Hotaru no Hikari (2007) s02e05 Episode Script

1
Oh, Golgo, you shouldn't kill people.
Oh, you've killed another.
I fell in love with Amemiya.
Oh…
How can any man fall in love
with such a woman?
Oh, there's one right here.
Ahomiya,
I'll share the result of adjusting
my schedule for our date.
-What?
-You said you wanted to go!
Ah, I may have said so…
I'm afraid I can't take you
on a date any time soon since I'm busy.
But I'll definitely take you,
so pick three movies you want to see.
How bothersome.
What bothers me is your face.
-What?
-What?
Oh, wait.
INVOICE
I totally forgot that I received a bonus.
I'll repay a part of the bill
that you gave me before.
It's not a lot, but please accept it.
Ten yen. Are you mocking me?
-That's the best I can do.
-Stop joking.
Here you are.
Oh, 10,000-yen bills!
Are you okay to pay this much?
You even pay for our utilities.
I'll make sure
it's accounted for properly.
I also have something I'd like
to give you for our marriage.
For our marriage?
A piggy bank.
Oh, hello!
You should fix your
lack of savings with this.
Yes, sir! Thank you.
Manager! It's empty!
Really? Empty?
Of course, you're the one who'll save.
I'm disappointed.
Want a tip on how to save money?
For example, imagination saving.
You save by imagining you're
drinking beer and eating snacks.
I'll do disappointment saving.
I save money every time
I feel disappointed.
Ready, set, disappointed.
-Good morning.
-Good morning.
Seno!
Forget what I said.
I must've gone crazy
after staying up all night.
It's not about that.
Good morning.
Manager, please check this.
What's wrong?
Nothing.
Hey! What?
What are you doing?
Seno, I meant to talk to you
about your contract.
Your contract is expiring. Will you renew?
Not really.
You won't renew it?
I meant to quit when the contract expired.
Next is Konatsu's restaurant.
Yes. Long story short,
we'll go with Seno's plan.
The Sho-Chiku-Bai Trio made
a good proposal too.
-Sho-Chiku-Bai Trio?
-Yeah.
Matsunokoji, Takebayashi and Umeda.
I see…
Sakuragi's menu was also interesting.
-Oh, the lonely barbecue menu?
-Yeah.
The manager praised that you've
grasped the feelings of women
who can't eat by themselves.
Oh, really? I'm glad to hear that.
Next, speaking of the budget,
can we have a bit more budget.
It's not possible.
That's all she can afford from
her husband's inheritance and savings.
That's all Konatsu has.
But if we add
an annual contract fee on this…
I will negotiate
with the real estate agent.
The manager has assigned that to me.
-Please do that.
-I will.
Amemiya, where's your part?
It's so unlike you.
What?
I'm sorry…
Probably because I was indulged
in the lovey-dovey thing.
Hotaru, you won't be praised anymore
even if you do as much as Sakuragi.
You're supposed to be able to do that.
You're an experienced staffer.
An experienced staffer sounds
overwhelming.
The manager, me and you are the only ones
who've been here for the last three years.
The rest of them are young.
Alternation of generations…
Is it time for me to retire?
What are you talking about?
That's me, not you.
What?
Anyway, it's time for you
to move forward to the next step.
You're expected to do new things
and demonstrate your abilities.
It's a crossroad that everyone faces
as long as they're working.
Some people just walk right on through,
while others stop and struggle.
Depending on your answer,
your attitude towards work will change.
What is the answer?
That's something you
need to think for yourself!
-Oh…
-Oh!
Here you are.
-Um…
-Go ahead.
Seno, you may be at a crossroads as well.
-What?
-Your contract renewal.
What will you do if you quit?
I don't know.
Don't you have any idea?
I want to live a life
without an alarm clock
and relax at home all day.
I knew it. He's a Himono-Otoko.
But I can't do that.
Exactly. You can't drink beer
without working.
You have the manager by your side.
If you become a housewife,
you can drink beer without working.
That's one way to do it!
A housewife?
Yes. What do you think of me
being a housewife after we get married?
You're quitting?
I think I'm the type of person
who should be a housewife.
I like staying at home,
I won't get bored watching TV all day,
and I'm good at being lazy at home
without thinking anything.
You've just pissed off
all the housewives in Japan.
-What?
-A housewife doesn't just…
Come back here.
Come get me!
Yay!
Listen. I'll be busy starting tomorrow,
so you'll be in charge of the housework.
We can test
your competency as a housewife.
Competency as a housewife?
Now, do it!
What is this?
I listed all the chores done by housewives
so even an idiot can understand.
Cooking, laundry,
cleaning…
These chores were once calculated
to be worth 2.76 million yen a year.
2.76 million yen?
Everyone does that for free.
-Working for free.
-Yes.
-Don't run away!
-Yes, sir!
I'll be home late for a while
due to a project in Sendai.
-So you don't have to cook supper.
-Yes, sir!
Cleaning and laundry can be done
on your days off.
Yes, sir!
Your competency as a housewife
will basically be examined by breakfast.
Yes, sir!
Oh, just breakfast?
That's not a big deal. I can do it!
-Don't forget you said so!
-Yes, I said so.
-I can rely on you?
-Please rely on me.
Then, I'll give this to you too,
since I wrote it.
"Viva! Housewife!"
Exactly! Viva! Housewife!
I understand. I will try
to be Viva! Housewife!
I forgot to mention, starting tomorrow my
business plan meetings will be in Sendai,
so I'll leave at 4:55 a.m. everyday.
4:55 a.m.?
My miso soup in the mornings should be
made with soup stock full of amino acids
and calcium from dried sardines.
Special dried sardines?
A long time ago,
a memory of a distant summer.
My grandma said to me,
"Without clean water, running rivers
and untouched nature,
fireflies cannot live."
When summer comes, I remember,
that fragile little light that might
vanish at any moment.
DAY 1
Dried sardines…
Dried sardines!
I'm going.
Disappointed.
DAY 2
I woke up on time today!
I'll search for a miso soup recipe
that uses
special dried sardine soup stock!
From now?
Oh, did you know
Momoe Yamaguchi is going to retire?
What are you looking up?
"The fishy smell can be removed
by roasting the dried sardines."
I see…
Experts at Tsukiji are just
something else.
I'm going.
Disappointed.
DAY 3
Today…
I'll do it seriously.
Well, I've been doing it seriously
this whole time, but today
I left the dried sardines in a bowl so
they'll be ready by tomorrow--
Ahomiya!
Wait! My dried sardine!
Wait!
Manager! I'm sorry.
The cat has gone for a trip.
My meeting is starting.
Aren't you at work too?
Manager? Manager!
Disappointed.
Hotaru!
Hi, Ms. Yamada.
-How are you doing?
-I'm fine.
Hey, can I vent? I'm so upset!
What happened?
Ekoda real estate, which owns
the space for Konatsu's restaurant,
is saying that they want to increase
the annual contract fee by 30%,
rather than decrease it!
That's ridiculous!
Our manager warned me, but he was right.
That dirty old man, Ekoda!
What will you do?
I'll handle it somehow
by having a dinner meeting with him.
I'm used to that type of thing.
You're so reliable!
Is this Planning Department One?
Yes it is.
My name is Ekoda from Ekoda real estate.
Ekoda…
This is the contract for
Konatsu Asada's restaurant.
I'm going to increase
the annual contract fee by another 80%.
80%?
If you can't pay, that space will be
offered to another tenant.
You told me that
it would be a 30% increase.
That was my original plan,
but the price has gone up
while I was going up in the elevator.
And unfortunately for you,
women like you who are
pretty and slim like a model
are my biggest enemies.
That's it for today.
Excuse me, please wait, Mr. Ekoda.
How did it go?
Don't worry. I'll handle it.
Amemiya! How's this going?
Hey, go focus on your own work.
-Okay.
-Izaki!
-Yes?
-Konatsu is coming so please handle it.
Sure.
The menu has been
assigned to Sakuragi.
It's her first time
so Amemiya will be there to support her.
I'll do my best.
Thank you.
I'm thinking about
serving breakfast on weekends.
Do you have anything specific in mind?
A Japanese style breakfast.
Served with miso soup made with
soup stock from dried sardines.
Dried sardines?
I have it every morning.
Every morning?
This woman and Manager
would be perfect for marriage.
Amemiya?
I'm sorry.
Breakfast is the source of energy
for the rest of the day.
I'm so lazy about it.
You don't have breakfast?
I want to, but I want to sleep more.
This guy and I would be
perfect for marriage.
Amemiya?
I'm sorry.
Dried sardines…
Amemiya, is something wrong?
Yeah, you're acting weird.
I've been fighting dried sardines lately.
-What?
-What?
How are you doing, sir?
Oh, you're still at the office.
I was making a revision for Konatsu's
restaurant so it'd fit the budget.
You stayed late so you can hand it in?
-Yes.
-I see.
I'm going to head home now.
See you later.
Um…
What is it?
I can't separate my feelings between
work and my personal life like you.
Is this about Amemiya?
She wakes up at 3 a.m. every morning
to fight against dried sardines.
She didn't say the specifics, but
something about she has to cook breakfast?
Has to?
It was her idea
to become a housewife
after we get married.
It was my idea.
I told her that a housewife
can drink beer without working.
It's because I said it.
I'm sorry.
Please don't push her too hard.
KONATSU ASADA
Are you making her wake up at 3 a.m. every
morning to fight against dried sardines?
I came to dinner with Amemiya
and them to do some research.
Amemiya…
isn't drinking beer
since she has to wake up early.
Aren't you being too strict?
She's working as well,
so you shouldn't make her
wake up at 3 a.m…
It's none of your business!
I mean…
This has nothing to do with you.
You're right.
This is none of my business,
but she asked me
about dried sardines.
I gave her some tips
and she was taking note of it all.
I don't think you should ask
too much of her.
Bye.
Excuse me.
These are dried sardines, right?
These are dried young sardines.
Do dried young sardines grow up
to be dried sardines?
Amemiya…
I'm sorry.
May I talk about business?
So…
Why do you want to open a restaurant?
What is that?
Ms. Yamada asked me to check these points.
That's right.
It's very important to understand
the passions of each client.
If you don't mind, could you
share with us? Was there a reason?
Three years ago, when I lost
my husband in an accident--
Here you are!
It was so sudden
and so shocking
that I couldn't eat anything.
Relatives and friends told me
to be strong for my daughter,
and said if I kept on like that,
I'd faint myself.
They offered me lots of
encouragement and consolation.
But one person…
visited me without notice…
and made a bowl of miso soup for me.
I didn't ask for it, but that person
started making it.
I didn't know what he was thinking.
But that person…
started by making soup stock
from dried sardines…
Manager?
…and boasted that
the special dried sardine
is full of amino acids and calcium.
It's Manager.
After that, the person
silently,
carefully,
and slowly,
made it for me.
Manager.
The time we spent was very quiet.
The sound of the knife.
The scratching sound of
the ladle hitting the pot.
I started hearing the sounds
of what daily life should be.
Time passed by quietly
and the miso soup was…
so delicious
and very warm.
It warmed up my heart.
It encouraged me…
more than any other words.
The reason I decided
to open a restaurant is,
when I thought about what I could do
for a housewife like me,
that moment came to mind.
I thought that maybe
I could do something like that too.
I hope that I can.
It was my idea.
I told her that a housewife
can drink beer without working.
It's because I said it.
Please don't push her too hard.
-I'm home.
-Welcome back.
-What are you doing?
-Preparations for breakfast.
I'll do it!
You couldn't do it!
I'll be able to do it tomorrow.
It's fine. Just give it back.
No!
Give it back to me!
Run away, dried sardines!
Give it back to me!
The dried sardines are mine.
I bought them.
But the dried sardines…
The dried sardines want to stay with me!
You can tell how
the dried sardines are feeling?
Well, I've been thinking about them a lot!
You don't need to anymore.
Why not?
You don't have to…
cook breakfast.
Not anymore.
Manager…
Let's end this.
Why are you saying that?
Is it because I can't do it?
Ahomiya…
Because I couldn't do it,
even if I tried many times?
Ahomiya…
I want to make it!
Carefully, slowly,
delicious and warm,
naturally
soaking into your heart.
I want to make miso soup like that!
I…
I want to make it for you!
-Don't cry.
-It's sweat!
Ahomiya…
Ahomiya…
Manager…
You really
don't have to make it anymore.
But I really
want to make it.
-You don't have to!
-I want to!
-You don't have to!
-I want to!
You don't…
have to make it anymore.
I want to make it.
I'm telling you that you don't have to!
I'm telling you I want to!
-You're so stubborn!
-You too!
I'm saying you don't have to
because you can't!
I have to! I'm going to make it tomorrow!
You won't be able to!
Even if you died and came back to life,
you couldn't!
Shut up! Watch me!
Now I'm definitely going to make it!
No matter what happens!
Screw you! Boo!
Boo you!
"The moisture evaporates
and the fishy smell will disappear.
Leave the roasted dry sardines
in water overnight."
Okay!
Housewives all over Japan,
please give me your power!
Hello?
This is Futatsugi.
Huh?
What's wrong?
Oh, so you're not with her.
Are you talking about Ms. Yamada?
She's not home yet?
She told me that she's going to be late
because of a dinner with a client.
But it seems that the client
is really pushing her buttons.
What?
Bringing me to a fancy bar like this
and making me drink
fancy cocktails.
-Is this your way of entertaining me?
-Yes, well…
I'd like to start talking business.
About the increase in your contract fee.
It's ringing.
Excuse me.
Hello?
I'll show you what entertainment is.
What are you doing?
Stop it!
Ms. Yamada?
That dirty old dude!
Look at this! This is real entertainment!
The only reason I was able to
establish my current company
was because I groveled on the ground,
performed belly dances like this
over and over again
to entertain lots of clients.
And there you are treating me like
a dirty old man without knowing anything.
I deeply apologize.
Now, it's your turn.
Why don't you show me something!
-What?
-Well,
a snobbish woman like you
can't do anything like this.
That's not funny. Is that all you've got?
I'm not very good at party stunts…
How boring. That's why I hate women.
Ms. Yamada…
Okay! I'm ready.
Listen. We're going to make that president
take back what he said!
He humiliated our Ms. Yamada
and humiliated all women too!
How can we leave it at that?
-Of course, I can't forgive him!
-It pisses me off!
Then let's go!
-Okay!
-Okay!
A party stunt is
a part of Japanese culture.
The reason why Japan sucks now is because
there are more snobbish people like you
who can't do any stunts.
Party stunts are just so old-fashioned.
See? You try to get out of it like that.
Women take being flattered at parties
for granted nowadays.
What?
What?
Wow.
This is Hotaru Amemiya's
legendary loach-scooping dance.
I can't.
I can't do that.
So
you'll cancel
the additional annual contract fee?
I'll cancel the 80% increase
but keep a part of it.
How about 6.5 million yen?
What?
The first offer you made was
five million yen.
We had already agreed on that negotiation.
That was just a verbal promise.
You can deal with a 1.5 million
increase, right? It's not that much.
No, we can't. It's too much.
This isn't the time for jokes.
For you, it may be just 1.5 million yen,
but for our client, Konatsu, it's a lot.
That's all she has!
Your client is none of my business.
Our job is to grant our clients' wishes.
Konatsu is…
passionate about creating a restaurant
where her customers can feel comfortable.
She just lost her husband three years ago,
so it wouldn't be odd if
she couldn't deal with
anything but herself right now.
But she decided to open a restaurant
through her need to help others.
In order for us to
make her passions come to life,
we can't compromise.
We can't compromise on the budget.
Please cancel the increase
on the contract fee.
I beg you as well.
Sakuragi…
I couldn't do the loach-scooping dance,
but I can do this.
We beg you!
Me too! We beg you!
I can do it too!
I can even perform a belly dance!
Enough!
You too, Sakuragi and Sugishita.
Haven't you done enough?
Who are you?
I'm just a contract staffer,
so I don't really care
but it wasn't just a verbal promise.
I found a memo.
Look, the first offer you made.
This is your handwriting.
Your business needs mutual trust as well.
Passion motivates people,
which creates mutual trust,
which then leads to business.
If you ignore their passion
after making them do so much--
Okay! I'll cancel
the increase on the contract fee.
I give up after your loach-scooping dance
and that thing you call passion.
I apologize.
Yamada.
I'm glad I didn't have to do anything.
I'm actually still
hungover from yesterday.
I'm going to go home.
Mr. Ekoda.
Mr. Manager.
I truly apologize for what
my team did during my absence.
No, you have a good team.
I'm jealous.
By the way, what's your party stunt?
DJ Ozma.
-But he retired.
-What?
-See you.
-See you later.
Seno, thank you very much.
I didn't do anything.
You found the memo.
This one. This is my handwriting.
I wrote it.
What?
Bye!
Thank you.
I see…
That's what he made you do.
Must've been tough.
I've been…
thinking about it.
What?
I'm…
going to quit this job.
I'll be a housewife when we get married.
I've already decided.
VIVA! HOUSEWIFE!
Welcome!
Hey, what are you wearing?
-You too.
-What?
I've been entertaining Mr. Ekoda.
Please give me a beer.
-One beer here.
-Are you okay?
The question is, are you okay?
I'm going home after this beer.
I said I'm going to the convenience store.
I was surprised.
I know, right?
I'm talking about you!
You were so restless on the phone!
Because she told me the unexpected!
Like quitting her job
to become a housewife.
-Yeah…
-Here you go.
Thank you.
Well…
I guess that's what marriage is.
It can change people's lives.
I wonder if it's okay.
-What are you talking about?
-But it's like…
you're solely responsible for
drastically changing a woman's life.
I wonder if I can change…
the way she lives.
-Thanks for coming.
-No problem.
Don't fight with her when you get home.
-You made me so relieved.
-Really?
But…
I might start doubting myself again
when I'm alone.
Bye.
Everyone lives in doubt.
You're allowed to doubt things.
Just stop and check it out.
Are you…
Are you doubting yourself too?
Yeah.
Good.
And…
scallion and miso.
-I'm home.
-Welcome home!
Your miso soup is ready!
But it's…
-Night time!
-It's midnight!
-Manager!
-I'm going to change.
Oh, um, I'm sorry about this morning.
I said I'd make it for sure this morning,
but I couldn't.
I couldn't do anything. I'm sorry.
I'm really, really sorry.
Will you have it after you change?
Yeah, I will.
Yay!
I hope it's good.
How is it?
You know I have
special feelings for you, right?
You love me, right?
-I love you.
-Pew pew!
-I really love you.
-Pew pew!
Even with such feelings,
I can't say this miso soup is delicious.
It tastes really, really awful.
-No way!
-How can you make it so bad?
It can be in the world's top seven
weirdest foods.
Oh, you're right! What is this?
Something's wrong. Why?
Why didn't you taste it
when you were cooking?
How do you think my special dried sardines
feel when they've been cooked like that?
Disappointed.
You should put 30,000 yen in
your disappointment piggy bank.
If it turned out like this
after all my efforts…
it must be
that God did something to it!
This woman is blaming God
for her own bad miso soup!
It's a punishment because I didn't give
housewives the respect they deserve.
I don't think…
I can be a housewife.
I want to…
keep…
working.
I'm not very sure
what I can do and what I want to do
in the future.
But I want to test my strengths
by taking the next step.
I want to…
keep working.
This is the conclusion I came up with.
I'm sorry that I can't be Viva! Housewife!
I predicted that from the very beginning.
All the housewives in Japan
predicted that too.
Then why did you say Viva! Housewife?
Sometimes you have to
stop and check it out.
That's enough.
You made me feel plenty warm inside
with your best efforts.
Manager…
Thank you for the really, really
awful miso soup.
Ma… Manager…
Hold it and go clean up
the really, really awful miso soup.
Okay!
Here, to get rid of the aftertaste.
Here.
I also…
came to a conclusion.
-What?
-I want you to listen carefully.
Yes, what is it?
We shouldn't get married.
What?
Um…
So…
-Do you…
-I love you.
-Pew pew!
-I really love you.
Pew pew!
We should reconsider our marriage.
Just don't think about him for a while.
Let's not be tied down
to the idea of marriage.
I might fall in love with another man!
How do you know my feelings
even when I didn't tell anyone?
-I like…
-Shall we kiss?
Sure, we should.
Don't end it so easily.
Now we have to wait for them
to come to their senses.
Marriage is something you decide together.
Our company would like to
renew your contract.
I'm thankful, but…
Don't let me go! Don't push me aside!