WEBVTT 00:00:08.508 --> 00:00:13.263 align:center Nobusuke Kishi, the former prime minister and chair of the funeral committee, 00:00:13.346 --> 00:00:15.015 align:center will now share a eulogy. 00:00:15.682 --> 00:00:17.308 align:center Mr. Yasunaga. 00:00:17.809 --> 00:00:21.646 align:center Whenever there was trouble, whether in Japan or elsewhere, 00:00:22.147 --> 00:00:27.360 align:center leaders of all sectors came to seek your guidance. 00:00:27.861 --> 00:00:30.488 align:center Whenever you received them, 00:00:30.572 --> 00:00:33.283 align:center you drew wisdom from many eras and cultures, 00:00:33.366 --> 00:00:37.203 align:center illuminating fundamental principles. 00:00:37.996 --> 00:00:40.540 align:center That person is no longer with us. 00:00:41.249 --> 00:00:43.001 align:center Where will Japan go from here? 00:01:06.149 --> 00:01:07.233 align:center Step forward, please. 00:01:08.234 --> 00:01:10.070 align:center Mr. Yasunaga! 00:01:27.087 --> 00:01:31.633 align:center Please forgive me for not being by your side, Mr. Yasunaga! 00:01:36.054 --> 00:01:38.640 align:center Hey, we can't see anything! 00:01:51.528 --> 00:01:52.487 align:center Mr. Yasunaga! 00:02:03.748 --> 00:02:06.334 align:center As for Kazuko and Yasunaga's marriage, 00:02:06.417 --> 00:02:10.088 align:center his family filed a petition with the Tokyo District Court to have it invalidated. 00:02:10.171 --> 00:02:11.673 align:center Through mediation, 00:02:12.173 --> 00:02:15.385 align:center their marriage was voided on his family registry. 00:02:20.348 --> 00:02:21.474 align:center I'm going to bed. 00:02:21.558 --> 00:02:23.309 align:center Okay, good night. 00:02:31.109 --> 00:02:36.906 align:center But Kazuko continued to claim she was Yasunaga’s wife, 00:02:36.990 --> 00:02:39.033 align:center using it to bolster her own influence. 00:02:39.117 --> 00:02:40.869 align:center GIVE BACK MY HUSBAND! 00:02:40.952 --> 00:02:43.830 align:center After managing Chiyoko Shimakura, 00:02:43.913 --> 00:02:47.125 align:center Kazuko was keenly aware of what the media liked 00:02:47.208 --> 00:02:50.003 align:center and how to bring them to her side. 00:02:50.503 --> 00:02:51.838 align:center Sure enough, 00:02:51.921 --> 00:02:55.758 align:center Kazuko Hosoki, a fortune teller with a unique personal history, 00:02:55.842 --> 00:02:58.303 align:center had caught the public's attention. 00:02:58.386 --> 00:03:00.054 align:center HANSHIN AT THE TOP AFTER 21 YEARS! 00:03:00.138 --> 00:03:04.475 align:center Since then, she predicted two major events of public interest. 00:03:04.559 --> 00:03:09.105 align:center Her spot-on predictions made her a popular guest on variety shows. 00:03:09.189 --> 00:03:13.902 align:center But for the most part, her other predictions were incorrect. 00:03:15.528 --> 00:03:17.572 align:center The bubble economy kept things lively. 00:03:18.156 --> 00:03:23.119 align:center As Kazuko slowly built her status as a TV celebrity, 00:03:23.203 --> 00:03:27.248 align:center her fortune-telling books began flying off the shelves. 00:03:27.332 --> 00:03:29.209 align:center FIVE MILLION COPIES SOLD! 00:03:38.843 --> 00:03:40.887 align:center MIREI SEI (77) FORTUNE-TELLING MENTOR 00:03:40.970 --> 00:03:43.473 align:center MET KAZUKO HOSOKI IN 1973 00:03:56.527 --> 00:03:58.529 align:center Thank you for waiting. 00:04:05.828 --> 00:04:10.875 align:center I only agreed because I thought this was a continuation 00:04:10.959 --> 00:04:13.211 align:center of that weekly magazine's interview. 00:04:14.420 --> 00:04:16.965 align:center Did a weekly magazine interview you? 00:04:17.799 --> 00:04:22.845 align:center They spoke of exposing that woman's evil deeds. 00:04:24.847 --> 00:04:26.140 align:center So, 00:04:26.891 --> 00:04:29.811 align:center what would you like to ask me? 00:04:30.645 --> 00:04:34.941 align:center I heard that you were Ms. Hosoki's fortune-telling mentor. 00:04:36.442 --> 00:04:40.238 align:center Is that what that woman said? 00:04:41.531 --> 00:04:43.116 align:center Are you not? 00:04:47.036 --> 00:04:50.665 align:center There was a time when she frequently came for advice, 00:04:51.165 --> 00:04:55.628 align:center and I did teach her the basics of the Four Pillars of Destiny. 00:04:56.254 --> 00:04:59.215 align:center But being called her mentor... 00:05:01.926 --> 00:05:04.053 align:center To be quite frank, 00:05:04.137 --> 00:05:06.014 align:center I find that disrespectful. 00:05:10.268 --> 00:05:12.937 align:center I heard you lent her some books. 00:05:13.479 --> 00:05:14.355 align:center Yes. 00:05:14.856 --> 00:05:19.235 align:center But after 20 years, she has yet to return them. 00:05:22.447 --> 00:05:25.533 align:center Her first book was published a year later. 00:05:26.576 --> 00:05:30.913 align:center If you wish to be a real fortune teller, cheap tricks won't cut it. 00:05:31.664 --> 00:05:37.670 align:center I told her to study at least ten years before doing anything. 00:05:39.797 --> 00:05:43.134 align:center She said Mr. Yasunaga taught her the Four Pillars of Destiny too. 00:05:43.217 --> 00:05:47.513 align:center Mr. Yasunaga specialized in I Ching, 00:05:47.597 --> 00:05:51.934 align:center but he had not studied the Four Pillars of Destiny in earnest. 00:06:00.109 --> 00:06:05.698 align:center You'll probably write your book to put her in a good light anyway. 00:06:05.782 --> 00:06:08.159 align:center No, that's not my intention. 00:06:09.994 --> 00:06:11.913 align:center May I ask you to leave now? 00:06:13.456 --> 00:06:14.957 align:center One more question. 00:06:16.000 --> 00:06:18.461 align:center What do you think of the current Ms. Hosoki? 00:06:21.589 --> 00:06:25.176 align:center Fortune-telling is a dangerous thing. 00:06:26.511 --> 00:06:27.887 align:center Dangerous? 00:06:28.388 --> 00:06:34.394 align:center One wrong step, and you end up controlling people’s lives. 00:06:34.894 --> 00:06:39.315 align:center Some will even take pleasure in it. 00:06:40.400 --> 00:06:42.068 align:center In her current state, 00:06:42.652 --> 00:06:46.114 align:center she acts like someone who's in power, doesn't she? 00:06:47.198 --> 00:06:48.616 align:center What's more, 00:06:49.158 --> 00:06:51.994 align:center I feel a bit of pity for her. 00:06:53.162 --> 00:06:55.164 align:center Pity, you say? 00:06:56.791 --> 00:07:02.839 align:center Now that she has created this false persona called Kazuko Hosoki, 00:07:02.922 --> 00:07:05.258 align:center there is no turning back for her. 00:07:06.759 --> 00:07:10.805 align:center She must continue living as this false persona. 00:07:11.305 --> 00:07:14.225 align:center It's like caking on makeup. 00:07:15.059 --> 00:07:18.020 align:center One lie piled on top of another. 00:07:19.272 --> 00:07:25.319 align:center Your book will likely apply another layer of lies on top. 00:07:31.742 --> 00:07:37.373 align:center That woman's luck is set to decline gradually now. 00:07:38.082 --> 00:07:42.044 align:center If I were to use the words she so selfishly created, 00:07:42.128 --> 00:07:43.379 align:center next year will be... 00:07:43.463 --> 00:07:44.964 align:center Her Great Calamity Period. 00:07:46.507 --> 00:07:50.344 align:center Ms. Hosoki herself will enter the Great Calamity Period. 00:07:56.893 --> 00:08:00.813 align:center No one can resist their fate. 00:08:01.606 --> 00:08:05.443 align:center The fate of those in power is a miserable one. 00:08:06.319 --> 00:08:09.113 align:center It's only a matter of time. 00:08:24.545 --> 00:08:25.755 align:center What are you making? 00:08:25.838 --> 00:08:27.006 align:center A house. 00:08:28.716 --> 00:08:30.259 align:center Who’s the house for? 00:08:30.343 --> 00:08:31.677 align:center The ants? 00:08:32.345 --> 00:08:33.846 align:center The ladybugs? 00:08:34.347 --> 00:08:37.183 align:center It's a house for you and me. 00:08:42.605 --> 00:08:46.400 align:center I think Mommy will stop writing her book. 00:08:46.484 --> 00:08:47.401 align:center That's okay. 00:08:47.485 --> 00:08:48.653 align:center Huh? 00:08:49.195 --> 00:08:50.488 align:center You're okay with it? 00:08:51.280 --> 00:08:52.198 align:center If I give up, 00:08:52.281 --> 00:08:54.784 align:center we won't have a house for a while. 00:08:54.867 --> 00:08:57.787 align:center It's okay. I'll build one for us. 00:09:01.499 --> 00:09:02.875 align:center I see. 00:09:04.961 --> 00:09:06.504 align:center Thank you. 00:09:16.472 --> 00:09:17.723 align:center Hello? 00:09:18.224 --> 00:09:20.268 align:center Mr. Teppei Yanagi? 00:09:20.935 --> 00:09:22.937 align:center I got your voicemail. 00:09:23.813 --> 00:09:26.148 align:center How'd you get my number? 00:09:26.649 --> 00:09:29.235 align:center Someone connected to the Edogawa-ikka family. 00:09:29.735 --> 00:09:31.445 align:center Sorry for the sudden call. 00:09:32.071 --> 00:09:35.283 align:center I heard you were the right-hand man of Masaya Hotta, 00:09:35.366 --> 00:09:36.993 align:center the head of the family. 00:09:37.785 --> 00:09:41.998 align:center Would you be willing to talk about Ms. Hosoki and Mr. Hotta? 00:09:43.416 --> 00:09:46.669 align:center Can you come to Kashiwa City Hall at 9:00 a.m. tomorrow? 00:09:56.470 --> 00:09:58.764 align:center They get thrown into pigpen-like housing 00:09:58.848 --> 00:10:01.892 align:center and get most of their welfare money skimmed off. 00:10:02.852 --> 00:10:04.353 align:center Is it a poverty business? 00:10:04.437 --> 00:10:06.939 align:center That's a fancy way to put it. 00:10:08.399 --> 00:10:11.861 align:center The yakuza way of living couldn't survive past the '80s. 00:10:11.944 --> 00:10:16.198 align:center Since the bubble burst, we've been desperate to survive. 00:10:18.200 --> 00:10:21.912 align:center So, what do you wanna know about our boss, Hotta? 00:10:22.455 --> 00:10:27.793 align:center Ms. Hosoki told me he was the only man she truly loved in her life. 00:10:28.294 --> 00:10:32.048 align:center But after hearing from others, I believe they were actually... 00:10:32.131 --> 00:10:34.759 align:center You think they were just tied by greed? 00:10:35.301 --> 00:10:36.302 align:center Yes. 00:10:37.345 --> 00:10:40.556 align:center Boss was an old-school yakuza. 00:10:41.057 --> 00:10:45.311 align:center He sucked at making money, so he relied on her income. 00:10:45.811 --> 00:10:49.357 align:center The title of Edogawa-ikka family head was a big draw for her. 00:10:49.440 --> 00:10:53.152 align:center Just dropping his name would make everyone bow down. 00:10:56.447 --> 00:10:59.742 align:center She met big-time yakuza bosses through him too, 00:10:59.825 --> 00:11:03.162 align:center so now she acts like a fixer who can call them up on a whim. 00:11:03.245 --> 00:11:06.123 align:center Does she still have connections with the yakuza? 00:11:07.166 --> 00:11:09.919 align:center But in this day and age, it's gotta be on the down-low. 00:11:19.095 --> 00:11:23.474 align:center So, she actually wasn't connected to Mr. Hotta out of love, was she? 00:11:24.975 --> 00:11:26.852 align:center I didn't say that. 00:11:27.687 --> 00:11:29.313 align:center What do you mean? 00:11:31.399 --> 00:11:34.151 align:center When she saw the boss on his deathbed, she-- 00:11:34.235 --> 00:11:35.945 align:center Wait. 00:11:36.946 --> 00:11:40.032 align:center Didn't they break up after what happened with Ms. Shimakura? 00:11:52.962 --> 00:11:57.842 align:center The boss had terminal cancer, so he went back to her. 00:12:00.594 --> 00:12:04.181 align:center And she took him in without a word. 00:12:23.409 --> 00:12:24.952 align:center Was it good? 00:12:27.288 --> 00:12:28.622 align:center It tasted awful. 00:12:30.708 --> 00:12:35.171 align:center If you can talk trash like that, I guess you're not dying for a while. 00:12:35.796 --> 00:12:38.340 align:center I'm gonna live until I'm 100. 00:13:10.456 --> 00:13:12.416 align:center Give me another bite. 00:13:15.419 --> 00:13:18.297 align:center That's what you'd call devoted care. 00:13:19.465 --> 00:13:23.260 align:center The boss was completely at ease with her around too. 00:13:23.886 --> 00:13:26.847 align:center Like a married couple who had lived their whole lives together. 00:13:28.557 --> 00:13:32.478 align:center It's rare for a yakuza member to have a happy ending like that. 00:13:39.985 --> 00:13:43.614 align:center I don't know much about love and romance or whatnot. 00:13:44.114 --> 00:13:48.327 align:center But I guess it was their fate to stay together until the end. 00:13:48.410 --> 00:13:49.703 align:center Fate... 00:13:50.287 --> 00:13:55.084 align:center You can't sum up a man and woman's relationship in just one word. 00:13:58.546 --> 00:14:02.007 align:center Have you seen Ms. Hosoki lately? 00:14:03.968 --> 00:14:08.556 align:center Well, I get some side jobs here and there. 00:14:09.056 --> 00:14:11.308 align:center What kind of side jobs? 00:14:13.143 --> 00:14:15.145 align:center Doesn't matter, does it? 00:14:18.190 --> 00:14:21.235 align:center She's fiercely loyal to her allies, 00:14:21.318 --> 00:14:24.864 align:center but if you go against her, she'll crush you without mercy. 00:14:25.990 --> 00:14:27.575 align:center She's not some yakuza's woman. 00:14:27.658 --> 00:14:29.285 align:center She's a yakuza herself. 00:14:31.161 --> 00:14:33.747 align:center You'd better be careful too. 00:15:00.190 --> 00:15:02.234 align:center Kawatani! 00:15:02.985 --> 00:15:05.279 align:center What the hell's with your ghostwriter?! 00:15:05.362 --> 00:15:08.198 align:center Well, you see, 00:15:08.282 --> 00:15:11.160 align:center Ms. Uozumi isn't a ghostwriter, but a respectable author. 00:15:11.243 --> 00:15:14.872 align:center There are tons of award-winning rookies out there! 00:15:14.955 --> 00:15:18.250 align:center You can't call them a writer if they can't even release a second book! 00:15:19.293 --> 00:15:22.212 align:center The boss wants the writer to go and apologize. 00:15:22.296 --> 00:15:23.297 align:center Got it. 00:15:23.380 --> 00:15:25.507 align:center Then fire her and get a new writer! 00:15:25.591 --> 00:15:27.885 align:center Huh? Did you say "fire her"? 00:15:27.968 --> 00:15:29.303 align:center Sir! 00:15:33.682 --> 00:15:36.185 align:center This is gonna hurt. 00:15:47.154 --> 00:15:48.447 align:center Oh. 00:15:49.198 --> 00:15:50.866 align:center Did you hear that just now? 00:15:51.825 --> 00:15:53.160 align:center Yes. 00:15:57.623 --> 00:16:01.919 align:center You haven't been answering Ms. Hosoki's calls lately, have you? 00:16:02.711 --> 00:16:05.005 align:center She thought that was strange, 00:16:05.506 --> 00:16:09.635 align:center so she paid the yakuza to look into you. 00:16:09.718 --> 00:16:11.220 align:center The yakuza? 00:16:13.055 --> 00:16:15.933 align:center Oh, their side jobs. 00:16:16.016 --> 00:16:18.018 align:center - Huh? - Never mind. 00:16:19.395 --> 00:16:21.271 align:center She went way over my head 00:16:21.355 --> 00:16:23.565 align:center and called the president directly. 00:16:23.649 --> 00:16:25.818 align:center The department head panicked. 00:16:28.070 --> 00:16:32.157 align:center You spoke with her brother and Mr. Yasunaga's family? 00:16:33.075 --> 00:16:36.078 align:center Did you hear some inconvenient stories about Ms. Hosoki? 00:16:36.704 --> 00:16:37.788 align:center Yes. 00:16:38.288 --> 00:16:40.791 align:center And you came all this way to tell me? 00:16:40.874 --> 00:16:42.167 align:center No. 00:16:42.960 --> 00:16:47.297 align:center I wasn't sure if I should keep writing this book. 00:16:49.299 --> 00:16:50.759 align:center There's a rumor 00:16:50.843 --> 00:16:54.388 align:center that a weekly magazine is preparing a campaign to expose Ms. Hosoki. 00:16:54.471 --> 00:16:55.848 align:center You know of it? 00:16:56.348 --> 00:17:00.269 align:center Oh, jeez. Did your ex-husband tell you? 00:17:00.769 --> 00:17:01.854 align:center Yes. 00:17:03.105 --> 00:17:06.608 align:center He said she's making me write a flattering book 00:17:06.692 --> 00:17:09.361 align:center that would fight against the exposé. 00:17:10.237 --> 00:17:11.697 align:center Is that true? 00:17:11.780 --> 00:17:14.950 align:center It seems that's what the higher-ups decided. 00:17:16.201 --> 00:17:18.537 align:center So you knew all this, Mr. Kawatani? 00:17:20.664 --> 00:17:25.252 align:center I thought this was your chance to release your second book. 00:17:25.335 --> 00:17:29.048 align:center I'm a fan of your book, you know. 00:17:29.631 --> 00:17:31.967 align:center Well, I've only published one. 00:17:34.053 --> 00:17:39.683 align:center I knew you'd write without pandering to anyone. 00:17:40.184 --> 00:17:43.187 align:center That's the kind of book I wanted to read. 00:17:45.064 --> 00:17:48.859 align:center Why don't you pretend to play along and write what you want? 00:17:49.401 --> 00:17:51.570 align:center I'll protect you as much as I can. 00:17:53.864 --> 00:17:56.617 align:center I might not be much help though. 00:17:58.368 --> 00:18:01.789 align:center Or have you lost interest in the book? 00:18:02.289 --> 00:18:05.834 align:center No, I'm dying to write about this. 00:18:05.918 --> 00:18:07.169 align:center Oh, really? 00:18:07.669 --> 00:18:09.129 align:center But I was fired, right? 00:18:09.213 --> 00:18:12.633 align:center Um, forget what you heard earlier. 00:18:13.133 --> 00:18:15.302 align:center Ms. Hosoki might be the one to fire me. 00:18:15.385 --> 00:18:18.347 align:center Well, that's... 00:18:18.430 --> 00:18:21.141 align:center She's hard to read. 00:18:22.351 --> 00:18:25.604 align:center For now, I should go and apologize, right? 00:18:26.313 --> 00:18:28.148 align:center Sorry. 00:19:06.103 --> 00:19:07.855 align:center Good day, ma'am. 00:19:07.938 --> 00:19:08.772 align:center Hello. 00:19:08.856 --> 00:19:11.275 align:center Good day, ma'am. 00:19:24.246 --> 00:19:26.456 align:center MS. KAZUKO HOSOKI 00:19:51.857 --> 00:19:54.359 align:center Oh, Kawatani, you're here? 00:19:57.321 --> 00:19:59.865 align:center Oh, um... 00:20:00.449 --> 00:20:01.283 align:center I... 00:20:01.366 --> 00:20:02.743 align:center Come in. 00:20:13.212 --> 00:20:16.256 align:center What brings you here today? 00:20:16.757 --> 00:20:19.718 align:center Ms. Uozumi would like to apologize to you. 00:20:19.801 --> 00:20:20.636 align:center Apologize? 00:20:20.719 --> 00:20:21.678 align:center Yes. 00:20:22.179 --> 00:20:25.891 align:center I apologize for acting on my own and not answering your calls. 00:20:29.645 --> 00:20:31.897 align:center I wish you wouldn't betray my trust, 00:20:31.980 --> 00:20:34.816 align:center sniffing around in secret like that. 00:20:38.195 --> 00:20:41.657 align:center I don't care who you go and talk to. 00:20:41.740 --> 00:20:47.287 align:center But Hisao is a disgrace to my family who had two run-ins with the police. 00:20:48.747 --> 00:20:50.832 align:center And Mr. Yasunaga's daughter 00:20:50.916 --> 00:20:54.544 align:center is jealous that I took him away from her. 00:20:55.671 --> 00:21:00.133 align:center I bet they filled your ears with nothing but lies. 00:21:03.470 --> 00:21:05.847 align:center Would you prefer if I stepped down? 00:21:07.224 --> 00:21:09.851 align:center Don't be silly. What are you saying? 00:21:10.352 --> 00:21:14.356 align:center Who else is gonna write it? You're writing a masterpiece, right? 00:21:19.361 --> 00:21:20.487 align:center But remember... 00:21:24.157 --> 00:21:28.287 align:center don't write any lies that would slander me. 00:21:28.787 --> 00:21:29.997 align:center Got it? 00:21:31.707 --> 00:21:33.125 align:center I understand. 00:21:36.253 --> 00:21:37.379 align:center Come in. 00:21:37.462 --> 00:21:39.715 align:center Sorry to interrupt. 00:21:39.798 --> 00:21:41.633 align:center We're a bit short on time, 00:21:41.717 --> 00:21:44.511 align:center so could we have our meeting first? 00:21:44.594 --> 00:21:46.346 align:center Sure, we're done talking anyway. 00:21:46.430 --> 00:21:47.931 align:center Oh, thank you. 00:21:49.016 --> 00:21:51.226 align:center We'll excuse ourselves then. 00:21:54.521 --> 00:21:55.897 align:center Hey. 00:21:56.773 --> 00:22:01.111 align:center Since you're already here, come watch the show before you go. 00:22:04.740 --> 00:22:06.533 align:center Well then, we'll see you next week! 00:22:06.616 --> 00:22:08.160 align:center Goodbye! 00:22:14.333 --> 00:22:16.960 align:center That's a wrap! Good work everyone! 00:22:17.044 --> 00:22:19.212 align:center Sorry about earlier, Ms. Hosoki! 00:22:19.296 --> 00:22:22.215 align:center Let's go, Mr. HG. 00:22:22.299 --> 00:22:24.217 align:center - Thank you. - Good work. 00:22:24.301 --> 00:22:26.845 align:center - Keep it up! - Thank you. 00:22:39.441 --> 00:22:45.238 align:center Hey, there's actually a guest today who wants their fortune told by me. 00:22:45.322 --> 00:22:49.785 align:center I'm not sure if you can air it, but how about we record it? 00:22:51.703 --> 00:22:54.247 align:center It'll be 30 minutes at most. 00:22:54.331 --> 00:22:57.292 align:center A surprise is nice once in a while, right? 00:22:57.918 --> 00:23:00.337 align:center Okay, let's do it then. 00:23:00.420 --> 00:23:01.338 align:center All right. 00:23:01.421 --> 00:23:03.048 align:center Is it okay, Mr. Yazawa? 00:23:03.632 --> 00:23:05.592 align:center Yes, well, um... 00:23:07.219 --> 00:23:08.261 align:center Well? 00:23:08.345 --> 00:23:10.389 align:center Sorry, just one moment. 00:23:10.472 --> 00:23:11.807 align:center Let's do it, Ms. Hosoki! 00:23:11.890 --> 00:23:14.393 align:center Let's just go for it! 00:23:14.476 --> 00:23:15.310 align:center Thanks. 00:23:16.561 --> 00:23:17.771 align:center Is the camera rolling? 00:23:17.854 --> 00:23:19.606 align:center Yes, we're rolling. 00:23:20.774 --> 00:23:24.111 align:center Please stay with us a bit longer, everyone. 00:23:26.154 --> 00:23:28.615 align:center Come on up, Minori. 00:23:32.786 --> 00:23:35.872 align:center What are you zoning out for? Hurry over. 00:23:43.171 --> 00:23:44.339 align:center Your bag. 00:23:45.173 --> 00:23:46.758 align:center Thank you. 00:23:59.813 --> 00:24:01.606 align:center Miking her now. 00:24:12.242 --> 00:24:13.743 align:center She's ready. 00:24:15.412 --> 00:24:17.664 align:center Time to get started then. 00:24:18.623 --> 00:24:20.083 align:center Let's do this. 00:24:29.634 --> 00:24:33.346 align:center First, tell me your name and date of birth. 00:24:33.430 --> 00:24:34.556 align:center What? 00:24:34.639 --> 00:24:36.683 align:center What? Are you nervous? 00:24:36.766 --> 00:24:40.312 align:center Anyone would be, getting called up like that, right? 00:24:40.395 --> 00:24:41.730 align:center I guess that's to be expected 00:24:41.813 --> 00:24:44.608 align:center when an amateur gets called up on stage so suddenly. 00:24:44.691 --> 00:24:47.527 align:center Well, you're the one who called her up, aren't you? 00:24:47.611 --> 00:24:48.612 align:center Sorry about this. 00:24:48.695 --> 00:24:51.948 align:center Honestly, the way she pushes us around has us at our limit too. 00:24:52.032 --> 00:24:54.075 align:center What are you talking about? 00:24:56.536 --> 00:24:59.831 align:center Well? Are you feeling more relaxed now? 00:24:59.915 --> 00:25:00.999 align:center Yes. 00:25:01.791 --> 00:25:04.503 align:center Then tell me your name and date of birth. 00:25:05.837 --> 00:25:07.255 align:center Don't worry. 00:25:07.339 --> 00:25:10.884 align:center They'll bleep out anything you don't want aired. 00:25:10.967 --> 00:25:14.221 align:center They'll even blur your face. 00:25:17.390 --> 00:25:18.892 align:center I'm Minori Uozumi. 00:25:18.975 --> 00:25:22.521 align:center I was born on July 12, 1969. 00:25:23.021 --> 00:25:24.606 align:center And your profession? 00:25:24.689 --> 00:25:25.899 align:center I'm an author. 00:25:25.982 --> 00:25:27.609 align:center An author? 00:25:28.276 --> 00:25:31.863 align:center I've never heard of Minori Uozumi. 00:25:32.697 --> 00:25:35.659 align:center Only one of my books has been published so far. 00:25:36.159 --> 00:25:38.662 align:center So you're an unsuccessful author. 00:25:38.745 --> 00:25:41.248 align:center Let's choose our words a bit more carefully. 00:25:41.331 --> 00:25:44.459 align:center Oh, sorry, it's a bad habit of mine. 00:25:44.543 --> 00:25:46.253 align:center Oh, so you're aware of it. 00:25:46.336 --> 00:25:47.420 align:center Right? 00:25:52.759 --> 00:25:54.052 align:center You... 00:25:56.221 --> 00:25:58.807 align:center were in your Great Calamity Period until last year. 00:25:58.890 --> 00:25:59.933 align:center Did you know that? 00:26:00.433 --> 00:26:01.434 align:center Yes. 00:26:01.935 --> 00:26:03.853 align:center You had bad luck with men, right? 00:26:04.354 --> 00:26:05.355 align:center Yes. 00:26:05.438 --> 00:26:07.315 align:center You've got a strike now. 00:26:08.108 --> 00:26:09.025 align:center What? 00:26:09.109 --> 00:26:11.152 align:center On your divorce history. 00:26:12.153 --> 00:26:13.947 align:center Yes, I've been divorced once. 00:26:15.115 --> 00:26:16.908 align:center I figured as much. 00:26:17.409 --> 00:26:20.161 align:center You look gloomy and completely unappealing. 00:26:20.245 --> 00:26:23.123 align:center I'm not surprised men run from you. 00:26:23.873 --> 00:26:26.501 align:center Your career’s stalled, 00:26:26.585 --> 00:26:28.795 align:center and life’s been tough for you. 00:26:29.546 --> 00:26:34.843 align:center You're probably in immense pain, drowning in worry. 00:26:35.635 --> 00:26:37.053 align:center Am I right? 00:26:37.554 --> 00:26:38.388 align:center Yes. 00:26:39.222 --> 00:26:40.849 align:center But it's okay. 00:26:41.349 --> 00:26:44.352 align:center You'll meet someone who will save you. 00:26:44.853 --> 00:26:46.146 align:center No... 00:26:47.981 --> 00:26:49.190 align:center you've already met. 00:26:52.110 --> 00:26:53.570 align:center That encounter... 00:26:55.530 --> 00:26:56.948 align:center should be cherished. 00:27:06.082 --> 00:27:07.917 align:center Can I ask about a problem I'm having? 00:27:09.586 --> 00:27:10.420 align:center Sure. 00:27:16.968 --> 00:27:18.637 align:center The problem I'm having 00:27:19.387 --> 00:27:21.681 align:center involves a book I'm about to write. 00:27:22.891 --> 00:27:24.059 align:center And? 00:27:24.893 --> 00:27:28.897 align:center I'm conducting interviews to depict a certain woman's life so far. 00:27:29.397 --> 00:27:31.191 align:center But that protagonist 00:27:31.274 --> 00:27:34.235 align:center is far more complicated than I had expected. 00:27:34.736 --> 00:27:36.655 align:center Sounds excellent. 00:27:37.155 --> 00:27:41.409 align:center Much better than a one-dimensional protagonist. 00:27:42.160 --> 00:27:43.078 align:center Yes. 00:27:43.578 --> 00:27:46.998 align:center She's a truly fascinating person. 00:27:48.083 --> 00:27:49.250 align:center But... 00:27:51.878 --> 00:27:53.546 align:center But what? 00:27:55.548 --> 00:27:57.467 align:center She's lying to me. 00:27:58.385 --> 00:28:00.261 align:center Oh, jeez... 00:28:01.930 --> 00:28:03.848 align:center If I trust what she says, 00:28:04.349 --> 00:28:08.186 align:center the protagonist was tossed about by a cruel fate. 00:28:08.269 --> 00:28:11.439 align:center She's a heroine who fought desperately and came out on top. 00:28:14.109 --> 00:28:15.443 align:center But she has two sides to her. 00:28:16.486 --> 00:28:22.450 align:center She fooled people and pulled them down, amassing great wealth and power. 00:28:22.534 --> 00:28:24.494 align:center A rotten villain. 00:28:26.162 --> 00:28:27.580 align:center And which one will you write? 00:28:30.500 --> 00:28:32.669 align:center I'm going to write my own book. 00:28:35.714 --> 00:28:37.924 align:center Your goal as an unsuccessful writer, huh? 00:28:39.926 --> 00:28:40.760 align:center Yes. 00:28:41.886 --> 00:28:43.722 align:center Sounds interesting. 00:28:44.264 --> 00:28:45.765 align:center I'd love to read that book. 00:29:05.243 --> 00:29:09.622 align:center SELF-PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN BY MINORI UOZUMI 00:29:28.224 --> 00:29:32.187 align:center SELF-PORTRAIT OF MY FACADE 00:29:48.036 --> 00:29:52.373 align:center HER ORIGINS 00:30:37.544 --> 00:30:41.631 align:center When we were kids, those days were miserable. 00:30:42.757 --> 00:30:45.176 align:center We were always starving. 00:30:46.761 --> 00:30:50.682 align:center That's why our generation is greedier than others. 00:30:52.350 --> 00:30:56.062 align:center Kazuko is a prime example of that. 00:30:58.398 --> 00:30:59.732 align:center One time, 00:31:00.692 --> 00:31:03.486 align:center Mom used her meager savings to buy beer from the black market. 00:31:04.237 --> 00:31:07.198 align:center But the bottles were filled with barley tea. 00:31:07.282 --> 00:31:11.619 align:center Kazuko figured that if we were conned, we should just con someone else, 00:31:12.120 --> 00:31:14.372 align:center and tried to sell it on the black market. 00:31:14.873 --> 00:31:15.790 align:center Thank you! 00:31:15.874 --> 00:31:17.458 align:center Thank-- Ouch! 00:31:18.251 --> 00:31:19.919 align:center You tricked me, you damn punk! 00:31:21.880 --> 00:31:24.883 align:center Well, it didn't work out in the end. 00:31:25.383 --> 00:31:26.467 align:center Mom. 00:31:26.968 --> 00:31:28.094 align:center Yes? 00:31:28.177 --> 00:31:31.055 align:center The weak are considered prey, right? 00:31:31.556 --> 00:31:33.725 align:center It's their fault for being deceived, right? 00:31:33.808 --> 00:31:36.060 align:center Deceiving people is wrong. 00:31:36.144 --> 00:31:37.520 align:center Kazuko. 00:31:38.021 --> 00:31:41.774 align:center People who do bad things go straight to hell. 00:31:42.358 --> 00:31:45.445 align:center In the end, she spent her whole life going against Mom's words. 00:31:47.864 --> 00:31:50.742 align:center Even now, every year without fail, 00:31:50.825 --> 00:31:54.037 align:center she still visits Mom's grave on the anniversary of her death. 00:31:54.579 --> 00:31:57.999 align:center Early in the morning, so that she doesn't run into us. 00:32:00.418 --> 00:32:03.546 align:center It might be her way of atoning. 00:32:27.820 --> 00:32:32.909 align:center The total cost was over ten million yen. 00:32:32.992 --> 00:32:35.954 align:center Your son is a shut-in even in his forties. 00:32:36.037 --> 00:32:38.498 align:center What's more, he's violent toward you. 00:32:38.998 --> 00:32:40.041 align:center Yes. 00:32:40.124 --> 00:32:41.542 align:center You'll be fine. 00:32:42.126 --> 00:32:44.963 align:center Your hard work will surely pay off. 00:32:45.713 --> 00:32:49.008 align:center First, do your ancestral rites properly. 00:32:50.093 --> 00:32:51.886 align:center I didn't have a choice. 00:32:52.553 --> 00:32:56.933 align:center Ms. Hosoki said I hadn't done enough for my ancestors. 00:32:57.684 --> 00:32:59.394 align:center Oh, this? 00:33:00.895 --> 00:33:02.605 align:center It was my son. 00:33:03.272 --> 00:33:06.484 align:center He's still a shut-in, the same as always. 00:33:07.360 --> 00:33:09.529 align:center His violence has grown worse. 00:33:09.612 --> 00:33:10.905 align:center But... 00:33:12.407 --> 00:33:15.576 align:center I have faith it will get better. 00:33:17.036 --> 00:33:20.957 align:center After all, Ms. Hosoki said so. 00:33:21.624 --> 00:33:23.668 align:center And she's such a famous person. 00:33:23.751 --> 00:33:25.253 align:center - Top-tier brandy! - Yeah! 00:33:25.336 --> 00:33:27.130 align:center - Richard Hennessy! - Yeah! 00:33:27.213 --> 00:33:28.840 align:center Thank you for your order! 00:34:18.973 --> 00:34:23.853 align:center I have Ms. Hosoki to thank for everything I am today. 00:34:23.936 --> 00:34:27.023 align:center I followed what she had to say that night 00:34:27.106 --> 00:34:29.859 align:center and broke things off with my affair partner. 00:34:29.942 --> 00:34:32.487 align:center My life changed completely. 00:34:32.570 --> 00:34:34.113 align:center I met my current husband, 00:34:34.197 --> 00:34:36.407 align:center was blessed with children, 00:34:37.325 --> 00:34:40.411 align:center and started a small jewelry shop together. 00:34:40.495 --> 00:34:45.124 align:center Thanks to that, we have ten stores across Japan. 00:34:46.000 --> 00:34:50.338 align:center If I hadn't met her, who knows where I'd be today? 00:34:51.506 --> 00:34:54.425 align:center Isn't fortune-telling wonderful? 00:34:55.009 --> 00:34:58.012 align:center It has the power to change lives. 00:34:58.596 --> 00:35:03.184 align:center Ms. Hosoki is like a god to me. 00:35:03.267 --> 00:35:05.728 align:center Yes, that looks cute. I love it. 00:35:05.812 --> 00:35:06.729 align:center That's good. 00:35:06.813 --> 00:35:08.523 align:center Let's bring Tiara in. 00:35:09.357 --> 00:35:11.943 align:center Oh my, Tiara is so adorable! 00:35:12.026 --> 00:35:13.486 align:center - Thanks. - Ms. Hosoki! 00:35:13.569 --> 00:35:16.906 align:center Um, could you please shake my hand? 00:35:17.740 --> 00:35:20.910 align:center Wait, really?! I can't believe this! 00:35:21.536 --> 00:35:22.453 align:center Thank you. 00:35:22.537 --> 00:35:23.830 align:center Oh, my God! 00:35:23.913 --> 00:35:25.748 align:center - Can I have one too? - Thank you. 00:36:00.700 --> 00:36:02.160 align:center Oh, crap! 00:36:04.704 --> 00:36:07.206 align:center - I'm sorry for being late. - It's okay. Thank you. 00:36:07.290 --> 00:36:09.041 align:center - Thank you. - See you. 00:36:09.125 --> 00:36:10.543 align:center Okay, let's go home. 00:36:11.043 --> 00:36:12.587 align:center - Phew. - Bye-bye. 00:36:12.670 --> 00:36:15.089 align:center - Bye-bye. - Take care, Reina. 00:36:15.173 --> 00:36:16.591 align:center Don't catch a cold. 00:36:16.674 --> 00:36:18.092 align:center - Bye-bye. - Bye-bye. 00:36:18.176 --> 00:36:20.094 align:center Come on, Reina, get in. 00:36:20.928 --> 00:36:22.263 align:center Careful with the heavy rain. 00:36:22.346 --> 00:36:24.265 align:center Okay, thank you again! 00:36:24.348 --> 00:36:26.851 align:center - Hold on tight. - Yay! 00:37:25.868 --> 00:37:28.955 align:center Okay, okay! Fortune-telling fohhh! 00:37:29.038 --> 00:37:32.208 align:center What do you think of my swaying hips, Ms. Hosoki? 00:37:33.209 --> 00:37:36.671 align:center Take a look, especially at my lower half! 00:37:36.754 --> 00:37:38.005 align:center Oh, my. 00:37:38.089 --> 00:37:41.425 align:center Instead of my palms, can you do a hip reading? 00:37:41.509 --> 00:37:42.426 align:center Good grief. 00:37:42.510 --> 00:37:45.721 align:center Men should reserve their hip thrusts for the bedroom. 00:37:46.222 --> 00:37:47.306 align:center That's a "no" from me! 00:37:47.390 --> 00:37:50.977 align:center That's not enough to stop me! 00:37:51.060 --> 00:37:52.019 align:center I can't do this. 00:37:52.103 --> 00:37:53.521 align:center - No! - Stop this. 00:37:53.604 --> 00:37:54.689 align:center Ms. Hosoki! 00:37:54.772 --> 00:37:55.690 align:center Wait a second. 00:37:55.773 --> 00:37:58.276 align:center Now, now. Let's take a seat for a moment. 00:37:58.359 --> 00:37:59.819 align:center - Please. - You idiot! 00:38:00.653 --> 00:38:03.489 align:center Ms. Hosoki is a genius entertainer. 00:38:03.572 --> 00:38:05.616 align:center She doesn't need direction from us. 00:38:06.409 --> 00:38:08.661 align:center She knows how to entertain the viewers. 00:38:08.744 --> 00:38:09.787 align:center Not through logic, 00:38:09.870 --> 00:38:12.039 align:center but from pure instinct. 00:38:12.123 --> 00:38:14.583 align:center Working in nightlife and fortune-telling 00:38:14.667 --> 00:38:17.336 align:center had her dealing with people face-to-face, right? 00:38:17.420 --> 00:38:20.423 align:center I think she's drawing from those experiences. 00:38:20.506 --> 00:38:23.926 align:center Sorry that you got humiliated on camera. 00:38:25.052 --> 00:38:27.805 align:center We're not gonna broadcast that, okay? 00:38:30.141 --> 00:38:32.310 align:center I really hate that side of her. 00:38:33.019 --> 00:38:36.564 align:center Maybe it's that strength that comes from countless battles. 00:38:36.647 --> 00:38:38.399 align:center Her words are convincing. 00:38:38.482 --> 00:38:40.609 align:center It's all a bluff. There's no substance. 00:38:40.693 --> 00:38:43.321 align:center Japanese people eat that stuff up. 00:38:43.404 --> 00:38:44.780 align:center It makes me sick. 00:38:44.864 --> 00:38:46.365 align:center Her scandals? 00:38:47.450 --> 00:38:51.329 align:center Well, she may have had some stuff in the past, 00:38:51.412 --> 00:38:53.539 align:center but I haven't heard anything. 00:38:53.622 --> 00:38:54.790 align:center That's a lie. 00:38:54.874 --> 00:38:56.250 align:center Word's getting around 00:38:56.334 --> 00:38:59.128 align:center about a weekly magazine releasing an exposé. 00:38:59.628 --> 00:39:03.841 align:center We'll just have to wait and see, but the higher-ups are shaking in fear. 00:39:03.924 --> 00:39:06.052 align:center - Have a good night! - Have a good night! 00:39:12.475 --> 00:39:13.434 align:center If necessary, 00:39:13.517 --> 00:39:16.854 align:center they'll probably shut down the show and find someone new. 00:39:17.855 --> 00:39:20.483 align:center Besides, viewers are quick to forget. 00:39:20.566 --> 00:39:22.485 align:center That's show business. 00:39:23.069 --> 00:39:27.323 align:center Once you reach the top, there's nowhere left to go but down. 00:41:00.207 --> 00:41:04.295 align:center WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO KAZUKO IN THE FUTURE? 00:41:04.378 --> 00:41:10.384 align:center EVEN HER OWN SIX-STAR ASTROLOGY HAS NO ANSWER FOR THAT. 00:41:29.111 --> 00:41:30.905 align:center I finished it. 00:42:39.348 --> 00:42:40.391 align:center Excuse me! 00:42:49.233 --> 00:42:52.695 align:center Even Mr. Kawatani hasn't read this. I want you to be the first. 00:42:58.325 --> 00:43:02.037 align:center Publishers and TV networks are gathering here on Sunday next week 00:43:02.121 --> 00:43:04.206 align:center for a party at my place. 00:43:04.290 --> 00:43:05.249 align:center Can you come? 00:43:06.041 --> 00:43:06.875 align:center I'll be there. 00:43:07.835 --> 00:43:09.545 align:center I look forward to it. 00:45:20.926 --> 00:45:22.594 align:center Please leave it to me. 00:45:33.272 --> 00:45:34.565 align:center I'll take your bag. 00:45:34.648 --> 00:45:36.108 align:center Oh, it's okay. 00:45:36.191 --> 00:45:37.609 align:center Enjoy the party. 00:45:54.460 --> 00:45:55.836 align:center It's good to see you. 00:45:55.919 --> 00:45:57.421 align:center Hello. 00:45:59.673 --> 00:46:01.049 align:center Ms. Uozumi. 00:46:03.135 --> 00:46:04.678 align:center You're here. 00:46:04.762 --> 00:46:05.637 align:center Are you alone? 00:46:05.721 --> 00:46:08.515 align:center Yes, thank you for the other day. 00:46:09.600 --> 00:46:13.020 align:center The guests here are all bigwigs in the media. 00:46:13.103 --> 00:46:16.148 align:center She really is like an empress, isn't she? 00:46:18.108 --> 00:46:20.444 align:center - Oh, may I speak with you? - Yes. 00:46:22.738 --> 00:46:25.115 align:center Is the book going well? 00:46:25.199 --> 00:46:26.492 align:center Yes, I guess. 00:46:26.575 --> 00:46:28.285 align:center What will you write about? 00:46:28.368 --> 00:46:30.579 align:center I can't say for certain. 00:46:31.079 --> 00:46:33.999 align:center Seeing you two talk on stage made me anxious. 00:46:34.082 --> 00:46:37.085 align:center That wasn't something the station could put on air. 00:46:37.586 --> 00:46:40.589 align:center Maybe I shouldn’t say this, 00:46:41.089 --> 00:46:44.134 align:center but I wouldn't write anything that would anger Ms. Hosoki. 00:46:44.218 --> 00:46:45.469 align:center What are you talking about? 00:46:45.552 --> 00:46:49.056 align:center Oh, Ms. Hosoki! No, we're just making small talk. 00:46:49.139 --> 00:46:50.516 align:center Excuse me. 00:46:52.059 --> 00:46:54.436 align:center Thank you for inviting me. 00:46:54.937 --> 00:46:56.814 align:center Can you stay until the end? 00:46:56.897 --> 00:46:57.940 align:center Yes. 00:46:59.358 --> 00:47:01.318 align:center We've got a lot of good drinks. 00:47:01.401 --> 00:47:03.195 align:center Enjoy yourself, okay? 00:47:30.347 --> 00:47:33.350 align:center Crowds can be exhausting, right? 00:47:35.477 --> 00:47:36.854 align:center I read it. 00:47:37.354 --> 00:47:39.106 align:center Thank you. 00:47:46.989 --> 00:47:48.907 align:center I enjoyed it. 00:47:51.201 --> 00:47:56.665 align:center The way you use strangely big words and add pretentious expressions 00:47:56.748 --> 00:47:59.042 align:center is so typical of an unsuccessful author. 00:47:59.126 --> 00:48:02.212 align:center Still, your writing was better than most. 00:48:09.511 --> 00:48:10.804 align:center But... 00:48:12.222 --> 00:48:15.183 align:center I can't let you publish this. 00:48:16.351 --> 00:48:17.561 align:center Why? 00:48:17.644 --> 00:48:19.855 align:center You know exactly why. 00:48:23.400 --> 00:48:25.819 align:center You and I were a good match. 00:48:26.361 --> 00:48:28.614 align:center I thought we understood each other. 00:48:30.032 --> 00:48:31.491 align:center I felt the same way. 00:48:32.451 --> 00:48:33.869 align:center But you let me down. 00:48:34.369 --> 00:48:36.496 align:center These are all lies meant to slander me. 00:48:36.580 --> 00:48:37.831 align:center That wasn't my intention-- 00:48:37.915 --> 00:48:40.167 align:center It's just like a third-rate tabloid magazine. 00:48:40.250 --> 00:48:42.419 align:center Books and tabloids are not the same. 00:48:42.502 --> 00:48:45.380 align:center Whoever reads this will see it as Kazuko Hosoki's life story. 00:48:49.092 --> 00:48:52.387 align:center Deceiving Ochiyo and stealing her money, 00:48:52.471 --> 00:48:55.682 align:center forcing Mr. Yasunaga to marry me just to use his good name... 00:48:55.766 --> 00:48:58.310 align:center They'll believe every lie! 00:48:59.561 --> 00:49:03.357 align:center I can't decipher what the truth is. 00:49:03.982 --> 00:49:07.569 align:center But I was captivated by the protagonist's way of life. 00:49:09.071 --> 00:49:10.948 align:center After a childhood of extreme poverty, 00:49:11.031 --> 00:49:15.410 align:center she was deceived, exploited, and controlled by men. 00:49:15.494 --> 00:49:18.330 align:center She tried to make money, even if it meant deceiving others, 00:49:18.413 --> 00:49:20.874 align:center trying to become the one in control. 00:49:21.917 --> 00:49:27.172 align:center When I wrote, the sheer magnitude of her desire overwhelmed me. 00:49:28.423 --> 00:49:30.467 align:center Some may disapprove, but the readers will-- 00:49:30.550 --> 00:49:33.220 align:center I'm not asking you for that crap! 00:49:35.138 --> 00:49:37.766 align:center Rewrite it exactly the way I say. 00:49:38.266 --> 00:49:39.810 align:center I refuse. 00:49:40.811 --> 00:49:45.357 align:center Then this book will never see the light of day. 00:49:46.441 --> 00:49:49.277 align:center I don't mind. I knew that might happen when I wrote it. 00:49:49.361 --> 00:49:50.612 align:center Is that so? 00:49:51.154 --> 00:49:53.323 align:center Then this belongs in the garbage. 00:50:04.001 --> 00:50:07.713 align:center Why did you want to publish a book based on yourself? 00:50:08.255 --> 00:50:11.008 align:center A publishing company asked me to. 00:50:14.302 --> 00:50:16.805 align:center I heard that a weekly magazine is preparing 00:50:16.888 --> 00:50:19.349 align:center a campaign to expose your past. 00:50:24.521 --> 00:50:28.150 align:center Are you scared of falling from the top of the entertainment industry? 00:50:32.821 --> 00:50:34.364 align:center What are you talking about? 00:50:34.448 --> 00:50:37.993 align:center You wanted to use me to fight against the weekly magazine 00:50:39.202 --> 00:50:40.328 align:center by using my book. 00:50:42.998 --> 00:50:48.253 align:center To me, books aren't just a way to earn a living. 00:50:50.714 --> 00:50:52.758 align:center They're why I exist. 00:50:53.258 --> 00:50:54.760 align:center The very reason why I live. 00:51:07.022 --> 00:51:09.775 align:center Don't you have any regrets in life? 00:51:12.778 --> 00:51:15.280 align:center If I had to name one, 00:51:15.906 --> 00:51:18.533 align:center it's that I didn't have a child. 00:51:19.493 --> 00:51:20.994 align:center Anything else? 00:51:21.078 --> 00:51:22.537 align:center Not a single one. 00:51:22.621 --> 00:51:23.497 align:center Not one? 00:51:23.580 --> 00:51:24.748 align:center Yes. 00:51:24.831 --> 00:51:26.333 align:center Really? 00:51:26.416 --> 00:51:27.250 align:center Yes. 00:51:31.296 --> 00:51:32.923 align:center The protagonist in my book 00:51:33.006 --> 00:51:38.386 align:center knew better than anyone the pain of being deceived and preyed on. 00:51:39.721 --> 00:51:42.432 align:center So when she begins to deceive others, 00:51:42.516 --> 00:51:46.520 align:center she regretted it countless times as the guilt tormented her. 00:51:47.145 --> 00:51:49.189 align:center Time after time again. 00:51:50.232 --> 00:51:52.484 align:center But there was no going back. 00:51:52.984 --> 00:51:55.946 align:center She was held captive by the magical power of money. 00:51:56.988 --> 00:51:59.991 align:center She could only push forward and seal her weak self away. 00:52:03.954 --> 00:52:06.039 align:center Didn't you feel the same? 00:52:10.293 --> 00:52:13.588 align:center I did whatever it took to make money. 00:52:14.256 --> 00:52:16.925 align:center I did whatever it took to succeed. 00:52:17.008 --> 00:52:18.969 align:center What's so wrong with that? 00:52:19.803 --> 00:52:21.304 align:center I don't regret a thing. 00:52:24.724 --> 00:52:26.226 align:center You know what? 00:52:26.726 --> 00:52:29.020 align:center I will never forgive anyone who slanders me. 00:52:29.104 --> 00:52:32.649 align:center I will never lose to anyone who tries to pull me down. 00:52:32.732 --> 00:52:34.609 align:center That is my way of life. 00:52:34.693 --> 00:52:36.653 align:center That is Kazuko Hosoki. 00:52:48.123 --> 00:52:51.168 align:center I have nothing else to say to you. 00:52:52.878 --> 00:52:53.837 align:center You can leave now. 00:52:59.885 --> 00:53:03.263 align:center You said you enjoyed my book. 00:53:04.055 --> 00:53:05.765 align:center Did you mean it? 00:53:10.562 --> 00:53:11.646 align:center Yes. 00:53:14.191 --> 00:53:15.942 align:center But that's because 00:53:16.735 --> 00:53:18.904 align:center my life story is interesting. 00:53:20.572 --> 00:53:23.283 align:center All you did was trace over it. 00:53:25.410 --> 00:53:29.331 align:center I endured countless hardships until now. 00:53:29.414 --> 00:53:32.042 align:center I've suffered pain beyond belief. 00:53:32.542 --> 00:53:34.920 align:center But I never gave in. 00:53:36.046 --> 00:53:40.717 align:center No matter what it took, I opened a way forward. 00:53:41.927 --> 00:53:44.638 align:center That's why my words have power. 00:53:44.721 --> 00:53:46.514 align:center Why the people listen to me. 00:53:48.892 --> 00:53:51.728 align:center Whatever story you create, 00:53:52.479 --> 00:53:54.689 align:center will it have that kind of power? 00:54:02.614 --> 00:54:04.157 align:center I don't know. 00:54:06.868 --> 00:54:08.912 align:center But I'll write one someday, for sure. 00:54:10.914 --> 00:54:13.041 align:center Then give it your best shot. 00:54:14.918 --> 00:54:16.002 align:center I will. 00:54:21.424 --> 00:54:22.676 align:center Minori. 00:54:25.637 --> 00:54:27.681 align:center Real tears 00:54:28.181 --> 00:54:30.350 align:center should be shed when no one's around. 00:54:37.190 --> 00:54:38.525 align:center Take care. 00:54:39.150 --> 00:54:41.695 align:center Because your Great Calamity Period is about to begin. 00:54:44.739 --> 00:54:46.992 align:center I don't believe in fortune-telling. 00:55:20.275 --> 00:55:21.735 align:center Hello? 00:55:21.818 --> 00:55:24.487 align:center Mommy, are you still working? 00:55:24.988 --> 00:55:26.281 align:center I just finished. 00:55:26.990 --> 00:55:28.366 align:center It's all over. 00:55:28.450 --> 00:55:30.243 align:center Are you coming home now? 00:55:30.744 --> 00:55:31.578 align:center Yeah. 00:55:32.495 --> 00:55:34.581 align:center I'll hurry home, so wait for me. 00:55:34.664 --> 00:55:35.832 align:center Okay. 00:55:36.333 --> 00:55:37.459 align:center Bye then. 00:56:15.163 --> 00:56:16.081 align:center Tiara? 00:56:18.041 --> 00:56:19.459 align:center Tiara? 00:56:32.931 --> 00:56:34.474 align:center Tiara? 00:56:38.144 --> 00:56:39.020 align:center Tiara? 00:56:44.025 --> 00:56:45.402 align:center Tiara? 00:56:52.117 --> 00:56:52.951 align:center Tiara. 00:57:00.500 --> 00:57:01.626 align:center Where did she go? 00:57:02.210 --> 00:57:03.378 align:center Tiara. 00:57:05.547 --> 00:57:06.714 align:center Tiara? 00:57:09.759 --> 00:57:11.094 align:center Tiara. 00:58:00.185 --> 00:58:02.437 align:center You're going straight to hell. 00:58:05.773 --> 00:58:08.776 align:center I've seen hell many times. 00:58:09.360 --> 00:58:11.571 align:center It doesn't scare me one bit. 00:58:23.875 --> 00:58:25.502 align:center In 2006, 00:58:26.002 --> 00:58:31.007 align:center Weekly Gendai published articles against Kazuko Hosoki for 15 weeks. 00:58:31.591 --> 00:58:34.928 align:center Kazuko's past scandals were brought to light. 00:58:36.429 --> 00:58:39.891 align:center Kazuko was forced to step down from her regular TV programs, 00:58:39.974 --> 00:58:44.479 align:center completely disappearing from the limelight. 00:58:49.984 --> 00:58:51.444 align:center However... 00:58:52.737 --> 00:58:55.823 align:center she continued her work as a fortune teller. 00:58:55.907 --> 00:58:59.035 align:center She started a mobile website on Six-Star Astrology, 00:58:59.118 --> 00:59:01.829 align:center earning ten times more than what she earned on TV, 00:59:01.913 --> 00:59:05.250 align:center reaching over seven billion a year. 00:59:06.042 --> 00:59:08.419 align:center She adopted her niece in her later years, 00:59:08.503 --> 00:59:12.715 align:center living a peaceful life surrounded by family. 00:59:13.508 --> 00:59:15.218 align:center Kazuko Hosoki 00:59:15.718 --> 00:59:17.428 align:center managed to get 00:59:18.179 --> 00:59:20.598 align:center everything she wanted. 00:59:24.602 --> 00:59:27.188 align:center KAZUKO HOSOKI 00:59:27.272 --> 00:59:32.735 align:center DIED NOVEMBER 8TH, 2021 AGE 83 01:03:15.708 --> 01:03:18.628 align:center Subtitle translation by: Chul Woong Kim