today, right? How'd it go?

Um...

Would you be able to go to the hospital?

What?

The doctor wants to talk to you, too

Don't worry, everything turned out okay when we had Kana, too

I'm sure I'll be fine

Thank you

Please...

Let's not go through with it

The doctor's discouraging it

You might not be so lucky this time

But... Look...

We have Kana already

She's a great kid

She gives us all the joy we need

Is Sato Miyazawa here?

Yes

Remember when we took Kana to the beach last year?

Yeah

It was her first time seeing the ocean, so she was shocked

Wow, it's so big! she said

She ran around, overjoyed

I remember that

But this baby hasn't seen anything

There's this beautiful world just outside

The baby can't wait to come out and meet the three of us

And yet... we're going to prevent that?

I'm just...

worried about your health

I want to show this baby the world

If I decide to not keep it,

I'll probably never be able to smile again

I'm home

Hey!

You're early

Hey, why is this open?

You'll catch a cold

I'm fine, I've lived here long enough to know

Not you, Dad. I'm talking about your pregnant daughter

Oh

So how's she doing?

How should I know? I'm a guy

Gosh, you're worthless

Hi

Oh, good to see you, Kei

I can barely play now

Want some tea?

Sure

I'll make dinner tonight

Okay

So I tell uncle, Something on the board changed

There used to be a knight there

Then he plays innocent, Oh, is that right?

I tell him, It must be somewhere...

Say, can I see what's in your hand?

And there it was, the knight!

Oh, that uncle...

Hello? Keita?

What did you eat today?

What? Fish? I'm proud of you!

Good job, Keita!

Your grandpa said good job!

Wanna talk to him? I'll put him on

Hey, it's Grandpa. So you ate fish, huh?

Ooh, almost forgot to do the bookkeeping

What is it?

Oh, just noticing that you always seem to enjoy everything

Well, it's fun

Dinner was delicious, and the hot bath was great

Aren't you enjoying your life? You're about to be a mother

I dunno

How come?

Can I really do this?

You'll be fine. Even I'm doing it

This child won't have a father

So what?

You decided to do this yourself

Figured it'd be my last chance to have a baby

And I can't do piano anymore

Hm

Am I getting the maternity blues?

Can't talk to Dad about it, so I unloaded on you

Sorry

Good night

It's premature labor

We'll have to keep her here, but she's past 34 weeks,

so even if the baby's born early, it should be fine...

What about the mother?

If there's any risk, save the mother

It's just that there were complications with her mother

Dad, wait

I'm sorry

I'm sorry for being so insensitive to you

Telling him to save the mother...

Don't worry, I'm fine

I thought about that a lot when I was a kid

That Mom wouldn't have died if she didn't have me

That I shouldn't have been born

But now I'm determined to live for Mom, too

That's why everything is fun

Just living is fun for me

All thanks to Mom

Here

How to Name Your Baby

Maternity Passbook

Dear Kana and Kei

Kana, you're about to get a little sister

We decided to name her Kei

It means beautiful

Kana, please show Kei how wide the sea is

Show her how blue the sky is

All that you think is beautiful, delicious, wonderful...

you can show Kei

You see, there's a chance I won't be able to do so

Kei,

I'm sure you'll be a kind girl

I know, because you've already brought me so much joy

Kana, can you fold this, too?

Aisei General Hospital

Right now, I couldn't be happier

Between your father and Kana,

and now Kei...

I've been blessed with a family that's like no other

Know that we'll be together forever and ever

Kana, Kei...

thank you for being my children

And now,

I'm starting a family, too

What?

Delivery room

Rin, don't trip

I know

Mommy! Here

Thanks

That a girl! It sounds great

Rin!

So glad I found you

I figured you'd be here

Your father's worried, too

Mom,

are you happy you married Dad?

Of course

Together, we had three amazing children

and started a wonderful family

If I didn't marry your father, you wouldn't be here

Your father's just a little heavy-handed

He's actually a deeply kind man

All we could think about...

was raising you three

Now, it's your turn

Can I really do this?

Absolutely

You're my daughter, after all

I'm sorry, Father

Are you hungry?

I'm fine

Take care of your health

Father...

For so long,

you've cared for me

Thank you for everything

Father...

[Banzai] !

I will take care of you

It's a beautiful day, you know

Nice breeze coming in

Say, let's take a break and walk to the beach

Yu Aoi

Kyoko Maya

Takahiro Miura

Sansei Shiomi

Yuko Takeuchi

Takao Osawa

Rena Tanaka

Junichi Komoto

Hiroyuki Nagato

Yukie Nakama

Yoshihiko Inohara

Kyoka Suzuki

Mitsuru Hirata

Ryoko Hirosue

Taro Suruga

Screenplay Amane Fujimoto Yuiko Miura

Directed by Norihiro Koizumi

English subtitles Taro Goto