WELCOME TO PEEPOLO
Midori.
Sis?
I'm home.
What happened?
Nothing happened.
What?
How is it, sir?
Thank you very much.
-Oh, right. Here, have some of this. -Thanks.
Please try some of this milt.
It'll really invigorate you.
It's not as appealing hearing that from a man.
Where's that funny girl from your office?
What happened to her?
-Oh, Uesugi? -Yeah.
She went back to her hometown.
Has she?
Bring her along next time.
Just say it's all a lie!
You and Sanae-chan.
Holding each other,
kissing each other…
Tell me it's all a lie!
I…
only have you.
I can only see you.
I can't turn back anymore.
Welcome!
Welcome.
It's cold, isn't it?
Thank you for coming.
You don't have to go back yet?
No.
I have a lot of vacation days.
Really.
All right…
-Wow! -All right!
-Thanks for the food! -All the scallops are for Riko.
-You can't take any. -Really?
-Seriously? -What? Why does she get special treatment?
Why not? I'm almost never here!
-"Why not?" So arrogant, isn't she? -Right!
Riko, while I can still say it, you should stay longer to help!
-That's right! -Yeah!
Sachiko's like this now.
And I'm going to Tokyo too next year, so it would be better if you came back.
Only if you get into college.
How's the flame?
We haven't used it in a while. Is the flame all right?
-It's fine. -Looks fine to me.
-Dad, I'll get you some. -Okay.
-What would you like? -Anything.
-Beer, please. -Oh, a beer?
-I'll get it. -Sis, any hot guys in Tokyo?
Midori!
What are you planning on doing in Tokyo?
I just wanted to ask, for future reference.
None.
-You like watching TV, don't you? -Yeah.
You're probably thinking you can meet guys like IZAM from SHAZNA in Tokyo, right?
-Wait, he's a guy? -You don't know?
-You didn't know! -Lame!
Even if you do go to Tokyo,
it's just a gathering of countryside people.
Only guys telling lies to look cool. All guys with no substance.
Sachiko and Yoko made the right choice marrying local guys.
You sound like you've got a grudge against Tokyo men.
I got it! Sis was dumped by a Tokyo guy!
Why else would you come home like this?
Midori!
-Hey, how about going for a drink? -Sounds great!
-How about you? -I would love to.
-What about you, Teppei? -Join us once in a while.
I can't get these figures to match, so I'll work a little longer.
-Oh, okay. -Well, see you.
-Good night. -Good night!
Good night!
Why is this a four?
Um…
Oh, I can get it! It's fine.
Hello, this is Peepolo.
Hello?
Hello, Riko?
It's…
me…
Wrong number.
It wasn't a wrong number, you idiot.
You're worried because Riko still isn't back, right?
What?
Her mother is not feeling well.
So her family probably wants her to stay.
If you just let her go,
she might never come back.
Really?
Maybe.
But then,
I think this is a chance for our relationship to develop.
Come on, I'm just kidding.
But why did you kiss Sanae?
Oh…
I don't know the details.
Because I'm an idiot.
It's because you're kind.
But you know, that half-hearted kindness only hurts women.
Riko said she's coming back tomorrow.
You can go home now, you know. The train will be here soon.
Here.
No thanks. I'm not thirsty.
Just take it.
It will warm you up if you hold it.
Here.
And this is for your colleagues.
Oh, right.
ENDO STATION
Riko…
Yeah?
You can always come home if it gets too tough.
If…
it doesn't work out with that guy, you can always come home.
You don't need to put on a front for us.
It's working out just fine.
And besides, I've still got my job in Tokyo.
Even if things don't work out with who I'm dating,
that's no reason to come home.
FUJITA
Won't you reconsider?
That's right.
You'll regret it if you make a hasty decision.
It will end up leaving a mark on your reputation
if you cancel the wedding.
Well…
The fault is all mine.
And my weakness alone.
I'm very sorry to have troubled you, Mr. Fujita.
I think I misunderstood you.
When I heard that you cut ties with a woman just to protect yourself,
it scared me.
I thought your reputation and position were all that mattered to you.
That's the sort of man I was.
I won't deny it.
At the time,
I had just become a public prosecutor, so I had no confidence.
The world scared me so much, I was always trembling.
I didn't understand what was most important.
But what's most important to me now are your feelings.
I don't care about appearances.
If you don't want to be with me,
then I have no choice but to accept that.
I'm sorry.
We have now arrived at Tokyo. Thank you for riding.
This is the last stop of this train.
On Platform 12…
Was it busy at the inn?
Yeah.
The Winter Olympics are coming up…
Have you eaten?
Yeah.
Aren't you cold?
I'm fine.
Put this on.
Why are you being so nice?
I've been angry at you this entire time,
but if you're so nice,
I can't stay angry at you.
Back at home,
I thought about you the entire time.
The more I thought about you, the angrier I got…
and the sadder I got…
I told myself to stop thinking about you,
but I couldn't help it.
I kept thinking about why you and Sanae-chan did those things.
And about now,
what you would be doing with Sanae-chan.
I haven't seen Mizuhara since.
Teppei…
between me…
and Mizuhara…
-Who do you lo-- -You.
You're the one I love.
You said that before, too.
But what about Mizuhara?
You still have feelings for her, right?
I want you to get rid of those feelings for Sanae-chan.
Because you are everything to me,
I want to be everything to you, too.
Maybe that's selfish.
Maybe I'm selfish for wanting that.
No, I don't think so.
Just indulgence.
I'm busy. Hurry up and say what you're here for.
I heard from Dad.
You broke off the engagement.
It's you that Sanae loves.
On the day of our engagement party,
she was burning your photo and her high school yearbook.
That's how much she loves you.
What are you going to do? Making her feel that way.
I could never accept Mizuhara's feelings.
As much as Mizuhara is precious to you,
I've got someone who's as precious to me now, too.
Well, I'm told I'm selfish, and I know how selfish I am!
Because I couldn't just let Mizuhara be alone.
Why couldn't you hold on to her?
That was close! I'm sorry…
Good morning.
Want to sit?
The sorrow of a single salaryman was oozing from your back.
I can see it just from looking at your back.
You feeling so, so lonely,
stroking the word "creep" that I wrote on the fridge,
crying, "I'm sorry," every day, right?
That's because you never called me.
What?
It's none of your concern.
Oh, by the way.
What?
I'm…
meeting Mizuhara tonight.
Because I want to tell her clearly how I feel.
That's naive.
Do you think that's enough to make me forgive you?
After that,
I want you to stand at Shibuya Crossing yelling,
"I love Riko!"
There's no way--
Then do a handstand in your underwear and walk to the PARCO Mall.
Then I might forgive you.
-I'm not allowed to do handstands. -Give me half.
Are you listening?
-Morning! -Good morning!
Hey, you're finally back!
-It's nothing special, but here's a gift. -What's this?
-I can make the tea. -Thanks!
-Katagiri. -Yes?
Here's Shinoyama Food's tentative ad slot.
Oh, sorry.
Great, you're as cheerful as ever.
-Without you, we lose all our enthusiasm. -Yeah!
Everyone was worried!
We thought maybe you fought with Teppei and went back to the countryside.
And then you'd announce, "I'm going back to my parents!"
Yeah!
It was nothing like that,
but I wonder how you stop someone from cheating on you?
Noda?
That's a tough question first thing in the morning.
I'm not sure. Cheating, huh?
Morning!
Good morning!
Uesugi, you're back!
-Yes! -That's great.
Oh, Chief!
-Please take a look at this. -Okay.
-Oh, Katagiri! -Yes?
We have a client dinner at Katsuhana tonight.
Make a reservation for us.
I'm sorry. Tonight, I've got--
Chief, I'll go!
Katsuhana is a blowfish restaurant, right?
Yeah. Well, if you come, then that will do.
-Thanks then. -Sure.
Sorry.
Thank you.
It's fine. I wanted to eat blowfish anyway.
I'll call you right after I meet Mizuhara.
Let's meet then. Okay?
Okay, got it.
So when we meet tonight,
you'll be the Teppei who only sees me, right?
Cheers!
I've brought two beautiful women from the office tonight.
Uesugi and Tsuruoka.
Nice to meet you.
Pardon me, but has anyone ever told you that you look like Harrison Ford?
-No, never! -Now that you mention that…
You do look like him! Right?
Are we not eating blowfish?
We had that last time.
Welcome! What would you like tonight?
The usual tandoori chicken.
Tandoori chicken, okay.
-I'll have the same. -Okay.
Thank you.
-Thank you. -The bill, please.
Sure.
Well, I--
I pretty much know what you want to say.
I'm not the one you love…
It's Riko, right?
You know, I've got great news!
I'm going to China soon.
China? Why?
A Chinese company that I interpreted for
offered me a position in their office in Shanghai.
I don't think it's a bad idea to go overseas and rediscover myself.
Your female employees are outstanding.
Well, more and more women are working in sales these days.
But once girls get married, they quit.
That's true.
No, I'm aiming to be a company president.
I'm aiming to be the chairperson!
-What? -That's great!
-The food was great. -Thank you for coming.
-Sheng dan kuai le. -What?
In Chinese, sheng dan kuai le is how you say "Merry Christmas."
It uses the characters from "saint," "birth"
and "pleasant enjoyment."
I'll be in Shanghai this Christmas, so I'm saying it now.
Sheng dan kuai le.
Goodbye, Tecchan.
Mizuhara!
There's something I want to give you.
Do you have time?
Man, we had a really good time.
Thank you.
Take care!
-Thanks. -Take care!
Goodbye.
Ready to go.
Thank you!
Thanks for today. Good work.
Thank you!
You too.
-So, want to go for a drink? -I'm exhausted!
Oh, I have to go home now.
-What? -I'm sorry.
-Oh, really? Good night, then. -Sorry.
Good night.
-Then shall we go? -Take care.
How about karaoke?
Here.
My brother told me.
That you had burned yours.
Take mine.
This is really quite useful.
It can be of great help.
You know,
every time I hit a wall, I just want to go back in time.
I just want to run away from confronting what I have to.
When I look at you now,
I think that's what you're doing.
Running from my brother.
So take it.
-Hey, do you remember this fountain? -What?
At our graduation ceremony, everyone threw you into it.
But is it only the captain's fault that we lost the national competition?
It is.
You ended up in the fountain too, right?
He is home.
We were all so determined back then.
Tecchan, I'll be going now.
Take this, come on.
Tecchan…
Why did I…
meet with you again?
The first time I met Soichiro,
he gave me the same feeling as you did.
Maybe that was when…
Maybe I fell in love with you.
Don't answer it.
Please.
I'm sorry.
I…
for a long time…
for a very long time, I was really in love with you.
I feel bad…
about what we did the other day.
But…
In my heart…
She's in my heart.
Riko's in my heart.
She's not like you. She's really sarcastic.
She's selfish and hotheaded.
She's a hopeless mess.
But when she's not around…
I don't feel like I'm me.
And now,
I've really gotten to know her.
I think…
it's probably not just me.
This is the first time I've felt like this.
I understand.
Goodbye.
Mizuhara.
Here, take this.
I…
I'll be fine without it now.
You've been crying a lot lately, haven't you?
Here.
Thanks.
Goodbye, Tecchan.
-Good morning. -Morning.
Morning!
Hey.
Did you call me over and over again last night?
Last night, I ended up eating shabu-shabu instead of blowfish.
After that, we went to a club in Ginza, and then to a basement karaoke place.
Sorry, I…
Oh, also, fix these figures. You wrote the wrong ones.
That client was such a creep.
He kept touching my butt while he was singing. It was so annoying.
I'm sorry, I didn't get the chance to call you.
After I saw Mizuhara…
-I said that I would-- -Hey.
Will you take me to the amusement park tomorrow?
The amusement park?
Yeah.
I want to have a fun time together.
-Good morning! -Morning!
Good morning!
Good morning.
Uesugi seems like she's been feeling down lately.
Although she's pretending to be all cheerful.
Did you two…
fight or something?
I did something kind of stupid,
which rocked the boat between us.
Rocked the boat?
But…
Now, I've realized she's the most precious person I have.
I won't cause any more drama.
I'm sorry about that.
TO SOICHIRO
-Is coffee all right? -Sure.
She left a note saying she's going to China.
She's not at the interpreter's office.
And she hasn't come home.
Yeah.
She got a job in Shanghai, didn't she?
You knew? Why didn't you tell me?
I just heard last night.
Last night…
Sanae came here?
She did.
She…
seems set on being on her own.
She's trying hard to stay positive.
It was tough seeing her like that.
You can always come home if it gets too tough.
I did it! Look!
It's my turn!
You suck! You weren't even close.
Got it!
This isn't fun.
Get in!
There!
It's been forever since I've been to an amusement park.
When I was in high school,
there weren't any big amusement parks like this in Nagano,
so everyone went all the way to Tokyo.
I haven't been since.
Since we're here, let's ride a roller coaster.
No way! Absolutely not.
I'll get dizzy, and my head will hurt.
-You're kidding. -It's true.
-Those are-- -Hey, let's play that!
Come on! Excuse me!
-Yes! -Hey, quit spending money like this!
Go ahead.
So close.
Hey, speaking of Nagano, are you going back for New Year's?
Oh, well…
I don't really want to, but my parents have been nagging me to.
There!
Darn it. Can I try again? Thank you. Here you go.
-Good luck! -Thanks!
Want some juice or something?
Is coffee all right?
Sure.
Thanks.
It's hot.
Is it?
Thank you.
Put your hand out again.
What's this?
A present.
What?
TRAIN TICKET TOKYO TO NAGANO
To Nagano?
There are two!
One's mine.
We did pinky promise on it, didn't we?
We did, but…
I want to go there.
I want to see the kind of place you were born and raised at.
I won't ever leave you alone again.
Take them back.
Why?
I don't need them. Take them back.
Hey, wait!
Hey, tell me what's going on. Come on.
What were you doing two nights ago?
What were you and Sanae-chan doing?
What are you talking about? Hey.
I kept waiting for you to call.
But you never did.
I was so worried…
I ended up calling you.
Why didn't you answer?
I'm sorry.
But I…
went to your apartment.
Sanae-chan…
I saw her walk out of there.
Riko!
"It's fine."
"Nothing happened." That's what I want to believe.
But I just can't!
You think something happened with Mizuhara and me?
I do!
Of course not!
How am I supposed to believe that?
Believe me!
I'm not lying.
Then what happened?
Nothing happened.
We looked at our yearbook.
-You're lying! -I'm not lying!
You said you won't make me worry anymore.
You won't make me feel lonely anymore.
And I'm doing my best not to.
I don't want to make you worry or feel lonely.
Don't tell me that!
I've felt lonely all day long.
The kinder you were to me, the lonelier I felt.
How did it come to this?
Tell me, Teppei.
It's no good anymore.
I'm so tired.
Riko!
TO BE CONTINUED
I love you.
Let's start over again.
It's too late.
I have to tell you something about Tecchan…
Why are you quitting your job?
I…
now…
hate you.
Bye-bye, Teppei.
Subtitle translation by: Maslin F. Tecchan…