01x09 - Episode 9

[bunniefuu]

DECEMBER 2021

Yosuke left our home.

Mai left, too.

Then Jugemu left as well.

And Dad did, too.

Blizzard!

In this large mansion,

I practiced Noh all alone for six months.

I pushed myself to my limits.

- Juichi.
- Yes?

Oh. You look bloodthirsty again.

Sorry.

Dinner is ready.

Hold our hands together...

- Thanks for the food.
- Thanks for the food.

FUSHIKADEN BY ZEAMI

Juichi.

- Hey!
- Yes?

You look bloodthirsty.

This is already seasoned.

Oh. I see.

It's really good!

Good...

SEVERAL DAYS LATER...

Your contract hasn't expired yet!

RikiNavi is for all contract workers!

Let's change your status!

RIKINAVI

Thank you.

Who did you think I was?

No one.

What?

"Excuse me" or "I'm home."
What should I say?

Welcome home.

Uncle Jugemu, welcome home!

It's been a while, Hideo.

- Stay safe, okay?
- Yes.

Oh?

You're going out?

- See you.
- Bye.

He's living here now.

They have a baby, so it's too much.

I see.

How is Dad doing?

You want to see him?

Yeah.

What've you been doing for six months?

Well...

all kinds of stuff...

I tried becoming a licensed caregiver
for senior citizens.

But I gave up immediately.

And?

I realized that I was adopted
by this family when I was 16.

I've never lived anywhere else.

I realized that to society,

I am nothing but
an unemployed man in his forties.

And?

Noh is all I have.

Noh is my only skill.

And?

This is my home.

I belong to this family.

Alright.

Shall we get going?

GUTS, PLENTY, SANTAMA

Santama Pro-Wrestling is back

to see us again this month!

Zea!

Everyone at Teruteru House!

Hello!

Zea!

Today, Santama Pro-Wrestling's stars
will lift you up again!

We'll reshape you!

Yeah!

Dad...

He doesn't know I'm Super Zeami Machine.

Let's start with

Riki Choshu!

Zea!

Guts, plenty,

Santama!

Take care of yourself.

Are you ready?

Guts, plenty, Santama!

- Tama, help me!
- What's wrong, Pretty?

Pretty!

Let's go!

Super Zeami Machine will go next.

Who will he pick? Oh!

Zea!

Zea!

- Thanks.
- Everyone!

Guts, plenty,

Santama!

Whoa.

Thank you.

Get better soon.

I will.

Please take good care
of your family, okay?

Hang in there.

I'm cheering for you.

- Zea.
- Zea!

I had no idea

you were still wrestling.

I started wrestling again to earn
some money for our family vacation.

But I couldn't quit.

Sorry. Forgive me.

It's fine.

By the way, what happened to Sakura?

She left.

What?

TWO WEEKS AGO

Thank you for the bath.

- Juichi?
- Yes!

Yes? What is it?

He just said, "What is it?"

He isn't just scary. He's rude, too.

I'm sorry. Well, why am I apologizing?

His heart isn't there.

His hard disk is at its full capacity
with Noh and wrestling.

He only has two gigabytes left for me.

I totally get how you feel!

I can do it

if you really want to.

No!

I can't do it in my house.

It feels weird.

I'm not saying

I really want to be intimate with you.

But if we aren't,
isn't that kind of strange?

We're all alone, you know?

You're right.

Not trying to get with you is rude, right?

I can't! Now it's like

I sent my dad to the nursing home
just to have sex with you.

I understand that,
but the way he said it was rude!

I'm sorry. Please forgive me.

You aren't seeing him anymore?

I see him at the nursing home sometimes,
but I stopped going to his house.

He might not be able to do it
until his father passes away.

I don't know.

Even after he passes away...

"This is like I k*lled my dad
just to have sex with you!"

That sounds like him!
He'd definitely say that!

He only has two gigabytes of free space.

She's so cute.

My husband took
his childcare leave for a year.

What a nice husband he is!

He does everything for me.

He takes care of her,
cooks, does laundry, and cleans.

I love doing household chores.

I'm replaceable at work,
but I'm the only partner for Yuka.

I can't do that.

- What?
- I can't.

I can't be with him, either.

This is the trend, I guess. But I can't.

He's well-versed...
But I can't accept a guy like him.

He'd be the ideal husband
for someone else,

but not as my own husband.

How many times do you have to say that?

Do you stay home all the time?

I can't. I wouldn't be able to relax.

Two gigabytes are enough.
That's perfect, actually.

Excuse me.

Jusaburo is really popular.

He bragged that the unit leader,
Fukumoto, wrote him a love letter.

They should date, right? She's 88, though.

Are you serious?

Does he still wander around?

Not anymore.
But he doesn't eat as much anymore.

We're having mabo eggplant for dinner.

We're having the same thing.

Coincidence!

Mine looks a lot better!

Right, Sakura?

Shut up.

You don't know that unless you try it.

Let's eat.

Hold on.

- Let's record it.
- Yes.

Give it your best.

- Got it, Jugemu?
- Here.

Are you ready, Dad?

Thanks for the food!

Thanks for the food!

We eat with Dad like this sometimes.

How is it? Is it good?

Great!

Please take a look.

This is your father, isn't it?

That's him.

This nursing home is
for dementia patients.

When did he start living there?

JOURNALIST YUJI OTOMO

Are you going
to write an article about him?

For the New Year Noh recital,

I'll be performing Sumidagawa
for the first time.

You got the feel of it?

I don't know.

When I'm vulnerable,
his words come back and haunt me.

I won't let you do that.

Dad's ghost appears.

What's the matter?

Let's try again.

Was he being serious that time?

I won't let you take over.

Tell me, Dad.

This is Jose Carlos Gonzales San Jose Jr.

He's Jose Carlos Gonzales San Jose's son.

Jose Carlos Gonzales San Jose?

You beat him in Puerto Rico.

What? Hold on.

Can we just call him Jose?

You can call him that.

We had this same conversation, right?

Is this a déjà vu?

This is the second time..

Really?

Don't tear your Achilles tendon again,
Kotobuki.

I know that.

Again? When I try to focus on Noh,
wrestling butts in.

It's a title match at the end of the year.

I'll be performing
Sumidagawa for the New Year.

Noh or pro-wrestling?

I have to make a decision soon.

Can't you do both Noh and pro-wrestling?

What? Oh, Sakura.

Come with me. I need to talk to you.

The Juichi I love looks like this.

But you've changed completely lately.

You always look serious and bloodthirsty.

You look like this.
You look unapproachable.

I can't make such a face
even if I wanted to.

Do you remember the time
when I talked about my upbringing?

Yes

You had a terrible upbringing, right?

That's rude.

In the senior-nursing field,

I've witnessed many rich people
fighting over inheritance.

I started to feel lucky to be poor.

It's either a rich but cold family

or a poor but warm family.

I believed there are
only two kinds in this world.

But the Miyama family

was both rich and warm.

How do you feel now?

You're the only one here, Juichi.

I love seeing you smile with your family.

That was perfect for me.

But by yourself, it doesn't work.

Please bring them back.

I want you

to rebuild the rich and warm
Miyama family!

Sakura's dream came true quite easily.

Long time no see! Yeah!

I brought you Weekly Friendly.

You're already reading it?

MIYAMA FAMILY IN? TROUBLE!

LIVING NATIONAL TREASURE
SENT TO NURSING? HOME!

Don't you think these question marks
are in the wrong places?

"Living national treasure
sent to nursing? home!"

"Miyama Family in? trouble!"

It sounds wrong.

Where's Juichi?

The head of the branch family is here?

What? Manju's here?

I'm just the head of the branch family.

I try not to get involved
in the main family's problems.

But some of your disciples

are against the idea of you becoming
the successor. So they contacted me.

You're an embarrassment to the family.

You're a disgrace!

Foolish son!

What's this?

MIYAMA FAMILY IN? TROUBLE!

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

"This former pro-wrestler
is his prodigal son."

"To receive his share of the inheritance,

this year, Juichi started

taking care of his father."

In this magazine interview,
his second son Yosuke, said,

"I don't know anything.
I'm very confused."

That's how it was reported.
What do you think, Master?

Leave us alone, Megumi and Shiraku.

This female caregiver, named S.,

may be the villain here.

This caregiver, S.?

Wow, I'm part of the family diagram.
I'm so honored.

What about this man?
His daughter Mai's husband,

is a ramen shop owner
and also a self-proclaimed rapper?

It's not "self-proclaimed"!

Correct it, Honjamaka.

The family head's assets are estimated
to be worth 600 million yen.

No way. Impossible.

Recently, Super Zeami Machine

from Santama Pro-Wrestling
is becoming very popular.

Yes indeed.

There's a rumor

that Super Zeami Machine might actually be
the oldest son, Juichi Miyama.

You used Zeami's name?
He's like a god to us Noh performers.

Oh, Juichi. You messed up.

You'll be banned for life.

That's not me.

It's a mistake.

I'm just the head of the branch family,
so I don't want to get involved,

but you must withdraw
as successor to the family business.

If you don't like it...

What?

We'll have to reestablish
a new Miyama school.

With a legitimate successor...

A legitimate successor?

Hi.

Yosuke...

This is what's going on.

- No way.
- No way.

Master Yosuke will represent
the new Miyama family.

He'll be dancing
during our New Year Noh recital.

I can give him lessons.

- What are you performing?
- Tsuchigumo.

That figures.

What? Tsuchigumo is
one of the most famous pieces.

I see a spider web hanging from your hand.

It's okay, Master Yosuke.

Have a seat.

Sit down!

Scary! Manju is scary.

What do you think, Juichi?

Why don't I, Manju Miyama,
take charge of the New Year Noh recital?

We have no need for that.

Juichi will be performing Sumidagawa.

Sumidagawa?

It's the tragic story
of a mother and a child.

If you perform that, it'll be a comedy.

The living national treasure

is just a doting father after all?

Foolish son!

We only have foolish sons!

This family only has

stupid sons and a stupid daughter.

But only my dad

can say that.

You have no right to call me that.

If that's the case,

the head of the branch family
will have to leave.

Let's go.

Yosuke.

W-What is it?

I know you're busy, but...

Go see Dad sometimes.

Mai, too.

Yeah, we know.

From the end of the year
into the New Years,

I might look bloodthirsty.

Please keep a proper distance.

Okay.

Damn it.

Why?

Don't just watch me. Teach me.

Why can't it be me?

It's not me, right?

Tell me it's not me.

Then I'll quit it right away.

"The family..."

"The family shouldn't be called so,
until it's inherited by somebody."

That's what Zeami said?

You need to take over

your family's fine performance.

That's how the family can continue.

Be more specific!

How can I take over

our family's fine performance?

Break up with Sakura.

That woman will bring
misfortune upon our family.

Break up with her right now.

TERUTERU HOUSE

Break up with her immediately.

You're...

not a ghost, are you?

You're wandering again. See?

Stop playing dumb by singing a Zeami song.

Look. Suehiro is texting me like crazy.

Teruteru House is super boring.

Boring?

They only talk about their grandkids
and medication.

It's so boring. Can I rest here?

Hey.

Okay.

- Hey, Juichi.
- What?

Sumidagawa

was written by Zeami's son, Motomasa.

When she's on a ferryboat,
the mother discovers

that her missing son is already dead.

At the gravesite on the opposite shore,
she chants "Namu Amida Buddha," right?

Yeah, I was practicing
that scene just now.

That scene...

The question is whether the dead son
should come out as a ghost or not...

Zeami and Motomasa argued about it,
apparently.

Why?

The son has to come out.

That's what Motomasa said,

but Zeami said that he shouldn't come out.

He thought actors should

make the son's ghost appear
in front of the audience

with the power of their acting.

"That's Noh," he said.

If I was the son, I would come out.

Because I want to see you.

I'd come out even if I was told not to.

Is that right?
You would come out if it were you?

I see.

Hey, answer me!

- You'd want to see me?
- Good evening.

Who's that?

- Oh, sorry.
- Juju!

Thank goodness. I was worried.

Please get up. We have to go back.

I'm not going back.

Isn't he talking funny?

This is my house.

I'll die here.

Dad, what are you saying? Let's go.

Don't move him!

Juju, are you okay?

Sir!

What happened?

This medicine dissolves blood clots.

Thank goodness you called quickly.

It stops working on strokes after a while.

A stroke?

Shouldn't he be in the hospital?

What, Juju?

I want to stay here.

I want to stay here.

He wants to stay here.

Dad is asking for at-home medical care.

"Second Bucket List"?

Yosuke visited him
at the nursing home every weekend.

Unlike you,

I helped him with his financial situation.
It was all about money.

I don't want that.

Being hooked up to machines.

I won't be able to see my family at all.

They'll just keep me alive there.

I want to die at home.

I want to be surrounded by my family.

AT-HOME MEDICAL CARE
TO BE SURROUNDED BY FAMILY

He wants to be surrounded
by his family when he's dying.

He wants to die as a popular guy.

Well, that's my interpretation
of what he said,

but that's the idea.

Wow,

you've been helping him behind the scenes.

I must say...

- Mai did a lot, too.
- Never mind that.

Mai.

Her son delivered hot meals.

Today's lunch is low-sugar
and low-fat ramen!

Thank you for being a great friend
to my father-in-law!

OSD Jr. Daisu is here with
noodle master DJ Taro.

Let's go! Come on!

Yeah!

Ow!

I'm sorry.

I wanted to go see him, too.

But I said terrible things to him.

You guys...

I thought I was the only one who cared.

Well,

actually, we depended on you too much.

Since you didn't spend much time with him,

we thought we could have you do that.

Thank you for letting me do this.

Thank you for depending on me.

This is nice!

- The Miyama family is wonderful!
- Isn't it?

Can you take it outside?

His condition is pretty serious.

Even if he stays home,

he'll be hooked up to a lot of cords.

Visitors will be limited, too.

How many times did he have these?

Strokes?

Is this his third
including the smaller ones? Fourth?

No, no, the Noh master had a stroke

It's worrisome.
He has a heart condition, too.

He was given six months,

but thanks to Sakura,
it was extended to one year.

Yosuke, can I borrow that notebook?

Who is he?

He's the funeral director.

I'm Takakichi Onizuka from Sweet Memories.

- Funeral director?
- I knew it.

"Have my wake in our practice hall.

"My funeral should be held
at Nohgakudo Hall on a later date."

Please set up the altar in front
of the kagami-ita panel.

Over there.

It should be the "pine" grade
in the "pine-bamboo-plum" ranking.

The Noh masks on the right,
and the costumes on the left...

Juichi...

How many people can we have here max?

At the max, huh?
About 80 people if they're standing...

- Wait, Juichi.
- What?

Sorry, I'm not ready for that emotionally.

She's right. You're too well-prepared.

Because I'm the oldest son...

I don't like my brother being so cold!

Get upset a bit more,
like Yuji Oda when he was younger.

I saw you look it up online,
like "funerals cheap."

It's okay to do that online,

but to call an actual funeral director?
I'd use "Yahoo Answers"!

Can a hearse make a U-turn
on the road in front of the house?

Be quiet!

What about his will?

I have that.

JUSABURO MIYAMA'S WILL

He's definitely our family lawyer.

He's well prepared.

Everyone, his heart rate is going down.

Don't touch him! Please talk to him.

Dad, hang in there.

Sir, I'm sorry for leaving you
for six months.

Dad, Daisu and Osada are here.

Grandpa!

My father-in-law
The living national treasure

Kanami, Zeami, braided hair

That's enough.

Grandpa, remember your promise?

You'd take me to a girls' bar
after my high school graduation.

What?

His heart rate is up!

Good.

My father-in-law's heart rate is
Reacting to the girls' bar

Juichi, it's your turn.

Yes.

Are you going to do it? Are you okay?

I'm the oldest son

He's your second son

She's your oldest daughter

Jugemu is our brother, too

Osada is our brother, too

We're all siblings

Yeah!

Did his heart rate go up?

JUSABURO MIYAMA'S WILL

We can't open this, right?

We're going to open it sooner or later.

I can pretend I didn't look at it.

I can't do that. It'll show on my face.

It'll have the name of the 28th successor.

Yeah, it should be written in there.

What are you doing?

I'm photoshopping his funeral portrait.

The oldest son is always ahead of us.

The ramen shop owner is asleep.

Welcome!

We have to call the funeral director
and prepare his portrait and his will.

What else?

His Buddhist name.

Did anyone call the temple?

What is it?

We haven't picked his Buddhist name.

He can't help you, obviously.
He's unconscious.

Right. Hold on?

Choshu?

It is you.

Sorry, I was with them,
and they came along.

I had several glasses of shochu.
Is it okay?

Choshu!

Where?

It's Choshu!

You only noticed now?

Sir, can I talk to you?

Don't tell my family about Zeami Machine.

- Riki Choshu? The real thing!
- Hold on.

Dad, wake up.

Mr. Choshu is carefully holding
your IV tube.

He's so nice.

- Kotobuki?
- Yes?

Should I think of a Buddhist name?

What's "blizzard" in Japanese?

Fubuki?

It's not me, though. It's for my dad.

How about
"the Unruly Revolutionary Blizzard?"

That sounds good. Right?

Okay, I'm leaving.

What? Leaving?

Thanks for coming.

Hideo.

Grandpa.

- Sorry, I didn't see your message.
- Don't worry. You made it.

Dad, Hideo is here.

Talk to him.

Grandpa, let's practice together again.

That's right, Juju!

Remember? You can't die until you see
Hideo perform Sumidagawa, right?

It went up.

Dad, watch me perform Tsuchigumo, too.

Oh, it went down.

Hey! Try talking to him, everyone.

Sir, the girls
from all the girls' bars in Japan

are cheering for you on TikTok.

- Oh, it went up.
- Yes!

Father, OSD and SOD collaborated.

We had sexy actresses

who made our ramen,
called "magic mirror noodles."

But it was just a dream.

It went up really high.

I might not look like it, but I used
to be a leader of a biker g*ng.

It went up.

Dad, you might be planning
to apologize to Mom in heaven.

That's way too convenient.

You're going to hell for sure.

Mai, that's going a little too far.

Think about what you've done.

Maybe you needed it for your art,
but you were a total player.

You have an illegitimate son, too.

You're going to hell for sure!

If you don't want that, wake up!

I don't really care.

Jugemu.

I love this family.

I love Noh.

It was just a short time,

but we were able to become
a real father and son. I was happy.

Thank you for telling me
the truth that day.

Everybody became
very candid with what they wanted to say.

I wish you were stricter on me.

Every time you spoiled me,

I thought didn't care
for me, your youngest son,

and my lack of talent
and I'd go into a negative spiral.

I gave up, but I wish
we could have talked heart to heart more.

I'm having regrets, too,

Grandpa.

Sorry for quitting Noh.

I couldn't come up with anything to say.

Hideo.

It's all thanks to you.

I still can't write kanji characters,

but I don't wander in class anymore.

Can I become a Noh performer

even though I can't write kanji?

I can, right?

Even you can't remember

vegetables, right?

Grandpa!

What about you?

I've been saying

whatever I wanted every day, so...

What's wrong, oldest son?

Was I always sensible like this?

Many of his disciples

and officials gathered in the morning
to say good-bye.

Please wait here.

"Sight outside of sight."

That's Zeami's message to all actors.

SIGHT OUTSIDE OF SIGHT

It means,

the ability to evaluate your own
performance objectively.

I objectively looked over myself

as I sat on Dad's seat.

Something's missing.

That's my dad's seat.

It's too early for me to take over.

I need my dad
to be sitting there for a while longer.

Thank you for waiting. This way, please.

That's right.

We're trying our best to help him,

however, he has a heart condition
and is also diabetic.

To be honest,
this is a very difficult condition.

You're still 73.
You're still young, Master!

You dedicated your life to Noh.
Your life was short but meaningful.

You lived your life to the fullest.

He grabbed my hand!

What? What is it, Juju?

Ze.

Ze?

- A.
- A?

Mi.

Zeami? He said, "Zeami"!

As expected, Master.

You're a Noh performer until the very end!

He said, "machine."

Zea!

Zea!

Everyone in the Miyama family...

- How are you doing?
- Jui-chan?

Hey, I'll tell them myself.

I won't hide anymore.

Super Zeami Machine is...

Juichi Miyama.

What were you thinking?

I haven't said anything till now,

but I

haven't quit pro-wrestling.

Sorry, although I said
I'd be the successor,

I love pro-wrestling a lot more
than I love Noh.

I know that!

What?

I always knew that.

But now isn't the time.

I knew, too.

I saw it online a long time ago.

Well, I'm a huge fan.

I didn't know.

It's true.

We didn't mention it

because we didn't want to lose you again.

We were all playing dumb.

But Juichi,
you ruined everything just now!

You finally came clean! You foolish son!

Guts, plenty,

Santama!

Guts,

plenty...

Everyone, please repeat after me
in your heart.

Guts, plenty!

It went up.

Sir!

- Dad!
- Juju!

Guts,

plenty...

Guts, plenty!

Guts, plenty!

Dad!

Guts,

plenty!

Then a miracle happened.

San...

ta...

ma!

Jui-chan!

Please say it with me.

Guts, plenty,

Santama!

Guts, plenty, Santama!

It's true.

A wonderful miracle

happened in our house.

Guts, plenty, Santama!

You might not believe me, but...

This is

the story of my family.

Dad! Come on!

DECEMBER 31, 2021

It's New Year's Eve.

This will be my second retirement match.

- Thanks for the food!
- Thanks for the food!

- Looks good!
- Do you need help?

I'm okay. It's porridge.

What time is your match?

It's at 7:30 p.m., I think.

We'll be in the hall at 7:00 p.m.

Let's watch it on TV, Juju.

I'm not watching it
because Gakitsuka will be on.

See you, guys.

Good luck, Dad.

Thank you.

Jui-chan, we'll be in the A section
on the south side.

- Okay.
- Oh, I forgot.

Excuse me, Yosuke.

Dad,

Guts, plenty,

Santama!

- See you.
- Go!

But a miracle

only happens once.

Did you prepare your speech
for after the match?

No, it's my second time.

There might be a third time.

Wrestlers can always retire and come back.

How many times can you come back?

- You're contradicting yourself.
- Watch out.

Jose doesn't love wrestling.

He's scary when he snaps.

I'm not like you. Don't worry.

Super Zeami Machine, please.

Okay.

I'm going.

Alright, go!

- Zea!
- Zea!

FINAL EPISODE
EXTENDED BY 15 MINUTES

Dad, let me hear
the living national treasure sing.

Watch carefully.

This is the story of my family.