01x08 - Episode 8

[bunniefuu]

The person inside
Super Zeami Machine is me,

Juichi Miyama, 42 years old.

I might not look like it, but...

I'm feeling on top of the world.

I'll definitely...

make you happy!

Sakura!

Hold on.

If we come home together,
they'll be suspicious.

That's true.

Sakura.

Yes.

I...

I'll quit pro-wrestling.

I can't soak in lukewarm water forever.

Don't be afraid. If you are,

the path will disappear.

I've decided to follow

a path filled with thorns.

Us getting married would be
a path filled with thorns for you?

No, it'd be like lukewarm water.

Let's start a family like lukewarm water.

Yes!

What are you doing?

N-Nothing.

A-Are you going to work?

I'm going to the convenience store.

Yosuke is cooking dinner tonight.

I'm home.

Oh, welcome back.

Look, Yosuke made roast beef.

Yosuke has no idea

and is still trying to find
the best time to propose to Sakura.

Look how the inside looks, Juichi.

It'll look great in photos.

What's wrong, Juichi?

Are you limping?

Limping? No.

Thanks for the food.

Thanks for waiting.

Here goes.

It's good.

I see.

Everyone,

you can listen while you eat.

I think I should start

preparing for the end.

I'm not talking about job hunting.

Nobody was thinking that.

It's so good!

Fortunately, I'm still

in the "support required-two" level.

My brain is still very clear.

No, Dad.

You're in the level-two
nursing care category.

Your dementia is progressing.

My personal savings

will be going to my fiancée, Sakura,
as I promised.

That's okay. I don't need it.

You don't?

This is really awkward.

And I have to say it.

This roast beef is really bad.

There's no flavor
no matter how much I chew.

There's not a trace of the flavor of beef.

It's ridiculously chewy,
like chewing on a used cooling sheet.

I should be paying
my jaws for this hard work.

Why don't you want it?

Here it comes.
It's Sakura's signature look.

She stares at me with watery eyes.

It's her silent watery hold!

And Yosuke is...

Why do you have a triumphant look
with this roast beef?

I'll tell Yosuke when the time is right.

Okay, I'll tell my dad then.

I'll text you when I get home.

"Sumidagawa."

The main character

is a mother looking for her long-lost son.

For you to understand

the mother's sorrow,

it might take one year

or ten years.

Learn this piece from Jugemu.

Thank you.

This is Jose Carlos Gonzales San Jose Jr.

This is Jose Carlos
Gonzales San Jose's son.

Jose Carlos Gonzales San Jose?

You beat him in Puerto Rico.

You remember?

Jose Carlos Gonzales San Jose
treated me really well.

Can't we just call him Jose?

You can call him that.

Jose retired after he lost that match

and is in a wheelchair now.

What now?

Zeami has to accept his challenge!

You'll do it, right?

How's your leg?

What? My leg?

You were compensating for your right leg

when you danced to NiziU.

No, I didn't.

I didn't dance to NiziU.

I'll do it.

If I lose, I'll retire for sure.

And I'll take over our family business.

Your hip is down. Lift it higher.

Higher!

I know that!

You're too slow.

Your opponent is a lot younger.
Move your legs more.

I know that!

Stay still.

You show your sorrow by staying still.
This is crucial.

Stay still.

Jugemu,

tell me for future reference.

If I continue practicing,

when will I become as good as you?

In your next life.

Oh.

What?

One more time. From the top.

Oh!

It's torn.

Right doctor? It's torn, right?

Your right Achilles tendon is torn.

It was partially torn several days ago.

You didn't notice?

Is your leg okay?

What's wrong, Juichi? Are you limping?

Sakura!

That time?

We'll rent you a wheelchair.
Please stay home for two weeks.

A wheelchair?

I support you,

Blizzard!

Thank you.

Anyway, this time the story of my family
will take place at home.

Oh, Daisu!

Wow, you look like an injured person.

Come on in!

Move!

- It hurts! That was dangerous!
- That was on purpose.

- Grandpa.
- Yes?

- I got you a hamburger.
- Yay!

This is 1,000 times better
than Yosuke's roast beef.

You can only have three French fries.

- I'm counting.
- Dad, you have to take a bath after that.

I don't want to.
Juichi, take one before me.

Why me?

Thank you for doing
household chores, Jugemu.

Daisu has an audition.

It's for a commercial to be used in taxis.

He'll be dancing
behind Riki Choshu, apparently.

Daisu, you might feel like
you're in showbiz now.

But you're still a Miyama school
Noh pupil.

- Keep that in mind.
- Let's go take a bath.

You're always like that.

He looks the same as always.

I sent him to the dry cleaning store
the other day.

His doctor said he needed
to walk more, you know?

- The one near here?
- Yes.

After two hours,

he came back with two soy lattes.

He hasn't gone out since then.

Should we consider sending him
to an old folks' home?

I don't think that's necessary yet.

How about Sakura?

She still comes here.

About that...

Daisu, go dance outside.

Are you kicking me out?

Read the atmosphere.

I haven't told anyone, but...

Well, Sakura and I...

Osada is having an affair.

What?

With a girl at his ramen shop.

She's hinting about it on her Instagram.

"I went camping with my coworkers."

"We dressed up
as Demon Slayer characters."

"I met Tao, the former head coach
of Rakuten Eagles."

- This isn't really a "hint."
- He's in every photo.

Read this.

"Good morning, lately, tired,

butt,

a long weekend, tired"?

Read it vertically.

Osada Osada...

Idiot!

It doesn't form sentences
so it makes no sense!

My butt is tired
on this long weekend? Idiot!

What are you going to do?

I'm not divorcing him.

A divorce means
I accept their relationship.

A divorce means
I accept their relationship?

Yuka left me

and remarried that super boring guy.

They're about to have their first baby.

SAKURA: MORNING!

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
I'LL BE THERE SOON.

Can I

have fun just a little, too?

I can use these stamps, too?

Sorry to disturb
when you're looking at porn.

Did you change the fabric softener?
I like it.

I didn't change it.
I wasn't looking at porn, either.

Thank you.

Thank you.

I want a special nickname like "Juju."

Jugon? Judas?

No, she's a fan of Zeami Machine.

Zeamin? Zeamigo?

Zeami sweater?

What?

Like teami hand knitting.

Or Zeami scarf?

Like "It's been a while, Blizzard!"

You'll need a power phrase
for your comeback match.

Because of my injury,

Super Tama Jiman fought against Jose.

Zeami would have had a much better match.

TAMA JIMAN'S CRUSHING DEFEAT!!

Isn't it hard to end LINE chats?

What?

After a fun chat,

we often start sending stamps, right?

My stamps might have been too much,
and I didn't get a reply.

It's as if someone kicked
a ladder from under me.

Is it a girl?

Juichi, you're

hiding something from me, aren't you?

What?

Stop playing dumb!

Are you dating Sakura?

Tell me the truth.

Where's Dad?

He went to physical therapy with Jugemu.

Then we can continue.

You've been sending me
stamps by mistake every day.

It's disturbing. I can't even work!

YOSUKE

Zea!

I analyzed the date and time.

On the weekends when she's off,
you send these all day long.

On weekdays, you mostly send them
after she finishes her shift at 8:00 p.m.

What's more, Sakura is

also using these same stamps.

A red masked wrestler?

You didn't know?

What, Pretty?

He's our popular wrestler,

Super Zeami Machine.
I hear Sakura is a fan.

That's not important!

That is pretty important.

Since when?

Sorry.

You apologized.

That means admitting guilt in America.

This isn't America, though.

Stop commenting!

He proposed to me.

I did propose.

Are you serious?

I'm sorry, Yosuke.

I knew I had to tell you some day.

You got the wrong idea,
and I couldn't keep up with you.

I'm busted

for getting the wrong idea?

Good one.

Yosuke.

Don't come near me! Don't touch me.

You...

woman!

Yosuke ran out of ideas

and then ran away.

He stopped coming here after that.

And Mai is also heartbroken.

To start with,

I'll ask you a question
on behalf of everyone.

Who are you?

I know, right?

This is Seabura,

from Hey Men's Shin-Okubo Branch.

Seabura?

This app's filter is unbelievable.

How cunning.

I know, right?

You got it all wrong.

Under Tokyo's emergency order,

our ramen shops have been closing early.

So I have to take care of

my employees' mental health.

We often encourage each other
remotely, you know?

Sometimes we meet in person.

He gave me some money.

No. Don't get the wrong idea.

No!

No, that's not what happened!

You know, right?

I've been stressed out
about Daisu and our family.

- You said you were super busy.
- Because of COVID...

Stop blaming COVID for everything!

Isn't that enough already?

Look, Osada is sorry about it too.

I haven't forgiven you yet, either.

- Me?
- I just gave up on you.

I haven't forgiven you.

I don't think I'll ever forgive you.

You're a dirty old man.

- Gross!
- Me?

Mom cried every time.

When you had an affair,

she came to my room
in the middle of the night.

I'll never forget that.

Men don't care, but...

I'm her daughter. I won't forget that.

About Jugemu, too.

That's okay right now.

It's not.

You were my first love.

I'm sorry.

Well, I shouldn't be.

Nothing happened, of course.

Mom was vehemently against it.

It was so close.

We were peers.

We went to school together
up to high school.

You tell me he's my brother now?

Can I leave now?

Do you understand?

In this family, being born a girl

and being raised as a girl

was so hard.

Everyone ignored me
just because I was a girl.

"Don't worry about Mai."

"She'll leave some day."

Men were always more important
in this family. I was depressed.

I just had to count on my son.

Do you know where the train station is?

She can't leave!

I got it, Mai.

Anyway, apologize to her.

Who's going to apologize to whom?

I don't know. Dad, go ahead.

No thanks.

You'll forget about it anyway.

Mai.

Mai stopped coming to our house, too.

And Jugemu, too.

Dad! Jui-chan!

The bath is ready.

Dad, get up.

It's bath time.

No.

What do you mean?

When was the last time?

I won't take a bath

until you get better.

What?

I don't want to take a bath with Jugemu.

Why not?

It doesn't feel the same.

Like how?

Somehow,

I can't relax with him.

I just want to get out of there.

That's because
you're feeling guilty, maybe?

It's not that.

I want to take a bath

with you, Juichi.

Jugemu is different.

Give me a break.

I'm not doing it because I want to either!

Jugemu! Jugemu!

"I'm different"? I knew that already.

Because it wasn't supposed to be me!

I performed on large stages
thinking, "It's not supposed to be me."

I never enjoyed performing, not even once!

You're talking about Noh?
This is about bathing.

Same thing!

He takes everything I do for him
for granted!

Whether I'm his son or disciple,
it doesn't make a difference.

He doesn't care about how I feel!

What?

You're exactly right.

Let's tell him.

If you feel that way, tell him.

If you don't, nothing's going to change.

You're his son, not his disciple.

Let's tell him now. Come on.

Shut up! Let go of me!

Jui-chan!

What?

Thank you for taking care of me
for all this time.

Jugemu left, too.

My doctor told me
to stay home another month.

My wake and funeral
should be held in our practice hall.

A father and son
both in wheelchairs in this mansion...

We had nothing to do.

We started preparing for the end.

"A private funeral
was held for the family."

That's irritating.

That style is popular, though.

Do you want to have a grand funeral?

I want mine to be the "pine" grade
in the "pine-bamboo-plum" ranking.

I want a beautiful altar
in front of this panel.

What about my funeral portrait?

We took a photo at Hawaiians, remember?

That's right. With peace sign.

I see.

Who should make the funeral speech?

Sayuri Yoshinaga? Tamori? Nicole Fujita?

Take it seriously,
I'll be making the arrangements.

We have to film
my video message for the wake.

There's a lot to do.

It's not the time to be going senile.

Indeed.

Hello? It's Sakura.

It's Sakura! Sakura!

Welcome! You're back!

Welcome!

What are you two doing?

It's been so long! Right, Juichi?

She's been very busy.

She took an exam to become
a caregiver for seniors.

You were here?

That means...

CERTIFICATE

Ta-da! I can give you a bath!

This is it!

I'm in heaven!

Thank you!

You haven't taken a bath
in a while, have you?

No, I couldn't since Juichi was hurt.

Don't be so distant.

I would have come if you asked.

Juichi isn't good at asking for help.

Special nursing homes are cheaper,

but there's a very long waiting list.

So I recommend group homes.

It's a shared home

with licensed caregivers.

Do we have to send him to a nursing home?

Can we take care of him here somehow?

You can't do it, can you?

I'll make myself clear.

He's not going to get better here.

Don't feel guilty.

You're his main caregiver, Mr. Miyama.
You have to take care of yourself first.

Why don't you try sending him

to a nursing care facility?

He's going to refuse, though.

We have to convince him somehow.

He's using his wheelchair now,
although he hated it at first.

That felt so good!

Juichi. Look what Sakura did.

Dad, listen.

Yes?

What?

Shall we film your video message?

It's recording.

Thank you for attending my funeral.

I'm the Miyama school's 27th leader,

Jusaburo Miyama.

- You sound too serious.
- Really?

Too...

serious?

Can you come here, Sakura?

Come here.

Stand right here.

With me.

Hold on.

- Am I in?
- Yes.

Alright.

This is Sakura.

I'm Sakura.

I'm Jusaburo Miyama.

Thanks to Sakura, I'll be able to

smile

until the end.

Stop crying.

Stop crying, Dad.

Yes.

I think I'll be able to smile

until the end.

Should I say, "I was able to"?

- It doesn't matter.
- Okay.

Now that I'm dead,

some people might be happy.

They'll go to hell.

Let's not worry about them.

I'll be waiting

for you all

in heaven.

Grandpa!

That's Hideo.

That's right. Hideo is practicing today.

- Let's go.
- Please.

Take me to the front.

Let's go.

I should have come to see you sooner, but...

Don't worry.

- Juichi is here.
- I see.

Juichi,

your ex is here.

Okay.

Grandpa, I got my overnight bag.
Can I stay over?

Of course, Hideo. Anytime.

Hey!

Hideo!

Come in.

You were a fan of his, right?

Me? Yes,

he proposed to me at Osaka-jo Hall.

I'll brag about that
for the rest of my life.

- I'm his fan, too.
- What? Juichi?

- Yes.
- Really?

He cheers us up, right?

That's true.

Being a fan of his was the best.

He fights for us, you know?

He smiles big when he wins.

He gets frustrated when he loses.

He does that for us.

He has the biggest heart.

But he really doesn't know who he is.

Noh is like that, right?

I don't know much about it.
But Noh masks have no expressions, right?

The masks look sad and happy

depending on how we feel.

He's just like that.

He doesn't know who he is.

Do you mean he's empty?

No, not like that.

More like transparent?

He gives,

but when I give, he doesn't accept.

I noticed that after we got married.

He's like a fairy.

Right! He's like a fairy.
That's a good one.

He's a fairy.

He's with me, but I can't touch him.

I'll be

his fan even after we get married.

What?

He's my Tokyo Skytree.

What? What did you just say?

- He's my Tokyo Skytree.
- No. Before that.

There is a Noh piece

about a mother who goes mad

as she searches for her missing child.

The son dies only

in Sumidagawa.

Oh, no! That sounds awful.

Am I going to die?

The boy is dead from the beginning.

You're going to play a dead boy?

Your dad will play your mother.

But he's hurt.

I can do it. I've memorized my lines.

Are you

my son?

Are you

my mother?

If we

hold

our hands together...

Oh.

It's nothing.

It's been a while, my head went blank.

If we

My dad has never forgotten his Noh lines.

He might not remember
vegetables or animals.

He's been practicing
his Noh lines since he was three.

He forgot them?

That can't happen in my house.

What's wrong, Dad? Pull yourself together.

Juichi.

I know.

Well...

Grandpa,

should we start from "Namu Amida Buddha"?

It's okay.

It's okay. I'll do it.

I won't let you do that.

You can't take over
our family business after me.

I wasn't counting on you
from the beginning.

Don't get a big head.

Since you ran away once, you'll run again.

Hideo will take over our school.

Until Hideo becomes an adult,

I can't go senile.

Okay?

An incident happened later that night.

Dad? Dad?

Grandpa? Grandpa?

Grandpa?

Grandpa?

Grandpa?

- Where's his wheelchair?
- It's gone.

Where did he go?

And his phone?

He's not picking up.

I'll try tracking his GPS.

Suehiro.

Please calm down, Mr. Miyama.

Has he ever wandered around?

- Wandered around?
- Yes.

No.

Can you drive us to Sumida River?

Sumida River?

JUSABURO MIYAMA'S IPHONE

Juichi...

Dad.

Before you go senile,

I have to tell you something.

You're forgetful.

I don't want to repeat myself.

Let me record this message.

I'm full of

gratitude to you.

What?

Thank you for giving birth to me.

I didn't give birth to you.

You didn't actually give birth to me.

- I didn't.
- Sorry.

Listen. I...

Hey, Juichi.

Your ex is here!

Okay.

I...

I want to marry Sakura.

Okay.

Juju!

Sakura!

Aren't you freezing?

Thanks.

It's warm.

Well...

I thought Sumida River

might help me remember the lines.

That's why I came here.

Mr. Miyama.

Your father should...

Wow, it's gigantic.

What?

Tokyo Skytree.

If we

hold

our hands together

It

will

disappear.

He did it. Grandpa remembered the lines!

He did.

- Okay, go talk to him, Hideo.
- Okay!

MIYAMA

Thanks for the food!

Thanks for the food.

I'll get this. Come on, plum.

Come to me, plum.

Come on, plum.

Come to me.

Thanks.

Here goes the spoon.

Here I go.

Dad,

why don't we go out after breakfast?

Where?

Suehiro's group home?

It's like a shared house for seniors.

It looks like fun, right?

There's one opening now.

They have a haiku gathering at night?

You can stay there if you want.

If you don't like it, you can come home.

Only if you want to...

I see...

should I try it?

You don't have to. We can turn him down.

I'll go. You want me to try it, right?

It's okay. You don't have to go.

I'll go.

It's better than being with you.

Then go!

You're too much work.

I'll go.

Give me your rice.
I'll put natto beans on it.

Okay.

There's already a plum.

GROUP HOME TERUTERU HOUSE

It was close, right?

Yes, I can check on him often here.

You'll get used to it quickly.

I'll introduce you to the other residents.

- They're baking right now.
- Is that so.

- See you.
- Bye.

Dad.

What?

What?

Oh my god!

Blizzard!

Go already.

Enough already.

Just go.

Mr. Miyama?

- Juichi!
- Yes? Sorry.

Did you go over the document we submitted?

Sorry,

I fell asleep halfway through.

Attorney Tamagawa

I'm not really

feeling well.

Are you okay?

Why?

- I'm not due yet...
- Are you okay?

Hayakawa, go home now!

I can't. I'm in Kyoto.

That's a fake background, right?

No, it's not.

I'm actually in Kyoto for a business trip.

Where's Yuka?

She's in the delivery room right now.
Hurry.

Excuse me.

Yuka!

Hang on.

Hold her hand, dad.

Yuka.

He's not my husband.

He's my ex-husband!

What are you doing here? Get out!

- Right?
- Get out!

Hideo's baby sister was born.

I almost experienced

my ex-wife's childbirth.

Zea!

I'm Takakichi Onizuka from Sweet Memories.

Take good care of your family, okay?

His oldest son, Juichi Miyama,
is behind this family drama.

Dad is the only person who can say it.

There's only the stupid son left!