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Hallelujah, sakes allve Damn, lt's good to be alive

She's comln' over to my home Ring-a-dlng-dlng on my telephone

First thlng she'll be eatin ' Is some of my homestyle cookin'

I wanna do up Some real heart cookln'

She's gonna eat her fill

Gotta scrub the pans To make the grub

Rub-a-dub-dub In the foamln' suds

Around and around and Wash 'em clean

Got to clean 'em up So she can eat up

I know she wants to eat My homestyle cookln'

I know she wants to eat My homestyle cookln'

I want her to eat My homestyle cookln'

I want her to eat I want her to eat

I want her to eat I want her to eat

I want her to eat I want her to eat

I've gotta set her on flre

I've got to have her eat

Homestyle cookln' Of my real heart

Homestyle cookln' Of my real heart

Homestyle cookln' Of my real heart

WILD BERRIES

Hey

Hey

Oops, Mother

Wipe it up with this, Tomoko

Oh, thanks

- Any get on you? - No

Take your sweat suit, or you'll have to borrow one

from another teacher again

Sure, but not today

You have gym class Wednesdays

This is Wednesday He's coming tonight, right?

Oops, that means morning assembly

What time is he coming?

About 6pm

Let me know if you're running late

Sure, sure

Tomoko's going

Dear

Off you go

Father, can I get you a fresh bowl of warm soup?

No need to fuss over me

Oh, really?

What?

No, no, he just hasn't pa d the bill

I'll tell him I can't talk, we're on the train

That cel phone

Sorry, I meant to turn it off

That was Mom for you, Dad You forgot your lunch box

Aren't you even sorry? She gets up early to fix it for you

It's your fau t rushing off

My fault?

What to do for lunch...

Lucky you have schoo lunches

Mom tried your ce phone but the service had been turned off

Don't they bill you e ectronica y?

What?

How pathetic, having your phone cut off

What do they say at work?

Well, it's not like I leave the office much

Carry a cell and they'll chase you down anywhere,

and usua ly over noth ng I'd like to get rid of it

You were so excited at first

Who asked you?

You're the weirdos, always calling and sending emails

It's not right. World's going down the drain, thanks to that crap

Oops, I forgot to answer Kamata san

Cut it out, not on the train Makes you look like a fool

I know

Um... You'll be on your best behavior tonight, right?

What behavior? I'm just supposed to show up, right?

That's what I mean, you get so defensive

Right

Don't worry, I'll leave it to the young guys and be home on time

Thank you Kamata san knows how busy you are

Did you te I him... about Grandpa?

Yeah, sort of

No point hiding it It's nothing to be ashamed of

What about him?

Here, boy, where'd you come from?

C'mon, good doggie

Hey, Oleo, don't bite him, don't bite

No need to run

Good doggie, c'mere doggie

Oh, gosh, I'm so sorry

- You cal him Oleo? - Don't mess up his clothes

Not to worry Cleo, there's a good doggie

Excuse me, I was wondering

Is Myofukuji Temple farther ahead?

You've already passed Myofukuji Temple

You turn at the second corner

Oh, rea ly? The man at the stat on told me to keep walking straight

No, no, turn and it'll be on your eft Just past the corner

Thank you so much There's a good doggie

Honey, my daughter-in- aw's coming to get me

Father, you're already here

Shoko san, I can't take it here Hurry! Hurry!

I'm Shoko

No, everything's fine

I' tell them a I about it here Don't you worry about a thing

She's coming to pick me up in my truck so I'd better wait outside

Father, it's OK, OK, just please calm down, calm down

She's a terrible driver, so I'll have to drive home

But... you've got to calm down!

Father

Father, open wide

Companies run by a bunch of kids are so risky

I saw right through 'em

Clever, but that shoddy operation of theirs gave me the creeps

Reminded me of door-to-door salesmen I don't want anything to do with 'em

We, the president apo ogizes

But he doesn't have any positions...

other than terminal maintenance

He was like, "You do know your way around a computer?"

"Know my way?" He can kiss my ass

It's difficult, you know Akechi san, you're an o d school engineer

By the time they've trained you in the new system,

you'll be ready for retirement So you can't expect to be

welcomed like a fresh young employee, frankly

Let me ask you, Maeda

Just who was it who tossed out a man of that age?

There's no point fixating on that

And what f I hadn't just shut up and taken it?

If I'd so d the bosses' dirty secrets to the media,

I could've made a bund e

There's no point going over...

I mean, here I am, using my pull in Human Resources,

and doing everything I can for you

Now there's a spin for you

I'm the one who fixed it with the president

so you could stay snug-as-a-bug in Human Resources after R&D went bust

You're sitting pretty and I'm a tramp

Always sneaking around

You ashamed to be seen with me?

In any case...

Please try this place next

They're supposed to be one of our more generous subcontractors

I've got to go, but I'll be back in touch when there's an interview lined up

Here, Akechi san

Oh, please, Maeda, Maeda

Masuda always says he' I come early but he never does

So Nakatani san always c eans out that fish tank by herself

Masuda always lies,

and I fee sorry for Nakatani san getting stuck with a I the work

Why can't you come early, Masuda?

Masuda said his mom was sick so he cou dn't come,

but that day, at lunch time,

I saw his mother riding her bicycle

What do you say, Masuda?

I guess she started feeling better about noon

But the next day when he didn't show, he gave the same excuse

She got sick again the next day

Nakatani san,

thank you for taking care of the go d fish. What do you think?

What do you say?

I don't know

Nakatani san won't say anything, so do instead,

but Masuda won't listen to me

It's a lot of work cleaning the fish tank alone, isn't it, Nakatani san?

That's why it's a two-person job

If you can't come early, Masuda, you should apolog ze to Nakatani san

It's very difficu t to apologize and admit your own mistakes

Even grown-ups have to be brave to do that

But lying your way out of a difficult spot isn't right, is it?

Once you start ying, there's no end

Once you've said your mother's sick,

you have to keep on lying to prove that it's true

You don't want to do that, do you, Masuda?

Because nobody wants to pretend their mother's sick

So I want you to be brave kids who don't have to lie

and can apologize first, instead

How about giving it a try?

I'm sorry, Nakatani san

Nakatani san, please keep taking care of the fish with Masuda

Teacher

Yes?

Isn't Masuda's mother really sick?

- Bye, bye - Bye, bye

Long day

Sorry I kept you wait ng

Something wrong?

That was a scary face you made, teacher

I'm strict and I don't compromise

Professor!

Professor!

Won't you p ease look up?

Please look up

How cruel! He's so cruel!

How could he have passed away, without saying a word to me!

Excuse me

I don't mean to be rude, but how did you know my brother?

Are you his sister, then?

How I longed to meet you

He a ways liked to say,

"My sister is so kind"

I'm etting go

How's the placement of the wreath from Nojima's Office?

I don't know, right next to the Yamagata wreath?

Or... maybe next to Todo's wreath...

I think it looks great there

No, maybe Yamagata... Maybe right by the entrance...

- Is it OK here? - It's fine

I stil think it'd be better...

Let's move all the tables up a litt e

And let's divide the guest books into court-related,

Attorney General's Office-related, academic and the general public

We'll just leave guest books on the tables,

and leave the funera offering records in a box

Excuse me

I'm sorry to be late I heard you were shorthanded

Oh, I see, why thank you

This loss was so sudden...

Indeed it was

Oh,

my name is Nagasaki

Nagasakl - Attorney at Law

Why yes, he'd told me about you

He always liked to say "Nagasaki's really on the ball"

You must be joking Um...

Please sign-in over here

So, Nagasaki san, can I eave you in charge here?

Oh, why yes...

Thank you, then

Akechi

Akechi

Nakatani was an nteresting kid when she was in my c ass

She's a good kid

Yes, she is

She's a good kid, but sometimes I can't figure out what she's thinking

She kind of scares me

I don't like the challenge in those cool eyes

Like somebody else I know

Who? You mean, me?

He's fast as eep

Grandpa's not feeling very well I'm sorry, Kamata san

I'm sorry I didn't even get to meet him

Oh, no, we're the ones at fault

Kamata san, please start while it's hot

But your husband's not...

Her husband?

Is that odd?

How about "father?"

But he wou dn't want me to call him "father," at our first meeting

I'd hate to lose points on that one...

Not to worry, he's very understanding

He's quite proud

He doesn't want to act childish, he wants to seem with-it

Please, have some beer

But let's wait a little longer

Who knows when he'll show up

The night is still young

Calm down, Mother

Am I flustered?

Like you're staring at an endangered species

How old are you, Kamata san?

I'm thirty-something, 31, soon

Oh my, year of the Boar

That was fast

Year of the Boars are very strange Obsessive and quick to react,

but blindly And they get quite frantic

All my friends are ike that

Right?

Mother, why not try calling Dad again?

I doubt I'll get through

Try him again

How did she figure that out so fast?

I don't know I guess she's into it

Beer's OK?

Yeah, sure, sure

You don't even like beer Stop pretending

Grandpa!

Oh, father

I'm sorry, come, father

Nice to meet you

Such a lovely home

Chief, sir!

I'm sorry

Father, you're awake You seem much better

I wasn't as eep even for a moment

Oh, sorry, kept you waiting

You've kept him waiting

Sheriff!

Sir! Director General Reporting home

That damned meet ng just dragged on and on

You could have called

How? From a meeting?

They go on and on about the stupidest things

I'm very sorry Welcome to our home

I'm Kamata Kensaku Forgive me for imposing

Oh, not at all P ease, have a seat

Oh, thank you

A toast, then

Dad, he doesn't drink beer...

Oh, no it's fine

Oh, no, we want you to be yourself At ease, at ease

What do you usually start with?

A glass of sherry or sparkling wine...

Have any wine?

But you have to warn me

Wine, huh? I can't serve cooking wine, r ght?

Oh, I'm easy Beer's just fine

Oh, wel, thanks A beer toast, then

Dear

Oh, why thank you

Thank you Your turn, father...

Oh, thank you

Grandpa

Dear

I'm sorry

I'm fine, I'I pour my own

A toast, then

Welcome to our home

Nice to meet you

Cheers

- Um... - Your work...

- Excuse me, you go first - No, you first

Oh, no, you're the guest

Well, thank you

Um... your work seems to keep you rea ly busy

Not busy, really, but with this economy,

manufacturing's n a squeeze

Our meetings run late every day, just trying to get by

My hat's off to you I'm off the free market

But hear it's tough in the schools these days

Neither teachers nor students are the same these days

When I read about teachers refusing to go to school or committing suicide,

I get frightened, wondering if she's next

Tomoko's f ne She's got a solid disposition

I'm much more likely to get carried away

How can you say that?

Women are so strong

We men are likely to get eaten up some day

I know we men are doomed to extinction

No, no, serve Kanno san here another bowl of rice

It's Kamata san, dear

You only got the K right

Oh, excuse me, Kamata san

Gotta watch those slippery K's

The phone

Your father's interesting

Yes, he is

Akechi san, you're getting to be a real prob em

I've already gone over it w th the Division Chief

What Division Chief?

Not good enough?

No way

So I've got to go myself? What a pain

I' I be sending Sato to see you

Sure, sure, sure

Funeral

Funeral

Please

Great work P ease, go have a bite

Hardly a re axing meal I was mortified

Not at all

Everybody in your family's so open I really enjoyed myself

Well, I'm glad

Your dad's going back to work now Tough, being a company man

He acts stuffy, but he's so sweet he takes on thank ess work

An honest man's a ways a poor one

No, seriously, I'm really moved

My Dad was born with a silver spoon, inherited h s wealth,

so it's ike, he just acks conviction, somehow

In a word, he's stagnating

But you' inherit his

I'm so uncomfortable with that

But about your grandfather...

Shocked? He's been like that a year and a half now

Must be hard on your mom

But she's the only one Grandpa really trusts

And in some ways, she depends on his need

It's like they both need each other

That's so admirable So strong

Stop singing our praises

But I fe t like Mom took a liking to you, too

Your eyes are exactly like hers

You're strong like your mother and a hard worker, ike your father

I'm sure it can't be easy,

but you have a wonderful fami y

We're just average Just a normal, normal family

That's what's so wonderful

What was with that "Sparkling wine" crap?

Who does he think he is?

I shou d've said, "Oh, Sherry, who's that?"

He must come from a good family

Who cares. It takes a day of real sweat and b ood

to appreciate a glass of beer

But you yourself said, "It's tough in the schoo s, too"

Finish college and go right back into schoo

By the time they're 22, kids call 'em "Teacher"

They don't know shit about real fe

Tomoko's a teacher, too

Girls don't need to go out into real world

In any case, he sure seemed like a wimp

Totally conventionally refined, full of himself

Don't you think?

You can't stand unconventionality

Hey, take care of this mess

I can't take them from him He makes a huge fuss

His suspicious streak's still...

Don't. He understands

What a human wreck

A living corpse

I'm off

What's this crap!

How dare you feed an Imperia soldier such crappy food!

"Ouckoo, cuckoo

"Quietly...

"Calling

"In the f orest

"Look, look

"Mother"

Akechi san

Ogl Family Funeral Akechi Famlly Funeral

C'mon, come out

It's stuck

Attention, guests of the Kumagal Family

The hearse Is ready to depart Please gather in the Lotus Flower Room

There it is

Brother...

Nice funeral you're putting on here, Akechi san

Gold brocade on the altar

You pay for this with the money you owe us?

Are there lots of guests?

It's a funeral

Bet you've never been to a funera

Well, no

As the disinherited son, I'm rarely in demand at fami y gatherings

Who told you about it? Mother?

Ridiculous Remember Takagi from my class?

He told me about it

You mean Takagi who died in a car crash last year?

No, no, I meant Takada I've got friends you never knew

He told me about it

You didn't show up for Grandma's funeral

But Grandpa a ways loved you I'm sure he'd be delighted

Grandpa, huh...

The hearse is pulling out You should've come earlier

A stomach virus

You're scared

Of what?

Of seeing Dad

I'm scared I'm scared, Tomoko

Don't worry I'll stand up for you

No, no, Daddy's too scary

You're a nut

You're getting some

of your dead dad's money, r ght? My ass is on the line

You!

P ease, don't

You related to this guy?

Talk some fucking sense into him!

We look the other way for this asshole and he gets the wrong idea

Time's up, Akechi san

How 'bout a ittle fucking honesty?

You got laid off a long time ago and now you're choking in debt

Might as we I come clean at your father's funera!

Just the right time to get some he p from your relatives

You fucked over every other loan shark around

You selfish bastard

What do you say!

Stop!

Daughter, right?

You're still young

There's all sorts of ways to help out o d dad, here

Quit your ousy job teaching brats

Don't touch her!

How dare you bastard!

Akechi san, Akechi san, get ahold of yourself

You... What are you doing here?

Hel o

I'm going to be managing Akechi san's liabilities

I'm his attorney, my name's Nagasaki Look forward to working with you

I'm sure you're aware that intruding on a debtor's

misfortune, assau ting h m w th abusive language,

publicly exposing his finances, and threatening innocent fami y members

All of these actions violate loan regulations

We'll be taking lega recourse promptly

Give me your name and the company name

What's all this!

What the fuck!

I don't think so It's not good to grab, is it?

It's bad, it's bad

Your company should have received a letter,

outlining my role as his legal representative

If you should contact Akechi san direct y in the future,

I'll see that your operating license is revoked immediate y

We're wil ing to regard this incident as a misunderstanding

Right?

Right That's how things are

P ease go

That's Shuji

Sister

Just wait a second I'm not dressed

Hurry, finish packing

Arrives Osaka at 8:24, that's the train for us

Sister

Hey, what are iabi ties?

Shut up Hurry up and

pack up your pants and your games

I'm coming in, Sister

Why, Shoko san, thank you so much

You real y handled it all

The sun's a ready setting Why not go home tomorrow?

Why not take it easy tonight? Don't you agree, Brother?

My husband's so lazy, I can't let him rest

One day off and he forgets a I about our bar

Got us tickets Smoking section

Why Smoking? It stinks You go sneak your smokes

But Sister, we have to go over his things and the inheritance

What do you mean? You took care of everything

No reason for me to stick my nose n

You two do whatever you think is best

Please, Sister Please...

It's not rea y for me to say,

but I looked after your senile father all by myself

Now that that's finally over, suddenly, this mess

Sister...

"Fina ly over," huh? Wonder how Dad would feel

I'd heard Dad real y iked you

We never got a ong and I f gured he was better off with you

so I stayed out of it on purpose

Must've been a real cha lenge I certainly wasn't up to it

He may have been my own father,

but I would've gone crazy after 2 days and strangled him

Only you could've handled it

I'm deeply gratefu f or everything you did for him

Grab 3 funeral unch boxes

But that's got nothing to do with this new mess

My brother went deep into debt out of concern for you, right?

I don't get it

What kind of couple can't share losing a job?

Ryo

He' I only spend it on crap

But we appreciate the gesture

I don't need t

You shut up

But it's really not much

Think about your father's condition Hard y time for you to give it away

Excuse me, Shuj

Oh, Dad, what can I say...

Hey, cut it out

Shuji set you a real good example

Go hire an attorney

That's about the size of it, r ght?

I just imitated what lawyers said to me when I was a loan shark

Sorry it was half-baked

You' survive anything, won't you?

I told you, cut it out

OK, time to go

Sister

Thank you, no really, I'm serious

I'm sure Dad was real y happy that his busy daughter came home

Thank you, Brother, Ryo Have a safe trip home

Your sarcasm's a ways been first c ass

Pisses me off just to hear her

Faking that vulgar Osaka-accent She'll do anything for money

Some fancy Buddhist name you got for Grandpa

Don't touch it

Put it back

Dad

Not to worry Sorry

You've got company

Akechi san

Open up, Akechi san!

Go back inside

Hey, go get him

What?

Let's call the police, right?

It'I get serious, then Better not

Hey, do t again That legal stuff

No good They'I figure it out

Don't be so mean I'm begging you

If you borrow something, you have to pay it back, Dad

Here's 1.2 million yen c ear

I swear I'll pay you back Just this once

Bet you use that ine on everyone

But then, you had quite a day, didn't you?

Let's go ahead and send them home

Don't, Shuji

You can't

What are you thinking, Dad? This won't solve anything

C'mon, Dad

You know what you're up against? What's your plan, then?

Start from zero, go back to work...

We're comin' in, Akechi san

The question is how to deal w th this situation right now

We a bow and apologize to them Ask them f or some time

You're an idiot!

You go back inside God knows what they'll say to you

Go back inside

I said, open up!

Right away

He's out there

What's so funny?

You're the apple of his eye

Where'd you get all that cash?

Just come listen, this is great stuff

Listen, Mom...

Isn't your f ather amazing?

He's taking money off the same son he kicked out as a thief

When it's a said and done, Shuji's a chip off the old block

Thinks nothing of lying, deceiving Even us

Shuji's exactly the same

That's why your f ather cou dn't stand him

I fina y figured it out What a sad story

I guess

Right? He made a fool of you, too!

But Dad didn't squander the money or go into debt to spite us

Oh, wake up, you baby

Making total fools of us with everyone we know, that's spiteful

I thought your father was solid as a rock, straight as an arrow

So I kept this family together, never complaining

Now everything's shot to shit What's going to happen?

What's gonna happen now?

Mother

Lucky you, huh You saw Aunt Kimiko

Once a girl leaves her family, what does she care?

Hurry up and marry into some fine family

This family's screwed Just screwed

I said, isten!

What?

You're sure lively, al of a sudden

Live y?

Sorry

Hello?

Yes, I' be right there Thank you

Frank y, I was shocked

I'm so sorry, Kamata san

But thank goodness, I feel so much better, see ng you

That lawyer really saved the day

I'm sure he'll work it a out

The way he parted the crowd That was really cool

I'm sorry That's actually my big brother

What? You have a big brother?

He's a awyer?

He's not?

It sounds strange, but he can talk his way out of anything

You mean, he made it all up?

He's rea y odd He got Dad so angry,

he left the family 10 years ago

Your brother, huh?

He was a real oddball, even for our family

Oh, yeah? Actually, he fits right in

I'm starting to lose my grip

Frankly, you scare me

Why'd you even introduce me to them?

A that cozy family stuff, turns out to be a big lie, right?

And I was genuinely moved

Guess I was a fool to fa I for it

Fall for it?

I even told my folks about it

"Our family may be wealthy,

"but the Akechis seem to have something we don't"

Made my own Mom and Dad stop to think

What am I supposed to tel them now?

"I guess having money's the answer?"

Just wait a minute

- Whatever - Whatever?

What' you do? You can't

just waltz right back to schoo

I've taken time off through tomorrow

Nobody at school knows about us, do they?

What?

I'll just pretend I don't know, either

Meaning?

So, until things settle down

Why don't you ca m down and really think things over

Well, I guess,

if you really get stuck, try ca ling me

"If I really get stuck?" What does that mean?

What do you expect?

"What do you expect?" How can you say that?

I have no idea you're talking about

Just f or the record,

I d dn't know anything

You feel deceived, but so do I

The kitchen's closing

We're fine

Thank you

Kamata san!

You staying?

You're hope ess

Really hope ess

I can do it, watch

Look, look

Keep it there, on your thighs

Shut up

Shut up

Wow, he's got more

This is everything

You swear?

That's right

Positive there aren't OU's to friends, or notes and stuff?

That's it

I really suggest you come clean

I'm not a crook

Trust me, there's more

There isn't

Yes there is

All r ght, that's enough No point bickering about it now

And Mom, stop pissing and moaning and start sorting those into piles, OK

What's a litt e bit of debt,

compared to the evi s of the world, right, Dad?

In any case, try to remember

Go back over al your appointments and notes

But man, for an unemp oyed guy, you you sure had a lot of lenders

Dad, I think you've got real talent

Not for me to say, but no wonder they have it in for you

You know what a lawyer would charge to get you out of this mess?

But you'd better get it sorted out now,

or some jerk'll come after you again and you're back to square one

Excuse me I'll c ear these

We're about ready to c ose Thank you

Man, you're in a real tight spot

Mom, I know you always keep your own stash

I need you to hand it all over

Nothing stashed...

OK, then insurance or a pension plan you bought without tel ing anyone

I know you, Mother, you're cautious You've got something

If you cash all those in, you might just squeak by

But those are...

How'd you pay the premiums?

I agonized every day for 30 years, over whether to

give up coffee or cigarettes

I've always made do, so we'd make it f you keeled over

How dare you, bitch

Now, now, now

There's go to be 2 or 3 mil ion here

Not after we pay off the funeral costs

Dammit! That's because you insisted on that fancy Buddhist name

and that hardwood coffin

Plywood's fine It's just for burning

Why's it all my fault?

I only wanted to send your father off in style

What's wrong with that!

Bankruptcy

I'm sorry I misread t

It's mpossib e, I'm sorry

The balance puts you just over the edge

If only Dad had some income, we could structure debt payments

You've got zero money coming into this household, right?

Impossible

No, not Tomoko That's crue

Tomoko's done nothing wrong No, you can't

But bankruptcy... Bankruptcy, what's that?

It's OK I'm sure Tomoko will help out

No you can't You can't say that, Mother

But what's bankruptcy, Shuji

A your debts get wiped off the books

But they take every ast one of your assets

In other words, everything you have here,

and this house

The house?

And what about... after that?

What do you do,

with no place to live?

Say, Dad

suppose we say you have no assets

Shift the house and your savings out of your name

But f they're not in my name, they might as well take them

What if they stayed in the family?

...the Governor has denled the charges, whlle

...the Governor has denled the charges, whlle

the executive has confessed to them

Tomorrow, the police will re-arrest hls former secretary on brlbery charges,

and secure search warrants for Clty Hall

Our next story

In an incldent yesterday afternoon, durlng the funeral for Ogl Mlchlo,

Professor Emerltus of Kyonan Universlty, at a funeral home In Seno Clty,

48 funeral offering envelopes, totaling 1.2 mllllon yen,

Intended for hls wldow, were stolen by persons unknown

Glven slmilarltles between yesterday's Incldent and

the 6 other funeral robberies that have plagued

greater Tokyo slnce last November,

the pollce suspect the same...

So pretty Diamonds are so pretty

I never wear it

You sure?

Go right ahead

Try it on

No thanks

C'mon

It's falling off

I used to be plump Lost weight

You never noticed things before

When I was around, Grandpa still drove his truck

Hale and hearty

Grandma was still here, right? Isn't that right?

It just feels so strange

No warning or nothin'

They just up and go

He had a peacefu death

He was 83, that's plenty long

Don't tell anyone else, OK, Mom

I'm sure you did your best, knowing you, Mother

I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, Shuji

No more of that, now

Your mother oved you, Shuji

I a ways wanted you to be w th us

I don't care

Living in this house,

I just felt like I was choking

The whole time, I couldn't bear it You see how your father is

Tomoko's a good girl, but she's so perfect,

I can never relax It's so boring

Tomoko's a good gir

Shuji, you're comp etely crazy, but so much fun...

If you'd been here, at least I'd have had a ttle fun

Thank God you're back

I can't imag ne if you hadn't...

You've got a point

C'mon, stay with us forever

Forever? We I, at least unti this thing's cleared up

Oh, c'mon, stay with us forever

Well, but what about Dad?

Forget about him

Tomoko's going to get married anyway, she' I leave, too

C'mon, stay, honey

Maybe...

What, you back?

Yeah, I just got back

I'm home What's this?

Dad's out of the bath, why don't you take yours?

Shuji's come home especial y I can't bathe before he does

Dad, you should have let him take his first

You go first, big brother

No, I'm fine last

No, I rea ly mean t Go ahead and bathe

OK, then

Don't mind if I do...

Bathroom's as chilly as ever I' I show you how to use the heater

What is going on here?

Don't make such a face

Wh e you were out, your brother racked his brains over how to save us

Excuse me, what's that supposed to mean?

Tomoko, everything's fine now

Daddy's bankrupt... just joking

Bankruptcy's a shock, right? You think it's scary, right?

But it really isn't

We hand everything, savings, deed to the house,

over to him temporarily

That way, the debt disappears

and we can keep on iving here the same old way. Right? Right?

He's got his talents. Those years out in the real wor d did him good

He's learned about a I kinds of stuff

And you just swallow any ine he feeds you?

What ines?

Now I get it, why he bothered to come back here

He's going to turn the house upside down, line his pockets and split

What on earth are you ta king about?

Listen carefully, OK?

Dad, first of all,

do you know where that money came from?

Money? What money?

The cash Shuji gave you Didn't you even wonder?

How he pulled that much cash out of nowhere

There's definitely something fishy

Someone stole the funera offerings

from the funeral home we used A total of 1.2 million yen,

from some professor's funeral

Exactly how much did you turn over to that collector, Dad?

You get it, right? It's just like him, isn't it?

It was dirty money

Who on earth told you that?

It's a I over the national news He's a seria robber

If he stays here, we'll get dragged into his mess

I'm sure it's a mistake Even he couldn't possibly...

What's wrong with you, Dad?

Your son, who pretended to go to college and kept the tuition

Who sold my panties to the highest bidder when I was in junior high?

Honest y, him re-arrange your finances? Never

That 1.2 million was just bait for catching a bigger fish

Don't you even get that?

Listen, let's pretend we don't know a thing,

and kick him out the way we always have

He'I be fine and his chances of getting away are better that way

No! We need him here with us

What for? Hiding a criminal is a crime in itse f

If we keep him here, he'll just drag us down, too

Please, just do what I say

Let's make him leave before our family's finished

This f amily was finished a ong time ago

We're beyond help now

It's a my fault

What choice do I have, Tomoko? I can't make miracles happen

At least I wanted

to spare you this mess I mean it

Forget about the rest

You get away from us

Find your own happiness

Me? Me, eave this family?

I'm exhausted

2:30 already?

I'm really exhausted

Wait a minute

"Find my own happiness," how dare you?

What do you think Kamata san had to say?

Thanks to you and Shuji, now I'm a ar, too

He said, that time he came to dinner...

Oh, et him blab What does that jerk know?

That's crue You said you liked Kamata...

Kamata, Kamata, enough! That stupid ass fag

He can stuff himself up his own ass!

Mom

Mom

Is what I'm saying wrong?

No, you're not wrong

Tomoko's always got the right answer

And that's what's making you choke?

You're all crazy

I refuse

I abso utely refuse to fa I for it

He's my brother, that monster

You know him, too, Mother

You know, you're scary Your very own brother

When he gets out of the bath, kick him out,

or turn him in, whatever you like

Why do you say that?

We I, what am I supposed to do? Your mother doesn't know

Do whatever you want

Whatever you think is a ways right, anyway. Right?

All yours

I borrowed Dad's He wears boxers, now

I was terrified he'd only have briefs

I always think of Dad wearing briefs

Dad is briefs Briefs are Dad

Am I getting' a gut? Look

This is where eating like a teenager in your 30s will get you

It's all flabby like Look

Hey, Tomoko How's it going, Tomoko?

Nothing like a cold beer after a hot bath

No dice?

After 25, even men put on fat It's hard to ose, too

Like you know all about it Go ahead, touch it

No way

I said, no way

So you're getting married?

Mother tell you that?

Yeah

What did she tell you?

She sounded like she rea ly iked the guy, but I don't rea y know

She's showing her age She's so scatterbrained

"This is this and that's that, so there"

So I just kept on nodding Wiped me out

I put up with her every day

Not for me One day's enough for me

Man, you're a cheater

In any case, she ikes him, so that's great

It's too early to tell

What about you?

Me? Forget about it

We're talking about me here Would you marry me?

No, I wouldn't

But you sure got pretty You look nice in mourning

That's a ie

It is

No, it isn't, it isn't I really mean it

Here

Thanks

I thought I'd c osed it It's letting in a draft

Grandpa just opened it

Cut it out

Weren't you scared of ghosts?

Don't believe in any of that stuff

And not God, either?

Not at all

Don't you believe in anything?

Well, me I mean, not for me

But whatever I say, as long as you be ieve

in God or ghosts,

or ove or friendship it must be real, right?

Like they say, "where there's a wish, there's a way"

That's "where there's a will"

Oh, yeah?

Ha f-assed, as always

Give me some

Sure, eat, eat Better to eat

Man, these beans are tasty

No, I refuse to believe you

I swear, with my own eyes

It was an illusion He just ooked 10-feet tall

If somebody was real y that ta, he'd be on TV

No, the thing is, I'm 5' 7", right?

I stood next to him and my friend checked

And the guy rea y was twice my height

That's so repulsive, it's not funny

It's not about funny, there rea y are giants in Beijing

All you ever talked about, ever

About what?

The pack of ies you made up

Well, it's true, you don't have a shred of that

I can't remember your ever making up anything

What's that got...

No, I rea ly can't

You're right, I don't trick people

That's good Very good

I'm envious You're ike holy or something

Listen, Shuji

Remember how you lied to me about finding wild berries

growing on the hill behind our e ementary schoo

And how great they tasted?

Lying? When I drew you that map?

That's right, but there weren't any

There weren't any and it got dark and I got lost and it was a big mess

I cried so hard

When I was crying, I thought "I'I never cry like this again"

You got it a I wrong, you dummy You just couldn't find them

Liar! You laughed

Maybe I laughed, but they were really there

I still remember exactly where they were

And now, more on yesterday's funeral robbery

Shortly after noon on the 26th, unknown suspects stole a large

sum of funeral donatlons from the funeral of Professor Ogl Michio...

Alright, take me there

What, now?

Yeah, now

Bad idea, it's dark out Let's not

Then, admit that you lied

The circumstances of thls crlme closely resemble

a serles of robberies around greater Tokyo...

You're shaking Chickening out?

I told you we shouldn't bother

I'm not scared

Shuji

C'mon!

Tomoko!

Just a little farther Just up this hil

You never crossed this river No wonder you couldn't find 'em

I can't

Sure you can

I' I pu you across C'mon

C'mon

That's right, give it a running start from there and jump

Ready and...

Hey, if you start that far back, you'll go too far

Whatever Here we go, ready and...

Hel o

I saw the funeral robber you want, up behind the elementary school

I was at the funeral ha I yesterday

Yes, I just saw him on the hill

He ran into the thick forest

I'm abso utely certain

Yes, I'll wait here

Please

Miyasako Hiroyuki

Tsumiki Miho

Tsumiki Miho The drownlng moon

The drownlng moon

Hiraizumi Sei The drownlng moon

Hiraizumi Sei

The fadlng song

Otani Naoko The fadlng song

Otani Naoko

The drownlng moon

The fadlng song

Tezuka Toru, Ezawa Moeko

Teraj ma Susumu

Shoufukutei Matsunosuke

Executive Producer: Yasuda Masahiro

Producer: Kore-eda Hirokazu

Line Producer: Taguchi Hijiri

Cinematographer: Yamamoto Hideo

Production Designer: Isomi Toshihiro

Sound: Tsurumaki Hitoshi

Composer: Nakamura Masaru

Editor: Miyajima Ryuji

Script Supervisor: Togawa Mieko

Assistant Director: Take Masaharu

Production Supervisor: Shiraishi Osamu

Music performed by: Cauliflowers

Production Assistance: TV MAN UNION, Inc.

Distribution: X ANADEUX

Eng sh Subtitles: Linda Hoaglund

Written and Directed by: Nishikawa Miwa

(C) WILD BERRIES Project Team